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UPSC Prelims Questions

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Q.8011·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

This question consists of a sentence with an underlined/bold word/words followed by four options. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined/bold word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly. The President condemned the act of violence during the celebration of the festival.

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Q.8012·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

This question consists of a sentence with an underlined/bold word/words followed by four options. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined/bold word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly. The students made a generous contribution to the flood relief fund.

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Q.8013·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

This question consists of a sentence with an underlined/bold word/words followed by four options. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined/bold word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly. He was just idle by temperament.

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Q.8014·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

If |z - 4/z| = 2, then the maximum value of |z| is equal to

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Q.8015·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The angle of elevation of a stationary cloud from a point 25 m above a lake is 15° and the angle of depression of its image in the lake is 45°. The height of the cloud above the lake level is

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Q.8016·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The value of tan 9° - tan 27° - tan 63° + tan 81° is equal to

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Q.8017·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from the top and foot of a pole are respectively 30° and 45°. If hₜ is the height of the tower and hₚ is the height of the pole, then which of the following are correct? 1. (2hₚhₜ)/(3+√3) = (hₚ²) 2. (hₜ - hₚ)/(√3+1) = hₚ/2 3. (2(hₚ + hₜ))/(hₚ) = 4+√3 Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Q.8018·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

This question consists of a sentence with an underlined/bold word/words followed by four options. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined/bold word/words and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly. The experts’ minute examination brought to light some important clues.

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Q.8019·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The length of the normal from origin to the plane x + 2y - 2z = 9 is equal to

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Q.8020·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

A man running round a racecourse notes that the sum of the distances of two flag-posts from him is always 10 m and the distance between the flag-posts is 8 m. The area of the path he encloses is

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Q.8021·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The distance of the point (1, 3) from the line 2x + 3y = 6, measured parallel to the line 4x + y = 4, is

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Q.8022·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The point of intersection of the line joining the points (-3, 4, -8) and (5, -6, 4) with the XY-plane is

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Q.8023·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The equation of a straight line which cuts off an intercept of 5 units on negative direction of y-axis and makes an angle 120° with positive direction of x-axis is

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Q.8024·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

A tea party is arranged for 16 people along two sides of a long table with eight chairs on each side. Four particular men wish to sit on one particular side and two particular men on the other side. The number of ways they can be seated is

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Q.8025·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The equation of the line passing through the point (2, 3) and the point of intersection of lines 2x - 3y + 7 = 0 and 7x + 4y + 2 = 0 is

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Q.8026·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The equation of the ellipse whose centre is at origin, major axis is along x-axis with eccentricity 3/4 and latus rectum 4 units is

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Q.8027·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The equation of the circle which passes through the points (1, 0), (0, -6) and (3, 4) is

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Q.8028·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

A variable plane passes through a fixed point (a, b, c) and cuts the axes in A, B and C respectively. The locus of the centre of the sphere OABC, O being the origin, is

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