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UPPSC Prelims 2017 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 14)

  1. Given below are two statements:

    Assertion (A): According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1993, there were 16.5 million deaths due to infectious diseases worldwide.
    Reason (R): Urbanisation without health planning leads to the spread of diseases.

    Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

    1. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the 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] are true
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  2. Who is the first Indian to win the Australian Open Badminton super series title in men's singles?

    1. S. Preenath
    2. K. Srikanth
    3. H. S. Prannoy
    4. P. Padukone
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  3. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer by using the codes given below:

    Assertion [A]: India is a democratic country.
    Reason [R]: India has a constitution of its own

    1. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the 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. Both [A] and [R] are false
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  4. A mobile phone charger is:

    1. An inverter
    2. AUPS
    3. A step-up transformer
    4. A step-down transformer
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  5. Which of the following are the primary causes of climate change?

    (A) Excessive burning of fossil fuels
    (B) Exploding numbers of automobiles driven by oil
    (C) Increasing solar flares
    (D) Heavy deforestation

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    1. B and C only
    2. A, B and D only
    3. A, B, C and D
    4. A and D only
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  6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
    List I [Industry] List II [Centre]

    (A) Sports goods (1) Moradabad
    (B) Match box (2) Saharanpur
    (C) Brass ware (3) Meerut
    (D) Wood carving (4) Bareilly

    1. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
    2. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
    3. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
    4. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
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  7. The foundation of what is being claimed as India's biggest Global skill park was laid in July 2017 in:

    1. Lucknow
    2. Bengaluru
    3. Bhopal
    4. Jaipur
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  8. The concept of "A Union of States in the Indian Constitution" has been derived from:

    1. The American Declaration of Independence
    2. The Australian Constitution
    3. The British North – American Act
    4. The Swiss Constitution
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  9. According to the World Happiness Report published by the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network in 2017, which one of the following is the overall happiest country in the world?

    1. Iceland
    2. Switzerland
    3. Denmark
    4. Norway
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  10. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Pollutant – Disease caused

    1. Mercury – Minamata disease
    2. Cadmium – Itai-Itai disease
    3. Nitrate Ion – Blue baby syndrome
    4. Fluoride Ion – Indigestion
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