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UPPSC Prelims 2015 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 6)

  1. Study the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

    Assertion (A): India has a written constitution.
    Reason (R): Growth of strong regional parties is an indicator of regional aspirations.

    Codes:

    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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  2. Which of the following countries has been the largest producer of copper (2013)?

    1. Chile
    2. China
    3. Peru
    4. U.S.A
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  3. How many calories are gained by drinking a glass of water?

    1. Zero
    2. 15
    3. 25
    4. 50
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  4. Which one of the following is a water borne disease?

    1. Small pox
    2. Malaria
    3. Cholera
    4. Tuberculosis
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  5. In which part of the cinchona plant quinine occurs naturally?

    1. Root
    2. Fruit
    3. Seed
    4. Bark
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  6. The largest amount of fresh water on our planet is in:

    1. Rivers
    2. Lacks and streams
    3. Continental and mountain glaciers (Permanent lce)
    4. Underground water
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  7. Which among the following States has the main deposit of tin ore?

    1. Assam
    2. Jammu & Kashmir
    3. Chhattisgarh
    4. West Bengal
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  8. "Neno plug" refers to:

    1. a small bullet
    2. a small hearing aid
    3. a small rocket launcher
    4. None of the above
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  9. Match the following:
    List-I List-II

    A. W.T.O. - 1. To provide finance to correct equilibrium in balance of payments.
    B. I.M.F. - 2. Generally to forbid the use of quantitative restrictions in trade.
    C. SAARC - 3. Sanction of soft loans.
    D. I.D.A. - 4. To promotes co-operation among South Asian Countries.

    Codes: A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 2 3 4 1
    3. 2 1 4 3
    4. 3 2 4 1
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  10. When doctor tells a person that he/she has been affected with tetraplegia, it means that he/she is suffering from paralysis of:

    1. right hand only
    2. left hand only
    3. his both legs only
    4. both hands and both legs
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