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UPSC Prelims 1995

147 questions, in the order they were asked.

1995 · Q53GeographyAtmosphere & Climatologyeasy

Willy Willy is

  1. (a)a type of tree grown in temperate regions
  2. (b)a wind that blows in a desert
  3. (c)a tropical cyclone of north-west Australia
  4. (d)a kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands
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Official answer(c) a tropical cyclone of north-west Australia

1995 · Q59Indian EconomyHuman Development, Poverty & Employment Schemesmoderate

Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)?

  1. (a)It was launched during the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi
  2. (b)It aims at creating one million jobs annually
  3. (c)The target group of JRY are the urban poor living below the poverty line
  4. (d)Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women
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Official answer(d) Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women

1995 · Q61Indian PolityUnion & State Executivemoderate

Which one of the following is not explicitly stated in the Constitution of India but followed as a convention?

  1. (a)The Finance Minister is to be a member of the Lower House
  2. (b)The Prime Minister has to resign if he loses majority in the Lower House
  3. (c)All the parts of India are to be represented in the Council of Ministers
  4. (d)In the event of both the President and the Vice-President demitting office simultaneously before the end of their tenure, the Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament will officiate as the President
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Official answer(c) All the parts of India are to be represented in the Council of Ministers

1995 · Q76Indian EconomyHuman Development, Poverty & Employment Schemesmoderate

One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that

  1. (a)investment pattern has been directed towards capital-intensive industries
  2. (b)productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
  3. (c)ceilings on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture
  4. (d)people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development
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Official answer(a) investment pattern has been directed towards capital-intensive industries