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UPPSC Prelims 2011 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 4)

  1. Three 'Phalcon AWACS' supplied by Israel were received in India for the first time in-

    1. March 2009
    2. April 2009
    3. May 2009
    4. February 2009
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  2. The upper limit of available water in soil is determined at-

    1. 1/3 bar
    2. 1/2 bar
    3. 2/3 bar
    4. 1 bar
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  3. The country which has the finest system of protected lands in the world is-

    1. China
    2. Costa Rica
    3. India
    4. Switzerland
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  4. The first Trade Union was founded in India in the year 1918 by-

    1. N. M. Joshi
    2. B. P. Wadia
    3. V. V. Giri
    4. S. A. Dange
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  5. In which year was the first regular Census held in India ?

    1. 1921
    2. 1881
    3. 1911
    4. 1931
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  6. Application of gypsum is required more in the crop of-

    1. Paddy
    2. Berseem
    3. Wheat
    4. Groundnut
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  7. That Lumbini was the birth place of Gautama Buddha, is confirmed by an inscription of-

    1. Asoka
    2. Kanishka
    3. Harsha
    4. Dharmapala
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  8. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

    1. Akbar's Tomb - Sikandara
    2. Jahangir's Tomb - Sahdara
    3. Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti - Fatehpur Sikri
    4. Tomb of Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia - Ajmer
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  9. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
    Minerals-Producing Areas

    1. Copper-Arizona
    2. Coal-Carajas
    3. Iron Ore-Rastanura
    4. Petroleum-Donbas
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  10. Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act ?

    1. Lord Lytton
    2. Lord Ripon
    3. Lord Curzon
    4. Lord Hastings
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