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UPPSC Prelims 2013 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 14)

  1. Who is the author of the Shiva Trilogy the third book of which “The Oath of the Vayuputras” was launched in February 2013?

    1. Amish Tripathi
    2. Anand Neelkantan
    3. Ashok Bankar
    4. Ashwin Sanghi
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  2. The Ambassador country was in news recently for giving an affidavit in the Supreme Court of India and not honouring it?

    1. Italy
    2. Portugal
    3. Sri Lanka
    4. United State of America
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  3. Which one the following statement is not correct?

    1. The Constitutional Amendment Bill has to be passed by both Houses of Parliament separately with special majority.
    2. Constitutional cases in Supreme Court is heard by minimum five judges
    3. Freedom of press is included in the fundamental right-Freedom of Speech and expression.
    4. Zakir Hussain was the first Vice President of India.
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  4. Which one of the following is not a tax/duty levied by the Government of India?

    1. Service Tax
    2. Education Tax
    3. Custom Duty
    4. Toll Tax
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  5. The Uttar Pradesh Zamindari abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 is included in the:

    1. Fifth Schedule
    2. Seventh Schedule
    3. Ninth Schedule
    4. Eleventh Schedule
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  6. The promoter of National Stock Exchange of India is:

    1. State Bank of India
    2. LIC and GIC
    3. IDBI
    4. All the above
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  7. Apart from the satellite “SARAL” ISRO Launched six more Satellites on 25-2-2013 from Sriharikota belonging to some other countries whose number is

    1. 3
    2. 4
    3. 5
    4. 6
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  8. Which of the following is the most stable ecosystem?

    1. Desert
    2. Mountain
    3. Ocean
    4. Forest
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  9. BRICS Summit was held in March 2013 in

    1. Cape Town
    2. Durban
    3. Johannesburg
    4. Pretoria
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  10. The Mounthantten Plan became the basis for

    1. Continuity of British rule
    2. Transfer of power
    3. Partition of the country
    4. Solution of communal-problems
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