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UPSC Prelims Questions

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Q.10531·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

The equation of the line joining the origin to the point of intersection of the lines x/a + y/b = 1 and x/b + y/a = 1 is

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Q.10532·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

The projections of a directed line segment on the coordinate axes are 12, 4, 3 respectively. What is the length of the line segment?

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Q.10533·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

The projections of a directed line segment on the coordinate axes are 12, 4, 3 respectively. What are the direction cosines of the line segment?

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Q.10534·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

What are the direction ratios of the line segment PQ? From the point P(3, -1, 11), a perpendicular is drawn on the line L given by the equation x/2 = (y-2)/3 = (z-3)/4. Let Q be the foot of the perpendicular.

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Q.10535·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

What is the length of the line segment PQ? From the point P(3, -1, 11), a perpendicular is drawn on the line L given by the equation x/2 = (y-2)/3 = (z-3)/4. Let Q be the foot of the perpendicular.

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Q.10536·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

What are the intercepts made by the plane ABC on the axes? A triangular plane ABC with centroid (1, 2, 3) cuts the coordinate axes at A, B, C respectively.

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Q.10537·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

The chemical used as a fixer/developer in photography is

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Q.10538·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

What is the equation of the plane ABC? A triangular plane ABC with centroid (1, 2, 3) cuts the coordinate axes at A, B, C respectively.

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Q.10539·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

What is the length of one of the diagonals of the cuboid? A point P(1, 2, 3) is one vertex of a cuboid formed by the coordinate planes and the planes passing through P and parallel to the coordinate planes.

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Q.10540·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

What is the equation of the plane passing through P(1, 2, 3) and parallel to xy-plane? A point P(1, 2, 3) is one vertex of a cuboid formed by the coordinate planes and the planes passing through P and parallel to the coordinate planes.

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Q.10541·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Consider the following statements: 1.y = (e^x + e^(-x))/2 is an increasing function on (0, ∞). 2.y = (e^x − e^(-x))/2 is an increasing function on (−∞, ∞). Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Q.10542·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

For each non-zero real number x, let f(x) = x/|x|. The range of f is

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Q.10543·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Consider the following statements: 1.f(x) = [x], where [.] is the greatest integer function, is discontinuous at x = n, where n ∈ Z. 2.f(x) = cot x is discontinuous at x = nπ, where n ∈ Z. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Q.10544·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

The cleaning action of soap and detergent in water is due to the formation of

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Q.10545·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

What is the minimum value of f(x)? Consider the function f(x) = (x² − 1)/(x² + 1) where x ∈ R.

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Q.10546·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

At what value of x does f(x) attain minimum value? Consider the function f(x) = (x² − 1)/(x² + 1) where x ∈ R.

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Q.10547·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

Which one among the following is used in making gunpowder?

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Q.10548·Miscellaneous·2015·Easy

The integral ∫ dx / (a cos x + b sin x) is of the form (1/r) ln|tan((x + α)/2)| What is r equal to?

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