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UPPSC Prelims 1997 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 6)

  1. Which one of the following ports was known as Padouke to the author of "The Periplus of the Erythrean Sea"?

    1. Arikamedu
    2. Tamralipti
    3. Korkai
    4. Barbaricum
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  2. Which one of the following native States was a party to the "Stand-Still" Agreement?

    1. Hyderabad
    2. Jammu and Kashmir
    3. Junagarh
    4. Mysore
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  3. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
    List-I (Newspapers) - List-II (Editors)

    A. Hindu - 1. Dadabhai Nauroji
    B. Sudharak - 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    C. Voice of India - 3. G.Subramaniya Iyer
    D. Bengali - 4. Surendra Nath Banerjee

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 3 2 1 4
    3. 2 3 4 1
    4. 4 1 3 2
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  4. In which of the following cases the theory of "basic feature" of the Constitution was first enunciated by the Supreme Court of India:

    1. Golaknath Vs. State of Punjab
    2. Kesavananda Vs. State of Kerala
    3. Minerva Mills Vs. Union of India
    4. Woman Vs. Union of India
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  5. The first cereal used by man was:

    1. Wheat
    2. Rice
    3. Barley
    4. Sorghum
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  6. As per the 1991 2011 census, the maximum concentration of population in class I towns is found in:

    1. Andhra Pradesh
    2. Gujarat
    3. Maharashtra
    4. West Bengal
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  7. Who amongst the following was awarded the Bharat-Bharati-1996 award:

    1. Vijayendra Snatak
    2. Ram Kishore Chaturvedi
    3. Gopal Das Neeraj
    4. Lakshmi Kant Verma
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  8. Which one of the following is the correct estimate of the capital output ratio for the Ninth Five Year Plan?

    1. 6.0
    2. 5.5
    3. 5.0
    4. 4.0
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  9. At the time of summer solstice in the northern hemisphere the length of the day will be 12 hours at the:

    1. Tropic of Cancer
    2. Tropic of Capricorn
    3. Arctic Circle
    4. Equator
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  10. Which one of the following comes under exclusive power of the Council of States:

    1. Creation of new All India Services
    2. Election of Vice-President of India during casual vacancy
    3. Abolition of Legislative Council of any State
    4. Removal of its own Chairman
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