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;w-ih-ih-,l-lh izkjafHkd ijh{kk&2018 
lkekU; vè;;u (iz'u i=k&II)
 UPPSC Prelims-2018
 General Studies
 (Questions Paper-II)
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;w-ih-ih-,l-lh izkjafHkd ijh{kk&2018 
lkekU; vè;;u (iz'u i=k&II)
 UPPSC Prelims-2018
 General Studies
 (Questions Paper-II)
 1. v/ksfyf[kr esa ls v'kq¼ orZuh okyk 'kCn gS
 (a) n?khfp (b) ;kKoYD;
 (c) fuo`fÙk (d) ?kfu"V
 2. ^mls e`R;q&naM dh ltk feyh*
  izLrqr okD; dh v'kqf¼ Li"V djsaA
 (a) laLÑr ds 'kCnksa dks iz;ksx gqvk gSA
 (b) fons'kh 'kCn ^ltk* dk iz;ksx gqvk gSA
 (c) n.M vkSj ltk lekukFkhZ 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx gqvk 
gSA
 (d) dksbZ v'kqf¼ ugha gSA
 3. [kM+h cksyh fganh dk vU; lgh uke gS
 (a) Hkkjrh (b) dkSjoh
 (c) gfj;k.koh (d) fganh
 4. ^tks fØ;k vHkh gks jgh gS* ml dgrs gS
 (a) viw.kZ orZeku (b) lkekU; orZeku
 (c) lafnX/ orZeku (d) lafnX/ Hkwr
 5. ^pj.kdey* esa lekl gS
 (a) deZ/kj; (b) cgqozhfg
 (c) }U} (d) rRiq#"k
 6. ^u;u* dk 'kq¼ lfU/ foPNsn gS
 (a) us + vu (b) us + v;u
 (c) u + vu (d) u; + vu
iz'u la[;k 7 ls 11 ds fy,%
v/ksfyf[kr x|ka'k dks è;ku ls if<+;s rFkk iz'u la[;k 7 
ls 11 ds mÙkj bl x|ka'k ds vk/kj ij nhft;s%
ftu deksZ esa fdlh izdkj dk d"V ;k gkfu lgus dk lkgl 
visf{kr gksrk gS] mu lcds izfr mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan mRlkg ds 
varxZr fy;k tkrk gSA d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vuqlkj mRlkg 
ds Hkh Hksn gks tkrs gSaA lkfgR; ehekaldksa us blh n`f"V ls ;q¼ohj] 
nkuohj] bR;kfn Hksn fd;s gSaA buesa lcls izkphu vkSj iz/ku 
;q¼ohjrk gS] ftlesa vk?kkr] ihM+;k ;k e`R;q dh ijokg ugha jgrhA 
bl izdkj dh ohjrk dk iz;kstu vR;ar izkphu dky ls pyk vk 
jgk gS] ftlesa lkgl vkSj iz;Ru nksuksa pje mRd"kZ ij igq¡prs gSaA 
ij dsoy d"V ;k ihM+k lgu djus ds lkgl esa gh mRlkg dk 
Lo:i LiqQfjr ugha gksrkA mlds lkFk vkuUniw.kZ iz;Ru ;k mldh 
mRdaBk dk ;ksx pkfg;sA
 7. lcls izkphu ohjrk dkSu&lh gS\
 (a) okd~ohjrk (b) nkuohjrk
 (c) ;q¼ohjrk (d) n;kohjrk
 8. ;q¼ohjrk ds fy, fdl izdkj dh izÑfr visf{kr gS\
 (a) prqjkbZ vkSj Hkh#rk 
 (b) papyrk vkSj vfLFkjrk
 (c) /`"Vrk vkSj lkgl 
 (d) lkgl] iz;Ru vkSj d"V lgus dk /hjt
 9. mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan fdlds varxZr fy;k tkrk gS
 (a) mRlkg ds varxZr (b) ohjrk ds varxZr
 (c) ;q¼ ds varxZr (d) nku ds varxZr
 10. lkfgR; ehekaldksa us ohjrk ds dkSu ls Hksn fd;s gSa\
 (a) ;q¼ohj] nkuohj vkSj n;kohj
 (b) deZohj vkSj /eZohj
 (c) vè;olk;h vkSj bZekunkj
 (d) 'kwjohj vkSj ifjJeh
 11. mRlkg ds Hksn fdl vk/kj ij fd;s x;s gSa\
 (a) mRlkg ds vk/kj ij
 (b) nqcZyrk ds vk/kj ij
 (c) ihM+k ;k vk?kkr ds vk/kj ij
 (d) d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vk/kj ij
 12. ^el`.k* dk foykse gS
 (a) de (b) :{k
 (c) lkcqr (d) xkfiQy
 13. ^pUnzek* rFkk ^czkã.k* ds fy;s ,d 'kCn gS
 (a) lkse (b) f}t
 (c) o.kZ (d) Js"B
 14. v/ksfyf[kr fdl okD; esa vdeZd fØ;k gS\
 (a) jkew [kkuk [kk jgk gS
 (b) pkyd xkM+h pykrk gS
 (c) ';ke g¡lrk gS
 (d) ek¡ LosVj cqurh gS
 15. fuEufyf[kr esa rn~Hko 'kCn gS
 (a) vfXu (b) iq"i
 (c) 'kykdk (d) pkSng
 16. ^ixM+h j[k] ?kh p[k* yksdksfDr dk vFkZ gS
 (a) eku lEeku ls gh thou dk vkuan gS
 (b) i<+&fy[k dj Hkh vuqHkaoghu
 (c) fuyZTt gksdj dqN ikuk
 (d) cnukeh ls cqjk usdukeh
 17. ^O;kse* dk i;kZ;okph 'kCn ugha gS
 (a) varfj{k (b) vEcj
 (c) ih;w"k (d) uHk
 18. tks L=kh lw;Z Hkh u ns[k lds* ds fy, ,d 'kCn gS
 (a) fonq"kh (b) vy{;k
 (c) vlw;ZEi';k (d) 'kkL=kKk
 19. ^vK* dk vFkZ D;k gS\
 (a) tks oqQN Hkh ugha tkurk gks
 (b) tks lc oqQN tkurk gks
 (c) tks cgqr FkksM+k tkurk gks
 (d) tks tkurk Hkh gks vkSj ugha Hkh tkurk gks
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;w-ih-ih-,l-lh izkjafHkd ijh{kk&2018 
lkekU; vè;;u (iz'u i=k&II)
 UPPSC Prelims-2018
 General Studies
 (Questions Paper-II)
 1. v/ksfyf[kr esa ls v'kq¼ orZuh okyk 'kCn gS
 (a) n?khfp (b) ;kKoYD;
 (c) fuo`fÙk (d) ?kfu"V
 2. ^mls e`R;q&naM dh ltk feyh*
  izLrqr okD; dh v'kqf¼ Li"V djsaA
 (a) laLÑr ds 'kCnksa dks iz;ksx gqvk gSA
 (b) fons'kh 'kCn ^ltk* dk iz;ksx gqvk gSA
 (c) n.M vkSj ltk lekukFkhZ 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx gqvk 
gSA
 (d) dksbZ v'kqf¼ ugha gSA
 3. [kM+h cksyh fganh dk vU; lgh uke gS
 (a) Hkkjrh (b) dkSjoh
 (c) gfj;k.koh (d) fganh
 4. ^tks fØ;k vHkh gks jgh gS* ml dgrs gS
 (a) viw.kZ orZeku (b) lkekU; orZeku
 (c) lafnX/ orZeku (d) lafnX/ Hkwr
 5. ^pj.kdey* esa lekl gS
 (a) deZ/kj; (b) cgqozhfg
 (c) }U} (d) rRiq#"k
 6. ^u;u* dk 'kq¼ lfU/ foPNsn gS
 (a) us + vu (b) us + v;u
 (c) u + vu (d) u; + vu
iz'u la[;k 7 ls 11 ds fy,%
v/ksfyf[kr x|ka'k dks è;ku ls if<+;s rFkk iz'u la[;k 7 
ls 11 ds mÙkj bl x|ka'k ds vk/kj ij nhft;s%
ftu deksZ esa fdlh izdkj dk d"V ;k gkfu lgus dk lkgl 
visf{kr gksrk gS] mu lcds izfr mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan mRlkg ds 
varxZr fy;k tkrk gSA d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vuqlkj mRlkg 
ds Hkh Hksn gks tkrs gSaA lkfgR; ehekaldksa us blh n`f"V ls ;q¼ohj] 
nkuohj] bR;kfn Hksn fd;s gSaA buesa lcls izkphu vkSj iz/ku 
;q¼ohjrk gS] ftlesa vk?kkr] ihM+;k ;k e`R;q dh ijokg ugha jgrhA 
bl izdkj dh ohjrk dk iz;kstu vR;ar izkphu dky ls pyk vk 
jgk gS] ftlesa lkgl vkSj iz;Ru nksuksa pje mRd"kZ ij igq¡prs gSaA 
ij dsoy d"V ;k ihM+k lgu djus ds lkgl esa gh mRlkg dk 
Lo:i LiqQfjr ugha gksrkA mlds lkFk vkuUniw.kZ iz;Ru ;k mldh 
mRdaBk dk ;ksx pkfg;sA
 7. lcls izkphu ohjrk dkSu&lh gS\
 (a) okd~ohjrk (b) nkuohjrk
 (c) ;q¼ohjrk (d) n;kohjrk
 8. ;q¼ohjrk ds fy, fdl izdkj dh izÑfr visf{kr gS\
 (a) prqjkbZ vkSj Hkh#rk 
 (b) papyrk vkSj vfLFkjrk
 (c) /`"Vrk vkSj lkgl 
 (d) lkgl] iz;Ru vkSj d"V lgus dk /hjt
 9. mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan fdlds varxZr fy;k tkrk gS
 (a) mRlkg ds varxZr (b) ohjrk ds varxZr
 (c) ;q¼ ds varxZr (d) nku ds varxZr
 10. lkfgR; ehekaldksa us ohjrk ds dkSu ls Hksn fd;s gSa\
 (a) ;q¼ohj] nkuohj vkSj n;kohj
 (b) deZohj vkSj /eZohj
 (c) vè;olk;h vkSj bZekunkj
 (d) 'kwjohj vkSj ifjJeh
 11. mRlkg ds Hksn fdl vk/kj ij fd;s x;s gSa\
 (a) mRlkg ds vk/kj ij
 (b) nqcZyrk ds vk/kj ij
 (c) ihM+k ;k vk?kkr ds vk/kj ij
 (d) d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vk/kj ij
 12. ^el`.k* dk foykse gS
 (a) de (b) :{k
 (c) lkcqr (d) xkfiQy
 13. ^pUnzek* rFkk ^czkã.k* ds fy;s ,d 'kCn gS
 (a) lkse (b) f}t
 (c) o.kZ (d) Js"B
 14. v/ksfyf[kr fdl okD; esa vdeZd fØ;k gS\
 (a) jkew [kkuk [kk jgk gS
 (b) pkyd xkM+h pykrk gS
 (c) ';ke g¡lrk gS
 (d) ek¡ LosVj cqurh gS
 15. fuEufyf[kr esa rn~Hko 'kCn gS
 (a) vfXu (b) iq"i
 (c) 'kykdk (d) pkSng
 16. ^ixM+h j[k] ?kh p[k* yksdksfDr dk vFkZ gS
 (a) eku lEeku ls gh thou dk vkuan gS
 (b) i<+&fy[k dj Hkh vuqHkaoghu
 (c) fuyZTt gksdj dqN ikuk
 (d) cnukeh ls cqjk usdukeh
 17. ^O;kse* dk i;kZ;okph 'kCn ugha gS
 (a) varfj{k (b) vEcj
 (c) ih;w"k (d) uHk
 18. tks L=kh lw;Z Hkh u ns[k lds* ds fy, ,d 'kCn gS
 (a) fonq"kh (b) vy{;k
 (c) vlw;ZEi';k (d) 'kkL=kKk
 19. ^vK* dk vFkZ D;k gS\
 (a) tks oqQN Hkh ugha tkurk gks
 (b) tks lc oqQN tkurk gks
 (c) tks cgqr FkksM+k tkurk gks
 (d) tks tkurk Hkh gks vkSj ugha Hkh tkurk gks
 20. iz'uokpd fpg~u dk iz;ksx fdl okD; esa gksxk\
 (a) eksgu us iwNk jke dh o; fdruh gs
 (b) lhrk tkuuk pkgrh gS] HkkbZ ?kj dc vk;sxk
 (c) eksgu cktkj x;k Fkk
 (d) eksgu dks ck”kkj D;ksa tkuk Fkk
 21. The phrase "Phyrrhic Victory" stands for
 (a) easy victory
 (b) honest victory
 (c) victory at a high cost
 (d) victory at a low cost
 22. Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to 
'VENERATE'.
 (a) respect (b) condemn
 (c) severe (d) initiate
 23. Change the follo000000wing sentence into 
complex sentence:
  'Without your help he can do nothing
 (a) Without your help what can he do
 (b) Unless you help him he can do nothing
 (c) He can do nothing without you help
 (d) He can not do anything unless you help him
 24. Identlfy the part of speech of the underlined word
  The boys ran round the tree.
 (a) adjective (b) adverb
 (c) noun (d) preposition
 25. Change the following sentence into Indirect form:
  The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys"
 (a) The teacher said that the boys should be quiet
 (b) The teacher called the boys and ordered them 
to be quiet
 (c) The teacher urged the boys to be quiet
 (d) The teacher commanded the boys that they 
be quiet
 26. Complete the sentence  with suitable alternative:
  The son asked his mother if he
 (a) can go out (b) may go out
 (c) might go out (d) did go out
 27. Fill in the blank with the approprt word
  It is difficult for me to part___________my 
belongings.
 (a) with (b) from
 (c) away (d)	 off
 28. Pick out the synonym of 'ERUDITE' from the 
following
 (a) execute (b) expanse
 (c) academic (d) settle
 29. Change the given sentence into passive voice:
  Who killed the snake?
 (a) Who was Killed by the snake?
 (b) By whom was the snake killed?
 (c) the snake was being killed.
 (d) By whom is the snake killed?
 30. Fill in the blank with the correct option:
  I tried to help him_________the best of my ability.
 (a) at (b) to
 (c) from (d) of
 Instruction for Question Nos 31 to 35:
Read the following passage carfully and answer the 
questions that follow:
Speech is a great blessing but it can also be a great 
curse: for while it help us to make our intentions and 
desires known to our fellows, it can also, if we use it 
carlessly, make our atiitude competely misundrestood. 
A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of 
an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enery 
where	 we	 had	 hoped	 to	 win	 a	 friend.	 Again	 different	
c a l sse s 	 of 	 pe opl e 	 use 	 di ffe re nt 	 voc a bul a ri e s 	 a nd 	 t he	
ordinary speech of an educated man may strike an 
uneducated listener as pompous. Unwillngly we may 
use 	 a 	 word 	 which 	 hears 	 a 	 different 	 meaning 	 to 	 our 	 listener	
from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech 
is not a gift to use lightly wihtout thought, buy on which 
demands careful handling. Only a fool will express 
himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men.
 31. The best way to win a friend is to avoid
 (a) Irony is speech (b) pomposity in speech
 (c) verbosity is speech (d) ambiguity in speech
 32. While talking to an uneducated person. we should 
use
 (a) ordinary speech (b) his vocabulary
 (c) simple words, (d) polite language
 33. If one uses the same style of language wiht every 
one, one sounds
 (a) flat (b) boring
 (c) foolish (d) desmocratic
 34. Speech becomes a curse, if it
 (a) hurts others
 (b) leads to carelessness
 (c) creates misunderstanding
 (d) reveeals our intentions
 35. Speech is a gift, if it
 (a) creates confusion
 (b) communicates our meaning clearly to our 
fellows
 (c) becomesa ambihuous
 (d) is used lightly.
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;w-ih-ih-,l-lh izkjafHkd ijh{kk&2018 
lkekU; vè;;u (iz'u i=k&II)
 UPPSC Prelims-2018
 General Studies
 (Questions Paper-II)
 1. v/ksfyf[kr esa ls v'kq¼ orZuh okyk 'kCn gS
 (a) n?khfp (b) ;kKoYD;
 (c) fuo`fÙk (d) ?kfu"V
 2. ^mls e`R;q&naM dh ltk feyh*
  izLrqr okD; dh v'kqf¼ Li"V djsaA
 (a) laLÑr ds 'kCnksa dks iz;ksx gqvk gSA
 (b) fons'kh 'kCn ^ltk* dk iz;ksx gqvk gSA
 (c) n.M vkSj ltk lekukFkhZ 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx gqvk 
gSA
 (d) dksbZ v'kqf¼ ugha gSA
 3. [kM+h cksyh fganh dk vU; lgh uke gS
 (a) Hkkjrh (b) dkSjoh
 (c) gfj;k.koh (d) fganh
 4. ^tks fØ;k vHkh gks jgh gS* ml dgrs gS
 (a) viw.kZ orZeku (b) lkekU; orZeku
 (c) lafnX/ orZeku (d) lafnX/ Hkwr
 5. ^pj.kdey* esa lekl gS
 (a) deZ/kj; (b) cgqozhfg
 (c) }U} (d) rRiq#"k
 6. ^u;u* dk 'kq¼ lfU/ foPNsn gS
 (a) us + vu (b) us + v;u
 (c) u + vu (d) u; + vu
iz'u la[;k 7 ls 11 ds fy,%
v/ksfyf[kr x|ka'k dks è;ku ls if<+;s rFkk iz'u la[;k 7 
ls 11 ds mÙkj bl x|ka'k ds vk/kj ij nhft;s%
ftu deksZ esa fdlh izdkj dk d"V ;k gkfu lgus dk lkgl 
visf{kr gksrk gS] mu lcds izfr mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan mRlkg ds 
varxZr fy;k tkrk gSA d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vuqlkj mRlkg 
ds Hkh Hksn gks tkrs gSaA lkfgR; ehekaldksa us blh n`f"V ls ;q¼ohj] 
nkuohj] bR;kfn Hksn fd;s gSaA buesa lcls izkphu vkSj iz/ku 
;q¼ohjrk gS] ftlesa vk?kkr] ihM+;k ;k e`R;q dh ijokg ugha jgrhA 
bl izdkj dh ohjrk dk iz;kstu vR;ar izkphu dky ls pyk vk 
jgk gS] ftlesa lkgl vkSj iz;Ru nksuksa pje mRd"kZ ij igq¡prs gSaA 
ij dsoy d"V ;k ihM+k lgu djus ds lkgl esa gh mRlkg dk 
Lo:i LiqQfjr ugha gksrkA mlds lkFk vkuUniw.kZ iz;Ru ;k mldh 
mRdaBk dk ;ksx pkfg;sA
 7. lcls izkphu ohjrk dkSu&lh gS\
 (a) okd~ohjrk (b) nkuohjrk
 (c) ;q¼ohjrk (d) n;kohjrk
 8. ;q¼ohjrk ds fy, fdl izdkj dh izÑfr visf{kr gS\
 (a) prqjkbZ vkSj Hkh#rk 
 (b) papyrk vkSj vfLFkjrk
 (c) /`"Vrk vkSj lkgl 
 (d) lkgl] iz;Ru vkSj d"V lgus dk /hjt
 9. mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan fdlds varxZr fy;k tkrk gS
 (a) mRlkg ds varxZr (b) ohjrk ds varxZr
 (c) ;q¼ ds varxZr (d) nku ds varxZr
 10. lkfgR; ehekaldksa us ohjrk ds dkSu ls Hksn fd;s gSa\
 (a) ;q¼ohj] nkuohj vkSj n;kohj
 (b) deZohj vkSj /eZohj
 (c) vè;olk;h vkSj bZekunkj
 (d) 'kwjohj vkSj ifjJeh
 11. mRlkg ds Hksn fdl vk/kj ij fd;s x;s gSa\
 (a) mRlkg ds vk/kj ij
 (b) nqcZyrk ds vk/kj ij
 (c) ihM+k ;k vk?kkr ds vk/kj ij
 (d) d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vk/kj ij
 12. ^el`.k* dk foykse gS
 (a) de (b) :{k
 (c) lkcqr (d) xkfiQy
 13. ^pUnzek* rFkk ^czkã.k* ds fy;s ,d 'kCn gS
 (a) lkse (b) f}t
 (c) o.kZ (d) Js"B
 14. v/ksfyf[kr fdl okD; esa vdeZd fØ;k gS\
 (a) jkew [kkuk [kk jgk gS
 (b) pkyd xkM+h pykrk gS
 (c) ';ke g¡lrk gS
 (d) ek¡ LosVj cqurh gS
 15. fuEufyf[kr esa rn~Hko 'kCn gS
 (a) vfXu (b) iq"i
 (c) 'kykdk (d) pkSng
 16. ^ixM+h j[k] ?kh p[k* yksdksfDr dk vFkZ gS
 (a) eku lEeku ls gh thou dk vkuan gS
 (b) i<+&fy[k dj Hkh vuqHkaoghu
 (c) fuyZTt gksdj dqN ikuk
 (d) cnukeh ls cqjk usdukeh
 17. ^O;kse* dk i;kZ;okph 'kCn ugha gS
 (a) varfj{k (b) vEcj
 (c) ih;w"k (d) uHk
 18. tks L=kh lw;Z Hkh u ns[k lds* ds fy, ,d 'kCn gS
 (a) fonq"kh (b) vy{;k
 (c) vlw;ZEi';k (d) 'kkL=kKk
 19. ^vK* dk vFkZ D;k gS\
 (a) tks oqQN Hkh ugha tkurk gks
 (b) tks lc oqQN tkurk gks
 (c) tks cgqr FkksM+k tkurk gks
 (d) tks tkurk Hkh gks vkSj ugha Hkh tkurk gks
 20. iz'uokpd fpg~u dk iz;ksx fdl okD; esa gksxk\
 (a) eksgu us iwNk jke dh o; fdruh gs
 (b) lhrk tkuuk pkgrh gS] HkkbZ ?kj dc vk;sxk
 (c) eksgu cktkj x;k Fkk
 (d) eksgu dks ck”kkj D;ksa tkuk Fkk
 21. The phrase "Phyrrhic Victory" stands for
 (a) easy victory
 (b) honest victory
 (c) victory at a high cost
 (d) victory at a low cost
 22. Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to 
'VENERATE'.
 (a) respect (b) condemn
 (c) severe (d) initiate
 23. Change the follo000000wing sentence into 
complex sentence:
  'Without your help he can do nothing
 (a) Without your help what can he do
 (b) Unless you help him he can do nothing
 (c) He can do nothing without you help
 (d) He can not do anything unless you help him
 24. Identlfy the part of speech of the underlined word
  The boys ran round the tree.
 (a) adjective (b) adverb
 (c) noun (d) preposition
 25. Change the following sentence into Indirect form:
  The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys"
 (a) The teacher said that the boys should be quiet
 (b) The teacher called the boys and ordered them 
to be quiet
 (c) The teacher urged the boys to be quiet
 (d) The teacher commanded the boys that they 
be quiet
 26. Complete the sentence  with suitable alternative:
  The son asked his mother if he
 (a) can go out (b) may go out
 (c) might go out (d) did go out
 27. Fill in the blank with the approprt word
  It is difficult for me to part___________my 
belongings.
 (a) with (b) from
 (c) away (d)	 off
 28. Pick out the synonym of 'ERUDITE' from the 
following
 (a) execute (b) expanse
 (c) academic (d) settle
 29. Change the given sentence into passive voice:
  Who killed the snake?
 (a) Who was Killed by the snake?
 (b) By whom was the snake killed?
 (c) the snake was being killed.
 (d) By whom is the snake killed?
 30. Fill in the blank with the correct option:
  I tried to help him_________the best of my ability.
 (a) at (b) to
 (c) from (d) of
 Instruction for Question Nos 31 to 35:
Read the following passage carfully and answer the 
questions that follow:
Speech is a great blessing but it can also be a great 
curse: for while it help us to make our intentions and 
desires known to our fellows, it can also, if we use it 
carlessly, make our atiitude competely misundrestood. 
A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of 
an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enery 
where	 we	 had	 hoped	 to	 win	 a	 friend.	 Again	 different	
c a l sse s 	 of 	 pe opl e 	 use 	 di ffe re nt 	 voc a bul a ri e s 	 a nd 	 t he	
ordinary speech of an educated man may strike an 
uneducated listener as pompous. Unwillngly we may 
use 	 a 	 word 	 which 	 hears 	 a 	 different 	 meaning 	 to 	 our 	 listener	
from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech 
is not a gift to use lightly wihtout thought, buy on which 
demands careful handling. Only a fool will express 
himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men.
 31. The best way to win a friend is to avoid
 (a) Irony is speech (b) pomposity in speech
 (c) verbosity is speech (d) ambiguity in speech
 32. While talking to an uneducated person. we should 
use
 (a) ordinary speech (b) his vocabulary
 (c) simple words, (d) polite language
 33. If one uses the same style of language wiht every 
one, one sounds
 (a) flat (b) boring
 (c) foolish (d) desmocratic
 34. Speech becomes a curse, if it
 (a) hurts others
 (b) leads to carelessness
 (c) creates misunderstanding
 (d) reveeals our intentions
 35. Speech is a gift, if it
 (a) creates confusion
 (b) communicates our meaning clearly to our 
fellows
 (c) becomesa ambihuous
 (d) is used lightly.
 36. In a certain code, PAN is written as 31 and PAR is 
written as 35 then is this code, PAT is written as
 (a) 30 (b) 37
 (c) 38 (d) 39
 37. In the process of communication, the last step is
 (a) Encoding (b) Message
 (c) Decoding (d) Feedback
 38. Comminication that used to assign goals to sub-
ordinates in an organisation, is called
 (a) Upward communication
 (b) Downward communication
 (c) Informal communication
 (d) Lateral communication
 39. Which of the following is not a communication 
barrier in a workplace?
 (a) Noise (b) Prejudice
 (c) Active listening (d) Improper medium
 40. Which number should be in the place of the 
question mark in the following?
  
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 (a) 5876 (b) 5866
 (c) 5776 (d) 5766
 41. Which order of the following words is correct?
 (a) Digestiion, mastication, cooking
 (b) Mastication, cooking, digestion
 (c) Cooking, digestion, mastication
 (d) Cooking, mastication, digestion
 42. 'A plant is a vegetable organism' is an example of
 (a) Figurative	definition
 (b) Negative	definition
	 (c)	 Synonymous	definition
 (d)	 Accidental	definiton
 43. If '+' means ' ×',  '-' means '÷', '×' means '–' and '÷' 
then 4 ÷ 8 – 2 × 2 + 4 = ?
 (a) 4 (b) 0
 (c) 8 (d) 6
 44. Check the following theee statement:
 1. Kamla is not Ravi's wife
 2. Premlata is Ravi's mother.
 36. ,d fuf'pr dwV esa PAN ds 31 fy[krs gSa vkSj PAR 
dks 35 fy[krs gSa] rks bl dwV esa PAT dSls fy[kk tk;sxkA
 (a) 30 (b) 37
 (c) 38 (d) 39
 37. lEizs"k.k ds izØe esa vafre pj.k gS
 (a) ladsru (b) lans'k
 (c) foladsru (d) izfriqf"V
 38. fdlh laxBu esa og lEisz"k.k tks v/huLFkksa dks y{;ksa 
dks fufnZ"V djus ds fy;s iz;qDr fd;k tkrk gS] dgykrk 
gS
 (a) ÅèoZxkeh lEizs"k.k
 (b) v/ksxkeh lEis"k.k
 (c) vukSipkfjd lEizs"k.k
 (d) ikf'kZo d lEizs"k.k
 39. fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu&lk fdlh dk;ZLFky esa lEizs"k.k 
dh ,d ck/k ugha gS\
 (a) 'kksj (b) iwokZxzg
 (c) lfØ; Jo.k (d) vuqi;qDr ekè;e
 40. fuEufyf[kr esa iz'uokpd fpÉ ds LFkku ij dkSu&lh 
la[;k gksxh\
  
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 (a) 5876 (b) 5866
 (c) 5776 (d) 5766
 41. fuEufyf[kr 'kCnksa dk dkSu&lk Øe lgh gS\
 (a) ipkuk] pckuk] idkuk
 (b) pckuk] idkuk] ipkuk
 (c) idkuk] ipkuk] pckuk
 (d) idkuk] pckuk] ipkuk
 42. ^ikS/k ,d ouLIfr tho/kjh gS* ;g mnkgj.k gS
 (a) vaydkfjd ifjHkk"kk dk
 (b) fu"ks/kRed ifjHkk"kk dk
 (c) i;kZ;okph ifjHkk"kk dk
 (d) vkdfLed ifjHkk"kk dk
 43. ;fn '+' dk vFk ' ×', '–' dk vFk '÷', '×' dk vFkZ '–'vkSj 
'÷' dk vFkZ '÷' gS] rks 4 ÷ 8 –2 × 2 + 4 = ?
 (a) 4 (b) 0
 (c) 8 (d) 6
 44. fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa dh tk¡p dhft;s%
 1. deyk jfo dh iRuh ugha gSA
 2. izseyrk jfo dh ek¡ gSA
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;w-ih-ih-,l-lh izkjafHkd ijh{kk&2018 
lkekU; vè;;u (iz'u i=k&II)
 UPPSC Prelims-2018
 General Studies
 (Questions Paper-II)
 1. v/ksfyf[kr esa ls v'kq¼ orZuh okyk 'kCn gS
 (a) n?khfp (b) ;kKoYD;
 (c) fuo`fÙk (d) ?kfu"V
 2. ^mls e`R;q&naM dh ltk feyh*
  izLrqr okD; dh v'kqf¼ Li"V djsaA
 (a) laLÑr ds 'kCnksa dks iz;ksx gqvk gSA
 (b) fons'kh 'kCn ^ltk* dk iz;ksx gqvk gSA
 (c) n.M vkSj ltk lekukFkhZ 'kCnksa dk iz;ksx gqvk 
gSA
 (d) dksbZ v'kqf¼ ugha gSA
 3. [kM+h cksyh fganh dk vU; lgh uke gS
 (a) Hkkjrh (b) dkSjoh
 (c) gfj;k.koh (d) fganh
 4. ^tks fØ;k vHkh gks jgh gS* ml dgrs gS
 (a) viw.kZ orZeku (b) lkekU; orZeku
 (c) lafnX/ orZeku (d) lafnX/ Hkwr
 5. ^pj.kdey* esa lekl gS
 (a) deZ/kj; (b) cgqozhfg
 (c) }U} (d) rRiq#"k
 6. ^u;u* dk 'kq¼ lfU/ foPNsn gS
 (a) us + vu (b) us + v;u
 (c) u + vu (d) u; + vu
iz'u la[;k 7 ls 11 ds fy,%
v/ksfyf[kr x|ka'k dks è;ku ls if<+;s rFkk iz'u la[;k 7 
ls 11 ds mÙkj bl x|ka'k ds vk/kj ij nhft;s%
ftu deksZ esa fdlh izdkj dk d"V ;k gkfu lgus dk lkgl 
visf{kr gksrk gS] mu lcds izfr mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan mRlkg ds 
varxZr fy;k tkrk gSA d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vuqlkj mRlkg 
ds Hkh Hksn gks tkrs gSaA lkfgR; ehekaldksa us blh n`f"V ls ;q¼ohj] 
nkuohj] bR;kfn Hksn fd;s gSaA buesa lcls izkphu vkSj iz/ku 
;q¼ohjrk gS] ftlesa vk?kkr] ihM+;k ;k e`R;q dh ijokg ugha jgrhA 
bl izdkj dh ohjrk dk iz;kstu vR;ar izkphu dky ls pyk vk 
jgk gS] ftlesa lkgl vkSj iz;Ru nksuksa pje mRd"kZ ij igq¡prs gSaA 
ij dsoy d"V ;k ihM+k lgu djus ds lkgl esa gh mRlkg dk 
Lo:i LiqQfjr ugha gksrkA mlds lkFk vkuUniw.kZ iz;Ru ;k mldh 
mRdaBk dk ;ksx pkfg;sA
 7. lcls izkphu ohjrk dkSu&lh gS\
 (a) okd~ohjrk (b) nkuohjrk
 (c) ;q¼ohjrk (d) n;kohjrk
 8. ;q¼ohjrk ds fy, fdl izdkj dh izÑfr visf{kr gS\
 (a) prqjkbZ vkSj Hkh#rk 
 (b) papyrk vkSj vfLFkjrk
 (c) /`"Vrk vkSj lkgl 
 (d) lkgl] iz;Ru vkSj d"V lgus dk /hjt
 9. mRdaBkiw.kZ vkuan fdlds varxZr fy;k tkrk gS
 (a) mRlkg ds varxZr (b) ohjrk ds varxZr
 (c) ;q¼ ds varxZr (d) nku ds varxZr
 10. lkfgR; ehekaldksa us ohjrk ds dkSu ls Hksn fd;s gSa\
 (a) ;q¼ohj] nkuohj vkSj n;kohj
 (b) deZohj vkSj /eZohj
 (c) vè;olk;h vkSj bZekunkj
 (d) 'kwjohj vkSj ifjJeh
 11. mRlkg ds Hksn fdl vk/kj ij fd;s x;s gSa\
 (a) mRlkg ds vk/kj ij
 (b) nqcZyrk ds vk/kj ij
 (c) ihM+k ;k vk?kkr ds vk/kj ij
 (d) d"V ;k gkfu ds Hksn ds vk/kj ij
 12. ^el`.k* dk foykse gS
 (a) de (b) :{k
 (c) lkcqr (d) xkfiQy
 13. ^pUnzek* rFkk ^czkã.k* ds fy;s ,d 'kCn gS
 (a) lkse (b) f}t
 (c) o.kZ (d) Js"B
 14. v/ksfyf[kr fdl okD; esa vdeZd fØ;k gS\
 (a) jkew [kkuk [kk jgk gS
 (b) pkyd xkM+h pykrk gS
 (c) ';ke g¡lrk gS
 (d) ek¡ LosVj cqurh gS
 15. fuEufyf[kr esa rn~Hko 'kCn gS
 (a) vfXu (b) iq"i
 (c) 'kykdk (d) pkSng
 16. ^ixM+h j[k] ?kh p[k* yksdksfDr dk vFkZ gS
 (a) eku lEeku ls gh thou dk vkuan gS
 (b) i<+&fy[k dj Hkh vuqHkaoghu
 (c) fuyZTt gksdj dqN ikuk
 (d) cnukeh ls cqjk usdukeh
 17. ^O;kse* dk i;kZ;okph 'kCn ugha gS
 (a) varfj{k (b) vEcj
 (c) ih;w"k (d) uHk
 18. tks L=kh lw;Z Hkh u ns[k lds* ds fy, ,d 'kCn gS
 (a) fonq"kh (b) vy{;k
 (c) vlw;ZEi';k (d) 'kkL=kKk
 19. ^vK* dk vFkZ D;k gS\
 (a) tks oqQN Hkh ugha tkurk gks
 (b) tks lc oqQN tkurk gks
 (c) tks cgqr FkksM+k tkurk gks
 (d) tks tkurk Hkh gks vkSj ugha Hkh tkurk gks
 20. iz'uokpd fpg~u dk iz;ksx fdl okD; esa gksxk\
 (a) eksgu us iwNk jke dh o; fdruh gs
 (b) lhrk tkuuk pkgrh gS] HkkbZ ?kj dc vk;sxk
 (c) eksgu cktkj x;k Fkk
 (d) eksgu dks ck”kkj D;ksa tkuk Fkk
 21. The phrase "Phyrrhic Victory" stands for
 (a) easy victory
 (b) honest victory
 (c) victory at a high cost
 (d) victory at a low cost
 22. Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to 
'VENERATE'.
 (a) respect (b) condemn
 (c) severe (d) initiate
 23. Change the follo000000wing sentence into 
complex sentence:
  'Without your help he can do nothing
 (a) Without your help what can he do
 (b) Unless you help him he can do nothing
 (c) He can do nothing without you help
 (d) He can not do anything unless you help him
 24. Identlfy the part of speech of the underlined word
  The boys ran round the tree.
 (a) adjective (b) adverb
 (c) noun (d) preposition
 25. Change the following sentence into Indirect form:
  The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys"
 (a) The teacher said that the boys should be quiet
 (b) The teacher called the boys and ordered them 
to be quiet
 (c) The teacher urged the boys to be quiet
 (d) The teacher commanded the boys that they 
be quiet
 26. Complete the sentence  with suitable alternative:
  The son asked his mother if he
 (a) can go out (b) may go out
 (c) might go out (d) did go out
 27. Fill in the blank with the approprt word
  It is difficult for me to part___________my 
belongings.
 (a) with (b) from
 (c) away (d)	 off
 28. Pick out the synonym of 'ERUDITE' from the 
following
 (a) execute (b) expanse
 (c) academic (d) settle
 29. Change the given sentence into passive voice:
  Who killed the snake?
 (a) Who was Killed by the snake?
 (b) By whom was the snake killed?
 (c) the snake was being killed.
 (d) By whom is the snake killed?
 30. Fill in the blank with the correct option:
  I tried to help him_________the best of my ability.
 (a) at (b) to
 (c) from (d) of
 Instruction for Question Nos 31 to 35:
Read the following passage carfully and answer the 
questions that follow:
Speech is a great blessing but it can also be a great 
curse: for while it help us to make our intentions and 
desires known to our fellows, it can also, if we use it 
carlessly, make our atiitude competely misundrestood. 
A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word, or of 
an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enery 
where	 we	 had	 hoped	 to	 win	 a	 friend.	 Again	 different	
c a l sse s 	 of 	 pe opl e 	 use 	 di ffe re nt 	 voc a bul a ri e s 	 a nd 	 t he	
ordinary speech of an educated man may strike an 
uneducated listener as pompous. Unwillngly we may 
use 	 a 	 word 	 which 	 hears 	 a 	 different 	 meaning 	 to 	 our 	 listener	
from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech 
is not a gift to use lightly wihtout thought, buy on which 
demands careful handling. Only a fool will express 
himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men.
 31. The best way to win a friend is to avoid
 (a) Irony is speech (b) pomposity in speech
 (c) verbosity is speech (d) ambiguity in speech
 32. While talking to an uneducated person. we should 
use
 (a) ordinary speech (b) his vocabulary
 (c) simple words, (d) polite language
 33. If one uses the same style of language wiht every 
one, one sounds
 (a) flat (b) boring
 (c) foolish (d) desmocratic
 34. Speech becomes a curse, if it
 (a) hurts others
 (b) leads to carelessness
 (c) creates misunderstanding
 (d) reveeals our intentions
 35. Speech is a gift, if it
 (a) creates confusion
 (b) communicates our meaning clearly to our 
fellows
 (c) becomesa ambihuous
 (d) is used lightly.
 36. In a certain code, PAN is written as 31 and PAR is 
written as 35 then is this code, PAT is written as
 (a) 30 (b) 37
 (c) 38 (d) 39
 37. In the process of communication, the last step is
 (a) Encoding (b) Message
 (c) Decoding (d) Feedback
 38. Comminication that used to assign goals to sub-
ordinates in an organisation, is called
 (a) Upward communication
 (b) Downward communication
 (c) Informal communication
 (d) Lateral communication
 39. Which of the following is not a communication 
barrier in a workplace?
 (a) Noise (b) Prejudice
 (c) Active listening (d) Improper medium
 40. Which number should be in the place of the 
question mark in the following?
  
?
4
19
-
 (a) 5876 (b) 5866
 (c) 5776 (d) 5766
 41. Which order of the following words is correct?
 (a) Digestiion, mastication, cooking
 (b) Mastication, cooking, digestion
 (c) Cooking, digestion, mastication
 (d) Cooking, mastication, digestion
 42. 'A plant is a vegetable organism' is an example of
 (a) Figurative	definition
 (b) Negative	definition
	 (c)	 Synonymous	definition
 (d)	 Accidental	definiton
 43. If '+' means ' ×',  '-' means '÷', '×' means '–' and '÷' 
then 4 ÷ 8 – 2 × 2 + 4 = ?
 (a) 4 (b) 0
 (c) 8 (d) 6
 44. Check the following theee statement:
 1. Kamla is not Ravi's wife
 2. Premlata is Ravi's mother.
 36. ,d fuf'pr dwV esa PAN ds 31 fy[krs gSa vkSj PAR 
dks 35 fy[krs gSa] rks bl dwV esa PAT dSls fy[kk tk;sxkA
 (a) 30 (b) 37
 (c) 38 (d) 39
 37. lEizs"k.k ds izØe esa vafre pj.k gS
 (a) ladsru (b) lans'k
 (c) foladsru (d) izfriqf"V
 38. fdlh laxBu esa og lEisz"k.k tks v/huLFkksa dks y{;ksa 
dks fufnZ"V djus ds fy;s iz;qDr fd;k tkrk gS] dgykrk 
gS
 (a) ÅèoZxkeh lEizs"k.k
 (b) v/ksxkeh lEis"k.k
 (c) vukSipkfjd lEizs"k.k
 (d) ikf'kZo d lEizs"k.k
 39. fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu&lk fdlh dk;ZLFky esa lEizs"k.k 
dh ,d ck/k ugha gS\
 (a) 'kksj (b) iwokZxzg
 (c) lfØ; Jo.k (d) vuqi;qDr ekè;e
 40. fuEufyf[kr esa iz'uokpd fpÉ ds LFkku ij dkSu&lh 
la[;k gksxh\
  
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 (a) 5876 (b) 5866
 (c) 5776 (d) 5766
 41. fuEufyf[kr 'kCnksa dk dkSu&lk Øe lgh gS\
 (a) ipkuk] pckuk] idkuk
 (b) pckuk] idkuk] ipkuk
 (c) idkuk] ipkuk] pckuk
 (d) idkuk] pckuk] ipkuk
 42. ^ikS/k ,d ouLIfr tho/kjh gS* ;g mnkgj.k gS
 (a) vaydkfjd ifjHkk"kk dk
 (b) fu"ks/kRed ifjHkk"kk dk
 (c) i;kZ;okph ifjHkk"kk dk
 (d) vkdfLed ifjHkk"kk dk
 43. ;fn '+' dk vFk ' ×', '–' dk vFk '÷', '×' dk vFkZ '–'vkSj 
'÷' dk vFkZ '÷' gS] rks 4 ÷ 8 –2 × 2 + 4 = ?
 (a) 4 (b) 0
 (c) 8 (d) 6
 44. fuEufyf[kr dFkuksa dh tk¡p dhft;s%
 1. deyk jfo dh iRuh ugha gSA
 2. izseyrk jfo dh ek¡ gSA
 3. Sita is the only daughter-in law of Premlate.
  What conclusion can be drawn from the above 
mentioned statement?
 (a) Kamla is sister of Sita.
 (b) Premlata is mother of kamla.
 (c) Sita is Ravi's  wife
 (d) Kamla is daughter-in-law of Premlata
 45. Which of the following conclusions can be validly 
drawn from the given set of premises?
 1. No hero is coward
 2. Some doldiers are cowards.
  Conclusions:
 (a) No soldier is coward.
 (b) All soldiers are heroes.
 (c) Some soldiers are bnot heroes.
 (d) Some soldiers are heroes.
 46. 'Division of Indians into rich, poor, intelligent and 
dull' is an instance of
 (a) Cross division
 (b) Physical division
 (c) Metaphysical division
 (d) Logical division
	 47.	 Which 	 one 	 of 	 the 	 following 	 figures 	 is 	 different 	
from the rest?
 (a)  (b) 
 (c)  (d) 
 48. Consider the following  arguments:
 A. All poets are idlers.
 B. No poets are idlers.
  Which of the following conclusion can logically 
be drawn?
 (a) A can be true and B can be false
 (b) A can be false and B can be true
 (c) Both statements aA and B can be false
 (d) Both statements A and B can be true
 49. Which one of the following pairs has hte smae 
connection as in between GJ and QU?
 (a) BC and WZ (b) AB and ST
 (c) AD and SW (d) DH and VY
 3. lhrk izseyrk dh ,dek=k iq=ko/w gSA
  mi;qZDr dFkuksa ls dkSu&lk fu"d"kZ fudkyk tk ldrk 
gS\
 (a) deyk lhrk dh cgu gSA
 (b) izseyrk deyk dh ek¡ gS
 (c) lhrk jfo dh iRuh gSA
 (d) deyk izseyrk dh iq=ko/w gSA
 45. vk/kjokD;ksa ds fn;s x;s lewgk ls fuEufyf[kr esa ls 
dkSu&lk fu"d"kZ oS/ :i ls fudyrk gS\
 1. dksbZ Hkh cgknwj dk;j ugha gksrk gSA
 2. dqN flikgh dk;j gksrs gSaA
  fu"d"kZ%
 (a) dksbZ flikgh dk;j ugha gksrkA
 (b) lHkh flikgh cgknqj gksrs gSaA
 (c) dqN flikgh cgknqj ugha gksrs gSaA
 (d) dqN flikgh cgknqj gksrs gSaA
 46. ^Hkkjrh;ksa dks vehj] xjhc] cqf¼eku rFkk eUncqf¼eku 
esa foHkktu* ,d mnkgj.k gS
 (a) fefJr foHkktu dk
 (b) HkkSfrd foHkktu dk
 (c) vkè;kfRed foHkktu dk
 (d) rkfoZQd foHkktu dk
 47. fuEufyf[kr vkÑfr;ksa esa ls dkSu 'ks"k ls fHkUu gS\
 (a)  (b) 
 (c)  (d) 
 48. fuEu ;qfDr;ksa ij fopkj dhft;s%
 A. lHkh dfo vkylh gksrs gSaA
 B. dksbZ dfo vkylh ugha gksrk gSA
  fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu&lk fu"d"kZ roZQr% fudkyk tk 
ldrk gS\
 (a) A lR; rFkk B vlR; gks ldrk gS
 (b) A vlR; rFkk B lR; gks ldrk gS
 (c) A vkSj B nksuksa dFku vlR; gks ldrs gSa
 (d) A vkSj B nksuksas dFku lR; gks ldrs gSa
 49. fuEufyf[kr ;qXeksa esa fdlesa ogh laca/ gS] tks GJ vkSj 
QU ds chp esa gS
 (a) BC vkSj WZ (b) AB vkSj ST
 (c) AD vkSj SW (d) DH vkSj VY