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UPPSC Prelims 2014 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 12)

  1. The largest Union Territory of India is:

    1. Daman and Diu
    2. Puducherry
    3. Delhi
    4. Chandigarh
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  2. Biological resurfacing is a recent surgical technique used to treat problems of:

    1. Knee joints
    2. Ankle joints
    3. Hip joints
    4. Vertebral joints
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  3. The country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated in February, 2014 at:

    1. Mumbai
    2. Kolkata
    3. Chennai
    4. Ahmadabad
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  4. The Indian Independence Bill received the Royal Assent on:

    1. 18th July, 1947
    2. 19th July, 1947
    3. 20th July, 1947
    4. 21st July, 1947
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  5. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Dadabhai Naoroji ?

    1. He was the first Indian to be appointed as professor of Mathematics and Physics at Elphinstone College, Bombay.
    2. He was elected as the member of British Parliament in 1892.
    3. He started a Gujarati Journal, 'Rast Goftar' .
    4. For four times he had presided over the Indian National Congress.
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  6. What is the full form of ISIS which claimed in June, 2014 to have executed 1700 Iraqi soldiers?

    1. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
    2. Islamic Security for Islamic Society
    3. International Security of Islamic Society
    4. Islamic State for Iran and Saudi Arabia
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  7. In which of the following cities was played the final match of the seventh season of IPL, 2014 ?

    1. Bengaluru
    2. Hyderabad
    3. Mumbai
    4. Kolkata
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  8. The International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is located at:

    1. Kolkata
    2. Patna
    3. Bhubaneshwar
    4. Hyderabad
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  9. Radcliffe line defines boundary between:

    1. North Korea and South Korea
    2. U.S.A. and Canada
    3. India and Pakistan
    4. India and China
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  10. Who of the following had regarded the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress (1931) as the 'pinnacle of Mahatma Gandhi's popularity 'and prestige' ?

    1. S.C. Bose
    2. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
    3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    4. Sardar Kishan Singh
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