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UPSC Prelims Questions

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

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Q.6445·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

ABCD is a quadrilateral with AB = 9 cm, BC = 40 cm, CD = 28 cm, DA = 15 cm and angle ABC is a right angle. What is the area of triangle ADC?

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Q.6446·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). 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.6447·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. The officer in charge of the operations has been impugned for the excesses.

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Q.6448·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. Cognitivist and linguists believe that every child is born with innate qualities.

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Q.6449·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there are few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression. I will meet you in the third week of August.

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Q.6450·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. It was obligatory for the board to implement the rule.

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Q.6451·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. They describe the act as a blatant betrayal of faith.

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Q.6452·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. However, if it must decide, then it should do so on the narrowest ground possible.

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Q.6453·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. This is akin to a contractual relationship that places obligations on the entities entrusted with data.

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Q.6454·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. Many communication problems can be attributed directly to misunderstandings and inaccuracies.

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Q.6455·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. The exemptions granted to State institutions for acquiring informed consent from processing personal data in many cases appear to be too blanket.

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Q.6456·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/groups of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on your Answer Sheet accordingly. The manner in which this exercise has been undertaken leaves much to be desired .

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Q.6457·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each item have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1: The master always says, “Refuse to be miserable”. S6: This is the art of right contact in life. P: Before you fall into self-pity and blame games, remember that responsibility comes to only those who feel responsible. Q: Challenges are faced by the strong and courageous, and if life brings you such opportunities, then turn failures into success. R: Life can be painful, but it need not be sorrowful. S: If you want to be happy, find occasions to be cheerful. Correct sequence:

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Q.6458·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each item have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1: One of the most important forces in the modern world, socialism was a direct result of the Industrial Revolution. S6: This is how socialism as a theory and practice came into being. P: Socialism was a direct challenge to capitalism and sought to put an end to such an exploitative economic structure. Q: The gulf between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ continued to increase and out of this gap between the rich and poor sprang disputes. R: It generated new wealth but as this new wealth only went to a minority, it could not solve the question of distribution. S: The Industrial Revolution solved the question of production. Correct sequence:

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Q.6459·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each item have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1: Institutions define and play a regulatory role with regard to human behaviour. S6: It shows how important it is for a nation to build institutions for nurturing democracy. P: Once established, institutions set a dynamic relationship with the members constituting them and they mutually affect each other. Q: They shape preferences, power and privilege. R: At the same time, institutions themselves can be transformed by the politics they produce and such transformation can affect social norms and behaviours. S: They also provide a sense of order and predictability. Correct sequence:

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Q.6460·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each item have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1: Idioms are a colourful and fascinating aspect of language. S6: Idioms may also suggest a particular attitude of the person using them, for example, disapproval, humour, exasperation or admiration, so you must use them carefully. P: Your language skills will increase rapidly if you can understand idioms and use them confidently and correctly. Q: They are commonly used in all types of language, informal and formal, spoken and written. R: In addition, idioms often have a stronger meaning than non-idiomatic phrases. S: One of the main problems students have with idioms is that it is often impossible to guess the meaning of an idiom from the words it contains. Correct sequence:

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Q.6461·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each item have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1: Gandhiji reached Newcastle and took charge of the agitation. S6: The treatment that was meted out to these brave men and women in jail included starvation and whipping, and being forced to work in the mines by mounted military police. P: During the course of the march, Gandhiji was arrested twice, released, arrested a third time and sent to jail. Q: The employers retaliated by cutting off water and electricity to the workers’ quarters, thus forcing them to leave their homes. R: Gandhiji decided to march this army of over two thousand men, women and children over the border and thus see them lodged in Transvaal jails. S: The morale of the workers, however, was very high and they continued to march till they were prosecuted and sent to jail. Correct sequence:

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Q.6462·Miscellaneous·2019·Easy

In this question, each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each item have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet. S1 : Each organism is adapted to its environment. S6 : What can be taken in and broken down depends on the body design and functioning. P : There is a range of strategies by which the food is taken in and used by the organism. Q : For example, whether the food source is stationary (such as grass) or mobile (such as deer), would allow for differences in how the food is accessed and what is nutritive apparatus used by a cow or a lion. R : The form of nutrition differs depending on the type and availability of food material as well as how it is obtained by an organism. S : Some organisms break down the food material outside the body and then absorb it and others take in the whole material and break it down inside their bodies. The correct sequence should be

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