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Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (17 November 2015)

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1. Consider the following statements:

1) Prithvi-I is a battle field support system for the army.
2) Prithvi-II is dedicated to the Indian Air Force.

Which of the above statements is / are Correct.

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

2. Consider the following statements.

1) PANCHENDRIYA is a composite sonar and tactical weapon control system for navy.
2) SAGARDHWANI is a marine acoustic research ship.

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) We study the distribution & abundance of organisms in ecology.
2) Phyto-plankton populations can change conditions in aquatic systems.
3) Climate is the average weather of an area.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 1 & 3
(d) All of the above

4. Consider the following statements.

1) Halophytes are plants of Saline environments.
2) Mangroves are found in marshy conditions of tropical deltas & along ocean edges.

Which of the above statements is / are true.

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

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:: CSAT (Paper -2) ::

Directions Read the following information to answer these questions.

Ankit is decorating his room and trying to arrange six paintings on the East and West walls in his room. The paintings are each multicolor representations of one of the letters of the alphabets E,H,M, O, R, T Ankit does not want the three letters on each wall to make any common English word. Also, the colours of the O and E do not look good next to each other, nor do the T and O go well together.

1. If Ankit puts E, H andM on the East wall, which of the following must he true ?

(a) R and M cannot face each other.
(b) O cannot be in the centre of the West wall.
(c) E cannot be in the centre of the East wall.
(d) T and M cannot face each other.

2. If Ankit's mother is coming to visit and he decides to celebrate the visit by having his paintings spell ‘MOTHER’, starting with the left most painting on the East wall and going around the room, which of the following will be false ?

(a) O is opposite to E
(b) H is next to E
(c) T is next to O
(d) T is opposite to R

3. Which of the following is not possible ?

(a) T andO to be opposite to each other
(b) T, H and R to be on the same wall
(c) H, M and R to he on the same wall
(d) M andO to be opposite to each other

4. If Ankit trades his M painting for another O painting just like the one he has now, which of the following must be false ?

(a) O can be on opposite walls in the middle
(b) Either R or H will be next to an O
(c) Either R or H will be next to either T or E
(d) T will be opposite to either O or E

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