UPSC 1999 Prelims – all questions

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To which Lodi Sultan does the given map relate and what town does the site marked A on the map represent? The original map is not available for this question.

"India has the largest population of the Asian X. Today, there are just about 20,000 to 25,000 X in their natural habitat spreading across the evergreen forests, dry thorn forests, swamps and grasslands. Their prime habitats are, however, the moist deciduous forests. The X population in India ranges from Northwest India where they are found in the forest divisions of Dehradun, Bijnor and Nainital districts of UP to the Western Ghats in the states of Karnataka and Kerala and in Tamil Nadu. In Central India, their population is distributed in southern Bihar and Orissa. In the East, they are seen in North Bengal, Assam and a few other states." The animal 'X' referred to in this quotation is

Which one of the following statements is not true of the Konkan Railway?

The product life cycle from inception to demise is shown in the graph. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Stage) I. Product Development II. Maturity III. Growth IV. Introduction

List II (Zone) (1, 2, 3, 4 as marked in the graph) The original graph is not available for this question.

The physical regions marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the given map are respectively The original map is not available for this question.

The given figure shows a portion of Southern India. The proposed site (Koodankulam) for the construction of two 1000 MW nuclear power plants has been labelled in the map as The original figure is not available for this question.

'Abhinav Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by

Which one of the following is the objective of National Renewal Fund?

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Resorts) I. Chakrata II. Haflong III. Kalimpong IV. Kufri

List II (States) A) Assam B) West Bengal C) Uttar Pradesh D) Himachal Pradesh

Consider the following statements about the European Union: I. The European Union was known earlier as the European Community. II. The Single European Act (1986) and the Maastricht Treaty were milestones in its formation. III. Citizens of European Union countries enjoy dual citizenship. IV. Switzerland is a member of the European Union.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century B.C.?

In the given figure, the site of the Tehri dam has been labelled as

In which one of the following areas in the given map was there a recent discovery of copper deposits by the Atomic Minerals Division of Department of Atomic Energy?

Which one of the following statements is not correct? Dinar/New dinar is the currency of

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Industries) I. Pearl fishing II. Automobiles III. Ship-building IV. Engineering goods

List II (Industrial Centres) A) Pune B) Tuticorin C) Pinjore D) Marmagao

The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is

'Federal Union composed of British provinces.' The above quotation is related to

The Governor General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was

The first marine sanctuary in India, having within its bounds coral reefs, Mollusca, dolphins, tortoises and various kinds of sea birds, has been established in

Which one of the following pairs of folk-dance forms and states is not correctly matched?

The population growth rate in Kerala is the lowest among major Indian states.

Which one of the following is the most widely accepted reason for this?

In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must win which one of the following groups of tournaments?

Which one of the following legislations does not deal with the protection of environment?

The Indo-Greek kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century BC was

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I I. WTO II. IDA III. IMF IV. IBRD

List II A) Provides loans to address short-term balance of payment problems B) Multi-lateral trade negotiation body C) Sanction of soft loans D) Facilitating lending and borrowings for reconstruction and development

At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon which one of the following Governors-General kept the British flag flying high in India?

Match the areas shown as A, B, C and D on the given map showing the largest religious minorities. Select the correct answer using the codes given below the list of minorities. Largest Religious Minorities

1. Buddhists
2. Christians
3. Jains
4. Muslims
5. Sikhs The original map is not available for this question.

Which one of the following pairs of states and tribes is not correctly matched?

Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a god-sent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage?

As per 1991 Census,

which one of the following groups of Union Territories had the highest literacy rate?

Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan?

In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed. Contentious Issues

1. Disengagement of troops
2. Settlement of boundary dispute
3. Sharing River water Match the issues with the areas marked in the map as A, B and C and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Writers) I. Sashi Tharoor II. Amitav Ghosh III. Anita Desai IV. Vikram Chandra

List II (Books) A) Clear Light of Day B) Circle of Reason C) Love and Longing in Bombay D) Show Business

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Rivers) I. Cauvery II. Krishna III. Narmada IV. Chambal

List II (Dams) A) Alamatti B) Mettur C) Gandhi Sagar D) Sardar Sarovar

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Books) I. The First Indian War of Independence II. Anand Math III. Life Divine IV. Sadhana

List II (Authors) A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Sri Aurobindo C) Bankim Chandra Chatterji D) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Consider the following events: I. Indigo Revolt II. Santhal Rebellion III. Deccan Riot IV. Mutiny of the Sepoys

The correct chronological sequence of these events is:

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Year) I. 1775 II. 1780 III. 1824 IV. 1838

List II (Event) A) First Anglo-Burmese War B) First Anglo-Afghan War C) First Anglo-Maratha War D) Second Anglo-Mysore War

Since 1980, the share of the tertiary sector in the total GDP of India has

The term "imperial preference" was applied to the

Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses.

Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while on march and replacements were necessary in times of war.

Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny.

Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.

Assertion (A): Devaluation of a currency may promote export.

Reason (R): Price of the country's products in the international market may fall due to devaluation.

Assertion (A): Fiscal deficit is greater than budgetary deficit.

Reason (R): Fiscal deficit is the borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India plus other liabilities of the Government to meet its expenditure.

Assertion (A): According to statistics, more female children are born each year than male children in India.

Reason (R): In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child.

Assertion (A): Information technology is fast becoming a very important field of activity in India.

Reason (R): Software is one of the major exports of the country and India has a very strong base in hardware.