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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2025 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.883

"A network of voluntary associations stands as a 'buffer' between the relatively powerless individual and the potentially powerful State."

A question is given followed by two Statements I and

II. Consider the Question and the Statements and mark the correct option.

Question:

How is Q related to P?

Statement I: P has two sisters, R and S.

Statement II: R's father is the brother of Q.

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

A

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

B

The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone.

C

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

D

The Question cannot be answered even using any of the Statements.

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2025 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.883

Trust stands commonly defined as being vulnerable to others. Entrepreneurship implies trust in others and willingness to expose oneself to betrayal. Trust in expert systems is the essence of globalising behaviour; trust itself emerges as a supercommodity in the social market and defines the characteristics of goods and services in a global market. Trusting conduct also means holding others in good esteem, and an optimism that they are, or will be, competent in certain respects.

A question is given followed by two Statements I and

II. Consider the Question and the Statements and mark the correct option.

Question: In a football match, team P playing against Q was behind by 3 goals with 10 minutes remaining. Does team P win the match?

Statement I: Team P scored 4 goals in the last 10 minutes.

Statement II: Team Q scored a total of 4 goals in the match.

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

A

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

B

The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone.

C

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

D

The Question cannot be answered even using any of the Statements.

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2025 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.883

Trust stands commonly defined as being vulnerable to others. Entrepreneurship implies trust in others and willingness to expose oneself to betrayal. Trust in expert systems is the essence of globalising behaviour; trust itself emerges as a supercommodity in the social market and defines the characteristics of goods and services in a global market. Trusting conduct also means holding others in good esteem, and an optimism that they are, or will be, competent in certain respects.

A question is given followed by two Statements I and

II. Consider the Question and the Statements and mark the correct option.

Question:

Is $(p+q)^2-4 p q$, where $p, q$ are natural numbers, positive?

Statement I: $\mathrm{p}<\mathrm{q}$.

Statement II: p>q.

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

A

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

B

The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone.

C

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

D

The Question can be answered even without using any of the Statements.

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2025 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.883

The history of renewable energy suggests there is a steep learning curve, meaning that, as more is produced, costs fall rapidly because of economies of scale and learning by doing. The firms' green innovation is path-dependent: the more a firm does, the more it is likely to do in the future. The strongest evidence for this is the collapse in the price of solar energy, which became about $90 \%$ cheaper during the 2010s, repeatedly beating forecasts. Moving early and gradually gives economies more time to adjust, allowing them to reap the benefits of pathdependent green investment without much disruption. A late, more chaotic transition is costlier.

What comes at $X$ and $Y$ respectively in the following sequence?

January, January, December, October, X, March, October, Y, September

A

July, May

B

July, April

C

June, May

D

June, April