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UPPSC Prelims 1999 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 9)

  1. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    List-I (City) - List-II (Industry)

    A. Coimbatore - 1. Petroleum Refining
    B. Rourkela - 2. Rail Coach
    C. Kapurthala - 3. Iron and Steel
    D. Barauni - 4. Cotton Textiles

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 4 3 2 1
    2. 1 2 3 4
    3. 2 3 4 1
    4. 4 2 3 1
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  2. Consider the following statements:

    Assertion (A): Only two major rivers of Peninsular India Narmada and Tapti flow in the Arabian Sea.
    Reason (R): These rivers are fault-guided.

    Select the correct answer from the code given below:
    Code:

    1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
    2. Both A and R are correct, But R is not the correct explanation of A
    3. A is correct but R is false
    4. A is false but R is correct
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  3. The concept of ecosystem was propounded by:

    1. A.G.Tansley
    2. C.C. Park
    3. A.H. Strahler
    4. E.P Odum
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  4. Which one of the following pairs of states have equal representation in the Council of States?

    1. Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
    2. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
    3. Gujarat and Rajasthan
    4. Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
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  5. Which one of the following statements is true for synecology?

    1. It is study of individual species in relation to its environment
    2. It is a study of complex inter-relationship of biotic communities
    3. It is essentially habitat ecology
    4. It is mainly social ecology
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  6. Who among the following issued the "Communal Award"?

    1. Ramsay Mac Donald
    2. Stanley Baldwin
    3. Neville Chamberlain
    4. Winston Churchill
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  7. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    List-I (Nuclear) - List-II (States Power Station)

    A. Kota - 1. U.P.
    B. Tarapur - 2. Gujarat
    C. Kakrapara - 3. Maharashtra
    D. Narora - 4. Rajasthan

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 4 3 2 1
    3. 3 4 1 2
    4. 3 2 1 4
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  8. The controversial Terminator Technology backed by developed nations seeks to provide:

    1. bio technologically improved variety of seeds which are ensured to yield sterile seed for next generation
    2. transgenic seeds which ensure no terminating passage of good traits generation after generation
    3. selective termination of crop diseases
    4. hybrid seeds that can be eaten but not grown
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  9. Who among the following is credited with initiating a new Samvat?

    1. Dharmpala
    2. Devapala
    3. Vijayasena
    4. Lakshman sena
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  10. Which of the following sources mention the occurrence of the Third Buddhist Council during the reign of Asoka?

    (1) Inscriptions of Asoka
    (2) Dipavamsa
    (3) Mahavamsa
    (4) Divyavadana

    Select the correct answer from the code given below:

    1. 1, 2
    2. 2, 3
    3. 3, 4
    4. 1, 4
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