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UPPSC Prelims 2010 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 12)

  1. The Indian citizen who has been honoured with Ramon Magasaysay award for the year 2009 is:

    1. Bhimsen Joshi
    2. Deep Joshi
    3. Indira Sinha
    4. Pankaj Srivastava
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  2. Accumulation of which one of the following in the muscles leads to fatigue?

    1. Lactic acid
    2. Benzoic acid
    3. Pyruvic acid
    4. Uric acid
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  3. As per Census 2011 2001, the class I cities of India claim a share of the total urban population of

    1. 40.40%
    2. 56.50%
    3. 62.32%
    4. 70.20%
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  4. Who out of the following had told "Destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes"?

    1. Ravindra Nath Tagore
    2. Mahatma Gandhi
    3. Chitranjan Das
    4. Subhas Chandra Bose
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  5. ICC announced a list of 55 Cricket players in 2009 to be included in its inaugural "Hall of Fame" list. Identify from the following cricketers who was not included in the list.

    1. Kapil Dev
    2. Sachin Tendulkar
    3. Sunil Gavaskar
    4. Bishan Singh Bedi
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  6. March List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
    List-I - List-II

    A. Kishan Maharaj - 1. Sarangi player
    B. Hari Prasad - 2. Tabla player
    C. Pt. Gopalji - 3. Pakhawaj Mishra
    D. Kudak Singh - 4. Bansuri player

    Codes:
    A B C D

    1. 1 3 4 2
    2. 3 4 2 1
    3. 2 4 3 1
    4. 2 4 1 3
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  7. Which medieval King of India introduced the "Iqta" system?

    1. Iltutmish
    2. Balban
    3. Alauddin Khalji
    4. None of the above
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  8. Mid day Meal Scheme is financed and managed by:

    1. Food and Civil Supply Department of State Governments
    2. Department of Consumer Affairs and Welfare
    3. Ministry of Programme Implementation.
    4. Ministry of Human Resource Development
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  9. Which one of the following islands of the East Indies is divided into three countries?

    1. Borneo
    2. Celebes
    3. New Guinea
    4. Timor
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  10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
    List-I List-II
    (Naturally occurring substance) - (Elements present)

    A. Diamond - 1. Calcium
    B. Marble - 2. Silicon
    C. Sand - 3. Aluminum
    D. Ruby 4. Carbon

    Codes:
    A B C D

    1. 3 1 2 4
    2. 4 2 1 3
    3. 2 1 3 4
    4. 4 1 2 3
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