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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2022 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.83
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Read the following passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

To encourage research is one of the functions of a university. Contemporary universities have encouraged research, not only in those cases where research is necessary, but on all sorts of entirely unprofitable subjects as well. Scientific research is probably never completely valueless. However silly and insignificant it may seem, however mechanical and unintelligent the labours of the researchers, there is always a chance that the results may be of value to the investigator of talent, who can use the facts collected for him by uninspired but industrious researchers as the basis of some fruitful generalization. But where research is not original, but consists in the mere rearrangement of existing materials, where its object is not scientific but literary or historical, then there is a risk of the whole business becoming merely futile.

According to the author
A
not many research results can be of value to an intelligent investigator
B
a research result is always valuable to an intelligent investigator
C
any research result can be of value to an intelligent investigator
D
a research result must always be of some value to an intelligent investigator
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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2022 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.83
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Read the following passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

How best can the problems of floods and droughts be addressed so that the losses are minimal and the system becomes resilient? In this context, one important point that needs to be noted is that India gets 'too much' water (about 75% of annual precipitation) during 120 days (June to September) and 'too little' for the remaining 245 days. This skewed water availability has to be managed and regulated for its consumption throughout the year.

Which one of the following best reflects the practical, rational and lasting solution?

A
Constructing huge concrete storage tanks and canals across the country
B
Changing the cropping patterns and farming practices
C
Interlinking of rivers across the country
D
Buffer stocking of water through dams and recharging aquifers
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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2022 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.83
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Consider the Question and two Statements given below :

Question : Is x an integer?

Statement-1 : x / 3 is not an integer.

Statement-2 : 3x is an integer.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?

A
Statement–1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
B
Statement–2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
C
Both Statement1 and Statement2 are sufficient to answer the Question
D
Both Statement1 and Statement2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2022 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.83
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Consider the Question and two Statements given below in respect of three cities P, Q and R in a State :

Question : How far is city P from city Q?

Statement1 : City Q is 18 km from city R.

Statement2 : City P is 43 km from city R.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?

A
Statement–1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
B
Statement2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
C
Both Statement1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the Question
D
Both Statement1 and Statement2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
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