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UPPSC Prelims 1999 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 6)

  1. Assertion (A): The Regular soils of the Deccan Trap are black in Colour.
    Reason (R): They are rich in Humus.

    Select correct answer from the codes given below:

    Codes:

    1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct Explanation of A
    2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
    3. A is true but R is false
    4. A is false but R is true
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  2. Who among the following granted financial aid for the restoration of a demolished mosque in Khambhat?

    1. Chamundaraya
    2. Jayasimha Siddharaja
    3. Kumarpala
    4. Mahipaladeva
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  3. Consider the following statements:

    Assertion (A): The Delhi Govt is going to ban burning of leaves. This was announced when the Government declared certain areas as ‘traffic free zones’.
    Reason (R): Burning of leaves contributes to more pollution than that caused by vehicular exhausts in Delhi.

    Select the correct answer from the code given below:

    1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
    3. A is true but R is false
    4. A is false but R is true
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  4. According to Human Development Report 1997, out of six crore Indian children with less than four years of age, adequate nutrition is not available to:

    1. 41%
    2. 45%
    3. 49%
    4. 53%
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  5. Biosphere reserves are areas to preserve:

    1. Grasslands
    2. Agricultural produce
    3. Atmospheric balance
    4. Genetic diversity
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  6. Who was that General whom the Sultan of Bijapur sent in 1659 to suppress Shivaji?

    1. Inayaf Khan
    2. Afzal Khan
    3. Shaista Khan
    4. Saiyyad Banda
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  7. Which of the following projects is the joint venture of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka?

    1. Dakshin Gangotri
    2. Nagarjuna Sagar
    3. Silent Valley
    4. Telugu Ganga
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  8. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    List-I (Newspaper) - List-II (Editors)

    A. Hindu - 1. Dadabhai Naoroji
    B. Sudharak - 2. G.K. Gokhale
    C. Voice of India - 3. G. Subramaniya lyer
    D. Bengalee - 4. S.N. Banerjee

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 1 3 2 4
    3. 2 3 1 4
    4. 3 2 1 4
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  9. In the series IKJ, NPO, SUT.....the bank space refers to:

    1. VXW
    2. WXY
    3. XZY
    4. XYZ
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  10. The level of pollution in the food chain, based on estimates of DDT concentration in aquatic environment increases in the following sequence:

    1. Bird, fish, snail, water plant
    2. Water plant, snail, fish, bird
    3. Snail, water plant, fish, bird
    4. Snail, fish, bird, water plant
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