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UPPSC Prelims 1999 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 2)

  1. According to the 1991 2011 Census, the correct descending order of the states in terms of population is:

    1. Bihar, Maharashtra, U.P. and West Bengal
    2. U.P., West Bangal, Maharashatra and Bihar
    3. U.P, Bihar, Maharashtra and West Bengal
    4. U.P, Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal
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  2. What is the function of a pace maker?

    1. It regulates the heart beat
    2. It increases the heart beat
    3. It accelerates blood supply to heart
    4. It decreases the heart beat
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  3. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    List-I - List-II

    A. Iron ore - 1. Port Radium
    B. Petroleum - 2. Bingham
    C. Copper - 3. Baku
    D. Uranium - 4. Mesabi

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 4 3 2 1
    2. 3 4 1 2
    3. 1 2 3 4
    4. 1 3 2 4
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  4. Match list-I and-II and select your answer from the codes given below:
    List-I - List-II

    A. Hi-Tec R City - 1. Lucknow
    B. Science City - 2. Thumba
    C. Rocket Launching Centre - 3. Calcutta
    D. Central Drug Research Institute - 4. Hyderabad

    Code
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 4 3 2 1
    3. 2 3 4 1
    4. 1 4 2 3
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  5. Who among the following had built the Sompura Mahavihar?

    1. Kumargupta-I
    2. Harsha
    3. Dharmpala
    4. Vijayasena
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  6. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

    1. Kota–Chambal
    2. Bhubaneshwar–Mahanadi
    3. Jabalpur–Narmada
    4. Surat–Tapti
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  7. Adi Shankar who later on became Shankaracharya was born in:

    1. Kashmir
    2. Kerala
    3. Andhra Pradesh
    4. West Bengal
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  8. Which one of the following coal fields has the largest coal reserves?

    1. Jharia
    2. Raniganj
    3. Korba
    4. Singrauli
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  9. Since the advent of Planning era in India, the share of agriculture sector in GDP has:

    1. continued to decline
    2. continued to rise
    3. first increased and the declined
    4. first declined and them increased
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  10. Which one of the following human organs is less susceptible to harmful radiations?

    1. Eyes
    2. Heart
    3. Brain
    4. Lungs
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