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UPPSC Prelims 2015 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 4)

  1. Who amongst the following was not one of the recipients of Prawasi Bhartiya Samman 2015?

    1. Mala Mehta
    2. Ela Gandhi
    3. Satya Nadella
    4. Ashraf Palarkunnummat
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  2. 19th November is observed as the:

    1. World Green Day
    2. World Anti-poverty Day
    3. World Toilet Day
    4. World Clean Water Day
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  3. Which of the following is NOT responsible for increase in the biodiversity of an ecosystem?

    1. Productivity of the ecosystem
    2. Intermediate-disturbance
    3. Age of the ecosystem
    4. Less number of tropic levels
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  4. Which one of the following concerns soil?

    1. Edaphic
    2. Climatic
    3. Biotic
    4. Topography
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  5. Blue colour of the sky is due to:

    1. Scattering of light
    2. Dispersion of light
    3. Interference of light
    4. Emission of more blue light as compared to other colours by the sun
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  6. Sarga, Pratisarga, Vansa, Manvantara and Vanshanucharita are the indicators of:

    1. Vedas
    2. Puranas
    3. Upnishads
    4. Sutras
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  7. Which of the following forts was not constructed in the reign of Akbar?

    1. Red-Fort of Delhi
    2. Agra Fort
    3. Allahabad Fort
    4. Lahore Fort
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  8. Which amongst the following now decide the oil-prices in India?

    1. Ministry of Finance
    2. Respective State Government
    3. Ministry of Petroleum
    4. Oil Companies
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  9. Which one of the following is a plant hormone?

    1. Insulin
    2. Thyroxin
    3. Oestrogen
    4. Cytokinin
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  10. Bronze is an alloy of:

    1. Copper and Tin
    2. Copper and Zinc
    3. Copper and Silver
    4. Copper and Lead
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