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5101
Match the columns:

Column IColumn II
A. Australia1. Pretoria
B. Canada2. Riyadh
C. South Africa3. Canberra
D. Saudi Arabia4. Ottawa

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UPSC Prelims 1986 World Geography
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5102
Match the columns:

Column IColumn II
A. English1. Israel
B. Amharic2. Namibia
C. Swahili3. Ethiopia
D. Hebrew4. Kenya

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UPSC Prelims 1986 World Geography
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5103
Match the columns:

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A. Rajendra Prasad1. "A Nation in the Making"
B. Dilip Mukherjee2. "India Divided"
C. S. N. Bannerjee3. "My Experiments with Truth"
D. Mahatma Gandhi4. "The Terrorists"

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UPSC Prelims 1986 Modern Indian History
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5104
Match the columns:

Column IColumn II
A. Vitamin A1. Beriberi
B. Vitamin B2. Rickets
C. Vitamin C3. Scurvy
D. Vitamin D4. Sterility
E. Vitamin E5. Night Blindness

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UPSC Prelims 1986 General Science & Biology
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5105
Which of the following terms is used to denote the heavy rocks of the lithosphere?
UPSC Prelims 1986 Physical Geography
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5106
Which pair among the following had similar views during the national movement?
UPSC Prelims 1986 Modern Indian History
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5107
In India, the problem of utilisation of agriculture wastes is in
UPSC Prelims 1986 General Science & Technology
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5108
Which of the following is the organic matter of animal and vegetable origin in the soil?
UPSC Prelims 1986 Physical Geography / Agriculture
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5109
Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the following statement? "A well balanced nutritious diet is essential for good athletes." This means
UPSC Prelims 1986 Logical Reasoning
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5110
Extrusive (Intrusive) rocks are forms of
UPSC Prelims 1986 Physical Geography
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5111
The shape of the Himalayas is like
UPSC Prelims 1986 Indian Geography
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5112
"The Arctic Home of the Vedas" was written by
UPSC Prelims 1986 Modern Indian History
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5113
The first political association in the Bombay Presidency was established by
UPSC Prelims 1986 Modern Indian History
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5114
Who declared, "Swaraj had 'stunk in the nostrils' and that without adequate discipline and restraint on the part of the people the movement had proved to be a 'Himalayan blunder'."
UPSC Prelims 1986 Modern Indian History
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5115
"Anushilan Samithi" was the terrorist organisation with its headquarters at
UPSC Prelims 1986 Modern Indian History
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5116
If suitable Scheduled Caste/Tribe candidates are not available, the posts
UPSC Prelims 1986 Indian Polity
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5117
Arrange the following in a chronological order : (i) Surat Split (ii) Formation of Muslim League (iii) Partition of Bengal (iv) Regulating Act
UPSC Prelims 1986 Modern Indian History
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5118
Assertion: Comets have gaseous tails. Reason: They are very hot bodies.
UPSC Prelims 1986 Physical Geography / Astronomy
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5119
Assertion: Sex ratio in India is in favor of males. Reason: In females there is a high rate of mortality during maternity.
UPSC Prelims 1986 Indian Geography / Demographics
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5120
Which of the following pairs is/are correct ? (A) Main root - Storage (B) Lateral root - Absorption (C) Root hair - Conduction
UPSC Prelims 1986 General Science & Biology
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5121
'Ghuzak' is the name of a place where
UPSC Prelims 1986 Medieval Indian History
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5122
Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
UPSC Prelims 1986 General Science & Physics
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5123
Which of the following two continents are just like the mirror images of each other ?
UPSC Prelims 1986 World Geography
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5124
Which of the following statements A, B, C and D is/are correct ? Winnie Mandela is (A) Wife of Nelson Mandela (B) A teacher by profession (C) Facing exile in her own country (D) Winner of Nobel Peace Prize
UPSC Prelims 1986 Current Affairs / World Politics
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5125
Which of the following pairs is incorrect ?
UPSC Prelims 1986 General Science & Biology
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