UPSSSC PET 2025 6 September Shift 1 Question Paper and Answer Key

जो विशेषण किसी वस्तु की मात्रा या माप (परिमाण) बताए, वह परिमाणवाचक विशेषण है, जैसे ‘दो लीटर दूध’, ‘थोड़ा पानी’। संख्या बताने वाला संख्यावाचक और गुण बताने वाला गुणवाचक विशेषण होता है।

सियारामशरण गुप्त की कविता ‘समय की पहचान’ समय के महत्त्व पर आधारित है: समय को पहचानकर उसका सदुपयोग करना ही जीवन में सफलता का मार्ग है।

‘आदान’ का अर्थ है लेना; इसका विलोम ‘प्रदान’ (देना) है। आदान-प्रदान एक प्रचलित युग्म है।

‘चैत’ तद्भव शब्द है, जिसका तत्सम (संस्कृत) रूप ‘चैत्र’ है। चैत्र हिन्दू वर्ष (विक्रम संवत) का पहला महीना है, और बोलचाल में यही ‘चैत’ कहलाता है।

‘आँखें दिखाना’ मुहावरे का अर्थ है क्रोध से देखना या गुस्से में घूरकर डराना, जैसे: ‘गलती करने पर पिताजी ने बेटे को आँखें दिखाईं।’

गद्यांश की पहली पंक्ति: ‘मैं कभी-कभी सोचता हूँ कि इतने दिनों तक अंग्रेजों की अनुवर्तिता करने के बाद भी भारतवर्ष ‘इण्डिपेण्डेन्स’ को अनधीनता क्यों नहीं कह सका ?’

गद्यांश के अनुसार स्वतन्त्रता, स्वराज्य, स्वाधीनता — इन सब नामों में ‘स्व’ का बन्धन अवश्य रखा गया।

लेखक को प्राणि-विज्ञानी की यह बात याद आती है कि ‘सहजात वृत्ति अनजानी स्मृतियों का ही नाम है’।

गद्यांश के अंत में: ‘कालिदास ने कहा था कि सब पुराने अच्छे ही नहीं होते, सब नये खराब ही नहीं होते।’

गद्यांश में कहा गया है: ‘मरे बच्चे को गोद में दबाये रहनेवाली ‘बँदरिया’ मनुष्य का आदर्श नहीं बन सकती।’ अर्थात् पुराने का अंधा मोह ठीक नहीं।

गद्यांश की पहली पंक्ति: ‘दुःख की श्रेणी में प्रवृत्ति के विचार से करुणा का उल्टा क्रोध है।’

गद्यांश के अनुसार ‘करुणा जिसके प्रति उत्पन्न होती है उसकी भलाई का उद्योग किया जाता है’, जबकि क्रोध में हानि की चेष्टा की जाती है।

गद्यांश के अनुसार ‘पात्र की भलाई की उत्तेजना दुःख और आनन्द दोनों की श्रेणियों में रखी गई है’।

‘दुःख की श्रेणी में ऐसा मनोविकार है जो पात्र की भलाई की उत्तेजना करता है’ — यह मनोविकार करुणा है।

अंतिम पंक्ति: ‘करुणा की प्राप्ति के लिए पात्र में दुःख के अतिरिक्त और किसी विशेषता की अपेक्षा नहीं।’

Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, attained moksha (nirvana) at Pavapuri in Bihar in 527 BCE. Rajagriha was the capital of Magadha and Kapilavastu was the birthplace region of Buddha.

The Purusha Sukta is hymn 90 of the 10th Mandala of the Rig Veda. It describes the four varnas arising from the parts of the cosmic being, Purusha.

The Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilisation used copper and bronze tools, so it belongs to the Bronze Age (about 2500–1750 BCE).

Gautama Buddha attained mahaparinirvana (final liberation) at the age of 80 at Kushinagar, in present-day Uttar Pradesh, in 483 BCE.

The Adi Purana, written by the Jain acharya Jinasena in the 9th century, narrates the life of Rishabhanatha (Adinatha), the first Tirthankara.

The Bengal British India Society was founded in Calcutta on 20 April 1843 by William Adam to collect and spread information about the condition of people in British India.

Dadabhai Naoroji founded the East India Association in London in 1866 to present Indian views before the British public.

The first World's Parliament of Religions was held at Chicago in September 1893, where Swami Vivekananda gave his famous address.

The Anushilan Samiti, a revolutionary group, was founded in Calcutta in 1902 (P. Mitra); its Dacca branch was led by Pulin Behari Das.

Lord Mountbatten announced the British Government's acceptance of partition in the 3 June Plan of 1947 (the Mountbatten Plan).

The Nile (about 6,650 km) is generally taken as the longest river in the world, followed by the Amazon.

Igneous and metamorphic rocks are hard and crystalline with very low porosity, so they store little groundwater except in cracks. Sedimentary rocks and alluvium are good aquifers.

A camel stores fat in its hump, which it can break down for energy (and water) when food is scarce.

The Arabian Sea lies to the west of India; the Bay of Bengal lies to the east.

In Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model the death rate falls sharply while the birth rate stays high, so population grows fastest.

An underdeveloped economy is one where per capita real income is low compared with developed countries.

The Food for Work Programme (1977) was restructured as the National Rural Employment Programme (NREP) in October 1980.

Financial institutions such as banks mobilise savings (the surplus) of the economy and transfer them to investors and other final users.

The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 reserved key industries for the State (Schedule A) and gave the public sector the commanding heights of the economy.

Poverty is the condition in which a section of society cannot meet even its basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter.

A starred question is marked with an asterisk and needs an oral answer in the House, so supplementary questions can follow. Unstarred questions get written answers.

Article 48A (added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976) directs the State to protect and improve the environment and safeguard forests and wildlife.

The Nehru Report of 1928, prepared by a committee chaired by Motilal Nehru, was the first Indian attempt to draft a constitution for India.

Article 359 lets the President suspend the enforcement of Fundamental Rights during a national emergency declared on any ground, external or internal (armed rebellion). Article 358 applies only to war or external aggression.

Under Article 64, the Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Refractive index of a medium = speed of light in vacuum ÷ speed of light in that medium.

For lenses in contact, powers add: P = +4 + (−10) = −6 D (a net diverging combination).

Acids react with metals and corrode many materials, so they are stored in glass or ceramic containers, which do not react with them.

Carbon dioxide dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid: CO$_2$ + H$_2$O → H$_2$CO$_3$. This makes normal rain slightly acidic (pH about 5.6).

A hibiscus flower has both stamens and pistil, so it is bisexual (a complete flower).

To change a fraction into a percentage, multiply it by 100: $\frac{2}{5}\times100=\frac{200}{5}=40\%$.

Co-prime numbers have HCF 1, and HCF × LCM = product of the numbers, so LCM = xy.

Largest 3-digit number = 999, smallest 2-digit number = 10. Difference = 999 − 10 = 989.

29.94 ÷ 1.45 = (2994 ÷ 100) ÷ (14.5 ÷ 10) = (2994 ÷ 14.5) ÷ 10 = 172 ÷ 10 = 17.2।

29.94 ÷ 1.45 = (2994 ÷ 100) ÷ (14.5 ÷ 10) = (2994 ÷ 14.5) ÷ 10 = 172 ÷ 10 = 17.2.

$\sqrt{49}-1=7-1=6=\sqrt{36}$. Since 45 > 36, $\sqrt{45}$ is greater.

The only daughter of the woman's father is the woman herself. So the man's mother is the woman, and the man is her son.

2001 is not a leap year, so it has 365 days = 52 weeks + 1 day. 31 December is the 365th day, exactly 364 days (52 weeks) after 1 January, so it is also Monday.

Amar > Rakesh > Mukesh > Suresh, and Rakesh > Harish. Harish's position relative to Mukesh and Suresh is not given, so the shortest cannot be determined.

Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature; iron, silver and gold are solids.

Rank from bottom = total − rank from top + 1 = 45 − 15 + 1 = 31.

Viktor Axelsen of Denmark won the men's singles title at the India Open (Super 750) in New Delhi in January 2025, beating Lee Cheuk Yiu in the final.

The Future Minerals Forum 2025, a global meeting on mining and critical minerals, was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in January 2025.

Indonesia officially became the 10th full member of BRICS in January 2025, announced by Brazil, the BRICS chair for 2025.

The Entrepreneurship Development Conclave 2025 in Pune, on the livestock sector, had the theme ‘Empowering Entrepreneurs, Transforming Livestock Economics’.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US President and 2002 Nobel Peace laureate, died on 29 December 2024 at the age of 100.

Tarun Das, former head of CII, received Singapore's Honorary Citizen Award from President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in New Delhi on 15 January 2025.

The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023, which amends the Biological Diversity Act of 2002, came into force on 1 April 2024.

Goa Shipyard Limited launched the Fast Patrol Vessels Amulya and Akshay for the Indian Coast Guard on 5 January 2025.

The 8th edition of Indusfood 2025 was held at the India Exposition Mart Ltd., Greater Noida, in January 2025.

NITI Aayog released the report ‘S.A.F.E. Accommodation: Worker Housing for Manufacturing Growth’ in December 2024.

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed by India and Pakistan in Karachi in September 1960, with the World Bank as mediator.

Tripoli is the capital of Libya. Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius and Amsterdam of the Netherlands.

Kangto (about 7,060 m) is the highest peak of Arunachal Pradesh, on the India–China border.

Article 53 vests the executive power of the Union in the President, to be exercised directly or through subordinate officers.

World Consumer Rights Day is observed on 15 March. India's National Consumer Day is 24 December.

The International Labour Organization, founded in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles and now a UN agency, has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Vijay Stambh (Tower of Victory) in Chittorgarh Fort was built by Rana Kumbha to mark his victory over Mahmud Khilji of Malwa.

Dekhni is a traditional folk dance of Goa, performed by women, that blends Indian rhythms with Western (Portuguese-influenced) music.

The Asian Games are held every 4 years; the first were held in New Delhi in 1951.

Chandrayaan-3 was launched on 14 July 2023 and its Vikram lander touched down near the Moon's south pole on 23 August 2023.

Let CP = 100. MP = 120. SP after 15% discount = 120 × 0.85 = 102. Profit = 2%.

Average of marked prices of dining table and book rack = (10,000 + 7,000) ÷ 2 = Rs. 8,500.

Male employees: A = 60% of 2000 = 1200, B = 75% of 2400 = 1800, C = 50% of 1800 = 900, D = 75% of 2800 = 2100. Average = (1200 + 1800 + 900 + 2100) ÷ 4 = 6000 ÷ 4 = 1500.

Marketing (male, female): A = (400, 200), B = (900, 300), C = (300, 420), D = (1200, 200). Total males = 2800, total females = 1120. Difference = 2800 − 1120 = 1680.

Female employees in finance: A = 1400 × 3/7 = 600, B = 1200 × 1/4 = 300, C = 1080 × 4/9 = 480, D = 1400 × 5/14 = 500. Average = (600 + 300 + 480 + 500) ÷ 4 = 1880 ÷ 4 = 470.

Roshan = 640 + 920 + 340 + 900 + 300 = 3100. Bhargav = 200 + 1050 + 280 + 840 + 820 = 3190. 3100 ÷ 3190 × 100 ≈ 97%.

Teja's total = 750 + 660 + 250 + 560 + 650 = 2870. Average over 5 crops = 2870 ÷ 5 = 574.

Rye total = 640 + 480 + 750 + 200 + 260 = 2330, average = 466. Oats total = 340 + 180 + 250 + 280 + 320 = 1370, average = 274. Difference = 466 − 274 = 192.

Mustard total = 920 + 580 + 660 + 1050 + 760 = 3970. Wheat total = 300 + 440 + 650 + 820 + 630 = 2840. Ratio = 3970 : 2840 = 397 : 284.

Totals: Roshan 3100, Prabhakar 2280, Teja 2870, Bhargav 3190, Krishna 2690. Ascending: Prabhakar < Krishna < Teja, so Teja is third lowest.

Subject + modal + verb + place: ‘Rama may be in the garden.’ The other orders are ungrammatical.

The people who work on a ship or aircraft are its crew. Staff is used for employees of an organisation in general.

A habitual action in a question takes the simple present with ‘do’: What do you usually have for breakfast ? The adverb ‘usually’ comes before the main verb.

The passage explains the benefits of good time management and the harm of poor time management, so its main purpose is to highlight the importance of time management.

The last paragraph says simple habits like creating to-do lists, setting goals and avoiding distractions make each day more efficient.