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2701
The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was
UPSC Prelims 1998 Medieval History
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2702
The accounting year of the Reserve Bank of India (historically in 1998) is
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Economy
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2703
In the vicinity of Mumbai, a number of specialised towns have been developed. Match the lists of specialisation with towns and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Towns)List II (Specialisation)
I. AlibagA. Fishing Centre
II. BalapurB. Holiday resort
III. Nhava ShevaC. Petro-chemical complex
IV. RatnagiriD. Port

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UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Geography
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2704
Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom movement?
UPSC Prelims 1998 Modern History
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2705
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Industrial Center)List II (Major Industry)
I. JamnagarA. Aluminium
II. HospetB. Woollen Textile
III. KorbaC. Fertilizers / Petrochemicals
IV. HaldiaE. Iron and Steel

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UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Geography
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2706
Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 1997 was awarded for contribution in the area of
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Economy
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2707
What is the correct sequence of the following events?
I. The August Offer
II. The I.N.A. trial
III. The Quit India Movement
IV. The Royal Indian Naval Ratings' Revolt

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UPSC Prelims 1998 Modern History
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2708
The discovery of Oak flora in 1966 added a new chapter to the history of Indian Sericulture. Which one of the following states is the leading producer of Oak tasar silk?
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Geography
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2709
Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant
UPSC Prelims 1998 Medieval History
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2710
Which one of the following events was characterised by Montagu (Secretary of State for India) as 'Preventive Murder'?
UPSC Prelims 1998 Modern History
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2711
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Minerals)List II (Mining Area)
I. GraphiteA. Bellary
II. LeadB. Didwana
III. SaltC. Rampa
IV. SilverD. Zawar

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UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Geography
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2712
What is the correct chronological order in which the following appeared in India?
I. Gold coins
II. Punch-marked silver coins
III. Iron plough (Iron ploughshare)
IV. Urban culture

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UPSC Prelims 1998 Ancient History
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2713
The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in hand and total assets. This is called
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Economy
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2714
Commercial production of mineral oil has started recently in which one of the areas of India, labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough map given below (referring to the Krishna-Godavari / Cauvery or Western on-shore basin developments)?
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Geography
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2715
The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of the
UPSC Prelims 1998 Modern History
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2716
Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because
UPSC Prelims 1998 Modern History
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2717
Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given (spanning the central Sal forest belt of Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh). Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidemic include
UPSC Prelims 1998 Environment
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2718
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
I. Mrichchakatikam – Shudraka
II. Buddhacharita – Vasuvandhu
III. Mudrarakshasha – Vishakhadatta
IV. Harshacharita – Banabhatta

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UPSC Prelims 1998 Ancient History
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2719
The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the Mughal empire from the view point of
UPSC Prelims 1998 Medieval History
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2720
What is the correct sequence of the following events?
I. Tilak's Home Rule League
II. Komagata Maru Incident
III. Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in India

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UPSC Prelims 1998 Modern History
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2721
According to the World Development Report, low income economies are those for which the per capita GNP in 1994 was
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Economy
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2722
Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India has rift valley due to down warping?
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Geography
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2723
The Asokan major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts
UPSC Prelims 1998 Ancient History
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2724
Some people in Manipur live in houses built on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended silt. These islands are called
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Geography
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2725
Panchayati Raj was first introduced in India in October, 1959 in
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Polity
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