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UPPSC Prelims 2006 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 15)

  1. In three annual examinations, of which the aggregate marks of each was 500, a student secured average marks 45% and 55% in the first and the second yearly examinations respectively. To secure 60% average total marks, it is necessary for him in third yearly examination to secure marks:

    1. 300
    2. 350
    3. 400
    4. 450
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  2. Centre for DNA finger-printing is located at

    1. New Delhi
    2. Bangalore
    3. Pune
    4. Hyderabad
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  3. A can do a piece of work in 12 days and B can do it in 10 days and A,B and C together in 5 days. C alone can do it in

    1. 17 days
    2. 27 days
    3. 60 days
    4. 30 days
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  4. In which State of India, the maximum area is irrigated by Tube-wells?

    1. Madhya Pradesh
    2. Bihar
    3. Rajasthan
    4. Uttar Pradesh
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  5. The device used for converting alternating current to direct current is called

    1. Inverter
    2. Rectifier
    3. Transformer
    4. Transmeter
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  6. In U.P., the district with the highest literacy percentage is

    1. Auraiya
    2. Gautam Buddha Nagar
    3. Etawah
    4. Allahabad
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  7. The Finance Commission is primarily concerned with recommending to the President about:

    1. The principle governing grants-in-aid to be given to the states
    2. Distributing the net proceeds of the taxes between the centre and the states
    3. Niether (1) nor (2)
    4. Both (1) and (2)
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  8. How many triangles are there in the above figure?

    1. 10
    2. 16
    3. 12
    4. 8
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  9. A circular road runs around a circular garden. If the sum of the circumferences of the inner and outer circles is 88 metres and the radius of the inner circle is one third of the outer circle, then the width of the road is:

    1. 4 metres
    2. 5 metres
    3. 6 metres
    4. 7 metres
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  10. Nathu La Pass is situated in which state?

    1. Arunachal
    2. Assam
    3. Meghalaya
    4. Sikkim
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