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UPPSC Prelims 2019 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 4)

  1. The newly appointed Managing Director of I.M.F. is:

    1. Kristalina Georgieva
    2. Christine Lagarde
    3. Raghuram Rajan
    4. Surjit Bhalla
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  2. In October, 2019 India announced to establish a High Commission in which African country?

    1. Benin
    2. Gambia
    3. Guinia
    4. Sierra Leone
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  3. Arrange the following events in chronological order of their commencement and select correct answer from the codes given below:

    I. Wild Life (Protection) Act
    II. Biological Diversity Act
    III. Project Tiger
    IV. Project Elephant

    Codes:

    1. I, II, III, IV
    2. I, III, IV, II
    3. II, III, IV, I
    4. II, III, I, IV
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  4. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?(Substance) (Use)

    1. Silver bromide - Artificial photosynthesis
    2. Silver iodide - Artificial rain
    3. Lithium bicarbonate - Treatment of rheumatism
    4. Milk of magnesia - Antacid
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  5. Multidimensional poverty index includes:

    i. Health
    ii. Education
    iii. Living Standard

    Select correct answer from the codes given below:
    Codes:

    1. only i is correct
    2. only ii and iii are correct
    3. only i and ii are correct
    4. i, ii and iii are correct
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  6. The amount fo energy during transfer from one trophic level to another in an ecosystem:

    1. Increases
    2. Decreases
    3. Remain Constrant
    4. May increase or decrease
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  7. Which of the following gland in human body acts both as Endocrine and Exocrine gland ?

    1. Adrenal Gland
    2. Lacrimal Gland
    3. Pancreas Gland
    4. Thyroid
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  8. The National Programme launched on October 10, 2019 by the Indian Government to encourage talented children to enrich skills is:

    1. LAKSHYA
    2. PRATIBHA
    3. DHRUV
    4. PARIVARTAN
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  9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
    List-I (Ruling Dynasties) List-II (Capitals)

    A. Pallava - 1. Warangal
    B. Pandya - 2. Kanchi
    C. Yadava - 3. Madurai
    D. Kaktiya - 4. Devagiri

    Code:
    A B C D

    1. 2 1 4 3
    2. 2 3 4 1
    3. 1 2 3 4
    4. 2 4 3 1
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  10. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

    Assertion (A): Sustainable development is important for well being of human society.

    Reason (R): Sustainable development is a kind of development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

    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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