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UPPSC Prelims 2009 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 14)

  1. Upanishads were translated into Persian during the reign of:

    1. Aurangzeb
    2. Shahjahan
    3. Jahangir
    4. Akbar
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  2. Given below are four events connected with India's struggle for independence. Select their correct chronological order by using the codes given below the events:

    1. Second Round Table Conference.
    2. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress.
    3. Execution of Bhagat Singh.
    4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

    Codes:

    1. 1,2,3,4
    2. 2,1,3,4
    3. 4,3,2,1
    4. 2,4,3,1
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  3. Arrange the following States in the descending order of literacy as per Census Report of 2001 2011 and select the correct answer from the codes given at the end:

    1. Kerala
    2. Manipur
    3. Tamil Nadu
    4. Himachal Pradesh

    1. 1, 4, 3, 2
    2. 4, 1, 3, 2
    3. 2, 4, 1, 3
    4. 1, 2, 4, 3
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  4. The thermometer suitable to measure 2000 °C is

    1. gas thermometer
    2. mercury thermometer
    3. total radiation pyrometer
    4. vapour pressure thermometer
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  5. Consider the following statements and state which one of them is correct?

    1. L' Aquila is a famous castle in Romania
    2. L' Aquila is the famous beach in France on the shores of Mediterranean sea
    3. L' Aquila is a famous castle in France
    4. L' Aquila is a place in Italy
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  6. Which one of the following dances is not correctly matched?

    1. Karma - Mahoba
    2. Dhuriya - Bundelkhand
    3. Dhiwar - Kahar
    4. Natwari - Purvanchal
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  7. Which of the following statements about Radioactive pollution are correct?

    1. It causes hereditary change in the animals.
    2. It causes dis-balance among different minerals in the soil.
    3. It hinders blood circulation.
    4. It causes carcinogenesis.

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

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 1 and 4
    3. 1, 3 and 4
    4. 2, 3 and 4
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  8. Among the World's 100 most powerful women those included from India in Forbes Power List recently (2009) are:

    1. Sonia Gandhi
    2. Shaban Azmi
    3. Pratibha Paul
    4. Chanda Kochchar
    5. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 1, 2 and 3
    3. 1, 4 and 5
    4. 2, 3, 4 and 5
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  9. The Bank rate is the rate at which:

    1. a bank lends to the public
    2. the RBI lends to the public
    3. the RBI gives credit to the commercial banks
    4. the Government of India lends to other countries.
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  10. A country has become the first country in Asia by sending its SELENI (Selenological and Engineering Explorer) probe in the orbit of Moon. The country to win this laurel is:

    1. Japan
    2. China
    3. India
    4. Pakistan
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