UPSC Prelims 2013 Paper - 2 Key conducted on 26th May 2013 Series - B

FULLY SOLVED GENERAL STUDIES QUESTION PAPER FOR IAS

(PRE-2013) KEY BOOKLET SERIES: B

Sr. No.	Statement of the question	Answer
1	What  is  the  central  focus  of  the passage 1) Illegal mining in forests…	D            Disruption of habitat
2	What is the purpose of maintaining the       continuity      of      forested landscapes and corridors? 1)Preservation of biodiversity	A            Preservation of biodiversity
3	In  a  rare  coin  collection,  there  is one gold in for every three non-gold coins.10   more   gold   coins   area added to the collection and the ratio of gold coins to non-gold coins would be 1:2.Based…. 1)90…	A            90
4	A  gardener  has  1000  plants.  He wants to plant them in such a way that  the  number  of  rows  and  the number   of   columns   remain   the same. What is.…? 1)14 ………..	B            24
5	A sum of Rs. 700 has to be used to give   seven   cash   prizes   to   the students of a school for their overall academic performance. If each … 1) Rs. 30	B            Rs.40
6	Out of 120 applicants for a post, 70 are  male  and  80  have  a  driver's license. What is the ratio between minimum to maximum…. 1)1to2…	C            3 to 7
7	In  a  garrison,  there  was  food  for 1000 soldiers for one month. After 10 days, 1000 more soldiers joined	D            10 days

the garrison… 1)25 days… 8 The   tank   full   petrol   in   Arun's motor-cycle lasts for 10 days .If he starts using 25% more every day… 1)25 days D            8 9 A   person   can   walk   a   certain distance and drive back in six hours. He can also walk both ways in 10 hours. How much time …. 1)Two hours A            Two hours 10 Which of the following is closest to the view democracy as mentioned in the above passage? 1) The subject of democracy is middle due to a desire to portray it as a western concept….. C            While democracy is not essentially a Western idea belonging exclusively to the West, the institutional structure of current democratic practices has been their contribution. 11 With reference to the passage, the following  assumptions  have  been made: 1)    Many    of    the    non-western countries    are    unable    to    have democracy    because    they    take democracy…. D            Neither 1 nor 2 12 According to the passage, which of the following ……..… 1.     Companies     should     always comply with ….. C            1 only 13 According to the passage, which of the following… 1. Good corporate governance ….. D            1 only 14 According      to      the      passage, malnutrition…… 1. if the children have regular ….. D            If the responsibility of feeding younger children is given to adults 15 According to the author , poverty is not …. 1. taking care of younger ones is not a …. D 16 The need for policy intervention to mitigate…… 1. farmers are extremely risk …… C            The methods adopted by farmers and existing risk sharing institutions are not adequate 17 Which           of     the     following observations   emerges   from   the B.           No   single   risk-   specific   policy   is sufficient to reduce agricultural risk

above passage … 1. One can identify a single policy that can ….. 18 Consider  the  following  statements ……….. 1) A primary group is relatively smaller in ….. D            Members  of  a  primary  group  know each other intimately 19 Four  friends  ,  A,  B,  C  and  D distribute    some    money    among themselves in such a manner …… 1. A …… A 20 Which  mode  of  transport  would help one to reach …… 1) Boat A            Boat 21 If a person visits each of the places starting from P and gets back to P, which of the following palces….. 1. Q…… B            R 22 Which one  of  the  following pairs ……. 1. P and T …… D            None of these 23 Between  which  two  cities  among the pairs…… 1. Q and S….. B            P and R 24 If Y is selected and B is rejected , the team ….. 1) A, C ,W and Y B            A, C, X and Y 25 It B is selected and Y is rejected ………… 1) A, B, C and W….. C            A, B, C and X 26 If all the three males are selected…. 1. 1….. B            2 27 The music director of a film wants to select four persons to work …… 1. Rohit, Shobha, Kunal and …… C            Tanya, Mukesh, Kunal and Jaswant 28 Five people A, B, C D and E are ….. 1) C is seated next to A….. C 29 Who does not play hockey.. 1. D…… D 30 Who plays football…. 1) D A 31 Which game do B, C and …. B            Hockey

1. Basketball…… 32 Geeta is older than her cousin….. 1. While playing chess with … D            Meena is the youngest of the three 33 According   to   the   passage,   the financial…. B 34 The  Indian  financial  markets  are affected…. 1. increased in flow of remittances from ……. D            Contagion of Greece's sovereign ….. 35 According to the  passage , in the ….. 1.  controlled  by  the  Governement ……. D            Dominated by banks 36 Risk and liquidity management…… 1.  Further globalization…. A            1,2 and 3 37 There are five hobby clubs in …… 1. 3….. A            3 38 A,  B,  C,D  and  E  belong  to  five different.…. 1. B and C do not belong to ….. D            B belongs to s 39 Seven men A, B, C, D, E, F, and G ….. 1. Blue…. C            Red 40 There are some balls …. 1. is equal to the sum …….. B            Is double the number of green balls 41 Mineral oil deposits under the sea … 1. become rock and prevent oxygen from entering them….. B            Become rock and prevent oxygen from entering them 42 Sedimentary rock leads to the …. 1) There are no saline ….. C            Weight  of  overlying  sediment  layers causes the production of heat 43 In a class of 45 students ,….. 1. 25th….. C            27th 44 A thief running at …….: 1. 2 min… B            3 min 45 A train travels at a certain …….: 1. 24… C            42 46 According   to   the   passage,   why should the discharge of agricultural slurry     into     watercourses     be restricted? 1. Losing nutrients in ….. C 47 The     passage     refers     to     the B

conversation    of     "pollutant     to fertilizer".  What  is  pollutant  and what is fertilizer in this context? (a)          Decomposed          organic component… 48 According to the passage, what are the effects of indiscriminate use of fertilizers? 1. Addition of pollutant… B 49 What  is/are  the  characteristics  of water       body       with       cultural eutrophication ? 1.Loss of ecosystem services A 50 What is  the  central  theme  of  this passage? (a).Appropriate legislation….. C 51 According to the passage, Which of the following statements is the most likely to be true as the reason for mans miseries? (a) The poor economics… B 52 With   reference   to   the   passage, following  assumptions  have  been made? 1.The author gives prime D 53 Consider the following figers1, 2, 3 and 4. In   the   Figures   from   1   to   1 above…… B 54 Problem Figures: Triangle figure C 55 Problem Figures: Circle Figure B 56 Consider the following diagrams: X    men,    Working    at    constant speed…… D 57 Consider the following matrix: What is the number at "X"….. C 58 Four cars are hired at the rate of rs 6 per km plus…. 1)Car A 59 Examine the following three figures in  which  the  numbers  follow  the B            16

specific pattern: 1)7 60 A cube has six numbers marked 1, 2,3,4,5  and  6  on  its  face.  Three views of the cube are shown below: 1)2 and 3 A            2 and 3 61 How    many    Physics    professors belong…. B  16 62 Which    one    of    the    following discplines has highest ratio…. B Physics 63 What percentage of all Psychology professors….. C 60% 64 If  the  number  of  female  Physics profeesors  in  age  group  25-  34 equlas 25 % of all ……. A     9 65 If the Psychology professors in the University constitute 2 % of all the professors…. B 66 Consider the following figures: Which one of the following figures would logically come in 7th postion…. D 67 When Jim came home without his bicycle his parents …… a.  were angry with him …….. b.  were worried. c.  Did not feel concerned d.  Were eager to meet the old man and the little boy B            Were worried 68 Jim returned the watch to the old man and the little boy because….. A. they gave him chocolates…. B. His father was proud of him. C. He  was  satisfied  with  the condition of his bicycle D. They  were  late  only  by  30 minutes C            He was satisfied with the condition of his bicycle 69 The author asked john to drive more slowly because…. 1. The road led to the hill…… C            The road was not clearly visible 70 The travelers set out for the town…. 1.  They were in a hurry……. D            The next town was a short distance…..

71 The  Travellers  were  worried after twenty….. 1.  It was a lonely……… B            They  probably  feared  of  having  lost …. 72 A stout Lady was walking with her basket  down the middle of a street … It was pointed out to the lady that she should walk on the  pavement because she was…? A            A pedestrian. 73 The old lady refusre to move from the middle of the street because B            She  felt  that  she  is  entitled    to  do whatever she liked. 74 The old lady failed to released that B            Her liberty was not unlimited. 75 You are head of of your office.there re  certain  houses reserved for  the allotement  to  the  office  staff  and you have been given the discretion to do so.. C            Agree  with  the  office  note  to  show that… 76 While   travelling   in   a   Delhi   – registered commercial taxi from delhi  to  an  adjacent  city(another State),your taxi driver informs you that as he has no permit for running the taxi in that city,he will stop at its Transport   Office   and   pay   the prescribed fee of Rs. Forty for a day.While paying the fee at the counter you find that the transport clerk   is   taking   fifty   rupees   for which no recipt is being given.You are in a hurry for  your meeting. In such  circumstances  ,  what  would you do? C            Take    note    of    the    incident    and subsequently report the matter do the concerned authorities. 77 A person lives in a far off   village which is almost two hours by bus.The  villager's  neighbour  is  a very   powerful   landlord   who   is trying to occupy the poor villager's land by force. You are the district Magistrate   and busy in a meeting called   by a local Minister. The villager has come all the way, by bus   and on foot ,to see you   and C            Call   one   of   the   your   subordinate officers  and  ask  him  to  solve  the viilager's problem.

give    an    application        seeking protection    from    the     powerful landlord. 78 There is a shortage of sugar in your District where you are the District Magistrate. The Government has ordered that only a maximum of 30 Kg sugar is to be released for wedding celebration. A son of your close friend is getting married  and your friend request you to release at least   50 Kg sugar   for his son's wedding.He   expresses   annoyance when you    tell him about the government 's restrictions on this matter . ………….. C            Show  your  Friend  the  copy  of  the government    instruction    and    then persuade  him   to   accept   the   lower amount as prescribed in the rules. 79 You are in charge of Implementing the  Family Plnning programme in the  area  here  there  is  a     strong opposition…… A            By logically  explaining to the resident the   need   for   family   planning   to improve    the     health     and    living standards. 80 You are a teacher in a University and  are  setting a question paper on a particular subject………… C            Explain to your colleague that this is would  be  violating  the  trust  of  the University authorities  and you are not in a position to help him.

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