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5076
The expenses of A and B are in the ratio 2 : 3. A sum of Rs. 2800 is equally divided between them. If A saves Rs. 600, then B saves
UPSC Prelims 1987 Mathematics
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5077
A person starts walking towards north from a point and walks 3 km; then moves left and walks 2 km; again moves to his right and walks 1 km and finally moves to his right and walks 5 km. At what distance is he now from the starting point ?
UPSC Prelims 1987 Logical Reasoning
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5078
In accordance with the following diagram, a man walks from A to O in 5 minutes and from B to O and O to C in three minutes each. O is the centre of the circle. AB and AC are tangents at B and C respectively drawn from A. The time taken by him in covering the distance from A to C via B and O is
UPSC Prelims 1987 Logical Reasoning
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5079
Alauddin Khilji maintained control on price during his reign because
UPSC Prelims 1987 Medieval Indian History
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5080
The purpose of Cripps' Mission was
UPSC Prelims 1987 Modern Indian History
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5081
Which of the following is not true about Mughal army?
UPSC Prelims 1987 Medieval Indian History
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5082
Musical instrument used by Amir Khusro was
UPSC Prelims 1987 Art and Culture
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5083
Indianisation of the Civil Services was done by
UPSC Prelims 1987 Modern Indian History
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5084
Temperature in human beings is controlled by
UPSC Prelims 1987 General Science & Biology
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5085
The human body is immune to which of the following diseases?
UPSC Prelims 1987 General Science & Biology
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5086
Ultrafiltering units of kidney are known as
UPSC Prelims 1987 General Science & Biology
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5087
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(A) Groundnut(i) Leguminosae
(B) Cotton(ii) Graminae
(C) Sugarcane(iii) Malvaceae

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UPSC Prelims 1987 General Science & Botany
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5088
Which of the following diseases is hereditary?
UPSC Prelims 1987 General Science & Biology
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5089
Which of the following is/are found in plant cells but not in those of animals?
UPSC Prelims 1987 General Science & Biology
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5090
India's contribution to Mathematics includes: 1. Number system 2. Decimal system 3. Concept of zero
UPSC Prelims 1987 Mathematics / History of Science
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5091
Which of the following pairs is correct ?
UPSC Prelims 1987 Art and Culture
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5092
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) Uma Shankar Joshi(i) Gujarati
(b) Ashapoorna Devi(ii) Telugu
(c) Dattatreya Bendre(iii) Bengali
(d) Vishwanathan Satyanarayan(iv) Kannada

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UPSC Prelims 1987 Indian Literature and Culture
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5093
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) Roaper(i) Informs about Mauryan Empire
(b) Kumarahar(ii) Treaty of alliance between Bentinck and Ranjit Singh
(c) Aihole(iii) Statue of Lord Bahubali
(d) Shravan Belgola(iv) Sites of Chalukyan architecture

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UPSC Prelims 1987 Ancient and Modern Indian History
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5094
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) M. N. Roy(i) Swarajist Party
(b) C. R. Dass(ii) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
(c) Chandra Shekhar Azad(iii) Congress Socialist Party
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev(iv) Communist International

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UPSC Prelims 1987 Modern Indian History
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5095
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) Namdeva(i) West Bengal
(b) Chaitanya(ii) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Surdas(iii) Maharashtra
(d) Nanak(iv) Punjab

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UPSC Prelims 1987 Medieval Indian History
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5096
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) M. S. Swaminathan(i) Author
(b) Mulk Raj Anand(ii) Scientist
(c) A. P. Venkateshwaran(iii) Diplomat
(d) J. D. Sethi(iv) Painter
(v) Economist

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UPSC Prelims 1987 General Awareness & Personalities
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5097
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) Otitis(i) Throat
(b) Encephalitis(ii) Ear
(c) Laryngitis(iii) Liver
(d) Hepatitis(iv) Brain
(v) Kidney

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UPSC Prelims 1987 General Science & Biology
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5098
Which of the following pairs is correct ?
UPSC Prelims 1987 Indian Economy
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5099
Match the columns:

Column IColumn II
A. Amjad Ali Khan1. Flute
B. Ali Hussain2. Sarod
C. Hari Prasad Chaurasia3. Tabla
D. Alla Rakha4. Shehnai

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UPSC Prelims 1986 Art and Culture
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5100
Match the columns:

Column IColumn II
A. Varanasi1. Indian Rare Earths Ltd.
B. Koyali2. Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd.
C. Pinjore3. Diesel Locomotive Works
D. Alwaye4. Petro-chemical complex

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UPSC Prelims 1986 Indian Geography & Economy
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