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UPPSC Prelims 2009 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 11)

  1. Which of the following rivers has the largest catchment area?

    1. Narmada
    2. Mahanadi
    3. Godavari
    4. Krishna
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  2. The largest item of public expenditure in the Union Budget in recent years has been:

    1. Defence expenditure
    2. Interest payments
    3. Major subsidies
    4. Capital expenditure
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  3. How much is one barrel of oil approximately?

    1. 131 litres
    2. 159 litres
    3. 179 litres
    4. 201 litres
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  4. Assertion (A): Lighting a candle in space does not produce a flame.
    Reason (R): A flame exists due to the pull of gravity.

    In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?

    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. Which one of the following years is known as the "Year of the Great Divide" with regard to population, after which there has been a continuous and rapid growth in India's population?

    1. 1911
    2. 1921
    3. 1941
    4. 1951
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  6. "Right to Equality" finds a place in the Constitution under

    1. Art. 13
    2. Art. 14
    3. Art. 15
    4. Art. 16

    Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 1, 2 and 3
    3. 2, 3 and 4
    4. All the four
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  7. Who of the following Mughal Emperors was coronated twice?

    1. Akbar
    2. Jahangir
    3. Shahjahan
    4. Aurangzeb
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  8. Consider the following statements in respect of a jet engine and a rocket:

    1) A jet engine uses the surrounding air for it oxygen supply and so is unsuitable for motion in space.
    2) A rocket carries its own supply of oxygen in the gas form as fuel.

    Which of the above statements is/are correct?

    1. (1) only
    2. (2) only
    3. Both (1) and (2)
    4. Neither (1) nor (2)
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  9. The recently appointed Chief of the Nepal Army (AugustSeptember 2009) belongs to the:

    1. Erstwhile royal family
    2. Privileged elite classes
    3. Indigenous tribes
    4. Maoists party
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  10. Who of the following received Lachchu Maharaj Award for Kathak Dance at its ceremony in September, 2009?

    1. Madhuri Dixit
    2. Rekha
    3. Kumkum Dhar
    4. Asha Parekh
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