33 questions from the UPSC 2004 examination.
33 questions
In a question of a test paper, there are five items each under List-A and List-B. The examinees are required to match each item under List-A with its corresponding correct item under List-B. Further, it is given that 1. No examinee has given the correct answer 2. Answers of no two examinees are identical What is the maximum number of examinees who took this test?
Consider the following statements: 1. Femur is the longest bone in the human body. 2. Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria. 3. ‘Athlete’s foot’ is a disease caused by virus. Which of the statements given above are correct?
How many three-digit even numbers are there such that 9 comes as a succeeding digit in any number only when 7 is the preceding digit, and 7 is the preceding digit only when 9 is the succeeding digit?
Assertion (A): Fatty acids should be a part of the balanced human diet. Reason (R): The cells of the human body cannot synthesize any fatty acids.
50 men or 80 women can finish a job in 50 days. A contractor deploys 40 men and 48 women for this work, but after every duration of 10 days, 5 men and 8 women are removed till the work is completed. The work is completed in
Consider the following statements: 1. Smart Card is a plastic card with an embedded microchip. 2. Digital Technology is primarily used with new physical communication medium such as satellite and fibre optics transmission. 3. A digital library is a collection of documents in an organized electronic form available on the Internet only. Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
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A car is running on a road at a uniform speed of 60 km/hr. The net resultant force on the car is
The hormone insulin is a
In how many different ways can six players be arranged in a line such that two of them, Ajit and Mukherjee, are never together?
Consider the following statements: 1. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research uses fast reactor technology. 2. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Research and Exploration is engaged in heavy water production. 3. Indian Rare Earths Limited is engaged in the manufacture of Zircon for India's nuclear programme beside other rare earth products. Which of these statements given above are correct?
Salts of which of the following elements provide colours to fireworks?
A spherical body moves with a uniform angular velocity ω around a circular path of radius r. Which one of the following statements is correct?
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A weightless rubber balloon is filled with 200 cc of water. Its weight in water is equal to
A person stands at the middle point of a wooden ladder which starts slipping between a vertical wall and the floor of a room, while plane. The path traced by a person standing at the middle point of the slipping ladder is
Match List I (Institute) with List II (Located At) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (B) International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (C) Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (D) Tropical Forestry Research Institutes List II 1. Coimbatore 2. Mumbai 3. Jabalpur 4. Hyderabad Codes: A B C D
Three students are picked at random from a school having a total of 1000 students. The probability that these three students will have identical date and month of their birth is
Consider the following statements: 1. Adam Osborne produced the first portable computer. 2. Ian Wilmut created the first cloned sheep. Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
Assertion (A): In our houses, the current in AC electricity line changes direction 60 times per second. Reason (R): The frequency of alternating voltage supplied is 60 hertz.
Consider the following statements: 1. Non-function of lachrymal gland is an important symptom of deficiency of Vitamin A. 2. Deficiency of Vitamin B1 can lead to indigestion and heart enlargement. 3. Vitamin C deficiency can lead to pain in the muscles. 4. Deficiency of Vitamin D causes increased loss of Ca++ in urine. Which of these statements given above are correct?
Standard 18-carat gold sold in the market contains
A and B start from the same point and in the same direction at 7 a.m. to walk around a rectangular field 400 m × 300 m. A and B walk at the rate of 3 km/hr and 2.5 km/hr respectively. How many times shall they cross each other if they continue to walk till 1 and 2.30 p.m.?
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Nine different letters are to be dropped in three different letter boxes. In how many different ways can this be done?
Two cars X and Y start from two places A and B respectively which are 700 km apart at 9 a.m. Both the cars run at an average speed of 60 km/hr. Car X stops at 10 a.m. and again starts at 11 a.m. while the other car Y continues to run without stopping. When do the two cars cross each other?
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Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
Match List I (Fuel Gases) with List II (Major Constituents) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) CNG (B) Coal gas (C) LPG (D) Water gas List II 1. Carbon monoxide, Hydrogen 2. Butane, Propane 3. Methane, Ethane 4. Hydrogen, Methane, Carbon monoxide Codes:
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In which organ of the human body are the lymphocyte cells formed?
Consider the following statements: 1. Banking soda is used in fire extinguishers. 2. Quicklime is used in the manufacture of glass. 3. Gypsum is used in the manufacture of Plaster of Paris. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The research work of Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield, the Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2003, relates to