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UPPSC Prelims 1999 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 4)

  1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    1. Auroville - Pondicherry
    2. Baikanour - Ukrain
    3. Bandung - Indonesia
    4. Batticaloa - Sri Lanka
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  2. Which freedom fighter died in jail while of hunger strike?

    1. Bhagat Singh
    2. Bipin Chandra
    3. Jatin Das
    4. S.C. Bose
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  3. The difference between nuclear reactor and atom bomb is that:

    1. There is no chain reaction in nuclear reactor where as this happens in atom bomb
    2. The chain reaction in nuclear reactor is controlled
    3. The chain reaction in nuclear reactor is not controlled
    4. Atom bomb is based on nuclear fusion whereas in nuclear reactor, nuclear fission occurs
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  4. Which among the following organisations are responsible for canalising export and import of India?

    I. Mineral and Metal Trading Corporation
    II. Exim Bank
    III. State Trading Corporation
    IV. Food Corporation of India

    Select the correct answer from the code given below:

    Code:

    1. I, II, III, and IV
    2. II and IV
    3. I and III
    4. II, III and IV
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  5. Which among the following does not have a 'free trade zone' ?

    1. Kandla
    2. Mumbai
    3. Vishakhapatnam
    4. Thiruvanantpuram
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  6. The first three largest sugar producing states in India are

    1. Bihar, UP, Maharashtra
    2. UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka
    3. UP, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
    4. Bihar, UP, Andhra Pradesh
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  7. Which one of the following is the most ancient musical instrument?

    1. Sitar
    2. Tabla
    3. Sarod
    4. Veena
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  8. There are four iron poles A, B, C and D. A is longer than C, B is smaller than D and C is longer than D. Which one is the smallest pole?

    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
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  9. The computer hardware which is of silica can store plenty of data. It is called:

    1. Disk
    2. Chip
    3. Magnetic Tape
    4. File
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  10. Which one of the following is not matched?

    1. Y2K–Computer
    2. Arthritis –Uric acid
    3. Noise pollution–Decibel
    4. PARAM 10,000–Land to land missile
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