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UPPSC Prelims 2010 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 2)

  1. Dhuria is folkd dance of:

    1. Avadh
    2. Bundelkhand
    3. Purvanchal
    4. Rohelkhand
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  2. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

    1. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre – Freedom at Midnight
    2. Durga Das – India from Curzon to Nehru and After
    3. K.K. Aziz – The Man Who Divided India
    4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – India Wins Freedom
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  3. Consider the following statements:

    1. The crop insurance scheme in India was started in the year 1985.
    2. The total number of agroclimatic zone in U.P. is 9.
    3. Food for work programme was started in the year 1977.
    4. Blue resolution is concerned with production of mustard.

    Of these statements:

    1. only 1 and 2 are correct
    2. only 2 and 3 are correct
    3. only 3 and 4 are correct
    4. only 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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  4. If an apple is released from an orbiting spaceship, it will

    1. Fall towards the Earth
    2. Move at a lower speed
    3. Move along with the spaceship at the same speed
    4. Move at a higher speed
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  5. If the Sun rises at RIRAP in Arunachal Pradesh at 5.00 am (IST), then what time (IST) the Sun will rise in Kandla in Gujarat?

    1. About 5.30 a.m.
    2. About 6.00 a.m.
    3. About 7.00 a.m.
    4. About 7.30 a.m.
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  6. Which one of the following is not a fold dance of Uttar Pradesh?

    1. Charkula
    2. Dadra
    3. Karma
    4. Muria
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  7. The UNESCO has given international recognition to

    A) Nilgiri Biosphere
    B) Nanda Devi Biosphere
    C) Manas Biosphere
    D) Simlipal Biosphere

    Select the correct answer from the following code:
    Codes:

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 4
    3. 1, 2 and 4
    4. 1, 2, 3, 4
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  8. Consider the following statements:

    Assertion (A): If Ice collects on the freeze the cooling in the refrigerator is affected adversely.
    Reason (R) : Ice is a poor conductor.

    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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  9. The institution of local self government got a fillip during the Viceroyalty of:

    1. Lord Mayo
    2. Lord Ripon
    3. Lord Dufferin
    4. Lord Curzon
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  10. Who has written the book "The Rediscovery of India" published around November 2009?

    1. Ram Chandra Guha
    2. Meghnad Desai
    3. Arun Shourie
    4. Mohan Bhagwat
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