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UPPSC Prelims 1998 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 10)

  1. The first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage from State Exchequer was:

    1. Alauddin Khilji
    2. Feroz Tughlaq
    3. Akbar
    4. Aurangzeb
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  2. According to the census of 1991 2011 the highest literacy rate was recorded in Kerala followed by:

    1. Chandigarh
    2. Delhi
    3. Mizoram
    4. Lakshadweep
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  3. Reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha does not exist in the states of:

    1. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
    2. Karnataka and Kerala
    3. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
    4. All the above
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  4. Provident Fund in India is

    1. Contractual savings
    2. Residual Savings
    3. Voluntary Savings
    4. Employers savings
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  5. To avoid "knocking" of the engine of a car, which one of the following is used as an anti-knocking agent?

    1. Ethyl alcohol
    2. Butane
    3. Lead Tetra Ethyl
    4. White petrol
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  6. Assertion (A): The rate of inflation in India has come down in the last three years.
    Reason (R): The country has received a large among of foreign capital during these years.

    Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
    Codes:

    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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  7. The rate of growth of employment in India has generally been of the order of:

    1. 2 per cent annum
    2. 3 percent per annum
    3. 5 per cent per annum
    4. 7 per cent per annum
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  8. The most urbanised state of India is:

    1. Goa
    2. Maharashtra
    3. Tamil Nadu
    4. West Bengal
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  9. "It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment". The above statement refers to which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?

    1. Article 21
    2. Article 48-A
    3. Article 51-A
    4. Article 56
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  10. As per 1991 2011 census, the percentage of rural population living in pucca houses is largest in:

    1. Goa
    2. Himachal Pradesh
    3. Kerala
    4. Punjab
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