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UPPSC Prelims 2017 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 12)

  1. Which one of the following ecosystems has maximum plant bio-mass?

    1. Tropical deciduous forest
    2. Tropical rain forest
    3. Temperature deciduous forest
    4. Desert shrubs
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  2. Which of the following is not a cold ocean current?

    1. Canaries
    2. Humboldt
    3. Oyashio
    4. Agulhas
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  3. Who among the following has been honoured with the 2016 -Saraswati Samman"?

    1. Padma Sachdev
    2. Surjit Paatar
    3. Govind Mishra
    4. Mahabaleshwar Sail
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  4. A cut diamond shines brilliantly due to:

    1. some inherent property
    2. total internal reflection
    3. its molecular structure
    4. absorption of light
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  5. The host country of the 9th BRICS summit is:

    1. China
    2. Russia
    3. Brazil
    4. South Africa
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  6. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
    Mountain pass - State

    1. Sipkila - Himachal Pradesh
    2. Bomdila - Arunachal Pradesh
    3. Nathula - Meghalaya
    4. Zojila - Jammu & Kashmir
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  7. Which among the following system of levying land revenue in Deccan was prevalent during the reign of Akbar?

    1. Kankut
    2. Number of ploughs
    3. Zabt
    4. Ghallabakshi
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  8. As per 2011 Census which one of the following states has recorded decrease in population?

    1. Nagaland
    2. Manipur
    3. Tripura
    4. Sikkim
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  9. What has been the theme of the 2017 World Population Day?

    1. Be counted: Say what you need
    2. Investing in teenage girls
    3. Vulnerable population in emergency
    4. Family planning: Empowering people, Developing Nations
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  10. Where was the first world summit on social development under the aegis of UNESCO held?

    1. London
    2. New York
    3. Paris
    4. Copenhagen
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