UPPSC PCS Pre exam paper 15 December 2019 Paper 2 – English (Answer Key)


81. Which one of the following is NOT a rule for estimatings the subjective probability of outcomes of any decision ?
(a) Assessing utility
(b) Representativeness
(c) Availability
(d) Adjustment

82. Argument
All Indians are religious.
All Painters are religious.
.: All painters are Indians.
It involves the fallacy of :
(a) Division
(b) Existential
(c) Undistributed middle
(d) Four terms

83. If in a certain code ‘DATE’ is written as ‘WZGV’, then which of the following code would be written for ‘COME’?
(a) XLNV
(b) LXNV
(c) VNXL
(d) XLVN

84. What X in second figure?
question number 84
(a) 26
(b) 27
(c) 28
(d) 29

85. How many numbers from 11 to 50 are divisible by 7 but NOT by 3 ?
(a) 2
(b) 4


(c) 5
(d) 6

86. A is richer than B, C is richer than A, D is richer than C, E is richest than all. If they are made to sit in the above degree of richest, who will ha the central position ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) D
(d) C

87. In a Zoo, there are rabbits and pigeons. If heads are counted there are 200 in all and if legs are counted there are 580 in all. How many pigeons are there in the Zoo ?
(a) 90
(b) 110
(c) 121
(d) 130

88. In which of the following decision making style low tolerance for ambiguity is found ?
(a) Analytical style
(b) Conceptual style
(c) Directive style
(d) None of the above

89. According to “communication as interaction” perspective, feedback is
(a) never intentional.
(b) always intentional.
(c) seldom useful.
(d) sometimes unintentional.

90. In case of complex problems group performance is higher in
(a) Centralized network
(b) Restricted network
(c) Problem oriented network
(d) Decentralized network

91. A sum of ₹12,000 deposited at compound interest becomes double after 5 years. After 20 years, it will become
(a) ₹96,000
(b) ₹1,20,000
(c) ₹1,24,000
(d) ₹1,92,000

92. Choose the odd one out.
(a) BD6
(b) FH 14
(c) JL 22
(d) NP 31

93. What are the barriers to effective communication ?


(a) Moralising, being judgemental and comments of consolation
(b) Dialogue, summary and self review
(c) Use of simple words, cool reaction and defensive attitude
(d) Personal statements, eye contact and simple narration

94., A group effort of generating alternative ideas that can help a manager solve a problem is called
(a) The Delphi technique
(b) Out of the box thinking
(c) The nominal group technique
(d) Brainstorming

95. Consider the statement :
Do Scientists believe in religion ?
I. Yes, because science, a profession, does not come in the way of faith.
II. No, because reason and faith do not go together.
Codes :
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Either I or II

96. IF ROSE is coded as 6821. CHAIR is coded as 73456 and PRECH is coded as 96143, what will be the code for SEARCH?
(a) 214673
(b) 214763
(c) 264173
(d) 216473

97. Which of the following does NOT characterize grapevine ?
(a) There is freedom to move in any direction.
(b) It is likely to satisfy group members social needs.
(c) It is controlled by management.
(d) It is largely used to serve the self interests of people in it.

98. The context of face-to-face communication is
(a) Archetypes
(b) Synchronous
(c) Asynchronous
(d) Both synchronous and asynchronous

99. Given that
A is the Brother of B
C is the Father of A
D is the Brother of E
E is the Daughter of B
Then, the uncle of D is


(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E

100. 1 January 1995 was Sunday. What day it was on 1 January 1996 ?
(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Saturday

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