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2901
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Revolutionary Event / Organization)List II (Associated Revolutionary)
I. Chittagong Armoury raidA. Lala Hardayal
II. Kakori ConspiracyB. Jatin Das
III. Lahore ConspiracyC. Surya Sen
IV. Ghadr PartyD. Ram Prasad Bismil

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UPSC Prelims 1997 Modern History
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2902
One of the important agreements reached in the 1996 Ministerial Conference of WTO relates to
UPSC Prelims 1997 Indian Economy
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2903
The Prime Minister of which one of the following countries is chosen by the ruling prince from a slate of three candidates put up to him by the President of France?
UPSC Prelims 1997 Comparative Politics
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2904
The canal-carrying capacity of Farakka is
UPSC Prelims 1997 Indian Geography
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2905
The predominant languages spoken in the areas marked A, B, C and D (spanning west to east across the Indo-Gangetic plain) are respectively
UPSC Prelims 1997 Indian Geography
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2906
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Events)List II (Years)
I. Surat SplitA. 1929
II. Communal AwardB. 1928
III. All-Party ConventionC. 1932
IV. Poorna Swaraj ResolutionD. 1907

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UPSC Prelims 1997 Modern History
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2907
Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
UPSC Prelims 1997 Physical Geography
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2908
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Committees)List II (Chaired by)
I. Disinvestment of shares in Public Sector EnterprisesA. Raja J. Chelliah
II. Industrial SicknessB. Onkar Goswami
III. Tax ReformsC. R. N. Malhotra
IV. Reforms in Insurance SectorD. C. Rangarajan

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UPSC Prelims 1997 Indian Economy
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2909
Proportional representation is NOT necessary in a country where
UPSC Prelims 1997 Comparative Politics
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2910
Which one of the following was used as a chemical weapon in the First World War?
UPSC Prelims 1997 World History
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2911
The Poona Pact which was signed between the representatives of the Depressed Classes and caste Hindus in September 1932 provided for
UPSC Prelims 1997 Modern History
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2912
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Events)List II (Results)
I. Morley-Minto ReformsA. Country-wide agitation
II. Simon CommissionB. Withdrawal of a movement
III. The Chauri-Chaura incidentC. Communal Electorates
IV. The Dandi MarchD. Communal outbreaks
E. Illegal manufacture of salt

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UPSC Prelims 1997 Modern History
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2913
Which one of the following States of India has passed a legislation (in 1996) making the maintenance of one's parents mandatory?
UPSC Prelims 1997 Current Affairs
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2914
The Almatti Dam is on the river
UPSC Prelims 1997 Indian Geography
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2915
Who among the following was associated with the suppression of Thugs?
UPSC Prelims 1997 Modern History
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2916
According to the latest census figures sex ratio in India is
UPSC Prelims 1997 Human Geography
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2917
Which one of the following was NOT proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?
UPSC Prelims 1997 Indian Polity
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2918
The river shown on the map of Southeast Asia (flowing south between the Irrawaddy and Mekong basins through Myanmar into the Gulf of Martaban) is the
UPSC Prelims 1997 World Geography
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2919
“A graduate at 18, professor and associated editor of the Sudharak at 20, Secretary of the Sarvajanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legislator at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39, a patriot whom Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master.” This is how a biographer describes
UPSC Prelims 1997 Modern History
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2920
The sum of which of the following constitutes Broad Money (M3) in India?
I. Currency with the Public
II. Demand deposits with banks
III. Time deposits with banks
IV. Other deposits with RBI

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UPSC Prelims 1997 Indian Economy
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2921
In which of the following countries will the no-confidence motion to bring down the government passed by the legislature be valid only when the legislature is able to find simultaneously a majority to elect a successor government?
UPSC Prelims 1997 Comparative Politics
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2922
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Minerals)List II (Typical areas of Occurrence)
I. CoalA. Bhandara
II. GoldB. Karanpura
III. MicaC. Hutti
IV. ManganeseD. Nellore

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UPSC Prelims 1997 Indian Geography
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2923
Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
Reason (R): The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chisti in Ajmer.

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UPSC Prelims 1997 Medieval History
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2924
The tail of a comet is directed away from the sun because
UPSC Prelims 1997 General Science
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2925
What is the correct sequence of the descending order of the following States in respect of female literacy rates as per the 1991 Census?
I. Mizoram
II. Kerala
III. Goa
IV. Nagaland

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UPSC Prelims 1997 Human Geography
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