GS1MII/23 Booklet Serial No.

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Examination : Combined Civil Services Examination : Combined Civil Services
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Examination Examination
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Subject : General Studies (Degree Subject : General Studies (Degree
Standard) [Paper – II]
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Standard) [Paper – -II]

(Descriptive Type) (Descriptive Type)
÷uºÄ |õÒ : 11.08.2023 •.£. ÷uºÄ |õÒ : 11.08.2023 •.£.
Date of Examination : 11.08.2023 F.N. Date of Examination : 11.08.2023 F.N.
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GS1MII/23
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ö£õx AÔÄ / GENERAL STUDIES

(›¢xøμUS® ÁøP) / (Descriptive Type)
£mh¨£i¨¦z uμ® / Degree Standard
Põ» AÍÄ : ‰ßÖ ©o ÷|μ® ö©õzu ©v¨ö£sPÒ : 250
Duration : 3 Hours Total Marks : 250
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(CÆÂÚõ&ÂøhzuõÒ öuõS¨¦ 64 £UP[PøÍU öPõskÒÍx)

(This question-cum answer booklet consists of 64 pages)
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1. Âsn¨£uõμºPÒ, CÆÂÚõ&ÂøhzuõÒ öuõS¨¦ ö©õzu® 64 £UP[PøÍU öPõskÒÍx

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Gߣøu •u¼À EÖv ö\´x öPõÒÍ ÷Ásk®. CzöuõS¨¤À H÷uÝ® SøÓ£õi¸¨¤ß,

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Candidates shall first ensure that this question-cum-answer booklet contains 64 pages.
In case if any defect is found in this booklet, they can request for replacement from the
invigilator immediately.
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answer the questions only in the space provided for that question. They should not write
anything outside the space provided.

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Candidates should answer the number of questions as instructed in the question paper
in each section. If more than the required number of questions are answered, the
additional questions answered in excess at the end of each section will not be taken into
account.

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AøÚzx CÚ[Pξ® B[Q» ÁiÂÀ u쨣mkÒÍøÁ÷¯ •iÁõÚøÁ.
In this question-cum-answer booklet, questions are in Tamil and English versions.
In all matters, English version is final.
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Thõx.
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7. Cz÷uºøÁ ö£õÖzuÁøμ, AÇPõP GÊxÁuØPõPÄ®, GÊzx¨¤øÇ°ßÔ GÊxÁuØPõPÄ®

uÛ¯õP ©v¨ö£sPÒ JxUP¨£hÂÀø».
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There is no reservation of marks for neatness of writing and correctness of spelling in

respect of this examination.
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8. Âsn¨£uõμºPÒ Piu® ÁøμuÀ ÷£õßÓ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUS® ö£õÊx u[PÍx

ö£¯øμ÷¯õ, £vöÁsøn÷¯õ GÊuUThõx. u[PÍx ö£¯›À øPö¯õ¨£ªhÄ®
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AÝ©v°Àø». AÆÁõÓõÚ ÂÚõUPÐUS £v»ÎUS®ö£õÊx ÂÚõUPÎÀ

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‘ö£Ö|º’ •PÁ›PÎÀ A B C AÀ»x GUì J´ C\m AÀ»x GUì GUì GUì ÷£õßÓ
ö£õx¨ ö£¯ºPøÍ ©mk÷© GÊu÷Ásk®.
Candidates should not write their name, register number while answering letter writing
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type questions. Affixing signature in their name is also not permitted. To answer such
questions, the name and address given in the questions alone should be used.

If no name is given in the questions, they should write the general names like
ABC or XYZ or XXX in ‘From’ and ‘To’ addresses.

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UNIT — I

¤›Ä — A
SECTION — A
SÔ¨¦ : i) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® 150 ö\õØPÐUS ªPõ©À Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Note : Answer not exceeding 150 words each.

ii) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® £zx ©v¨ö£sPÒ.

Each question carries ten marks.
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iii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ I¢x ÂÚõUPÎÀ GøÁ÷¯Ý® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS

©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Answer any four questions out of five questions.
(4 × 10 = 40)
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Q.No. J¸ \‰P&Aμ]¯À uø»ÁμõP A®÷£zP›ß £[PΨ¦PøÍ ÂÁõvUPÄ®.

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1
Discuss the contributions of Ambedkar as a socio-political leader.
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Q.No. uªÇPzvÀ ö£õ¸Íõuõμ ÷u]¯Áõuzøu¨ £μ¨¦ÁvÀ ÁÒί¨£ß E»P|õuß

2 ]u®£μ® AÁºPÎß £[PΨø£¨ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.
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Explain the role of Valliappan Olaganathan Chidambaram in spreading economic

nationalism in Tamil Nadu.
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Q.No. ‘‘C¢v¯ _u¢vμ¨ ÷£õμõmhzvß CÖvU Pmh® wÂμ©õÚ ÷£a_ÁõºzøuPÎß J¸

3 Pmh©õP C¸¢ux’’ – ÂÁõv.
‘‘The Final phase of Indian Freedom Struggle was a phase of intense negotiations” –
Discuss.
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Q.No. C¢v¯õÂß ö£õx ÷\øÁ J¼£μ¨£õÚ ¤μ\õº £õμv £ØÔ²®; Auß Cμsk
4 A[P[PÍõÚ BPõèÁõo, yºuºåß BQ¯øÁ £ØÔ²® GÊxP.
Write about the Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati in India and its two
major parts of Akashvani and Doordharsan.

Q.No. {v B÷¯õU Aø©¨ø£¨ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.

5 Explain the composition of NITI Aayog.

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SÔ¨¦ : i) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® 250 ö\õØPÐUS ªPõ©À Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.

Note : Answer not exceeding 250 words each.

ii) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® £vøÚ¢x ©v¨ö£sPÒ.

Each question carries fifteen marks.

iii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ I¢x ÂÚõUPÎÀ GøÁ÷¯Ý® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS

©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
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Answer any four questions out of five questions.

(4 × 15 = 60)
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Q.No. Põ»ÛzxÁ C¢v¯õÂÀ ÷u]¯Áõuzvß GÊa]US £[PÎzu £À÷ÁÖ PõμoPøÍ

6 ÂÍUSP.
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Explain the various factors which contributed to the rise of nationalism in Colonial
India.
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Q.No.
QÇUQ¢v¯U P®ö£Û uÚx Aμ]¯À AvPõμzøu Pº|õhP¨ £Sv°À {Ö¯÷£õx,
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C¢v¯ Bm]¯õͺPøÍ Âh ¤öμg_UPõμºPÎhª¸¢x Esø©¯õÚ B£zøu
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GvºöPõshx. ÂÍUSP.
The East India Company while establishing its political power in the Carnatic faced
real danger from the French rather than the Indian rulers. Explain.
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Q.No. _u¢vμz v¸|õÒ A•u¨ ö£¸ÂÇõ GßÝ® JßÔ¯ Aμ]ß vmhzøu²® Auß
8 •UQ¯ ÷|õUP[PøͲ® SÔzx ÂÁõu® ö\´P.
Discuss about the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) initiative with its main
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objectives.

Q.No. \‰P \©¯ ^ºzv¸zu C¯UP[PÒ C¢v¯õÂÀ ÷u]¯ÁõuzvØS AizuÍ® Aø©zux &
9 ÂÍUSP.
‘The Socio-Religious Reform Movements prepared the ground for nationalism in
India’ - Explain.

Q.No. C¢v¯õÂÀ Cì»õª¯a \‰P, \©¯ ^ºzv¸zu C¯UP[Pøͨ £ØÔ ÂÍUSP.

10
Describe the Islamic socio-religious reform movements in India.

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UNIT — II

¤›Ä — A

SECTION — A

SÔ¨¦ : i) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® 150 ö\õØPÐUS ªPõ©À Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.

Note : Answer not exceeding 150 words each.

ii) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® £zx ©v¨ö£sPÒ.

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Each question carries ten marks.

iii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ I¢x ÂÚõUPÎÀ GøÁ÷¯Ý® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS

©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
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Answer any four questions out of five questions.

(4 × 10 = 40)
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Q.No. ö£sPÒ •ß÷ÚØÓ ÁÈ•øÓPÒ GÆÁõÖ \‰P •ß÷ÚØÓzvØS £[PÎUQÓx?

11 Explain how the ways and means of Women’s Development support Social
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Development?
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Q.No. Áͺa]¨ £S¨£õ´ÂÀ EÒ|õmk AÔÂß ¦v¯ PÁÚzøu B´Ä ö\´x B÷»õ\øÚ
12 ÁÇ[PÄ®.
Examine the new focus on Indigenous knowledge in the development. Analyse and
give suggestion.
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Q.No. {ø»¯õÚ ö£õ¸Íõuõμ Áͺa]°À SÇ¢øuz öuõÈ»õͺ ¤μa]øÚUS ÷£õx©õÚ

13 PÁÚ® ö\¾zu¨£kQÓuõ? _¸UP©õP ÂÁõvUPÄ®.
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Is the enough attention given to the issue of child labour in sustainable economic
development? Discuss briefly.

Q.No. C¢v¯õÂÀ ‘ö©´{Pº EhÀ |»®’ ÷uõßÔ¯øu £S¨£õ´Ä ö\´P.

14 Analyse the emergence of Digital Healthcare in India.

Q.No. SC/ST ©UPÎøh÷¯ ‘‘öuõÈÀ •øÚ÷Áõº £s£õmøh’’ ÷©®£kzxÁvÀ ÷u]¯

15 £mi¯À CÚzuÁº ©ØÖ® £Ç[Si ø©¯z vmhzvß (NSSH) £[øP ÂÍUSP.
Explain the role of (NSSH) National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub
Scheme in promoting ‘‘entrepreneurship culture’’ amongst the SC/ST population.

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SÔ¨¦ : i) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® 250 ö\õØPÐUS ªPõ©À Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.

Note : Answer not exceeding 250 words each.

ii) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® £vøÚ¢x ©v¨ö£sPÒ.

Each question carries fifteen marks.

iii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ I¢x ÂÚõUPÎÀ GøÁ÷¯Ý® |õßS ÂÚõUPÐUS

©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
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Answer any four questions out of five questions.

(4 × 15 = 60)
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Q.No. |Pº¨¦Ó ÷£õUSÁμzx Gߣx |Pº¨¦Ó Áͺa]°ß •UQ¯ A[P©õS®. ÷u]¯

16 |Pº¨¦Ó ÷£õUSÁμzxU öPõÒøP 2006, GÆÁõÖ |Pº¨¦Ó Áͺa]US ö\¯À£mk
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Á¸QÓx Gߣøu B´Ä ö\´P.

Urban transport is an important component of urban development. Examine the
role of National Urban Transport Policy 2006 formulated to counter these issues.
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Q.No. C¢v¯U Qμõ©¨¦Ó&|Pº¨¦Ó[PÎÀ Põn¨£k® £õ¼¯À ÁßöPõkø©PÐUPõÚ

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17 ÷ÁÖ£õkPøÍ B´P.
Analyse Rural-Urban differences of Sexual Assault in India.
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Q.No. ‰Á¿º Cμõ©õªºu® A®ø©¯õº {øÚÄ E¯ºPÀ EÖvö©õÈ SÔzx J¸ ]Ö

18 SÔ¨¦ GÊuÄ®.
Write a short note on Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Memorial Higher
Education Assurance Scheme.
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Q.No. £_ø©z uªÌ|õk vmhzvß •UQ¯zxÁ® SÔzx ÂÁõvUP.

19 Discuss the significance of ‘Green Tamil Nadu Mission’.

Q.No. ÁS¨¦ Áõuzøuz wº¨£uØS®, AuøÚ CÀ»õ©À ö\´ÁuØS® E›¯ ö£õ¸zu©õÚ

20 wºÄPøͨ £›¢xøμ ö\´P.
Suggest suitable remedies to solve and eradicate communalism.

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UNIT — III

¤›Ä — A
SECTION — A

SÔ¨¦ : i) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® 150 ö\õØPÐUS ªPõ©À Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.

Note : Answer not exceeding 150 words each.

ii) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® £zx ©v¨ö£sPÒ.

Each question carries ten marks.
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iii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ ‰ßÖ ÂÚõUPÎÀ GøÁ÷¯Ý® Cμsk ÂÚõUPÐUS

©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Answer any two questions out of three questions.
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(2 × 10 = 20)
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Q.No. Cμsk ÁøP¯õÚ £[SPÎÀ ö©õzu® ¹£õ´ 1 »m\® •u½k ö\´¯¨£mhÚ.

21 CÁØÔÀ •øÓ÷¯ J¸ BskUS 9% ©ØÖ® 11% Ámi QøhUQßÓÚ. ö©õzu©õP
CÆÂμsk •u½kPÒ ‰»® J¸ Á¸hzvØS 9 34 % Ámi QøhUSö©ÛÀ, Cμsk
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£[SPÎÀ •u½k ö\´u öuõøPø¯U PõsP.

An amount of Rs. 1,00,000 is invested in two types of shares. The first yields an
simple interest of 9% p.a. and the second yields an simple interest of 11% p.a. If the
total interest at the end of one year is 9 34 % . Find the amount invested in each
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share.

Q.No. (5x 2 + 2x − 3), 6 ( x 3 + 1), 10( x 4 − 1), (7x 2 + 12x + 5) , (x 2 + x ) GßÓ £À¾Ö¨¦U
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22 ÷PõøÁPÎß «.ö£õ.Á., «.].© PõsP.

Find the HCF and LCM of the following polynomials.
(5x 2 + 2x − 3), 6 ( x 3 + 1), 10( x 4 − 1), (7x 2 + 12x + 5) and ( x 2 + x )
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Q.No. J¸ EÒÏhØÓ C¸®¦ SÇõ°ß }Í® 49 ö\.«. Auß öÁÎ ©ØÖ® EÒ Âmh[PÒ
23 •øÓ÷¯ 10 ö\.« ©ØÖ® 8 ö\« GÛÀ (i) C¸®¦U SÇõ°ß ö©õzu ¦Ó¨£μ¨¦
PõsP. (ii) C¸®¦U SÇõ°ß PÚ AÍøÁU PõsP. ÷©¾® 1 P. ö\« C¸®¤ß Gøh
 22 
8 Qμõ® GÛÀ C¸®¦U SÇõ°ß Gøhø¯U PõsP.  π = 
 7 

A hollow cylindrical iron pipe is of length 49 cm. Its outer and inner diameters are
10 cm and 8 cm respectively (i) find the total surface area of the pipe (ii) find the
volume of the pipe and weight of the pipe of 1 cu.cm of iron weighs 8 gm
 22 
 Take π = .
 7 

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SECTION — B
SÔ¨¦ : i) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® 250 ö\õØPÐUS ªPõ©À Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Note : Answer not exceeding 250 words each.
ii) JÆöÁõ¸ ÂÚõÂØS® £vøÚ¢x ©v¨ö£sPÒ.
Each question carries fifteen marks.
iii) öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ ‰ßÖ ÂÚõUPÎÀ GøÁ÷¯Ý® Cμsk ÂÚõUPÐUS
©mk® Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.
Answer any two questions out of three questions.
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(2 × 15 = 30)

Q.No. J¸ |Pμzvß ©UPÒ öuõøP BskUS 6% Ãu® AvP›UQÓx. 2018 B® Bsk

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24 ©UPÒ öuõøP 238765 BP C¸¢ux. 2016 ©ØÖ® 2020 B® BskPÎÀ ©UPÒ

öuõøPø¯U PõsP.
The population of a town is increasing at the rate of 6% p.a. It was 238765 in the
year 2018. Find the population in the year 2016 and 2020
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Q.No. (A) Cμsk ÷|ºÁmh E¸øÍ°ß Bμ[PÎß ÂQu® 9 : 8 AÁØÔß E¯μ[PÎß

25 ÂQu® 2 : 5 GÛÀ AÁØÔß ÁøÍ£μ¨¦PÎß ÂQu®, ö©õzu ¦Ó¨ £μ¨¦PÎß
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ÂQu®, PÚ AÍÄPÎß ÂQu® BQ¯ÁØøÓU PõsP.

(B) J¸ £Pøhø¯ Cμsk •øÓ E¸mk® ÷£õx, Cμsk •øÓ²® J÷μ Gs
Á¸ÁuØPõÚ {PÌzuPøÁU PõsP.
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(a) The radii of two right circular cylinders in the ratio of 9 : 8 and their heights
are in the ratio 2 : 5. Find the ratio of their curved surface areas, total surface
areas and volume.
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(b) If a dice is tossed twice, find the probability of getting same numbers on the
two dice.
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Q.No. Cμsk GsPÎß TmkzöuõøP •uÀ Gsoß 18

13
©h[S GÛÀ, Cμshõ® Gs
26 •uÀ GsoÀ GzuøÚ \uÃu® GߣøuU PõsP. ÷©¾® CÆÂμsk GsPÎß
«.].©.&øÁU PõsP.
The sum of two numbers is 18
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of the first number. Find the percentage of the second
number to the first number? Also find the L.C.M. of the two numbers.

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