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UPPSC Prelims 2001 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 14)

  1. Which one of the following is not infotech terminology?

    1. cyberspace
    2. upload
    3. optical storage
    4. modem
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  2. The milky way is classified as:

    1. Spiral Galaxy
    2. Electrical Galaxy
    3. Irregular Galaxy
    4. Round Galaxy
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  3. As a result of global warming there has been:

    1. Better global communication
    2. Melting of glaciers
    3. Flowering of mango trees before time
    4. Adverse impact on health

    Select your answer from the codes given below:
    Codes:

    1. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
    2. 2, 3 and 4 are correct
    3. 1, 2 and 4 are correct
    4. 1, 3 and 4 are correct
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  4. The book "The Proudest Day" deals with the story of:

    1. Integration of Indian States
    2. India's independence
    3. Pokhran Nuclear explosion
    4. Formation of the NDA Government at the Centre
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  5. Assertion (A): Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a Communalist.
    Reason (R): He used religion as a political weapon.

    Select your answer using 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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  6. Which one of the following Census decades has witnessed the highest decadal growth of urban population in India?

    1. 1941-51
    2. 1961-71
    3. 1971-81
    4. 1981-91
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  7. Which gas leaked out, in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Causing numerous deaths?

    1. Chlorine
    2. M.I.C
    3. Ammonia
    4. Phosgene
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  8. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

    1. Shipki La–Himachal Pradesh
    2. Lipu Lekh–Uttar Pradesh
    3. Nathu La–Sikkim
    4. Jozila–Kashmir
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  9. Arrange the following states in descending order of per capita income of the year 1998-99 and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    A. Maharashtra
    B. Gujarat
    C. Uttar Pradesh
    D. Punjab

    Codes:

    1. DBAC
    2. DACB
    3. BDAC
    4. ADBC
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  10. Under the Cabinet Mission Plan the total number of seats allotted each Province in the Constituent Assembly was roughly in the ratio of one representative to the population of:

    1. 8 lakh persons
    2. 10 lakh persons
    3. 12 lakh persons
    4. 15 lakh persons
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