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UPPSC Prelims 2017 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 8)

  1. Which one of the following is a natural polymer?

    1. Bakelite
    2. Silk
    3. Kevlar
    4. Lexan
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  2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    List I [Tirthankara] List II [Cognizance]

    (A) Adinatha - (a) Bull
    (B) Mallinatha - (b) Horse
    (C) Parsavnatha - (c) Snake
    (D) Sambhavnatha - (d) Water Jar

    1. A-a, B-d, C-c, D-b
    2. A-a, B-c, C-b, D-d
    3. A-b, B-d, C-c, D-a
    4. A-c, B-a, C-d, D-b
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  3. Which one of the following states is ranked economically at the top but lowest on the basis of sex ratio?

    1. Madhya Pradesh
    2. Maharashtra
    3. West Bengal
    4. Haryana
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  4. Who heads the panel on National Education Policy constituted in June 2017 by the Human Resource Development Ministry?

    1. K. J. Alphonse
    2. Ram Shankar Kureel
    3. K. Kasturiranjan
    4. M. K. Shridhar
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  5. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    1. Hector Munro – Battle of Buxar
    2. Lord Hastings – Anglo Nepal War
    3. Lord Wellesley – Fourth Anglo Mysore War
    4. Lord Cornwallis – Third Anglo Maratha War
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  6. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
    Country - Capital

    (a) Guinea Bissau - Bissau
    (b) Taiwan - Taipei
    (c) Nicaragua - Managua
    (d) Maldives - Malabo

    1. Guinea Bissau - Bissau
    2. Taiwan - Taipei
    3. Nicaragua - Managua
    4. Maldives - Malabo
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  7. Which among the following is not a parameter for estimating Global Gender Gap Index of World Economic Forum?

    1. Health
    2. Education
    3. Economy
    4. Leisure
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  8. Arrange the following schemes launched by Government of India in chronological order and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
    I. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
    II. Atal Pension Yojana
    III. Make in India
    IV. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana

    1. IV, III, I and II
    2. I, II, III and IV
    3. III, II, I and IV
    4. IV, I, Il and III
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  9. Who among the following supported the Swaraj Party in Central Legislative Assembly in pre-independent India?

    1. M. Jinnah
    2. M. K. Gandhi
    3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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  10. India's deepest port is:

    1. Cochin
    2. Kandla
    3. Paradip
    4. Krishnapatnam
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