33 questions from the UPSC 2005 examination.
33 questions
Consider the following statements: 1. Dengue is a protozoan disease transmitted by mosquitoes. 2. Retro-orbital pain is not a symptom of Dengue. 3. Skin rash and bleeding from nose and gums are some of the symptoms of Dengue. Which one of the following statements is/are correct?
Pneumoconiosis afflicts the workers who work mainly in
There are 6 persons – A, B, C, D, E and F. They are to be seated in a row such that B never sits anywhere ahead of A. In how many different ways can this be done?
Ten identical particles are moving randomly inside a closed box. What is the probability that at any given point of time all ten particles will be lying in the same half of the box?
Consider the following statements : 1. The Headquarters of the International Organization for Standardization are located in Rome 2. ISO 9000 relates to the quality management system and standards. 3. ISO 14000 relates to environmental management system standards. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Who studies in Bhopal?
Which College is situated in Inder’s hometown?
Assertion (A): The main constituent of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas is methane. Reason (R): Methane can be used directly for burning in homes and factories where it can be supplied through pipelines.
Left pan of a faulty balance weighs 100 gram more than its right pan. A shopkeeper keeps the weight measure in the left pan while buying goods but keeps it in the right pan while selling his goods. He uses only 1 kg weight measure. If he sells his goods at the listed cost price, what is his gain?
Which one of the following diseases of milching animals are infectious? 1. Foot and Mouth disease 2. Anthrax 3. Black Quarter 4. Cowpox Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Assertion (A): All the proteins in our food are digested in small intestine only. Reason (R): The protein-digesting enzymes from pancreas are released into small intestine.
Match List-I (Atomic Power Plants/Heavy Water Plants) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List-I (A) Thal (B) Manuguru (C) Kakrapar (D) Kaiga List-II (State) 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Gujarat 3. Maharastra 4. Maha 5. Karnataka
Consider the following statements : 1. During the process of osmosis, the solvent travels from the concentrated solution to the dilute solution. 2. In the reverse osmosis, external pressure is applied to the dilute solution. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Assertion (A): Amoeba reproduces by fission. Reason (R): All unicellular organisms reproduce by asexual methods.
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given substances in the decreasing order of their densities?
An equilateral triangular plate is to be cut into a number of identical small equilateral triangular plates. Which one of the following can be a possible value of n?
A big rectangular plot of area 4320 m² is divided into 3 square-shaped smaller plots by fencing parallel to the smaller side of the plot. However some area of land was still left as a square could not be formed. So, 3 more square-shaped plots were formed by fencing parallel to longer side of the original plot such that no area of the plot was left surplus. What are the dimensions of the original plot?
On a railway route between two places A and B, there are 10 stations on the way. If 4 new stations are to be added, how many types of new tickets will be required if each ticket is issued for a one-way journey?
Consider the following statements : 1. A geostationary satellite is at an approximate height of 10,000 km 2. FM transmission of music is of very good quality because the atmospheric or man-made noises which are generally frequency variations can do little harm. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2 men and 1 woman board a bus in which 5 seats are vacant. One of these five seats is reserved for ladies. A woman may or may not sit on the seat reserved for ladies but a man can not sit on the seat reserved for ladies. In how many different ways can the five seats be occupied by these three passengers?
Which is Krishnan’s hometown?
300 persons are participating in a meeting, out of which 120 are foreigners and the rest are Indians. Out of the Indians there are 110 men who are not judges; 160 are men judges, and 35 are women judges. There are no foreign judges. How many Indian women attended the meeting?
Who among the following invented Lasers?
Aryan runs at a speed of 40 metre/minute. Rahul follows him after an interval of 5 minutes and runs at a speed of 50 metre/minute. Rahul’s dog runs at a speed of 60 metre/minute and starts along with Rahul. The dog reaches Aryan and then comes back to Rahul, and continues to do so till Rahul reaches Aryan. What is the total distance covered by the dog?
There are 10 identical coins and each one of them has ‘H’ engraved on one face and ‘T’ engraved on the other face. These 10 coins are lying on a table and each one of them has the ‘H’ face as the upper face. In one attempt, exactly four (neither more nor less) coins can be turned upside down. What is the minimum number of attempts in which the ‘T’ faces of all the 10 coins can be brought to be the upper faces?
Consider the following statements : 1. Anhydrous sodium carbonate is commonly known as baking soda 2. Baking soda is used in fire extinguishers 3. Bleaching powder is manufactured in Hasenclever plant Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Assertion (A): The person with diabetes insipidus feels thirsty. Reason (R): A person with diabetes insipidus suffers from excess secretion of vasopressin.
Consider the following statements : 1. Vigyan Rail is a Science Exhibition on wheels organized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2. Vigyan Prasar is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development. 3. EDUSAT, the ISRO’s educational satellite was launched from French Guyana in 2004. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
What is the order of magnitude of electric resistance of the human body (dry)?
There are 6 persons: A, B, C, D, E and F. (i) A has 3 items more than C (ii) D has 2 items less than B (iii) E has 6 items less than F (iv) C has 2 items more than E (v) F has 3 items more than D Which one of the following figures CANNOT be equal to the total number of items possessed by all the 6 persons?
A square is divided into 9 identical smaller squares. Six identical balls are to be placed in these smaller squares such that each of the three rows gets at least one ball (one ball in one square only). In how many different ways can this be done?
Assertion (A): Existence of human life on Venus is highly improbable. Reason (R): Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere.
If Inder studies in Ahmedabad, then which one of the following is the correct combination of Person–Hometown–Place of Study?