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UPPSC Prelims 2005 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 15)

  1. The Brahma Samaj is based on the principle of

    1. Monotheism
    2. Polytheism
    3. Atheism
    4. Monism
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  2. Which of the following statements regarding Dr. B.R. Ambedkar are correct? Select the correct answer from the code given below the statements.

    1. He founded Siddharth College.
    2. He started his journal Mook Nayak in 1920.
    3. He founded Depressed Class Institute in 1922.
    4. He was the first Defence Minister of India.

    Code:

    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 2, 3 and 4
    3. 1, 3 and 4
    4. 1, 2 and 4
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  3. Which one of the following statements is correct?

    1. The Constitution of India is Presidential
    2. India is a titular monarchy
    3. India is an aristocracy
    4. India is a Parliamentary democracy
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  4. Wilhelm Rontgen invented

    1. Radio
    2. X-Ray Machine
    3. Electric Bulb
    4. Electric Motor
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  5. The number of players in water polo is

    1. 5
    2. 6
    3. 7
    4. 8
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  6. Pyrethrin used in mosquito coil is obtained from

    1. a seed plant
    2. an insect
    3. a bacterium
    4. a fungus
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  7. Nobel Prize for Peace-2004 was awarded to

    1. Wengari Mathai
    2. Jimmi Carter
    3. Yasser Arafat
    4. Alfred Zemilek
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  8. Which one of the following Satyagrahas was not lead by Mahatma Gandhi?

    1. Quit India Movement
    2. Civil Disobedience
    3. Bardoli
    4. Kheda
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  9. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 20% and the width is decreased by 20%, the area will

    1. increase by 4%
    2. decrease by 4%
    3. increase by 20%
    4. decrease by 20%
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  10. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

    1. Anshan–Iron and Steel
    2. Detroit–Automobiles
    3. Moscow–Shipbuilding
    4. Osaka–Textiles
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