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UPPSC Prelims 1996 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 11)

  1. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at:

    1. Delhi
    2. Bombay
    3. Calcutta
    4. Madras
  2. Which one of the following is the hardest metal?

    1. Gold
    2. Iron
    3. Platinum
    4. Tungsten
  3. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

    1. Ellora Caves – Sakas
    2. Minakshi Temple – Pallavas
    3. Khajuraho Temple – Chandellas
    4. Mahabalipuram Temples – Rashtrakutas
  4. India's short range missile is:

    1. Agni
    2. Arjun
    3. Nag
    4. Prithvi
  5. Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was formed by:

    1. Subhash Chandra Bose
    2. Ras Bihari Bose
    3. Chandra Shekhar Azad
    4. Sardar Bhagat Singh
  6. The pathogen responsible for common cold is:

    1. Orthomixo virus
    2. Rhino virus
    3. Leukaemia virus
    4. Polio virus
  7. Which of the following groups organised the Swaraj Party in 1922?

    1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Patel, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    2. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, Govind Ballabh Pant
    3. C. R. Das, Moti Lal Nehru
    4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Satyamurti, Tej Bahadur Sapru
  8. Mr. Boutras Boutras Ghali, U. N. Secretary General is national of:

    1. Egypt
    2. Iraq
    3. Israel
    4. U.S.A
  9. Of which one group of Nations is Brunei a member?

    1. N.A.T.O.
    2. E.E.C.
    3. S.A.A.R.C.
    4. A.S.E.A.N.
  10. Which one of the following groups constitutes the largest item of export from India?

    1. Engineering Goods and Tea
    2. Tea, Gems and Jewellery
    3. Readymade Garments and Sugar
    4. Readymade Garments, Gems and Jewellery