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UPPSC Prelims 1998 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 5)

  1. Assertion (A): The Indian National Congress accepted the Mountbatten plan.
    Reason (R): It believed in two nation theory.

    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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  2. Which three Indian states delayed accession to India even after other Princely states had joined India?

    1. Junagarh, Mysore, Jammu and Kashmir
    2. Junagarh, Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir
    3. Udaipur, Kapurthala, Jammu and Kashmir
    4. Hyderabad, Udaipur, Travancore
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  3. Consider the following statements regarding plantation agriculture and sleet the correct answer from the codes given below:

    I. Most tropical plantations are situated in the lowland plains.
    II. Tropical plantations cluster along coasts.
    III. The Amazon Basin has an excellent physical environment for rubber growing but has few workers.

    Codes:

    1. I and II are true
    2. II and III are true
    3. I and III are true
    4. All are true
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  4. The concept of ecosystem was enunciated by:

    1. A. G. Tansley
    2. Charles Darwin
    3. C.C. Park
    4. E. P. Odum
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  5. According to the U.N. Populations Division the lowest fertility rate is in:

    1. Australia
    2. France
    3. Italy
    4. Sweden
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  6. Oil and Natural Gas commission has centres in two other Countries. They are:

    1. U. K. and Canada
    2. Egypt and Iran
    3. Cambodia and Indonesia
    4. Vietnam and Egypt
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  7. The highest among of salinity is found in

    1. Baltic sea
    2. Black sea
    3. Dead sea
    4. Red sea
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  8. The growth percentage of GDP aimed at for the Ninth Plan per the Draft plan is:

    1. 6%
    2. 6.5%
    3. 7.0%
    4. 7.5%
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  9. Pyrometer is used for measuring:

    1. Air Pressure
    2. Humidity
    3. High Temperature
    4. Intensity of Earthquake
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  10. Who among the following did NOT participate in Wimbledon 1997?

    1. Martina Hingis
    2. Monica Seles
    3. SteffiGraf
    4. Anna Kournikova
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