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2776
'MERCOSUR' consists of group of countries of
UPSC Prelims 1998 International Relations
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2777
Which one of the following was the venue for the preliminary talks (in 1985) between the Sri Lankan Government and representatives of Tamil United Liberation Front and other militant groups?
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2778
The currency of the proposed European Monetary Union will be
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2779
Which one of the following regions of the world supplies the maximum of our imported commodities (in terms of rupee value in the late 1990s)?
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Economy
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2780
The educated middle class in India
UPSC Prelims 1998 Modern History
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2781
Olympics 2000 is to be held in
UPSC Prelims 1998 Current Affairs
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2782
The meeting of G-15 countries held in Malaysia in 1997 was attended by
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2783
The damage to the Spektr Module of the Russian Space Station Mir was due to
UPSC Prelims 1998 Science & Tech
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2784
The four railway junctions shown by numerals 1, 2, 3, 4 on the rough outline map of Gujarat (spanning northern Gujarat down across the Saurashtra peninsula) are respectively
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2785
What is the correct sequence of the following Indian states in descending order of their length of surface roads per 100 km² of their area (as per mid-1990s transport statistics)?
I. Haryana
II. Maharashtra
III. Punjab
IV. Tamil Nadu

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
UPSC Prelims 1998 Indian Geography
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2786
Examine the following three statements:
I. Processed meat is a perishable food.
II. All perishable foods are packed in sealed tins.
III. Sealed tins sometimes do not contain processed meat.

Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statements?
UPSC Prelims 1998 Aptitude
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2787
Some time back, the Government of India, decided to delicense 'white goods' industry. 'White goods' include
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2788
The number of times in a day the Hour-hand and the Minute-hand of a clock are at right angles is
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2789
A survey was conducted on a sample of 1000 persons with reference to their knowledge of English, French and German. The results of the survey are presented in the given Venn diagram. The ratio of the number of persons who do not know any of the three languages to those who know all the three languages is
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2790
A boat which has a speed of 5 km/hr in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest possible path in 15 minutes. The velocity of the river water in km/hr is
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2791
Examine the following statements regarding a set of balls:
I. All balls are black.
II. All balls are white.
III. Only some balls are black.
IV. No balls are black.
Assuming that the balls can only be black or white, which two statements given above can both be true, but cannot both be false?
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2792
In a group of persons travelling in a bus, 6 persons can speak Tamil, 15 can speak Hindi and 6 can speak Gujarati. In that group none can speak any other language. If 2 persons in the group can speak two languages and one person can speak all the three languages, then how many persons are there in the group?
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2793
A girl is swinging on a swing in sitting position. When the same girl stands up, the period of swing will
UPSC Prelims 1997 General Science
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2794
Consider the following:
I. Saxena, David, Jain and Kumar were District Collectors at places P, Q, R and S respectively in 1970.
II. In 1972 they were transferred. Saxena and Jain interchanged places. Kumar and David also interchanged places.
III. One year later in 1973 they were again transferred such that David and Jain interchanged places and Saxena and Kumar were also interchanged.
What should be the next round of transfers so that all the four persons could have been posted at all the four places?
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2795
Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V participate in and finish all the events of a series of swimming races. There are no ties at the finish of any of the events. V always finishes somewhere ahead of P. P always finishes somewhere ahead of Q. Either R finishes first and T finishes last or S finishes first and U or Q finishes last. If in a particular race V finished fifth, then which one of the following would be true?
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2796
The length, breadth and height of a room are $l$, $b$ and $h$ respectively. The perimeter of the ceiling expressed as a percentage of the total area of the four walls is
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2797
If the number representing volume and surface area of a cube are equal, then the length of the edge of the cube in terms of the unit of measurement will be
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2798
If the sales at Anshu store amounted to Rs. 8 lakhs in 1993, then the amount of sales (in lakhs of rupees) at that store in 1995 (experiencing a 10% increase in 1994 followed by a 10% decrease in 1995) was
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2799
The ratio of the number of students of a particular height in Section A to that in Section B is the maximum for the height of
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2800
When three coins are tossed together the probability that all coins have the same face up is
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