The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services exam is one of the toughest tests in India. Lakhs of aspirants toil day and night hoping to pass the exam and serve the country. If you are also a UPSC aspirant and want to try your luck with tough questions asked in the Prelim exams over the years, here is a short exercise for you.
We have compiled a list of questions asked in the UPSC CSE prelims from recent years with questions from General Studies I and General Studies II topics. With less than two months left for UPSC CSE 2022, these questions can be helpful to aspirants in reviewing their preparation according to the questions asked during the actual exam.
Check the question here:
15 students failed in a class of 52. After removing the names of the failed students, a merit list has been prepared in which Ramesh’s position is 22nd from the top. What is his position from below?
(a) 18th
(b) 17th
(c) 16th
(c) 15th
Gopal bought a cell phone and sold it to Ram for a 10 percent profit. Then Ram wanted to sell it back to Gopal at a loss of 10 percent. What will be Gopal’s position if he agrees?
(a) Neither loss nor profit
(b) Loss of 1 percent
(c) Win 1 percent
(d) Win 0.5 percent
There are certain 2-digit numbers. The difference between the number and the number obtained when inverting is always 27. How many such maximum 2-digit numbers are there?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) None of the above
What is the total number of printed numbers if a 150-page book is to be numbered from 1 to 150?
(a) 262
(b) 342
(c) 360
(d) 450
The outer surface of a 4cm x 4cm x 4cm cube is painted completely red. It is cut parallel to the faces to yield sixty-four small cubes of 1cm x 1cm x 1cm. How many small cubes have no painted faces?
(a) 8
(h) 16
(c) 24
(d) 36
In one code, ‘256’ means ‘red colored chalk’, ‘589’ means ‘green colored flower’ and 254′ means ‘white colored chalk’. The number in the code that indicates ‘white’ is
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 8
The UPSC CSE Prelims contain two compulsory papers of 200 points with objective or multiple choice questions. The duration of each paper is 2 hours and candidates must score a minimum of 33 percent points to be eligible for the exam.
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