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UPPSC Prelims 2000 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions

  1. Sangeet Natak Akademy Fellowship have been conferred in 1999 on the following persons in fields indicated in list-II.

    Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    List-I (Persons) - List-II (Fields)

    A. Birju Maharaj - 1. Bharat Natyam Guru
    B. K. Chandra Shekhar - 2. Vocalist
    C. Bhimsen Joshi - 3. Playwriter
    D. Vijay Tendulkar - 4. Kathak

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 4 3 2 1
    2. 3 4 1 2
    3. 1 2 3 4
    4. 4 2 3 1
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  2. Arrange the following states of India is descending order of their gross electricity generated:

    1. Gujarat
    2. Maharashtra
    3. Tamil Nadu
    4. Uttar Pradesh

    Select the correct answer for the codes given below:
    Codes:

    1. 4,1,2,3
    2. 2,1,4,3
    3. 2,4,3,1
    4. 1,2,3,4
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  3. Which one of the following currents does not contribute to form a complete circle of currents in the South Atlantic Ocean?

    1. Benguela
    2. Brazil
    3. Canaries
    4. West wind drift
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  4. What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite?

    1. Thermopile
    2. Solar cells
    3. Dynamo
    4. Mini nuclear reactor
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  5. In the following number series, a wrong number is given: 3, 8, 20, 46,100, 208, 432 The Wrong number is:

    1. 208
    2. 46
    3. 8
    4. 20
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  6. The persons whose names find place in list-I below are the President of his country given in list-II. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    List-I - List-II

    A. Recardo Logos - l. USSR
    B. Thabo Mbeiki - 2. Indonesia
    C. Abdurrahman Wahid - 3. South Africa
    D. Vladimir Putin - 4. Chile

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 4 3 2 1
    2. 2 3 4 4
    3. 1 2 3 4
    4. 3 4 1 2
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  7. First Buddhist Conference after the death of Buddha was presided over by:

    1. Mahakashyapa
    2. Dharmasen
    3. Ajatashatru
    4. Nagasen
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  8. Infant mortality rate in India at present is nearly:

    1. 120 per thousand
    2. 70 per thousand
    3. 30 per thousand
    4. 25 per thousand
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  9. Persian Weekly 'Miratul Akhbar' was Published by:

    1. Lala Lajpat Rai
    2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    3. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
    4. Maulana Shibli Nomani
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  10. Assertion (A): The size of population and its composition are responsible for the social change.

    Reason (R): The fertility of occupational groups in which the wives engage more generally in gainful occupations, is lower than that of other groups in the same economic category.

    Codes:

    1. Both A and R are is the correct explanation of A
    2. Booth 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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