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UPPSC Prelims 2008 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 7)

  1. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Shenzhou-7, the Chinese spacecraft?

    1. It was manned by four astronauts
    2. It was launched by a Long March 2F rocket.
    3. It was for the first time that the Chinese astronauts performed spacewalk.
    4. The astronauts returned safely to earth.
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  2. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

    1. Copenhagen-Austria
    2. Berlin-Germany
    3. Paris-France
    4. Oslo-Norway
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  3. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R).

    Assertion (A): There has been a growing demand for review of Centre-State relationship.
    Reason (R): The States have no adequate resources to take up developmental projects.

    In the light of above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
    Codes:

    1. Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
    2. Both (A) and (R) are individually 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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  4. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    1. Maharashtra is the most urbanised State of the country.
    2. Urban growth along the coast is converting the area into a concrete jungle.
    3. From Mumbai to Ahmedabad, the largest megalopolis of the country is in the offing.
    4. Cities are full of slums and highly polluted.

    Codes:

    1. 1,2 and 3
    2. 1,3 and 4
    3. 2, 3 and 4
    4. 1,2 and 4
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  5. Select with the help of the codes given below, the components of Green Revolution:

    1. High yielding variety seeds
    2. Irrigation
    3. Rural Electrification
    4. Rural roads and marketing

    1. 1 and 2 only
    2. 1, 2 and 3 only
    3. 1, 2 and 4 only
    4. All the four
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  6. Damodar is a tributary of river

    1. Ganga
    2. Hugli
    3. Padma
    4. Suvarn Rekha
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  7. Which one of the following is a rich source of iron?

    1. Carrot
    2. Pea
    3. Rice
    4. Spinach
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  8. If the circumference of a circle is increased by 50%, then the area will be increased by:

    1. 50%
    2. 100%
    3. 125%
    4. 225%
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  9. In which of the years given below, growth rate of Indian exports was highest?

    1. 2002-03
    2. 2003-04
    3. 2004-05
    4. 2005-06
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  10. Cardamom hills lie along the border of:

    1. Karnataka and Kerala
    2. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
    3. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
    4. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
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