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UPPSC Prelims 2010 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 8)

  1. National Renewal Fund was constituted for the purpose of

    1. providing pension for retiring employees
    2. social security
    3. rural reconstruction
    4. restructuring & modernization of industries.
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  2. The Provision for the Calling Attention Notices has restricted the scope of which of the following?

    1. Short duration discussion
    2. Question hour
    3. Adjournment motion
    4. Zero hour
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  3. If interest payment is added to primary deficit, it is equivalent to:

    1. Budget deficit
    2. Fiscal deficit
    3. Deficit financing
    4. Revenue deficit
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  4. With which Uprising is Mangal Pandey associated?

    1. Barrackpur
    2. Meerut
    3. Delhi
    4. None
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  5. Which one of the following is not property matched?

    1. Gene splicing & recombinant DNA technology - Genetic Engineering
    2. A diagnostic test to detect the presence or absence or genetic disorders in unborn child - Amniocentesis
    3. A process by which living organisms break down complex matter into simpler constituents – Biodegradation
    4. An inbuilt time-keeping system in all organisms – Bio-mass
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  6. Methane is present in the atmosphere of

    1. Moon
    2. Sun
    3. Jupiter
    4. Mars
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  7. In 1930 a person's age was 8 times that of his son. In 1938 the father’s age becomes 10 times the age of his son’s age in 1930. The ages of father and son in 1940 were respectively:

    1. 58 and 16 years
    2. 50 and 15 years
    3. 42 and 14 years
    4. 34 and 13 years
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  8. The Rangnath Mishra Commission report which was tabled in the Parliament in December 2009, relates to:

    1. Electoral reforms
    2. Police reforms
    3. Religious and Linguistic Minorities
    4. Tax reforms
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  9. In which of the following Committees there is no representation of Rajya Sabha?

    1. Public Accounts Committee
    2. Committee on Public Undertakings
    3. Estimates Committee
    4. Committee on Government Assurances
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  10. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

    1. Alha - Bundelkhand
    2. Birha - Purvanchal
    3. Chaiti- Rohelkhand
    4. Kajri - Avadh
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