UPPSC PCS Pre exam paper 15 December 2019 Paper 2 – English (Answer Key)

61. The total number of triangles in the following figure :

(a) 15
(b) 12
(c) 13
(d) 16

62. Which factors influence the choice of communication partners ?
(a) Proximity, utility, loneliness
(b) Utility, secrecy, dissonance
(c) Secrecy, dissonance, deception
(d) Dissimilarity, dissonance, deviance

63. The length of a parallelogram is 17 cm and its width is 11 cm. One of its diagonal measures 26 cm. The length of the other diagonal is
(a) 12 cm
(b) 14 cm
(c) 16 cm
(d) 17 cm

64. Find out the missing number from the following series
3, 5, 5. 19, 7, 41, 9, ?
(a) 61
(b) 71
(c) 79
(d) 69

65. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 12 and 144 respectively. If one of the numbers is 36, the other number is
(a) 4
(b) 48
(c) 72
(d) 432

66. Which of the following decision making technique involves structured rules for generating ideas ?
(a) Brainstorming
(b) Delphi technique
(c) Nominal group technique
(d) Ordinal group technique

67. If radius of a circle is increased in such a way that its circumference increases by 10%. Area of circle will be increased by
(a) 10%
(b) 12%
(c) 21%
(d) 24%

68. The mental function which does NOT help in problem solving is
(a) Hypothesis formulation
(b) Functional fixedness
(c) Insight
(d) Means-end analysis

69. The expression 2x³ + x² – 2x – 1 is divisible by
(a) 2x + 3
(b) 2x + 1
(c) 2x – 3
(d) 2x – 1

70. Vikas ranks 18th in a class of 49 students. What is his rank from the last?
(a) 19
(b) 31
(c) 32
(d) 33

71. Statement : Should school education be made free in India ?
Arguments :1. Yes, this is the only way to improve the level of literacy.
II. No, it willadd to the already heavy burden on the exchequer.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) Only argument I is strong.
(b) Only argument II is strong.
(c) Neither argument I nor II is strong.
(d) Both argument I and II are strong.

72. Ratan is 40 metre South-West of Pawan. If Lalan is 40 metre South-East of Pawan, then Lalan is in which direction of Ratan?
(a) West
(b) North-East
(c) South
(d) East

73. Which one does NOT belong to the following group?
(a) Eyes
(b) Ear
(c) Tooth
(d) Chin

74. What is the median of the numbers 4.6, 0, 9.3, -4.8, 7.6, 2.3, 12.7.3.5, 8.2, 6.1, 3.9, 5.2?
(a) 3.8
(b) 4.9
(c) 5.7
(d) 6.0

75. The essence of decision making is
(a) Problem solving
(b) Choosing between alternatives
(c) Developing alternative course of action
(d) Monitoring

76. The following Pie-chart shows daily hourly distribution of various activity (in degree) of student. How much time (in %) does he spend in game in comparison to sleeping ?

(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 30

77. Consider the following statements :
There are six villages A, B, C, D, E and F
F is 1 km to the west of D
B is 1 km to the east of E
A is 2 km to the north of E
C is 1 km to the east of A
D is 1 km to the south of A
Which three villages are in line ?
(a) A, C, B
(b) A, D, E
(c) C, B, F
(d) E, B, D

78. The study of temporal communication is known as
(a) Proxemics
(b) Kinesics
(c) Paralanguage
(d) Chronemics

79. The sum of the three prime numbers is 100. If one of them exceeds another number by 24, then one of the other number is
(a) 7
(b) 29

(c) 43
(d) 61

80. The Golden Rule is basic to every system of ethics ever devised and everyone accepts it in some form or other. It is, therefore, undeniably sound moral principle. It involves the fallacy of (a) Argumentum ad populum
(b) Argumentum ad Verecundiam
(c) Argumentum ad Misericordiam
(d) Argumentum ad Ignoratiam

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