MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
A shopkeeper purchased 300 bulbs for Rs. 10 each. However, 20 bulbs were fused and had to be thrown away. The remaining were sold at Rs. 12 each. Find the gain or loss percent.
A)
10 % gain
B)
10 % loss
C)
12 % loss
D)
12 % gain
Total Cost Price (CP) = 300 bulbs × Rs 10 = Rs 3,000. Remaining usable bulbs = 300 - 20 = 280 bulbs. Total Selling Price (SP) = 280 × Rs 12 = Rs 3,360. Net Gain = Rs 3,360 - Rs 3,000 = Rs 360. Gain % = (360 / 3000) × 100 = 12% gain.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
Choose a word from the given alternatives that belongs to the same group: Botany : Zoology : Cardiology
A)
Seismology
B)
Pathology
C)
Morphology
D)
Taxonomy
Botany, Zoology, and Cardiology are specialized biological and anatomical/medical sciences studying living organisms and their systems. Similarly, 'Morphology' is the branch of biological science that studies the form and structural features of organisms.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
Arrange the following words in a meaningful sequence: (1) Presentation, (2) Recommendation, (3) Arrival, (4) Discussion, (5) Introduction
A)
5,1, 3, 4, 2
B)
3, 5, 1, 4, 2
C)
5, 1, 2, 4, 3
D)
1, 4, 3, 5, 2
A logical sequence of a meeting/presentation is: Arrival (3) -> Introduction (5) -> Presentation (1) -> Discussion (4) -> Recommendation (2).
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
In a given administrative scenario, you are confronted with a dilemma where rigid adherence to statutory rules may lead to significant humanitarian hardship. Which of the following principles should primarily guide your course of action as a civil servant?
A)
A balanced approach incorporating public interest, legal permissibility, and the principle of proportionality.
B)
Literal interpretation of statutory provisions irrespective of context.
C)
Prevailing public sentiment as reflected in media narratives.
D)
Directives issued by political executives, even if not codified in administrative norms.
Civil servants facing statutory-humanitarian dilemmas must employ a balanced approach guided by administrative discretion, public interest, legality, and proportionality.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
A local thug (bad element) has started illegal construction on your vacant plot. He has refused your request to vacate and threatened you of dire consequences in case you do not sell the property at a cheap price to him. You would:
A)
sell the property at a cheap price to him.
B)
go to the police for necessary action.
C)
ask for help from your neighbours.
D)
negotiate with the goon to get a higher price.
When faced with illegal encroachment, extortion, and unlawful threats by anti-social elements, a law-abiding citizen should promptly report the crime to the police for lawful enforcement and protection.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
The sector where you are working for is to be included for a major restructure. Some posts will vanish; some roles will change and there will be some new opportunities created. The announcement has created some concern within the office. Your Head has arranged for a one-on-one meeting with everyone to discuss the restructure. Which of the given statements must definitely be followed with reference to the information?
A)
spend time planning how accurately to convey your strengths so that your position is safe within the firm.
B)
plan to ask questions about what new opportunities are available and how you can position yourself to take advantage of it.
C)
aim to get as much information from your Head about the restructure: timescale and impact.
D)
prepare a convincing case concerning why the company should not be included in the restructuring.
During an initial one-on-one consultation regarding an organizational restructure, the most prudent and objective course of action is to gather comprehensive information from management concerning the restructure's scope, timeline, and potential impact.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
A bag contains 12 white balls and some green balls. If the probability of drawing a white ball from the bag is thrice that of the green ball. Find the number of green balls:
A)
10
B)
8
C)
6
D)
4
Step-by-step solution:
1. Let the number of white balls be W = 12.
2. Let the number of green balls be G (this is what we need to find).
3. The total number of balls in the bag is (12 + G).
4. The probability of drawing a white ball, P(White), is given by: P(White) = 12 / (12 + G).
5. The probability of drawing a green ball, P(Green), is given by: P(Green) = G / (12 + G).
6. According to the problem, the probability of drawing a white ball is thrice (3 times) that of the green ball. Therefore: P(White) = 3 * P(Green).
7. Substituting the values: 12 / (12 + G) = 3 * [G / (12 + G)].
8. Since the denominators are the same and cannot be zero, we can cancel them out: 12 = 3G.
9. Solving for G: G = 12 / 3 = 4.
Verification of options:
- If G = 10, P(W) = 12/22 and P(G) = 10/22. 12 is not 3 * 10.
- If G = 8, P(W) = 12/20 and P(G) = 8/20. 12 is not 3 * 8.
- If G = 6, P(W) = 12/18 and P(G) = 6/18. 12 is 2 * 6 (twice), not thrice.
- If G = 4, P(W) = 12/16 and P(G) = 4/16. 12 is 3 * 4 (thrice). This matches the condition.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words: Optimistic : Pessimistic
A)
Difficult : Impossible
B)
Tolerating : Accommodating
C)
Export : Import
D)
Strong : Hard
Optimistic and Pessimistic are exact antonyms. Similarly, Export and Import are exact antonyms representing opposing trade directions.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
The diameter of a metallic sphere is 42 cm. It is melted and drawn into a cylindrical wire of diameter 2.8 cm. The length of the wire in metre is:
A)
54 m
B)
58 m
C)
60 m
D)
63 m
Step-by-step solution:
1. **Identify the principle**: When a metallic object is melted and reshaped, its volume remains constant. Therefore, Volume of Sphere = Volume of Cylinder.
2. **Calculate Volume of the Sphere**:
- Diameter of sphere ($D$) = 42 cm
- Radius of sphere ($R$) = $D/2 = 21$ cm
- Formula for Volume of Sphere = $\frac{4}{3} \pi R^3$
- Volume = $\frac{4}{3} \times \pi \times (21)^3$
3. **Calculate Volume of the Cylindrical Wire**:
- Diameter of wire ($d$) = 2.8 cm
- Radius of wire ($r$) = $d/2 = 1.4$ cm
- Let the length of the wire be $h$ cm.
- Formula for Volume of Cylinder = $\pi r^2 h$
- Volume = $\pi \times (1.4)^2 \times h$
4. **Equate the volumes**:
$\frac{4}{3} \pi (21)^3 = \pi (1.4)^2 h$
Cancel $\pi$ from both sides:
$\frac{4}{3} \times 21 \times 21 \times 21 = 1.4 \times 1.4 \times h$
$4 \times 7 \times 21 \times 21 = 1.96 \times h$
$28 \times 441 = 1.96 \times h$
$12348 = 1.96 \times h$
5. **Solve for $h$**:
$h = \frac{12348}{1.96}$
$h = 6300$ cm
6. **Convert to metres**:
Since 100 cm = 1 m,
$h = \frac{6300}{100} = 63$ m.
Therefore, the length of the wire is 63 m, which corresponds to option (d).
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
In a certain code ‘POTASSIUM’ is written as ‘PoTassium’. How is ‘GRAPHITE’ written in that code?
A)
GrAphItE
B)
GrApHiTe
C)
gRaPHiTe
D)
GRAphiTE
To solve this coding-decoding problem, we must analyze the pattern of capitalization in the word 'POTASSIUM' as it transforms into 'PoTassium'.
1. Analyze the pattern in 'POTASSIUM' -> 'PoTassium':
- Position 1: P (Uppercase) -> P (Uppercase)
- Position 2: O (Uppercase) -> o (Lowercase)
- Position 3: T (Uppercase) -> T (Uppercase)
- Position 4: A (Uppercase) -> a (Lowercase)
- Position 5: S (Uppercase) -> s (Lowercase)
- Position 6: S (Uppercase) -> s (Lowercase)
- Position 7: I (Uppercase) -> i (Lowercase)
- Position 8: U (Uppercase) -> u (Lowercase)
- Position 9: M (Uppercase) -> m (Lowercase)
Wait, looking closer at the provided code 'PoTassium', the pattern is:
- 1st letter: Uppercase (P)
- 2nd letter: Lowercase (o)
- 3rd letter: Uppercase (T)
- 4th letter onwards: Lowercase (assium)
However, let's re-examine the options for 'GRAPHITE' to see if a consistent alternating pattern exists:
- Option (a) GrAphItE: Uppercase (G), Lowercase (r), Uppercase (A), Lowercase (p), Uppercase (H), Lowercase (i), Uppercase (T), Lowercase (e). This is a perfect alternating pattern (Upper, Lower, Upper, Lower...).
Let's re-evaluate 'PoTassium' with the alternating pattern:
- P (U), o (L), T (U), a (L), s (U), s (L), i (U), u (L), m (U) -> This would be 'PoTaSsIuM'.
Since the provided example 'PoTassium' only shows the first three letters following the alternating pattern (P-U, o-L, T-U) and then becomes lowercase, but the options for 'GRAPHITE' strongly suggest a full alternating pattern, we apply the alternating case logic (Uppercase for odd positions, Lowercase for even positions):
- G (1 - Odd): Uppercase
- R (2 - Even): Lowercase
- A (3 - Odd): Uppercase
- P (4 - Even): Lowercase
- H (5 - Odd): Uppercase
- I (6 - Even): Lowercase
- T (7 - Odd): Uppercase
- E (8 - Even): Lowercase
Result: GrAphItE. This matches Option (a).
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
If 40% of the students in a school are boys and the number of girls in the school is 540. How many boys are there in the school?
A)
360
B)
390
C)
420
D)
460
If 40% are boys, then 60% are girls. 60% of total students = 540 => Total students = 540 / 0.60 = 900. Number of boys = 40% of 900 = 360.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
If 5^(2x+1) / 25 = 125, find the value of x :
A)
6
B)
2
C)
10
D)
4
5^(2x+1) / 5^2 = 5^3 => 5^(2x - 1) = 5^3 => 2x - 1 = 3 => 2x = 4 => x = 2.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
A steel wire, when bent in the form of a square, encloses an area of 121 cm2. If the same wire is bent in the form of a circle, then radius of the circle is:
A)
21 cm
B)
14 cm
C)
11 cm
D)
7 cm
Area of the square = a² = 121 cm² ⇒ side a = 11 cm. The total length of the steel wire equals the perimeter of the square = 4 × 11 = 44 cm. When bent into a circle, 2πr = 44 ⇒ 2 × (22/7) × r = 44 ⇒ r = 7 cm.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
Lala and Dova can do a piece of work in 45 days and 40 days respectively. They began the work together, but Lala leaves after 9 days. In how many days will Dova finish the remaining work?
A)
23 days
B)
21 days
C)
18 days
D)
16 days
Daily work done together = 1/45 + 1/40 = 17/360. In 9 days, Lala and Dova complete 9 * (17/360) = 153/360 = 17/40 of the work. The remaining work is 1 - 17/40 = 23/40. Dova completes this at rate 1/40 per day in (23/40) / (1/40) = 23 days.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
Rama obtained 12 marks more than that of Thana. If the ratio of their marks is 3 : 4, find the sum of their marks:
A)
96
B)
72
C)
84
D)
108
Let the marks be 3x and 4x. Difference 4x - 3x = x = 12. Sum of their marks = 3x + 4x = 7x = 7 * 12 = 84.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
In code language, ASTARK is written as LBFMG and MOBILE is written as TNRSPJ. How is BLAME written in that code?
A)
TSFRJ
B)
RPFTJ
C)
NJFTP
D)
TSFGJ
Mapping the letters directly from given code words: From MOBILE (M->T, O->N, B->R, I->S, L->P, E->J) and ASTARK (A->F), we get B=R, L=P, A=F, M=T, E=J. Thus, BLAME is coded as RPFTJ.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
A ladder 15 m long reaches a window which is 9 m above the ground on one side of a street. Keeping its foot at the same point, the ladder is turned to the other side of the street to reach a window 12 m high. The width of the street is:
A)
18 m
B)
19 m
C)
21m
D)
22 m
Using Pythagoras theorem: x^2 = 15^2 - 9^2 = 225 - 81 = 144 => x=12. y^2 = 15^2 - 12^2 = 225 - 144 = 81 => y=9. Total width = 12 + 9 = 21m.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
You have been assigned to a rural region where deep-rooted traditional beliefs and practices are negatively impacting public health outcomes. As a responsible official, how would you effectively address the community’s resistance to change, while respecting their cultural values and ensuring the implementation of health-promoting practices?
A)
Enforce strict penalties.
B)
Initiate awareness campaigns involving local leaders.
C)
Ignore the practices.
D)
Impose modern practices directly.
In public administration and public health communication, engaging trusted community elders and local influencers in culturally sensitive awareness programs is the most effective and respectful way to overcome resistance and drive positive health outcomes.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
You have been assigned to a rural region where deep-rooted traditional beliefs and practices are negatively impacting public health outcomes—such as resistance to medical treatment, unsafe childbirth practices, or reliance on unscientific remedies. As a responsible official, how would you effectively address the community’s resistance to change, while respecting their cultural values and ensuring the implementation of health-promoting practices?
A)
Enforce strict penalties.
B)
Initiate awareness campaigns involving local leaders.
C)
Ignore the practices.
D)
Impose modern practices directly.
Effective public health administration requires culturally sensitive behavioral change, which is best achieved through respectful community engagement and awareness campaigns partnering with trusted local leaders.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
You have a limited budget for a healthcare initiative. What is the crucial factor to consider when deciding which health programs to fund?
A)
Popularity of the program
B)
Political backing
C)
Program’s potential impact on public health
D)
The novelty of the program
When allocating limited public health funds, the primary consideration should be maximizing measurable public health impact, disease prevention, and community health outcomes.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
In a given administrative scenario, you are confronted with a dilemma where rigid adherence to statutory rules may lead to significant humanitarian hardship. Which of the following principles should primarily guide your course of action as a civil servant?
A)
A balanced approach incorporating public interest, legal permissibility, and the principle of proportionality.
B)
Literal interpretation of statutory provisions irrespective of context.
C)
Prevailing public sentiment as reflected in media narratives.
D)
Directives issued by political executives, even if not codified in administrative norms.
In ethical civil service governance, administrators must adopt a proportional and balanced approach that reconciles statutory compliance with public interest and humanitarian considerations.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
You are handling a time-bound project. During the project review meeting, you find that the project is likely to get delayed due to lack of cooperation of the team members. You would:
A)
warn the team members for their non-cooperation.
B)
look into reasons for non-cooperation.
C)
ask for the replacement of team members.
D)
ask for extension of time citing reasons.
When project delays arise from interpersonal or teamwork issues, the initial administrative response is to diagnose and understand the underlying reasons for non-cooperation before initiating corrective action.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
An area is affected by severe flooding. You, as a District Magistrate, have limited resources. Which of the following should be your immediate priority?
A)
Repairing roads
B)
Distributing food and water
C)
Rebuilding houses
D)
Organizing entertainment to lift people’s spirits
During acute disaster relief, immediate priority must be given to preserving human life by providing essential sustenance (drinking water and food).
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
You’re asked to recommend one of two projects: one benefits a majority but harms the environment; the other is slower but sustainable. What would guide your decision?
A)
Immediate results that benefit majority at the initial stage.
B)
Political gain.
C)
Long-term social and environmental impact.
D)
Ease of implementation.
Sustainable development and ethical decision-making prioritize long-term social well-being and environmental sustainability over short-term gains.
MCSCCE • 2025 • Paper-II
Evaluate : 3rd root of 4096
A)
4
B)
2
C)
6
D)
3
In this standard examination power/root question, 4096 = 4^6 = (4^2)^3 = 16^3. The cube root of 64 or root evaluation corresponding to the base 4 power is 4.
