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UPPSC Prelims 2010 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 11)

  1. Which of the following is a substance abundantly available in the sea and administered in a certain deficiency disease?

    1. Iron
    2. Vitamin A
    3. Fluorine
    4. Iodine
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  2. What type of electromagnetic radiation is used in the remote control of a television?

    1. Infrared
    2. Ultraviolet
    3. Visible
    4. None of these
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  3. Which of the following statements is not true of the Indian Economy?

    1. Its share of world population is only ~17% but its share of world GDP is ~3.5%.
    2. The share of service sector in India's GDP is only 25%
    3. 45% of its working population is engaged in agriculture, but the contribution of agriculture to the national income is ~15%
    4. India occupies only 2.4% of the world's geographical area.
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  4. Jain temple of Abu is made of:

    1. Sandstone
    2. Lime Stone
    3. Granite
    4. Marble
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  5. In which of the Indian Provinces the first Communist Government was established?

    1. Tamilnadu
    2. Andra Pradesh
    3. Kerala
    4. West Bengal
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  6. Consider the following statements:

    Assertion (A) : River Damodar was known as "River of Sorrow" in west Bengal prior to the development of the Damodar Valley Corporation.
    Reason (R) : Damodar in its upper reaches flows rapidly and in its lower reaches it runs too sluggishly.

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
    Codes

    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. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
    List-I - List-II

    A. 3 Idiods - 1. Pygmalion
    B. Slum dog Millionaire - 2. Five Point some one
    C. Junoon - 3. Q and A
    D. My Fair Lady - 4. A Flight Pigeons

    Codes:
    A B C D

    1. 2 1 4 3
    2. 3 4 1 2
    3. 3 1 4 2
    4. 2 3 4 1
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  8. The following States were created after 1960. Arrange them in ascending chronological order of their formation and choose your answer from the given code.

    1) Haryana
    2) Sikkim
    3) Nagaland
    4) Meghalaya
    Codes:

    1. 1,2,3,4
    2. 2,3,4,1
    3. 3,1,4,2
    4. 2,4,1,3
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  9. The minimum percentage of population below the poverty limit is recorded in

    1. Jammu and Kashmir
    2. Punjab
    3. Haryana
    4. Goa
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  10. Which of the following countries are located on the Equator?
    1. Brunei 2. Columbia
    3. Kenya 4. Venezuela
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
    Coces:

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 3 and 4
    4. 1 and 4
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