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1501
Which one of the following cities is the seat of Parliament of South Africa?
UPSC Prelims 2005 Geography
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1502
Which of the following States border Uttar Pradesh?
1. Punjab
2. Rajasthan
3. Chattisgarh
4. Jharkhand

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UPSC Prelims 2005 Geography
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1503
There are 10 identical coins and each one of them has ‘H’ engraved on its one face and “T” engraved on its other face. These 10 coins are lying on a table and each one of them has ‘H’ face as the upper face. In one attempt, exactly four (neither more nor less) coins can be turned upside down. What is the minimum total number of attempts in which the “T” faces of all the 10 coins can be brought to be the upper faces?
UPSC Prelims 2005 General Science & Mathematics
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1504
An equilateral triangular plate is to be cut into n number of identical small equilateral triangular plates. Which one of the following can be possible value of n?
UPSC Prelims 2005 General Science & Mathematics
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1505
Ten identical particles are moving randomly inside a closed box. What is the probability that at any given point of time all the ten particles will be lying in the same half of the box?
UPSC Prelims 2005 General Science & Mathematics
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1506
There are 6 persons : A, B, C, D, E and F
A has 3 items more than C
D has 4 items less than B
E has 6 items less than F
C has 2 items more than E
F has 3 items more than D

Which one of the following figures can not be equal to the total number of items possessed by all the 6 persons?
UPSC Prelims 2005 General Science & Mathematics
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1507
300 persons are participating in a meeting, out of which 120 are foreigners, and the rest are Indians. Out of the Indians, there are 110 men who are not judges; 160 are men or judges, and 35 are women judges. How many Indian women attended the meeting?
UPSC Prelims 2005 General Science & Mathematics
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1508
Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways.
1. The Head Quarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.
2. ‘Indrail pass’ a travel-as-you-please ticket has been created especially for freedom and sports persons who have represented India in any game/sport.
3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world’s oldest working engine and the Indian railways conduct a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2005 Geography / Indian Railways
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1509
A person stands at the middle point of a wooden ladder which starts slipping between a vertical wall and the floor of a room, while continuing to remain in a vertical plane. The path traced by a person standing at the middle point of the slipping ladder is:
UPSC Prelims 2004 Physics / Mechanics
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1510
Shirin Ebadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, is from:
UPSC Prelims 2004 Current Affairs & Awards
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1511
Consider the following statements:
1. Montenegro and Serbia agreed to a new structure for the Yugoslav Federation.
2. Croatia remained under the Hungarian Administration until the end of First World War.
3. Claims to Macedonia Territory have long been a source of contention between Belgium and Greece.
4. In 1991, Slovenia declared independence from Czechoslovakia.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2004 World History / Geography
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1512
Three students are picked at random from a school having a total of 1000 students. The probability that these three students will have identical date and month of their birth is:
UPSC Prelims 2004 General Science & Mathematics
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1513
Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the descending order of precedence in the warrant of precedence?
UPSC Prelims 2004 Indian Polity & Governance
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1514
Match List-I (New Names of the Countries) with List-II (Old Names of the Countries) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (New Name)
A. Benin
B. Belize
C. Botswana
D. Malawi

List II (Old Name)
1. Nyasaland
2. Basutoland
3. Bechuanaland
4. British Honduras
5. Dahomey

List IList II
(A) Benin(5) Dahomey
(B) Belize(4) British Honduras
(C) Botswana(3) Bechuanaland
(D) Malawi(1) Nyasaland

Codes: ABCD
UPSC Prelims 2004 Geography
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1515
Consider the following statements:
1. Smart Card is a plastic card with an embedded microchip.
2. Digital technology is primarily used with new physical communication medium such as satellite and fibre optics transmission.
3. A digital library is a collection of documents in an organised electronic form available on the Internet only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2004 Information Technology
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1516
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Unit of Indian Railway — Location
UPSC Prelims 2004 Indian Economy / Geography
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1517
50 men or 80 women can finish a job in 50 days. A contractor deploys 40 men and 48 women for this work, but after every duration of 10 days, 5 men and 8 women are removed till the work is completed. The work is completed in:
UPSC Prelims 2004 General Science & Mathematics
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1518
Consider the following statements:
1. Femur is the longest bone in the human body.
2. Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria.
3. 'Athlete's foot' is a disease caused by virus.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2004 General Science
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1519
Match List-I (State / Province / Overseas Territory) with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (State / Province / Overseas Territory)
A. British Columbia
B. Bavaria
C. Gibraltar
D. Rhode Island

List II (Country)
1. USA
2. UK
3. Canada
4. Germany
5. Denmark

List IList II
(A) British Columbia(3) Canada
(B) Bavaria(4) Germany
(C) Gibraltar(2) UK
(D) Rhode Island(1) USA

Codes: ABCD
UPSC Prelims 2004 Geography
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1520
In how many different ways can six players be arranged in a line such that two of them, Ajit and Mukherjee, are never together?
UPSC Prelims 2004 General Science & Mathematics
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1521
The record for the highest score in an innings in Test Cricket is now being held by Brian Lara. Immediately prior to him, the three record holders were:
UPSC Prelims 2004 Current Affairs & Sports
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1522
Match List-I (Sports-person) with List-II (Sport/Game) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Sports-person)
A. Shikha Tandon
B. Ignace Tirkey
C. Pankaj Advani
D. Rohan Bopanna

List II (Sport/Game)
1. Badminton
2. Swimming
3. Lawn Tennis
4. Snooker
5. Hockey

List IList II
(A) Shikha Tandon(2) Swimming
(B) Ignace Tirkey(5) Hockey
(C) Pankaj Advani(4) Snooker
(D) Rohan Bopanna(3) Lawn Tennis

Codes: ABCD
UPSC Prelims 2004 Current Affairs & Sports
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1523
How many three-digit even numbers are there such that 9 comes as a succeeding digit in any number only when 7 is the preceding digit and 7 is the preceding digit only when 9 is the succeeding digit?
UPSC Prelims 2004 General Science & Mathematics
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1524
Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?
UPSC Prelims 2004 Geography
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1525
Consider the following statements:
1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
3. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2004 Modern Indian History
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