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1676
Sandeep Pandey, the winner of Raman Magsaysay Award, is mainly an activist in
UPSC Prelims 2003 Current Affairs & Social Activism
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1677
Total time taken by a person in going to a place by walking and returning on cycle is 5 hours 45 minutes. He would have gained 2 hours by cycling both ways. The time taken by him to walk both ways is
UPSC Prelims 2003 General Science & Mathematics
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1678
Which among the following countries was the earliest to give women the right to vote?
UPSC Prelims 2003 World History & Political Science
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1679
Survey of India is under the Ministry of
UPSC Prelims 2003 Indian Polity & Governance
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1680
With reference to normal human beings consider the following statements:
1. In response to the presence of HCL, secretin is produced from the duodenum.
2. Enterogastrone is produced in the small intestine in response to the presence of fatty acids.

Which of these statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 General Science
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1681
Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Modern Indian History
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1682
Which one among the following languages has largest number of speakers in the world?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography / Languages
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1683
Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography
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1684
How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Medieval Indian History
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1685
Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Indian Polity & Governance
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1686
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Medieval & Modern Indian History
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1687
Consider the following statements: In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India
1. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals
2. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals
3. There were more than 5000 members in the latest election

Which of these statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Indian Polity & Governance
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1688
Match List I (Distinguished Lady) with List II (Organisation/Industry) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Distinguished Lady)
A. Amrita
B. Anu Aga
C. Mallika Srinivasan
D. Priya Paul

List II (Organisation/Industry)
1. National Dairy Development Board
2. Park Hotels
3. Pfizer Limited
4. Thermax Limited
5. Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited

List I (Distinguished Lady)List II (Organisation/Industry)
(A) Amrita Patel(1) National Dairy Development Board
(B) Anu Aga(4) Thermax Limited
(C) Mallika Srinivasan(5) Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited
(D) Priya Paul(2) Park Hotels

Codes: ABCD
UPSC Prelims 2003 Current Affairs & Industry Leaders
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1689
Three bells toll at intervals of 9, 12 and 15 minutes respectively. All three begin to toll at 8 a.m. At what time will they first toll together again?
UPSC Prelims 2003 General Science & Mathematics
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1690
Consider the following statements:
1. Kitab-I-Nauras, a collection of songs in praise of Hindu deities and Muslim saints, was written by Ibrahim Adil Shah II.
2. Amir Khusrau was the originator in India of the early form of the musical style known as Qawali.

Which of these statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Medieval Indian History
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1691
Which one of following is produced during the formation of photochemical smog?
UPSC Prelims 2003 General Science & Environment
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1692
The sportsperson Soma Biswas is associated with
UPSC Prelims 2003 Current Affairs & Sports
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1693
Which one of the following countries does NOT border the Caspian Sea?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography
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1694
Assertion (A): Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire.
Reason (R): Marathas were the first to have clear concept of a united Indian nation.
UPSC Prelims 2003 Medieval / Modern Indian History
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1695
Assertion (A): Saluva Narasimha put an end to the old dynasty and assumed the royal title.
Reason (R): He wanted to save the kingdom from further degeneration and disintegration.
UPSC Prelims 2003 Medieval Indian History
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1696
Assertion (A): Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.
Reason (R): High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography
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1697
Assertion (A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital.
Reason (R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.
UPSC Prelims 2003 Medieval Indian History
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1698
Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.
Reason (R): The Rowatt Act was passed by the government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.
UPSC Prelims 2003 Modern Indian History
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1699
Assertion (A): Unlike temperate forests, the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield productive farm-land that can support intensive agriculture for several years even without chemical fertilizers.
Reason (R): The primary productivity of the tropical rain forest is very high when compared to that of the temperate forests.
UPSC Prelims 2003 Environment & Ecology
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1700
Assertion (A): The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude.
Reason (R): The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature.
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography
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