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UPPSC Prelims 1997 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 4)

  1. The objective of the ‘Kamraj Plan’ was:

    1. establishment of socialistic pattern of society
    2. industrial development of Tamil Nadu
    3. vitalisation of the Indian National Congress
    4. growth of cooperative farming
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  2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
    List-I - List-II

    A. Dry Ice - 1. Treatment of Cancer
    B. Gene therapy - 2. Freezing living bodies to be revived later
    C. Cryonics - 3. Solid carbon dioxide
    D. Cobalt-60 - 4. Treatment of blood diseases

    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 4 3 2 1
    3. 3 4 2 1
    4. 2 1 4 3
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  3. G.D.P. growth rate in India in the year 1995-96 was:

    1. 7.0 per cent
    2. 5.6 per cent
    3. 7.5 per cent
    4. 4.8 per cent
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  4. What changes will the volume of water show if the temperature is lowered from 9 °C to 3 °C:

    1. the volume will not change
    2. the volume will first increase and then decrease
    3. the volume will first decrease and than increase
    4. water will freeze
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  5. Who among the following was not present in the founding session of the Indian National Congress?

    1. Dadabhai Nauroji
    2. G. Subramaniya Iyer
    3. Justice Ranade
    4. Surendra Nath Banerjee
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  6. The ozone layer lies in the:

    1. Troposphere
    2. Tropopause
    3. Stratosphere
    4. Photosphere
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  7. Devasthal is in the news because of:

    1. finding relics of ancient civilisation
    2. nstallation of the largest telescope in Asia
    3. plan to develop a large herbal garden
    4. renovation of an ancient shrine
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  8. The Bermuda triangle lies in:

    1. North Atlantic Ocean
    2. South Atlantic Ocean
    3. North Pacific Ocean
    4. South Pacific Ocean
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  9. Which one of the following States elects the largest number of members representing Schedule Tribes to the House of People?

    1. Andhra Pradesh
    2. Bihar
    3. Madhya Pradesh
    4. Maharashtra
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  10. In the Chalcolithic period people in Maharashtra buried their dead under the floor of their houses in the following orientation:

    1. North to South position
    2. East to West position
    3. South to North position
    4. West to East position
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