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826
Who of the following is the author of the book "The Audacity of Hope"?
A. Al Gore
B. Barack Obama
C. Bill Clinton
D. Hillary Clinton
UPSC Prelims 2009 Current Affairs & Literature
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827
Which one of the following is not a drug/Pharma company?
A. Chevron
B. Nicholas Piramal
C. Pfizer
D. Zydus Cadila
UPSC Prelims 2009 Current Affairs & Economy
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828
How many three-digit numbers can be generated from 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 such that the digits are in ascending order?
A. 80
B. 81
C. 83
D. 84
UPSC Prelims 2009 General Science & Mathematics
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829
During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?
A. It curtailed the freedom of religion
B. It suppressed the Indian traditional education
C. It authorized the government to imprison people without trial
D. It curbed the trade union activities
UPSC Prelims 2009 Modern Indian History
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830
Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
A. James Ramsay MacDonald
B. Stanley Baldwin
C. Neville Chamberlain
D. Winston Churchill
UPSC Prelims 2009 Modern Indian History
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831
In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
A. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Keshab Chandra Sen
D. Raja Rammohan Roy
UPSC Prelims 2009 Modern Indian History
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832
There are three cans A, B and C. The capacities of A, B and C are 6 litres, 10 litres and 16 litres respectively. The can C contains 16 litres of milk. The milk has to be divided in them using these three cans only.
Consider the following statements:
  1. It is possible to have 6 litres of milk each in can A and can B.
  2. It is possible to have 8 litres of milk each in can B and can C.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC Prelims 2009 General Science & Mathematics
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833
In a carom board game competition, m boys and n girls (m > n > 1) of a school participate in which every student has to play exactly one game with every other student. Out of the total games played, it was found that in 221 games one player was a boy and the other player was a girl.
Consider the following statements:
  1. The total number of students that participated in the competition is 30
  2. The number of games in which both players were girls is 78.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC Prelims 2009 General Science & Mathematics
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834
With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb
UPSC Prelims 2009 Modern Indian History
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835
Consider the following statements:
  1. INS Sindhughosh is an aircraft carrier.
  2. INS Viraat is a submarine.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC Prelims 2009 Defense & Naval Assets
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836
Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of
A. Florida
B. Virginia
C. North Carolina
D. South Carolina
UPSC Prelims 2009 World Geography / Space Technology
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837
In the context of genetic disorders, consider the following:
A woman suffers from colour blindness while her husband does not suffer from it. They have a son and a daughter. In this context, which one of the following statements is most probably correct?
A. Both children suffer from colour blindness.
B. Daughter suffers from colour blindness while son does not suffer from it.
C. Both children do not suffer from colour blindness.
D. Son suffers from colour blindness while daughter does not suffer from it.
UPSC Prelims 2009 General Science / Biology
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838
Consider the following statements:
  1. Sweet orange plant is propagated by grafting technique.
  2. Jasmine plant is propagated by layering technique.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC Prelims 2009 General Science / Biology
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839
Who of the following scientists proved that the stars with mass less than 1.44 times the mass of the Sun end up as White Dwarfs when they die?
A. Edwin Hubble
B. S. Chandrashekhar
C. Stephen Hawking
D. Steven Weinberg
UPSC Prelims 2009 General Science / Physics & Astronomy
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840
Which one among the following has the highest energy?
A. Blue light
B. Green light
C. Red light
D. Yellow light
UPSC Prelims 2009 General Science / Physics
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841
Consider the following statements:
  1. The National School of Drama was set up by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959.
  2. The highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by electing him its Fellow.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC Prelims 2009 Art and Culture
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842
The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is:
A. Amphibian
B. Bony fish
C. Shark
D. Mammal
UPSC Prelims 2009 Environment & Ecology / Biology
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843
Which one of the following is used as an explosive?
A. Phosphorus trichloride
B. Mercuric oxide
C. Graphite
D. Nitroglycerine
UPSC Prelims 2009 General Science / Chemistry
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844
In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a viable bio-fuel can be obtained from
A. Potato
B. Rice
C. Sugarcane
D. Wheat
UPSC Prelims 2009 General Science / Environment
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845
In the year 2008, which one of the following conducted a complex scientific experiment in which sub-atomic particles were accelerated to nearly the speed of light?
A. European Space Agency
B. European Organization for Nuclear Research
C. International Atomic Energy Agency
D. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
UPSC Prelims 2009 General Science / Physics
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846
Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted?
A. To study the current socio-economic conditions of certain minority communities
B. To suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure
C. To frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organisms
D. To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget
UPSC Prelims 2009 Indian Economy / Committees
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847
NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of countries frequently appears in the news in the context of the affairs of which one of the following?
A. Nuclear Suppliers Group
B. World Bank
C. World Economic Forum
D. WTO
UPSC Prelims 2009 International Organizations & Trade
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848
During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected?
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Fifth
D. Sixth
UPSC Prelims 2009 Modern Indian History / Polity
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849
With reference to the schemes launched by the Union Government, consider the following statements:
  1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana.
  2. Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC Prelims 2009 Government Schemes & Social Security
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850
With which one of the following has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt?
A. Review of Centre-state relations
B. Review of Delimitation Act
C. Tax reforms and measures to increase revenues
D. Price reform in the oil sector
UPSC Prelims 2009 Indian Economy / Committees
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