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3376
The main function of the I.M.F. is to
UPSC Prelims 1994 Indian Economy
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3377
‘The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’. This is true of
UPSC Prelims 1994 General Science
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3378
An aeroplane takes off from 30° North Latitude, 50° East Longitude, and lands at the opposite end of the earth. Where does it land?
UPSC Prelims 1994 Physical Geography
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3379
Given below are voting percentage of a political party secured in three successive elections to the Lok Sabha:
Percentages of Votes: 7.4%, 11.4%, 22.4%
The party which secured these percentages of votes was
UPSC Prelims 1994 Indian Polity
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3380
To know whether the rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer, it is necessary to compare
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3381
The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the
UPSC Prelims 1994 Ancient History
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3382
Indian expertise was recently used in the archaeological restoration of the monuments at
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3383
The following graph shows the annual sales of a company’s products in millions of rupees. Study the trend and find out which of the following is/are correct? I. A deliberate attempt has been made to distort the figures in one year. II. Someone is interested in misleading the management. III. The kink in the graph is unexplained.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
UPSC Prelims 1993 Aptitude
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3384
The pie charts given here depict the area under cultivation of different cash crops, for two years, 1985 and 1990. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
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3385
The average salary of skilled employees in a firm is Rs. 520 and that of the unskilled employees is Rs. 420. If the average salary of both the groups of employees is Rs. 500, then the percentage of skilled employees in the firm is
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3386
A lottery system has ticket numbers with eight digits. There are ten first prizes of Rs. 1.00 lakh each, one hundred second prizes of Rs. 10,000 each and one thousand third prizes of Rs. 1,000 each. At the draw of lots, an eight-digit number is generated by choosing for each digit from left to right a random number in the range of 0 to 9. Any one who has a ticket with the first two digits (from left to right) matching the chosen number gets a first prize, and so on. One individual purchases a large number of tickets at a discounted price of Re. 0.75 each. For how much money should he purchase tickets to achieve a 10% chance of winning a third prize?
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3387
The monthly incomes of Peter and Paul are in the ratio of 4 : 3. Their expenses are in the ratio of 3 : 2. If each saves Rs. 600 at the end of the month, their monthly incomes respectively are (in rupees)
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3388
The given charts depict the price variation in a stock market during a year. Movement of industry-wise average price is plotted for the sectors of iron and steel and petroproducts. Price movements of four companies A and B (iron and steel), C and D (petroproducts) are also plotted. From the curves, a significant feature that can be deduced is
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3389
The following table shows the percentage change in the consumption of electricity by five towns P, Q, R, S and T from 1989 to 1991. What was the percentage by which the total consumption of electricity by the five cities changed between 1989 and 1991?
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3390
A point is selected at random inside a rectangle and perpendiculars are drawn on each side from the point. The sum of these perpendiculars is 24 cm. If the length of the rectangle is 3 times the width, the perimeter of the rectangle will be
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3391
In an examination, every candidate took Physics or Mathematics or both. 65.8% took Physics and 50.2% took Mathematics. The total number of candidates was 2000. How many took both Mathematics and Physics?
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3392
Consider the Venn diagram given below: The numbers in the Venn diagram are persons reading the newspapers indicated. The diagram is drawn after surveying 50 persons. In a population of 10,000, how many can be expected to read at least two newspapers?
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3393
Given below is the performance of two learners A and B: Which one of the following can be deduced from the graph?
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3394
Four persons Alok, Bhupesh, Chandu and Dinesh have a total of Rs. 100 among themselves. Alok and Bhupesh between them have as much money as Chandu and Dinesh between them but Alok has more money than Bhupesh, and Chandu has only half the money that Dinesh has. Alok has in fact Rs. 5 more than Dinesh. Who has the most money?
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3395
If ABRA CADABRA is 1, 2, 9, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 2, 9, 1, then HOCUS POCUS will be
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3396
In a single throw of a pair of dice, what is the probability of getting a sum of 8?
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3397
A rectangular sheet of aluminium foil measuring 5 cm by 10 cm is rolled into a cylinder of height 10 cm. If the cost of painting the cylinder is Rs. 2 per sq cm, then the cost of painting the surface of the cylinder will be
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3398
Four equal circles are described at the four corners of a square so that each touches two of the others. The area enclosed by the circumferences of the circles (shaded area) is 13(5/7) sq. cm. Find the radius of the circles. (Assume π = 22/7)
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3399
If the product of two numbers is 320 and their ratio is 1 : 5, what is the difference between the squares of these two numbers?
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3400
A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four times as old as his son. The age of the son is
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