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UPPSC Prelims 1997 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 7)

  1. The reason for the Indian Constitution being the bulkiest is that:

    1. it incorporates the experience of many Constitutions
    2. it contains detailed administrative provisions
    3. it deals with the government of a large country
    4. it contains the Constitutions of both Union and State Governments
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  2. The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called:

    1. Chandrashekhar limit
    2. Eddington limit
    3. Hoyle limit
    4. Fowler limit
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  3. Which one of the following is included in the State List under seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution?

    1. Education
    2. Electricity
    3. Railway Police
    4. Forest
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  4. The "universal donor" is a person whose blood-group is:

    1. A
    2. B
    3. AB
    4. O
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  5. In human eye light rays get transformed into neural impulses at:

    1. cornea
    2. pupil
    3. retina
    4. lens
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  6. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct control of the:

    1. Union Home Ministry
    2. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
    3. Prime Minister
    4. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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  7. Who was the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a journalist?

    1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    2. Dadabhai Nauroji
    3. Motilal Ghosh
    4. Surendra Nath Banerjee
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  8. The idea that India is a Welfare State is depicted in:

    1. the Preamble of the Constitution
    2. the Fundamental Rights
    3. the Directive Principles of the State Policy
    4. both (a) and (c)
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  9. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

    1) Chennai – the deepest port of India
    2) Cochin – a natural harbour
    3) Jawahar Lal Nehru Port – only mechanised port of India
    4) Kandla – a tidal port

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1, 2 and 3
    4. 2 and 4
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  10. The power of High Court to issue writ covers:

    1. Constitutional Rights
    2. Statutory Rights
    3. Fundamental Rights
    4. All the above
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