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Uttarakhand: The UKPSC Upper PCS Mains 2023 Paper 7: General Aptitude and Ethics question paper is given below. It carried 200 marks with 3 hours allowed 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 2023 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 smallest number of 5 digits which divided by 15, 30, 38, 40 respectively always leaves 2 as remainder.
Q2. Find the value : 18/(5 + √7) + 4/(√7 + √3) + 1/(√3 + √2) + 1/(√2 + 1)
Q3. A box contains 4 red, 5 black and 3 blue balls. Let x be the probability to draw 1 red and 1 blue balls and y be the probability to draw 2 black and 1 blue ball. Find the value of x + y ? (Balls are drawn at random.)
Q4. Let A and B be two independent events. If P(A) = 1/3 and P(B) = 1/5, then what is the value of P (A ∪ B) ?
Q5. If a number is decreased by 5% and then increased by 10%, then how much in percentage the obtained number is increased or decreased from the original number ?
Q6. If a certain sum of money becomes 7 times at the simple interest rate of R% p.a. in 24 years then what is the rate of interest R% ?
Q7. A man buys an old car for ₹ 15,000 and after one year sells it for ₹ 20,000. After six months, again he buys the same car at ₹ 35,000 and sells it for ₹ 40,000. What is the overall profit percent for that man over both the transactions ?
Q8. A number x is multiplied by 2 and then subtracted 7/2 from it. The resulting number so obtained is multiplied by 6 and then a number y is added to it. Finally, obtained number is 11 times of the original number x. What is the value of (2x + 2y) ?

Part – 1: Questions 9 to 15

Q9. Find the length of diameter of a circular ground whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of a circle with radius 8 m and a triangle with area of 36 π sq.m.
Q10. Discuss the importance of ‘Integrity’ in Civil Administration.
Q11. What are the benefits of having a Citizen’s Charter in an organization ?
Q12. What do you understand by attitude ?
Q13. According to Kautilya, what should be the ethical qualities of a King ?
Q14. State impact of ‘empathy’ in civil administration.
Q15. What do you mean by disaster management ?

Part – 2 (Marks – 50)

Note : There are 10 questions in this part. All questions are compulsory. Each question carries 05 marks.

Q16. Can the ‘Niskama Karma Yoga’ of Bhagavadgita resolve all the ethical dilemmas of civil servants ? Comment.
Q17. Discuss about ‘conscience’ as source of ethical guidance.
Q18. Discuss Swami Vivekananda’s contribution regarding national integration.
Q19. State the salient features of RTI Act and suggest some safety measures to avoid its misuse.
Q20. For any two arbitrary sets A and B containing 5 and 6 elements respectively, what are the possible minimum and maximum numbers of elements in A ∪ B ?
Q21. The end points of a diagonal of a square are (3, 4) and (1, –1). Find the coordinates of the remaining angular points.
Q22. In an examination of Hindi, English and Mathematics subjects, the total marks are 120, 140 and 100 respectively. A student gets 40%, 55% and 45% marks in these subjects respectively. How many marks should he get in the Science subject out of the total 180 marks in it so that his combined percentage of marks obtained in all the four subjects becomes 60% ?
Q23. Consider an ascending data 57, 110, 112, 114, x, 118, 120, y. If the mean and median of the data are 108.5 and 114.5 respectively, then what is the value of y – x ?
Q24. The coordinates of three vertices of a rectangle ABCD are A(2, 3), B(3, 0) and C(9, 2). Find the area of the rectangle and length of the diagonal BD.
Q25. A completes a work in 15 days, B completes the same work in 8 days while B and C jointly complete the work in 4 days. If A and C jointly complete the work in x days and A and B in y days, then what is the value of x/y ?

Part – 3 (Marks – 40)

Note : There are 07 questions and 2 sections in this part. 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. Two finite sets A and B have m and n elements respectively. The total number of subsets of the set A is 56 more than the total number of subsets of the set B. Find the value of (m + n)².
Q27. Points A(0, 4), B(1, 3) and C(6, 0) are the vertices of the triangle ABC. Point D divides the line segment AC in the ratio 1:3. Find the coordinates of the point D and the ratio of the area of triangle ABD to the area of the triangle ABC.
Q28. Find the values of x and y from the following equations : 2/x + 3/(2y) = 1/6 and 1/(3x) + 3/(4y) = –1
Q29. An amount of ₹ 15,02,000 was divided amongst A, B and C in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8 respectively. All the three deposit their amounts in a bank with simple annual interest rates of 4%, 5% and 6% for 2 years, 3 years and 5 years respectively. Find the simple interests obtained by A and C.

Section-2 : Ethics

Q30. Describe the significance of transparency in the context of administration in the present times.
Q31. State the meaning of ‘emotional intelligence’ and point out its utility.
Q32. According to Gandhiji, what are the seven social sins ? Illustrate them.

Part – 4 (Marks – 80)

Note : There are 07 questions and 2 sections in this part. 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. Three men A, B and C can individually do a work in 24, 36 and 48 days respectively. They start working together but C left the work after 4 days and A left the work 3 days before completion of the work. In how many days the work will be completed ?
Q34. A man sells a TV at the profit of 12½% in ₹ 20,475. Also he sells a mobile phone at the loss of ₹ 1,456. If the cost price of the TV and mobile is same, then find the total percentage of loss or profit in this business.
Q35. Consider the following data : Find the values of x and y, if the median is 45, total sum of frequencies N = 100 and median class is 40-50. Also find the mode of the data.
Q36. A person lends some money at 12½% annual rate of compound interest. If he gets the amount returned in three equal installments each of ₹ 91,854, find the amount of interest earned by him.

Section-2 : Ethics

Q37. If you have to prepare a ‘code of ethics’ for the civil servants, which five fundamental values will you want to prioritize ?
Q38. Study the following case carefully and answer the questions that follow : You are the head of your Government office. There are certain houses reserved for the allotment to the officials and you have been given the discretion to do so. A set of rules for the allotment of the houses has been laid down by you and has been made public. Your personal secretary, who is very close to you, comes to you …
Q39. Study the following case carefully and answer the questions that follow : You are a Chairperson of a State Sports Committee. You have received a complaint and later it was found that an Athlete in junior age category, who has won a medal, has crossed the age criteria by five days. In such circumstances, what would you do ? (a) Ask the screening committee for a clarification. (b) Ask the athlete …

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