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5226
Which of the following expressions has the greatest value ?
UPSC Prelims 1986 Mathematics
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5227
A dice has numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on its faces. Four positions of the dice are as shown below. The number on the face opposite to the face with number 6 is
UPSC Prelims 1986 Logical Reasoning
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5228
In a school, out of 40 staff members, 30 are males. Some of the female teachers can sing while no male can sing. The principal invited six persons to a party by drawing lots. It was found that no member in the party could sing. Which of the following conclusions can be definitely drawn ?
UPSC Prelims 1986 Logical Reasoning
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5229
The dimensions of a rectangle are 51 m and 49 m respectively while side of a square is 50 m. Which of the following statements is correct ?
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5230
Two taps can fill a tank separately in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, then the tank can be filled in
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5231
In the following division sum, where x's represent digits from 0 to 9, the digit at the hundredth place in the dividend is
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5232
In binary system, 1010 is equivalent to
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5233
Ram Singh gives half of his cash reserves to his wife, one half of the remaining to his son and one third of the remaining to his daughter. If his daughter's share is Rs. 12,500, then the total cash reserves with Ram Singh were
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5234
If the diameter of a cycle wheel is 3 ft, then the number of complete rotations that the wheel will make in covering a distance of 30 ft is
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5235
Approximate value of [201/2 + 25-1/2 + 183 + 10-2] is
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5236
If '+' means 'subtraction', '+' means 'addition', '?' means 'less than', '-' means 'greater than', 'x' means 'equal to', '' means 'multiplication', and '>' means 'division', then which of the following statements is true ?
UPSC Prelims 1986 Logical Reasoning
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5237
In the figure given below, if angle X = 60°, angle Y = 100° and ABC is an equilateral triangle, then angle Z =
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5238
A car runs at a speed of 40 km per hour during the first half of the journey and at a speed of 60 km per hour during the second half of the journey. The average speed of the car is
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5239
If the side of a cubical room is 13 m, then the maximum length of the pole that can be placed inside it can be
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5240
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Column IColumn II
A. Kaziranga National Park1. Gujarat
B. Gir National Park2. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bandipur National Park3. Assam
D. Kanha National Park4. Karnataka

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UPSC Prelims 1985 Indian Geography & Environment
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5241
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Column IColumn II
A. South-eastern coast of U.S.A.1. Florida current
B. West coast of South Africa2. Kuroshio current
C. South-western coast of South America3. Benguela current
D. South-eastern coast of Japan4. Peruvian current

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UPSC Prelims 1985 Physical Geography
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5242
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Column IColumn II
A. Bauxite1. Copper
B. Monazite2. Uranium
C. Malachite3. Thorium
D. Pitchblende4. Aluminium

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UPSC Prelims 1985 General Science & Chemistry
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5243
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Column IColumn II
A. Amarnath1. Buddhist caves
B. Rock cut temples2. Jain saint
C. Ajanta3. Hindu shrine
D. Bahubali4. Mahabalipuram

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UPSC Prelims 1985 Indian Art and Culture
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5244
Match the columns:

Column IColumn II
A. Glass1. Phosphorus
B. Match2. Sodium chloride
C. Fertiliser3. Sodium silicate
D. Salt4. Potassium sulphate

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UPSC Prelims 1985 General Science & Chemistry
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5245
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Column IColumn II
A. Amir Khusro1. 16th century
B. Din-i-Illahi2. 12th century
C. Qutab Minar3. 14th century
D. Chand Bardai4. 13th century

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UPSC Prelims 1985 Medieval Indian History
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5246
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Column IColumn II
A. Magnesium1. Mantle
B. Upper layer of the earth's crust2. Sima
C. Light rocks of the lithosphere3. Bill
D. Small Peninsula4. Sial

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UPSC Prelims 1985 Indian Geography & Geomorphology
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5247
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Column IColumn II
A. Upanishads1. World's oldest scriptures
B. Samaveda2. Magical chants
C. Rigveda3. Mysterious doctrine
D. Atharvaveda4. Ritual juice

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UPSC Prelims 1985 Ancient Indian History
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5248
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Column IColumn II
A. "Freedom at Midnight"1. Mahatma Gandhi
B. "Nineteen Eighty Four"2. Sarojini Naidu
C. "My Experiments with Truth"3. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
D. "The Song of India"4. George Orwell

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UPSC Prelims 1985 General Awareness
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5249
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) Carbohydrate(1) It constitutes oil, ghee, butter and oil seed
(b) Fat(2) Animal and vegetable tissues
(c) Protein(3) Excellent source of energy, constitutes starch, sugar, etc.
(d) Amino acids(4) End product of protein hydrolysis

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UPSC Prelims 1985 General Science & Biology
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5250
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement(1) B. G. Tilak
(b) Indian Home Rule League(2) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Moderate leader(3) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Brahmo Samaj(4) G. K. Gokhale

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UPSC Prelims 1985 Modern Indian History
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