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UPSC Prelims Questions

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Q.12133·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

What is the area of the larger segment of a circle formed by a chord of length 5 cm subtending an angle of 90° at the centre ?

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Q.12134·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

The diameter of the base of a cone is 6 cm, altitude is 4 cm. What is the approximate curved surface area of the cone ?

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Q.12135·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

If triangles ABC and DEF are similar such that 2AB = DE and BC = 8 cm, then what is EF equal to ?

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Q.12136·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

ABCD is a parallelogram. E is a point on BC such that BE : EC = m : n. If AE and DB intersect in F, then what is the ratio of the area of triangle FEB to the area of triangle AFD ?

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Q.12137·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

In a triangle ABC, AD is perpendicular to BC and BE is perpendicular to AC. Which one of the following is correct ?

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Q.12138·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

If AD is the internal angular bisector of triangle ABC with AB = 3 cm and AC = 1 cm, then what is BD : DC equal to ?

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Q.12139·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

ABC is triangle right-angled at B. If AB = 6 cm and BC = 8 cm, then what is the length of the circum-radius of the triangle ABC ?

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Q.12140·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Consider the following statements : 1. Let ABCD be a parallelogram which is not a rectangle. Then 2(AB² + BC²) ≠ AC² + BD² 2. If ABCD is a rhombus with AB = 4 cm, then AC² + BD² = n³ for some positive integer n. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

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Q.12141·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

A rectangle of maximum area is drawn inside a circle of diameter 5 cm. What is the maximum area of such a rectangle ?

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Q.12142·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

AB and CD are two chords of a circle meeting externally at P. Then which of the following is/are correct ? 1. PA × PD = PC × PB. 2. Triangles PAC and PDB are similar. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Q.12143·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Let ABCD be a parallelogram. Let P, Q, R, S be the mid-points of sides AB, BC, CD, DA respectively. Consider the following statements : 1. Area of triangle APS < Area of triangle DSR if BD < AC. 2. Area of triangle ABC = 4 (Area of triangle BPQ). Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Q.12144·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Consider an equilateral triangle of a side of unit length. A new equilateral triangle is formed by joining the mid-points of the first one, then a third equilateral triangle is formed by joining the mid-points of the second. The process is continued. The sum perimeter of all triangles thus formed is

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Q.12145·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

In a forest, animals like voles and wood lice feed on plant roots and barks respectively. Among the other carnivores, foxes, shrews and owls are present in that forest. Following predictions are made by a group of observers who have visited the forest : 1. If the roots of the tree develop a disease, then voles and foxes will starve and not the owls. 2. Population of voles is dependent on wood lice population through food web. 3. If owl population declines, it will indirectly affect wood lice population. 4. If barks of tree are affected due to a disease, then reduction of wood lice will affect the shrew population forcing owls to eat more voles. Which of the above predictions is/are correct?

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Q.12146·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

AB is a straight line; C and D are points on the same side of AB such that AC is perpendicular to AB and DB is perpendicular to AB. Let AD and BC meet at E. What is (AE⁄AD) × (BE⁄BC) equal to?

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Q.12147·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

For a plot of land of 100 m × 80 m, the level is to be raised by spreading the earth from a stack of a rectangular base 10 m × 8 m with vertical section being a trapezium of height 2 m. The top of the stack is 8 m × 5 m. By how many centimeters can the level be raised?

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Q.12148·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

If sin(A + B) = 1, where 0 &lt; B &lt; 45°, then what is cos(A – B) equal to?

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Q.12149·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

Which of the following is/are direct source(s) of information about the interior of the earth? 1. Earthquake wave 2. Volcano 3. Gravitational force 4. Earth magnetism Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Q.12150·Miscellaneous·2014·Easy

What causes dough (a mixture of flour, water, etc.) to rise when yeast is added to it?

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