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UPPSC Prelims 2009 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 5)

  1. The leaning tower of Pisa does not fall because:

    1. it is tapered at the top
    2. it covers a large base area
    3. its centre of gravity remains at the lowest position
    4. the vertical line through the centre of gravity of the tower falls within the base
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  2. In U.P., the famous pilgrim centre of both Jain and Bauddha Dharma is:

    1. Sarnath
    2. Kushinagar
    3. Kausambi
    4. Devipatan
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  3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
    List-I List-II
    (Tribe) (Country)

    A. Eskimos 1. Botswana
    B. Masais 2. Saudi Arabia
    C. Bedouins 3. Canada
    D. Bushman 4. Kenya

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 4 3 2 1
    3. 3 4 2 1
    4. 2 4 1 3
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  4. Which one of the following is a warm ocean current?

    1. East Australian current
    2. West Australian current
    3. Benguela current
    4. Peru current
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  5. The value of 2 /3 * 5 /6 + 4/9 - 3/4 + 2/9 * 5/9 % 2/9 will be:

    1. 3/4
    2. 8/9
    3. 53/54
    4. 29/36
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  6. India in recent past has succeeded in attracting large foreign investments in

    1. Life Insurance Business
    2. Services sector
    3. Computer software and hardware
    4. Trading
    5. Telecommunications
    6. Automobile industry

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

    1. 1,2 and 3
    2. 2,4 and 6
    3. 2, 3, 4 and 5
    4. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
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  7. Which one of the following waterfalls in India has the most height?

    1. Barehipani Falls
    2. Jog Falls
    3. Meenmutty Falls
    4. Kunchikal Falls
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  8. The atoms, in which the number of protons is same but the number of neutrons is different, are known as:

    1. Isotopes
    2. Isobars
    3. Isomers
    4. Isotones
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  9. UPSIDC has established Industrial Parks for specific industries. Identify the Park whose location is not correctly shown:

    1. Bio Technology Park - Lucknow
    2. Apparel Park - Noida
    3. Plastic city - Kanpur
    4. Leather Technology Park - Unnao
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  10. Which of the following laser types is used in a laser printer?

    1. Dye laser
    2. Semiconductor laser
    3. Excimer laser
    4. Gas laser
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