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UPPSC Prelims 1996 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 5)

  1. Who among the following wrote on the original homeland of the Aryans?

    1. Shankaracharya
    2. Annie Besant
    3. Vivekanand
    4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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  2. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

    1. Ahmedabad – Sabarmati
    2. Hyderabad – Krishna
    3. Kota – Chambal
    4. Nasik – Godavari
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  3. The historic Digambar Jain pilgrimage centre of Sonagiri is situated in:

    1. Uttar Pradesh
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Madhya Pradesh
    4. Orissa
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  4. The Gandhara School of art is the synthesis of:

    1. Indian and Persian Art
    2. Indian and Chinese Art
    3. Indian and Turko-Afghan Art
    4. Indian and Greek Art
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  5. The Tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originating in:

    1. Caribbean sea
    2. China Sea
    3. Arabian Sea
    4. Black Sea
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  6. What is the function of the thermostat in a refrigerator?

    1. To lower the temperature
    2. To increase the freezing point
    3. To maintain constant temperature
    4. To decrease the melting point
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  7. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

    1. Ainu – China
    2. Bushman – South Africa
    3. Masai – Kenya
    4. Papuan – New Guinea
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  8. Indira Gandhi Gold Cup is associated with:

    1. National Hockey Championship
    2. International Hockey Tournament
    3. Women Badminton Tournament
    4. National Golf Championship
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  9. At which of the following battles was artillery used for the first time by one of the two armies?

    1. First Battle of Panipat
    2. Battle of Khanwah
    3. Battle of Plassey
    4. Third Battle of Panipat
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  10. The Indian Council Act of 1909 provided for

    1. Dyarchy
    2. Communal representation
    3. Federation
    4. Provincial autonomy
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