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UPPSC Prelims 2017 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 11)

  1. Which of the following cities is known as the oil capital of Europe?

    1. Belfast
    2. Aberdeen
    3. Leeds
    4. Liverpool
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  2. Which among the following services is not provided under Integrated Child Development Services [ICDS] scheme?

    1. Supplementary feeding
    2. Immunization
    3. Distribution of free books and school dress to the children
    4. Health and Nutrition Education to 3-6-year-old children
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  3. Who was the last ruler of "Jaunpur state"?

    1. Mohammed Shah
    2. Hussain Shah
    3. Mubarak Shah
    4. Ibrahim Shah
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  4. Whose army was defeated by the army of Kakatiya rulers in 1303 at Warangal?

    1. Of Iltutmish
    2. Of Balban
    3. Of Alauddin Khalji
    4. Of Muhammad
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  5. Which one of the following is not a feature of a zonal council?

    1. It is a constitutional body
    2. Five Zonal Councils have set up under the State's Reorganization Act, 1956
    3. Chandigarh although not a state is included in Zonal Council
    4. It is an Advisory body
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  6. Consider the following schemes and arrange these in chronological order of their launching:

    (A) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
    (B) Digital Gender Atlas for Advancing Girls Education in India.
    (C) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana.
    (D) Mudra Bank Yojana

    Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    1. A, B, D and C
    2. C, B, A and D
    3. B, A, C and D
    4. C, A, B and D
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  7. In which year Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded "Servants of India Society"?

    1. 1902
    2. 1903
    3. 1904
    4. 1905
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  8. Television viewers using dish antenna to receive satellite signals do not receive signals during rain because:

    (A) Of the small size of the antenna.
    (B) Rain droplets absorb the energy of radio waves.
    (C) Rain droplets disperse the energy of radio waves from their original direction.

    Which of the above statements are correct?

    1. Only A
    2. Only A and B
    3. Only B and C
    4. A, B and C
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  9. Given below are two statements:

    Assertion [A]: Model code of conduct is to be followed by political parties as soon as an election is announced.
    Reason [R]: Mode code of conduct was enacted by Parliament.

    Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

    1. Both [A] and [R] are correct and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]
    2. Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]
    3. [A] is true, but [R] is false
    4. [A] is false, but [R] is true
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  10. Which of the following is considered to be the optimum concentration of carbon dioxide for natural balance in atmosphere?

    1. 0.02%
    2. 0.03%
    3. 0.04%
    4. 0.05%
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