UPSC Prelims Miscellaneous Questions

Q.1747Miscellaneous2024Easy

If the sum of the two-digit numbers AB and CD is the three-digit number 1CE,where the letters A, B, C, D, E denote distinct digits, then what is the value of A?

View question

Q.1748Miscellaneous2024Easy

A person buys three articles P, Q and R for ₹3,330. If P costs 25% more than R and R costs 20% more than Q, then what is the cost of P?

View question

Q.1749Miscellaneous2024Easy

What is the number of fives used in numbering a 260-page book?

View question

Q.1750Miscellaneous2024Easy

When a child reaches adolescence, there is apt to be a conflict between the parents and the child, since the latter considers himself to be by now quite capable of managing his own affairs, while the former are filled with parental solicitude, which is often a disguise for love of power. Parents consider, usually, that the various moral problems which arise in adolescence are peculiarly their province. The options they express, however, are so dogmatic that the young seldom confide in them, and usually go their own way in secret. Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the above passage?

View question

Q.1751Miscellaneous2024Easy

when a child reaches adolescence, there is apt to be a conflict between the parents and the child, since the latter considers himself to be by now quite capable of managing his own affairs, while the former are filled with parental solicitude, which is often a disguise for love of power. Parents consider, usually, that the various moral problems which arise in adolescence are peculiarly their province. The options they express, however, are so dogmatic that the young seldom confide in them, and usually go their own way in secret. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. The adolescent does not feel comfortable with his parents because they tend to be dominating and assertive. 2. The adolescent of modern times does not have much respect for parents. Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?

View question

Q.1752Miscellaneous2024Easy

Conventional classrooms, by emphasizing fixed duration over learning effectiveness, resign themselves to variable outcomes. The tyranny of the classroom is that every learner is subjected to the same set of lectures in the same way for the same duration. In the end, a few learners shine, some survive, and the rest are left behind. After the fixed duration, the classroom model moves on, with not a thought spared for those left behind. This is how we end up with 10 percent employability in our graduates after a decade and half of formal education. Repeating the same ineffectual script in the realm of skill education will not produce different results. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1. As a large number of workers in our country are employed in unorganized sector, India does not need to change its present conventional classroom system of education. 2. Even with its present conventional classroom system of education, India produces sufficient number of skilled workers to fully realize the benefits of demographic dividend. Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?

View question

Q.1753Miscellaneous2024Easy

Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world ?

View question

Q.1754Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following : 1. Pyroclastic debris 2. Ash and dust 3. Nitrogen compounds 4. Sulphur compounds How many of the above are products of volcanic eruptions ?

View question

Q.1755Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to poles. Statement-II : At the equator, heat is transported to great heights by strong convectional currents. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

View question

Q.1756Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following statements : Statement-I: Giant stars live much longer than dwarf stars. Statement-II : Compared to dwarf stars, giant stars have a greater rate of nuclear reactions. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

View question

Q.1757Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following : 1) 1000 litres = 1m^3 2) 1 metric ton =1000 kg 3) 1 hectare = 10000 m^2 Which of the above are correct?

View question

Q.1758Miscellaneous2024Easy

What is the angle between the minute hand and hour hand when the clock shows 4:25 hours?

View question

Q.1759Miscellaneous2024Easy

Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January? 1. The isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent. 2. The presence of cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift make the North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend towards the north.

View question

Q.1760Miscellaneous2024Easy

The total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples is equal to twice the total cost of 1 orange, 2 mangoes and 5 apples. Consider the following statements : 1) The total cost of 3 oranges, 5 mangoes and 9 apples is equal to the total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples. 2) The total cost of one orange and one mango is equal to the cost of one apple. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

View question

Q.1761Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following statements : 1. In India, Non-Banking Financial Companies can access the Liquidity Adjustment Facility window of the Reserve Bank of India. 2. In India, Foreign Institutional Investors can hold the Government Securities (G-Secs). 3. In India, Stock Exchanges can offer separate trading platforms for debts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

View question

Q.1762Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. There are three distinct prime numbers whose sum is a prime number. What are those three numbers? Statement-I : Their sum is less than 23. Statement-II : One of the numbers is 5. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

View question

Q.1763Miscellaneous2024Easy

In some code, letters P, Q, R, S, T represent numbers 4, 5, 10, 12, 15. It is not known which letter represents which number. If Q-S=28 and T =R+S+ 3, then what is the value of P+R-T?

View question

Q.1764Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following activities : 1. Identification of narcotics on passengers at airports or in aircraft 2. Monitoring of precipitation 3. Tracking the migration of animals In how many of the above activities can the radars be used?

View question

UPSC Prelims Miscellaneous Questions

If the sum of the two-digit numbers AB and CD is the three-digit number 1CE,where the letters A, B, C, D, E denote distinct digits, then what is the value of A?

A person buys three articles P, Q and R for ₹3,330. If P costs 25% more than R and R costs 20% more than Q, then what is the cost of P?

What is the number of fives used in numbering a 260-page book?

Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world ?

Consider the following : 1. Pyroclastic debris 2. Ash and dust 3. Nitrogen compounds 4. Sulphur compounds How many of the above are products of volcanic eruptions ?

Consider the following statements : Statement-I: Giant stars live much longer than dwarf stars. Statement-II : Compared to dwarf stars, giant stars have a greater rate of nuclear reactions. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following : 1) 1000 litres = 1m^3 2) 1 metric ton =1000 kg 3) 1 hectare = 10000 m^2 Which of the above are correct?

What is the angle between the minute hand and hour hand when the clock shows 4:25 hours?

In some code, letters P, Q, R, S, T represent numbers 4, 5, 10, 12, 15. It is not known which letter represents which number. If Q-S=28 and T =R+S+ 3, then what is the value of P+R-T?

Consider the following activities : 1. Identification of narcotics on passengers at airports or in aircraft 2. Monitoring of precipitation 3. Tracking the migration of animals In how many of the above activities can the radars be used?

Filter by year

Filter by difficulty

Quick links