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UPPSC Prelims 2015 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 7)

  1. Which among the following has launched "Virtual-Clusters" web portal?

    1. Department of Information Technology
    2. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
    3. Ministry of Human Resource Development
    4. Ministry of Commerce
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  2. The terrorist group "Al-Shabaab" massacred 147 people in April 2015 in Garissa University, which is located in:

    1. Syria
    2. Kenya
    3. Somalia
    4. Iraq
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  3. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
    Hot-springs - Location

    1. Manikaran – Himachal Pradesh
    2. Jwalamukhi – Jammu & Kashmir
    3. Anhoni – Madhya Pradesh
    4. Tapta Pani – Odisha
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  4. The disease caused due to deficiency of iron is known as:

    1. Colour-blindness
    2. Night-blindness
    3. Anaemia
    4. Tuberculosis
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  5. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
    List-I (Tribe) - List-II (State)

    A. Toda 1. Sikkim
    B. Lepcha 2. Meghalaya
    C. Birhoor 3. Tamil Nadu
    D. Garo 4. Jharkhand

    Codes:

    1. A B C D
    2. 3 2 1 4
    3. 3 1 4 2
    4. 4 2 1 3
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  6. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
    List–I List–II

    A. Golden Triangle - 1. Myanmar
    B. Bermuda Triangle - 2. Opium producing area of South East Asia
    C. Rice bowl of Far East - 3. China
    D. Red Basin - 4. North Atlantic Ocean

    Codes:

    1. 3 2 4 1
    2. 2 4 1 3
    3. 4 3 2 1
    4. 1 4 3 2
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  7. Which of the following Fundamental Rights under the Constitution is guaranteed only to the citizens of India and not to foreigners living in India?

    1. Equality before law
    2. Freedom of speech and expression
    3. Protection of life and personal liberty
    4. Free practice of religion
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  8. Which one of the following writs can be issued by a High Court to secure liberty of the individual?

    1. Mandamus
    2. Quo-warranto
    3. Habeas Corpus
    4. Prohibition
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  9. Mughal Emperor Jahangir gave the title ‘English-Khan’ to:

    1. Albuquerque
    2. Fransisco Almida
    3. William Hawkins
    4. Henry the Navigator
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  10. Which among the following is the largest mechanized mine in India?

    1. Ratnagiri mine
    2. Jaipur mine
    3. Sundergarh mine
    4. Bailadila mine
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