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UPSC Prelims Questions

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Q.199·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Dyed in the wool In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.200·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Fight fire with fire In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.201·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Cast one’s bread upon the waters In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.202·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

The frequency distribution of 205 observations on X is given below: X 3 5 6 7 Frequency f f + 2 f - 3 f + 6 What is the mode of the frequency distribution?

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Q.203·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

A stitch in time saves nine In the following items an idiom or a proverb is given. Select the response that correctly describes the meaning of the idiom or proverb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.204·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following items similar sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein in each sentence one of these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Séance, Sconce, Scone 1. Those who practise spiritualism are at times seen to participate in a séance . 2. They enjoyed eating the scone that were served to them in the exclusive club. 3. The scone reading on the graph indicated the correct value output of the experiment. In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?

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Q.205·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

What is the most appropriate graphical representation of the given frequency distribution of X?

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Q.206·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following items similar sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein in each sentence one of these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Truism, Altruism 1. That one has to reap what one sows is a truism . 2. The altruism uttered by the seer covered the higher levels of spiritual knowledge. In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?

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Q.207·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

The bridge was intended to allow people to cross _______ to the other side of the river and get to work. Select whichever preposition, determiner, or phrasal verb you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.208·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

There are several reasons behind my choice of location _______ the family visit. Select whichever preposition, determiner, or phrasal verb you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.209·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Read this sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a), (b), or (c). If you determine there is no error, indicate your response as (d)

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Q.210·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Read this sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a), (b), or (c). If you determine there is no error, indicate your response as (d)

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Q.211·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

All human beings ought to have a moral centre to fall back _______ in times of crisis. Select whichever preposition, determiner, or phrasal verb you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

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Q.212·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

The frequency distribution of marks obtained by students in an English examination is given below: Marks obtained Number of Students Below 40 50 Below 50 125 Below 60 210 Below 70 315 Below 80 350 What is the number of students who scored between 60 and 70 marks?

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Q.213·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following items similar sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein in each sentence one of these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Pare, Pair, Pear 1. It is important to pare the branches of a tree to prevent excessive growth. 2. The pair of trees looked identical from a distance. 3. The pear tree was revered by the children of the locality for the bounty it offered each year. In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?

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Q.214·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. S1. The manhunt for the perpetrator of the crime spread across the entire state. S2. There was deep public anger triggered by the enormity of the crime. The second statement:

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Q.215·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

Read this sentence to determine whether there is an error in any underlined part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a), (b), or (c). If you determine there is no error, indicate your response as (d)

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Q.216·Miscellaneous·2025·Easy

In the following items similar sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein in each sentence one of these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used correctly and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Consequent, Consequence 1. Consequent to the decisions taken by the committee a new set of procedures was brought into force. 2. The past is of little consequence when one is willing to bravely face the challenges of the future. In which of the sentences given above has/have the words been used correctly?

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