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UPPSC Prelims 2008 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 9)

  1. Folk drama "Ravala" is associated with which one of the following regions of U.P.?

    1. Eastern Region
    2. Western Region
    3. Central Region
    4. Bundelkhand Region
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  2. Which one of the following races is correctly matched?

    1. Hemites-Uganda
    2. Semites-Malaysia
    3. Sakai-Sudan
    4. Bushman-Botswana
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  3. Capital Market means

    1. share market
    2. commodity market
    3. money market
    4. all the above
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  4. The National Environment Engineering Institute is located in:

    1. Cuttack
    2. Jamshedpur
    3. Nagpur
    4. Ranchi
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  5. We have a system of Judicial Review in:

    1. India only
    2. U.K. only
    3. U.S.A. only
    4. Both in India and U.S.A.
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  6. In the above diagram, three circles represent businessmen, politicians and the educated respectively. The intersections of the circles give us the numbered space. No 7 refers to:

    1. Some politicians are educated businessmen
    2. Some educated are businessmen
    3. Some educated are politicians
    4. Some businessmen are politicians
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  7. Who among the following has been conferred with Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award, 2008?

    1. Ratan Tata
    2. Lakshmi Mittal
    3. B.K. Birla
    4. Bill Gates
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  8. Which of the following statements are true about the Rajasthan Desert? Use the codes given below to select the correct answer:

    1. It is the most densely populated desert of the world.
    2. It is about 10,000 years old mainly caused by excessive human interference.
    3. Here only 40 to 60 percent of the area is suitable for farming.
    4. The increase in net sown area has adversely affected the coverage of grazing lands.

    Codes:

    1. 1,2 and 3
    2. 2, 3 and 4
    3. 1,2 and 4
    4. 1,2, 3 and 4
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  9. The "Ring of Fire" is associated with

    1. Earthquake
    2. Volcanoes
    3. Pacific Ocean
    4. Forest Fires

    Choose your answer with the help of codes given below:
    Code:

    1. 1,2 and 3
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 2 and 4
    4. 1,2,3 and 4
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  10. The propounder of Yog Philosophy is:

    1. Patanjali
    2. Yogi Gorakhnath
    3. Swami Ramdev
    4. Shankaracharya
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