UPSC Prelims Questions

Q.1711Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following statements : Statement-I: Many chewing gums found in the market are considered a source of environmental pollution. Statement-II: Many chewing gums contain plastic as gum base. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?

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Q.1712Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization: 1. It is one of the agencies of the United Nations. 2. World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day and World Toilet College are the initiatives of this organization, to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. 3. The main focus of its function is to grant funds to the least developed countries and developing countries to achieve the end of open defecation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q.1713Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Main Statement is followed by four Statements labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the ordered pair of the Statements where the first Statement implies the second, and the two Statements are logically consistent with the Main Statement. Main Statement: Pradeep becomes either a Director or a Producer. Statement P : Pradeep is a Director. Statement Q : Pradeep is a Producer. Statement R : Pradeep is not a Director. Statement S : Pradeep is not a Producer. Select the correct answer.

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Q.1714Miscellaneous2024Easy

If a+b means a-b; a-b means ab; ab means a/b; a/b means a+b, then what is the value of 10+30-100x50/25? (Operations are to be replaced simultaneously)

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Q.1715Miscellaneous2024Easy

If in a certain code, ‘POT’ is written as ATOP and ‘TRAP’ is written as APART, then how is ‘ARENA’ written in that code?

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Q.1716Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following statements in respect of the digital rupee: 1. It is a sovereign currency issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in alignment with its monetary policy. 2. It appears as a liability on the RBI's balance sheet. 3. It is insured against inflation by its very design. 4. It is freely convertible against commercial bank money and cash. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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Q.1717Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements 1 and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Question : If the average marks in a class are 60, then what is the number of students in the class? Statement-I : The highest marks in the class are 70 and the lowest marks are 50. Statement-II : Exclusion of highest and lowest marks from the class does not change the average. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1718Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. P, Q, R and S appeared in a test. Question : Has P scored more marks than Q? Statement-1 : The sum of the marks scored by P and Q is equal to the sum of the marks scored by R and S. Statement-II : The sum of the marks scored by P and S is more than the sum of the marks scored by Q and R. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1719Miscellaneous2024Easy

Unlike religion and science, poetry does not posit or expect any belief in absolute truths. Those forces or individuals who claim to have absolute truths in their grasp tend to turn dictatorial and tyrannical. Truth usually does not admit any contradictions or imperfections. It is unitarian. It is, therefore, not of much use for poetry. Poetry abides by the plurality of life and existence. Perhaps poetry follows reality which is plural, anachronistic, full of contradictions. Against the tyranny of truth, poetry remains a partisan of democratic reality. Against the arrogance of power, wealth and hierarchy, poetry proposes both humility and defiance. Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the above passage?

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Q.1720Miscellaneous2024Easy

Green growth involves rethinking growth strategies with regard to the impacts on environmental sustainability and the environmental resources available to poor and vulnerable groups. In rethinking growth, we need to focus on the current reality of a resource-constrained world. Resource intensive and, in particular energy intensive processes will need to make way for more efficient and resource frugal development strategies if we are to avoid an economic dead Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage?

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Q.1721Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Question : What are the unique values of x and y, where x, y are distinct natural numbers? Statement-I : x /y is odd. Statement-II : xy =12 Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1722Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. A certain amount was distributed among X, Y and Z. Question : Who received the least amount? Statement-I : X received 4/5 of what Y and Z together received. Statement-II : Y received 2/7 of what X and Z together received. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1723Miscellaneous2024Easy

The flower was not invented to please us. It flaunted its petals and spread its perfume to attract an insect. The insect carries the pollen from flower to flower so that pollen is not carried away by wind and thus not wasted. What we call a flower’s beauty is merely a by-product and a human invention. The perfume is not there to please us, it pleases us because it is there and we have been conditioned to it. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made : 1) The author of the passage believes that flowers are creations of Nature’s luxury. 2) The author of the passage does not believe in the usefulness of flowers except as things of beauty. Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?

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Q.1724Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. What is the time required to download the software? statement-I : The size of 12 megabytes. Statement-II : The transfer rate is 2.4 kilobytes per second. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1725Miscellaneous2024Easy

Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Rainfall is one of the reasons for weathering of rocks. Statement-II: Rain water contains carbon dioxide in solution. Statement-III : Rain water contains atmospheric oxygen. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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Q.1726Miscellaneous2024Easy

In a robust democracy, reality, howsoever inconvenient it may be, finds its expression both in the speech of political leaders and the other social forms of assertion. The existence of the real has to be transparent, both through its circulation in and by the media as well as its argumentative articulation in deliberative democracy. A normatively responsible media through its communication effect has the responsibility to circulate the content of reality without distortion. Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage ?

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Q.1727Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Question : What are the values of m and n, where m and n are natural numbers? Statement-I : m + n > mn and m > n. Statement-II : The product of m and n is 24. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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Q.1728Miscellaneous2024Easy

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements. Age of each of P and Q is less than 100 years but more than 10 years. If you interchange the digits of the age of P, the number represents the age of Q. Question : What is the difference of their ages? Statement-1 : The age of P is greater than the age of Q. Statement-II : The sum of their ages is 11/6 times their difference. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?

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UPSC Prelims Questions

Consider the following statements : Statement-I: Many chewing gums found in the market are considered a source of environmental pollution. Statement-II: Many chewing gums contain plastic as gum base. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?

If a+b means a-b; a-b means ab; ab means a/b; a/b means a+b, then what is the value of 10+30-100x50/25? (Operations are to be replaced simultaneously)

If in a certain code, ‘POT’ is written as ATOP and ‘TRAP’ is written as APART, then how is ‘ARENA’ written in that code?

Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Rainfall is one of the reasons for weathering of rocks. Statement-II: Rain water contains carbon dioxide in solution. Statement-III : Rain water contains atmospheric oxygen. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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