Practice with real exam questions. Get instant feedback with detailed explanations and track your performance.
0%
Your Score
Answer questions to track
0
Correct
0
Wrong
0
Total
Filter Questions
All Subjects /All Chapters/
All Exams
Click an option to answer. Your score is tracked above.
6290 Questions
Page 87 of 252
2151
A candidate attempted 12 questions and secured full marks in all of them. If he obtained 60% in the test and all questions carried equal marks, then what is the number of questions in the test?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Quantitative Aptitude
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2152
When ten persons shake hands with one another, in how many ways is it possible?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Quantitative Aptitude
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2153
The difference between the simple interest received from two banks on Rs. 500 for two years is Rs. 2.50. What is the difference between their rates?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Quantitative Aptitude
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2154
The diameters of two circular coins are in the ratio of 1 : 3. The smaller coin is made to roll around the bigger coin till it returns to the position from where the process of rolling started. How many times the smaller coin rolled around the bigger coin?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Quantitative Aptitude
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2155
A man fills a basket with eggs in such a way that the number of eggs added on each successive day is the same as the number already present in the basket. This way the basket gets completely filled in 24 days. After how many days the basket was 1 / 4th full?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Quantitative Aptitude
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2156
The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through
UPSC Prelims 2010 Indian Geography
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2157
In the context of space technology, what is “Bhuvan”, recently in the news?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Science and Technology
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2158
If there were no Himalayan ranges, what would have been the most likely geographical impact on India?
1. Much of the country would experience the cold waves from Siberia.
2. Indo-gangetic plain would be devoid of such extensive alluvial soils.
3. The pattern of monsoon would be different from what it is at present.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Indian Geography
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2159
Indiscriminate disposal of used fluorescent electric lamps causes mercury pollution in the environment. Why is mercury used in the manufacture of these lamps?
UPSC Prelims 2010 General Science
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2160
What causes wind to defect toward left in the Southern hemisphere?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Physical Geography
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2161
P, Q, R and S are four men. P is the oldest but not the poorest. R is the richest but not the oldest. Q is older than S but not than P or R. P is richer than Q but not than S. The four men can be ordered (descending) in respect of age and richness, respectively, as:
UPSC Prelims 2010 Logical Reasoning
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2162
Consider the following statements:
1. The Taxus tree naturally found in the Himalayas.
2. The Taxus tree is listed in the Red Data Book.
3. A drug called ‘taxol’ is obtained from Taxus tree is effective against Parkinson’s disease.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Environment
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2163
As a result of their annual survey, the National Geographic Society and an international polling firm Globe Scan gave India top rank in Greendex 2009 score. What is this score?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Environment
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2164
King Cobra is the only snake that makes its own nest. Why does it make its nest?
UPSC Prelims 2010 General Science
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2165
With reference to the Consumer Disputes Redressal at district level in India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) A State Government can establish more than one District Forum in a district if it deems fit.
(b) One of the members of the District Forum shall be a woman.
(c) The District Forum entertains the complaints where the value of goods or services does not exceed rupees fifty lakhs.
(d) A complaint in relation to any goods sold or any service provided may be field with a District Forum by the State Government as a representative of the interests of the consumers in general.
UPSC Prelims 2010 Indian Polity
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2166
Three men start together to travel the same way around a circular track of 11 km. Their speeds are 4, 5.5 and 8 kmph respectively. When will they meet at the starting point for the first time?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Quantitative Aptitude
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2167
With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, consider the following:
1. The Right to Development
2. The Right to Expression
3. The Right to Recreation
Which of the above is/are the Rights of the child?
UPSC Prelims 2010 International Conventions
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2168
Two of the schemes launched by the Government of India for Women’s development are Swadhar and Swayam Siddha. As regards the difference between them, consider the following statements:
1. Swayam Siddha is meant for those in difficult circumstances such as women survivors of natural disasters or terrorism... whereas Swadhar is meant for holistic empowerment of women through Self Help Groups.
2. Swayam Siddha is implemented through Local Self Government bodies or reputed Voluntary Organizations whereas Swadhar is implemented through the ICDS units set up in the states.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Social Issues
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2169
In the context of India’s Five Year Plan, a shift in the pattern of industrialization, with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begins in
UPSC Prelims 2010 Indian Economy
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2170
With reference to the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007, consider the following statements:
1. This policy is applicable only to the persons affected by the acquisition of land for projects and not to the involuntary displacement due to any other reason.
2. This policy has been formulated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Indian Polity
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2171
A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics:
1. Warm and dry climate
2. Mild and wet winter
3. Evergreen oak trees
The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions?
UPSC Prelims 2010 World Geography
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2172
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Dam / Lake — River (a) Govind Sagar — Satluj (b) Kolleru Lake — Krishna (c) Ukai Reservoir — Tapi (d) Wular Lake — Jhelum
UPSC Prelims 2010 Indian Geography
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2173
With reference to the river Luni, which one of the following statements is correct?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Indian Geography
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2174
Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca:
UPSC Prelims 2010 World Geography
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.
Detailed Explanation
2175
Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the Gondwana rocks as most important of rock systems of India?
UPSC Prelims 2010 Indian Geography
Answer Panel
Select an option to reveal
Click any option on the left to see the answer and explanation.