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UPSC Prelims Questions

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Q.14005·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

What are the direction ratios of normal to the plane 2x – y + 2z + 1 = 0 ?

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Q.14006·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

The Parliament can legislate on the subjects in the State List if the

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Q.14007·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

In a city, three daily newspapers A, B, C are published, 42% read A; 51% read B; 68% read C; 30% read A and B; 28% read B and C; 36% read A and C; 8% do not read any of the three newspapers. What is the percentage of persons who read all the three papers ?

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Q.14008·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

In a city, three daily newspapers A, B, C are published, 42% read A; 51% read B; 68% read C; 30% read A and B; 28% read B and C; 36% read A and C; 8% do not read any of the three newspapers. What is the percentage of persons who read only two papers ?

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Q.14009·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

The writ of certiorari is issued by a superior court to

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Q.14010·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

In a city, three daily newspapers A, B, C are published, 42% read A; 51% read B; 68% read C; 30% read A and B; 28% read B and C; 36% read A and C; 8% do not read any of the three newspapers. What is the percentage of persons who read only one paper ?

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Q.14011·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

Schemes run under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act are sponsored

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Q.14012·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

In a city, three daily newspapers A, B, C are published, 42% read A; 51% read B; 68% read C; 30% read A and B; 28% read B and C; 36% read A and C; 8% do not read any of the three newspapers. What is the percentage of persons who read only A but neither B nor C ?

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Q.14013·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

The World Bank was created immediately after the Second World War. Its activities are focused on the developing countries. Which among the following are the activities of the Bank? 1.Human development 2.Agriculture and rural development 3.Environmental protection and governance 4.Loans and grants to the member countries Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.14014·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

A refracting telescope consists of

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Q.14015·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

The nucleus of a singly ionized carbon atom contains

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Q.14016·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

Two similarly charged bodies are kept 5 cm apart in air. If the second body is shifted away from the first by another 5 cm, their force of repulsion will be

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Q.14017·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

A glass of water does not turn into ice as it reaches 0°C. It is because

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Q.14018·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

The main power supply in India is at 220 V, whereas that in the US is at 110 V. Which one among the following statements in this regard is correct?

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Q.14019·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

The equatorial rain forest is also known as

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Q.14020·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List–I (Port) List–II (Special feature) A. Kandla 1. Deepest land-locked protected port B. Kochi 2. Located at mouth of lagoon C. Vishakhapatnam 3. Tidal port D. Kolkata 4. Inland riverine port

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Q.14021·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

The Earth’s surface receives maximum energy at 12 noon but the maximum temperature never occurs at 12 noon. State which of the following reasons are correct. Transformation of solar energy into heat requires some time. The loss of energy through long-wave radiations from the Earth’s surface exceeds the energy received from the Sun at 4:00 p.m. Energy received by the Earth from solar radiations continues to exceed the energy lost by outgoing long-wave radiations from the Earth’s surface up to 4:00 p.m. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Q.14022·Miscellaneous·2012·Easy

Certain parts of a plant can be bent easily without breaking. This flexibility in certain parts, like leaf and stem, can be attributed to the abundance of

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