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UPPSC Prelims 2017 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 5)

  1. Deficiency of iodine causes:

    1. Night Blindness
    2. Cancer
    3. Goiter
    4. Osteoporosis
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  2. Which one of the following is not true about the Barabar hill caves?

    1. There are in all four caves on the Barabar hill
    2. Inscriptions of Ashoka are found on the walls of three caves
    3. These inscriptions inform us about the dedication of these caves to the Ajivikas
    4. These inscriptions date back to 6th century BC.
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  3. India's first semi-high-speed train "Tejas" will run between:

    1. Dadar and Kamthe
    2. Thane and Kolad
    3. Mumbai and Karmali
    4. Mumbai and Pune
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  4. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
    List I [States] - List II [No. of members in Rajyasabha]

    (A) Gujarat - (a) 9
    (B) Karnataka - (b) 11
    (C) Kerala - (c) 12
    (D) Odisha - (d) 10

    1. A-a, B-d, C-c, D-b
    2. A-c, B-b, C-d, D-a
    3. A-b, B-c, C-a, D-d
    4. A-a, B-b, C-c, D-d
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  5. Which of the following canals is used as an inland waterway in Southern Germany?

    1. Volga - Don Canal
    2. Sault - Sainte Marie Canal
    3. Ludwig's canal
    4. White Sea Canal
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  6. SEZ India mobile app has been launched in January 2017 by:

    1. Ministry of Labour and Employment.
    2. Ministry of Finance
    3. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
    4. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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  7. The stench due to leakage from the LPG cylinder is because of:

    1. Methane
    2. Propane
    3. Butane
    4. Ethyl mercaptan
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  8. Amount of rain depends on:

    1. Air pressure
    2. Humidity in atmosphere
    3. Water cycle
    4. Temperature
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  9. Who among the following foreign travellers visited India during the reign of Jahangir?

    1. Father Anthony Monserate
    2. Francisco Pelsaert
    3. Niccolo Manucci
    4. Francois Bernier
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  10. In which year UNO adopted a definition of absolute poverty?

    1. 1994
    2. 1995
    3. 1996
    4. 1997
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