2014 Prelims Paper 2 UPSC Question Paper

2014 Prelims Paper 2 UPSC Questions

41.

The following table gives population and total income of a city for four years:

Which one of the following statements is correct in respect of the above data?

A.

Population increased by 5% or more every year.

B.

Income increased by 10% or more every year.

C.

Per capita income was always above ₹ 5, 000.

D.

per capita income was highest in 1994.

ANSWER :

C. Per capita income was always above ₹ 5, 000.

42.

Consider the table given below in which the numbers bear certain relationship among themselves along the rows:

Which one of the following numbers is the missing number indicated above by X ?

A.

19

B.

15

C.

14

D.

8

ANSWER :

D. 8

43.

Consider the following matrix with one empty block in the lower extreme corner:

Which of the following figures could fit in the empty block and thus complete the matrix?

ANSWER :

A.

44.

With reference to the figure given below, the number of different routes from S to T without retracing from U and/or V, is

A.

3

B.

6

C.

9

D.

18

ANSWER :

D. 18

45.

Consider the following figures:

Change in the positions of beads in the four figures above follows a sequence. Following the same sequence, which of the figures below should appear as the fifth figure above?

ANSWER :

B.

46.
A bell rings every 18 minutes. A second bell rings every 24 minutes. A third bell rings every 32 minutes. If all the three bells ring at the same time at 8 o'clock in the morning, at what other time will they all ring together?
A.
12:40 hrs
B.
12:48 hrs
C.
12 : 56 hrs
D.
13 : 04 hrs
ANSWER :
B. 12:48 hrs
47.
"Price is not the same things as value. Suppose that on a day the price of everything viz., coal, bread, postage stamps, a day's labour, the rent of houses, etc. were to double. Prices then would certainly rise, but values of all things except one would not." The writer wants to say that if prices of all things were doubled
A.
the values of all things would remain constant.
B.
the values of the things sold would be doubled.
C.
the values of the things bought would be halved.
D.
the value of money only would be halved.
ANSWER :
D. the value of money only would be halved.
48.
A and B decide to travel from place X to place Y by bus. A has ₹ 10 with him and he finds that it is 80% of the bus fare for two persons. B finds that he has ₹ 3 with him and hands it over to A. In this context, which one of the following statements is correct?
A.
Now the money A has is just enough to buy two tickets.
B.
A still needs ₹ 2 for buying the tickets.
C.
After buying the two tickets A will be left with 50 paise.
D.
The money A now has is still not sufficient to buy two tickets.
ANSWER :
C. After buying the two tickets A will be left with 50 paise.
49.
As per agreement with a bank, a businessman had to refund a loan in some equal instalments without interest. After paying 18 instalments he found that 60 percent of his loan was refunded. How many instalments were there in the agreement?
A.
22
B.
24
C.
30
D.
33
ANSWER :
C. 30
50.
A worker reaches his factory 3 minutes late if his speed from his house to the factory is 5 km/hr. If he walks at a speed of 6 km/hr, then he reaches the factory 7 minutes early. The distance of the factory from his house is
A.
3 km
B.
4 km
C.
5 km
D.
6 km
ANSWER :
C. 5 km