UPSC Prelims 2020 Question Paper & Analysis
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- View Answer for: What is the missing term @ in the following? ACPQ : BESU : MNGI : $NOLF$
What is the missing term @ in the following? ACPQ : BESU : MNGI :
- View 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?
- View Answer for: A is 16th from the left end in a row of boys and V is 18th from the right end. G is 11th from A towards the right and 3rd from V towards the right end. How many boys are there in the row?
A is 16th from the left end in a row of boys and V is 18th from the right end. G is 11th from A towards the right and 3rd from V towards the right end. How many boys are there in the row?
- View 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?
- View Answer for: Two statements S1 and S2 are given below followed by a Question:S1 : There are not more than two figures on any page of a 51-page book. S2 : There is at least one figure on every page.Question: Are there more than 100 figures in that book?Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statements and the Question?
Two statements S1 and S2 are given below followed by a Question:
S1 : There are not more than two figures on any page of a 51-page book. S2 : There is at least one figure on every page.
Question: Are there more than 100 figures in that book?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statements and the Question?
- View Answer for: Two Statements S1 and S2 are given below followed by a Question:S1 : $n$ is a prime number. S2 : $n$ leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 4.Question: If $n$ is a unique natural number between 10 and 20, then what is $n$?Which one of the following is correct in respect of above Statements and the Question?
Two Statements S1 and S2 are given below followed by a Question:
S1 : is a prime number. S2 : leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 4.
Question: If is a unique natural number between 10 and 20, then what is ?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of above Statements and the Question?
- View Answer for: Consider the following arrangement that has some missing letters: ababbbcbdcdcdeddThe missing letters which complete the arrangement are
Consider the following arrangement that has some missing letters: abab_b_bcb_dcdcded_d
The missing letters which complete the arrangement are
- View 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?
- View Answer for: Three Statements S1, S2 and S3 are given below followed by a Question:S1 : C is younger than D, but older than A and B. S2 : D is the oldest. S3 : A is the older than B.Questions: Who among A, B, C and D is the youngest?Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statements and the Question?
Three Statements S1, S2 and S3 are given below followed by a Question:
S1 : C is younger than D, but older than A and B. S2 : D is the oldest. S3 : A is the older than B.
Questions: Who among A, B, C and D is the youngest?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Statements and the Question?
- View Answer for: Two Statements are given followed by two Conclusions:Statements: All cats are dogs. All cats are black.Conclusion-I: All dogs are black. Conclusion-II: Some dogs are not black.Which of the above Conclusions logically follows/follow from the two given Statements, disregarding commonly known facts?
Two Statements are given followed by two Conclusions:
Statements: All cats are dogs. All cats are black.
Conclusion-I: All dogs are black. Conclusion-II: Some dogs are not black.
Which of the above Conclusions logically follows/follow from the two given Statements, disregarding commonly known facts?
- View Answer for: A man walks down the backside of his house straight $25$ metres, then turns to the right and walks $50$ metres again; then he turns towards left and again walks $25$ metres. If his house faces to the East, what is his direction from the starting point?
A man walks down the backside of his house straight metres, then turns to the right and walks metres again; then he turns towards left and again walks metres. If his house faces to the East, what is his direction from the starting point?
- View Answer for: A family of two generations consisting of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U has three males and three females. There are two married couples and two unmarried siblings. U is P’s daughter and Q is R’s mother-in-law. T is an unmarried male and S is a male. Which one of the following is correct?
A family of two generations consisting of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U has three males and three females. There are two married couples and two unmarried siblings. U is P’s daughter and Q is R’s mother-in-law. T is an unmarried male and S is a male. Which one of the following is correct?
- View Answer for: Consider the following sequence of numbers: 5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6 How many odd numbers are followed by the odd number in the above sequence?
Consider the following sequence of numbers: 5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6 How many odd numbers are followed by the odd number in the above sequence?
- View Answer for: A simple mathematical operation in each number of sequence 14, 18, 20, 24, 30, 32, … results in a sequence with respect to prime numbers. Which one of the following is the next number in the sequence?
A simple mathematical operation in each number of sequence 14, 18, 20, 24, 30, 32, … results in a sequence with respect to prime numbers. Which one of the following is the next number in the sequence?
- View Answer for: The letters from A to Z are numbered from 1 to 26 respectively. If GHI = $1578$ and DEF = $912$, then what is ABC equal to ?
The letters from A to Z are numbered from 1 to 26 respectively. If GHI = and DEF = , then what is ABC equal to ?
- View Answer for: In the particular year 12th January is a Sunday, then which one of the following is correct?
In the particular year 12th January is a Sunday, then which one of the following is correct?
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