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UPPSC Prelims 2018 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 6)

  1. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

    Assertion (A): Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period.
    Reason (R): The early chisti sufis were found of musical assemblies called, 'sama'.

    Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
    Codes:

    1. Both (A) and (R) are true 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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  2. The inscription of Hathigumpha is the source of information about which king?

    1. Kharvela
    2. Ashok
    3. Harshavardhan
    4. Kanishka
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  3. Which of the following is measured by the Lorenz curve?

    1. Illiteracy
    2. Unemployment
    3. Population growth
    4. Inequality of Income
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  4. The Human Development Index (HDI) was first developed by which of the following?

    1. UNDP
    2. IMF
    3. UNICEF
    4. UNCTAD
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  5. Which of the following is concerned with soil?

    1. Edaphic
    2. Climatic
    3. Biotic
    4. Topography
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  6. Which of the following States was in the news for the outbreak of Nipah virus disease in May-June, 2018?

    1. Bihar
    2. Kerala
    3. Haryana
    4. Gujarat
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  7. Consider the following events.

    1. First reptiles
    2. First insects
    3. Shelled animals
    4. First mammals

    Arrange the above events in Chronological order of their origin on the earth and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    Codes:

    1. 2 1 3 4
    2. 2 3 1 4
    3. 3 2 1 4
    4. 2 4 1 3
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  8. The book 'A Brief History of Time' has been written by whom?

    1. Stephen Hawking
    2. J.V. Narlikar
    3. C.V. Raman
    4. S. Bose
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  9. India's first National Centre for Marine Biodiversity (NCMB) is located in which city?

    1. Bhavnagar
    2. Jamnagar
    3. Mumbai
    4. Puducherry
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  10. Which of the following States ranks first in India in length of roads?

    1. Maharashtra
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Madhya Pradesh
    4. Rajasthan
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