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UPPSC Prelims 2006 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 3)

  1. Which South American Country has elected Leftist Leader as its President for the first time the 180 year old history of South America

    1. Venezuela
    2. Argentina
    3. Uruguay
    4. Bolivia
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  2. Who is known as "Father of White Revolution" in India?

    1. M.S. Swaminathan
    2. V. Kurien
    3. K.N. Baht
    4. B.P. Pal
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  3. If RUNNER is coded by SUMMER, the code for WINTER Will be

    1. XIMSER
    2. VINTER
    3. SINVER
    4. VIOUER
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  4. A man travels by a car for 3 days. He travelled 10 hours each day. He drove on the first day at 45 km/ hr. second day at 40 km/hr and third day at 20 km/ hr. His average speed was:

    1. 30km/hr
    2. 35km/hr
    3. 38km/hr
    4. 40km/hr
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  5. We obtain turmeric from which part of the plant?

    1. Stem
    2. Root
    3. Fruit
    4. Flower
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  6. Consider the following statements:

    1. The 93rd Indian Science Congress was held in Hyderabad (A.P.) in January 2006.
    2. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan was the recipient of the India Science Award 2004 at the Congress.

    Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?

    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither 1 nor 2
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  7. Which one of the following is not a department in the Ministry of Human Resource Development?

    1. Department of Elementary Education and Literacy
    2. Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education
    3. Department of Technical Education
    4. Department of Woman and Child Development
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  8. Who among the following has been given "World Citizenship Award" 2006?

    1. Kofi Annan
    2. Jimmy Carter
    3. Bill Clinton
    4. Ronald Reagan
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  9. Who was the founder of servants of India society?

    1. Madan Mohan Malviya
    2. Sarojini Naidu
    3. Justice Ranade
    4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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  10. Who among the following is constitutionally empowered to declare a geographic area as a scheduled area?

    1. Governor
    2. Chief Minister
    3. Prime Minister
    4. President
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