Uttarakhand: The UKPSC Upper PCS Mains 2012 Paper 7: General Aptitude and Ethics question paper is given below. It carried 200 marks and had 39 questions. We have listed every question part-wise, followed by the complete bilingual (Hindi + English) PDF by SAMVEG IAS.
UKPSC Upper PCS Mains 2012 Paper 7: General Aptitude and Ethics
Part – 1
Marks – 30. Note : There are 15 questions in this part. All questions are compulsory. Each question carries 02 marks.
- Q1. Find the missing term in the following analogy : BUCKET : ACTVBDJLDFSU :: BONUS : ?
- Q2. In the following statements, identify which one is the cause and which one is the effect ? Statement I : Uttarkashi is very prone to earthquakes. Statement II : According to seismologists, there is a lot of tectonic activities going on the down belt of Uttarkashi.
- Q3. The algebraic sum of the deviations of 20 observations, measured from 30, is 4 (four). Find the arithmetic mean of these observations.
- Q4. Find the value of (1/(3+√7) + 1/(√7 + √5) + 1/(√5 + √3) + 1/(√3 + 1))
- Q5. C is a positive number. What % of 500 C, is 500% of C ?
- Q6. A’s salary is 40% more than B’s salary. By what percentage (%) B’s salary is less than A’s salary ?
- Q7. If 05th January, 2000 is Monday, then what would be the day on 30th March, 2000 ?
- Q8. Pointing towards a person, a woman said, ‘His wife is the only daughter of my father.’ What is the relation of that person with the woman ?
- Q9. If geometric mean of two positive numbers is 12 and their harmonic mean is 11¹⁄₁₃, then what are the numbers ?
- Q10. Ethics is a Normative Study of Conduct or Positive Study ? Discuss.
- Q11. Elucidate the kinds of ‘values’.
- Q12. What is the contribution of Emmanuel Kant in the field of Ethics ?
- Q13. What do you understand by work-culture ?
- Q14. What are the important values required in public service ?
- Q15. What is Conduct ?
Part – 2
Marks – 50. Note : There are 10 questions in this part. All questions are compulsory. Each question carries 05 marks.
- Q16. Why Ethics is related to rational human life only ? Discuss briefly.
- Q17. Describe moral attitude.
- Q18. Discuss ‘Emotional Intelligence’ as a trait of human personality.
- Q19. Write a note on Corporate Governance.
- Q20. Solve the following equations taking them as linear : 2/x + 2/(3y) = 1/6 and 3/x + 4/y = –1/2
- Q21. Find the ratio of the volumes of cone, hemisphere and cylinder which are made with the same circular base and height ?
- Q22. Find the difference of median and mode of the following data : 25, 33, 72, 65, 29, 60, 30, 54, 32, 53, 42, 52, 42, 51, 42, 48, 45, 47, 46, 33
- Q23. The average age of a class was 15 years. When 5 more boys, whose average age was 12 years 6 months were admitted in the class, the average age of the whole class was reduced by 6 months. How many students were there in the class originally ?
- Q24. If the cost price of 150 shirts is equal to the selling price of 120 shirts, find the profit in percentage.
- Q25. The coordinates of the vertices B and C of a triangle ABC are (1, –2) and (2, 3), respectively. Third vertex A lies on the line 2x + y – 2 = 0. Area of the triangle is 8 square units. Find the coordinates of the vertex A.
Part – 3
Marks – 40. Note : There are 07 questions in this part and their 02 sections. It is compulsory to answer any three questions out of four selected from Section-1 and any two questions out of three selected from Section -2. Each question carries 08 marks.
Section-1 – General Aptitude
- Q26. There are 400 students in a class of a school. Of these 270 study Maths, 300 French and 50 Business Studies. All those who study Maths, study French also. 20 study Maths and Business studies. 35 study French and Business studies. A student is selected at random. Find the probability that the selected student studies French but neither Maths nor Business Studies. Use Venn diagram only.
- Q27. A and B alone can complete a piece of work in 7 and 14 days, respectively. A and B work it together for 2 days and after 2 days, C joins them. Now, the work is completed in one day. In how many days can C alone do that work ?
- Q28. A man borrowed ₹ 30,000 at the rate of 12% per annum simple interest from a bank. He paid ₹ 15,200 after two years to the bank. How much he will have to pay, after two more years, to clear the loan ?
- Q29. A manufacturer sells an article at p% more than the cost of production. If he gives a discount of q% to the customer, find the profit in percentage.
Section-2 – Ethics
- Q30. Discuss the formation of attitude.
- Q31. What is the contribution of the teachings of Swami Vivekanand for Society ? Explain.
- Q32. Discuss the importance of ‘Accountability’ in governance.
Part – 4
Marks – 80. Note : There are 07 questions in this part and their 02 sections. It is compulsory to answer any three questions out of four selected from Section-1 and any two questions out of three selected from Section-2. Each question carries 16 marks.
Section-1 – General Aptitude
- Q33. A selling agent’s remuneration consists partly of a fixed monthly salary and partly of a fixed percentage on all sales effected by him. During the first four months of the year 2011, he sold goods for ₹ 26,272 and received a total remuneration of ₹ 5,284. During the rest of the year, he sold goods for ₹ 43,008 and received the total remuneration of ₹ 9,376. Find his monthly salary and the …
- Q34. A rectangular garden is 60 metre long and 40 metre wide. Two cross paths, each 4 metre wide, are to be constructed parallel to the sides of the garden. These paths pass through the centre of the garden. Find the cost of construction of the two paths at the rate of ₹ 70 per square metre.
- Q35. Simplify:
- Q36. A, B and C are partners in a business. A being working partner, receives 10% of the total profit as salary. The remaining profit is distributed among them in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4, respectively. If A gets ₹ 3 lac in all, then find the amount received by B and C.
Section-2 – Ethics
- Q37. Discuss the role of Ethics in Public Administration.
- Q38. Discuss the role of ‘Right to Information’ for transparency in Governance.
- Q39. Study the following case carefully and answer the questions that follow : Mr. ‘X’ is a veteran teacher who is very popular among his students. He frequently offers students extra help after school, so it is not uncommon to see students visiting his classroom after school. He has tutored one student ‘Swati’ in a variety of subjects over a two years period. During that time Mr ‘X’ has e-mailed …
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