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UPPSC Prelims 1997 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 11)

  1. Tolkkappiyam text deals with:

    1. Administration
    2. Law
    3. Grammar and Poetics
    4. All the above
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  2. Which one of the following is not included in the Union List in the seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution?

    1. Banking
    2. Insurance
    3. Census
    4. Gas
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  3. Assertion (A): In recent times, the growth in the public sector employment has been very sluggish in India.
    Reason (R): There has been reassessment of the role of State in economic development.

    1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
    3. A is true but R is false
    4. A is false but R is true
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  4. The important metal used with iron to produce stainless steel is:

    1. aluminium
    2. chromium
    3. tin
    4. carbon
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  5. Which one of the following acts empowered the Governor General of India to issue ordinances?

    1. Charter Act of 1833
    2. Indian Council Act of 1861
    3. Indian Council Act of 1992
    4. Indian Council Act of 1909
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  6. Who was awarded the Indira Gandhi International Prize for Peace-1996?

    1. Ken Saro-Wiwa
    2. Moshood Abiola
    3. Shegu Yar Adua
    4. Olusegun Obasanjo
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  7. Who among the trio-Lal, Bal and Pal became President of the Indian National Congress?

    1. Lala Lajpat Rai
    2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    3. Bipin Chandra Pal
    4. None of them
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  8. Jayant Patil Committee is related to:

    1. control of floods
    2. control of plant diseases
    3. the development of scanty rainfall area
    4. the expansion of hydel power generation capacity
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  9. Diamond Harbour and Salt Lake city are situated in:

    1. California
    2. Hong Kong
    3. Florida
    4. Kolkata
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  10. Which one of the following statements about the Governor of an Indian State is not true?

    1. He is appointed by the President of India
    2. He can be Governor of more than one State
    3. He holds office for a term of five years
    4. He can be removed earlier if the Legislature of the concerned State passes a resolution for his removal
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