UPSC PYQPrelims 2026

Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 38

In an objective type question paper, 5 marks are awarded for a correct answer and 2 marks are deducted for a wrong answer. A student attempted all the questions and got a score of 69. Had he been awarded 4 marks for a correct answer and 1 mark deducted for a wrong answer, he would have scored 84. How many questions were there in the question paper?

  1. 99
  2. 81
  3. 84
  4. 79
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (B) 81

व्याख्या

5c - 2w = 69 and 4c - w = 84 give c = 33, w = 48; total 81.