UPSC Prelims 2020
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- MathsView Answer for: A man takes half time in rowing a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio of the speed in still water to the speed of current?
A man takes half time in rowing a certain distance downstream than upstream. What is the ratio of the speed in still water to the speed of current?
- MathsView Answer for: A frog tries to come out of a dried well $4.5$ m deep with slippery walls. Every time the frog jumps $30$ cm, slides down $15$ cm. What is the number of jumps required for the frog to come out of the well?
A frog tries to come out of a dried well m deep with slippery walls. Every time the frog jumps cm, slides down cm. What is the number of jumps required for the frog to come out of the well?
- MathsView Answer for: How many five-digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition of digits?
How many five-digit prime numbers can be obtained by using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition of digits?
- MathsView Answer for: Two statements are given followed by two Conclusions:Statements: All numbers are divisible by $2$. All numbers are divisible by $3$.Conclusion-I: All numbers are divisible by $6$. Conclusion-II: All numbers are divisible by $4$.Which of the above Conclusions logically follows/follow from the two given Statements?
Two statements are given followed by two Conclusions:
Statements: All numbers are divisible by . All numbers are divisible by .
Conclusion-I: All numbers are divisible by . Conclusion-II: All numbers are divisible by .
Which of the above Conclusions logically follows/follow from the two given Statements?
- MathsView Answer for: A sum of Rs. 2,500 is distributed among X, Y and Z in two ratio $1/2 \colon 3/4 \colon 5/6$. What is the difference between the maximum share and the minimum share?
A sum of Rs. 2,500 is distributed among X, Y and Z in two ratio . What is the difference between the maximum share and the minimum share?
- MathsView Answer for: If 1 litre of water weighs 1 kg, then how many cubic millimetres of water will weigh $0.1$ gm?
If 1 litre of water weighs 1 kg, then how many cubic millimetres of water will weigh gm?
- MathsView Answer for: For what value of n, the sum of digits in the number $(10^n+ 1)$ is 2?
For what value of n, the sum of digits in the number is 2?
- MathsView Answer for: Which one of the following will have minimum change in its value if 5 is added to both numerator and the denominator of the fractions $\frac{2}{3}$, $\frac{3}{4}$, $\frac{4}{5}$ and $\frac{5}{6}$ ?
Which one of the following will have minimum change in its value if 5 is added to both numerator and the denominator of the fractions , , and ?
- MathsView Answer for: The average score of a batsman after his 50th innings was 46.4. After 60th innings, his average score increases by 2.6. What was his average score in the last ten innings?
The average score of a batsman after his 50th innings was 46.4. After 60th innings, his average score increases by 2.6. What was his average score in the last ten innings?
- MathsView Answer for: Two Statements S1 and S2 are given below with regard to two numbers followed by a Question:S1 : Their product is $21$. S2 : Their sum is $10$.Question: What are the two numbers?Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statements and the Question?
Two Statements S1 and S2 are given below with regard to two numbers followed by a Question:
S1 : Their product is . S2 : Their sum is .
Question: What are the two numbers?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statements and the Question?
- MathsView Answer for: A digit $n > 3$ is divisible by 3 but not divisible by 6. Which one of the following is divisible by 4?
A digit is divisible by 3 but not divisible by 6. Which one of the following is divisible by 4?
- MathsView Answer for: How many integers are there between 1 and 100 which have 4 as a digit but are not divisible by 4?
How many integers are there between 1 and 100 which have 4 as a digit but are not divisible by 4?
- MathsView Answer for: A car travels from a place X to place Y at an average speed of $V$ km/hr, from Y to X at an average speed of $2v$ km/hr, again from X to Y at an average speed of $3v$ km/hr and again from Y to X at an average speed of $4v$ km/hr. Then the average speed of the car for the entire journey
A car travels from a place X to place Y at an average speed of km/hr, from Y to X at an average speed of km/hr, again from X to Y at an average speed of km/hr and again from Y to X at an average speed of km/hr. Then the average speed of the car for the entire journey
- MathsView Answer for: What is the largest number among the following? $2/3$, $.6$, $\sqrt{.6}$, $(.6)^2$
What is the largest number among the following? , , ,
- MathsView Answer for: Let p, q, r and s be natural numbers such that $P – 2016 = q + 2017 = r – 2018 = s + 2019$ Which one of the following is the largest natural number?
Let p, q, r and s be natural numbers such that Which one of the following is the largest natural number?
- MathsView Answer for: A bottle contains 20 litres of liquid A. 4 litres of liquid A is taken out of it and replace by same quantity of liquid B. Again 4 litres of the mixture is taken out and replaced by same quantity of liquid B. What is the ratio of quantity of liquid A to that of liquid B in the final mixture?
A bottle contains 20 litres of liquid A. 4 litres of liquid A is taken out of it and replace by same quantity of liquid B. Again 4 litres of the mixture is taken out and replaced by same quantity of liquid B. What is the ratio of quantity of liquid A to that of liquid B in the final mixture?
- MathsView Answer for: A vessel full of water weighs 40 kg. If its is one-third filled, its weight becomes 20 kg. What is the weight of the empty vessel?
A vessel full of water weighs 40 kg. If its is one-third filled, its weight becomes 20 kg. What is the weight of the empty vessel?
- MathsView Answer for: Let $A3BC$ and $DE2F$ be four-digit numbers where each letter represents a different digit greater than 3. If the sum of the numbers is 15902, then what is the difference between the values of $A$ and $D$?
Let and be four-digit numbers where each letter represents a different digit greater than 3. If the sum of the numbers is 15902, then what is the difference between the values of and ?
- MathsView Answer for: Two Statements S1 and S2 are given below with regard to four members P, Q, R and S followed by a Questions:S1 : R is greater than P as well as Q. S2 : S is not the largest one.Question: Among four numbers P, Q, R and S, which one is the largest?Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statements and the Question?
Two Statements S1 and S2 are given below with regard to four members P, Q, R and S followed by a Questions:
S1 : R is greater than P as well as Q. S2 : S is not the largest one.
Question: Among four numbers P, Q, R and S, which one is the largest?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statements and the Question?
- MathsView Answer for: One page is torn from a booklet whose pages are numbered in the usual manner starting from the first page as 1. The sum of the numbers on the remaining pages is 195. The torn page contains which of the following numbers.
One page is torn from a booklet whose pages are numbered in the usual manner starting from the first page as 1. The sum of the numbers on the remaining pages is 195. The torn page contains which of the following numbers.
- MathsView Answer for: A person bought a car and sold it for Rs. $3,00,000$. If he incurred a loss of $20\%$, then how much did he spend to buy the car?
A person bought a car and sold it for Rs. . If he incurred a loss of , then how much did he spend to buy the car?
- MathsView Answer for: Let XYZ be a three-digit number, where $(X + Y + Z)$ is not a multiple of 3. Then $(XYZ + YZX + ZXY)$ is not divisible by
Let XYZ be a three-digit number, where is not a multiple of 3. Then is not divisible by
- MathsView Answer for: As a result of 25% hike in the price of rice per kg, a person is able to purchase 6 kg less rice for Rs. 1,200. What was the original price of rice per kg?
As a result of 25% hike in the price of rice per kg, a person is able to purchase 6 kg less rice for Rs. 1,200. What was the original price of rice per kg?
- MathsView Answer for: The recurring decimal representation 1.272727 … is equivalent to
The recurring decimal representation 1.272727 … is equivalent to
- MathsView Answer for: What is the least four-digit number when divided by 3, 4, 5 and 6 leaves a remainder 2 in each case?
What is the least four-digit number when divided by 3, 4, 5 and 6 leaves a remainder 2 in each case?
- MathsView Answer for: A person x can complete 20% of work in 8 days and another person Y can complete 25% of the same work in 6 days. If they work together, in how many days will 40% of the work by completed?
A person x can complete 20% of work in 8 days and another person Y can complete 25% of the same work in 6 days. If they work together, in how many days will 40% of the work by completed?
- MathsView Answer for: A shop owner offers the following discount options on an article to a customer: Successive discounts of $10\%$ and $20\%$, and then pay a service tax of $10\%$. Successive discounts of $20\%$ and $10\%$, and then pay a service tax of $10\%$. Pay a service tax of $10\%$ first, then successive discounts of $20\%$ and $10\%$.Which one of the following is correct?
A shop owner offers the following discount options on an article to a customer:
- Successive discounts of and , and then pay a service tax of .
- Successive discounts of and , and then pay a service tax of .
- Pay a service tax of first, then successive discounts of and .
Which one of the following is correct?
- MathsView Answer for: Consider the following statements: The minimum number of points of intersection of a square and a circle is $2$. The maximum number of points of intersection of a square and circle is $8$.Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
- The minimum number of points of intersection of a square and a circle is .
- The maximum number of points of intersection of a square and circle is .
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- MathsView Answer for: What is the greatest length $x$ such that $3 \frac{1}{2}$ m and $8 \frac{3}{4}$ m are integral multiples of $x$?
What is the greatest length such that m and m are integral multiples of ?
- MathsView Answer for: Consider the following date: | English | Hindi ----------|-------------|----------- Girls | 9 | 8 Boys | 8 | 7 What is the value of $x$ in the above table?
Consider the following date:
English Hindi Girls 9 8 Boys 8 7 What is the value of in the above table?
- MathsView Answer for: How many zeroes are there at the end of the following product?$1 \times 5 \times 10 \times 15 \times 20 \times 25 \times 30 \times 35 \times 40 \times 45 \times 50 \times 55 \times 60$
How many zeroes are there at the end of the following product?
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