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UPPSC Prelims 2015 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 14)

  1. What is the rank of India in the Open Government Index 2015 prepared by the World Justice Project?

    1. 24th
    2. 37th
    3. 67th
    4. 89th
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  2. A new chapter on sustainable development and climate change was first introduced in the Economic Survey of:

    1. 2011-12
    2. 2004-05
    3. 2012-13
    4. 2013-14
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  3. Anushakti Vidyut Nigam Limited is a joint venture of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India and

    1. NMDC
    2. NHPC
    3. BHEL
    4. NTPC
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  4. Which of the following is not a "ghost-town"?

    1. Kuldhara
    2. Dhanushkodi
    3. Lakhpat
    4. Charkhari
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  5. Who has written the book titled "Faces and Places" which was released by the Vice President of India in March, 2015?

    1. Jhumpa Lahiri
    2. Deepak Nayyar
    3. Chetan Bhagat
    4. Arvind Adiga
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  6. What was ‘Kamagatamaru’?

    1. An industrial centre
    2. A harbour
    3. A ship
    4. An army unit
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  7. Which of the following makes recommendation regarding fixing of minimum support price for various crops?

    1. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
    2. NABARD
    3. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
    4. Indian Agricultural Research Institute
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  8. Study the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

    Assertion (A): The State Election Commission is a constitutional authority.
    Reason (R): Elections to rural local bodies are overseen by the Election Commission of India.

    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 false, but (R) is true
    4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
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  9. Arrange the following atmospheric zones in terms of the distance from the earth’s surface in increasing order and select the correct answer from the code given below:

    1. Thermosphere
    2. Troposphere
    3. Stratosphere
    4. Mesosphere

    Codes:

    1. 1, 3, 4, 2
    2. 2, 3, 1, 4
    3. 3, 4, 2, 1
    4. 2, 3, 4, 1
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  10. As reported in the journal "Tectonophysics" in March 2015, the world's largest known asteroid impact zone is located in:

    1. Africa
    2. South America
    3. Australia
    4. North America
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