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UPPSC Prelims 2015 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 9)

  1. Who out of the following performed a ritual called "Hiranya-Garbha"?

    1. Mayur Sharman
    2. Harichandra
    3. Danti Durga
    4. Harsha
  2. Which of the following is the oldest and deepest lake of the world?

    1. Lake Baikal
    2. Lake Huron
    3. Victoria Lake
    4. Lake Winnipeg
  3. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
    Industry Location

    1. Paper – Ontario
    2. Cotton Textiles – Detroit
    3. Chemical – Texas
    4. Motor car – Nagoya
  4. Who is the author of the book "Aatank Ke Saye Me", which was released by the Vice President of India in March, 2015?

    1. Shefalika Verma
    2. Mannu Bhandari
    3. Namita Gokhale
    4. Garima Sanjai
  5. Who amongst the following are not included in the Electoral College for the election of the President of India?

    1. Elected members of the House of the People
    2. Elected members of the Council of States
    3. Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States
    4. Elected members of the Legislative Councils of the States
  6. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution provides that the Speaker shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes?

    1. Article 99
    2. Article 103
    3. Article 100
    4. Article 102
  7. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

    1. Life of Hiuen Tsiang – Hui-li
    2. The Natural History – Ptolemy
    3. Historial Philippical – Pompeius Trogus
    4. The Histories – Herodotus
  8. "Operation All Out" of the Indian Army has been launched in January 2015 against:

    1. Naxlites in Chhattisgarh
    2. Bodo Militants in Assam
    3. Militants in Jammu and Kashmir
    4. Cross border infiltration
  9. Which of the following is not a federal feature of the Indian Constitution?

    1. Distribution of power between Centre and States
    2. Entirely written Constitution
    3. Single Citizenship
    4. Independent Judiciary
  10. Which of the following has been identified as a "biodiversity hot-spot" in India?

    1. Sundarban
    2. Western Ghats
    3. Manas
    4. Cherapunji