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1776
Which one of the following statements is correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Indian Polity & Governance
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1777
In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was
UPSC Prelims 2003 Indian Economy & Banking
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1778
Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place due to
UPSC Prelims 2003 Physics / Geography
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1779
Consider the following statements:
I. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera rulers and established their domination over peninsular India in early medieval times.
II. The Cholas sent an expedition against Sailendra empire of South-East Asia and conquered some of the areas.

Which of these statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Ancient & Medieval Indian History
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1780
Which one of the following statements is correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Chemistry
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1781
Match List I (High Officials) with List II (Organisation) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (High Officials)
A. C. P. Jain
B. S. Ramadorai
C. Sunil Arora
D. Vivek Paul

List II (Organisation)
1. Indian Airlines
2. NTPC
3. TCS
4. Wipro Technologies

List I (High Officials)List II (Organisation)
(A) C. P. Jain(2) NTPC
(B) S. Ramadorai(3) TCS
(C) Sunil Arora(1) Indian Airlines
(D) Vivek Paul(4) Wipro Technologies

Codes: ABCD
UPSC Prelims 2003 Current Affairs & Economy
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1782
The Basque people who are frequently in the news for their separatist activity live in
UPSC Prelims 2003 Current Affairs & World Geography
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1783
Consider the following statements:
A 4-wheel vehicle moving a sharp circular path at high speed will
1. Overturn about its outer wheels
2. Overturn about its inner wheels
3. Skid outwards
4. Skid inwards

Which of these statements are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Physics
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1784
Which one among the following States is smallest in area?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography
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1785
Consider the following statements:
I. Longitude of Jabalpur's location is between those of Indore and Bhopal
II. Latitude of Aurangabad's location is between those of Vadodara and Pune
III. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.

Which of these statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography
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1786
Consider the following statements:
I. Molasses is a by-product of sugar production process.
II. Bagasse obtained in the sugar mills is used as a fuel in the boilers to generate steam for the sugar factories.
III. Sugar can only be produced from sugarcane as the raw material.

Which of these statement are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography / Agriculture
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1787
Consider the following statements:
I. Steam at 100° C and boiling water at 100° C contain same amount of heat.
II. Latent heat of fusion of ice is equal to the latent heat of vaporization of water.
III. In an air-conditioner, heat is extracted from the room-air at the evaporator coils and is rejected out at the condenser coils.

Which of these statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Physics
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1788
Among the following cities, which one is at the highest altitude above mean sea level?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography
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1789
As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Indian Polity & Governance
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1790
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is required for cultivation of any genetically modified crop such as Bt-Cotton in India, is under the Union Minister of
UPSC Prelims 2003 Environment & Ecology / Governance
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1791
Consider the following statements:
I. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha.
II. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
III. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries.

Which of these statements are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Indian Polity & Governance
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1792
In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at
UPSC Prelims 2003 Modern Indian History
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1793
How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah's reign come to an early end?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Medieval Indian History
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1794
Who is the author of book 'New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy'?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Current Affairs & Books
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1795
Consider the following statements:
I. India is the original home of the cotton plant.
II. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production.

Which of these statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography / Agriculture
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1796
Nanda Devi peak forms a part of
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography
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1797
Consider the following statements:
I. India launched its first full-fledged meteorological satellite (METSAT) in September 2002.
II. For the first time, the space vehicle PSLV- C4 carried a payload of more than 1000 kg into a geosynchronous orbit.

Which of these statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Science & Technology
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1798
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Court's opinion on the Constitutional validity of the Election Commission's decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly elections (in the year 2002)?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Indian Polity & Governance
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1799
Which one of the following High Courts has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Indian Polity & Governance
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1800
The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union List of Legislative Powers rests with
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