UPSC Prelims Miscellaneous Questions

Q.1729Miscellaneous2024Easy

The flower was not invented to please us. It flaunted its petals and spread its perfume to attract an insect. The insect carries the pollen from flower to flower so that pollen is not carried away by wind and thus not wasted. What we call a flower’s beauty is merely a by-product and a human invention. The perfume is not there to please us, it pleases us because it is there and we have been conditioned to it. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1) The author of the passage believes that flowers are creations of Nature’s luxury. 2) The author of the passage does not believe in the usefulness of flowers except as things of beauty. Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?

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Q.1730Miscellaneous2024Easy

Unlike religion and science, poetry does not posit or expect any belief in absolute truths. Those forces or individuals who claim to have absolute truths in their grasp tend to turn dictatorial and tyrannical. Truth usually does not admit any contradictions or imperfections. It is unitarian. It is, therefore, not of much use for poetry. Poetry abides by the plurality of life and existence. Perhaps poetry follows reality which is plural, anachronistic, full of contradictions. Against the tyranny of truth, poetry remains a partisan of democratic reality. Against the arrogance of power, wealth and hierarchy, poetry proposes both humility and defiance. Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the above passage?

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Q.1731Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. P, Q, R and S appeared in a test. Question : Has P scored more marks than Q? Statement-1 : The sum of the marks scored by P and Q is equal to the sum of the marks scored by R and S. Statement-II : The sum of the marks scored by P and S is more than the sum of the marks scored by Q and R. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1732Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements 1 and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Question : If the average marks in a class are 60, then what is the number of students in the class? Statement-I : The highest marks in the class are 70 and the lowest marks are 50. Statement-II : Exclusion of highest and lowest marks from the class does not change the average. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1733Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. A certain amount was distributed among X, Y and Z. Question : Who received the least amount? Statement-I : X received 4/5 of what Y and Z together received. Statement-II : Y received 2/7 of what X and Z together received. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1734Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Question : What are the unique values of x and y, where x, y are distinct natural numbers? Statement-I : x /y is odd. Statement-II : xy =12 Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1735Miscellaneous2024Easy

Green growth involves rethinking growth strategies with regard to the impacts on environmental sustainability and the environmental resources available to poor and vulnerable groups. In rethinking growth, we need to focus on the current reality of a resource-constrained world. Resource intensive and, in particular energy intensive processes will need to make way for more efficient and resource frugal development strategies if we are to avoid an economic dead Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage?

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Q.1736Miscellaneous2024Easy

Now-a-days there is a growing trend to use interconnected home devices. As consumers increasingly network their the connected home device manufacturers and homes, service providers will seek to overcome “thinprofit margins by gathering more of our personal data—with or without our agreement— turning the home into a corporate storefront”. Corporate marketers will have powerful incentives to observe consumer behaviour to understand the buying needs and preferences of the device owners. Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and practical message implied by the passage?

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Q.1737Miscellaneous2024Easy

In a robust democracy, reality, howsoever inconvenient it may be, finds its expression both in the speech of political leaders and the other social forms of assertion. The existence of the real has to be transparent, both through its circulation in and by the media as well as its argumentative articulation in deliberative democracy. A normatively responsible media through its communication effect has the responsibility to circulate the content of reality without distortion. Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage ?

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Q.1738Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Rainfall is one of the reasons for weathering of rocks. Statement-II: Rain water contains carbon dioxide in solution. Statement-III : Rain water contains atmospheric oxygen. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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Q.1739Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. What is the time required to download the software? statement-I : The size of 12 megabytes. Statement-II : The transfer rate is 2.4 kilobytes per second. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1740Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Question : What are the values of m and n, where m and n are natural numbers? Statement-I : m + n > mn and m > n. Statement-II : The product of m and n is 24. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1741Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Statement is given followed by two Conclusions numbered I and II .Consider the Statement and the Conclusions. Statement : India is the world’s largest producer of milk. Conclusion-I :India is the world’s largest exporter of milk. Conclusion-II : India does not import milk. Which one of the following is correct?

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Q.1742Miscellaneous2024Easy

A person walks 100 m straight from his house, turns left and walks 100 m, again turns left and walks 300 m, then turns right and walks 100 m to reach his office. In which direction does he walk initially from his house if his office is exactly in the North-East direction?

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Q.1743Miscellaneous2024Easy

Let p and q be positive integers satisfying p<q and p + q = k. What is the smallest value of k that does not determine p and q uniquely?

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Q.1744Miscellaneous2024Easy

32^5 + 2^27 s divisible by

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Q.1745Miscellaneous2024Easy

Evolution has endowed caterpillars that feed on corn with a unique ability, they can induce the plant to turn off its defence against insect predators. This helps caterpillars to eat more and grow faster. The agent that causes this effect is the caterpillar’s faeces or frass. The find could throw new light on compounds associated with plant response to pathogens like fungi or bacteria. Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and practical message conveyed by the passage?

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Q.1746Miscellaneous2024Easy

When an international team of scientists pumped a carbon dioxide and water mix into underground basalt rocks, basic chemistry took over. The acidic mixture dissolved rocks’ calcium and magnesium and formed limestone. Basically carbon dioxide is converted into stone, exclaimed the scientists. Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and practical suggestion implied by the passage?

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UPSC Prelims Miscellaneous Questions

Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Rainfall is one of the reasons for weathering of rocks. Statement-II: Rain water contains carbon dioxide in solution. Statement-III : Rain water contains atmospheric oxygen. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A person walks 100 m straight from his house, turns left and walks 100 m, again turns left and walks 300 m, then turns right and walks 100 m to reach his office. In which direction does he walk initially from his house if his office is exactly in the North-East direction?

Let p and q be positive integers satisfying p<q and p + q = k. What is the smallest value of k that does not determine p and q uniquely?

32^5 + 2^27 s divisible by

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