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What is the value of X in the sequence 20, 10, 10, 15, 30, 75, X?

(a) 105  (b) 120 (c) 150 (d) 225    Solution:  ( Yes, its easy. In this type of questions, You must think logically to get a quick answer.)

How many seconds in total are there in x weeks, x days, x hours, x minutes and x seconds?

(a) 11580x (b) 11581x (c) 694860x (d) 694861x  Solution:   (Hello Guys, In this type of questions. Multiplications are not a good way to spend your time.You just need to find the smartest way to get a quick answer.) You can see the green underline and 61x given in option, so I got the answer.

The increase in the price of a certain item was 25%. Then the price was decreased by 20% and then again increased by 10%. What is the resultant increase in the price?

(a) 5% (b) 10% (c) 12.5% (d) 15%  Solution: 

Two friends X and Y start running and they run together for 50 m in the same direction and reach a point. X turns right and runs 60 m, while Y turns left and runs 40 m. Then X turns left and runs 50 m and stops, while Y turns right and runs 50 m and then stops. How far are the two friends from each other now?

(a) 100 m (b) 90 m (c) 60 m (d) 50 m    Solution: 

UPSC CSE Mains 2022 PSIR Paper-2 Questions

खण्ड 'A' SECTION ‘A’ Q1. निम्नलिखित में से प्रत्येक का लगभग 150 शब्दों में उत्तर दीजिए Answer the following in about 150 words each: (10x5= 50) 1.(a) राजनीति विज्ञान के अध्ययन में तुलनात्मक प्रणाली की मुख्य सीमाओं का विवेचन कीजिए । Discuss the main limitations of the comparative method to the study of Political Science. (10marks) 1. (b) वैश्वीकरण के दौर में विकासशील राष्ट्रों को किस तरह की मुख्य चुनौतिओं का सामना करना पड़ रहा है ? What are the main challenges faced by the developing countries in the era of globalisation? (10marks) 1. (c) अंतर्राष्ट्रीय राजनीति के अध्ययन में मार्क्सवादी एवं यथार्थवादी दृष्टिकोणों के बीच की समानताओं का विवेचन कीजिये । Discuss the commonalities between the Marxist and Realist approach to the study of International Politics. (10marks) 1. (d) विश्व की द्विध्रुवी संरचना बहुध्रुवी की अपेक्षा ज्यादा स्थिर होती है। टिप्पणी करें। Bipolar structure of the world is more stable than the multipolar one. Comment. (10marks) 1.(e) राष्ट्रीय हित एक मूलतः विवादित...

UPSC CSE Mains 2022 PSIR Paper-1 Questions

 खण्ड - A / SECTION-A Q1 . निम्नलिखित में से प्रत्येक पर लगभग 150 शब्दों में लिखिए:  Write on the following in about 150 words each: (10×5=50marks) (a) व्यवस्था उपागम Systems Approach (b) सांस्कृतिक सापेक्षवाद Cultural Relativism  (c) "स्थायी रूप से क्रांति"  "Revolution in Permanence" (d) शक्ति के आधार Bases of Power (e) लॉक का सामाजिक अनुबंध  Locke's Social Contract Q2 . (a) वर्तमान में नव-उदारवाद के आधिपत्य को समुदाय, संस्कृति तथा राष्ट्र जैसे कारक कमजोर करते हैं। विवेचना कीजिए ।  Factors like community, culture and nation weaken the hegemony of neo-liberalism today. Discuss. (20marks) (b) "सम्पत्ति की समानता शक्ति की समानता का कारण है तथा शक्ति की समानता स्वतंत्रता है।" टिप्पणी कीजिए।  "Equality of estates caused equality of power, and equality of power is liberty." Comment. (15marks) (c) लोकतंत्र का अभिजन सिद्धांत 'लोगों के शासन' के रूप में लोकतंत्र की संभावना को नकारता है। स्पष्ट कीजिए।  Elitist theory of democracy denies the p...

UPSC CSE Mains 2022 COMPULSORY English Questions

Q1. Write an essay in about 600 words on any one of the following topics:  (100 marks) (a) Mathematics: A mirror of modern civilization.  (b) New frontiers of science need to be explored in the current times. (c) Education is a means of shaping character and of social change.  (d) The role of literature in a common man's life. Q2. Read carefully the passage given below and write your answers to the questions that follow in clear, correct and concise language:   (15×5=75marks) Not so long ago a book on human origins would have devoted a substantial number of pages to descriptions of the fossil evidence for primate evolution. This was in part because it was assumed that at each stage of primate evolution one of the fossil primates would have been recognizable as the direct ancestor of modern humans. However, we now know that for various reasons many of these taxa are highly unlikely to be ancestral to living higher primates. Instead, this account will concentrate ...