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1576

The Prime Minister of which one of the following countries was assassinated in the year 2003?

UPSC Prelims 2004 Current Affairs & World Politics

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1577

The reason for Chechnya to be in the news recently is:

UPSC Prelims 2004 Current Affairs & World Politics

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1578

Consider the following statements:
1. P. V. Narasimha Rao's government established diplomatic relations between India and Israel.
2. Ariel Sharon is the second Prime Minister of Israel to have visited India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

UPSC Prelims 2004 Modern Indian History / International Relations

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1579

Liberia was in the international news in the recent times for:

UPSC Prelims 2004 Current Affairs & International Conflicts

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1580

World's longest ruling head of government is from:

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1581

Consider the following statements:
India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because:
1. Farmers prefer to grow food grains with highly remunerative support prices.
2. Most of the cultivation of oilseed crops continues to be dependent on rainfall.
3. Oils from the seeds of tree origin and rice bran have remained unexploited.
4. It is far cheaper to import oilseeds than to cultivate the oilseed crops.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

UPSC Prelims 2004 Indian Economy & Agriculture

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1582

Consider the following statements:
1. Regarding the procurement of food grains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy.
2. Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals.
3. For distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform Central issue prices to the States/Union Territories.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

UPSC Prelims 2004 Indian Economy

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1583

Consider the following statements:
1. The loans disbursed to farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme are covered under Rashtriya Krishi Beema Yojna of Life Insurance Corporation of India.
2. The Kisan Credit Card holders are provided personal accident insurance of Rs 50,000 for accidental death and Rs 25,000 for permanent disability.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

UPSC Prelims 2004 Indian Economy & Agriculture

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1584

Assertion (A): For the first time, India had no trade deficit in the year 2002–2003.
Reason (R): For the first time, India's exports crossed worth $50 billion in the year 2002–03.

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1585

Assertion (A): India does not export natural rubber.
Reason (R): About 97% of India's demand for natural rubber is met from domestic production.

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1586

Assertion (A): Fatty acids should be a part of the balanced human diet.
Reason (R): The cells of the human body cannot synthesize any fatty acids.

UPSC Prelims 2004 General Science

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1587

Assertion (A): In our houses, the current in AC electricity line changes direction 60 times per second.
Reason (R): The frequency of alternating voltage supplied is 60 hertz.

UPSC Prelims 2004 Physics

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1588

Assertion (A): The thickness of the atmosphere is maximum over the Equator.
Reason (R): High insolation and strong convection currents occur over the Equator.

UPSC Prelims 2004 Geography

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1589

Assertion (A): West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas.
Reason (R): These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments.

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1590

Assertion (A): The Central Rural Sanitation Programme was launched in 1986 to improve the quality of life of rural people in India.
Reason (R): Rural sanitation is a subject in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.

UPSC Prelims 2004 Indian Polity & Governance

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1591

Assertion (A): Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore.
Reason (R): Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons.

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1592

Consider the following statements:
1. The Islamic Calendar is twelve days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar.
2. The Islamic Calendar began in AD 632.
3. The Gregorian Calendar is a solar calendar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

UPSC Prelims 2004 History / Calendars

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1593

Which one of the following statements is correct?

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1594

Match List-I (National Park/Sanctuary) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (National Park/Sanctuary)
A. Kanger Ghati National Park
B. Nagerhole National Park
C. Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary
D. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary

List II (State)
1. Chhattisgarh
2. Haryana
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Karnataka

List I	List II
(A) Kanger Ghati National Park	(1) Chhattisgarh
(B) Nagerhole National Park	(4) Karnataka
(C) Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary	(3) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary	(2) Haryana

Codes: ABCD

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1595

Which one of the following statements is correct?

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1596

Match List-I (Articles of the Constitution of India) with List-II (Provision) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Articles)
A. Article 14
B. Article 15
C. Article 16
D. Article 17

List II (Provision)
1. The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.
2. The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of laws within the territory of India.
3. 'Untouchability' is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden.
4. There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State.

List I (Articles)	List II (Provision)
(A) Article 14	(2) Equality before law
(B) Article 15	(1) Prohibition of discrimination
(C) Article 16	(4) Public employment equality
(D) Article 17	(3) Abolition of untouchability

Codes: ABCD

UPSC Prelims 2004 Indian Polity & Governance

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1597

Lake Sambhar is nearest to which one of the following cities of Rajasthan?

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1598

Consider the following:
1. Mahadeo Hills
2. Sahyadri Parvat
3. Satpura Range

What is the correct sequence of the above from the north to the south?

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1599

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

List-I (Period)	List-II (Wars)
(1) AD 1767–69	First Anglo Maratha War
(2) AD 1790–92	Third Mysore War
(3) AD 1824–26	First Anglo-Burmese War
(4) AD 1845–46	Second Sikh War

Codes:
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3

UPSC Prelims 2004 Modern Indian History

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1600

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India says that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union?

UPSC Prelims 2004 Indian Polity & Governance

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