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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2024 (CSAT)

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Read the following passage and answer the items that follow the passages. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

In a robust democracy, reality, howsoever inconvenient it may be, finds its expression both in the speech of political leaders and the other social forms of assertion. The existence of the real has to be transparent, both through its circulation in and by the media as well as its argumentative articulation in deliberative democracy. A normatively responsible media through its communication effect has the responsibility to circulate the content of reality without distortion.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage?

Responsible media should not distort the real in an ideal democracy.

Fake news seems inherent in the life of an ideal democracy.

There should not be any kind of restrictions on the freedom of expression in an ideal democracy.

Irresponsible media and political leaders cannot be effectively controlled in an ideal democracy.

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2024 (CSAT)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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-0.833

Read the following passage and answer the items that follow the passages. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Now-a-days there is a growing trend to use interconnected home devices. As consumers increasingly network their homes, the connected home device manufacturers and service providers will seek to overcome "thin profit margins by gathering more of our personal data-with or without our agreementturning the home into a corporate storefront". Corporate marketers will have powerful incentives to observe consumer behaviour to understand the buying needs and preferences of the device owners.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and practical message implied by the passage?

Knowledge of consumer behaviour leads to more capital expenditure in manufacturing sector.

Knowledge of consumer behaviour stimulates the growth of commerce and trade and thus helps in the overall economic development of the country.

Interconnected devices give a lot of comfort to home users and improve the overall quality of life.

Interconnected devices can be at security risk and home users may have privacy risk.

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2024 (CSAT)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

+2.5

-0.833

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.

Question:

What are the values of m and n, where m and n are natural numbers?

Statement-I:

m + n > mn and m > n.

Statement-II:

The product of m and n is 24.

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

The Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be answered using the other Statement alone

The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone

The Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered using either Statement alone

The Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2024 (CSAT)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

+2.5

-0.833

A Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.

Question:

What is the time required to download the software?

Statement-I:

The size of the software is 12 megabytes.

Statement-II:

The transfer rate is 2.4 kilobytes per second.

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

The Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be answered using the other Statement alone

The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone

The Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered using either Statement alone

The Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together

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