UPSC Prelims Questions

Q.199Miscellaneous2025Easy

In the following item 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. Mastery over any art form requires years of dedication and perseverance. S2. It takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert in a field. The second statement:

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Q.200Miscellaneous2025Easy

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.201Miscellaneous2025Easy

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.202Miscellaneous2025Easy

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.203Miscellaneous2025Easy

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.204Miscellaneous2025Easy

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.205Miscellaneous2025Easy

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.206Miscellaneous2025Easy

In the following item 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 beauty of India’s democracy rests in the greatness of its Constitution. S2. The Constitution of India upholds the collective values of the country’s civilizational ethos. The second statement:

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Q.207Miscellaneous2025Easy

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.208Miscellaneous2025Easy

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 value of f?

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Q.209Miscellaneous2025Easy

Let sleeping dogs lie 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.210Miscellaneous2025Easy

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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Q.211Miscellaneous2025Easy

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.212Miscellaneous2025Easy

The arithmetic mean of 100 observations was 50. Later on, it was found that two observations were misread as 82 and 6 instead of 182 and 56. What is the value of the corrected mean?

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Q.213Miscellaneous2025Easy

Straight and narrow 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.214Miscellaneous2025Easy

Someone’s ears are burning 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.215Miscellaneous2025Easy

If 300 families from the "Houseless" category shift into Kutcha houses, what will be the average number of families in every Kutcha house?

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Q.216Miscellaneous2025Easy

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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UPSC Prelims Questions

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.

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.

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.

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)

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 value of f?

Let sleeping dogs lie 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.

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.

The arithmetic mean of 100 observations was 50. Later on, it was found that two observations were misread as 82 and 6 instead of 182 and 56. What is the value of the corrected mean?

Straight and narrow 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.

Someone’s ears are burning 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.

If 300 families from the "Houseless" category shift into Kutcha houses, what will be the average number of families in every Kutcha house?

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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