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UPPSC Prelims 2009 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 2)

  1. Of the two bulbs in a house, one glows brighter than the other. Which of the following statements is correct?

    1. The brightness does not depend on resistance
    2. Both the bulbs have the same resistance
    3. The brighter bulb has larger resistance
    4. The dimmer bulb has larger resistance.
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  2. Research and development of farm tools and machinery are being carried out by Central Institute of Engineering which is located at:

    1. Pant Nagar
    2. Bhopal
    3. New Delhi
    4. Ranchi
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  3. A colour-blind man marries a normal woman. The features of colour blindness will appear in his:

    1. sons
    2. daughters
    3. sons's sons
    4. daughter's sons
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  4. A fluorescent tube is preferred to an electric bulb because:

    1. It has a larger light emitting surface
    2. Voltage fluctuations do not affect it
    3. In a tube electrical energy is almost full converted into light.
    4. None of the above
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  5. Balance of Payment includes

    1. Visible Trade
    2. Invisible Trade
    3. Debts
    4. All the above
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  6. Given below are two statements:

    Assertion (A): "Shiksha-Mitra Yojna" provides opportunity to rural youth to serve their own villages by providing education.
    Reason (R): Its objective is to maintain teacher taught radio as preforms. 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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  7. Given below are two statements:

    Assertion (A): Mohen-jo-daro and Harappa cities are dead now.
    Reason (R): They were discovered during excavations.

    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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  8. Identify the University in the Private Sector which does not match with the place shown against it.

    1. Maharshi Information Technology University - Lucknow
    2. Amity University - Noida
    3. Jagadguru Ram Bhadracharya Vikhand University - Varanasi
    4. Integral University - Lucknow
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  9. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    1. Kalinga Award - Popularization of Science
    2. David Cohen Award - Literature
    3. Borlaug Award - Agriculture
    4. Pulitzer Prize - Progress in religion
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  10. Find which folk music does not match with the place.

    1. Kajari - Banaras(Varanasi)
    2. Birha - Kanpur
    3. Holi - Brij
    4. Nautanki - Hathras
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