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UPPSC Prelims 1999 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 11)

  1. Who presided over the Benares Session of the Indian National Congress in 1905?

    1. Surendra Nath Banerji
    2. Pheroj Shah Mehta
    3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    4. Dinshaw Wacha
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  2. In August, 1998, Malpa village in Pithoragarh district of Uttar Pradesh was in news for the death of over 200 persons due to:

    1. Earthquake
    2. Flood
    3. Landslide
    4. Dam collapse
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  3. Which one of the following countries has the highest population growth rate:

    1. Indonesia
    2. Japan
    3. Philippines
    4. Singapore
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  4. Who won the first Gold medal for India in Thirteenth Asian Games?

    1. Dingko Singh
    2. Geet Sathi
    3. Jyotiramayee Sikdar
    4. Damayanthi Darsha
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  5. Spring Tide occurs:

    1. When the sun and moon are in a straight line
    2. When the sun and moon make a right angle
    3. When a strong wind blows
    4. When the night is very cold
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  6. The highest number of gold medals in the fifth National Games held at Imphal was won by:

    1. Sebastian Xavier
    2. Nisha Millet
    3. Jaspal Rana
    4. Sunita Rani
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  7. ‘Operation Shakti’ 98 is the name:

    1. given to the nuclear test carried out a Pokharan in 98
    2. given to air exercises carried out by Indian Air Force SU 30 planes
    3. given to the pro-active programme of the Union Home Minister to contain terrorism in J&K
    4. given to military action against terrorists in Tripura
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  8. The most often described river in the initial Vedic literature is:

    1. Sindhu
    2. Shutudri
    3. Saraswati
    4. Ganga
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  9. On what charge was Jatin Das arrested?

    1. Meerut Conspiracy
    2. Peshawar Conspiracy
    3. Lahore Conspiracy
    4. Chittagong Armed Dacoity
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  10. "Horn of Africa" consists of:

    1. Algeria, Morocco and West Sahara
    2. Libya, Sudan and Egypt
    3. Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti
    4. Zimbabwe, Botswana and Angola
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