Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (24 August 2015)

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1. Consider the following statements about the provincial elections of 1937.

1) In the Punjab, the Unionist party & the Muslim League formed a coalition government in the provincial election of 1937.
2) H.S. Suhrawardy became premier of Sindh.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

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

2. Consider the following statements about Dadabhai Naoroji.

1) He founded the London India Society.
2) He was the first Indian to be elected to the British house of Common.

Which of the above statements is / are true

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

3. Consider the following statements.

1) The doctrine of Eclips says that a law that is over ridden by a subsequent law does not cease to exist. It only goes into dormancy. Once the overriding law is diluted or deleted, the earlier law comes into operation.
2) Article 13 stated that the state shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights conferred by Part III of the constitution.

Which of the above statements is / are Incorrect

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

4. Which of following statements is Incorrect

(a) Son of soil policy means that the people in vicinity of an area may have the employment reserved for them
(b) Religious & denominational institutions cannot reserve the employment in them for those who does not profess their religion
(c) Parliament may legislate that residence is a criteria for employment in certain categories
(d) In Indira Sawhney V/s Union of India 1992, the Supreme Court upheld the Government Policy of providing for reservation for OBC in Government Services.

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1. A has 5 more pencils than B and B has 5 more pencils than C.What is the least number of pencils which must change hands in order that A, B and C now have equal pencils?

(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 2

2. Visitors to a show were charged Rs 25,00 each on the first day, Rs 12.50 each on the second day and Rs 5.00 each on the third day. A total collection of Rs 100000 was made in three days. Also, the number of people coming on the second day was twice the number of people coming on the first day and the number of people coming on the third day was five times the number of people coming on the second. Find the number of people coming on the first day.

(a) 200
(b) 100
(c) 1000
(d) 250

3. Three numbers are in the ratio 5 : 6 : 9 and the sumof their squares is 2272. Find the smallest of these numbers.

(a) 24
(b) 20
(c) 36
(d) 32

4. Ramesh and Ganesh had some oranges initially. If Ramesh gave 5 oranges to Ganesh, then Ganesh will have thrice as many as Ramesh. Instead of that, if Ganesh were to give 5 oranges to Ramesh, then they will both have the same number of oranges. Find the ratio of oranges between Ramesh and Ganesh.

(a) 03:05
(b) 01:03
(c) 05:07
(d) 07:09

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