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4851
Match List I with List II:

List I (Lakes)List II (States)
(A) Wular(1) Rajasthan
(B) Chilka(2) Orissa
(C) Loktak(3) Manipur
(D) Nakki(4) Jammu and Kashmir
(5) Madhya Pradesh

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Indian Geography
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4852
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(A) Morley Minto Reforms(1) Dyarchy in the Provinces
(B) Montague Chelmsford Reforms(2) Provincial Autonomy
(C) Reform Act of 1935(3) Introduction of separate electorate
(D) Cripps Proposals(4) Provision for establishment of a Constituent Assembly

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Modern Indian History
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4853
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(A) Qutub Minar(1) Mohamed Adil Shah
(B) Gol Gumbaj(2) Iltutmish
(C) Buland Darwaza(3) Aurangzeb
(D) Moti Masjid(4) Jahangir
(5) Akbar

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Medieval Indian History
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4854
Match List I with List II:

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(A) Nehru(1) Post-dated cheque
(B) Ambedkar(2) The autocratic powers of Viceroy would remain
(C) Gandhi(3) It will do the greatest harm to the depressed classes
(D) Sapru & Jayakar(4) The creation of more than one Union will be disastrous

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Modern Indian History
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4855
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(A) Amaravati(1) Hoysalas
(B) Aihole(2) Cholas
(C) Thanjavur(3) Satavahanas
(D) Halebid(4) Chalukyas
(5) Pandyas

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Ancient / Medieval Indian History
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4856
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(A) Karsondas Mulji(1) Tatvabodhini Patrika
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji(2) Satya Prakash
(C) Debendranath Tagore(3) Fight for legal status to Parsi women
(D) Henry Vivian Derozio(4) Peasant Movement
(5) Did not believe in existence of god

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Modern Indian History
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4857
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(A) Rig Veda(1) Musical hymns
(B) Yajur Veda(2) Hymns and rituals
(C) Sama Veda(3) Charms and spells
(D) Atharva Veda(4) Hymns and prayers

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Ancient Indian History
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4858
In which of the following industries in India are the maximum number of workers employed?
UPSC Prelims 1988 Indian Economy
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4859
The 'Char Minar' is in
UPSC Prelims 1988 Medieval Indian History
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4860
If there were no atmosphere, what would be the colour of sky?
UPSC Prelims 1988 General Science & Physics
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4861
Which of the following statements are true of the Congress Socialist Party?

  1. It was a forum for various kinds of Socialists in India.
  2. It was a rival organisation of Indian National Congress.
  3. It championed the cause of workers and peasants.

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Modern Indian History
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4862
The Oscar award winning film 'Platoon' was based on
UPSC Prelims 1988 General Awareness / World Cinema
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4863
Mechanisation of agriculture will lead to which of the following?

  1. Higher per unit cost of operation
  2. Higher per unit productivity
  3. Higher dose of employment
  4. Higher utilisation of resources

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Indian Economy
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4864
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
UPSC Prelims 1988 Modern Indian History
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4865
The earliest evidence of a Jewish community settling in India is provided by a charter of a
UPSC Prelims 1988 Ancient Indian History
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4866
One of the elements mentioned as the strategy for industrial development in the Seventh Five-Year Plan is to usher in 'sunrise industries'. 'Sunrise industries' refers to those industries which have
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4867
Water hyacinth is related to
UPSC Prelims 1988 General Science & Biology
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4868
Which of the following are under the purview of Industrial Development Bank of India?

  1. Unit Trust of India
  2. Life Insurance Corporation of India
  3. Export-Import Bank
  4. State Finance Corporation of India

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Indian Economy / Banking
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4869
Which one of the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi and Boycott agitation during the first decade of the present century?
UPSC Prelims 1988 Modern Indian History
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4870
The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called
UPSC Prelims 1988 General Science & Physics
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4871
The British rulers introduced a new system of education in India chiefly because they wanted to
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4872
Which of the following is/are true of bonded labour?

  1. It is forced employment in consideration of an advance or interest payment
  2. It is employment arising out of any customary or social or hereditary obligation or by reason of birth in any caste or community involved in pledging labour
  3. It is for any economic consideration involving loss of freedom of contract leading to forced employment

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UPSC Prelims 1988 Indian Economy / Social Issues
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4873
Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of
UPSC Prelims 1988 Medieval / Modern Indian History
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4874
Fog is common around Newfoundland coast because
UPSC Prelims 1988 Physical Geography
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4875
Which one of the following is NOT an affiliate of the Reserve Bank of India?
UPSC Prelims 1988 Indian Economy / Banking
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