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UPPSC Prelims 2008 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 12)

  1. Arrange the following four districts of Uttar Pradesh in descending order with regard to Scheduled Tribes population as per 2001 Census. Choose your correct answer with the help of given Codes: 1. Shravasti 2. Balrampur 3. Bahraich 4. Kheri

    1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
    2. 4, 3, 2 and 1
    3. 4, 2, 3 and 1
    4. 2,4, 1 and 3
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  2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
    List-I Pollutants - List-II Effects

    A. Carbon monoxide - 1. Damage to liver and kidney
    B. Oxides of Nitrogen - 2. Cancer
    C. Soil particles - 3. Ailments related to breathing
    D. Lead - 4. Central nervous system

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 2 3 4 1
    2. 4 3 2 1
    3. 1 2 3 4
    4. 3 4 1 2
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  3. Match the following: Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    A. Gold - 1. Khetri
    B. Coal - 2. Kolar
    C. Copper - 3. Kudremukh
    D. Iron - 4. Jharia

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 4 3 2 1
    3. 3 4 1 2
    4. 2 4 1 3
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  4. Sarnath Stambh was built by:

    1. Harshvardhan
    2. Ashok
    3. Gautam Buddha
    4. Kanishka
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  5. The winner of the World Junior Badminton Championship, held in Pune in October-November 2008, was:

    1. Gurusai Dutt
    2. Saina Nehwal
    3. Sayako Sato
    4. Shixian Wang
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  6. According to the Approach Paper of the 11 Five Year Plan, with the achievement of targeted growth rate and population growing at 1.5 per cent per annum, the real income of the average Indian would double in:

    1. 5 years
    2. 10 years
    3. 15 years
    4. 20 years
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  7. Savings ratio in India at present (2006-07) stands at:

    1. between 20 to 25 per cent of GDP
    2. between 25 to 30 per cent of GDP
    3. between 30 to 32 per cent of GDP
    4. Above 32 per cent of GDP
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  8. Before being elected as US President Barack Obama was Senator from

    1. Colorado
    2. Florida
    3. Georgia
    4. Illinois
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  9. In India, the two most urbanised States are:

    1. Goa and Tamil Nadu
    2. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
    3. Goa and Mizoram
    4. Gujarat and Karnataka
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  10. The Asteroids are small celestial bodies in the solar system which are found between the planets

    1. Mercury and Venus
    2. Mars and Jupiter
    3. Jupiter and Saturn
    4. Neptune and Saturn
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