Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (10 December 2015)

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1. Consider the following statements about IRNSS:

1) IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system being developed by India.
2) It is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in India as well as the region extending up to 20000 km from its boundary.
3) The GPS system was designed by and controlled by the Unites States Department of Defence.

Which of the above statements is / are Correct.

(a) 1 & 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1only
(d) None

2. Consider the following statements.

1) U-235, an isotope of uranium, has an unstable nucleas which is easily broken apart when hit by a neutron.
2) U-235, splits into two-equal sized nuclei krypton and barium.

Which of the above statements is / are Correct

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3. Consider the following statements:

1) Potential tracts & heavy mineral concentration were identified along the east coast in srikakulam and east Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh.
2) India’s thorium resources contained in the monazite beach sand as well as some inland deposits.

Which of the above statements is / are Correct.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

4. Consider the following statements:

1) The Back-end of cycle cover reprocessing of spent uranium fuel and management of nuclear waste.
2) The front-end of the cycle includes mineral exploration, mining and processing of ore and fabrication of fuel.

Which of the above statements is / are Correct.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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:: CSAT (Paper -2) ::

1. 17, 18, 20, 23, … 32,38

2. 39, 42, 36, 45, … 48,30

(a) 33
(b) 34
(c) 35
(d) None of these

3. Namrata wants to visit four cities A, B, C and D on an official trip. The probability that she visits A just before B is

(a) 1/2
(b) 1/12
(c) 1/6
(d) 1/4

4. 100 students appeared for two examinations, 60 passed the first, 50 passed the second and 30 passed both. The probability that a student selected at random has failed in both examinations is

(a) 0.3
(b) 0.2
(c) 0.4
(d) 0.1

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