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UPPSC Prelims 1998 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 7)

  1. Wireless communication is reflected back to the earth's surface by the:

    1. Troposphere
    2. Stratosphere
    3. Ionosphere
    4. Exosphere
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  2. Assertion (A): Federalism is not practical in India.
    Reason (R): India is not a federal State.

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

    1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    2. Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
    3. A is true but R is false
    4. A is false but R is true
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  3. The biggest contribution to air pollution in Calcutta is:

    1. automobiles
    2. power plants
    3. small scale industrial units
    4. tanneries
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  4. Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the Lists:
    List-I - List-II

    A. Coal - 1. Kudremukh
    B. Copper - 2. Zawar
    C. Iron Ore - 3. Khetri
    D. Silver - 4. Talcher

    Codes:
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 2 1 4 3
    3. 4 3 1 2
    4. 3 2 4 1
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  5. Which one of the following Indian metropolises has the best corporate health-care system?

    1. Calcutta
    2. Chennai
    3. Delhi
    4. Mumbai
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  6. With which of the following is the tape of the tape recorder coated?

    1. Copper sulphate
    2. Ferromagnetic powder
    3. Zinc oxide
    4. Mercury
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  7. Which one of the following rivers flows in a rift valley?

    1. Amazon
    2. Indus
    3. Volga
    4. Rhine
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  8. 5 and 20 are two number. Their geometric mean will be:

    1. 10
    2. 12.5
    3. 14
    4. 15
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  9. Match the following list-I with list-II and select, the correct answer from the code given below the Lists:
    List-I (States) - List-II (National parks)

    A. Uttar Pradesh - 1. Bandipur
    B. Assam - 2. Rajaji National Park
    C. Orissa - 3. Similipal
    D. Karnataka - 4. Manas

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 2 4 3 1
    3. 4 3 2 1
    4. 2 3 1 4
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  10. Which one of the following is NOT common between Malaria and Dengue?

    1. Fever
    2. Mosquito bite
    3. Human species
    4. Mosquito species
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