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UPPSC Prelims 1998 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 4)

  1. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

    1. Madhumita Raut – Nutrition Scientist
    2. Indira Chakarvarti – Odissi Dancer
    3. Meera Bhatia – Legal Luminary
    4. Sadhvi Sadhna – Housewife healer
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  2. The Thakkar-Natrajan Commission was set up to enquire into:

    1. Fairfax Issue
    2. Purchase of submarines from West Germany
    3. Purchase of guns from Sweden
    4. Corruption charges against Bhajan Lal
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  3. Which one of the following energy conversions takes place in carrying out the process of photosynthesis?

    1. light to chemical energy
    2. light to thermal energy
    3. thermal to biochemical energy
    4. heat to kinetic energy
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  4. Which of the following statements are true regarding petroleum?

    I. Nearly 60 per cent of the world’s petroleum reserves are found in the Middle East.
    II. Alaska has proved petroleum resources comparable to Texas.
    III. The U.S.A. is both a major producer and a major Importer of petroleum.

    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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  5. Which one of the following trees which was once popular in Social forestry has now turned out to be an "ecological terrorist"?

    1. Babool
    2. Amaltash
    3. Eucalyptus
    4. Neem
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  6. Anatoly Karpov beat Vishwanathan Anand to win FIDE world chess title. The matches were played at:

    1. Geneva
    2. Stuttgart
    3. Laussaune
    4. Berlin
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  7. Which one of the following is different from others?

    1. UTI
    2. State Bank of India
    3. Capital Markets
    4. U.P. State Financial Corporation
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  8. Which of the following statements are true regarding Buddhism?

    1. It did not reject Varna and Jati.
    2. It challenged highest social ranking of Brahman Varna.
    3. It regarded certain jobs as low.

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

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1, 2 and 3
    4. None of the above
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  9. In the 1930s, peasant movements were stared in different parts of the country at the instance of various leaders. Match them with their respective areas of influence.

    A. Sahajanand Saraswati - 1. Hyderabad
    B. Khudai Khidmatgars - 2. Southern Assam
    C. Swami Ramanand - 3. Bihar
    D. Abdual Hamid Khan - 4. NWFP

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 3 4 1 2
    3. 4 3 2 1
    4. 2 4 1 3
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  10. The name of the periodical published by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa was:

    1. Navjivan
    2. Harijan
    3. Indian Opinion
    4. African News
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