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UPPSC Prelims 1996 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 12)

  1. When was the Gandhi Irwin Pact signed?

    1. 1921
    2. 1929
    3. 1931
    4. 1933
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  2. The largest producer of copper ore in the world is:

    1. Chile
    2. Poland
    3. U.S.A
    4. Zaire
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  3. The city of Amritsar in Punjab was established by:

    1. Guru Nanak
    2. Guru Govind Singh
    3. Guru Teg Bahadur
    4. Guru Ramdas
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  4. The Indus Civilization is related to the period known as:

    1. Pre-historic
    2. Proto-historic
    3. Historic
    4. Post-historic
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  5. The first railway line was opened in India between

    1. Howrah and Serampore
    2. Bombay and Thane
    3. Madras and Guntur
    4. Delhi and Agra
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  6. The unit of work is:

    1. Joule
    2. Newton
    3. Watt
    4. Dyne
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  7. Which of the following Buddhist texts contains the rules of Monastic life?

    1. Digha-Nikaya
    2. Vinaya Pitaka
    3. Abhindhamma Pitaka
    4. Vibhasha Sastra
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  8. "Sharb" was a tax levied on:

    1. Trade
    2. Irrigation
    3. Non-Muslims
    4. Industry
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  9. Which one of the following countries has the largest population?

    1. Bangladesh
    2. Brazil
    3. Indonesia
    4. Japan
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  10. Neutron was discovered by:

    1. Chadwick
    2. Rutherford
    3. Bohr
    4. Newton
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