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2026 (1134 questions)

Q1.
In UPSC Civil Services / State PSCs (People, Development & Environment): Which of the following is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and recognized as one of the world's eight 'hottest hotspots' of biological diversity?

(A)
The Aravalli Range
(B)
The Rann of Kutch
(C)
The Thar Desert
(D)
The Western Ghats
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Q2.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): Find the remainder when 2^287 is divided by 11.

(A)
4
(B)
1
(C)
9
(D)
7
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2025 (150 questions)

Q1.
In UPSC Civil Services / State PSCs (People, Development & Environment): Regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), consider the following: CAG is appointed under Article 148 by the President. Which statement is correct?

(A)
CAG holds office during the pleasure of the Prime Minister
(B)
CAG reports are audited privately by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(C)
CAG is eligible for further employment under the Government of India upon retirement
(D)
CAG can be removed from office only on like grounds and in like manner as a Judge of the Supreme Court
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Q2.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): A merchant marks an article 40% above cost price and then allows a cash discount of 15%. What is the merchant's net profit percentage?

(A)
19.0%
(B)
16.0%
(C)
25%
(D)
23.0%
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2024 (475 questions)

Q1.
In UPSC Civil Services / State PSCs (People, Development & Environment): What happens when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increases the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)?

(A)
Commercial banks immediately expand consumer lending to increase profit margins
(B)
The statutory fiscal deficit of the Central Government is immediately reduced
(C)
The foreign exchange reserves of India increase proportionately
(D)
Commercial banks have less lendable liquidity, leading to contraction of credit and upward pressure on interest rates
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Q2.

Cyber Security: What fraudulent cyber technique involves sending deceptive emails masquerading as reputable institutions to manipulate users into disclosing confidential passwords in 'ICT: General Abbreviations, Terminology (RAM, ROM, SSD, Cloud, IPv4/IPv6)'?

(A)

Phishing (ICT: General Abbreviations, Terminology (RAM, ROM, SSD, Cloud, IPv4/IPv6))

(B)

DDoS attack

(C)

SQL Injection

(D)

Trojan horse

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2023 (174 questions)

Q1.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): A merchant marks an article 30% above cost price and then allows a cash discount of 10%. What is the merchant's net profit percentage?

(A)
21.0%
(B)
14.0%
(C)
17.0%
(D)
20%
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Q2.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): Two trains of lengths 169 m and 173 m are traveling toward each other on parallel tracks at 71 km/h and 52 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other completely?

(A)
10.0 seconds
(B)
34.2 seconds
(C)
64.8 seconds
(D)
13.0 seconds
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2022 (186 questions)

Q1.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): Find the remainder when 5^346 is divided by 13.

(A)
4
(B)
12
(C)
9
(D)
1
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Q2.

Open Educational Resources: Under the Creative Commons licensing framework in 'Digital Initiatives in Higher Education: NPTEL, National Digital Library, e-ShodhSindhu', what does the designation 'CC BY-NC-SA' require?

(A)

Attribution must be given (BY), commercial use is prohibited (NC), and derivative works must be shared under the same license (SA) (Digital Initiatives in Higher Education: NPTEL, National Digital Library, e-ShodhSindhu)

(B)

No attribution required, commercial use permitted, no derivatives

(C)

Attribution required, commercial use allowed without restriction

(D)

Public domain dedication without any obligations

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2021 (174 questions)

Q1.
In UPSC Civil Services / State PSCs (People, Development & Environment): Which of the following is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and recognized as one of the world's eight 'hottest hotspots' of biological diversity?

(A)
The Thar Desert
(B)
The Western Ghats
(C)
The Aravalli Range
(D)
The Rann of Kutch
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Q2.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): Two trains of lengths 191 m and 149 m are traveling toward each other on parallel tracks at 68 km/h and 45 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other completely?

(A)
53.2 seconds
(B)
13.8 seconds
(C)
10.8 seconds
(D)
34.0 seconds
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2020 (211 questions)

Q1.
In UPSC Civil Services / State PSCs (People, Development & Environment): India's Aditya-L1 solar observatory mission is positioned in a halo orbit around which gravitational equilibrium point?

(A)
Geostationary circular orbit at 35,786 km
(B)
Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1) at approximately 1.5 million km from Earth
(C)
Earth-Moon L4 Lagrange Point
(D)
Sun-Earth L2 Lagrange Point behind Earth's shadow
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Q2.
In UPSC Civil Services / State PSCs (People, Development & Environment): What happens when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increases the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)?

(A)
The foreign exchange reserves of India increase proportionately
(B)
Commercial banks have less lendable liquidity, leading to contraction of credit and upward pressure on interest rates
(C)
The statutory fiscal deficit of the Central Government is immediately reduced
(D)
Commercial banks immediately expand consumer lending to increase profit margins
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2019 (179 questions)

Q1.
In UPSC Civil Services / State PSCs (People, Development & Environment): Regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), consider the following: CAG is appointed under Article 148 by the President. Which statement is correct?

(A)
CAG is eligible for further employment under the Government of India upon retirement
(B)
CAG reports are audited privately by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(C)
CAG holds office during the pleasure of the Prime Minister
(D)
CAG can be removed from office only on like grounds and in like manner as a Judge of the Supreme Court
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Q2.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): Two trains of lengths 131 m and 194 m are traveling toward each other on parallel tracks at 54 km/h and 43 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other completely?

(A)
12.1 seconds
(B)
15.1 seconds
(C)
106.4 seconds
(D)
32.5 seconds
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2018 (173 questions)

Q1.

Air Pollution: Which microscopic particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 microns poses the greatest human health hazard by penetrating deep into pulmonary alveoli and bloodstream in 'Environmental Legislation: Environmental Protection Act 1986, NAPCC, Paris Agreement'?

(A)

Particulate Matter $PM_{2.5}$ (Environmental Legislation: Environmental Protection Act 1986, NAPCC, Paris Agreement)

(B)

$PM_{{10}}$ coarse dust

(C)

Carbon dioxide ($CO_2$)

(D)

Argon gas

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Q2.
In UPSC Civil Services / State PSCs (People, Development & Environment): Which of the following is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site and recognized as one of the world's eight 'hottest hotspots' of biological diversity?

(A)
The Aravalli Range
(B)
The Western Ghats
(C)
The Rann of Kutch
(D)
The Thar Desert
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2017 (178 questions)

Q1.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): Find the remainder when 5^208 is divided by 13.

(A)
11
(B)
3
(C)
6
(D)
1
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Q2.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): Find the remainder when 5^208 is divided by 13.

(A)
11
(B)
3
(C)
6
(D)
1
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2016 (186 questions)

Q1.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): Find the remainder when 3^389 is divided by 19.

(A)
10
(B)
15
(C)
12
(D)
7
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Q2.
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Information & Communication Technology (ICT)): A merchant marks an article 20% above cost price and then allows a cash discount of 20%. What is the merchant's net profit percentage?

(A)
7.0%
(B)
0.0%
(C)
0%
(D)
4.0%
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2015 (186 questions)

Q1.
In UPSC Civil Services / State PSCs (People, Development & Environment): What happens when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increases the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)?

(A)
The statutory fiscal deficit of the Central Government is immediately reduced
(B)
Commercial banks have less lendable liquidity, leading to contraction of credit and upward pressure on interest rates
(C)
The foreign exchange reserves of India increase proportionately
(D)
Commercial banks immediately expand consumer lending to increase profit margins
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Q2.
In UPSC Civil Services / State PSCs (People, Development & Environment): Regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), consider the following: CAG is appointed under Article 148 by the President. Which statement is correct?

(A)
CAG is eligible for further employment under the Government of India upon retirement
(B)
CAG can be removed from office only on like grounds and in like manner as a Judge of the Supreme Court
(C)
CAG holds office during the pleasure of the Prime Minister
(D)
CAG reports are audited privately by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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