UPSC and State PCS Practice Question Papers

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1. Match the List I with List II and select
the correct answer using the codes given below
the lists. List I
List II (Pollution control
instrument) (Features) A) Catalytic
Convertor - 1) Particulate matter B)
Electrostatic Precipitator - 2) High noise
level C) Earmuffs - 3) Carbon monoxide
and nitrogen oxides D) Landfills - 4)
Solid wastes Codes A. 3 4 1 2 B. 3 4 2 1 C. 3 1
2 4 D. 2 4 3 1
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????-I ?? ??? ????-II ?? ????? ???? ??? ???? ????
?? ??? ?? ????? ?? ??? ????? ?? ??? ????? ????
I - ???? II (??????? ???????? ?????) -
(?????????) A) ????????? ???????? - 1)
????? ???? B) ??????????????? ???????? - 2)
???? ????? ???? C) ??????? - 3)
?????? ??????????? ??? ????????? ??????? D)
??????? ??????????? - 4) ??? ??????? A. 3 4
1 2 B. 3 4 2 1 C. 3 1 2 4 D. 2 4 3 1
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2. In which one among the following, is the speed
of sound maximum? A. Air at 10 degree Celsius B.
Water C. Steel D. Coloured Water ?????????? ???
?? ?????? ????? ?? ??? ?????? ??? A. 10 ??????
???????? ?? ???? ??? B. ?? C. ????? D. ????? ??
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Q.
3. How long should be the reverberation time of a
room that the words of the speech given by the
speaker will not be heard clearly to the
listener? ???? ???? ?? ?????? ??? ????? ?? ??
????? ?????? ??? ?? ???? ?? ???? ?????? ?? ??????
??? ?? ?????? ??? ?????? A. More than 8/10 second
/ ??????? ?? ???? B. More than 1/10 second /
??????? ?? ???? C. More than 10 second / ???????
?? ???? D. More than 25 second / ??????? ?? ????
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4. Red sandalwood is endemic to which of the
following regions of India? A. Himalayan
region B. Gangetic plain C. Eastern ghat D. Delei
valley ??? ???? ???? ?? ?????????? ????????? ???
?? ????? ??? ??????? ??? A. ??????? ??????? B.
???? ?? ????? C. ?????? ??? D. ???? ????
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Q.
5. National Clean Air Programme has been launched
by the Central Government in the year ?????????
?????? ???? ????????? ??????? ????? ?????? ???
???? ??? ???????? ???? ??? ??? A. 2018 B. 2017 C.
2020 D. 2019
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Q.

• 6. With regard to rare-earth elements, which one
  of the following statements is not correct?
• They are called rare because they are rare in
  earths crust.
• They all are metals.
• They are called rare because they are not often
  found concentrated in rare-earth minerals.
• China refines approximately 80-90 of the
  worlds rare earths elements.

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Q.

• ?????? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ????? ???, ??????????
  ??? ?? ??? ?? ??? ??? ???? ??
• ?????? ?????? ??? ???? ?? ??????? ?? ?????? ??
  ????? ??? ?????? ????
• ?? ??? ?????? ????
• ?????? ?????? ??? ???? ?? ??????? ?? ????? ??????
  ?? ?????? ?????? ??? ???????? ???? ??? ???? ????
• ??? ?????? ?? ?????? ?? ?????? ?????? ??? ?? ????
  80 -90 ?? ???????? ???? ???

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7. Which of the following has the highest
weightage under the Consumer Price Index
(Urban)? A. Food and Beverages B. Clothing and
Footwear C. Housing D. Miscellaneous ????????
????? ??????? (????) ?? ??? ?????????? ??? ??
????? ??? ???? ???? ??? A. ????? ?? ??? ?????? B.
????? ?? ???? C. ???? D. ?????
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Q.
8. The core banking solution of the RBI which
enables each bank to connect their single current
account across the country is known as A.
YONO B. e-Digi C. e-kuber D. None of the
above ?????? ?????? ???? ?? ??? ??????? ??????
?? ???????? ???? ?? ??? ?? ??? ???? ??? ???? ????
?? ?????? ??? ????? ????? ??, ?? ??? ??? ????
???? ?? A. ???? B. ?-???? C. ?-????? D.
??????? ??? ?? ??? ????
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Q.
9. When was the New Development Bank (NDB)
established? ???? ????????? ???? (NDB) ?? ???????
?? ?? ?? ??? A. 2012 B. 2014 C. 2016 D. 2018
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10. When was the SARFAESI Act passed? SARFAESI
??????? ?? ????? ???? ??? ??? A. 1999 B. 2002 C.
2005 D. 2003
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