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UPPSC Prelims 2011 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 12)

  1. Who among the following was the first to take initiative for water resource management in the Girnar region ?

    1. Chandragupta Maurya
    2. Asoka
    3. Rudradaman
    4. Skandagupta
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  2. In India Project Elephant was launched in the year-

    1. 1968
    2. 1970
    3. 1972
    4. 1992
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  3. Who among the following transformed the traditional Ganapati festival of Maharashtra into a national festival and gave it a political character ?

    1. Ramdas
    2. Shivaji
    3. Mahadev Govind Ranade
    4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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  4. Name the organization formed by Surendranath Banerjee which merged with the Indian National Congress in 1886-

    1. East India Association
    2. London India Society
    3. Indian Association
    4. Indian National Conference
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  5. Persian Gulf does not form border with-

    1. Bahrain
    2. Iraq
    3. Kuwait
    4. Oman
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  6. The countries, which participated in Malabar-2009 exercises, were-

    1. China, England, Russia
    2. China, India, Russia
    3. India, USA, Japan
    4. Japan, England, USA
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  7. Asia Cup Hockey Tournament was held in May 2009 in-

    1. India
    2. Malaysia
    3. South Korea
    4. UAE
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  8. Rubber industry in India is located at-

    1. Panjim
    2. Bangalore
    3. Puducherry
    4. Aurangabad
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  9. Which factors have facilitated the locational shift of the sugar industry from North India to South India?

    1. Per acre higher yield of sugar cane
    2. Higher sucrose content of sugar cane
    3. Longer crushing season
    4. Cheap labour

    Select the correct answer from the codes given below-
    Codes :

    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1, 2 and 3
    4. 2, 3 and 4
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  10. Which of the following dynasties frequently assigned to the ladies high ranking positions in administration ?

    1. Chola
    2. Chalukya
    3. Pala
    4. Sena
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