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4701
Assertion (A): Most of the hot deserts are present on the western margin of the continents close to the zones of trade winds.
Reason (R): Zones of trade winds are characterised by seas having reversal of planetary wind direction.

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UPSC Prelims 1989 Physical Geography / Climatology
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4702
Match List I with List II:

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(A) Vikram Seth(iii) Writer
(B) Raghu Rai(i) Photographer
(C) Charles Correa(iv) Architect
(D) Mira Nair(ii) Film Director

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UPSC Prelims 1989 General Awareness / Personalities
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4703
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(A) Ravi Verma(i) Modern Art
(B) Amrita Shergil(iv) Medical Practitioner
(C) Jamini Roy(iii) Folk lore
(D) Ravi Shankar(ii) Music

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UPSC Prelims 1989 Art and Culture
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4704
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(A) Jharia(iii) Coal
(B) Ankleshwar(iv) Oil
(C) Bailadilla(ii) Iron
(D) Mulkigunj(i) Copper

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UPSC Prelims 1989 Indian Geography
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4705
Match List I with List II:

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(A) A person with maximum number of votes gets elected(iv) Relative majority
(B) A person votes for the party not for the candidate(i) List system
(C) 1 candidate = 1 vote(ii) Limited vote plan
(D) 1 elector = many votes(v) Cumulative vote

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UPSC Prelims 1989 Indian Polity
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4706
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(A) Doda-Beta(i) Nilgiri
(B) Makalu(ii) Himalaya
(C) Dhupgarh(iv) Satpura
(D) Guru-Shikhar(iii) Aravali

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UPSC Prelims 1989 Indian Geography
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4707
Match List I with List II:

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(A) Vitamin E(iii) Sterility
(B) Vitamin K(iv) Blood coagulation
(C) Vitamin C(i) Scurvy
(D) Vitamin D(ii) Rickets

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UPSC Prelims 1989 General Science & Biology
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4708
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(A) Charak(iii) Ayurveda
(B) Nagarjuna(iv) Rasaratnakara
(C) Kapila(i) Samkhya
(D) Gorakhnath(ii) Sanskrit author

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UPSC Prelims 1989 Ancient Indian History
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4709
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(A) Chaitya(iii) Karle
(B) Stupa(i) Amaravati
(C) Pillar(ii) Besnagar
(D) Brick Temples(iv) Bhitragaon

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UPSC Prelims 1989 Ancient Indian History / Art & Culture
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4710
If a bacteria culture doubles exponentially in every 30 minutes, then after 5 hours they become
UPSC Prelims 1989 General Science & Mathematics
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4711
Birds get thrust (forward motion) and lift (upward motion) from the
UPSC Prelims 1989 General Science & Biology
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4712
The rebel force of which country is called the 'Contras'?
UPSC Prelims 1989 World Affairs / Geopolitics
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4713
'Deorala' was recently in news because of
UPSC Prelims 1989 Modern Indian History / Current Affairs
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4714
The climate of India is of which of the following types?
UPSC Prelims 1989 Indian Geography / Climatology
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4715
Deforestation results in:

  1. Flora destruction
  2. Fauna destruction
  3. Ecological disbalance

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UPSC Prelims 1989 Environment and Ecology
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4716
The largest reserve of 'Sal' forests is found in
UPSC Prelims 1989 Indian Geography
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4717
On whose recommendations was the Constituent Assembly formed?
UPSC Prelims 1989 Modern Indian History
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4718
Who among the following is a famous economist?
UPSC Prelims 1989 Economics
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4719
A small weight put on the pressure cooker increases the pressure of steam because
UPSC Prelims 1989 General Science & Physics
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4720
Which of the following is not true about Gujarat?
UPSC Prelims 1989 Indian Economy / Agriculture Statistics
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4721
The system of 'Dyarchy' was first introduced by
UPSC Prelims 1989 Modern Indian History
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4722
Which of the following committees was appointed for investigating into the Delhi riots in November 1984?
UPSC Prelims 1989 Indian Polity / Commissions
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4723
Banaras Hindu University was founded by
UPSC Prelims 1989 Modern Indian History
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4724
HUDCO aims at providing
UPSC Prelims 1989 Indian Economy / Urban Development
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4725
'Lathyrism' is a crippling disease caused by
UPSC Prelims 1989 General Science & Medicine
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