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UPPSC Prelims 2016 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 3)

  1. Pungency in chillies is due to the presence of

    1. Lycopine
    2. Capsaicin
    3. Carotene
    4. Anthocyanin
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  2. The plants receive nitrogen in form of

    1. Nitric oxide
    2. Nitrate
    3. Ammonia
    4. Nitride
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  3. The costliest metal of the world discovered recently, is:

    1. Endohedral Fullerene
    2. California 252
    3. Tritium
    4. Rhodim
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  4. Largest concentation of software and business process outsourcing industry in U. P. is at:

    1. Meerut
    2. Kanpur
    3. Noida
    4. Varanasi
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  5. The velocity of wind is measured by

    1. Barometer
    2. Anemometer
    3. Hydrometer
    4. Wind Vane
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  6. Which community has the lowest sex ratio in India as disclosed in the additional data pertaining to Census 2011 released recently?

    1. Buddhist
    2. Sikh
    3. Jain
    4. Muslim
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  7. Consider the following statements about haemoglobin:

    1) It carries oxygen in the blood.
    2) It is iron containing compound.
    3) It provides immunity against certain disease.
    4) It imparts red colour to the blood.

    The correct statements out of these are:

    1. 1,2 and 3
    2. 2, 3 and 4
    3. 1, 3 and 4
    4. 1, 2 and 4
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  8. Which yeast is used for commercial production of ethanol?

    1. Candida Albicans
    2. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    3. Candida sloofi
    4. Leucosporidium frigidum
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  9. The maximum biodiversity is found in:

    1. tundra
    2. coniferous forests
    3. tropical rain forests
    4. temperate forests
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  10. Seva Divas' has been proposed by Central Government to celebrate the birthday of

    1. Atal Bihari Bajpayee
    2. Deen Dayal Upadhyay
    3. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
    4. Veer Savarkar
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