2011 Prelims Paper 2 UPSC Question Paper

2011 Prelims Paper 2 UPSC Questions

31.

Directions for the following 3 (three) items: (Covers Questions 31 to 34)
Read the passage given below study the graph that follows and answer the three items given below the figure

During a party, a person was exposed to contaminated water. A few days later, he developed fever and loose motions. He suffered for some days before going to a doctor for treatment. On starting the treatment, he soon become battery and recovered completely a few days later. The following graph shows different phases of the person's disease condition as regions A, B, C, D and E of the curve.

Which region/regions of the curve correspond/corresponds to incubation phase of the infection?

A.

A only

B.

B only

C.

B and C

D.

No part of the curve indicates the incubation phase

ANSWER :

A. A only

32.
Which region of the curve indicates that the person began showing the symptoms of infection?
A.
A
B.
B
C.
C
D.
D
ANSWER :
B. B
33.
Which region of the curve indicates that the treatment yielded effective relief?
A.
C
B.
D
C.
E
D.
The curve does not indicate the treatment
ANSWER :
C. E
34.
There are four routes to travel from city A to city B and six routes from city B to city C. How many routes are possible to travel from the city A to city C?
A.
24
B.
12
C.
10
D.
8
ANSWER :
A. 24
35.
A contract on construction job specifies a penalty for delay in completion of the work beyond a certain date is as follows: ₹ 200 for the first day, ₹250 for the second day, ₹300 for the third day etc., the penalty for each succeeding day being ₹50 more than that of the preceding day. How much penalty should the contractor pay if he delays the work by 10 days?
A.
₹ 4,950
B.
₹ 4,250
C.
₹ 3,600
D.
₹ 650
ANSWER :
36.

Consider the figure given below and answer the item that follows:

In the figure shown above, OP1 and OP2 are two plane mirrors kept perpendicular to each other. S is the direction of a beam of light falling on the mirror OP1. The direction of the reflected beam of light from the mirror OP2 will be

A.

Perpendicular to the direction S.

B.

At 45o to the direction S

C.

Opposite and parallel to the direction S.

D.

At 60o to the direction S.

ANSWER :

C. Opposite and parallel to the direction S.

37.

Consider the following figure and answer the item that follows:

What is the minimum number of different colours required to paint the figure given above such that no two adjacent regions have the same colour?

A.

3

B.

4

C.

5

D.

6

ANSWER :

A. 3

38.

Consider the following figure and answer the item that follows:

A square is divided into four rectangles as shown above. The lengths of the sides of rectangles are natural numbers. The areas of two rectangles are indicated in the figure. What is the length of each side of the square?

A.

10

B.

11

C.

15

D.

Cannot be determined as the given data are insufficient

ANSWER :

B. 11

39.
A person has only ₹1 and ₹ 2 coins with her. If the total number of coins that she has is 50 and the amount of money with her is ₹ 75, then the number of ₹ 1 and ₹ 2 coins are, respectively
A.
15 and 35
B.
35 and 15
C.
30 and 20
D.
25 and 25
ANSWER :
D. 25 and 25
40.
Three persons start walking together and their steps measure 40 cm. 42 cm and 45 cm respectively. What is the minimum distance each what is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the same distance in complete steps?
A.
25 m 20 cm
B.
50 m 40 cm
C.
75 m 60 cm
D.
100 m 80 cm
ANSWER :
A. 25 m 20 cm