Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Combined Lower Subordinate Service 2 Examination-2015 Held on March 6, 2016
General Studies Paper 1
Part I General Intelligence Test
Directions (Q. Nos. 1-3) Seven car C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 and C7 are packed in a parking lot. Further it is known that C3 is 10 m towards the South of C1.C6 is 7 m towards the North of C7, which is 10 m towards the South of C5.C4 is 10 m towards the East of C6, which is 3 m towards the West of C1. C2 is 3 m towards the East of C5.
1. How far and in which direction is C3, with respect to C2?
(a) 10 m, South
(b) 13 m, South
(c) 10 m, North
(d) 13 m, North
2. Which among the following cars are collinear?
(a) C5, C2, C1
(b) C1, C4, C3
(c) C1, C6, C4
(d) C1, C6, C7
3. If a car C8 is parked exactly between C5 and C7, then how far is C6 with respect to C8?
(a) 1 m
(b) 2 m
(c) 3 m
(d) 4 m
4. ACDF is related to CGJN in the same way as BEHI is related to
(a) DJNQ
(b) DINQ
(c) DINR
(d) DHNQ
5. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A’s share is Rs 855, the total profit is
(a) Rs 1425
(b) Rs 1500
(c) Rs 1537.50
(d) Rs 1576
6. 8 is related to 128 in the same way as 6 is related to
(a) 43
(b) 72
(c) 44
(d) 84
7. Find the number of triangles in given figure :
(a) 20
(b) 24
(c) 28
(d) 32
8. If 12 × 7 = 408 and 9 × 8 = 207 then value of 13 × 7 = ?
(a) 190
(b) 91
(c) 901
(d) 109
9. The number of deaths among the army personnel in 8 is 1000, but among the civilian population it is 20 per 1000.
Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from this statement?
(a) It is better to join the army.
(b) The relationship is fortuitous.
(c) Quality of life index is very high within the armed force.
(d) None of the above
10. If the average of a and b is 
then the value of n is
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 4
11. People who are bald are generally wise. Anil is bald, so Anil is wise.
(a) True
(b) Partially true
(c) Wrong
(d) Cannot say
12. If JNU is written as 101714132106, the PUSA will be written
(a) 1113171923052106
(b) 1715122308150122
(c) 1611210619080126
(d) 1611012621061907
13. How many numbers will be there between 300 and 500, where 4 comes only one time?
(a) 99
(b) 100
(c) 110
(d) 120
14. Which is the missing number in the following series ?
4, 8, 9, 27, 16, 64, ………, 125
(a) 90
(b) 25
(c) 35
(d) 20
15. If 6 × 7 = 2, 3 × 5 = 5 and 5 × 8 = 0 then the value of 6 × 8
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 68
(d) 0
16. Which among the following is different from others?
(a) To accept
(b) To take
(c) To receive
(d) To exchange
Directions (Q. Nos. 17-21) Study the following pie-chart bar-graph carefully to answer the questions.
17. How many boys are studying in school D?
(a) 780
(b) 800
(c) 840
(d) 850
18. The number of boys in school E is what percent less than the number of boys in school A and B together?
(a) 32%
(b) 36%
(c) 37.5%
(d) 56.25%
19. What is the ratio of the number of boys in school D to the number of girls in school B?
(a) 9 : 5
(b) 7 : 8
(c) 5 : 4
(d) 3 : 2
20. In which of the following school is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls, the highest?
(a) B
(b) F
(c) D
(d) A
21. If 20% of boys and 12% of girls are non-local students, how many local students are there in all the given schools together?
(a) 7072
(b) 7602
(c) 7312
(d) 7582
22. If the code of FILO is ‘BCDE’. Then the code of XURO will be
(a) HGFE
(b) HGEF
(c) HGGF
(d) GHFE
23. In a certain code MEAN is written as $57⋆ and DOME is written as 93$5. How is MOAN written in that code?
(a) $⋆37
(b) 3$7⋆
(c) $73⋆
(d) $37⋆
24. (256)16 × (256)0.09 = ?
(a) 4
(b) 16
(c) 64
(d) 256.25
25. Which one term is wrong in the following series ?
3, 7, 17, 41, 85, 179
(a) 17
(b) 85
(c) 179
(d) 41
Part II General Awareness
26. Firs International Yoga Divas was celebrated on
(a) July 2, 2015
(b) July 21, 2015
(c) July 1, 2015
(d) July 14, 2015
27. The official bird of Uttar Pradesh is
(a) Peacock
(b) Saras
(c) Parrot
(d) Cuckoo
28. Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?
(a) Union Public Service Commission
(b) State Public Service Commission
(c) Finance Commission
(d) Planning Commission
29. Who published ‘Indu Prakash’ in 1962?
(a) Justice Ranade
(b) VN Mandlik
(c) Navjeevan Chandra Roy
(d) None of the above
30. Bheem Rao Ambedkar Museum and Library is situated in
(a) Rampur
(b) Agra
(c) Lucknow
(d) Kanpur
31. The birth place of Amir Khusro is
(a) Etah
(b) Kasganj
(c) Kannauj
(d) Lucknow
32. Which belongs to hardware in computer?
(a) C+++
(b) Windows 7
(c) CD ROM
(d) None of these
33. ‘ALU’ stands for
(a) Algebraic Logic Unit
(b) Algorithmic Logic Unit
(c) Arithmetic Logic Unit
(d) None of the above
34. The new High Courts are
(a) Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland
(b) Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura
(c) Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura
(d) Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
35. The only State of India, where common civil code provision is applicable
(a) Goa
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Kerala
(d) Assam
36. Who was the Chief Guest of Republic Day 2016 ceremony?
(a) Francois Hollande
(b) Barak Obama
(c) Shinzo Abe
(d) None of these
37. Who is the founder of computer?
(a) Herman Hollerith
(b) Bill Gates
(c) Newton
(d) Charles Babbage
38. The minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha is
(a) 21 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 35 years
39. The NABARD was established in which year?
(a) 1970
(b) 1975
(c) 1977
(d) 1982
40. Who among the following was the first Nawab of Awadh?
(a) Asaf-ud-daula
(b) Saadat Khan
(c) Shuja-ud-daula
(d) Safdarjung
41. The World Environment Day is celebrated on
(a) June 5
(b) December 1
(c) November 14
(d) August 15
42. The Turbulent Years : 1980-1996’ is written by
(a) Pranab Mukherjee
(b) Kailash Satyarthi
(c) Dr. KK Mohammad
(d) Kenneth Baker
43. Who was ‘Man of the series’ in test series played in December, 2015 between India and South Africa?
(a) A B de Villiers
(b) Hashim Amla
(c) Ravichandran Ashwin
(d) Virat Kohli
44. How many women members were in Indian Constitutional Assembly?
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 17
45. Lion Safari in Uttar Pradesh is situated at
(a) Kannauj
(b) Lucknow
(c) Noida
(d) Etawah
46. Famous Charkula dance is associated with
(a) Avadh
(b) Bundelkhand
(c) Brijbhumi
(d) Rohikhand
47. Which one of the following is the primary sector of India’s economy?
(a) Agriculture
(b) Industry
(c) Cooperative
(d) None of these
48. Who was the Chairman of 7th Pay Commission?
(a) Arvind Panagariya
(b) Ashok Kumar Roy
(c) Ashok Kumar Mathur
(d) Anil Sinha
49. Export-Import (EXIM) bank was set-up in the year
(a) 1981
(b) 1982
(c) 1985
(d) 1989
50. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400 m run?
(a) ML Valsamma
(b) PT Usha
(c) Kamaljit Sandhu
(d) K. Malleshwari
51. The first meeting of the SAARC was held in
(a) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(b) Bengaluru (India)
(c) Kathmandu (Nepal)
(d) Islamabad (Pakistan)
52. Which of the following countries won the ‘Davis Cup’ 2015?
(a) Belgium
(b) Japan
(c) Russia
(d) Great Britain
53. Which is the first District Court in country that is fully powered by solar energy?
(a) Jalaun
(b) Khunti
(c) Jaipur
(d) Bengaluru
54. Who adopted the policy of ‘Iron and Blood’?
(a) Balban
(b) Allauddin Khilji
(c) Mohd. bin Tughlak
(d) Babur
55. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Madurai
(c) Mysore
(d) Vijayanagar
56. The 52nd Amendment to Constitution of India deals with
(a) defection
(b) reservation
(c) election
(d) protection of the minorities
57. Who wrote the famous song ‘Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindostan Hamara’?
(a) Sahir Ludhianvi
(b) Sayyad Ahmed Khan
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
58. Palli Movement is related to
(a) Orissa
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Gujarat
59. Where is ‘Bharat Kala Bhavan’ situated?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Varanasi
(c) Allahabad
(d) Agra
60. First National Human Development Report was issued in
(a) 2001
(b) 2002
(c) 2009
(d) 2007
61. Who won 2016 Australian Open Title of Tennis in the women’s singles category?
(a) Steffi Graf
(b) Angelique Keber
(c) Serena Williams
(d) Jamie Murray
62. The biggest inscription in Ashoka’s main inscriptions is
(a) 11th
(b) 12th
(c) 13th
(d) 14th
63. The State where there is no Regional Rural Bank
(a) Sikkim
(b) Manipur
(c) J & K
(d) Nagaland
64. Sex ratio in Uttar Pradesh, according to Census 2011 is
(a) 898
(b) 910
(c) 912
(d) 920
65. The smallest country of the world is
(a) Nepal
(b) Vatican City
(c) Maldives
(d) Sri Lanka
66. In Indus civilization, residual of horse bones were founded in
(a) Banwali
(b) Chanhudaro
(c) Sutkagandor
(d) Surkotada
67. Grenada is situated in
(a) Arabian Sea
(b) Caribbean Sea
(c) China Sea
(d) None of these
68. In the second nationalization of commercial banks, ………. banks were nationalized.
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 8
69. Which one is artificial port?
(a) Chennai
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Mumbai
(d) None of these
70. Literary award Bharat Bharti 2014 has been given to
(a) Uday Pratap Singh
(b) Gopal Das ‘Neeraj’
(c) Radha Govind Pathak
(d) Kashinath Singh
71. The island known as ‘The Land of Golden Fleece’ is
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Africa
(d) Australia
72. Which of the following is the classical dance of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Kathakali
(b) Bhangra
(c) Kathak
(d) Kuchipudi
73. Which country does not exist in BRICS?
(a) South Africa
(b) India
(c) Russia
(d) Bangladesh
74. Which committee recommended for three-tier Panchayat system?
(a) Ashok Mehta
(b) LM Singhvi
(c) Dinesh Goswami
(d) Balwant Ray Mehta
75. HRIDAY scheme is related to
(a) human body
(b) science and technology
(c) digital talent
(d) national heritage development
Part III General Science/ Arithmetic
76. If the average of a number, its 50% and its 25% is 210, the number is
(a) 280
(b) 320
(c) 360
(d) 400
77. If 22x + 4 = 16x, then 2x is equal to
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 8
(d) 16
78. Which one is lightest gas in the following?
(a) Neon
(b) Helium
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Oxygen
79. The Head Office of ISRO is situated in
(a) New Delhi
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) None of these
80. BARC is situated in
(a) Srinagar
(b) Trombay
(c) Pune
(d) Hyderabad
81. The area of a square with perimeter 48 cm is
(a) 144 sq cm
(b) 156 sq cm
(c) 170 sq cm
(d) 175 sq cm
82. 860% of 50 + 50% of 860 is equal to
(a) 430
(b) 516
(c) 860
(d) 960
83. In an examination, 35% of the students p assed and 455 students failed. How many students appeared for the examination?
(a) 490
(b) 700
(c) 845
(d) 1300
84. The sum of all four angles of a rectangle is
(a) 180°
(b) 360°
(c) 720°
(d) 1440°
85. Two numbers x and y are in the ratio 5 : 7 and their sum in 36, then x is
(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 18
(d) 19
86. On simplification 427√27 – 2√48 – √147
(a) 27√3
(b) −3√3
(c) 9√3
(d) 11√3
87. The areas of a circle and a square are equal. The ratio of their perimeter will be
(a) π : 2
(b) √π : 2
(c) 2 : π
(d) 1 : 1
88. The average of five results is 46 and that of the first four results is 45. The fifth result is
(a) 1
(b) 10
(c) 12.5
(d) 50
89. 30% of 50 m is
(a) 30 m
(b) 24 m
(c) 36 m
(d) 15 m
90. Study of wound is known as
(a) Calology
(b) Oncology
(c) Traumatology
(d) Dermatology
91. Which of the following study is related with pediatrics?
(a) Bone disease
(b) Heart disease
(c) Infant disease
(d) Eye disease
92. Rickets is caused by deficiency of which of these?
(a) Vitamin-D
(b) Vitamin-C
(c) Vitamin-K
(d) Vitamin-A
93. Find the value of p, if the roots of the following quadratic equation are equal : (p – 3) x2 + 6x + 9 = 0
(a) 4
(b) −4
(c) 3
(d) 9
94. A motor-boat, whose speed is 9 km/h in still water, goes 12 km downstream and comes back in a total time of 3 hours. Find the speed of the stream.
(a) 3 km/h
(b) 4 km/h
(c) 6 km/h
(d) 9 km/h
95. If (x – 2) is a factor of x2 – 7x + 2a, find the value of ‘a’
(a) 5
(b) −5
(c) 6
(d) 4
96. Condition for two perpendicular lines
(a) m1 × m3 = −1
(b) m1 × m2 = 1
(c) m1 = m2
(d) None of these
97. A rectangular grassy plot 110 m by 65 m has a gravel path 2.5 m wide all round it on the inside. Find the cost of gravelling the path at 80 paise per sq m.
(a) Rs 591
(b) Rs 599
(c) Rs 670
(d) Rs 680
98. Myopia is related to
(a) nearby object not visible
(b) distant object not visible
(c) near and distant both not visible
(d) None of the above
99. What is invented by Alfred Nobel?
(a) Microphone
(b) Typewriter
(c) Dynamite
(d) Gramophone
100. Insulin is a type of
(a) Hormone
(b) Enzyme
(c) Vitamin
(d) Salt
101. The height of an equilateral triangle is √6 cm. The area will be
(a) 2√3 sq cm
(b) 3√3 sq m
(c) 2√2 sq m
(d) 6√2 sq m
102. The length of diagonal a cube is 6√3 cm then volume will be
(a) 216 sq m
(b) 216 cm3
(c) 216 sq m
(d) 216 m3
103. If 10 men or 18 boys can complete a work in 15 days, then in how many days. 25 men and 15 boys can complete the double of that work?
(a) 
(b) 9 days
(c) 36 days
(d) 18 days
104. The difference between interests of two banks on Rs 500 for 2 years is Rs 2.50. What will be the difference in the rate of interest?
(a) 1%
(b) 0.5%
(c) 0.25%
(d) 2.5%
105. If one side of an equilateral triangle is 4√3 cm, then what will be its area?
(a) 12√3 sq cm
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 24√3 sq cm
106. Missing number is 0, 24, 120, 360, ?
(a) 460
(b) 625
(c) 720
(d) 840
107. Sound intensity of a musical instrument is measured in
(a) Mho
(b) Henry
(c) Lux
(d) Decibel
108. A gardener plants 17956 trees in such a way that there are as many rows as there are trees in a row. The number of trees in a row is
(a) 136
(b) 134
(c) 144
(d) 154
109. If 0.13 ÷ p2 = 13, then value of p is
(a) 0.01
(b) 0.1
(c) 10
(d) 100
110. Blood bank of human body is known as
(a) Spleen
(b) Liver
(c) Heart
(d) Kidney
111. Latent heat of ice is
(a) 80 kcal/gm
(b) 80 cal/gm
(c) 540 cal/gm
(d) None of these
112. Baking powder is
(a) sodium carbonate
(b) sodium bicarbonate
(c) sodium sulphate
(d) sodium hydroxide
113. In which disease, vaccine BCG is used?
(a) Diphtheria
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Tetanus
(d) Measles
114. If y = 3x + 12 and y = 5, what is x?
(a) 7/3
(b) 3/7
(c) −7
(d) −7/3
115. 840, 168, 42, 14, 7, (…….)?
(a) 1
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 12
116. If √2 = 1.4142, then value of 
is
(a) 1.5858
(b) 4.4142
(c) 3.4852
(d) 3.5852
117. Find the missing value 
(a) 748
(b) 784
(c) 788
(d) None of these
118. Dynamo converts
(a) Electrical energy to Mechanical energy
(b) Magnetic energy to Electrical energy
(c) Mechanical energy to Electrical energy
(d) None of the above
119. The sum of square and product of two numbers are 557 and 266 respectively. The numbers will be
(a) 7, 6
(b) 27, 23
(c) 17, 14
(d) 19, 14
120. The ratio of ages of Meena and her mother is 3 : 8. The difference in their age is 35 years. The ratio of their age after hour years will be
(a) 5 : 12
(b) 24 : 35
(c) 3 : 12
(d) None of these
121. If (√3)5 × 92 = 3n × 3√3, then find the value of n?
(a) n = 3
(b) n = 4
(c) n = 5
(d) None of these
122. The value of (0.00032)6 = ?
(a) 0.08
(b) 0.8
(c) 0.008
(d) 0.0008
123. Which one is not rightly matched?
(a) Vitamin C – Ascorbic acid
(b) Vitamin B1 – Thiamine
(c) Vitamin D – Retinol
(d) Vitamin-K = Naphthoquinone
124. The mirror used in motor vehicles to see the side objects, is
(a) convex mirror
(b) concave mirror
(c) plane mirror
(d) None of these
125. Stainless steel is a mixture of elements
(a) Iron + Carbon
(b) Iron+ Zinc
(c) Copper + Zinc
(d) Iron + Nickel + Chromium
126. Square root of (8 + 2√5)
(a) (√5 +√2)
(b) (√3 + √2)
(c) (√5 + √3)
(d) (2√3 + 5√5)
127. The value of 
(a) 1
(b) 1.5
(c) 2.
(d) 2.5
128. The average of 7 consecutive number is 20, then what will be the largest number among those numbers?
(a) 24
(b) 23
(c) 22
(d) 20
129. Who invented Pencillin?
(a) Edward Jenner
(b) Alexander Fleming
(c) Louis Pasteur
(d) Ian Fleming
130. Ptyalin enzyme is related to
(a) intestinal juice
(b) gastric juice
(c) saliva
(d) None of these
131. The ratio of hydrogen and oxygen in water by weight is
(a) 2 : 1
(b) 1 : 2
(c) 8 : 1
(d) 1 : 8
132. ‘Industrial Toxicology Research Centre’ is situated in
(a) Pune
(b) Rishikesh
(c) Lucknow
(d) Ranchi
133. Which vitamin is not soluble in fats?
(a) Vitamin-A
(b) Vitamin-D
(c) Vitamin-K
(d) Vitamin-B and C
134. Out of 100 students in a class, 60 take tea, 40 take coffee and 25 take both. The number of students not taking either tea or coffee is
(a) 28
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 32
135. Hitesh is 40 years old and Ronnie is 60 years old. How many years ago was the ratio of their ages 3 : 5?
(a) 5 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 37 years
136. If 
then the value of n is
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) −2
137. Blood group ‘O’ is called
(a) universal donor
(b) universal receptor
(c) Both
(d) None of these
138. Firstly who used ‘Ecosystem’ word?
(a) AG Tensley
(b) Bohr
(c) JJ Thompson
(d) Newton
139. ‘Photosynthesis’ reaction convert light energy into
(a) heat energy
(b) chemical energy
(c) electrical energy
(d) sound energy
140. The unit number in 765 × 641 × 357
(a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) None of these
141. LCM of 0.36, 1.2 and 4.8 is
(a) 57.6
(b) 38.2
(c) 14.4
(d) None of these
142. Which is not a polar compound?
(a) HCl
(b) HF
(c) CCl4
(d) H2O
143. Which are the primary colours?
(a) Red
(b) Green
(c) Blue
(d) All of these
144. Shortage of which element causes goiter disease?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Calcium
(c) Iodine
(d) Phosphorus
145. Which of the following is the smallest bone in the human body?
(a) Vomer
(b) Malleus
(c) Stapes
(d) Incus
146. Magnetite is
(a) Fe2O3
(b) Fe3O4
(c) FeCO3
(d) 2Fe2O3 ∙ 3H2O
147. 
(a) 1/4
(b) 1/9
(c) 1/16
(d) 1/25
148. What should be subtracted from 5/14 so that the resultant fraction is 7/42?
(a) 1/21
(b) 2/21
(c) 4/21
(d) 5/21
149. What is the cathode in dry cell?
(a) Copper
(b) Iron
(c) Silver
(d) Zinc
150. If 
what will be the value of 
(a) 20
(b) 23
(c) 25
(d) 27
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