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UPPSC Prelims 2012 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 7)

  1. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    1. Karpuramanjari – Harsha
    2. Malavikagnimitra - Kalidas
    3. Mudraraksha – Vishakhadatta
    4. Saundarananda - Asvaghosha
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  2. Who was the Chola Monarch, who gave complete freedom to Sri Lanka and got his daughter married to the Simhala prince?

    1. Kulottunga
    2. Rajendra I
    3. Adhirajendra
    4. Rajadhirajal I
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  3. Where was the 17th SAARC (2011) Conference held?

    1. Male
    2. Dhaka
    3. Colombo
    4. Addu City
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  4. Who of the following was entrusted with finance portfolio in the ministry formed in U.P. after the election of 1937?

    1. Govind Ballabh Pant
    2. Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
    3. Kailash Nath Katju
    4. Mohammed Ibrahim
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  5. As per the provisional figures of 2011 Census of India, which one of the following States has the highest child sex ratio?

    1. Chhattisgarh
    2. Haryana
    3. Uttar Pradesh
    4. Punjab
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  6. The "Death Valley" in South California, USA is an example of:

    1. Anticlinal Valley
    2. Synclinal Valley
    3. Antecedent Valley
    4. Rift Valley
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  7. Lichens are the best indicator of

    1. Air pollution
    2. Water pollution
    3. Soil pollution
    4. Noise pollution
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  8. The United Nations Convention on Climate Change ratified by more tha 150 countries became effective on

    1. March 21, 1994
    2. May 21, 1995
    3. June 21, 1996
    4. June 21, 1999
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  9. Teak forest is found in which of the following States of India?

    1. Madhya Pradesh
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Jharkhand
    4. Karnataka
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  10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
    List-I - List-II

    A. Preeja Sridharan - 1. Football
    B. Sunil Chettri - 2. Kabaddi
    C. Rakesh Kumar - 3. Swimming
    D. Virdhaval Khade - 4. Athletics

    ABCD

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