Previous year MCQs

Aptitude & Reasoning UPPSC 2006 GS-I
Question

A rectangular plot of lawn of length and width respectively x and y metres is surrounded by a pathway of 2 metres width. The total area of pathway is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: 2x + 2y + 4

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2x + 2y + 4”.
The correct answer is: (1) 2x+2y+4

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How many combinations of two digit number having '8' can be made from the following numbers: 8, 5, 2, 1, 7, 6
  1. A) 9
  2. B) 11
  3. C) 10
  4. D) 12
Consider according to Buddhism:

Assertion (A): There is no rebirth
Reason (R): There is no soul.

Now select your answer from the following code:
Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
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  1. A) A
  2. B) B
  3. C) C
  4. D) E
At a railway station one train passes every two minutes Down direction and every three minutes Up Direction. How many trains pass in 30 minutes.
  1. A) 10
  2. B) 18
  3. C) 15
  4. D) 25
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  1. A) 121
  2. B) 484
  3. C) 1089
  4. D) 1936
In the Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States, the joint "Rajghat River Valley Project" is launched on
  1. A) Ken river
  2. B) Son river
  3. C) Chambal river
  4. D) Betwa river
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1) According to a survey conducted by Uttar Pradesh Planning Department recently. Lucknow has been found to be the most development.
2) As per recent study conducted in 20 states by the "Centre for Media Studies", corruption in 2005 in India is less than what it was in 2002.
3) As per targets set for Bharat Nirman Yojna, houses to be constructed for the rural poor would not even meet 50% of the shortage of rural houses.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
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  2. B) 2 and 3 only
  3. C) 1 and 3 only
  4. D) all the three
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  2. B) Indian Telephone Industry - Naini Industry
  3. C) Modern Bakery - Lucknow
  4. D) Oil Refinery Plant - Mathura
The ratio of the age of A and B is 6: 5 and total of their age is 44 years. What will be the ratio of their age after 8 years?
  1. A) 7: 6
  2. B) 4: 3
  3. C) 8: 7
  4. D) None of the above
Five books marked A, B, C, D and E are lying on a table. If D is right to B and left to E, A is in between C and B, the book in the middle is:
  1. A) B
  2. B) D
  3. C) C
  4. D) A
37.5 % of ? = 375
  1. A) 500
  2. B) 800
  3. C) 1000
  4. D) 1200
If area of a circle with radius V is C- and area of a square with each side equal to twice the radius of the circle is S. Then:
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  2. B) C is greater than S
  3. C) C = S
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