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UPPSC Prelims 1998 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 2)

  1. Which number should come in the middle of the second triangle? Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:

    1. 25
    2. 47
    3. 37
    4. 41
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  2. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

    1. Bomdi la–Arunachal Pradesh
    2. Nathula–Sikkim
    3. Bhorghat–H.P.
    4. Palghat–Kerala
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  3. Which one of the following organisations gives Kalinga Prize?

    1. UNESCO
    2. CSIR
    3. Department of Science and Technology
    4. Ministry of Human Resource Development
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  4. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora represent only:

    1. Buddhists
    2. Buddhists and Jains
    3. Hindus and Jains
    4. Hindus, Buddhists and Jains
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  5. "They are fantastically diverse. They speak hundreds of languages and dialects. They comprise scores of ethnic groups. They include highly industrialised economies and up-and coming economics. They span half of the surface of the earth and are home to two-fifth of the world's population". The group of countries referred to here belongs to:

    1. SAPTA
    2. APEC
    3. EC
    4. CIS
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  6. Which of the following statements are true regarding regional imbalances in industrial development in Uttar Pradesh?

    I. The largest concentration of industries is in Western U.P.
    II. Eastern U.P, accounts for nearly 20 percent of the industrial units of the state.
    III. Bundelkhand is industrially most backward.

    Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
    Codes:

    1. I and II are correct
    2. II and III are correct
    3. I and III are correct
    4. All are correct
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  7. Which one of the following banks is under the control of the Reserve Bank of India?

    1. Exim Bank
    2. IDBI
    3. NABARD
    4. Central bank of India
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  8. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

    1. Bonn–Rhine
    2. Cairo–Nile
    3. New York–Hudson
    4. Vienna–Volga
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  9. About 50% of the world population concentrated between the latitudes of:

    1. 5° N and 20° N
    2. 20° N and 40° N
    3. 40° N and 60° N
    4. 20° S and 40° S
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  10. The largest tea exporter of the world is:

    1. India
    2. China
    3. Kenya
    4. Sri Lanka
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