General Studies Papers of UPSC Civil Services

1. In the series
AABABCABCDABCDE...
which letter occupies the 100th position?
(a) H (b) I
(c) J (d) K
2. What is the number of terms in the series 117, 120,
123, 126, ..., 333 ?
(a) 72
(c) 76
(b) 73 (d) 79
3. In how many different ways can four books A, B, C and D be arranged one above another in a vertical order such that the books A and B are never in contiguous position?
(a) 9 (c) 14
(b) 1.2 ~d) 18
4. Carpenter A can make a chair in..6 hours, carpenter B in 7 hours and carp(;!nter' C in 8 hours. If each carpenter works for 8 hours p'er: day, how many chairs will be made in 21 days?
(a) 61 (b) 67
(c) 73 (d) 79
5. A person purchases 100 pens at a discount of 10%. The net amount of money spent by the person to purchase the pens is Rs 600. The selling expenses incurred by the person are 15% on the net cost price. What should be the selling price for 100 pens in order to earn a profit of 25%?
(a) Rs 802.50 (c) Rs 862.50
(b) Rs 811.25 ­(d) Rs 875
6. A schoolteacher has to select the maxi,mum possible number of different groups of 3 students out of a total of 6 students. In how many groups any particular student will be included?
(a) 6 (c) 10
(b) 8 (d) 12
7. In an examination, 70% of the students passed in the Paper Land 60% of the students passed in the Paper II. 15% of the students failed i{1 both the papers while 270 students passed in both (a) 600 (c) 560
(b) 580 (d) 540
8. What is Bisphenol A (BP A)?
(a) A medical test for detecting cancer
(b) A test for testing the use of drugs to im\?rove
performance by athletes
(c) A chemical used for the development of food­
packaging materials
(d) A special type of alloy steel
9. Which of the following pairs about Indii'!'s economic
indicator and agricultural production (all in rounded
figures) are correctly matched?
1. GDP per capita
(current prices)
2. Rice : 180 million tor
3. Wheat : 75 million tons
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
. (c) 2 and 3
Rs 37,000
(b) 1 and 2 (d). 1 and.3
10. March 1, 2008 was Satlfrday. Which day was it on March 1, "2.002?
(a) 'Thursday ,-(b) Friday
(c) Saturday (d) Sund<1Y

Answer: 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (b)