2016 TESTBOOKLETSERIES C

GENERALABILITYTEST

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TimeAllowed:2Hours
Marks:100

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APFC 2015 10th January,

Maximum

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Answershavebeenprovidedonabesteffortbasisandeveryattempthasbeenmadetomaintainhighaccuracyand
correctnessofthekeyprovided.However,anerrorratenotexceeding+/2%canbeassumedgiventhenatureof
QuestionPaper.

LAN,WANandMANarecomputernetworkscoveringdifferentareas.TheirfirstalphabetsL,WandM
respectivelystandfor

(a) Local,WorldandMiddle

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(b) Long,WirelessandMetropolitan
(c) Local,WideandMetropolitan

(d) Least,WirelessandMaximum

(a) 120m
(b) 130m
(c) 140m

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(d) 150m

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Arectangulargardenistobetwiceaslongasitswidth.If360moffencingincludinggateswilltotallyenclose
2.
thisgarden,whatisthelengthofthegarden?

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TheCloudComputingtechnologyrefersto

(a) Asetofalgorithmsthatsolvesproblemsusingfuzzylogic

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(b) Manycomputersthatareinterconnectedthroughwirelessnetworksandsatellites
(c) Adistributedcomputerarchitecturethatprovidessoftware,infrastructureandplatformsjustasrequiredby
applications/users

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(d) Afuturistictechnologythatwillusecloudstoperformcomputing

ConsiderthefollowingstatementsforNanotechnology:
1. Itisthetechnologyofcreatingmaterialsanddevicesatombyatom.
2. Physicalpropertieschangeatthenanometrescale.
3. Chemicalpropertieschangeatthenanometrescale.

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Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?
(a) 1and2only
(b) 1and3only

(d) 1,2and3only

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(c) 2and3only

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ThelargeHadronCollider(LHC)usedintheCERNprojectisaparticleacceleratorlocatedontheborder
between

(a) SpainandFrance

(b) FranceandGermany

(c) SpainandSwitzerland

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(d) FranceandSwitzerland

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Themethodofcommunicationinwhichtransmissioncantakeplaceinbothdirections,buthappensonlyin
onedirectionatatime,iscalled

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(a) Duplex

(b) HalfDuplex
(c) FullDuplex

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(d) Simplex

Acollectionofprogramsthatcontrolshowthecomputersystemrunsandprocessesinformationiscalled

(a) Compiler

(c) Linker
(d) Assembler

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SMPSistheacronymfor

(a) StoreModePowerSupply
(b) SingleModePowerSupply

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(c) SwitchModePowerSupply

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(b) OperatingSystem

(d) StartModePowerSupply

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USBistheacronymfor

(a) UniformServiceBroadcasting
(b) UniqueSolutionBus
(c) UniversalSerialBus

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(d) UniversalServiceBroadcasting

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Inachesstournament,eachofthesixplayerswillplaywitheveryotherplayerexactlyonce.Whatisthe
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numberofmatchesthatwillbeplayedduringthetournament?
(a) 10
(b) 15

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(c) 20
(d) 25

TheMaternityBenefitact,1961(M.BAct)Providedforhowmanyweekswagesduringthematernity
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period?

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(a) 11weeks
(b) 12weeks
(c) 13weeks

WhichofthefollowingaretheinstrumentsofprovidingsocialsecurityinIndia?
1. IncomeTax
2. EmployeesProvidentFund
3. GeneralSalesTax
4. LIC
5. NationalPensionScheme
6. PostalprovidentFund

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(d) 14weeks

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a) 1,2,3and4
(b) 2,3,4and5
(c) 2,4,5and6

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(d) 3,4,5and6

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Amanbuysapplesatacertainpriceperdozenandsellsthemat8timespriceperhundered.What
percentagedoeshegainorlose?

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(a) 4%profit
(b) 6%profit

(c) 4%loss

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Populatio
n

1970

40.000

1980

50,000

1990

60,000

2000

72,000

2010

80,000

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Forwhichtimeintervals,isthepercentageriseofpopulationthesameforthefollowingdata?

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(a) 197080and198090

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(d) 6%loss

(b) 198090and19902000

(c) 20002010and19902000
(d) 198090and20002010

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Fourquantitiesaresuchthattheirarithmeticmean(A.M)isthesameastheA.Mofthefirstthreequantities.
Thefourthquantityis

(a) Sumofthefirstthreequantities
(b) A.Mofthefirstthreequantities

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(c) (Sumofthefirstthreequantities)/4

(d) (Sumofthefirstthreequantities)/2

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Ifthedifferenceoftwonumbersisgreaterthanthesumofthenumbers,then

(a) Boththenumbersarenegative
(b) Exactlyoneofthenumbersisnegative

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(c) Atleastoneofthenumbersisnegative
(d) Noneoftheabove

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Apalindromeisanumberwhichreadsthesamefromleftaswellasright,forexample,23732,whatisthe
numberofpalindromesbetween10and1010?

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(a) 101
(b) 100
(c) 99

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(d) 90

Inwritingalltheintegersfrom1to300,howmanytimesisthedigit1used?

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(a) 160

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(b) 140
(c) 120
(d) 110

(a) 61.5
(b) 61
(c) 60.5
(d) 60

ConsiderthefollowingstatementsinrespectofAtalPensionYojana:
1.

Beneficiarymustbeintheagegroupof18to40years.

2.

Beneficiarywillreceivethepensiononlyafterheattainstheageof60years.

3.

Afterthedeathofabeneficiary,hisspousecontinuestoreceivethepension.

4.

Nonomineeofthebeneficiaryispermitted.

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Considerthesequentialintegers27to93,bothincludedinthesequence.Thearithmeticaverageofthese
numberswillbe

Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?

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(a) 3and4only
(b) 1,3and4only
(c) 1,2and3only

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(d) 1,2,3and4

IfthePrimeMinisterofIndiaisamemberoftheRajyaSabha

(a) HecanmakestatementsonlyintheRajyaSabha.

(b) HehastobecomeamemberoftheLokSabhawithinsixmonths.

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(c) HewillnotbeabletospeakonthebudgetintheLokSabha

(d) Hewillnotbeabletovoteinhisfavourintheeventofanoconfidencemotion

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WhichoneofthefollowingformedthebasicpremisefordevelopingtheIndianConstitution?

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(a) TheGovernmentofIndiaAct,1935
(b) TheU.SConstitution

(c) TheBritishConstitution
(d) TheUNCharter

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TheMalimathCommittee(2003)lookedatwaystoreformthe

(a) EducationalSysteminIndia

(b) CriminalJusticeSysteminIndia

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(c) CopyrightlawsinIndia

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(d) PublicPrivatePartnershipinIndia

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WhatarethedisadvantagesofProvidentfundScheme?

1.

Moneyisinadequateforrisksoccurringearlyinworkinglife.

2.

Inflationerodestherealvalueofsavings.

3.

Itgeneratesforcedsavingthatcanbeusedtofinancenationaldevelopmentplans.

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Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a) 1and2only
(b) 1and3only

(d) 1,2and3

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(c) 2and3only

Besidesresistancetopests,whataretheotherprospectsforwhichplantshavebeengenetically
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engineered?
Toenablethemewithstanddrought

2.

Toincreasethenutritivevalueoftheproduce

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3.

Toenablethemtogrowanddophotosynthesisinspaceshipsandspacestations

4.

Toincreasetheirshelflife

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

(b) 3and4only
(c) 1,2and4only
(d) 1,2,3and4

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(a) 1,2and3only

Considerthefollowingitems:
1.

Consumergoodsandservices

2.

Grossprivatedomesticinvestment

3.

Goodsandservicesproducedbythegovernment

4.

Netincomefromabroad

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WhichoftheaboveitemsareincludedinGNP?
(a) 1,2and3only

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(b) 1,2and4only
(c) 3and4only

(d) 1,2,3and4

Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesthecontentoftheoryofdistribution?

(a) Thedistributionofincomeamongdifferentindividualsintheeconomy

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(b) Thedistributionofincomebetweenthecentreandthestategovernments
(c) Theprincipleofjustdistributionofwealthandincome

Thedemandforafactorproductionissaidtobederiveddemandbecause
1.

Itisfunctionoftheprofitabilityofanenterprise

2.

Itdependsonthesupplyofcomplementaryfactors

3.

Itstemsfromthedemandforthefinalproduct

4.

Itarisesoutofmeansbeingscarceinrelationtowants

Whichoftheabovereasonsis/arecorrect?
(a) 1only

(c) 2and4only
(d) 1,2,3,and4

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(d) Thedistributionofincomebetweentheownersoffactorresources

Whenevercountriessetupafreetradeareatheyabolishallrestrictionsontradeamongthemselvesand

(a) Theyestablishacommonexternaltariffonimportsfromoutsidecountries
(b) Theyabolishallrestrictionsonimportsfromoutsidecountries

(c) Theyabolishallrestrictionsonimportsfromotherfreetradeareas

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(d) Eachcountrymaintainsonquotasonimportsfromoutsidecountries

Whichofthefollowingarethefunctionsofforeigninvestmentpromotionboard(FIPB)?
Toensureexpeditiousclearanceoftheproposalsforforeigninvestment

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2.

Toreviewperiodicallytheimplementationoftheproposalsclearedbytheboard

3.

ToundertakeallotheractivitiesforpromotingandotherfacilitatingFDIasconsiderednecessaryfrom
timetotime

4.

TointeractwiththeFIPCbeingconstitutedseparatelybytheMinistryofIndustry

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Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a) 1,2and3only
(b) 1,2and4only

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ThetermdearMoneyrefersto

(a) Lowrateofinterestonhousingloans
(b) Valueofmoneyattherecessionstage
(c) Highrateofinterest

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(c) 1,2,3and4

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(d) Savingsgainedduetodecreaseinrateofinterestonhousingloans

Acertainsequenceofintegersisconstructedasfollows:

Consider0and1asthefirsttwonumbers.Thenext,i.e.thethirdnumberisconstructedbytheirsums,i.e.1.This
processofconstructingthenextnumbercontinuestakingthesenumbers0,1,1asthefirst,secondandthird
numbersinthesequence.Whatwillbethe7thand10thnumbersrespectively?
(a) 6and30
(b) 7and33
(c) 8and34

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(d) 10and39

TheRangarajancommitteeondisinvestmentofsharesinPublicsectorenterprisessuggestedthat
1.

Thepercentageofequitytobedivestedshouldbemorethan49%forindustriesexplicitlyreservedforthe
publicsectoranditshouldbeeither74%or100%forothers.

2.

Yearwisetargetsofdisinvestmentshouldbemaintained.

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Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a) 1only
(b) 2only

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(c) Both1and2
(d) Neither1nor2

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TheparliamentcanmakeanylawforwholeoranypartofIndiaforimplementinginternationaltreaties

(a) WiththeconsentsofalltheStates

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(b) Withtheconsentsofmajorityofthestates
(c) Withtheconsentofthestatesconcerned

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Inthestudyofpollution,SPMrefersto

(a) Sulphurphosphorusmatter
(b) Sulphurparticulatematter

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(c) Solidparticulatematter

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(d) Withouttheconsentofanystate

(d) Suspendedparticulatematter

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WhichofthefollowingindustrieswerefirstestablishedduringtheBritishruleinIndia?

(a) CottonTextileindustryandjuteindustry

(b) Juteindustryandironandsteelindustry

(c) Cottontextileindustryandchemicalindustry

WhichofthefollowingaretherolesofthefinancecommissionIndia?
1.

Thedistributionofmoneycollectedthroughtaxes

2.

Evaluationofcentrallysponsoredschemes

3.

Evolveprinciplesbasedonwhichfundsareallottedamongstates

4.

Todevelopfiveyearplans

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(d) Juteindustryandchemicalindustry

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a) 1and4only

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(b) 1and3only
(c) 2and4only
(d) 2and3only

WhichofthefollowingstatementsarecorrectregardingtheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)
1.

IndiaisafoundermemberoftheIMF

2.

IndiasquotaintheIMFismorethan4percent.

3.

FinanceMinisterisrepresentedexofficioontheIMF.

4.

IMFconductsregularreviewofIndiaseconomicstatusunderArticleIV.

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Selectconductsthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a) 1,2and3only
(b) 1,3,and4only

(d) 1,2,3and4

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(c) 2and4only

Afirmispurchasingtwoitems,bothoncreditonthesameday.Thecredittermofferedforthefirstitemis
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2.5/10,1/20,net30andthecredittermofferedforthesecondfortheseconditemis3/5,2/15,net30.Thedeclared
purchasecostofitem1isRs60,000andthatofitem2isRs1,40,000.Ifbothcreditscanbethetotalamounttobe
paidout?
(a) Rs.1,97,200
(b) Rs.1,97,500
(c) Rs.1,96,600

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(d) Rs.1,98,400

WhatwasthepositionheldbyDr.S.Radhakrishnan,beforehebecamethevicePresidentofIndia?

(a) AmbassadortotheU.S.A.

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(b) Chairman,U.G.C

(c) Chairman,PlanningCommission
(d) AmbassadortotheSovietUnion

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Walkingat3/4thofhisusualspeed,amanreacheshisoffice20minuteslate.Whatisthetimetakenbyhim
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toreachtheofficeathisusualspeed?
(a) 80minutes
(b) 70minutes

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(c) 60minutes
(d) 50minutes

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ConsiderthefollowingstatementsregardingthePradhanMantriSurakshaBimaYojana:
Itisapplicationforallbankaccountholdersuptotheageof60years.

2.

Itislifeinsurancecover.

3.

Itisanaccidentinsurancecover.

4.

Theinsurancecoversdeathandpermanentdisabilityduetoaccident.

Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?

(b) 3and4only
(c) 2and3only
(d) 1and4only

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(a) 1and2only

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1.

(a) 4.4km/h
(b) 5.4km/h
(c) 6.4km/h
(d) 7.4km/h

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43.
AandBruna1kmrace.AgivesBastartof50mandstillbeatshimby15seconds.IfArunsat8km/h,
whatisthespeedofB?

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Inaraceof1km,AcanbeatBby40mandBcanbeatCby50m.withhowmuchdistancecanAbeatCin
a0.5kmrace?

(a) 42m

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(b) 43m
(c) 44m
(d) 45m

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Inanoffice,40%oftheemployeesaremenandtherestwomen.Halfoftheemployeesaretallandhalf
short.If10%oftheemployeesaremenandshort,and40employeesarewomenandtall,thenumberoftallmen
employeesis

(a) 60
(b) 50

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(c) 40
(d) 30

WhichofthefollowingwerethemainaspectsoftheGandhiIrwinpactof1931?
1.

Suspensionofthecivildisobediencemovement

2.

Totakepartinthethenforthcomingsimlaconference

3.

Paytaxesfortheperiodofthecivildisobediencemovement

4.

Releaseofpoliticalprisoners

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Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a) 1and3only
(b) 2and3only
(c) 1and4only

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(d) 2and4only

Whichofthefollowingisnotanabsolutemeasureofdispersion?

(a) Range

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(b) Meandeviation

(c) Quartiledeviation

(d) Coefficientofvariation

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Aprovisionsshopownerisfoundtomix25kgofriceworthRs32/kgand20kgofriceworthRs35/kgand
themixedriceissoldat15%profit.Whatisthesellingpriceofthemixedrice?

(a) Rs.35.40/Kg
(b) Rs.38.33/Kg

(d) Rs.37.42/Kg

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TheoriginallayofarectangularplotABCD

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(c) Rs.36.50/Kg

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Onopengroundis80mlongalongAB,and69mwidealongBC.Concretedpathwaysareintendedtobelaidonthe
insideoftheplotallaroundthesides.ThepathwaysalongBCandDAareeach4Mwide.ThepathwaysalongAB
andDCwillmutuallybeofequalwidthssuchthattheunconcretedinternalplotwillmeasurethreefourthofthe
originalareaoftheplotABCD.WhatwillbethewidthseachofthesepathwaysalongABandDC?
(a) 3m
(b) 4m

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(c) 5m
(d) 6m

(a) 90
(b) 80
(c) 70
(d) 60

51.

Socialsecuritymayprovidecashbenefitstopersonsfacedwith

Sicknessanddisability

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Atadinnerparty,everytwoguestsusedabowlofricebetweenthem,everythreeguestsusedabowlofdal
50.
amongthemandeveryfourguestsusedabowlofcurdamongthemtherearealtogether65bowls.Whatisthe
numberofguestspresentattheparty?

2.

Unemployment

3.

Cropfailure

4.

Lossofthemaritalpartner

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

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(a) 1,2and3only
(b) 1,2and4only
(c) 3and4only

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(d) 1,2,3and4

If5menand9womencanfinishapieceofworkin19days,3menand6womenwilldothesameworkin

(a) 12days
(b) 13days

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(c) 14days
(d) 15days

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Iftheradiusofacircleisreducedby50%,itsareawillbereducedby

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(a) 30%
(b) 50%
(c) 60%
(d) 75%

EmployeesstateinsuranceAct,1948coversfactorslike
1.

Factoriesandestablishmentswith10ormoreemployees.

2.

Provisionofcomprehensivemedicalcaretoemployeesandtheirfamilies.

3.

Provisionofcashbenefitsduringsicknessandmaternity.

4.

Monthlypaymentsincaseofdeathordisablement.

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Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?
(a) 1,2and3only

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(b) 1,2and4only
(c) 3and4only

(d) 1,2,3and4

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ConsiderthefollowingstatementsregardingthePradhanMantriJeevanJyotiBimaYojana:
1.

Itisapplicabletoalladultsabovetheagegroupof18years.

2.

Thepremiumisdeductedfromtheaccountholdersbankaccountthroughautodebitfacility.

3.

Thelifeinsuranceworthisdecidedbytheaccountholderandhehastopaytheannualpremium
accordingly.

4.

Thelifeinsuranceamountisgiventothefamilyafterthedeathofthesubscriber.

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Whichoftheabovestatementsthecorrect?
(a) 1and3only
(b) 1and4only

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(c) 2and4only
(d) 2and3only

(a) 65%
(b) 70%
(c) 75%
(d) 80%

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56.
Inanexaminationpaperwheremaximummarksare500,Agot10%markslessthanB,Bgot25%marks
morethanC,andCgot20%markslessthanD.IfAgot360marks,whatmarksdidDget?

Directions(Q.5760):Eachofthenextfour(04)itemsconsistsoftwostatements,onelabelledastheStatement
(I)andtheotherasStatement(II)Examinethesetwostatementscarefullyandselecttheanswerstotheseitems
usingthecodesgivenbelow:
Codes:

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(a) Bothstatement(I)andStatement(II)areindividuallytrueandStatement(II)isthecorrectexplanationof
Statement(I)

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(b) Bothstatement(I)andstatement(II)areindividuallytruebutStatement(II)isnotthecorrectexplanationof
Statement(I)
(c) Statement(I)istruebutStatement(II)isfalse
(d) Statement(I)isfalsebutStatement(II)istrue.

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Statement(I):Theeffectsofanincometaxonconsumption,savingandinvestmentaremicroeffects.

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Statement(II):Incometaxisanexampleofdirecttax.

Statement(I):Tradebetweentwocountriestakesplaceonaccountofdifferenceincosts.

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Statement(II):Differentcountrieshavedifferentfactorendowments.

59.

Statement(I):Foreigninvestmentmayeffectacountrysexportperformance.

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Statement(II):Inflowofforeignexchangemaycauseappreciationoflocalcurrencyleadingtoariseintheprice
ofexportcommodities.

60.

Statements(I):SpeakeroftheLokSabhaappointstheChairmanofthePublicAccountsCommittee.

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Statement(II):MembersofParliament,eminentpersonsfromindustryandtradearethemembersofthePublic
AccountsCommittee.

Directions(Q.6170):Thefollowingten(10)items(items61to70)areonEnglishLanguagetherefore,theseitems
donothaveHindiVersion.
1.

Whatistheindicationoutofthesenetence:Igavehimapieceofmymind?

(a) Appreciation
(b) Warning
(c) Greeting
(d) Scolding

Whatisthemeaningoftheexpression:Blueblood?

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(a) Pollutedindustrialwastewater

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(b) Sapofteakwood
(c) Anaristocrat

(d) Acostlyobject

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(a) Hehadproblemsasaresultofhisownplanstohurtothers
(b) Hewashighuponthepole
(c) Hewouldusuallyrunawayfromtrouble

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(d) Hewasindifferenttohissurroundings

WhatisaBallad?

(b) Ahistoricalnarration
(c) Apopularstoryorfolktaleinverse
(d) Musicalcomedy

Plagiarismmeans

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(a) Anovel

(a) Therewasanepidemicofplagueinthearea
(b) Itisasortofpoliticalphilosophy

(c) ItindicatesahappycommunityspiritlikeinplayingHoli
(d) Itispresentingtheworkofsomeoneelseasonesown

66.

Rivalrybetweenthetwoclanshasbecomewaterunderthebridgemeans

(a) Therivalrycontinues

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(b) Ithasbecomeathingofthepast
(c) Itconnectsthetwoclans

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(d) Itisnotforgotten

67.

Considerthesentence:

Theteachergavemethebook.

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Wherethewordsarenumberedforconvenienceofreference.Consideralsotheinsertionofasinglewordonly
intothissentencetoindicateadesiredemphasis.Whereshallthiswordbeinsertediftheemphasisistobe
(i) Ontherecipient

(iii) Onthegiver
respectively(onlyoneatatime)?
(ii) After6

(b) (i)Between34

(ii) Between56(iii)Before1

(c) (i)Between45

(ii) Between34(iii)After1

(d) (i)Between23

(ii) Between45(iii)Between12

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(iii)Between23

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(a) (i)Between34

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(ii) Ontheuniquenessoftheitemgiven

Whatisthemeaningofthetermdidactic?

(a) Intendedtobeinspirational
(b) Teachingamorallesson
(c) Receivedascomical

(d) Sharinganinformativeexperience

Considerthestatement:ThemessageofpeaceandbrotherhoodpermeatedtheaddressbytheChief
69.
Guest.Whichofthefollowingismeantbypermeateinthisstatement?

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(a) Toadvocate
(b) Tospreadallover

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(c) Toanchorandstabilize

(d) Toleaveapermanentimpression

70.

Arrangethefollowingtoformagrammaticallycorrectsentence:

1.

Einsteinwas

Althoughagreatscientist

3.

WeakinArithmetic

4.

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2.

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a)4,1,3and2

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(b)2,1,3and4
(c)4,3,1and2

Whatisthechronologicalsequenceofthefollowingevents?
1.

FirstBattleofPanipat

2.

VietnamWar

3.

FrenchRevolution

4.

FirstGulfWar

5.

WorldWarI

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(d)2,3,1and4

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a)1,5,3,2and4
(b)3,1,5,4and2
(c)3,1,4,5and2
(d)1,3,5,2and4

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AbranchofscholarshipthatflourishedinEurope,particularlyfromthefifteenthtotheeighteenthcenturies,
andwasdevotedtotheappreciation,chroniclingandclassificationofhistoricandnonorganicrelics,monumentsand
oldtextsrefersto

(a)Archaeology
(b)History

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(c)Architecture

(d)Antiquarianism

73.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsarecorrectinrespectofStridhana?

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Varioustypesofmovablepropertygiftedtoawomanonvariousoccasionsduringherlifetime.

2.

Varioustypesofmovablepropertygiftedtoawomanatthetimeofherfirstmarriage.

3.

Onthewomansdeath,thiswealthcouldbeinheritedbyherchildrenandhusband.

4.

Onthewomansdeath,thiswealthcouldbeinheritedbyhernaturallegallyadoptedchildren,withnoneof
thesonsinlaw,havinganyclaimonanypartthereof.

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1.

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

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(a) 2and3only
(b) 2and4only
(c) 1and4only

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(d) 1and3only

WhatisthenumberofStatesandUnionTerritoriesinIndia?

(a) 29and6

(c) 29and7
(d) 28and6

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(b) 28and7

WhichofthefollowingisnottrueoftheWesternGhats?

(a) UNESCOdeclared39placesintheWesternGhatsasWorldHeritageSitesin2012
(b) Itisoneoftheeighthottesthotspotsofbiologicaldiversityintheworld
(c) Ithastworeservesandthirteennationalparks

76.

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(d) ONGCsurveyshaverecentlyfoundhugeoilreserves

Ayodhyaislocatedatthebankofwhichriver?

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(a) Falgu
(b) Ganga

(c) Sarayu

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(d) Yamuna

77.
TheKhilafatCommitteeacceptedMahatmaGandhissuggestionforanonviolentnoncooperationprotest
againsttheGovernmentinitsmeetingat
(a) Bombay

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(b) Nagpur
(c) Allahabad

78.

WhatisKnowIndiaProgramme(KIP)?

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(d) Kanpur

(a) Aprogrammeforchildrenaged1215yearsfromruralareastomakethemawareofdifferentaspectsofIndia
(b) Aprogrammethatfacilitatesvisitsofruralteacherstodifferentpartsofthecountry

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(c) AnoutreachprogrammeoftheMinistryofExternalAffairstobuildclosertieswithIndiasneighbourhood
(d) AprogrammefordiasporayouthtopromoteawarenessamongthemaboutdifferentaspectsofIndia.

Whatistheperimeterofthefigureshownbelow?

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(a) 44cm

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(b) 48cm
(c) 54cm
(d) 58cm

80.

(a) Generateadditionaleconomicactivitythroughoutthecountry
(b) Beautifysuburbanareas
(c) Upgradethefacilitiesinthecountryside

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(d) Promoteinvestmentfromdomesticandforeignsources

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SpecialEconomicZone(SEZ)aredevelopedto

Thereare20girlsand30boysinaclass,andtheirrespectiveaveragemarksarefoundtobe55and58.
81.
Theaveragemarksoftheentireclassare

(b) 56.6
(c) 56.7
(d) 56.8

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(a) 56.5

Consideranindustrywiththefollowingfeatures:
1.

Budgetedmonthlyfixedcost=Rs.2,20,000

2.

Normalmonthlyoutput=12000perstandardlabourhour

3.

Standardvariableoverheadrate=Rs.25perlabourhour

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Whatwouldbetotalfactoryoverheadrate?
(a) Rs.40.33perlabourhour
(b) Rs.41.67perlabourhour

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(c) Rs.42.67perlabourhour

(d) Rs.43.33perlabourhour

83.

Acidrainisdueto

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(a) Sulphurdioxidepollution
(b) Carbonmonoxidepollution
(c) Pesticidepollution

84.

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(d) Dustparticlesintheatmosphere

DNAfingerprintingisatechniqueusedforthedetectionof

(a) Alzheimersdisease
(b) Disputedparentage

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(c) AIDS
(d) YellowFever

(a) 1/16
(b) 1/8
(c)
(d)

Considerthefollowingprogrammes:
1.

CreditLinkedCapitalSubsidyScheme

2.

MicroFinanceProgramme

3.

NationalManufacturingCompetitivenessProgramme

4.

ClusterDevelopmentProgramme

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Therearefouridenticallysizedandshapedballsinabox,withonlyitstopopen.Eachballisofadifferent
85.
colour,thesebeing:Green,Red,WhiteandBlue,onlyoneballofeachcolour.Withoutlookingintothebox,oneball
israndomlypickedoutanditscolourisnotedthenitisreturnedtothebox.Whatarethechancesthat,intwo
successivedraws,onemaygetthewhiteballandtheredballinwhicheverorder?

Whatiscommonintheaboveprogrammes?

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(a) Theyarerelatedtoimprovingagriculture

(b) TheyareprogrammesrelatedtoMicro,SmallandMediumEnterprises

(c) Theyareprogrammestoimprovelargescaleindustries

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(d) Theyareprogrammestoimprovethetraditionalcottageindustries

SPAMinasystem(email)is

(a) Amessagedistributedindiscriminately
(b) Asearchengine

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(c) Anactivityoftheuser
(d) Acommandinitiatedbythesender

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88.
Acylindricalclosedtankcontains36cubicmetresofwater,andisfilledtohalfofitscapacity.Whenthe
cylindricaltankisplaceduprightonitscircularbaseonlevelground,theheightofthewaterinthetankis4metres.
But,whenthistankisplacedonitssideonlevelground,whatwillbetheheightofthesurfaceofthewaterabovethe
ground?
(a) 9metres

(c) 3metres
(d) 1metre

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(b) 6metres

Dataregardinginventoryofaparticularitemofusageintheproductionactivitiesofanorganizationare:the
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quantityinstockis1500unitsandthevalueofthisstockisRs.1,27,500.(Thisworksouttoanaverageunitcostof
Rs.85)DuringtheensuingyearX,anadditional300unitsarepurchasedataunitcostofRs.95.Consumptionin
productionprocessesduringtheyearXhasbeen600units.WorkingbytheFirstinFirstoutbasis,thevalueofthe
residualinventoryoftheitemattheendoftheyearXwillbe
(a) Rs.1,00,000
(b) Rs.1,02,500

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(c) Rs.1,05,000
(d) Rs.1,07,500

ConsiderthefollowingstatementsaboutAllIndiaRadio:

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1.

ItisgovernedbythePrasarBharatiBoard.

2.

Itwassonamedin1936.

3.

ItdoesnotprovideDTHservices.

4.

FMRainbowandFMGoldareitssubsidiarychannels.

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Whichoftheabovestatementsarecorrect?
(a) 1,2and3only
(b) 3and4only
(c) 1,2and4only

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(d) 1,2,3and4

ThefamousGiriapproachinIndustrialRelationsinIndiaespousesthecauseof

(b) CompulsoryCollectiveBargaining
(c) Conciliation
(d) Arbitration

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(a) Adjudication

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92.
Inarace,thefirstfourwinnersaretobeawardedpoints.Eachwinnerspointsmustbe5morethanthatof
thenextpositionwinner.Totalsumofthepointstobeawardedis50.Whatwillbethepointsforthethirdposition
winner?
(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 10
(d) 5

WhichofthefollowingtrendsinFDIinflowsarecorrect?
1.

In200304,theFDIequityinflowpercentagegrowthwasnegative.

2.

From200405to200708,theFDIinflowswereveryhighandpositive.

3.

In200809,theFDIinflowswerepositive,buthaddecreasedrelativetothepreviousyear.

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93.

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

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(a) 1and3only
(b) 1,2and3

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(c) 2and3only
(d) 1and2only

94.
Inraisinganobjecttogivenheightbymeansofaninclinedplane,ascomparedwithraisingtheobject
vertically,thereisareductionin

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(a) Forcetobeapplied
(b) Workrequired
(c) Distancecovered

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(d) Frictionforce

95.
Themeanandstandarddeviationofasetof16nonzeropositivenumbersinanobservationare26and3.5
respectively.Themeanandstandarddeviationofanothersetof24nonzeropositivenumberswithoutchangingthe
circumstances,are29and3,respectively.Themeanandstandarddeviationoftheircombinedsetofobservations
willrespectivelybe

(b) 26.2and3.32
(c) 27.8and3.32
(d) 26.2and3.21

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(a) 27.8and3.21

Asinusoidaltransversewaveistravellinginstring.Anypointofthestringmovesin

(a) SHMwiththesameangularfrequencyasthatofthewave
(b) SHMwithadifferentfrequencythanthatofthewave

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(c) Uniformcircularmotionwiththesameangularspeedasthatofthewave
(d) Uniformcircularmotionwithadifferentangularspeedthanthatofthewave

Thedevicesthatworkwithcomputersystemsassoonastheyareconnectedaredescribedas

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(a) HotSwapping
(b) BaySwap

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(c) PlugNPlay
(d) USBSwapping

98.
Whichoneofthefollowingsoftwareapplicationswouldbethemostappropriateforperforming
numericalandstatisticalcalculations?

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(a) Database
(b) Spreadsheet
(c) GraphicsPackage

99.

ConsiderthefollowingstatementsonGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS):
1.

GPSallowsaccuratetimestampingonATMtransactions

2.

GPSreliesonasetofsatellitesfortransferringsignalsworldwide.

(a) 1only
(b) 2only
(c) Both1and2
(d) Neither1nor2

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Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?

100.

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(d) DocumentProcessor

Considerthefollowingstatements:

CellulartechnologyevolvesinstagescalledGeneration(G),where

AGenerationrepresentsthenumberofsubscribershighergenerationhasmoresubscribers

2.

2GtechnologyhastwostandardsCDMAandGSM

3.

2GtechnologyhasCDMAstandardand3GhasGSMstandard

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1.

Whichoftheabovestatementsis/arecorrect?

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(a) 1and3only
(b) 1only

(d) 2only

Whichofthefollowingstatementsreflectthedistinctivefeatureabout6thcenturyGanasorSanghas?
1.

TheancientIndianGanaswereoligarchies.

2.

TheancientIndianGanaswerenonmonarchalstate.

3.

Magadha,Kosala,VatsaandAvantiwerethemostpowerfulstatesofthatera.

4.

TheproducersofBuddhistmonasticorder(Sangha)werepatternedonSanghapolitics

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

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(a) 1,2and3only
(b) 1,2,3,4
(c) 1,2and4only

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(d) 3and4only

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(c) 3only

Whatisthechronologicalsequenceifthefollowingdevelopments?
1.

DeclineintheexportofIndiancotton

2.

CottonboominIndia

3.

CivilwarinAmerica

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a) 1,3and2
(b) 2,3and1
(c) 1,2and3

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(d) 2,1and3

103.
Whichofthefollowingarethetypicaldifferencesbetweenprivateinsuranceprogrammesandthesocial
insuranceprogrammes?
AdequacyversusEquity

2.

VoluntaryversusMandatoryparticipation

3.

ContractualversusStatutoryrights

4.

Funding

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Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a) 1,2and3only
(b) 1,2and4only

(d) 1,2,3and4

104.

Unbalancedgrowthishypothesizedwhen

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(c) 3and4only

(b) Supplyoflabourisfixed
(c) Supplyofcapitalisunlimited

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(a) Expansioncantakeplacesimultaneouslyonseveralgrowthroutes

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(d) Activesectorsneedto,anddoenergizesluggishsectors.

WhichofthefollowingareincorporatedintheGovernmentapprovedNationalTelecomPolicy,2012?
1.

Broadbandforallwithaminimumdownloadspeedoftwomegabitspersecond

2.

Indiasruralteledensitytobeimprovedfrom39%to70%inthenextfiveyears

3.

Roamingchargesshallbescrapped

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
(a) 1and2only
(b) 1and3only
(c) 2and3only

106.

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(d) 1,2and3

WhichofthefollowingisoneoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsfixedbytheUNO?

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(a) HalvingextremepovertyandhaltingthespreadofHIV/AIDS
(b) Developanewvarietyoffoodgrainswhichcanensurebumpercrops

(c) Toensurethatthepopulationdoesntincreaseintheleastdevelopedcountries.

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(d) Developprocedurestowardsadequateandtimelyforewarningonhurricanesandtsunamis.

ThetermCarbonFootprintmeans

(a) Aregionwhichisrichincoalmines

(c) Theuseofcarboninmanufacturingindustries

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(b) TheamountofreductionintheemissionofCO2byacountry

(d) Theamountofgreenhousegasesproducedbyourdaytodayactivities.

AmongstthefollowingwhoisthelatestrecipientoftheBharatRatnaaward?

(a) SachinTendulkar
(b) AtalBihariVajpayee
(c) AmartyaSen

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(d) A.P.JAbdulKalam

GreenRevolutioninIndiawasexpeditiouslyfeasibleinzonesof

(a) Highrainfall
(b) Moderaterainfall
(c) Assuredirrigation

(d) Higherpopulationdensity

WhatisApartheid?

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110.

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108.

(a) Aninternationalorganizationofpeace
(b) Amedicalterm

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(c) Atradecharter

(d) Apolicyofracialsegregation.

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111.
Transportationplaysagreatroleinanyeconomy.Whichofthefollowingmodesofthetransportationhasthe
highestelasticity?
(a) Air
(b) Rail

(d) Water

112.

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(c) Road

Howdoesanexpansionarymonetarypolicyaffecttherateofinterestandlevelofincome?

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(a) Raisesthelevelofincomebutlowerstherateofinterest
(b) Raisestherateofinterestbutlowersthelevelofincome
(c) Raisesboth,rateofinterestandthelevelofincome

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(d) Lowersboth,therateofinterestandthelevelofincome.

Inamediumsizedtownship,thetrendofannualmigrationisanadditionof20%ofthepopulationasitwas
113.
atthebeginningalso15%ofthepopulationasitwasatthebeginningisestimatedtorelocateelsewhereeveryyear.
Ifthecurrentpopulationis80000,whatisthelikelypopulationthreeyearshence?
(a) 90000
(b) 91200
(c) 92000
(d) 92610

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114.TheproblemofRupeewaswhoseDScThesis?
(a) SriAurobindo

(b) Dr.RajendraPrasad

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(c) Pt.JawaharLalNehru

(d) Dr.BhimraoAmbedkar

115.

WhatisthecorrectsequenceoftributariesoftheRiverGangafromWesttoEast?

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(a) Yamuna,Ghaghara,Son,GandakandKosi
(b) Ghaghara,Yamuna,Gandak,KosiandSon
(c) Yamuna,Ghaghara,Gandak,SonandKosi

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(d) Ghaghara,Yamuna,Kosi,GandakandSon

116.
Therearetwocircleofradiir1andr2(r1<r2).Theareaofbiggercircleis693/2cm2.Thedifferenceoftheir
circumferenceis22cm.Whatisthesumofthediametersoftwocircles?
(a) 17.5cm

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(b) 22cm
(c) 28.5cm
(d) 35cm

Numbersa1,a2,a3,a4,a5a24areinarithmeticprogressionanda1+a5+a10+a15+a20+a24

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117.
=225

(a) 525
(b) 725
(c) 850
(d) 900

UndertheconstitutionofIndiawhichofthefollowingstatementsarecorrect?
1.

TheConstitutionissupreme

2.

ThereisacleardivisionofpowersbetweentheUnionandthestategovernments.

3.

Amendmentstotheconstitutionhavetofollowtheprescribedprocedures.

4.

TheUnionParliamentandthestateLegislaturesaresovereign.

5.

ThepreambletotheconstitutioncannotbeinvokedtodeterminetheambitofFundamentalRights

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118.

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Thevalueofa1+a2+a3+a4+a5++a23+a24is

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:

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(a) 1,2,3,4and5
(b) 2,3and4only
(c) 1,4and5only

119.

WhenthegovernmentownershipinPublicSectorUndertakingsisdiluted,itiscalled

(a) Privatisation

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(b) PublicPrivatePartnership
(c) Disinvestment
(d) Deflation

TherighttofreeandCompulsoryEducationAct,2009providesforeducationtoeverychildintheagegroup

(a) 513years
(b) 816years
(c) 715years

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(d) 614years

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(d) 1,2and3only

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41 c
101 d
42 b
102 b
43 d
103 d
44 c
104 d
45 a
105 d
46 c
106 c
47 d
107 d
48 b
108 b
49 c
109 c
50 d
110 d
51 d
111 a
52 a
112 a
53 d
113 d
54 d
114 d
55 c
115 a
56 d
116 d
57 d
117 d
58 a
118 d
59 a
119 c
60 c
120 d

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21 d
81 d
22 a
82 d
23 b
83 a
24 d
84 b
25 d
85 b
26 d
86 b
27 a
87 a
28 b
88 c
29 d
89 c
30 c
90 c
31 c
91 d
32 c
92 c
33 a
93 b
34 d
94 a
35 d
95 a
36 a
96 a
37 b
97 c
38 b
98 b
39 a
99 c
40 d
100 d

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1c
61 d
2a
62 c
3c
63 a
4d
64 c
5d
65 d
6b
66 b
7b
67 b
8c
68 b
9c
69 b
10 b
70 b
11 b
71 d
12 c
72 d
13 c
73 d
14 b
74 c
15 b
75 d
16 a
76 c
17 b
77 c
18 a
78 d
19 d
79 a
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UPSC APFC: Answer Booklet Series C

Analysis
No of seats are 170 down from 220 in last exam, this could increase the
cutoff
Questions were direct and more focused on quantitative skills, current
affairs and economic
concept Expected cut-off: 70