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Prelims

UPSC Prelims Questions

Practice UPSC Prelims MCQs by subject and year. Free questions with explanations for focused revision.

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Q.5617·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

Each item consists of a sentence, parts of which have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. Choose the correct sequence. P: historical identity and a common descent Q: a group of people R: is called an ethnic group S: who share a common culture

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Q.5618·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. A paper tiger

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Q.5619·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. Lily-livered

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Q.5620·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. Eat like a bird

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Q.5621·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.

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Q.5622·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.

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Q.5623·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.

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Q.5624·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.

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Q.5625·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.

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Q.5626·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.

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Q.5627·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.

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Q.5628·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet. S1 : Chinua Achebe was born in 1930 and educated at the Government College in Umuahia, Nigeria. S6 : Chinua Achebe has written over twenty books, including novels, stories, essays and collections of poetry, and won the Nobel Prize for literature. P : During the Civil War in Nigeria, he worked for the Biafran government service. Q : After the War, he was appointed Senior Research Fellow at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. R : He joined the Nigerian Broadcasting Company in Lagos in 1954, later becoming its Director of External Broadcasting. S : He received a BA from London University in 1953 and in 1956 he studied broadcasting in London at the BBC. The correct sequence should be

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Q.5629·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet. S1 : "Every person carries in his head a mental model of the world — a subjective representation of external reality," writes Alvin Toffler in Future Shock . S6 : When we begin to think we can do so only because our mind is already filled with all sorts of ideas with which to think. P : It organizes our knowledge and gives us a place from which to argue. Q : This mental model is, he says, like a giant filing cabinet. R : It contains a slot for every item of information coming to us. S : As E.F. Schumacher says, "When we think, we do not just think; we think ideas." The correct sequence should be

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Q.5630·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet. S1 : Biology is the study of life in its entirety. S6 : Classical descriptive and clueless biology found a theoretical framework in the evolutionary theory of Darwin. P : In later years, the focus was physiology and internal morphology or anatomy. Q : Darwinian ideas of evolution by natural selection changed the perception completely. R : The growth of biology as a natural science during the last 1000 years is interesting from many points of view. S : One feature of this growth is changing emphasis from mere description of life forms to identification and classification of all recorded living forms. The correct sequence should be

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Q.5631·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet. S1 : Biology is the youngest of the formalized disciplines of natural science. S6 : Life expectancy of human beings has dramatically changed over the years. P : However, the twentieth century and certainly the twenty-first century has demonstrated the utility of biological knowledge in furthering human welfare, be it in health sector or agriculture. Q : The discovery of antibiotics, and synthetic plant-derived drugs, anaesthetics have changed medical practice on one hand and human health on the other hand. R : Applications of physics and chemistry in our daily life also have a higher visibility than those of biology. S : Progress in physics and chemistry proceeded much faster than in biology. The correct sequence should be

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Q.5632·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet. S1 : People in society need many goods and services in their everyday life including food, clothing, shelter, transport, etc. S6 : The teacher in the local school has the skills required to impart education to the students. P : A weaver may have some yarn, some cotton and other instruments required for weaving cloth. Q : A family farm may own a plot of land, some grains, farming implements, maybe a pair of bullocks and also the labour services of the family members. R : Every individual has some amount of the goods and services that one would like to use. S : In fact, the list of goods and services that any individual needs is so large that no individual in the society, to begin with, has all the things one needs. The correct sequence should be

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Q.5633·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet. S1 : Farming is the main production activity in the village. S6 : The new ways of farming need less land, but much more capital. P : These have allowed the farmers to produce more crops from the same amount of land. Q : Over the years there have been many important changes in the way farming is practised. R : But in raising production, a great deal of pressure has been put on land and other natural resources. S : This is an important achievement, since land is fixed and scarce. The correct sequence should be

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Q.5634·Miscellaneous·2020·Easy

In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet. S1 : Britain was the first country to experience modern industrialization. S6 : This gave people a wider choice for ways to spend their earnings and expanded the market for the sale of goods. P : This meant that the kingdom had common laws, a single currency and a market that was not fragmented by local authorities and uneven taxation. Q : It had been politically stable since the seventeenth century, with England, Wales and Scotland unified under a monarchy. R : By then a large section of the people received their income in the form of wages and salaries than in goods. S : By the end of the seventeenth century, money was widely used as the medium of exchange. The correct sequence should be

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