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UPPSC Prelims 2003 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 6)

  1. Square root of the cube of a number is the cube of its square root. The number is not 1 and it is less than 6. The number is:

    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 5
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  2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
    List-I (Appliance/ quantity) - List-II (Measured Instrument)

    1. Pressure - A. Ammeter
    2. Weight - B. Hygrometer
    3. Current - C. Barometer
    4. Relative Humidity - D. Spring balance

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 2 3 4 1
    2. 3 4 1 2
    3. 4 1 2 3
    4. 1 2 3 4
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  3. Increasing urbanisation creates:

    1) Increase in slum population of metropolitan cities
    2) Greater concentration of population in large urban centres
    3) Sharp decline in quantity and quality of service in urban areas
    4) Rapid upgradation of infrastructure facilities

    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 2, 3 and 4
    3. 1, 2 and 4
    4. All the four
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  4. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

    1. Brass is a compound of copper and zinc.
    2. Magnetite is the most important ore of aluminium.
    3. Amalgam is that substance which basically contains mercury.
    4. Potassium nitrate is one of the essential chemicals used in photography.

    Code:

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 1 and 3
    3. 2 and 3
    4. 1, 3 and 4
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  5. Intake of less than under-noted average daily calories per person has been defined as the "Poverty line" in urban areas by the Planning Commission of India:

    1. 2100
    2. 2400
    3. 2700
    4. 3000
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  6. Shivani Bhatnagar's murder case was in news for a long time. She was chief correspondent of:

    1. Hindu
    2. Indian Express
    3. Pioneer
    4. Times of India
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  7. Consider the following statements and select correct answer from the code given below:

    Assertion (A): China's growth of population has dramatically slowed down.
    Reason (R): Its fertility rate has declined due to one child per family norm.

    Code:

    1. Both A and R are true are 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. Consider the following statements about haemoglobin and select the correct answer from the code even below:

    1. It contains iron
    2. It imparts red colour to the blood
    3. It provides immunity against certain diseases
    4. It is a carrier of oxygen in blood

    Code:

    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 2, 3 and 4
    3. 1, 2 and 4
    4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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  9. Headquarters of Amnesty International is at:

    1. Geneva
    2. London
    3. New York
    4. The Hague
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  10. India has formalised a contract for joint manufacture of "Scorpion" most modern submarine, in the country itself, with:

    1. Britain
    2. France
    3. Russia
    4. Ukraine
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