UPSC Questions & Answers – Practice for Civil Services

161. How many years are required to renew the loss of 10 cm of soil?

(A) 100
(B) 10,000
(C) 1,000
(D) 1,00,000 Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Have you ever taken the time to stop and consider the dirt under your feet? Leonardo da Vinci said, “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Yet, our very survival as humans – and life on this planet – is intimately linked with the health of a thin layer of soil enveloping the earth. Soil provides society with essential food, feed, fibre and raw materials, as well as being home to a quarter of the earth’s biodiversity. Soils are also the largest organic carbon reservoir on Earth and although highly dynamic, are very fragile. Chop a forest down and it might grow back in 50 years, but lose 10 cm of soil and get ready to wait 1,000 years to get it back. Without soil, our planet would be unrecognisable to us, and more like the barren and inhospitable surface of the Moon or Mars. Until recently, we did not even know how deep the soil is below our feet. Like the best mysteries, a bit of digging is required for soils to be fully understood and for their history to be laid bare. When they are visible, a range of questions arise. What does the variation in colour with depth mean? How much carbon is stored? Is the soil dense or light, damaged or healthy? Answering these questions is important, but presents a significant challenge and may require years of training. SubQuestion No : 49

162. Select the most suitable word from the passage which means ‘difficult to stay or live in’.

(A) Essential
(B) Inhospitable
(C) Dense
(D) Barren Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Have you ever taken the time to stop and consider the dirt under your feet? Leonardo da Vinci said, “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Yet, our very survival as humans – and life on this planet – is intimately linked with the health of a thin layer of soil enveloping the earth. Soil provides society with essential food, feed, fibre and raw materials, as well as being home to a quarter of the earth’s biodiversity. Soils are also the largest organic carbon reservoir on Earth and although highly dynamic, are very fragile. Chop a forest down and it might grow back in 50 years, but lose 10 cm of soil and get ready to wait 1,000 years to get it back. Without soil, our planet would be unrecognisable to us, and more like the barren and inhospitable surface of the Moon or Mars. Until recently, we did not even know how deep the soil is below our feet. Like the best mysteries, a bit of digging is required for soils to be fully understood and for their history to be laid bare. When they are visible, a range of questions arise. What does the variation in colour with depth mean? How much carbon is stored? Is the soil dense or light, damaged or healthy? Answering these questions is important, but presents a significant challenge and may require years of training. SubQuestion No : 48

163. Identify the most suitable title for the given passage.

(A) The Uninhabitable Universe
(B) Moon and Mars Expedition
(C) Necessity of Mining
(D) Mysteries Under Man’s Feet Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Have you ever taken the time to stop and consider the dirt under your feet? Leonardo da Vinci said, “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Yet, our very survival as humans – and life on this planet – is intimately linked with the health of a thin layer of soil enveloping the earth. Soil provides society with essential food, feed, fibre and raw materials, as well as being home to a quarter of the earth’s biodiversity. Soils are also the largest organic carbon reservoir on Earth and although highly dynamic, are very fragile. Chop a forest down and it might grow back in 50 years, but lose 10 cm of soil and get ready to wait 1,000 years to get it back. Without soil, our planet would be unrecognisable to us, and more like the barren and inhospitable surface of the Moon or Mars. Until recently, we did not even know how deep the soil is below our feet. Like the best mysteries, a bit of digging is required for soils to be fully understood and for their history to be laid bare. When they are visible, a range of questions arise. What does the variation in colour with depth mean? How much carbon is stored? Is the soil dense or light, damaged or healthy? Answering these questions is important, but presents a significant challenge and may require years of training. SubQuestion No : 47

164. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 5.

(A) bleached
(B) published
(C) imprinted
(D) coloured Comprehension: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Have you ever taken the time to stop and consider the dirt under your feet? Leonardo da Vinci said, “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Yet, our very survival as humans – and life on this planet – is intimately linked with the health of a thin layer of soil enveloping the earth. Soil provides society with essential food, feed, fibre and raw materials, as well as being home to a quarter of the earth’s biodiversity. Soils are also the largest organic carbon reservoir on Earth and although highly dynamic, are very fragile. Chop a forest down and it might grow back in 50 years, but lose 10 cm of soil and get ready to wait 1,000 years to get it back. Without soil, our planet would be unrecognisable to us, and more like the barren and inhospitable surface of the Moon or Mars. Until recently, we did not even know how deep the soil is below our feet. Like the best mysteries, a bit of digging is required for soils to be fully understood and for their history to be laid bare. When they are visible, a range of questions arise. What does the variation in colour with depth mean? How much carbon is stored? Is the soil dense or light, damaged or healthy? Answering these questions is important, but presents a significant challenge and may require years of training. SubQuestion No : 46

165. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 4.

(A) design
(B) damage
(C) rectify
(D) create Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Childhood is an important phase in a person's life. Children are free from worries, tensions and stresses so they lead a very (1)______ life. This is the only reason they create golden and beautiful memories during this period which are (2)________ in their adulthood. It is the responsibility of parents and guardians to shape the future of a child as he is very (3)________ and can drift in any direction. If they have made any mistakes, we should (4)______ them instead of misbehaving with them. How we have behaved with them will be (5)________ on their minds which will reflect in later stages. SubQuestion No : 45

166. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 3.

(A) innocent
(B) crafty
(C) mature
(D) guilty Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Childhood is an important phase in a person's life. Children are free from worries, tensions and stresses so they lead a very (1)______ life. This is the only reason they create golden and beautiful memories during this period which are (2)________ in their adulthood. It is the responsibility of parents and guardians to shape the future of a child as he is very (3)________ and can drift in any direction. If they have made any mistakes, we should (4)______ them instead of misbehaving with them. How we have behaved with them will be (5)________ on their minds which will reflect in later stages. SubQuestion No : 44

167. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 2.

(A) blocked
(B) neglected
(C) dumped
(D) cherished Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Childhood is an important phase in a person's life. Children are free from worries, tensions and stresses so they lead a very (1)______ life. This is the only reason they create golden and beautiful memories during this period which are (2)________ in their adulthood. It is the responsibility of parents and guardians to shape the future of a child as he is very (3)________ and can drift in any direction. If they have made any mistakes, we should (4)______ them instead of misbehaving with them. How we have behaved with them will be (5)________ on their minds which will reflect in later stages. SubQuestion No : 43

168. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 1.

(A) careful
(B) stressful
(C) cautious
(D) carefree Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Childhood is an important phase in a person's life. Children are free from worries, tensions and stresses so they lead a very (1)______ life. This is the only reason they create golden and beautiful memories during this period which are (2)________ in their adulthood. It is the responsibility of parents and guardians to shape the future of a child as he is very (3)________ and can drift in any direction. If they have made any mistakes, we should (4)______ them instead of misbehaving with them. How we have behaved with them will be (5)________ on their minds which will reflect in later stages. SubQuestion No : 42

169. Select the sentence that has the correct use of words and spellings from the options given below.

(A) The professional athlete pushed her body to the limit, surpasing all expectations and acheving a new personal record.
(B) The profesional athlete pushed her body to the limit, surpassing all expectations and acheiving a new personal record.
(C) The professional athlete pushed her body to the limit, surpassing all expectations and achieving a new personal record.
(D) The profesional athlete pushed her body to the limit, surpasing all expectasions and achieving a new personal record. Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Childhood is an important phase in a person's life. Children are free from worries, tensions and stresses so they lead a very (1)______ life. This is the only reason they create golden and beautiful memories during this period which are (2)________ in their adulthood. It is the responsibility of parents and guardians to shape the future of a child as he is very (3)________ and can drift in any direction. If they have made any mistakes, we should (4)______ them instead of misbehaving with them. How we have behaved with them will be (5)________ on their minds which will reflect in later stages. SubQuestion No : 41

170. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. Mount Vesuvius is a volcano that erapts hot ashes which fall from the sky like a blizzard.

(A) Volcano
(B) Erapts
(C) Blizzard
(D) Ashes

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161. How many years are required to renew the loss of 10 cm of soil?

162. Select the most suitable word from the passage which means ‘difficult to stay or live in’.

163. Identify the most suitable title for the given passage.

164. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 5.

165. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 4.

166. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 3.

167. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 2.

168. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 1.

169. Select the sentence that has the correct use of words and spellings from the options given below.

170. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. Mount Vesuvius is a volcano that erapts hot ashes which fall from the sky like a blizzard.

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161. How many years are required to renew the loss of 10 cm of soil?

162. Select the most suitable word from the passage which means ‘difficult to stay or live in’.

163. Identify the most suitable title for the given passage.

164. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 5.

165. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 4.

166. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 3.

167. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 2.

168. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 1.

169. Select the sentence that has the correct use of words and spellings from the options given below.

170. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence. Mount Vesuvius is a volcano that erapts hot ashes which fall from the sky like a blizzard.

Total Quizz:- 10040

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