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4551
'The Modern Review' was started by
UPSC Prelims 1990 Modern Indian History / Journalism
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4552
Match List I with List II:

List I (Author)List II (Book)
(A) J. L. Nehru(1) Golden Threshold
(B) Piloo Mody(2) Glimpses of World History
(C) Sarojini Naidu(3) The Judgement
(D) Kuldip Nayar(4) Zulfi, My Friend

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UPSC Prelims 1990 Modern Indian History
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4553
Consider the following effects of genetic engineering:
1. Disease resistance
2. Growth promotion
3. Cloning
4. Longevity
Of these effects, those that have been tried out with a certain amount of success include
UPSC Prelims 1990 General Science & Technology
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4554
Out of the total area, the 'cultivable plains' in India constitutes about
UPSC Prelims 1990 Indian Geography
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4555
The well-known painting 'Bani Thani' belongs to the
UPSC Prelims 1990 Art and Culture
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4556
Which one of the following can be classified as a "Pratiloma Marriage"?
UPSC Prelims 1990 Ancient Indian History / Sociology
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4557
A famous painting was sold for nearly Rs. 10 lakh in the auction held in Bombay in 1989. The artist was
UPSC Prelims 1990 General Awareness / Art and Culture
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4558
When compared to the mammals, birds are less sensitive to temporary deprivation of water, because
UPSC Prelims 1990 General Science & Biology
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4559
The Stone Age people had the first domestic
UPSC Prelims 1990 Ancient Indian History
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4560
Judaism and Christianity arose in
UPSC Prelims 1990 Ancient Indian History / World History
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4561
The three diagrams given below follow a certain order. The correct diagram to follow these three in that order is
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Logical Reasoning
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4562
Examine the following statements:
1. Lady's finger is tastier than cabbage.
2. Cauliflower is tastier than lady's finger.
3. Cabbage is not tastier than peas.
The conclusion that can be drawn from these statements is that
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Logical Reasoning
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4563
If A, B, C, D are numbers in increasing order and D, B, E are numbers in decreasing order, then which one of the following sequences need neither be in a decreasing nor in an increasing order?
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Logical Reasoning
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4564
The number of persons of 46 years of age or more in the town is
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Quantitative Aptitude
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4565
If due to an epidemic affecting children and youth 10 percent of those below 15 and 5 percent of those between 16 and 25 die then the total number of deaths in the town would be
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Quantitative Aptitude
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4566
Between X and Y if 0 < X < 1 and Y > 1 then
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4567
The number of pieces 0.5 cm in diameter and 15 cm long that can be cut out of a wooden block 15 cm in length and 1.5 cm in diameter is
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Quantitative Aptitude
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4568
A merchant wants a gross profit of 25 per cent on the sales. Thus the percentage he should add to the cost price will be
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Quantitative Aptitude
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4569
A circle C a square S and an equilateral triangle T have the same perimeter or circumference. The correct increasing order of their areas will be
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Quantitative Aptitude
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4570
The next number in the series 0, 7, 26, 63 is
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Quantitative Aptitude
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4571
A, B, C, D, E and F, not necessarily in that order, are sitting on six chairs regularly placed around a round table. It is observed that A is between D and F, C is opposite D, D and E are not on neighbouring chairs. The person sitting opposite B is
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Logical Reasoning
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4572
Which one of the following diagrams correctly represents the relationship among tennis fans, cricket players and students?
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Logical Reasoning
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4573
Water flows through a pipeline at a steady rate. At a point on the pipeline, water is withdrawn continuously through a branch line. Consider the following statements in this regard:
1. Pipeline beyond the branch line will not be full.
2. Flow velocity in the main line will be less after the branch line than before it.
3. Flow velocity in the main line beyond the branch line will become unsteady.
Of these statements:
UPSC Prelims 1990 General Science & Physics
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4574
When a number X is added to 4 divided by X, the result is 4. Therefore X is
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Quantitative Aptitude
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4575
The minute arm of a clock is 10 cm long. The number of minutes taken by the tip of the arm to travel a length of 10 cm is nearly equal to
UPSC Prelims 1990 CSAT / Quantitative Aptitude
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