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UPSC Prelims Questions

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Q.5365·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Read the passage and answer the item based on passage . You are required to select your answer based on the content of the passage and opinion of the author only. How wonderful is the living world! The wide range of the living types is amazing. The extraordinary habitats in which we find living organisms, be it cold mountains, deciduous forests, oceans, fresh water lakes, deserts or hot springs, leave us speechless. The beauty of a galloping horse, or a migrating bird, the valley of flowers or the attacking shark evokes awe and a deep sense of wonder. The ecological conflict and cooperation among members of a population and among populations of a community or even a molecular traffic inside a cell make us deeply reflect on – what indeed is life ? This question has two implicit questions within it. The first is a technical one and seeks answer to what living is as opposed to the non-living, and the second is the philosophical one, and seeks answer to what the purpose of life is. What is living ? When we try to define ‘living’, we conventionally look for distinctive characteristics exhibited by living organisms. Growth, reproduction, ability to sense environment and mount a suitable response come to our mind immediately as unique features of living organisms. One can add a few more features like metabolism, ability to self-replicate, self-organize, interact and emergence to this list. Which word in the passage means ‘unique’ ?

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Q.5366·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

A car did a journey in t hours. Had the average speed been x kmph greater, the journey would have taken y hours less. How long was the journey ?

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Q.5367·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

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

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Q.5368·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

When a ball is allowed to fall, the time it takes to fall any distance varies as the square root of the distance and it takes 4 seconds to fall 78·40 m. How long would it take to fall 122·50 m ?

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Q.5369·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Consider the following statements : 1. The value of cos 61° + sin 29° cannot exceed 1. 2. The value of tan 23° – cot 67° is less than 0. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

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Q.5370·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

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

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Q.5371·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

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

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Q.5372·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

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

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Q.5373·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

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

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Q.5374·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly. P: history of life Q: evolutionary Biology is R: forms on earth S: the study of The correct sequence should be:

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Q.5375·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly. P: life is considered Q: the origin of R: the history of universe S: a unique event in The correct sequence should be:

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Q.5376·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly. P: productive resources is Q: how we manage R: and competitiveness S: critical to strategic growth The correct sequence should be:

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Q.5377·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Take a stand

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Q.5378·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Cut and run

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Q.5379·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Cut the cord

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Q.5380·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Cupboard love

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Q.5381·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Around the corner

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Q.5382·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. With Heavy Heart

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