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Exam Name: UPPSC Preliminary Exam 
Exam Date: 29 March 2016 
Subject: General Studies - II (CSAT) 
Marks : 200 
Duration: 2 Hours 
1. Which of the following words is the antonym of the word 'Auspicious'?
(a) optical
(b) oracular
(c) ominous
(d) austere
2. Fill the blank in the following sentence by choosing the most appropriate alternative:
The story is too fantastic to be 
(a) praiseworthy
(b) readable
(c) credible
(d) false
3. Choose the alternative which can be substituted for the following:
`Time after twilight and before night' 
(a) Evening
(b) Dawn
(c) Dusk
(d) Eclipse
4. Which of the following alternatives gives the correct form of indirect speech of the given sentence?
She said to him, "why donot you go today?" 
(a) She said to him that why he donot go today.
(b) She asked him if he was going that day.
(c) She asked him why he didnot go today.
(d) She asked him why he didnot go that day.
5. Which one of the following alternatives gives the correct synonym of the word 'Commemorate'?
(a) Boast
(b) Remember
(c) Manipulate
(d) Harmonise
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Exam Name: UPPSC Preliminary Exam 
Exam Date: 29 March 2016 
Subject: General Studies - II (CSAT) 
Marks : 200 
Duration: 2 Hours 
1. Which of the following words is the antonym of the word 'Auspicious'?
(a) optical
(b) oracular
(c) ominous
(d) austere
2. Fill the blank in the following sentence by choosing the most appropriate alternative:
The story is too fantastic to be 
(a) praiseworthy
(b) readable
(c) credible
(d) false
3. Choose the alternative which can be substituted for the following:
`Time after twilight and before night' 
(a) Evening
(b) Dawn
(c) Dusk
(d) Eclipse
4. Which of the following alternatives gives the correct form of indirect speech of the given sentence?
She said to him, "why donot you go today?" 
(a) She said to him that why he donot go today.
(b) She asked him if he was going that day.
(c) She asked him why he didnot go today.
(d) She asked him why he didnot go that day.
5. Which one of the following alternatives gives the correct synonym of the word 'Commemorate'?
(a) Boast
(b) Remember
(c) Manipulate
(d) Harmonise
6. Choose the nearest meaning of the underlined in the following :
The prices are going up by leaps and bounds. 
(a) irregularly
(b) rapidly
(c) gradually
(d) systematically
7. Which of the following words is not a noun?
(a) Mention
(b) Quench
(c) Trench
(d) Tension
8. Identify the correct Active Voice of the following sentence:
The clown was being laughed at by them. 
(a) They were laughing at the clown.
(b) They were laughing on the clown.
(c) They laughed at the clown.
(d) They have been laughing at the clown.
9. Choose from the following, the direct speech of the sentence:
She told me that she would do it next month. 
(a) She said to me, "I shall do it next month."
(b) She said to me, "I shall do it the coming month."
(c) She said to me, "I shall be doing it the following month."
(d) She said to me, "I shall be doing it the next month."
10. Point out the sentence in which the underlined word is an adverb.
(a) To eat and drink temperately is the best way to preserve health.
(b) Temperance is the best way to preserve health.
(c) The best way to preserve health is to be temperate in eating and drinking.
(d) Temperature goes up if one eats and drinks intemperately.
Instruction for Question Nos. 11 - 15. 
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions. Choose the correct answer from the 
alternatives based only on the passage given. 
Megasthenese declared that there were no slaves in India. He was certainly wrong, but Indian slavery was 
milder than the form he was used to see in the West and slaves were much less numerous than in the 
civilizations of the West; hence he may not have recognized the dasa as a slave. The Arthashastra, in many 
ways more liberal than the religious books, lays down regulations appreciably milder than those we have 
outlined. The sale of children into slavery is explicitly forbidden except in dire emergency. Slaves are 
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Exam Name: UPPSC Preliminary Exam 
Exam Date: 29 March 2016 
Subject: General Studies - II (CSAT) 
Marks : 200 
Duration: 2 Hours 
1. Which of the following words is the antonym of the word 'Auspicious'?
(a) optical
(b) oracular
(c) ominous
(d) austere
2. Fill the blank in the following sentence by choosing the most appropriate alternative:
The story is too fantastic to be 
(a) praiseworthy
(b) readable
(c) credible
(d) false
3. Choose the alternative which can be substituted for the following:
`Time after twilight and before night' 
(a) Evening
(b) Dawn
(c) Dusk
(d) Eclipse
4. Which of the following alternatives gives the correct form of indirect speech of the given sentence?
She said to him, "why donot you go today?" 
(a) She said to him that why he donot go today.
(b) She asked him if he was going that day.
(c) She asked him why he didnot go today.
(d) She asked him why he didnot go that day.
5. Which one of the following alternatives gives the correct synonym of the word 'Commemorate'?
(a) Boast
(b) Remember
(c) Manipulate
(d) Harmonise
6. Choose the nearest meaning of the underlined in the following :
The prices are going up by leaps and bounds. 
(a) irregularly
(b) rapidly
(c) gradually
(d) systematically
7. Which of the following words is not a noun?
(a) Mention
(b) Quench
(c) Trench
(d) Tension
8. Identify the correct Active Voice of the following sentence:
The clown was being laughed at by them. 
(a) They were laughing at the clown.
(b) They were laughing on the clown.
(c) They laughed at the clown.
(d) They have been laughing at the clown.
9. Choose from the following, the direct speech of the sentence:
She told me that she would do it next month. 
(a) She said to me, "I shall do it next month."
(b) She said to me, "I shall do it the coming month."
(c) She said to me, "I shall be doing it the following month."
(d) She said to me, "I shall be doing it the next month."
10. Point out the sentence in which the underlined word is an adverb.
(a) To eat and drink temperately is the best way to preserve health.
(b) Temperance is the best way to preserve health.
(c) The best way to preserve health is to be temperate in eating and drinking.
(d) Temperature goes up if one eats and drinks intemperately.
Instruction for Question Nos. 11 - 15. 
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions. Choose the correct answer from the 
alternatives based only on the passage given. 
Megasthenese declared that there were no slaves in India. He was certainly wrong, but Indian slavery was 
milder than the form he was used to see in the West and slaves were much less numerous than in the 
civilizations of the West; hence he may not have recognized the dasa as a slave. The Arthashastra, in many 
ways more liberal than the religious books, lays down regulations appreciably milder than those we have 
outlined. The sale of children into slavery is explicitly forbidden except in dire emergency. Slaves are 
cannot be forced to perform defiling duties. The chastity of slave-girls is protected, the master who rapes a 
slave-girl must set her free and pay her compensation, and if she has a child by her master, even with her 
own consent, both mother and child become free. The humane regulations of the Arthashastra, probably 
unique in the records of any ancient civilization, are perhaps survivals of Mauryan laws, and it is, therefore, 
not surprising that Megasthenese declared that there was no slavery in India. 
11. The laws allowed slaves to
(a) own and inherit property
(b) marry a person of their choice
(c) move freely in markets
(d) read religious books
12. According to the passage
(a) only members of the lowest class were slaves.
(b) only women were slaves.
(c) even the members of the upper class were slaves.
(d) only men were slaves.
13. When Megasthenese visited India he found that
(a) slaves were sold in the open market.
(b) the sale of children into slavery was quite common.
(c) slaves were not allowed to earn money in spare time.
(d) the chastity of slave-girls was protected by law.
14. Why did Megasthenese declare that there was no slavery in India?
(a) He did not see any slaves in India.
(b) Indian slavery was not cruel.
(c) The Arthashastra made strict laws against slavery.
(d) The Varnashrama system did not allow slavery.
15. The slave-girl was set free and paid compensation if:
(a) she was raped by her master.
(b) she was badly beaten by her master.
(c) people objected to her being a slave.
(d) she belonged to the highest caste in society.
16. Find the odd one out.
(a) Ring
(b) Bangle
(c) Tyre
(d) Plate
17. Statement: Should luxury hotels be banned in India?
entitled to own and inherit property, and to earn money freely in their spare time. Slaves of the upper classes 
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Exam Name: UPPSC Preliminary Exam 
Exam Date: 29 March 2016 
Subject: General Studies - II (CSAT) 
Marks : 200 
Duration: 2 Hours 
1. Which of the following words is the antonym of the word 'Auspicious'?
(a) optical
(b) oracular
(c) ominous
(d) austere
2. Fill the blank in the following sentence by choosing the most appropriate alternative:
The story is too fantastic to be 
(a) praiseworthy
(b) readable
(c) credible
(d) false
3. Choose the alternative which can be substituted for the following:
`Time after twilight and before night' 
(a) Evening
(b) Dawn
(c) Dusk
(d) Eclipse
4. Which of the following alternatives gives the correct form of indirect speech of the given sentence?
She said to him, "why donot you go today?" 
(a) She said to him that why he donot go today.
(b) She asked him if he was going that day.
(c) She asked him why he didnot go today.
(d) She asked him why he didnot go that day.
5. Which one of the following alternatives gives the correct synonym of the word 'Commemorate'?
(a) Boast
(b) Remember
(c) Manipulate
(d) Harmonise
6. Choose the nearest meaning of the underlined in the following :
The prices are going up by leaps and bounds. 
(a) irregularly
(b) rapidly
(c) gradually
(d) systematically
7. Which of the following words is not a noun?
(a) Mention
(b) Quench
(c) Trench
(d) Tension
8. Identify the correct Active Voice of the following sentence:
The clown was being laughed at by them. 
(a) They were laughing at the clown.
(b) They were laughing on the clown.
(c) They laughed at the clown.
(d) They have been laughing at the clown.
9. Choose from the following, the direct speech of the sentence:
She told me that she would do it next month. 
(a) She said to me, "I shall do it next month."
(b) She said to me, "I shall do it the coming month."
(c) She said to me, "I shall be doing it the following month."
(d) She said to me, "I shall be doing it the next month."
10. Point out the sentence in which the underlined word is an adverb.
(a) To eat and drink temperately is the best way to preserve health.
(b) Temperance is the best way to preserve health.
(c) The best way to preserve health is to be temperate in eating and drinking.
(d) Temperature goes up if one eats and drinks intemperately.
Instruction for Question Nos. 11 - 15. 
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions. Choose the correct answer from the 
alternatives based only on the passage given. 
Megasthenese declared that there were no slaves in India. He was certainly wrong, but Indian slavery was 
milder than the form he was used to see in the West and slaves were much less numerous than in the 
civilizations of the West; hence he may not have recognized the dasa as a slave. The Arthashastra, in many 
ways more liberal than the religious books, lays down regulations appreciably milder than those we have 
outlined. The sale of children into slavery is explicitly forbidden except in dire emergency. Slaves are 
cannot be forced to perform defiling duties. The chastity of slave-girls is protected, the master who rapes a 
slave-girl must set her free and pay her compensation, and if she has a child by her master, even with her 
own consent, both mother and child become free. The humane regulations of the Arthashastra, probably 
unique in the records of any ancient civilization, are perhaps survivals of Mauryan laws, and it is, therefore, 
not surprising that Megasthenese declared that there was no slavery in India. 
11. The laws allowed slaves to
(a) own and inherit property
(b) marry a person of their choice
(c) move freely in markets
(d) read religious books
12. According to the passage
(a) only members of the lowest class were slaves.
(b) only women were slaves.
(c) even the members of the upper class were slaves.
(d) only men were slaves.
13. When Megasthenese visited India he found that
(a) slaves were sold in the open market.
(b) the sale of children into slavery was quite common.
(c) slaves were not allowed to earn money in spare time.
(d) the chastity of slave-girls was protected by law.
14. Why did Megasthenese declare that there was no slavery in India?
(a) He did not see any slaves in India.
(b) Indian slavery was not cruel.
(c) The Arthashastra made strict laws against slavery.
(d) The Varnashrama system did not allow slavery.
15. The slave-girl was set free and paid compensation if:
(a) she was raped by her master.
(b) she was badly beaten by her master.
(c) people objected to her being a slave.
(d) she belonged to the highest caste in society.
16. Find the odd one out.
(a) Ring
(b) Bangle
(c) Tyre
(d) Plate
17. Statement: Should luxury hotels be banned in India?
entitled to own and inherit property, and to earn money freely in their spare time. Slaves of the upper classes 
Arguments:   I. Yes, these are places from where international criminals operate. 
II. No, affluent foreign tourists will have no place to stay.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below: 
(a) Neither argument I nor II is strong.
(b) Both arguments I and II are strong.
(c) Only argument II is strong.
(d) Only argument I is strong.
18. Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order:
1. Country, 2. Furniture, 3. Forest, 4. Wood, 5. Tree.
(a) 1, 3, 5, 4, 2
(b) 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
(d) 5, 2, 3, 1, 4
19. When a conclusion is usually expressed implicitly or explicitly, in terms of a probabilistic
statement, it refers to a
(a) reasoning dialogue
(b) deductive reasoning
(c) inductive reasoning
(d) none of the above
20. If the given statements (1) and (2) are true, which of the two conclusions I and II will follow from
the statements?
Statements: 
(1) Some ministers are teachers.
(2) All teachers are scholars.
Conclusions: 
I. Some ministers are scholars.
II. All scholars are teachers.
(a) Only conclusion I follows.
(b) Only conclusion II follows.
(c) Both conclusions I and II follow.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
21. Introducing Kamla, Mahesh said, "Her father is the only son of my father". How was Mahesh
related to Kamla?
(a) Brother
(b) Father