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UPSC Prelims Questions

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Q.12205·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

What causes dough (a mixture of flour, water, etc.) to rise when yeast is added to it?

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Q.12206·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b), or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b), or (c). If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a ‘No improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d). Ramachandra Murthy and his family have been in Guyana from 1985.

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Q.12207·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Irrigation/Power project) List-II (River) A. Bhakra Nangal 1. Bhagirathi B. Dul Hasti 2. Mahanadi C. Hirakud 3. Chandra D. Tehri 4. Sutlej Code :

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Q.12208·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

The present age of Ravi’s father is four times Ravi’s present age. Five years back he was seven times as old as Ravi was at that time. What is the present age of Ravi’s father ?

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Q.12209·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Consider the following statements : Statement I : Clay layers are poor aquifers. Statement II : The inter-particle space of clay minerals is the least. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Q.12210·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

A positive number, when increased by 10, equals 200 times its reciprocal. What is that number ?

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Q.12211·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b), and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

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Q.12212·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

The Departmental Committee of the Parliament of India on the Welfare of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) shall 1. examine whether the Union Government has secured due representation of the SCs and the STs in the services and posts under its control 2. report on the working of the welfare programmes for the SCs and the STs in the Union Territories Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Q.12213·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Which of the following statements relating to Comptroller and Auditor General in India is/are correct? 1. He/She is not an officer of the Parliament but an officer under the President. 2. He/She is an 'independent constitutional authority not directly answerable to the House. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Q.12214·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

The product of four consecutive natural numbers plus one is

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Q.12215·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Consider the following statements from Kalhana's Rajatarangini : 1. The common people ate rice and Utpala-saka (a wild vegetable of bitter taste). 2. Harsha introduced into Kashmir a general dress befitting a king which included a long coat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q.12216·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

In this question, you find a number of sentences, parts of which are underlined. For each underlined part, four words/phrases are listed below. Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part and blacken the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. Although the boys in his class were naughty, he never resorted to corporal punishment.

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Q.12217·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b), and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

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Q.12218·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b), and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (d).

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Q.12219·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b), or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b), or (c). If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a ‘No improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d). We now come to the important question where this great swarm of galaxies have come from.

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Q.12220·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b), or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b), or (c). If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a ‘No improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d). I am living in this town since 1980.

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Q.12221·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b), or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b), or (c). If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a ‘No improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d). If I was you , I should tell him the truth.

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Q.12222·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b), or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter (a), (b), or (c). If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. Thus a ‘No improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (d). He is better than any boy in the class.

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