UPSC Previous Year Questions: CSP 2021

17. The rate at which the consumer is willing to substitute one good for another without changing the level of satisfaction is known as:

a. Marginal rate of substitution

b. Marginal rate of technical substitution

c. Diminishing marginal utility

d. Equi-marginal utility

(CAPF)

18. Consider the following statements :

A Constitutional Government is one which

1. Places effective restrictions on individual liberty in the interest of State Authority

2. Places effective restrictions on the Authority of the State in the interest of individual liberty

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

(CSE)

19. Public Interest Litigation falls within the jurisdiction of the High Court provided certain conditions are fulfilled. Which one among the following conditions is not accepted by the courts?

a. Public is interested in vindication

b. Enforcement of public Duty

c. Courts can examine previous records of public servant.

d. Personal injury or loss is an essential element.

(CAPF)

20. Which one among the following is the nearest from the ‘Zero Mile Centre’ of India?

a. Taj Mahal (Agra)

b. Charminar (Hyderabad)

c. Gateway Of India (Mumbai)

d. Victoria Memorial (Kolkata)

(CAPF)

21. Bleaching powder is added in water used for drinking purpose. The role of bleaching powder in this case is

a. of disinfectant

b. of bleaching agent

c. to remove impurity

d. to decrease the pH

(CAPF)

22. Which of the following practices can help in water conservation in agriculture? ‎

‎1. Reduced or zero tillage of the land ‎

‎2. Applying gypsum before irrigating the field ‎

‎3. Allowing crop residue to remain in the field ‎

Select the correct answer using the code given below : ‎

a. 1 and 2 only‎

b. 3 only ‎

c. 1 and 3 only ‎

d. 1, 2 and 3

(CSE)

@Arrokoth, did you delete your comment or something went wrong. I cannot see your comments!

Oh, I deleted it. Thought better to solve it in my head, than to type it out.

Arrokothsaid

Oh, I deleted it. Thought better to solve it in my head, than to type it out. ?

Haha, How many things to solve in the head? Asking is always better. You get perspectives!

That's true. I'll start by typing it out now only. Better to have a record, than a hazy memory I guess.

16 c 

17 a

18 b 

19 dint understand question in totality..or I  need more patience don't know.

20 no idea at all..tell me how to approach logically.

21a

22a

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singhpradyumna125831said

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16. C 

17. A

18. B

19. D

20. B

21. A

22. C

singhpradyumna125831said

16 c 

17 a

18 b 

19 dint understand question in totality..or I  need more patience don't know.

20 no idea at all..tell me how to approach logically.

21a

22a

For question 19: 

It essentially wants us to mark out the statement that isincorrectwith respect to a PIL. 

When a PIL is filed, the basic premise is that the court must be careful to see that the petitioner is not doing it for personal gain, private profit or political or other considerations.

singhpradyumna125831said

16 c 

17 a

18 b 

19 dint understand question in totality..or I  need more patience don't know.

20 no idea at all..tell me how to approach logically.

21a

22a

For Q:20

Nagpur lies precisely at the center of the country with the Zero Mile Marker which indicates the geographical center of India. 

So for this question, you have to know two facts: 

1. Nagpur is called zero centre

2. You have seen the location of major cities on Atlas.

23. The famous terra-cotta images of rivers Ganga and Yamuna from the Gupta period have been found at

A. Ahichchhatra

B.Kaushambi

C. Rajghat

D. Bhitargaon

People try to give solution not just A,B,C will be more helpful.