General Studies & Engineering Aptitude Full Exam |
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UPSC ESE Prelims Paper 1: General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Full Mock
Test 1
1.
Which one of the following involves the examination of Internet records to track down the
identity of someone who posted in a discussion forum on one Website might search for clues to
the poster’s identity on Facebook, Twitter, and other online sources?
(a) Pornography
(b) Internet filter
(c) Doxing
(d) Internet censorship
2.
Fifty people were asked to rank their preferences of five varieties of chocolate candy, using 1for
their favorite and 5for their least favorite. The results are shown in the table below.
Rankings 5 4 4 4 2 4 ¿ Vanilla center ¿1 5 5 55 5 ¿ Almond center ¿ 2 3 21 3 3¿ Toffee center ¿ 4 11 3 4 2 ¿ Solid Chocol
¿
\textbf{Toffee center} & 4 \qquad 1 \qquad 1 \qquad 3 \qquad {\color{red}{4}} \qquad 2 \\
\hline
\textbf{Solid Chocolate} & 3 \qquad 2 \qquad 3 \qquad 2 \qquad {\color{red}{1}} \qquad 1 \\
\hline
\textbf{Number of voters} & 17 \quad\,\,\, 11 \quad\,\,\,\, 9 \qquad 8 \qquad 3 \qquad 2\\
\hline
\end{array}
According to the table (see the column in red), three voters ranked solid chocolate first, caramel
centers second, almond centers third, toffee centers fourth, and vanilla centers fifth. According
to this table, which variety of candy would win the taste test using the plurality voting system?
(a) Almond centers
(b) Vanilla centers
, (c) Toffee centers
(d) Caramel centers
3.
Consider the following statements regarding the aim of Jal Jeevan Mission to provide every rural
household of the country with adequate tap water of prescribed quality on regular basis:
1. It seeks to ensure ‘ease of living’ which leads to healthier as well as hygienic living conditions
in rural areas.
2. It aims to establish water tanks in good numbers with the slogan ‘Har Ghar Jal’.
3. By ensuring community participation at village-level, it will help in developing local leadership
based on Gandhiji’s philosophy of ‘Gram Swarajya’.
4 . The Mission seeks to achieve its goal by 2024 .
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 3and 4 only
(b) 1, 2, 3and 4
(c) 1and 3only
(d) 2and 4 only
4.
Which one of the following learnings is a teaching approach that engages students in sustained,
collaborative real-world investigations?
(a) Project-based learning
(b) Cooperative learning
(c) Collaborative learning
(d) Outcome based learning
5.
The normative sense of engineering ethics does NOT include:
(a) Knowing moral values, finding accurate solutions to moral problems, and justifying
moral judgments in engineering practices.
Already Graded A+
UPSC ESE Prelims Paper 1: General Studies and Engineering Aptitude Full Mock
Test 1
1.
Which one of the following involves the examination of Internet records to track down the
identity of someone who posted in a discussion forum on one Website might search for clues to
the poster’s identity on Facebook, Twitter, and other online sources?
(a) Pornography
(b) Internet filter
(c) Doxing
(d) Internet censorship
2.
Fifty people were asked to rank their preferences of five varieties of chocolate candy, using 1for
their favorite and 5for their least favorite. The results are shown in the table below.
Rankings 5 4 4 4 2 4 ¿ Vanilla center ¿1 5 5 55 5 ¿ Almond center ¿ 2 3 21 3 3¿ Toffee center ¿ 4 11 3 4 2 ¿ Solid Chocol
¿
\textbf{Toffee center} & 4 \qquad 1 \qquad 1 \qquad 3 \qquad {\color{red}{4}} \qquad 2 \\
\hline
\textbf{Solid Chocolate} & 3 \qquad 2 \qquad 3 \qquad 2 \qquad {\color{red}{1}} \qquad 1 \\
\hline
\textbf{Number of voters} & 17 \quad\,\,\, 11 \quad\,\,\,\, 9 \qquad 8 \qquad 3 \qquad 2\\
\hline
\end{array}
According to the table (see the column in red), three voters ranked solid chocolate first, caramel
centers second, almond centers third, toffee centers fourth, and vanilla centers fifth. According
to this table, which variety of candy would win the taste test using the plurality voting system?
(a) Almond centers
(b) Vanilla centers
, (c) Toffee centers
(d) Caramel centers
3.
Consider the following statements regarding the aim of Jal Jeevan Mission to provide every rural
household of the country with adequate tap water of prescribed quality on regular basis:
1. It seeks to ensure ‘ease of living’ which leads to healthier as well as hygienic living conditions
in rural areas.
2. It aims to establish water tanks in good numbers with the slogan ‘Har Ghar Jal’.
3. By ensuring community participation at village-level, it will help in developing local leadership
based on Gandhiji’s philosophy of ‘Gram Swarajya’.
4 . The Mission seeks to achieve its goal by 2024 .
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 3and 4 only
(b) 1, 2, 3and 4
(c) 1and 3only
(d) 2and 4 only
4.
Which one of the following learnings is a teaching approach that engages students in sustained,
collaborative real-world investigations?
(a) Project-based learning
(b) Cooperative learning
(c) Collaborative learning
(d) Outcome based learning
5.
The normative sense of engineering ethics does NOT include:
(a) Knowing moral values, finding accurate solutions to moral problems, and justifying
moral judgments in engineering practices.
