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UPPSC Prelims 2000 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 12)

  1. Who has moved a resolution for the creation of Pakistan in the Muslim League Session of 1940?

    1. M.A. Jinnah
    2. Mohammed Iqbal
    3. A. K. Fazlul Huq
    4. Khaliqujjaman
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  2. A person decides to save Rs. 40 more every month. If he save Rs. 40 in the first month, when-will his saving cross the limit of Rs. 2,000:

    1. Sixth month
    2. Eighth month
    3. Nine month
    4. Fifteenth month
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  3. Which one of the following salts contributes maximum to the salinity of sea water?

    1. Calcium sulphate
    2. Magnesium chloride
    3. Magnesium sulphate
    4. Sodium chloride
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  4. Assertion (A): Urbanisation follows industrialisation.
    Reason (R): In developing countries, urbanisation is a movement in itself.

    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. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
    4. A is false but R is true
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  5. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
    List-I (Kings) - List-II (Kingdoms)

    A. Pradyota - 1. Magadha
    B. Udayan - 2. Vatsa
    C. Prasenjit - 3. Avanti
    D. Ajatashatru - 4. Kosala

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 3 2 4 1
    2. 4 3 2 1
    3. 1 2 3 4
    4. 3 4 2 1
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  6. Assertion (A): The urban population of India is more than that of the U.S A.

    Reason (R): The level of urbanisation in the U.S.A. is higher than that in India.
    Codes:

    1. Both A and R are true andR 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. "Haripura" Where annual session of Indian National congress was held under the Presidentship of Subhash Chandra Bose in 1938 is situated in the state of:

    1. Gujarat
    2. Madhya Pradesh
    3. Maharashtra
    4. Rajasthan
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  8. UNESCO has declared Feb. 21 as the International Mother Language Day in recognition of the struggle and sacrifice of the:

    1. Bangladesh
    2. French Canadians
    3. Nepalis
    4. Srilankan Tamils
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  9. Acting Chief Justice of India is appointed by the:

    1. Chief Justice of India
    2. Chief Justice of India with previous consent of the President
    3. President
    4. President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India
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  10. The solar energy plays the most important role in the:

    1. Carbon cycle
    2. Oxygen cycle
    3. Nitrogen cycle
    4. Water cycle
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