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UPPSC Prelims 1999 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 12)

  1. The disease caused by nematodes is:

    1. Filaria
    2. Fluorosis
    3. Encephalitis
    4. Leprosy
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  2. Who among the following wanted to become the leader of the Sangha even during the life time of Buddha?

    1. Davadatta
    2. Mahakassapa
    3. Upali
    4. Anand
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  3. The ancient form of modern Devanagri script is:

    1. Kharosti
    2. Brahmi
    3. Devapri
    4. Pali
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  4. Incourse of pilgrimage, Emperor Ashoka visited the following places. Which route did he followed. Select the correct answer from the code given below:

    1. Gaya
    2. Kapilavastu
    3. Kusinagar
    4. Lumbini
    5. Sarnath
    6. Sravasti

    Code:

    1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
    2. 1, 3, 4, 2, 5 and 6
    3. 4, 5, 6, 3, 2 and 3
    4. 4, 2, 1, 5, 6 and 3
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  5. Operation Desert Fox is the name of:

    1. Barbed wire fencing fixed to demarcate Indo-Pak borders in Rajasthan/ Gujarat
    2. A satellite launched by NASA to collect information regarding magnetic force of sun
    3. Air strikes launched by US/UK on Baghdad during December, 98
    4. An operation launched by USA commando unit against LTTE in Ceylon
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  6. Which one of the following countries is not a member of OPEC?

    1. Algeria
    2. China
    3. Indonesia
    4. U.A.E.
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  7. Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagrah included:

    1. Vallabh Bhai Patel and Vinoba Bhave
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
    3. Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narain Sinha
    4. Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel
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  8. Assertion (A): China's growth of population has dramatically slowed down.
    Reason (R): Its fertility rate has declined due to one child per family policy.

    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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  9. The Brahama Samaj is based on the principle of:

    1. Atheism
    2. Monism
    3. Monotheism
    4. Polytheism
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  10. Which one of the following Upanishad's contains the dialogue of Nachiketa and Yama on spiritual knowledge?

    1. Brihadaranyaka upanishad
    2. Chandogya upanishad
    3. Katha upanishad
    4. Kena upanishad
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