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1451
Which of the following diseases of milching animals are infectious?
1. Foot and Mouth disease
2. Anthrax
3. Black Quarter
4. Cowpox

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UPSC Prelims 2005 General Science
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1452
Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the food and nutrition board work?
UPSC Prelims 2005 Indian Polity & Governance
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1453
Consider the following statements:
1. Dengue is a protozoan disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
2. Retroorbital pain is not a symptom of Dengue.
3. Skin rash and bleeding from nose and gums are some of the symptoms of Dengue.

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UPSC Prelims 2005 General Science
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1454
Who among the following is not a member of the Investment Commission formed in December, 2004?
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs
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1455
Consider the following statements:
1. Silent Valley National Park is in the Nallamalai range.
2. Pathrakkadavu Hydroelectric project is proposed to be built near the Silent Valley National Park.
3. The Kunthi river originates in Silent Valley’s rainforests.

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UPSC Prelims 2005 Environment & Ecology
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1456
In which one of the following countries did hundred of people die in year 2004 as a result of flooding and mudslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jeanne?
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs
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1457
Consider the following:
1. Area wise, Chattisgarh is larger than West Bengal.
2. According to the Population 2001 Census, Population of West Bengal is larger than that of Chattisgarh.

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UPSC Prelims 2005 Geography / Demographics
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1458
Which pairs is not correctly matched?
Current Name — Old Name
(a) Harare — Salisbury
(b) Ethiopia — Abyssinia
(c) Ghana — Dutch Guiana
(d) Kinshasa — Leopoldville
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1459
Which of the statements is correct?
(a) The first meeting of the Parties (MOP 1) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held in Philippines in the year 2004.
b) India is not a signatory to the Biosafety Protocol/Convention on Biological Diversity.
(c) The Biosafety Protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.
(d) The United States of America is member of the Biosafety Protocol/ Convention on Biological Diversity.
UPSC Prelims 2005 Environment & Ecology
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1460
Where was world’s largest ever Meet on HIV/AIDS held in July, 2004?
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs
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1461
Consider the following:
1. Global Trust Bank has been amalgamated with the Punjab National Bank.
2. The Second report of the Kelkar Committee dealing with direct and indirect taxes has maintained its original recommendation including the abolition of exemptions relating to housing loans.

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UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs & Banking
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1462
Which one of the following is the correct statement on the basis of Census 2001?
(a) Bihar has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste of its population
(b) The decadal growth of population of India (1991–2001) has been below 20%
(c) Mizoram is the Indian State with the least population
(d) Pondicherry has the highest sex ratio among the Union Territories
UPSC Prelims 2005 Geography / Census
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1463
The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act is related to:
UPSC Prelims 2005 Indian Polity & Governance
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1464
Consider the following:
1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning Programme
2. The National Population Policy of India 2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of fertility by 2010 with a population of 111 crores.
3. Kerala is the first state in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.

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UPSC Prelims 2005 Indian Economy / Demographics
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1465
Match List I (Lawn Tennis Tournament) with List II (Winner of Women Singles) and select the correct answer using the code given below the list:

List I (Lawn Tennis Tournament)
A. French Open 2004
B. Wimbledon 2004
C. US Open 2004
D. Australian Open 2004

List II (Winner of Women Singles)
1. Svetlana Kuznetsova
2. Anastasia Myskina
3. Maria Sharapova
5. Justine Henin-Hardenne

List IList II
(A) French Open 2004(2) Anastasia Myskina
(B) Wimbledon 2004(3) Maria Sharapova
(C) US Open 2004(1) Svetlana Kuznetsova
(D) Australian Open 2004(5) Justine Henin-Hardenne

Codes: A B C D
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs & Sports
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1466
Match List I (Famous Former Sports Person) with List II (Game / Sports) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I (Famous Former Sports Person)
A. Wally Gout
B. Eusebio
C. Rod Laver
D. Mark Spitz

List II (Game / Sports)
1. Swimming
2. Lawn Tennis
3. Cricket
4. Football

List IList II
(A) Wally Grout(3) Cricket
(B) Eusebio(4) Football
(C) Rod Laver(2) Lawn Tennis
(D) Mark Spitz(1) Swimming

Codes: A B C D
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1467
Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) There is no definition of the Scheduled Tribe in the Constitution of India.
(b) North-East India accounts for a little over half of the country’s tribal population.
(c) The people known as Todas live in the Nilgiri area.
(d) Lotha is a language spoken in Nagaland.
UPSC Prelims 2005 Indian Polity & Geography
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1468
Consider the following statements:
1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40%.
2. The National Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of the area of India under tree/forest cover.

Which of the statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2005 Environment & Ecology
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1469
Consider the following statements:
1. The Man Booker Prize is awarded to citizen of any of the countries of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland
2. A leading London-based software company underwrites the Man Booker Prize presently
3. The winner of the Man Booker Prize in year 2004 is a South Asian

Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs & Literature
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1470
Consider the following statements:
1. The number of post offices in India is in excess of 1.3 lakhs
2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was formed in the year 1997
3. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was established in the year 2000

Which of the statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 only
(d) 3 only
UPSC Prelims 2005 Indian Economy / Infrastructure
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1471
Which pairs are correctly matched?
1. Champadevi Shukla : Goldman Environmental prize
2. Dr. P. Sri Ramachanrudu : Vachaspati Puraskar
3. Ela Ramesh Bhatt : Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management
4. Upamanyu Chatterjee : Lalit Kala Ratna Award

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
UPSC Prelims 2005 Current Affairs & Awards
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1472
Assertion (A): The person with diabetes insipidus feels thirsty.
Reason (R): A person with diabetes insipidus suffers from excess secretion of vasopressin.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
UPSC Prelims 2005 General Science
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1473
Assertion (A): The main constituent of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas is methane.
Reason (R): Methane can be used directly for burning in homes and factories where it can be supplied through pipelines.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
UPSC Prelims 2005 Chemistry
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1474
Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere.
Reason (R): The directions of wind patterns in the northern and the southern hemisphere are governed by the Coriolis effect.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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1475
Assertion (A): Amoeba is reproduced by fission.
Reason (R): All unicellular organisms are reproduced by asexual methods.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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