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UPPSC Prelims 1999 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 7)

  1. Ellora caves were built by:

    1. Pallavas
    2. Cholas
    3. Rashtrakutas
    4. Palas
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  2. Which one of the following teams won Bristol Rovers Cup 98?

    1. Dubai Club
    2. East Bengal
    3. Churchill Brothers
    4. Bengal-Mumbai Club
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  3. Assertion (A): India is not a federation
    Reason (R): Union Parliament has power to alter the area, boundary and name of any state even without its consent.

    Select the correct answer from the code given below: Code:

    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 is fals
    4. A is false but R is true
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  4. Which among the following places was the centre of the Gadkari rebellion?

    1. Bihar Sharif
    2. Kolhapur
    3. Surat
    4. Sylhet
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  5. The circle indicates "powerful", the square indicates ‘Tall’ and the triangle indicates ‘army officers’. Powerful army officers who are not Tall are shown by:

    1. 4
    2. 3
    3. 5
    4. 6
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  6. Assertion 'A' and Reason 'R' are given below. Study them and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

    Assertion (A): Lightning conductors prevent buildings from damages.
    Reason (R): It passes the charge to the earth.

    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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  7. Assertion (A): Britain made India free in 1947
    Reason (R): Britain had become weak during the second World War

    In the context of the above two statement which of the following is correct:

    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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  8. The Garland Canal System in India was proposed by:

    1. K.L. Rao
    2. Dineshaw J. Dastur
    3. Visvesarayya
    4. Y.K. Alagh
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  9. The scientific name attributed to earth as a living organism is:

    1. Gaia
    2. Sita
    3. Green
    4. Hermes
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  10. National Water Development Agency was established in the year:

    1. 1982
    2. 1986
    3. 1991
    4. 1997
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