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UPPSC Prelims 2012 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 10)

  1. The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India was created:

    1. through an Act of the Parliament
    2. by the Constitution
    3. through a Cabinet Resolution
    4. none of the above
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  2. When ice melts, then the

    1. volume increases
    2. volume decreases
    3. mass increases
    4. mass decreases
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  3. Which of the following represents the average increase in earth's temperature during the last century?

    1. 0.6 degree Celsius
    2. 0.7 degree Celsius
    3. 0.8 degree Celsius
    4. 0.9 degree Celsius
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  4. Which one of the following countries was the first to adopt family planning programme officially?

    1. Brazil
    2. USA
    3. India
    4. China
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  5. What percentage of the total population of the world resides in India, as estimated in the year 2011?

    1. 15
    2. 17.5
    3. 20.0
    4. 22.5
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  6. Which one of the following is the main area for producing "Tidal Energy"

    1. Gulf of Bengal
    2. Gulf of Mannar
    3. Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay)
    4. Gulf of Kutch
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  7. Which of the following pairs of countries are around Aral Sea?

    1. Kazakhastan-Uzbekistan
    2. Kazakhastan-Turkemenistan
    3. Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan
    4. Kazakhstan-Russia
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  8. Which of the following is the highest Peak in South India?

    1. Anaimudi
    2. Doda Beta
    3. Dhupgarh
    4. Mahendragiri
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  9. Who among the following was the Special Guest of India’s Sixty-third Republic Day celebration?

    1. Yingluck Shinawatra
    2. Thaksin Shinawatra
    3. Angela Markel
    4. Sheikh Hasina Wajed
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  10. The Council of Ministers has to resign if a no-confidence motion is passed by a majority of members of:

    1. Lok Sabha
    2. Rajya Sabha
    3. Both the Houses separately
    4. Both the Houses in joint sitting
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