UPSC Prelims Questions

Q.9865Miscellaneous2016Easy

The number of rounds that a wheel of diameter 7/11 metre will make in traversing 4 km will be

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Q.9866Miscellaneous2016Easy

Which of the following statements is / are correct? 1.Acid rain reacts with buildings made from limestone 2.Burning of sulphur containing coal can contribute to acid rain 3.Eutrophication is an effective measure to control pollution Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.9867Miscellaneous2016Easy

If each interior angle of a regular polygon is 140°, then the number of vertices of the polygon is equal to

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Q.9868Miscellaneous2016Easy

A rhombus is formed by joining midpoints of the sides of a rectangle in the suitable order. If the area of the rhombus is 2 square units, then the area of the rectangle is

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Q.9869Miscellaneous2016Easy

Which of the following statements relating to the Bandung Conference on Afro-Asian Resurgence (1955) are correct? 1.Bandung Conference was organized by Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, and Pakistan in which 29 countries representing more than half of the world's population sent delegates 2.The Conference reflected the five sponsors' dissatisfaction with what they regarded as a reluctance by the Western powers to consult with them on decisions affecting Asia 3.The Conference was concerned over tension between the People's Republic of China and the United States Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.9870Miscellaneous2016Easy

Which of the following is / are Constitutional Body / Bodies? 1.National Commission for Scheduled Tribes 2.National Commission for Women 3.National Commission for Minorities 4.National Human Rights Commission Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.9871Miscellaneous2016Easy

Consider the following : 1. (1 – cos θ) / (1 + cos θ) = cosec θ – cot θ 2. (1 + cos θ) / (1 – cos θ) = cosec θ + cot θ Which of the above is/are identity/identities?

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Q.9872Miscellaneous2016Easy

Consider the following statements: 1.In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi formulates a conception of good life for the individual as well as the society 2.Hind Swaraj was the outcome of the experience of Gandhi's prolonged struggle against Colonial Raj in India Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

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Q.9873Miscellaneous2016Easy

Who among the following archaeologists was the first to identify similarities between a pre-Harappan culture and the mature Harappan culture?

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Q.9874Miscellaneous2016Easy

A square is inscribed in a right-angled triangle with legs p and q, and has a common right angle with the triangle. The diagonal of the square is given by

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Q.9875Miscellaneous2016Easy

A tangent is drawn from an external point O to a circle of radius 3 units at P such that OP = 4 units. If C is the centre of the circle, then the sine of the angle COP is

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Q.9876Miscellaneous2016Easy

Arrange the following popular hill stations of India in terms of their height (from highest to the lowest) from the mean sea level: 1.Mussoorie 2.Shimla 3.Ooty 4.Darjeeling Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.9877Miscellaneous2016Easy

Four equal discs are placed such that each one touches two others. If the area of empty space enclosed by them is 150/847 square centimetre, then the radius of each disc is equal to

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Q.9878Miscellaneous2016Easy

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

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Q.9879Miscellaneous2016Easy

A piece of ice, 100 g in mass is kept at 0°C. The amount of heat it requires to melt at 0°C is (take latent heat of melting of ice to be 333.6 J/g):

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Q.9880Miscellaneous2016Easy

A person goes to a market between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. When he comes back, he finds that the hour hand and the minute hand of the clock have interchanged their positions. For how much time (approximately) was he out of his house?

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Q.9881Miscellaneous2016Easy

There are three brothers. The sums of ages of two of them at a time are 4 years, 6 years and 8 years. The age difference between the eldest and the youngest is

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Q.9882Miscellaneous2016Easy

Genetically modified (GM) crops contain modified genetic material due to : 1.introduction of new DNA 2.removal of existing DNA 3.introduction of RNA i4.ntroduction of new traits Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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UPSC Prelims Questions

The number of rounds that a wheel of diameter 7/11 metre will make in traversing 4 km will be

Which of the following statements is / are correct? 1.Acid rain reacts with buildings made from limestone 2.Burning of sulphur containing coal can contribute to acid rain 3.Eutrophication is an effective measure to control pollution Select the correct answer using the code given below:

If each interior angle of a regular polygon is 140°, then the number of vertices of the polygon is equal to

A rhombus is formed by joining midpoints of the sides of a rectangle in the suitable order. If the area of the rhombus is 2 square units, then the area of the rectangle is

Which of the following is / are Constitutional Body / Bodies? 1.National Commission for Scheduled Tribes 2.National Commission for Women 3.National Commission for Minorities 4.National Human Rights Commission Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following : 1. (1 – cos θ) / (1 + cos θ) = cosec θ – cot θ 2. (1 + cos θ) / (1 – cos θ) = cosec θ + cot θ Which of the above is/are identity/identities?

Who among the following archaeologists was the first to identify similarities between a pre-Harappan culture and the mature Harappan culture?

A square is inscribed in a right-angled triangle with legs p and q, and has a common right angle with the triangle. The diagonal of the square is given by

A tangent is drawn from an external point O to a circle of radius 3 units at P such that OP = 4 units. If C is the centre of the circle, then the sine of the angle COP is

Arrange the following popular hill stations of India in terms of their height (from highest to the lowest) from the mean sea level: 1.Mussoorie 2.Shimla 3.Ooty 4.Darjeeling Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Four equal discs are placed such that each one touches two others. If the area of empty space enclosed by them is 150/847 square centimetre, then the radius of each disc is equal to

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A piece of ice, 100 g in mass is kept at 0°C. The amount of heat it requires to melt at 0°C is (take latent heat of melting of ice to be 333.6 J/g):

A person goes to a market between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. When he comes back, he finds that the hour hand and the minute hand of the clock have interchanged their positions. For how much time (approximately) was he out of his house?

There are three brothers. The sums of ages of two of them at a time are 4 years, 6 years and 8 years. The age difference between the eldest and the youngest is

Genetically modified (GM) crops contain modified genetic material due to : 1.introduction of new DNA 2.removal of existing DNA 3.introduction of RNA i4.ntroduction of new traits Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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