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3076
Which one of the following works has recently been made into a full length feature film ?
UPSC Prelims 1996 Current Affairs
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3077
As per the 1991 Census, the average size of households in terms of number of persons per household in respect of the given states follows the sequence (highest first, lowest last).
UPSC Prelims 1996 Human Geography
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3078
Which of the following pairs of states and their important crops are correctly matched ?
I. Kerala : Tapioca
II. Maharashtra : Cotton
III. W. Bengal : Jute
IV. Gujarat : Groundnut

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UPSC Prelims 1996 Indian Geography
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3079
Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by
UPSC Prelims 1996 Medieval History
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3080
Consider the following landmarks in Indian education :
I. Hindu College, Calcutta
II. University of Calcutta
III. Adam's Report
IV. Wood's Despatch

The correct chronological order of these landmarks is
UPSC Prelims 1996 Modern History
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3081
Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party ?
UPSC Prelims 1996 Modern History
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3082
A redistribution of income in a country can be best brought about through
UPSC Prelims 1996 Indian Economy
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3083
The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930-32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because
UPSC Prelims 1996 Modern History
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3084
What is the effective interest for this person for money invested in the long-term savings scheme?
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3085
Which of the following can be inferred from the statement that ‘Either John is stupid or John is lazy’?
I. John is lazy / therefore, John is not stupid.
II. John is not lazy / therefore, John is stupid.
III. John is not stupid / therefore, John is lazy.
IV. John is stupid / therefore, John is not lazy.

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3086
What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone?
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3087
Which of the following curves depicts correctly the dependence of Y on time?
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3088
In the light of the above which one of the following statements is correct?
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3089
When the total traffic volume is the same, the factor(s) which affect(s) the noise pollution level is/are
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3090
From the diagram shown it would be right to conclude that
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3091
In the Cartesian plane four points P, Q, R, S have coordinates (1, 1), (4, 2), (4, 4) and (1, 4). The area of the quadrilateral PQRS is
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3092
A table has three drawers. It is known that one of the drawers contains two silver coins, another contains two gold coins and the third one contains a silver coin and a gold coin. One of the drawers is opened at random and a coin is drawn. It is found to be a silver coin. What is the probability that the other coin in the drawer is a gold coin?
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3093
A student has 60% chance of passing in English and 54% chance of passing in both English and Mathematics. What is the percentage probability that he will fail in Mathematics, given that he has passed in English?
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3094
A thief running at 8 km/h is chased by a policeman at 10 km/h. If the thief is 100 metres ahead, the time required for the policeman to catch him is
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3095
PQRS is a square of side 1 unit and Q, S are the centres of two circular arcs. The area of the shaded leaf/region enclosed between the two quadrants is
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3096
A rectangular sump of dimensions 6 m × 5 m × 4 m is to be built using bricks to make the outer dimension 6.2 m × 5.2 m × 4.2 m. Approximately how many bricks of size 20 cm × 10 cm × 5 cm are required?
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3097
The value of $(x-a)(x-b)(x-c)\dots(x-y)(x-z)$ is
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3098
A person travelled from one place to another at an average speed of 40 km/h and back at 50 km/h. What is his average speed during the entire round trip?
UPSC Prelims 1995 Aptitude
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3099
Seven men, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are standing in a queue in that order. Each one is wearing a cap of a different colour like violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. D is able to see in front of him green and blue but not violet. E can see violet and yellow, but not red. G can see caps of all colours other than orange. If E is wearing an indigo coloured cap, then the colour of the cap worn by F is
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3100
In the given diagram, circle A represents teachers who can teach Physics, circle B represents teachers who can teach Chemistry and circle C represents those who can teach Mathematics. Among the regions marked p, q, r... the one which represents teachers who can teach Physics and Mathematics but not Chemistry is
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