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UPPSC Prelims 2003 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 9)

  1. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given here under:

    Assertion (A): In the wake of Quit India Movement, the British and Muslims in their common hatred for the Congress came closer to each other.

    Reason (R): Jinnah acted as a staunch ally of the British government and told Muslims to keep away from the Congress movement of 1942.

    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 R is false
    4. A is false but R is true
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  2. Which one of the following sets of states of India has a common boundary with Pakistan:

    1. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
    2. Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat
    3. Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan
    4. Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat
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  3. G-15 is:

    1. an organization of the developed countries of the world
    2. an organisation of the developing countries of the world
    3. an organisation of the developed countries of Europe
    4. an organisation of the developing countries of Asia
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  4. Which of the following statements regarding Uttar Pradesh is not true:

    1. U.P. is the most populous and a slow growing State in India.
    2. The gap, between the per capita income of Uttar Pradesh and the country as a whole, is decreasing.
    3. Unirrigated area in the State is about 28 percent of the net sown area.
    4. In the last decade the literacy in the State has grown much faster as compared to the national average.
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  5. Serena Williams won the Wimbledon Championship (Women's singles), 2003 by defeating:

    1. Justine Henin-Hardenna
    2. Lindsay Davenport
    3. Monica Seles
    4. Venus Williams
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  6. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the fertilizer industry of India:

    1. It is one of the fastest growing industry of the country in recent years
    2. India is the third largest producer of nitrogenous fertilisers in the world
    3. India is self-sufficient in respect of chemical fertilisers
    4. It is the second most important industry of the country in terms of investment add value of manufactured products
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  7. The main crops grown under plantation agriculture in India are:

    1. Tea, Rubber, Coconut, Coffee
    2. Tea, Rubber, Sunflower, Soyabean
    3. Tea, Banana, Grapes, Coconut
    4. Tea, Rubber, Coconut, Soyabean
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  8. Who were the 'ashta diggaja' in the court of Krishna Deo Raya:

    1. Eight ministers
    2. Eight Telugu poets
    3. Eight great generals
    4. Eight advisors
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  9. Dinosaurs were:

    1. Cenozoic reptiles
    2. Mesozoic birds
    3. Palaeozoic amphibia
    4. Mesozoic reptiles
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  10. Who is the author of the book "Ignited Minds":

    1. Abdul Kalam Azad
    2. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    3. J.L. Nehru
    4. S. Radhakrishnan
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