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1351
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Vikramsila Monastery : Uttar Pradesh
(b) Hemkund Gurudwara : Himachal Pradesh
(c) Udayagiri Caves : Maharashtra
(d) Amaravati Buddhist Stupa : Andhra Pradesh
UPSC Prelims 2006 Art & Culture / Ancient History
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1352
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I (Centre of Handicrafts)List II (State)
(A) Mon(1) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Nalbari(2) Assam
(C) Pasighat(3) Meghalaya
(D) Tura(4) Nagaland

Codes: A B C D
UPSC Prelims 2006 Indian Geography
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1353
Consider the following statements :
1. Sikkim has the minimum area among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).
2. Chandigarh has the highest literacy rate among Pondicherry, NCT of Delhi and other Union Territories.
3. Maharashtra has the highest population after Uttar Pradesh among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
UPSC Prelims 2006 Geography / Census
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1354
What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar ?
UPSC Prelims 2006 Current Affairs
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1355
Consider the following statements :
1. There is no provision in the Constitution of India to encourage equal pay for equal work for both men and women.
2. The constitution of India does not define backward classes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
UPSC Prelims 2006 Indian Polity & Governance
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1356
Which one of the following subjects is under the Union List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of Indian ?
UPSC Prelims 2006 Indian Polity & Governance
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1357
Consider the following statements :
1. Caffeine, a constituent of tea and coffee is a diuretic.
2. Citric acid is used in soft drinks.
3. Ascorbic acid is essential for the formation of bones and teeth.
4. Citric acid is a good substitution for ascorbic acid in our nutrition.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?
UPSC Prelims 2006 General Science
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1358
Consider the following chemicals :
1. Benzene
2. Carbon tetrachloride
3. Sodium Carbonate
4. Trichloroethylene

Which of the above is/are used as dry cleaning chemicals ?
UPSC Prelims 2006 Chemistry
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1359
In which one among the following is the speed of sound maximum ?
UPSC Prelims 2006 Physics
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1360
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I (Place of Archaeological Monument)List II (State)
(A) Sisupalgarh(1) Assam
(B) Piprahwa(2) Manipur
(C) Goalpara(3) Orissa
(D) Bishnupur(4) Uttar Pradesh

Codes: A B C D
UPSC Prelims 2006 Ancient Indian History / Archaeology
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1361
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Well . known Company Major Area of Work
(a) Adobe Systems India : Software
(b) Sasken : Communication technology
(c) Genpact : Power generation
(d) Sunthite : Export of spices
UPSC Prelims 2006 Current Affairs
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1362
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I (National Park / Wildlife Sanctuary)List II (Nearby Town)
(A) Chandra Prabha(1) Jaipur
(B) Karera(2) Jhansi
(C) Jaisamand(3) Agra
(D) Nahargarh(4) Varanasi
(5) Udaipur

Codes: A B C D
UPSC Prelims 2006 Indian Geography
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1363
Who among the following invented Lasers?
(a) Theodore Maiman
(b) Denis Papin
(c) William Morton
(d) Francis Cricks
UPSC Prelims 2005 General Science
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1364
Consider the following statements:
1. Articles 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.
2. Constitutions of India and the United States of America envisage a dual polity (The Union and the States) but a single citizenship.
3. A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 only
UPSC Prelims 2005 Indian Polity & Governance
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1365
Consider the following statements:
1. Part IX of the Constitution of India contains provisions for Panchayats and was inserted by the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992.
2. Part IX A of the Constitution of India contains provisions for municipalities and the Article 243 Q envisages two types of municipalities — a Municipal Council and a Municipal Corporation for every State.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC Prelims 2005 Indian Polity & Governance
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1366
Consider the following statements:
1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Simla Conference took place.
2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government.

Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1367
Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Jhansi
(b) Chittor
(c) Jagdishpur
(d) Lucknow
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1368
Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong to?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1369
Which pairs are correctly matched?

Movement / SatyagrahaPerson Actively Associated with
(A) Champaran(1) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Ahmedabad Mill Workers(2) Morarji Desai
(C) Kheda(3) Vallabhbhai Patel

Select the correct answer:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1370
Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918?
(a) Indra Narain Dwivedi
(b) Gauri Shankar Misra
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1371
Who among the following drafted the resolution of fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?
(a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1372
In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a Communist Party of India?
(a) H. K. Sarkar
(b) P. C. Joshi
(c) M. C. Chagla
(d) M. N. Roy
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1373
At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?
(a) Bombay
(b) Lahore
(c) Lucknow
(d) Tripuri
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1374
In which one of the following provinces was a Congress ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madras
(c) Orissa
(d) Punjab
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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1375
Consider the following statements:
On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi
1. asked the government servants to resign
2. asked the soldiers to leave their posts
3. asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
UPSC Prelims 2005 Modern Indian History
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