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UPPSC Prelims 2015 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 13)

  1. The most important factor contributing to the loss of vulture population in India is:

    1. Viral infection
    2. Bacterial infection
    3. Administering of pain killers to cattle
    4. Administering of Estrogen injection to cattle
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  2. What is the name of party founded by Saumyandra Nath Tagore?

    1. Indian Bolshevik Party
    2. Revolutionary Communist Party
    3. Bolshevik Leninist Party
    4. Radical Democratic Party
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  3. In which of the following States, the office of Lokayuktas was first established?

    1. Maharashtra
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Bihar
    4. Odisha
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  4. Which one of the following has been recognized as a Megadiverse Country?

    1. New Zealand
    2. Australia
    3. Nepal
    4. Austria
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  5. What is the sex-ratio in India as per 2011 Census?

    1. 940 female per 1000 male
    2. 950 female per 1000 male
    3. 960 female per 1000 male
    4. None of the above
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  6. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

    Assertion (A): State Finance Commission is a constitutional body.
    Reason (R): Union Finance Commission cannot recommend financial assistance to panchayats.

    Codes:

    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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  7. Who were Polygars of South India?

    1. Ordinary Zamidars
    2. Mahajans
    3. Territorial Administrative and Military Governors
    4. Newly enriched traders
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  8. As per Census-2011, the literacy rate of Uttar Pradesh is

    1. 74.01%
    2. 72.60%
    3. 69.72%
    4. 70.60%
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  9. For which of the following sessions, the Congress elected its first woman president?

    1. Calcutta Session 1917
    2. Gaya Session 1922
    3. Allahabad Session 1921
    4. Lucknow Session 1916
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  10. Time of zero-hour in Parliament is:

    1. 9 am to 10 am
    2. 10 am to 11 am
    3. 11 am to 12 noon
    4. 12 noon to 1.00 pm
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