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UPSC Prelims 2000

146 questions, in the order they were asked.

2000 · Q35Environment & EcologyRenewable Energy & Green Technologiesdifficult

Match List I (Power generation plant) with List II (Feed material) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. M/s Gowthami Solvents Oil Limited, Andhra Pradesh II. M/s KM. Sugar Mills, Uttar Pradesh III. M/s Satia Paper Mills, Punjab IV. M/s Al Kabeer Exports Limited, Andhra Pradesh List II A) Rice husk B) Slaughter-house waste C) Distillery spent wash D) Black liquor Codes:

  1. (a)I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
  2. (b)I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
  3. (c)I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
  4. (d)I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
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Official answer(c) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B

2000 · Q42GeographyAtmosphere & Climatologymoderate

Consider the following statements about the “Roaring Forties”: I. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. II. They blow with great strength and constancy. III. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere. IV. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them. Which of these statements are correct?

  1. (a)I, II and III
  2. (b)II, III and IV
  3. (c)I, III and IV
  4. (d)I, II and IV
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Official answer(b) II, III and IV

2000 · Q43Indian PolityLocal Government & Panchayati Rajeasy

A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that

  1. (a)he obtains permission from the principal of his college
  2. (b)he is a member of a political party
  3. (c)his name figures in the Voters’ List
  4. (d)he files a declaration owing allegiance to the Constitution of India
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Official answer(c) his name figures in the Voters’ List

2000 · Q46Indian PolityLocal Government & Panchayati Rajdifficult

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Local bodies) (States as in 1999) I. Zila Parishads at the sub-divisional level II. Mandal Praja Parishad III. Tribal Councils IV. Absence of Village Panchayats List II A) Andhra Pradesh B) Assam C) Mizoram D) Meghalaya Codes:

  1. (a)I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
  2. (b)I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C
  3. (c)I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
  4. (d)I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
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Official answer(d) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D

2000 · Q51Current AffairsInternational Relations & Treatiesmoderate

The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999: “...Parliament today rejected a Bill to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in parliamentary elections, by a margin of 32 to 30. The National Assembly was split between liberal, pro-government and Shiite Muslim deputies who were in favour of women’s rights, while the opposition camp grouped Sunni Muslim fundamentalists and tribal MPs. A total of 64 MPs and Ministers were present, of whom two abstained.” The Parliament referred to in this quotation is that of

  1. (a)Kuwait
  2. (b)Iran
  3. (c)Bahrain
  4. (d)Saudi Arabia
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Official answer(a) Kuwait