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UPPSC Prelims 1998 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 6)

  1. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

    1. Debu Chaudhry–Sitar
    2. Amjad Ali Khan–Sarod
    3. Panna Lal Ghosh–Tabla
    4. Yahudi Menuhin–Violin
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  2. Who among the following became 1998 Australian Men's Open Tennis Champion?

    1. Pete Sampras
    2. Andre Agassi
    3. Petr Korda
    4. Marcelo Rios
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  3. The population of four states in the country in descending order is:

    1. West Bengal, Maharashtra, M. P., Tamil Nadu
    2. Maharshtra, West Bengal, M.P., Bengal
    3. Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh
    4. M.P., Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
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  4. The earliest evidence of the use of iron in India has been discovered from:

    1. Taxila
    2. Ataranji Khera
    3. Kaushambi
    4. Hastinapur
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  5. "Operation Pawan" is connected with:

    1. establishing peace in Punjab
    2. creating more air services in India
    3. cleansing environmental pollutions in Indian cities
    4. operation of IPKF in Jaffna in Sri Lanka
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  6. The Palk Bay is located between:

    1. Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
    2. Andman and Nicobar Islands
    3. Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
    4. Lakshadweep an Maldives
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  7. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    List-I - List-I

    A. Malaria - 1. Bone Marrow
    B. Filaria - 2. Brain
    C. Encephalitis - 3. Muscle
    D. Leukemia - 4. Lymph node
    5. Blood cells

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 5 3 2 1
    2. 5 4 2 1
    3. 4 3 5 1
    4. 5 4 1 2
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  8. Which of the following social reform organizations were founded in Maharashtra?

    1. Yoga-Kshema Sabha
    2. Sri Narayan Paripalan Sabha
    3. Sarin Sabha

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

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 1 and 3
    3. 2 and 3
    4. None
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  9. Which one of the following works has recently been made into a full length film?

    1. R. K. Narayan's Malgudi Days
    2. Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children
    3. Vikram Seth's A Suitable boy
    4. Upmanyu chatterjee's English August
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  10. Which one of the following languages included in the VIII schedule of the Constitution is spoken by the largest number of people?

    1. Bengali
    2. Gujarati
    3. Marathi
    4. Telugu
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