UPSC 1995 Prelims – all questions
148 questions · 1995 · answers as per the UPSC key · page 2 of 3
Willy Willy is
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Consider the map given below indicating four places frequently figuring in the news:
Which one of them is Chechenya?
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Which one of the following is not an instrument of selective credit control in India?
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The term Yavanapriya, mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts, denoted
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The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with
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Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world?
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Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)?
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Bank Rate implies the rate of interest
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Which one of the following is not explicitly stated in the Constitution of India but followed as a convention?
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Which one of the following was an émigré Communist Journal of M. N. Roy?
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In which one of the following crops international trade is low in the context of total produce?
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The Narasimham Committee for Financial Sector Reforms has suggested reduction in
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Which of the following are the States in which the Lok Ayukta Act includes the Chief Minister in its ambit?
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Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers
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The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge land mass called
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Which of the following are correctly matched? I. Hamas — Palestinian extremist group II. Sinn Fein — IRA’s political wing
III. True Path Party — A major constituent of the ruling coalition in Turkey
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Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set up so far?
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Consider the map given below:
The route indicated in the map was followed, during the course of his military exploits, by
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The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low
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Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one State in India?
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Hugly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by
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In the field of space technology, India has demonstrated during 1994 her capability to
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The ‘Modi script’ was employed in the documents of the
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One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that
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Which one of the following countries had in 1994 voted against joining the European Union?
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Examine the map given below:
The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 were respectively the seats of powers of the
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Which of the following benefits are likely to accrue to India from the World Trade Organisation? I. India’s share in the world trade is to go up from the present 600 million US dollars to 5 billion US dollars by 2000 A.D. II. It will help boost exports of agricultural commodities from India. III. India’s share in the world trade is likely to triple by the year 2000 A.D.
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Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit the planet
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Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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Examine the following statements: I. All children are inquisitive. II. Some children are inquisitive. III. No children are inquisitive. IV. Some children are not inquisitive.
Among these statements, the two statements which cannot both be true simultaneously but can both be false would be
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Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in
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The signatories to the treaty banning chemical weapons include
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What is the correct sequence of the following events? I. The Lucknow Pact II. The Introduction of Dyarchy III. The Rowlatt Act IV. The Partition of Bengal
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The national highway from Delhi to Calcutta via Mathura and Varanasi is numbered
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The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by
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The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by
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Which one of the following is incorrect in respect of Local Government in India?
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The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorist of the freedom movement in
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Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
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Which of the following political parties is/are national political parties? I. Muslim League II. Revolutionary Socialist Party III. All India Forward Block IV. Peasants and Workers Party of India
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The main reason for low growth rate in India, in spite of high rate of savings and capital formation is
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Examine the map of Jammu and Kashmir given below: The mountain ranges marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 are respectively The original map is not available for this question.
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The largest source of financing the public sector outlay of the Eighth Five-Year Plan comes from
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The new Exim Policy announced in 1992 is for a period of
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Consider the following:
I. Industrial Finance Corporation of India II. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India III. Industrial Development Bank of India IV. Unit Trust of India The correct sequence in which the above was established is
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In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from
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If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that
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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
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Which one of the following is a mixed fertilizer?
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Which one of the following polymers is widely used for making bullet-proof material?