Prelims - GS Paper 1
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Q. A farmer needs to plant seeds in a rectangular field of 80 meters by 60 meters. If he plants 2 seeds per square meter, how many seeds does he need?
Q. A farmer sells 200 kg of potatoes for $400. What is the price per kg of potatoes?
Q. A field has a length of 100 meters and a width of 50 meters. What is the area of the field in acres? (1 acre = 4046.86 m²)
Q. A forest area of 1000 hectares absorbs 2.5 tons of CO2 per hectare per year. How much CO2 does it absorb in total in a year?
Q. A government program aims to reduce unemployment by 25%. If the current number of unemployed is 200,000, how many people should find jobs to meet this goal?
Q. A Gram Panchayat collects a tax of Rs. 500 from each household. If there are 150 households, what is the total tax collected?
Q. A Gram Panchayat has a budget of Rs. 500000. If it spends Rs. 200000 on infrastructure, what percentage of the budget is left?
Q. A house was bought for $250,000. If the inflation rate is 4% per year, what will be the value of the house after 3 years?
Q. A lake has a volume of 1,200,000 cubic meters. If the evaporation rate is 5% per month, how much water evaporates in one month?
Q. A nation has a foreign exchange reserve of $1 billion. If it imports goods worth $300 million, what percentage of the reserves will remain?
Q. A national park has 300 species of mammals. If 10% are large mammals, how many large mammals are there?
Q. A non-profit organization has a budget of $200,000. If they plan to spend $50,000 on marketing and $30,000 on events, what is the remaining budget?
Q. A Panchayat allocates Rs. 15000 for education and this is 60% of its total allocation. What is the total allocation?
Q. A Panchayat spends Rs. 2000 on a community project. If this is 25% of its total budget, what is the total budget?
Q. A political party received 45% of the votes in an election. If 2,000,000 votes were cast, how many votes did the party receive?
Q. A political party's membership increased from 50,000 to 75,000 in one year. What is the percentage increase in membership?
Q. A product costs $500 today. If the inflation rate is 3% per year, what will be the cost of the product in 5 years?
Q. A product's price was $80 last year. If the inflation rate is 5%, what will be the price of the product this year?
Q. A project has a budget of $100,000. If 25% of the budget is spent on materials, how much is left?
Q. A public health campaign costs $750,000 and reaches 150,000 people. What is the cost per person reached?
Q. A public policy aims to reduce waste by 30%. If the current waste level is 500 tons, what is the target waste level?
Q. A public policy initiative aims to reduce traffic congestion by 15%. If the current congestion level is measured at 80 units, what will be the target congestion level after the initiative?
Q. A public policy initiative is expected to create 1,200 jobs. If each job costs $10,000 to create, what is the total cost of the initiative?
Q. A renewable energy project costs $2 million and is expected to save $300,000 annually. What is the payback period in years?
Q. A renewable energy project costs $500,000 and is expected to save $100,000 annually in energy costs. How many years will it take to break even?
Q. A report states that 25% of the employees in a firm are part-time workers. If there are 160 employees, how many are part-time?
Q. A report states that 5% of the population is unemployed. If the total population is 1,000,000, how many people are employed?
Q. A research team found that 50% of a certain habitat's species are insects. If there are 400 species total, how many are insects?
Q. A river's flow rate is measured at 500 cubic meters per second. How much water flows through the river in one hour?
Q. A salary of $3000 is adjusted for inflation of 6%. What will be the new salary?