UPSC 1995 Prelims – all questions

A meteor is

The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by

Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union, with water bodies shown by shaded areas: The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively

To prevent recurrence of scams in Indian Capital Market, the Government of India has assigned regulatory powers to

Consider the table given below providing some details of the results of the election to the Karnataka State Legislative Assembly held in December, 1994. In terms of electoral analysis, the voter-seat distortion is to be explained as the result of the adoption of the

Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas?

The Alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 metres, while in the eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 metres. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that

According to the 1991 Census, the highest percentage of population in India is to be found in the age group of

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the commencement of the election process in India?

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List I (Eras) I. Vikrama era II. Saka era III. Gupta era IV. Kali era

List II (Reckoned from) A) 3102 B.C. B) 320 A.D. C) 78 A.D. D) 58 B.C. E) 248 A.D.

The standard time of the following countries is ahead or behind Greenwich Mean Time depending on whether they are east or west of the longitude passing through Greenwich: I. Cuba II. Greece III. Iraq IV. Costa Rica V. Japan

Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT?

Which one of the following Five-Year Plans recognised human development as the core of all developmental efforts?

Which of the following is/are extra-constitutional and extra-legal device(s) for securing cooperation and coordination between the States in India? I. The National Development Council II. The Governors’ Conference III. Zonal Councils IV. The Interstate Council

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The original home of the gypsies was

Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?

Which of the following are the objectives of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)? I. To stabilise agricultural prices. II. To ensure meaningful real income levels to the farmers. III. To protect the interest of the consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonable rates through public distribution system. IV. To ensure maximum price for the farmer.

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Which of the following are matters on which a constitutional amendment is possible only with the ratification of the legislatures of not less than one-half of the States? I. Election of the President II. Representation of States in Parliament III. Any of the Lists in the 7th Schedule IV. Abolition of the Legislative Council of a State

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In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta Period women and sudras speak

Consider the table given below: Parliament of India (extract shown)

Which one of the following will fit in the place marked ‘X’?

The name by which Asoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is

Consider the map given below: The divisions along India’s coastal region indicate

Who among the following have the right to vote in the elections to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?

The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are

In the map given below, three out of the four places marked indicate places where a thermal power station is located. The place where there is no thermal power station is marked

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I. European transcontinental railway

A) Paris to Istanbul

II. Trans Andean railway

B) Leningrad to Vladivostok

III. Trans-Siberian railway

C) Leningrad to Volgograd

IV. Orient Express

D) Buenos Aires to Valparaiso

E) Paris to Warsaw

As part of the liberalisation programme and with a view to attracting foreign exchange, the Government and the RBI have devised two schemes known as FCNR-‘A’ and FCNR-‘B’.

Which of the following is/are true regarding these two schemes? I. Under scheme ‘A’ RBI bears exchange rate fluctuations. II. Under scheme ‘B’, other banks are to meet out the difference in exchange rate fluctuations. III. Both the schemes stand withdrawn now. IV. Only scheme ‘A’ has been withdrawn.

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Which one of the following States of India does not have a Legislative Council so far even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it?

In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was

Which of the following are among the non-plan expenditures of the Government of India? I. Defence expenditure II. Subsidies III. All expenditures linked with the previous plan periods IV. Interest payment

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“Monoculture of commercially viable trees is destroying the unique natural profile of ……… Thoughtless exploitation of timber, deforesting vast tracts for palm cultivation, destruction of mangroves, illegal logging by tribals and poaching only compound the problem. Fresh water pockets are fast drying up due to deforestation and destruction of mangroves.” The place referred to in this quotation is

The Mughal School of Painting formed the spinal column of the various schools of Indian miniature art.

Which one of the following painting styles was not affected by Mughal painting?

Who among the following were famous jurists of medieval India? I. Vijnanesvara II. Hemadri III. Rajasekhara IV. Jimutavahana

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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? I. Increase in foreign exchange reserves ................. Monetary expansion II. Low import growth rate in India ...................... Recession in Indian Industry III. Euro issues ................ Shares held by Indian companies in European countries IV. Portfolio investment ............... Foreign institutional investors

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Article 156 of the Constitution of India provides that a Governor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.

Which of the following can be deduced from this? I. No Governor can be removed from office till completion of his term. II. No Governor can continue in office beyond a period of five years.

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Coffee cultivation in Sri Lanka was abandoned because of the disease

What is the annual growth rate aimed at in the Eighth Five-Year Plan?

Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, etc. (Article 15 of the Constitution of India) is a Fundamental Right classifiable under

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I. Ernesto Zedillo

A) Uruguay

II. Alberto Fujimori

B) Brazil

III. Julio Maria Sanguinetti

C) Mexico

IV. Fernando H. Cardoso

D) Bolivia

E) Peru

Which one of the following is the largest mutual fund organisation in India?

According to the Mimamsa system of philosophy, liberation is possible by means of

The lead character in the film The Bandit Queen has been played by

The Nobel Prize for deciphering the language of bees was awarded to

The palaeomagnetic results obtained from India indicate that in the past, the Indian land mass has moved

Corporation tax

In which one of the following States of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?

Which of the following constitute the World Bank? I. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development II. International Finance Corporation III. International Development Association IV. International Monetary Fund

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Of the four places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the map, the one indicating a tidal port is The original map is not available for this question.

The radical wing of the Congress Party, with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the ‘Independence for India League’ in opposition to

Agricultural income tax is assigned to the State Governments by

Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with