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UPPSC Prelims 2008 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 11)

  1. If an electric train is moving from North to South, in which direction will smoke from the engine go?

    1. South-East
    2. North-East
    3. No smoke
    4. South-North
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  2. Arrange the following States of India in descending order of their population-size and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    1. Andhra Pradesh
    2. Bihar
    3. Maharashtra
    4. West Bengal

    Codes:

    1. 4,3,2,1
    2. 1,2,4,3
    3. 3,2,4,1
    4. 3,1,2,4
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  3. Who among the following British Officers lost their lives at Lucknow?

    1. General John Nicholson
    2. General Neill
    3. Major General Havelock
    4. Sir Henry Lawrence

    Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
    Codes:

    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 1, 3 and 4
    3. 2, 3 and 4
    4. All the above
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  4. The Minamata disease of Japan in 1953 was caused by eating fish contaminated by:

    1. Nickel
    2. Lead
    3. Mercury
    4. Cadmium
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  5. In which of the following conditions wet clothes will dry earliest?

    1. 100% RH, 60° C temperature
    2. 100% RH, 20° C temperature
    3. 20% RH, 20° C temperature
    4. 20% RH, 60° C temperature
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  6. In the following sequence of boxes, the value of X and Y are: [a|1] [c|9] [c|125] [X|Y]

    1. X = f, Y = 200
    2. X = f, Y = 250
    3. X = g, Y = 290
    4. X = g, Y = 343
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  7. Which one of the following rock systems in India is the main source of coal deposits?

    1. Dharwar system
    2. Gondwana system
    3. Cudappah system
    4. Vindhyan system
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  8. India won Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament, held in July 2008 in Hyderabad, by defeating which country in the final?

    1. South Korea
    2. Pakistan
    3. Japan
    4. China
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  9. Which medieval Indian ruler started the system of "Patta" and "Qabuliyat"?

    1. Alauddin Khalji
    2. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
    3. Sher Shah
    4. Akbar
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  10. Consider the following as objectives of the New Science and Technology Policy, 2003 and state which is/are correctly stated, with the help of codes given below:

    1. Optimal utilisation of existing physical and knowledge resources.
    2. Development of innovative technologies.
    3. Development of systems and technologies for mitigation and management of natural hazards.
    4. Management of intellectual property.

    Codes:

    1. 1 and 2 only
    2. 1, 2 and 3 only
    3. 1, 3 and 4 only
    4. All of the above
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