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UPPSC Prelims 1998 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 8)

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

    1. Brazil Current–South Atlantic Ocean
    2. Humbolt–North Pacific Ocean
    3. Gulf Stream–North Atlantic Ocean
    4. Agulhas Current–Indian Ocean
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  2. The concept of judicial review in India has been adopted from the constitution of

    1. U.K.
    2. U.S.A.
    3. U.S.S.R.
    4. Australia
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  3. The Mughal emperor who appointed the maximum number of Hindu officers was:

    1. Akbar
    2. Aurangzeb
    3. Humayun
    4. Shahjahan
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  4. Shifting cultivation is a major problem in the hilly areas of:

    1. Assam and Bihar
    2. Bihar and Orissa
    3. Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
    4. Maharashtra and U.P.
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  5. The Doctrine of void (Shunyata) was expounded by the Buddhist philosopher:

    1. Nagarjuna
    2. Nagasena
    3. Anand
    4. Ashwaghosh
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  6. Mr. KofiAnnan's Special representative for Iraq is:

    1. L. M. Shingvi
    2. Prakash Shah
    3. Satish Shah
    4. None
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  7. In 1950, India's share in global exports was 1.85 per cent, but today it is:

    1. 0.60 per cent
    2. 1.00 per cent
    3. 2.00 per cent
    4. 2.50 per cent
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  8. Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award is given to:

    1. Educational and Research Institutions
    2. Forest and wildlife officers
    3. Wildlife conservationists
    4. All the above
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  9. In the development of hydroelectric power the pioneering state in India was:

    1. H.P.
    2. Karnataka
    3. Tamil Nadu
    4. Uttar Pradesh
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  10. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

    1. Lord Cornwallis - Permanent Settlemen
    2. Lord Wellesley – Subsidiary Alliance
    3. Lord Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse
    4. Lord Canning – Masterly Inactivity
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