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2576

"It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces." The above quotation is related to

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2577

The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world (native speakers) is

UPSC Prelims 1999 Human Geography

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2578

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Industries)	List II (Industrial Centres)
I. Pearl fishing	A. Pune
II. Automobiles	B. Tuticorin (Thoothukudi)
III. Ship-building	C. Pinjore
IV. Engineering goods	D. Marmagao (Goa Shipyard)

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UPSC Prelims 1999 Indian Geography

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2579

The most short-lived of all of Britain's constitutional experiments in India was the

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2580

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

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2581

Which one of the following statements is not correct? Dinar / New Dinar is the currency of

UPSC Prelims 1999 World Geography

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2582

Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century B.C.?

UPSC Prelims 1999 Ancient History

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2583

Consider the following statements about the European Union:
I. The European Union was known earlier as the European Community.
II. The Single European Act (1986) and the Maastricht Treaty were milestones in its formation.
III. Citizens of European Union countries enjoy dual citizenship.
IV. Switzerland is a member of the European Union.

Which of the above statements are correct?

UPSC Prelims 1999 International Relations

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2584

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Resorts)	List II (States)
I. Chakrata	A. Assam
II. Haflong	B. West Bengal
III. Kalimpong	C. Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand)
IV. Kufri	D. Himachal Pradesh

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UPSC Prelims 1999 Indian Geography

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2585

Which one of the following is the objective of the National Renewal Fund (NRF)?

UPSC Prelims 1999 Indian Economy

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2586

'Abhinav Bharat', a secret society of revolutionaries, was organised by

UPSC Prelims 1999 Modern History

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2587

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (PLC Stage)	List II (Financial / Market Zone)
I. Product Development	A. Negative Profit / High Investment
II. Maturity	B. Introduction / Low Sales
III. Growth	C. Rapidly Rising Sales
IV. Introduction	D. Peak Profit

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UPSC Prelims 1999 Indian Economy

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2588

Which one of the following statements is not true of the Konkan Railway?

UPSC Prelims 1999 Indian Geography

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2589

To which Lodi Sultan does the given map relate and what town does the site marked A on the map represent?

UPSC Prelims 1999 Medieval History

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2590

Transchart is the

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2591

The farmers are provided credit from a number of sources for their short and long-term needs. The main sources of credit to the farmers include

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2592

The following foreign travellers came to India at one time or another:
I. Fa-Hien
II. I-Tsing (Yijing)
III. Megasthenes
IV. Hiuen-Tsang (Xuanzang)

The correct chronological sequence of their visits is:

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2593

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Heritage Library)	List II (Location / City)
I. Saraswati Mahal Library	A. Patna
II. Library of Tibetan Works and Archives	B. Dharamshala
III. Raza Library	C. Thanjavur
IV. Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library	D. Rampur

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UPSC Prelims 1999 Art & Culture

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2594

A person of mixed European and Indian (Amerindian) blood in Latin America is called a

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2595

The economic crisis in the latter half of 1990s most seriously affected Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea. The cause of the crisis was

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2596

The first feature film (talkie) to be produced in India was

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2597

Consider the following statements:
Small-scale industries are, in most cases, not as efficient and competitive as the large-scale ones. Yet the Government provides preferential treatment and reservations in a range of products to the small firms because small-scale industries
I. provide higher employment on a per unit capital deployment basis.
II. promote a regional dispersion of industries and economic activities.
III. have performed better in export of manufactured products than the large scale ones.
IV. provide jobs to low-skill workers, who otherwise may not find employment avenues elsewhere.

Which of the above statements are correct?

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2598

There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the

UPSC Prelims 1999 Modern History

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2599

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Musician / Theorist)	List II (Contribution / Style)
I. Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar	A. Introduced the scheme of Raga classification of Indian music
II. Venkatamakhin	B. Proponent of Carnatic music
III. Shyama Shastri	C. Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music
IV. Amir Khusru	D. Wrote the music for the song 'Vande Mataram'

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2600

Which one of the following port cities in Venezuela has been developed as an oil port?

UPSC Prelims 1999 World Geography

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