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UPPSC Prelims 1997 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions

  1. The "blue revolution" is related with:

    1. food-grain production
    2. oilseed production
    3. milk production
    4. fish production
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  2. In human body vitamin A is stored in:

    1. Liver
    2. Pancreas
    3. Spleen
    4. Stomach
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  3. Transhumance is practised by the:

    1. Bhotias
    2. Bhoksas
    3. Jaunsaris
    4. Tharus
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  4. The Meera Seth Committee was concerned with:

    1. development of handlooms
    2. gender bias in employment
    3. the abolition of the child labour
    4. the welfare of the working women
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  5. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
    List-I (Acid) - List-II (Source)

    A. Lactic acid - 1. Lemon
    B. Acetic acid - 2. Rancid butter
    C. Citric acid - 3. Milk
    D. Butyric acid - 4. Vinegar

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 1 4 3 4
    2. 3 4 1 2
    3. 2 3 4 2
    4. 3 2 3 1
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  6. The Ozone layer in the atmosphere:

    1. Causes rainfall
    2. Creates pollution
    3. Protects life on earth from ultraviolet radiation
    4. Produces oxygen in the atmosphere
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  7. The theory of Karma is linked with:

    1. Nyaya
    2. Mimamsa
    3. Vedanta
    4. Vaisesika
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  8. Vembanad Lake is in:

    1. Andhra Pradesh
    2. Kerala
    3. Orissa
    4. Tamil Nadu
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  9. Which one of the following is not of the same category?

    1. SAIL
    2. BHEL
    3. ONGC
    4. ESSAR OIL
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  10. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
    List-I - List-II

    A. Zia-ud-din Barni - 1. Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi
    B. Hasan Nizami - 2. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
    C. Minhaj-us-Siraj - 3. Tarikh-i-Firozshahi
    D. Yahia-bin-Ahmad - 4. Tajul Maasir
    5. Tabqat-i-Akbari

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 3 4 5 1
    3. 5 3 4 2
    4. 3 4 2 1
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