UKPSC Prelims 2016

Which of the following is considered a ‘hot-spot’ of biodiversity in India?

(a)Aravalli hills

(b)Indo-Gangetic plain

(c)Eastern Ghats

(d)Western Ghats

Q. 281 markMedium

(a)Tropical monsoon rainforest (Amw)

As per Koppen’s classification of climate, which one of the following is the suitable description of North-East India including North Bengal?

(b)Sub-tropical monsoon rainforest (Am)

(c)Tropical wet and dry climate (Monsoon Savannah) (Aw)

(d)Humid sub-tropical climate with dry winter (Cwg)

Q. 291 markMedium

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below: List-I (Source Region) A. Brahmgiri Hills B. Verinag Spring C. Mahabaleshwar Plateau D. Chhota Nagpur Plateau List-II (River) i. Cauvery ii. Jhelum iii. Krishna iv. Subarnarekha Codes: A B C D

Which is the longest river in the Peninsular India?

Which State in India has the largest extent of irrigation (percent)?

Indian Satellite series which is being used for telecommunication system is

(a)River Valley in Andhra Pradesh

What is Dakshin Gangotri?

(b)Indian Research Station in Antarctica

(c)Second source of river Ganga in the South of Gangotri

(d)Island in the Indian Ocean near Antarctica

Q. 341 markMedium

The sea coast of Tamil Nadu is known as

(a)Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab

Which group of States receives water from the Bhakhara-Nangal project?

(b)Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana

(c)Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan

(d)Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan

Q. 361 markMedium

According to which Article of Constitution of India, the Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor of a State?

How many members of Lok Sabha are elected from Uttarakhand?

How many nominated members are there in the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand (2016)?

The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is located in

(d)Lt. Gen. M.C. Bhandari

Who was the first Chairman of Uttarakhand Public Service Commission?

(a)Shri A.P. Navani

(b)Shri A.K. Dass

(c)Lt. Gen. G.S. Negi

Q. 411 markMedium

Who among the following was the Lady Governor of Uttarakhand?

(a)Ms. Kamla Beniwal

(b)Ms. Mridula Sinha

(c)Ms. Margret Alva

(d)Ms. Sheila Dikshit

Q. 421 markMedium

(a)Inter-State Councils & National Development Council

Which of the following institutes are considered necessary to promote ‘Unity among diversity’ in the Indian Federalism?

(b)Finance Commission & Regional Council

(c)Unitary Judicial System & All India Services

(d)All of the above

Q. 431 markMedium

According to which Article of the Constitution, the State of Jammu and Kashmir has got a Special Status?

(c)Article 15 (IV) & 16 (IV)

The provisions of reservation for O.B.C. (Other Backward Classes) are made in the Constitution under which Articles?

(a)Article 13 (II) & 14

(b)Article 14 & 15

(d)Article 17 & 18

Q. 451 markMedium

Which Article of the Constitution of the Indian Republic relates to the protection of ‘Life and Personal Liberty’?

Under which Article of the Constitution was the Separate Scheduled Tribe Commission established?

(b)Economic and Social Council

The demand for democratisation of the U.N.O. is mainly related to the

(a)General Assembly

(c)Security Council

(d)Trusteeship Council

Q. 481 markMedium

In which year, for the first time, was the SAARC meet organised in India?

In the year 1997, the World Environment Conference was organised in

(c)Minimum Credible Deterrence

The Nuclear Doctrine of India contains

(a)No first use

(b)Unilateral moratorium

(d)All the above

Q. 511 markMedium

Who coined the term ‘BRICS’ in 2001?

The first phase of liberalization was initiated in India under the regime of

(a)Rajiv Gandhi

(b)P. V. Narasimha Rao

(c)Atal Behari Vajpayee

(d)H. D. Deve Gowda

Q. 531 markMedium

Which one of the following has been recognised as a National Party in 2016?

Who among the following scholars described the party system prevailing in India in the early years of Independence as a one-party dominant system?

(b)Election Commission of India

Who recognises the political parties in India?

(a)President of India

(c)Ministry of Law and Justice

(d)Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Q. 561 markMedium

(a)Balwantrai Mehta Committee

Which one of the following Committees/Commissions recommended the creation of Nyaya Panchayats?

(b)Ashok Mehta Committee

(c)G. V. K. Rao Committee

(d)Sarkaria Commission

Q. 571 markMedium

The system of Panchayat Raj is mentioned in the

(c)Public Utility Services

Which one of the following functions is not the concern of Local Self-Government?

(a)Public Health

(b)Sanitation

(d)Maintenance of Public Order

Q. 591 markMedium

Which one of the following Articles provides reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Panchayats?

(a)The United States of America

The concept of ‘Right to Service’ originated in

(b)Agricultural Development

In the Budget for the year 2016-17 of the State of Uttarakhand, which of the following items has been allotted the highest amount?

(a)School Education

(c)Industrial Development

(d)Roads Construction

Q. 621 markMedium

The biggest Hydro-Electric Project of Uttarakhand State is

‘HARELA’ festival of Uttarakhand is related to

Which of the following airports of Uttarakhand is most operational?

Which one of the following shrines of Uttarakhand was visited by the maximum number of tourists in the year 2015?

Which of the following districts of Uttarakhand has the lowest population as per the 2011 Census?

Which one of the following countries is the largest trading partner of India?

The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was started in India in the year

As per Census 2011, which of the following states in India has the lowest sex-ratio?

(d)Non-monetised consumption

One of the problems in calculating National Income in India is

(a)Under-employment

(b)Inflation

(c)Low level of savings

Q. 711 markMedium

The Apex bank for providing Agricultural Refinance in India is

According to the 14th Finance Commission, the percentage share of States in the net proceeds of the shareable Central tax revenue should be

Which sector in India attracts the highest FDI equity flow?

(a)Construction sector

Who among the following is the present Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

(a)Nutritional status, quality of life and per capita GDP

Human Development Index is a composite index of which of the following?

(b)Poverty, life expectancy and educational attainment

(c)Life expectancy, educational attainment and per capita income

(d)Inflation, Unemployment and per capita GDP

Q. 761 markMedium

(b)2 hectares to 4 hectares

The size of marginal land holding in India is

(a)More than 5 hectares

(d)Less than 1 hectare

Q. 771 markMedium

In which year ‘BRIC’ grouping was formed as ‘BRICS’?

What was the rank of India in Commercial Services Exports in the world in 2014?

(a)The production of petroleum

The main emphasis of OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) is on which of the following?

(b)Control over prices of petroleum

(c)Both (a) and (b)

Q. 801 markMedium

(a)Reduction in import duties

Globalisation does not include

(b)Abolition of import licensing

(c)Free flow of Foreign Direct Investment

(d)Disinvestment of Public Sector equity

Q. 811 markMedium

How many countries are members of World Bank?

Which one of the following publishes the ‘Global Competitiveness Index’ report?

(a)U.N.D.P.

(b)World Economic Forum

(c)I.M.F.

(d)W.T.O.

Q. 831 markMedium

The Indian Grain Storage Management and Research Institute for providing training to the SAARC member countries is situated at

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act came into force in India during

(a)Trade Related Income Measures

‘TRIMs’ stands for

(b)Trade Related Investment Measures

(c)Trade Related Innovative Measures

(d)Trade Related Incentive Measures

Q. 861 markMedium

(b)A segment of DNA and histone

Gene is

(a)A segment of DNA

(c)A segment of DNA, RNA and histone

(d)All of the above

Q. 871 markMedium

Thalassemia is a hereditary disease which affects

(a)Richard Feynman – 1959

Who among the following gave the term “Nanotechnology” and when?

(b)Norio Taniguchi – 1974

(c)Eric Drexler – 1986

(d)Sumio Ijima – 1991

Q. 891 markMedium

The training centre of the Uttarakhand Livestock Development Board is located at

(a)Carbon dioxide, Methane, Chlorine, Nitric oxide

Which set of the following gases is most important for greenhouse effect?

(b)Nitric oxide, Methane, Ethane, Chlorofluoro carbons

(c)Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous oxide, Water vapour

(d)Carbon Monoxide, Sulphur dioxide, Methane, Water vapour

Q. 911 markMedium

(b)Cordless electronic appliances

Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery is used in

(a)Calculator

(c)Transistors

(d)All of the above

Q. 921 markMedium

(a)Neutron-induced nuclear reaction

Which statement is not associated with nuclear fission?

(b)Energy generation in stars

(c)Source of energy in nuclear reactor that produces electricity

(d)Enormous energy is released in an atom bomb

Q. 931 markMedium

Cellulose and starch both are made up of

Which of the following is a mechanical wave?

(d)May increase or decrease depending on nature of liquid

With the rise of temperature, the viscosity of liquid:

(a)Increases

(b)Decreases

(c)Remains unchanged

Q. 961 markMedium

One Nanometer is equal to

The time period of revolution of a geo-stationary satellite is

(a)Polytetrafluoro ethylene

Teflon is the common name of

(b)Polyvinyl chloride

(c)Polyvinyl fluoride

(d)Dichlorodifluoro methane

Q. 991 markMedium

Which pair of the following is of Copper alloys?

(a)Brass and Invar

(b)Bronze and Nichrome

(c)Brass and Bronze

Q. 1001 markMedium

(c)Both electrons and holes

Electric conduction in a semiconductor takes place due to

(a)Electrons only

(b)Holes only

(d)Neither electrons nor holes

Q. 1011 markMedium

"Red Data Book" is published by

In Uttarakhand, Oak-Rhododendron are characteristic plants of

(a)Sub-tropical forest

Maintenance of genetic diversity in National Parks is done by

(a)In-situ conservation

(b)Ex-situ conservation

(c)Gene pool

Q. 1041 markMedium

(a)Nanda Devi National Park

First National Park of India is

(b)Jim Corbett National Park

(c)Rajaji National Park

(d)Kanha National Park

Q. 1051 markMedium

Which one is an example of "Parallel Cropping"?

Which of the following is an Operating System?

Which of the following is an extremely fast, small memory between CPU and main memory?

(b)Half-duplex Communication

Television transmission is an example of which of the following?

(a)Simplex Communication

(c)Full-duplex Communication

Q. 1091 markMedium

The set of protocols, which defines all transmission exchanges across the internet is called

(d)Infrastructure as a service

Which of the following is NOT offered as an independent service layer in Cloud Computing?

(a)Hardware as a service

(b)Platform as a service

(c)Software as a service

Q. 1111 markMedium

When did Tehri State merge with the Indian Union?

(a)1st August, 1949

(b)15th August, 1947

(d)26th January, 1952

Q. 1121 markMedium

In Mahabharat, by what name were the Kuninda-kings known?

What is the historical name of Uttarakashi?

What are Kingri-Wingri, Neeti-Mana?

To which of the following games is Chirag Sen related?

(b)Palipachau, Jaunsar, Rawai

Where is "Mauna-fair" held?

(a)Uttarkashi

(c)Chamoli

(d)Ranikhet

Q. 1171 markMedium

(c)Vir Chandra Singh Garhwali

Who had founded the "Tehri Rajya Praja Mandal"?

(a)Sri Deo Suman

(b)Badri Dutt Pandey

(d)Indra Mani Budoni

Q. 1181 markMedium

In which State of India is the Neutrino Observatory being established?

In which event Deepa Malik won a silver medal at the Rio Paralympics?

NASA's "Cassini" spacecraft is on mission for which planet?

In which year was the Collegium System for the appointment of Judges adopted by the Supreme Court of India?

Which country has the world's longest network of bullet train?

Which Physician of Indian origin was honoured with the U.S. National Humanities Medal – 2015?

Which Indian Para-military force has the distinction of raising the first women's battalion?

(a)India, Afghanistan, China

The “Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative” (KSLCDI) is a collaboration among which three nations?

(b)India, Nepal, Afghanistan

(c)India, Nepal, Pakistan

(d)India, China, Nepal

Q. 1261 markMedium

Which is the first Private Sector Bank in India to use Software Robotics?

The financial instrument, through which Indian companies can raise money from overseas market in Rupees, is known as

Who is the world’s first woman to receive the “Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea” from the International Maritime Organization (I.M.O.)?

(a)Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

Who will be the Chief Guest at the 2017-Republic Day Celebrations?

(b)Chancellor of Germany

(c)King of Saudi Arabia

(d)President of France

Q. 1301 markMedium

“Bathukamma” is the festival of which State?

The book “Ace Against Odds” is an autobiography of:

Which of the following was given the classical language status in 2014?

Which year will India chair the prestigious G-20 forum?

The British scholar Jim O’Neill who coined the term ‘BRICS’ is related to which of the following subjects?

(d)Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha

Which Indian Scientist had the distinction of receiving not only the Nobel Prize but also the Bharat Ratna?

(a)Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

(b)Dr. J. C. Bose

(c)Dr. C. V. Raman

Q. 1361 markMedium

Who of the following Gods was considered as War-God in the Vedic Pantheon?

Who was the founder of the Nanda Dynasty in Magadha?

Who was called as ‘Sandrocottos’ by Justin, the Greek writer?

(a)Chandragupta Maurya

Which one of the following places was not the centre of learning during early medieval period?

The founder of Nyaya Philosophy was

(b)Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq

The Horse-Shoe arch was first introduced in the

(a)Tomb of Iltutmish

(c)Alai Darwazah

(d)Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque

Q. 1421 markMedium

(a)Shaikh Muin-ud-din Chishti

Which of the following Sufi saints is known as Mahboob-i-Ilahi?

(b)Shaikh Nizam-ud-din Auliya

(c)Baba Farid

(d)Shaikh Nasir-ud-din Chirag-i-Dehlavi

Q. 1431 markMedium

Sultan who raised the land revenue to fifty percent of the produce was

(a)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

(b)Alauddin Khilji

(c)Firoz Shah Tughlaq

(d)Balban

Q. 1441 markMedium

(b)Turky Sultana ka Mahal

Which one of the following buildings is known as ‘Shan-i-Fatehpur’?

(a)Buland Darwazah

(c)Jama Masjid

(d)Shahjadi Umber ka Mahal

Q. 1451 markMedium

Who wrote Tabaqat-i-Akbari?

(a)Abul Fazal

(b)Abdul Qadir Badauni

(c)Akbar Khan Sarwani

(d)Nizam-ud-din Ahmed

Q. 1461 markMedium

Under which Sikh Guru were the Sikhs transformed into the ‘Khalsa’?

Which one of the followings is connected with the ‘Blue Water’ policy?

Name the French Commander who was defeated in the battle of Wandiwash in 1760.

Which Act of British Parliament abolished the East India Company’s monopoly over trade in India?

(a)Regulating Act

(b)Pitt’s India Act

(c)Charter Act of 1813

Q. 1501 markMedium

Who is regarded as the Pioneer of Irrigation works in South India?

Paper-II(100 questions)

Q. 11 markMedium

In answering a quiz, ‘no’ counts –1, ‘yes’ counts +1 and ‘don’t know’ counts 0 (zero). What is the average value of 5 no’s, 15 yes’s and 5 don’t know’s?

Choose the one from the following which is different from the other according to some rule: Copper, Zinc, Brass, Iron

Which word can be formed from the letters of the following word? VENTURESOME

F is the brother of A. C is the daughter of A. K is the sister of F. G is the brother of C. Who is the uncle of G?

The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is 4:20 is

The area of the largest circle which can be drawn inside a rectangle with sides 18 cms and 14 cms is

In a queue, A is eighteenth from the front while B is sixteenth from the end. If C is twenty-fifth from the front and is exactly in the middle of A and B, then how many persons are there in the queue?

A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute. If every two adjacent posts are 50 metres apart, at what speed is the train moving?

If in a certain code ‘DOWN’ is written as ‘3 @ 9 #’ and ‘NAME’ is written as ‘% 6 5’, how is ‘MODE’ written in that code?

Two positions of a dice are shown below. Identify the number at the bottom when the number at the top is ‘3’.

The following chart shows the percentage of expenditure incurred in agriculture, transport and other sectors of the economy in a certain year. If the total expenditure in agriculture is 150 crore, then expenditure in transport is

The following table gives the number of persons with different incomes in a country in a certain year. What is the average income per head (in thousand units)? Income range (in thousand units): 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-5 Number of persons (in lakhs): 13 | 90 | 81 | 117

An inspector rejects 0.08% of the metres as defective. How many will be examined to reject 2 metres?

The ratio of the volume of a cube to that of the biggest sphere which will fit inside the cube is

Which of the following is NOT associated with non-verbal communication?

One, who believes that all things and events in life are predetermined, is a/an

If 8th December, 2007 was Saturday, which day of the week was 8th December, 2006?

Which of the following diagrams best indicates the relation among Profit, Dividend and Bonus?

What is the ratio of the areas of inscribed and circumscribed circles of a square?

If x + y + z = 13, then what is the maximum value of (x – 2) (y + 1) (z – 3) ?

Kittu is in between Mohan and Sohan. Raju is to the left of Sohan and Shyam is to the right of Mohan. If Sohan is sitting to the left of Mohan and all are sitting facing North, then who is on the extreme right?

A man walks 15 m towards South from a fixed point. From there he goes 12 m towards North and then 4 m towards West. How far and in which direction is he from the fixed point?

Pointing to a woman in a photograph, a man says, “her mother’s mother is the mother of my father.” How is the man related to the woman in the photograph?

What is the total number of triangles in the figure given below?

The sum of seven consecutive natural numbers is 1617. How many of these are prime numbers?

If P/q = 3/11, then (22p – 34q) / (33p – 3q) is equal to

In an imaginary language, the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are substituted by a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, respectively. If 10 is written as ba, then the value of [dc × f – (bf – d) × d] is equal to

How many times 2 will appear in the prime factorization of the product 1×2×3×4×….×50 ?

Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a circle facing one another. P is sitting in front of Q; Q is sitting to the right of T and left of R; P is sitting to the left of U and right of S. Who is sitting opposite to R?

(a)U

(b)T

(c)R

(d)Cannot be determined

Q. 301 markMedium

Statements : All books are leaves. Some leaves are jungles. No jungle is a box. Conclusions : I. Some jungles are books. II. No book is a box. III. Some leaves are boxes

If the following words are arranged in alphabetical order, which word will come in the middle? Electric, Elector, Elect, Election, Electrode

A man is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the West. In which direction will his left hand be?

A batsman in his 20th innings makes a score of 110 and thereby increases his average by 4. What is his average after 20th innings?

How many meaningful English words can be formed by using the letters of the word 'ALEP'?

A is the brother of B. C is the brother of A. To establish relationship between B and C, which of the following information(s) is/are required? (i) Gender of C (ii) Gender of B

(a)Either (i) or (ii)

Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order: 1. Poverty 2. Population 3. Death 4. Unemployment 5. Diseases

Which among the following appropriately replaces ⊝, ⊖ and ⊗ respectively in 90 ⊝ 6 ⊖ 8 ⊗ 2 ? 1. ×, =, + 2. =, +, × 3. =, ×, + 4. +, =, ×

Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 hours and 12 hours respectively while a third pipe empties the tank in 20 hours. If all the three pipes operate simultaneously, in how much time will the tank be filled?

(a)7 hours 30 minutes

(b)7 hours

(d)2 hours

Q. 391 markMedium

The difference between yearly simple interest and compound interest reckoned half-yearly on ₹1,200 for one year at 10 % per annum is

A motor-boat whose speed in still water is 15 km/h, goes 30 km downstream and comes back in 4 hours 30 minutes. The speed of the stream (in km/h) is

Aarti is older than Saumya. Muskan is elder to Aarti but younger than Kashish. Kashish is older than Saumya. Saumya is younger than Muskan. Gargi is the eldest. Who is the youngest?

(a)Wheat, Barley and Jowar

Which combination of crops represents the 50 % of the total area of land under food crops (as shown in the given pie-chart)?

(b)Paddy, Wheat and Jowar

(c)Paddy, Wheat and Barley

(d)Bajra, Maize and Paddy

Q. 431 markMedium

If the total area under Jowar was 1.5 million acres, then what is the area (in million acres) under Paddy?

If the production of Wheat is six times that of Barley, then what is the ratio between the yield per acre of Wheat and Barley?

If the total area under crops goes up by 25 % and the area under Wheat production goes up by 12.5 % of the current area, what will be the angle pertaining to Wheat crop in the new pie-chart?

The number of rectangles/squares in the given figure (rectangle grid) is

The digit at the unit place of 17^17 is

The digit ‘3’ can be written in 3 ways as 3 = 2+1 = 1+1+1 (order of addition is not important). According to this, in how many ways can the number 5 be written using digits less than or equal to 5?

‘Zero’ is

(a)an even integer

(b)an odd integer

(c)neither even nor odd

(d)even and odd both

Q. 501 markMedium

Two words are given: NOT and TONE. These words represent some numbers. If we add them, we get the number 9000, i.e. N O T + T O N E ---------- 9 0 0 0 Which number will be represented by the word NET?

Assertion (A): Economic justice is concerned with giving all the members of society a fair share. Reason (R): The possible criteria of distribution are equity, equality and need.

Assertion (A): ‘Grapes are sour’ attitude is an example of defence mechanism in psychology. Reason (R): Rationalisation can be used to avoid admitting disappointment.

Assertion (A): India is the world’s second most populous country. Reason (R): The problem of unemployment is increasing with the increase in population in India.

Assertion (A): There is no difference between ‘policy making’ and ‘decision making’. Reason (R): Policy refers to the formulation of a particular plan or course of action by the government or an organisation.

Assertion (A): Training in the competition period aims at achieving and maintaining top form. Reason (R): Once achieved, top form can last for a prolonged period of time.

Assertion (A): The rate of migration from the hilly areas of Uttarakhand has increased after it was formed in the year 2000. Reason (R): Migration leads to abandonment of villages which causes degradation of land.

What is the average sales of books (in thousands) of the publishing house through these branches in the year 2014?

In which branch of the publishing house, the difference between the sales of books (in thousands) in two years, is maximum?

Total sales of the branch B3, for both years, is what percent of total sales of all the branches for both the years?

(a)Jump out quickly to avoid embarrassment.

You are in a bus. The bus reaches your stop but still you have not purchased the ticket because of heavy rush. What will you do?

(b)Call the conductor, give him the money and get the ticket.

(c)Hand the money to someone sitting nearby to give it to the conductor.

(d)Give the money to the driver.

Q. 611 markMedium

Free notebooks were distributed equally among children. The number of notebooks each child got was one-eighth of the number of children. Had the number of children been half, each child would have got 16 notebooks each. How many notebooks were distributed in total?

(a)Leave him and proceed to your destination.

You are Superintendent of Police of an area. You are going for a very urgent work. On your way, you come across a person who is grievously injured. What will you do?

(b)Carry the injured person to the hospital.

(c)Order one of your subordinates to come and take the person to the hospital.

(d)Hire a taxi, send him to the hospital and then proceed to your destination.

Q. 631 markMedium

(c)Only III and IV follow.

Statements : All scientists are fools. All fools are illiterate. Conclusions : I. All scientists are illiterate. II. All illiterates are scientists. III. All illiterates are fools. IV. Some illiterates would be scientists. Which of the conclusions follow?

(a)Only I and IV follow.

(b)Only II follows.

(d)Only IV follows.

Q. 641 markMedium

A told B, "Yesterday I met the only brother of the daughters of my paternal grandmother." Whom did A meet?

(b)Only I and II are implicit.

Statement : "Use ‘Riya’ cold cream for fair complexion" – An advertisement. Assumptions : I. People like to use cream for fair complexion. II. People are easily fooled. III. People respond to advertisements. Which of the assumptions is/are implicit?

(a)Only I is implicit.

(c)Only I and III are implicit.

(d)None of the above.

Q. 661 markMedium

(c)Both I and II are implicit.

Statement : Children are influenced more by their teachers now-a-days. Assumptions : I. Children consider their teachers as their models. II. Children’s most of the time is spent in schools. Which of the assumptions is/are implicit?

(a)Only I is implicit.

(b)Only II is implicit.

(d)None of these.

Q. 671 markMedium

The nearest coming year, which will be a perfect square, is

The number of multiples of 7 from 123 to 321 is

The average of 10 numbers was found to be 15. Later it was found that one number 36 was wrongly copied as 26. Correct average is

(a)Errors that cannot be corrected

"Himalayan errors" in the passage stands for

(a)He never made mistakes.

What makes the person described in the passage a great representative of humanity?

(b)While fighting evil, he always thought of consequences.

(c)He made the service of the poor and dispossessed his passion of life.

(d)He was indifferent to social and political evils.

Q. 721 markMedium

(a)The good ends will never be attained.

According to the great man described in the passage, which one of the following is NOT true if evil methods are adopted?

(b)There is a strong connection between ends and means.

(c)The ends get distorted.

(d)Evil methods can help to achieve good ends.

Q. 731 markMedium

What is the antonym of "complicate"?

Out of the given alternatives, choose the one that can be substituted for the phrase – "study of the origin and history of words".

Which one of the given alternatives best expresses the underlined part of the sentence? "Nothing can be done when the whole system is paralysed by inertia."

Out of the given alternatives, choose the one that correctly describes the meaning of the underlined phrase: "The love of his wife bore him up in the midst of all his problems."