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1801
A hydrogen-inflated polythene balloon is released from the surface of the earth. As the balloon rises to an altitude up in the atmosphere, it will
UPSC Prelims 2003 Physics
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1802
With reference to the work of human kidney, consider the following statements:
I. After the waste is removed in the kidney, the cleaner blood is sent back through renal artery.
II. From Bowman's capsule, the filtered liquid passes through tiny tubes where much of the glucose is reabsorbed and sent back to the blood in the renal vein.

Which of these statements is/are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2003 General Science
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1803
Tim Montgomery set a new world record at the IAAF Grand Prix final in the year 2002 in
UPSC Prelims 2003 Current Affairs & Sports
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1804
Match List I (Organisation) with List II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:

List I (Organisation)List II (Location)
(A) National Sugar Institute(1) Dehradun
(B) Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited(2) Kamptee
(C) Institute of Military Law(3) Pune
(D) Institute of National Integration(4) Hyderabad
(5) Kanpur

Codes: ABCD
UPSC Prelims 2003 Indian Geography & Institutions
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1805
Three flags, each of different colour, are available for a military exercise. Using these flags, different codes can be generated by waving
(i) Single flag of different colours, or
(ii) Any two flags in a different sequence of colours, or
(iii) Three flags in a different sequence of colour
The maximum number of codes that can be generated is
UPSC Prelims 2003 General Science & Mathematics
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1806
Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India?
UPSC Prelims 2003 Geography
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1807
The battle of Dharmat was fought between
UPSC Prelims 2003 Medieval Indian History
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1808
Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babar to invade India was
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1809
Assertion (A): An iron ball floats on mercury but gets immersed in water.
Reason (R): The specific gravity of iron is more than that of mercury.
UPSC Prelims 2002 Physics
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1810
Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone.
Reason (R): Air descends in the centre of the cyclone.
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1811
Assertion (A): Human diet should compulsorily contain Glycine, Serine and Tyrosine.
Reason (R): Essential amino acids cannot be synthesised in the human body.
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1812
Assertion (A): Artificial satellites are always launched from the earth in the eastward direction.
Reason (R): The earth rotates from west to east and so the satellite attains the escape velocity.
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1813
Assertion (A): 60°–65° latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure.
Reason (R): The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land.
UPSC Prelims 2002 Geography
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1814
Assertion (A): Synthetic detergents can lather well in hard water.
Reason (R): Synthetic detergents form soluble calcium and magnesium salts with hard water.
UPSC Prelims 2002 Chemistry
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1815
Assertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak.
Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.
UPSC Prelims 2002 Modern Indian History
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1816
Assertion (A): With the increase of temperature, the viscosity of glycerine increases.
Reason (R): Rise of temperature increases kinetic energy of molecules.
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1817
Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.
Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.
UPSC Prelims 2002 Medieval Indian History
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1818
Assertion (A): Drinking of whisky increases the frequency of urination.
Reason (R): Alcohol intake speeds up the secretion of vasopressin in the body.
UPSC Prelims 2002 General Science
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1819
The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Bill deals with the
UPSC Prelims 2002 Indian Polity & Governance
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1820
With reference to Indian satellites and their launchers, consider the following statements:
1. All the INSAT-series of satellites were launched abroad
2. PSLVs were used to launch IRS-series of satellites
3. India used the indigenously built cryogenic engines for the first time for powering the third stage of GSLV
4. GSAT, launched in the year 2001, has payloads to demonstrate digital broadcasts and internet services
Which of these statements are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2002 Science & Technology
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1821
The sea coast of which one of the following states has become famous as a nesting place for the giant Olive Ridley turtles from South America?
UPSC Prelims 2002 Geography & Environment
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1822
Consider the following statements: Full convertibility of the rupee may mean
1. its free float with other international currencies.
2. its direct exchange with any other international currency at any prescribed place inside and outside the country.
3. it acts just like any other international currency.
Which of these statements are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2002 Indian Economy
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1823
Consider the following ecosystems:
1. Taiga
2. Tropical evergreen
3. Tropical deciduous
4. Tundra
The correct sequence in decreasing order of the albedo values of these ecosystems is
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1824
Match List I (Country) with List II (President) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Country)
A. Congo
B. Nigeria
C. Uganda
D. Zambia

List II (President)
1. Levy Mwanawasa
2. Joseph Kabila
3. Olusegun Obasanjo
4. Yoweri Museveni
UPSC Prelims 2002 Current Affairs & International Relations
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1825
Which one of the following statements is correct?
UPSC Prelims 2002 General Science
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