APSC Prelims Quiz-gs-2-1
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APSC General Studies Paper 2 Syllabus
i. Comprehension.
ii. Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
iii. Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
iv. Decision making and problem solving.
v. General mental ability.
vi. Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level),
Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.) (Class X level)
All the questions of this quiz were taken from UPSC Previous Year Prelims Question Paper.
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All the questions of this quiz were taken from Disha 26 Years UPSC Topic Wise Solved Papers 1 & 2.
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
Consider the series given below:
4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96, …. The next term of the series is [UPSC prelims 1995]Correct
Given dates differ by 28 days each. Since 26/2/96 is a leap year, so February contain 29 days. Required date = 26/2/96 + 28 days = 25/3/96
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
In the given diagram, circle A represents teachers who can teach Physics, circle B represents teachers who can teach Chemistry, and circle C represents those who can teach Mathematics. Among these, which represents teachers who can teach Physics and Mathematics but not Chemistry, is
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It is the common area between A and C but not including B, i.e., u.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
Six roads lead to a country. They may be indicated by letters X, Y, Z and digits 1, 2, 3. When there is storm, Y is blocked. When there are floods X, 1 and 2 will be affected. When road 1 is blocked, Z is also blocked. At a time when there are floods and a storm also blows, which road(s) can be used?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
The next pair of letters in the series AZ, CX, FU,………………is
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Examine the following statements
- George attends Music classes on Monday
- He attends Mathematics classes on Wednesday
- His literature classes are not on Friday
- He attends History classes on the day following the day of his Mathematics classes
- On Tuesday he attends his sports classes, If he attends just one subject in a day and his Sunday is free, then he is also free on
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
In an accurate clock, in a period of 2 hours 20 minutes(140 minutes), the minute hand will move over
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The minute hand move over in 60 minutes = 360 degree
So, the angle made by minute hand in a minute = 360 degree / 60 = 6 degree
So, in a period of 2 hours 20 minutes the minute hand will move over = 6 x 140 degree = 840 degree
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
If in a certain code SAND is VDQG and BIRD is ELUG then what is the code for LOVE?
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S — 3+ —> V
A — 3+ —> D
N — 3+ —> Q
D — 3+ —> GB — 3+ —> E
I — 3+ —> L
R — 3+ —> U
D — 3+ —> GSimilarly,
L — 3+ —> O
O — 3+ —> R
V — 3+ —> Y
E — 3+ —> HIncorrect
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of 4 adults and 3 children, two of whom, F and G are girls. A and D are brothers and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers and has two children. B is married to D and G is their child. Who is C?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
Examine the following statements regarding a set of balls
- All balls are black
- All balls are white
- Only some balls are black
- No balls are black
Assuming that the balls can only be black or white, which two of the statements given above can be true, but cannot both be false? Choose the correct answer.
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
On another planet, the local terminology for the earth, water, light, air, and sky are ‘sky’, ‘light’, ‘air’, ‘water’, and ‘earth’ respectively. If someone is thirsty there, what would be the drink?
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earth –> sky
water –> light
light –> air
air –> water
sky –> earthIncorrect
