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UPPSC Prelims 2020 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 4)

  1. Which article of Indian constitution describe the Central Vigilance Commission ?

    1. Article 268
    2. Article 280
    3. Article 276
    4. None
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  2. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

    1. Angamis - Nagaland
    2. Birhors - Jharkhand
    3. Khas - Arunachal Pradesh
    4. Todas - Tamil Nadu
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  3. Human Development Report 1997 introduced the concept of Human Poverty Index (HPI) but Human Development Report replaced it with Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in the year:

    1. 1999
    2. 2005
    3. 2010
    4. 2015
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  4. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?

    1. Fundamental Duties - Part IV A
    2. The States - Part VI
    3. Attorney General of India - Part XIII
    4. Services under the Union and States - Part XIV
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  5. The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by:

    1. Ministry of Human Resource Development
    2. NITI Aayog
    3. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
    4. Ministry of Science and Technology
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  6. The entire sequence of communities that successively change in a particular area are called:

    1. Ecological succession
    2. Sere
    3. Community dynamics
    4. Pyramid of biomass
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  7. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):

    Assertion (A): We have much more information about Cholas than their predecessors.

    Reason (R): The Chola rulers adopted the practice of having inscriptions written on the walls of temples giving a historical narrative of their victories.

    Select 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) is true
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  8. Which of the following Mughal period canals, was constructed by restoring the Rajabwah of Firuz Shah ?

    1. Shekhnu-Ni
    2. Shahab Nahr
    3. Nahr-i-Bihisht
    4. Nahr-i-Agra
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  9. The discussion on 'Sustainable Development' was started after submitting a report on environment to the United Nation in 1987. That report was:

    1. First Report on Climate Change
    2. Our Common Future
    3. Second Report on Climate Change
    4. Fifth Assessment Report
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  10. What can be the minimum strength of Council of Ministers including Chief Minister in the States ?

    1. 10
    2. 12
    3. 14
    4. 13
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