UPSC Previous Year Questions: CSP 2021

Patrick_janesaid

30)

Source UPSC CDS 2018

Answer:A

Explanation 

The khojas are a group of diverse people who converted to Islam in  India& Pakistan 

GINAN WAS LITERARY GENRE of ismaili sect.

upsc2020said

27. Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines?

(a) Hydrogen and oxygen

(b)Oxygen and acetylene

(c)  Methane and air

(d) Carbon dioxide and methane

B?

Patrick_janesaid

upsc2020said

27. Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines?

(a) Hydrogen and oxygen

(b)Oxygen and acetylene

(c)  Methane and air

(d) Carbon dioxide and methane

B?

 From the word mine it seems methane and air. 

31)

Upsc CDS 2016 geo

Patrick_janesaid

31)

Upsc CDS 2016 geo

(a) 2-4-3-1

Naadan_Parindasaid

Patrick_janesaid

31)

Upsc CDS 2016 geo

(a) 2-4-3-1

Yes crctA.

Test comment

pk2901said

@upsc2020 Should be (c) - Methane and Air for Q.27 bcs Carbon Dioxide suppresses fire.

Correct.

Methane explosions occur in mines when a buildup of methane gas, a byproduct of coal, comes into contact with a heat source, and there is not enough air to dilute the gas to levels below its explosion point.

32. Several nationalist leaders in India wrote commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita to argue the case for an ethical foundation to Indian nationalism, Who among the following is an exception to it?

a. Sri Aurobindo

b. Mahatma Gandhi

c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d. Ram Manohar Lohia

upsc2020said

32. Several nationalist leaders in India wrote commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita to argue the case for an ethical foundation to Indian nationalism, Who among the following is an exception to it?

a. Sri Aurobindo

b. Mahatma Gandhi

c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d. Ram Manohar Lohia

D?

33. How does participatory-budgeting seek to make the functioning of local governance institutions more transparent and accountable?

1. By allowing citizens to deliberate and negotiate over the distribution of public resources.
   
2. By allowing citizens to play a direct role in deciding how and where resources should be spent.
3. By allowing historically excluded citizens with access to important decision-making venues

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a. 1 and 2

b. 2 and 3

c. Only 3

d. 1, 2 and 3

34. Various landforms observed on the surface of the earth are due to the:

1. differences in the type and structure of the crustal material
   
2. differences in the land forming processes
3. differential rates of the processes at different places on the Earth’s surface

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a. 1 only

b. 1 and 2 only

c. 2 and 3 only

d. 1, 2 and 3

35. From which among the following pairs of species, a small quantity of fine quality wool is obtained in India?

a. Pashmina goats and Angora rabbits

b. Pashmina rabbits and Angora goats

c. Pashmina rabbits and Angora sheep

d. Pashmina goats and Angora sheep

36. Trees of tropical rainforest have buttress roots because :

a. they help to provide aeration to soils

b. the organisms found in the buttresses have a symbiotic relationship

c. the trees belong to gramineae family

d. the buttresses have to bear the mechanical load of hardwoods

Patrick_janesaid

upsc2020said

32. Several nationalist leaders in India wrote commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita to argue the case for an ethical foundation to Indian nationalism, Who among the following is an exception to it?

a. Sri Aurobindo

b. Mahatma Gandhi

c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d. Ram Manohar Lohia

D?

32 D

Correct@Patrick_jane 

37. Who among the following were well known as champions of women’s education in colonial India ?

1. Sister Subbalaksmi
   
2. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
3. Keshub Chandra Sen
4. Ananda Coomaraswamy

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a. 1, 2, 3 and 4

b. 1, 2 and 3 only

c. 3 and 4 only

d. 1 and 2 only

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