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5251
Match the columns:

Column IColumn II
A. Amir Khusro1. 16th century
B. Din-i-Illahi2. 12th century
C. Qutab Minar3. 14th century
D. Chand Bardai4. 13th century

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UPSC Prelims 1985 Medieval Indian History
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5252
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) Korba(1) Atomic Power Plant
(b) Raniganj(2) Heavy Electricals
(c) Kalpakkam(3) Coal Mines
(d) Hardwar(4) Aluminium
(5) Iron and Steel

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UPSC Prelims 1985 Indian Geography
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5253
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) Chandidas(1) Bengali
(b) Mira(2) Tamil
(c) Purandaradas(3) Hindi
(d) Thyagaraja(4) Kannada
(5) Telugu

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UPSC Prelims 1985 Medieval & Modern Indian History
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5254
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) Argentite(1) Copper
(b) Bauxite(2) Iron
(c) Haematite(3) Aluminium
(d) Cuprite(4) Silver

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UPSC Prelims 1985 General Science & Chemistry
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5255
Match List I with List II:

List IList II
(a) Mumps(1) Protozoa
(b) Tuberculosis(2) Bacterium
(c) Beri-Beri(3) Virus
(d) Dysentery(4) Lack of thiamine

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UPSC Prelims 1985 General Science & Biology
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5256
A thief steals a case and 5 persons witness that they have seen him stealing. The thief says that he will bring 50 persons who will say that they have not seen him stealing. Which of the following statements is correct ?
UPSC Prelims 1985 General Awareness
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5257
Assertion (A): Akbar introduced Din-i-Illahi which became more popular. Reason (R): Din-i-Illahi was a religious order, suitable for the people of all religions.
UPSC Prelims 1985 Medieval Indian History
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5258
Assertion (A): Photosynthesis and vision are the phenomenon of visible light. Reason (R): The visible light is absorbed by small particles containing chlorophylls as well as the retina of the eye.
UPSC Prelims 1985 General Science & Biology
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5259
Assertion (A): The First War of Indian Independence started in 1857. Reason (R): The soldiers refused to use the greased cartridges.
UPSC Prelims 1985 Modern Indian History
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5260
Assertion (A): Bhanu Athaiya became the first Indian to win Oscar award. Reason (R): She received this award for her excellent portrayal of Kasturba in the film "Gandhi".
UPSC Prelims 1985 General Awareness
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5261
Assertion (A): The Cholas had a conquest of Southeast. Reason (R): They had developed a very strong fleet.
UPSC Prelims 1985 Ancient & Medieval History
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5262
Assertion (A): France produces the best wine in the world. Reason (R): The Champagne district of France is famous for the best quality of grape-wines.
UPSC Prelims 1985 World Geography
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5263
Assertion (A): Hiuen Tsang came to India during Harsha's rule. Reason (R): His main objective was to visit the Buddhist shrines.
UPSC Prelims 1985 Ancient Indian History
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5264
The centre of gravity of the floating ship
UPSC Prelims 1985 Physics
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5265
The Swaraj Party was founded by Motilal Nehru in
UPSC Prelims 1985 Modern Indian History
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5266
The graph given below depicts the yield of foodgrains corresponding to the quantity of fertilisers used. What should be the strategy of a farmer having 5 acres of land and capacity of using only 50 kg of fertilisers to have maximum yield ?
UPSC Prelims 1985 Agriculture & Economics
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5267
Which of the following pairs is/are incorrect ? I : Consumer Price Index – Inflation, II : Export concessions – Fiscal policy, III : Imposition of taxes – Economic planning, IV : Income – Standard of living, V : Deficit budgeting – Inflation
UPSC Prelims 1985 Indian Economy
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5268
The major demand of the 'TULF' in Sri Lanka is that
UPSC Prelims 1985 World Affairs
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5269
Snake bite first affects the
UPSC Prelims 1985 General Science & Biology
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5270
Sepoy mutiny of 1857 failed due to the
UPSC Prelims 1985 Modern Indian History
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5271
Which of the following statements is correct ?
UPSC Prelims 1985 World Geography
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5272
Gandhiji started the Dandi March
UPSC Prelims 1985 Modern Indian History
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5273
One day before her death, Mrs. Indira Gandhi
UPSC Prelims 1985 General Awareness
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5274
If the distance that a radio wave can travel in the time of one complete cycle is 10 metres, then the frequency of the radio wave in cycles per second is
UPSC Prelims 1985 Physics
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5275
Radio waves travel with a speed of
UPSC Prelims 1985 Physics
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