Union Public Service Commission Civil Services (Prelims) General Studies Paper-I

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1301

It is often said that the key to the minds of the makers of our Constitution lies in

UPSC Prelims 1983 GS Paper Indian Polity
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1302

In India people migrate from the countryside to the towns while in the U.S.A. it is just the other way. What is the reason for this?

UPSC Prelims 1983 GS Paper Human Geography
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1303

The Jammu and Kashmir Resettlement Bill which has stirred up controversy deals with

UPSC Prelims 1983 GS Paper Indian Polity
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1304

The award for environmental conservation has been instituted by the

UPSC Prelims 1983 GS Paper Environmental Studies
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1305

Age of tree can be estimated by

UPSC Prelims 1983 GS Paper General Science
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1306

Turmeric is obtained from which part of the plant ?

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1307

The process of light exposure in a 24-hour cycle that controls the growth and development of certain plants and animals is called

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1308

"Mach Number" is a term associated with the speed of

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1309

The internal antenna of a transistor set is made of

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1310

The common ore of aluminium is

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1311

In typhoid which of the following drugs is administered ?

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1312

Amoebiasis, malaria and typhoid are diseases due to amoeba, malarial parasites and typhoid bacillus which are collectively called

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1313

Hypochondria is a

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1314

Radio carbon dating process is used to know the age of

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1315

Aspirin is a

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1316

Arrange the following fertilisers according to the decreasing order of their nitrogen content
I. Ammonium sulphate
II. Ammonium nitrate
III. Potassium nitrate
IV. Urea

UPSC Prelims 1983 GS Paper Agriculture and Chemistry
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1317

What is the difference between an explosion and combustion ?

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1318

Foot and mouth disease is prevalent among

UPSC Prelims 1983 GS Paper Agriculture and Science
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1319

When one enters a dark room, he is not able to see anything but after some time his vision improves. This is because

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1320

The messages received by and transmitted from the brain to the various parts of the body take the form of

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1321

Gerontology is the study of

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1322

Helium is used for respiration in deep water instead of nitrogen because

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1323

In a fluorescent tube which of the following components are found ?

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1324

For artificial insemination the semen of a bull should be stored in

UPSC Prelims 1983 GS Paper Agriculture and Science
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1325

Which one is a high yielding variety of rice ?

UPSC Prelims 1983 GS Paper Indian Agriculture
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