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UPPSC Prelims 1999 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 10)

  1. Which of the following countries bagged gold medals in two digits in Asiad 1998 at Bangkok?

    1. Iran
    2. Taiwan
    3. South Korea
    4. North Korea

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 3 and 4
    4. 1 and 4
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  2. The XII Non-Aligned Movement Summit was held on September 2,3 1998 in 1998 at:

    1. Durban
    2. Cape Town
    3. Cairo
    4. Colombo
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  3. Which strait separates Europe from Africa:

    1. Bosperus
    2. Gibraltar
    3. Dover
    4. Bering
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  4. Assertion (A): Two per cent of the worlds people live outside their country of birth.
    Reason (R): Oceania has the highest percentage of migrants.

    Code:

    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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  5. Who was given the "most valuable performance" award in the 13th Asian Games?

    1. Akira Manai
    2. Koji Ito
    3. Lee Bong-Ju
    4. Lei Li
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  6. Which one of the following is not correct?

    1. Theory of evolution was propounded by Charles Darwin
    2. The breaking apart of the nucleus of an atom is called fusion
    3. Dry ice' is nothing but solid carbon dioxide
    4. Telephone was invented by Graham Bell
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  7. Which one of the following is opposite of humility?

    1. roughness
    2. pride
    3. joy
    4. recklessness
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  8. 1998 Leonid Meteor storm was:

    1. a phenomenon occurring in the constellation of Libra
    2. a phenomenon repeated after 3 years
    3. a phenomenon involving comet Temple-Tutte
    4. a phenomenon of 'Shooting Stars'

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 1, 3 and 4
    3. 1, 2 and 4
    4. 2, 3 and 4
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  9. Who among the following was the leader of the Farazi rebellion?

    1. Aga Muhammad Raza
    2. Dadu Miyan
    3. Shamsher Gazi
    4. Wazir Ali
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  10. The biggest wind energy project in Asia with a capacity of 150 megawatts is located in:

    1. Gujarat
    2. Maharashtra
    3. Tamil Nadu
    4. Karnataka
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