52 questions from the UPSC 1996 examination.
52 questions
When the frequency distribution is normal
The average of X1, X2 and X3 is 14. Twice the sum of X2 and X3 is 30. What is the value of X1?
Of the four landmarks in medical history given below, which one was the first to take place?
A simple machine helps a person doing
A truck, a car and a motor cycle have equal kinetic energies. If equal stopping ...
Which of the following are associated with diabetes mellitus, a common disease in adults? I. Higher sugar level in blood II. Lower sugar level in blood III. Lower insulin level in blood IV. Higher insulin level in blood Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Consider the following statements: At the present level of technology available in India, solar energy can be conveniently used to I. Supply hot water to residential buildings. II. Supply water for minor irrigation projects. III. Provide street lighting. IV. Electrify a cluster of villages and small towns. Of these statements
Which one of the following satellites is to be launched from India in 1996?
Fat present below the skin surface in our body acts as a barrier against
The alpha particle carries two positive charges. Its mass is very nearly equal to that of
A liquid is flowing in a streamlined manner through a cylindrical pipe. Along a section containing the axis of the pipe, the flow profile will be
Domestic electrical wiring is basically a
According to the World Health Organisation, the disease which causes the death of the largest number of people today is
I. ‘A’ stood first in the race. II. ‘C’ led all the way. III. ‘D’ ran faster than others in the later part of the race. Of these statements
Which one of the following is NOT an essential micronutrient for plants?
Total internal reflection can take place when light travels from
Besides proteins and carbohydrates, other elements of nutritional value found in milk include
Which of the following would lead to ‘malnutrition’? I. Overnutrition II. Undernutrition III. Imbalanced nutrition Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
The offending substance in the liquor tragedies leading to blindness, etc. is
When an air bubble at the bottom of a lake rises to the top, it will
When a mirror is rotated by an angle of θ, the reflected ray will rotate by
If A = x² − y², B = 20 and x + y = 10, then
‘Diamond Ring’ is a phenomenon observed
It is possible to produce seedless tomato fruits by
Consider the following figures: (i) a rectangle 4 cm × 9 cm (ii) a square of side 6 cm (iii) a right-angled triangle with base 8 cm and height 9 cm Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from these figures?
The next pair of letters in the series AZ, CX, FU, ...... is
The variation of displacement (d) with time (t) in the case of a particle falling freely under gravity from rest is correctly represented by which of the following graphs?
A man starts walking in the north-easterly direction from a particular point. After walking a distance of 500 metres, he turns southward and walks a distance of 400 metres. At the end of this walk he is situated
Living organisms require at least 27 elements, of which 15 are metals. Among these, those required in major quantities include
Consider the following statements: A person in a spaceship located half-way between the earth and the sun will notice that the I. Sky is jet black. II. Stars do not twinkle. III. Temperature outside the spaceship is much higher than that on the surface of the earth. Of these statements
A rectangle has a perimeter of 50 metres. If its length is 13 metres more than its breadth, then its area is
Which one of the following is a modern tank?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Vitamin II. Enzyme III. Hormone IV. Protein List II A. Pepsin B. Carotene C. Keratin D. Progesterone
Which one of the following elements is alloyed with iron to produce steel which can resist high temperatures and also have high hardness and abrasion resistance?
Assertion (A): Transformer is useful for stepping up or stepping down voltages. Reason (R): Transformer is a device used in D.C. circuits. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Two packs of cards are thoroughly mixed and shuffled and two cards are drawn at random, one after the other. What is the probability that both of them are Jacks?
In the given figure, the triangle represents girls, the square represents sportspersons and the circle represents coaches. The portion in the figure which represents girls who are sportspersons but not coaches is the one labelled
In an accurate clock, over a period of 2 hours 20 minutes, the minute hand will move over
Mouse is to cat as fly is to
The given pie charts show the proportion of literates and illiterates in a country, in the year 1970 and 1990 and also the proportion of males (M) and females (F) among the literates. Which one of the following statements can be said to be beyond any doubt?
Consider the following statements: AIDS is transmitted — I. By sexual intercourse. II. By blood transfusion. III. By mosquitoes and other blood-sucking insects. IV. Across the placenta. Of these statements —
Examine the following statements: I. George attends Music classes on Monday. II. He attends Mathematics classes on Wednesday. III. His Literature classes are not on Friday. IV. He attends History classes on the day following the day of his Mathematics classes. V. On Tuesday, he attends his Sports classes. If he attends just one subject in a day and his Sunday is free, then he is also free on
The following figure contains three squares with areas of 100, 16 and 49 lying side by side as shown. By how much should the area of the middle square be reduced in order that the total length PQ of the resulting three squares is 19?
Match List I (Physiological processes) with List II (Cell organelles) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Photosynthesis II. Mineral uptake III. Respiration IV. Protein Synthesis List II A) Plasma membrane B) Chloroplast C) Mitochondria D) Ribosomes Codes:
Which of the following professional(s) are more likely to run the risk of a permanent change in their cell’s DNA? I. Researchers using carbon-14 isotope II. X-ray technician III. Coal miner IV. Dyer and painter Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Which one of the following is a modified stem?
The nutritional deficiency condition that needs to be given top priority for remedial action in India today is
If the price of a television set is increased by 25%, then by what percentage should the new price be reduced to bring the price back to the original level?
People drinking water from a shallow hand pump are likely to suffer from all of the following diseases, except
Six roads lead to a country. They may be indicated by letters X, Y, Z and digits 1, 2, 3. When there is storm, Y is blocked. When there are floods X, 1 and 2 will be affected. When road 1 is blocked, Z also is blocked. At a time when there are floods and a storm also blows, which road(s) can be used?
Which one of the following Venn diagrams correctly illustrates the relationship among the classes: Carrot, Food, Vegetable?
Two important characteristics of a hypothesis are that it should be testable and that it should be stated in a manner that it can be refuted. Which one of the following hypotheses fulfils these characteristics?