UPSC Prelims Miscellaneous Questions

Q.1207Miscellaneous2024Easy

This consists of a sentence, parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to re arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly. P- balanced diet and are vital items of Q- are essential ingredients for a wholesome and R-fruit and vegetables S-mass consumption

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Q.1208Miscellaneous2024Easy

It must not be imagined that a walking tour, as some would have us fancy, is merely a better or worse way of seeing the country. There are many ways of seeing landscape quite as good; and none more vivid, in spite of canting dilettantes, than from a railway train. But landscape on a walking tour is quite an accessory. He who is indeed of the brotherhood does not voyage in quest of the picturesque, but of certain jolly humours — of the hope and spirit with which the march begins at morning, and the peace and spiritual repletion of the evening’s rest. He cannot tell whether he puts his knapsack on, or takes it off, with more delight. The excitement of the departure puts him in key for that of the arrival. Whatever he does is not only a reward in itself, but will be further rewarded in the sequel; and so pleasure leads on to pleasure in an endless chain. It is this that so few can understand; they will either be always lounging or always at five miles an hour; they do not play off the one against the other, prepare all day for the evening, and all evening for the next day. Now, to be properly enjoyed, a walking tour should be gone upon alone. If you go in a company, or even in pairs, it is no longer a walking tour in anything but name; it is something else and more in the nature of a picnic. A walking tour should be gone upon alone, because freedom is of the essence; because you should be able to stop and go on, and follow this way or that, as the freak takes you; and because you must have your own pace, and neither trot alongside a champion walker, nor mince in time with a girl. And then you must be open to all impressions and let your thoughts take colour from what you see. You should be as a pipe for any wind to play upon. “I cannot see the wit,” says Hazlitt, “of walking and talking at the same time. When I am in the country I wish to vegetate like the country” — which is the gist of all that can be said upon the matter. There should be no cackle of voices at your elbow, to jar on the meditative silence of the morning. And so long as a man is reasoning he cannot surrender himself to that fine intoxication that comes of much motion in the open air, that begins in a sort of dazzle and sluggishness of the brain, and ends in a peace that passes comprehension. According to the passage, what can adversely affect the walking tour?

Q.1209Miscellaneous2024Easy

What does BW stand for as per the Koeppen climate classification?

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Q.1210Miscellaneous2024Easy

Who propounded Kashmir Shaivism?

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Q.1211Miscellaneous2024Easy

The average of the temperatures recorded at noontime from Monday to Sunday is 31°C. If the lowest temperature recorded is 30°C, then what is the maximum of temperature that is possible to record at noontime on anyone of the days

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Q.1212Miscellaneous2024Easy

The Indian Army launched ‘Operation Sarvashakti’ to flush out terrorists in

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Q.1213Miscellaneous2024Easy

Which of the following regarding gateway city is/are correct? 1.City whose physical location makes it a link between one country and others, or between one region and others 2.A gateway city exercises control over a large area because it commands the entry and exit rights and powers for a particular country or region 3.Most gateway cities are ports, many of which were formerly administrative centres for a colonial government Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.1214Miscellaneous2024Easy

Identify the type of cloud on the basis of the given characteristics: 1.High, thin, puffy white clouds of ice crystals that look like ripples 2.They appear between 20000 feet and 40000 feet above the Earth’s surface 3.One of its types is called a mackerel sky because the clouds resemble large fish scales, especially when they are coloured pink at sunset Select the correct answer:

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Q.1215Miscellaneous2024Easy

Which of the following statements regarding barrier islands is/are correct? 1.These are small chain of sand islands that form offshore, far from the coast. 2.Lagoons or shallower marshes separate the barrier islands from the mainland. 3.Such locations are hazardous for settlements because they are easily swept away by storms and hurricanes. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.1216Miscellaneous2024Easy

Which set of vegetables is underground stem or modified stem of a plant?

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Q.1217Miscellaneous2024Easy

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope consists of:

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Q.1218Miscellaneous2024Easy

Identify the type of drainage pattern on the basis of the given characteristics: 1.It represents the most common pattern of streams and their tributaries 2.It occurs in areas of uniform rock type and regular slope 3.A map, or aerial photograph, shows a pattern like the veins on a leaf—smaller streams join the main stream at an acute angle Select the correct answer:

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Q.1219Miscellaneous2024Easy

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1.Most of India’s reserves is held in the form of foreign currency. 2.There is no cost of holding foreign currency as reserves by a nation. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.1220Miscellaneous2024Easy

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

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Q.1221Miscellaneous2024Easy

Which of the following indicators is/are used to observe the monetary transmission mechanism in the economy? 1.Weighted average lending rate 2.Weighted average domestic term deposit rate 3. 1-year median MCLR 4.SDF rate Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.1222Miscellaneous2024Easy

An antibacterial enzyme present in saliva and tears is called

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Q.1223Miscellaneous2024Easy

Which of the following statements regarding coconut production in Lakshadweep is/are correct? 1.Productivity per hectare is highest in India. 2.Oil content in nuts is highest in the world. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.1224Miscellaneous2024Easy

Microbodies found to be present in plant and animal cells contain

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UPSC Prelims Miscellaneous Questions

What does BW stand for as per the Koeppen climate classification?

Who propounded Kashmir Shaivism?

The average of the temperatures recorded at noontime from Monday to Sunday is 31°C. If the lowest temperature recorded is 30°C, then what is the maximum of temperature that is possible to record at noontime on anyone of the days

The Indian Army launched ‘Operation Sarvashakti’ to flush out terrorists in

Which set of vegetables is underground stem or modified stem of a plant?

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope consists of:

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1.Most of India’s reserves is held in the form of foreign currency. 2.There is no cost of holding foreign currency as reserves by a nation. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Which of the following indicators is/are used to observe the monetary transmission mechanism in the economy? 1.Weighted average lending rate 2.Weighted average domestic term deposit rate 3. 1-year median MCLR 4.SDF rate Select the correct answer using the code given below:

An antibacterial enzyme present in saliva and tears is called

Which of the following statements regarding coconut production in Lakshadweep is/are correct? 1.Productivity per hectare is highest in India. 2.Oil content in nuts is highest in the world. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Microbodies found to be present in plant and animal cells contain

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