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UPPSC Prelims 2017 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 3)

  1. Match List I with List Il and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    List I [Aluminium company] List II [Location]

    (A) Balco - (a) Hirakud
    (B) Hindalco - (b) Korba
    (C) Indian Aluminium company -(c) Koraput
    (D) NALCO - (d) Renukut

    1. A-c B-a C-d D-b
    2. A-c B-d C-a D-b
    3. A-b B-d C-a D-c
    4. A-b B-a C-d D-c
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  2. In which of the following rock-cut caves eleven headed Bodhisattva image is depicted?

    1. Ajanta
    2. Ellora
    3. Kanheri
    4. Karle
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  3. Which one of the following is not the genetic disease?

    1. Night blindness
    2. Haemophilia
    3. Albinism
    4. Colour blindness
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  4. The cause of sweet taste in fruits is:

    1. Maltose
    2. Ribose
    3. Lactose
    4. Fructose
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  5. Consider the following statements:

    (a) The early chaityagrihas and viharas of Guntuphalli in West Godavari district are rock cut.
    (b) The chaityas and viharas of Eastern deccan are usually rock cut.

    Of these statements:

    1. Only a is correct
    2. Only b is correct
    3. Both a and b are correct
    4. Neither a nor b is correct
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  6. Which one of the following countries was the winner of FIFA confederations cup 2017?

    1. Chile
    2. Germany
    3. Mexico
    4. Portugal
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  7. In which of the following years the Jatiya Sarkar was formed in the Midnapur district of Bengal?

    1. 1939
    2. 1940
    3. 1941
    4. 1942
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  8. Consider the following statements regarding G-20 summits

    (a) The 12th G-20 summit was held in Germany
    (b) The 13th G-20 summit will be held in China
    (c) The 14th G-20 summit will be held in Japan

    Of the above the correct statements are:

    1. a and b only
    2. a and c only
    3. b and c only
    4. a, b and c
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  9. Given below are two statements:

    Assertion [Al: Human body is incapable of digesting cellulose.
    Reason [R]: Starch degrading enzyme, diastase, is found in the human body.

    Choose the answer from the code given below:
    Codes:

    1. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]
    2. Both [Al and [R] are true but [RI is not the correct explanation of [A]
    3. [A] is true but [R] is false
    4. Both [A] and [R] are false
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  10. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
    List – I [Institute] List – II

    (A) Forest Research Institute - (a) Jodhpur Institute
    (B) Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Fodder Research - (b) New Delhi
    (C) Central Arid Zone Research Institute - (c) Dehradun
    (D) Indian Agricultural Research Institute - (d) Jhansi

    1. A-b, B-d, C-a, D-c
    2. A-c, B-d, C-a, D-b
    3. A-c, B-d, C-a, D-b
    4. A-d, B-b, C-c, D-a
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