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UPPSC Prelims 2018 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 11)

  1. Which of the following paris is NOT correctly matched?

    1. Renneting-Cheese
    2. Genetic Engineering-Plasmids
    3. Golden rice-Vitamin A
    4. Ozone layer-Troposphere
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  2. Ultra-violet radiation from sun light causes the reaction that produce which of the following?

    1. CO
    2. SO2
    3. O3
    4. Fluorides
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  3. 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas in January 2019 will be held in which city?

    1. Varanasi
    2. Vadodara
    3. Jaipur
    4. Pune
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  4. What is the rank of India in the world as per Global Peace Index (GPI), 2018?

    1. 136th
    2. 137th
    3. 138th
    4. 134th
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  5. How much the maritime distance between India and Europe was reduced after the construction of the Suez Canal?

    1. 5,000 km
    2. 7,000 km
    3. 8,000 km
    4. 10,000 km
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  6. Arrange the following temples in a chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    I. Brihdishwar temples
    II. Gangaikonda cholapuram temple
    III. Shore temple of Mahabalipuram
    IV. Sapt pagoda

    Codes:

    1. I, II, IV, III
    2. II, I, III, IV
    3. III, II, I, IV
    4. IV, III, I, II
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  7. The Council of States has exclusive powers in relation to which of the following?

    1. To initiate proceedings for the removal of the President
    2. To initiate proceedings for the removal of a judges of the Supreme Court
    3. To recommend creation of a new All India Service
    4. None of the above
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  8. Norman Borlaug was given Nobel Prize in which field?

    1. Agriculture
    2. Economics
    3. Medicine
    4. Peace
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  9. According to 2011 census, which of the following states has the lowest child sex-ratio both in Rural and Urban areas?

    1. Uttar Pradesh
    2. Kerala
    3. Haryana
    4. Jammu and Kashmir
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  10. MacMohan line forms the boundary between:

    1. India and China
    2. India and Pakistan
    3. India and Myanmar
    4. India and Nepal
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