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UPSC Prelims 2002

149 questions, in the order they were asked.

2002 · Q102Modern HistoryEarly Nationalism & Indian National Congress (1885-1915)difficult

With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. (a)Laikat Hossain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations
  2. (b)In 1989, the scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra Mukherjee
  3. (c)The Bengal National College was founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as the Principal
  4. (d)Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, the main plank of which was social and economic regeneration of the villages
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Official answer(a) Laikat Hossain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations

2002 · Q107Current AffairsInternational Conflicts & Securitymoderate

Recently, several hundred South Africa soldiers were sent to Burundi

  1. (a)to side with the Tutsi tribe in the country’s civil war
  2. (b)to side with the Hutu tribe in the ongoing ethnic conflict
  3. (c)as a part of United Nations special force to keep control on the ethnic groups revolting against the government
  4. (d)as South Africa’s protection force to help mediate and agreement between warring groups of civil war
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Official answer(d) as South Africa’s protection force to help mediate and agreement between warring groups of civil war

2002 · Q109Indian EconomyInfrastructure & Industrymoderate

Consider the following statements: 1. NTPC is the largest power utility in India. 2. ONGC accounts for half of the LPG production in India. 3. Indian Oil Corporation operates all the oil refineries in India. 4. The Indian Ordinance Factory is the largest departmentally run industrial undertaking in the country. Which of these statements is/are correct?

  1. (a)1 only
  2. (b)2 and 3
  3. (c)2, 3 and 4
  4. (d)1 and 4
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Official answer(d) 1 and 4

2002 · Q110Science & TechnologyChemistrydifficult

Match List I (Oxidation number) with List II (The element) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Oxidation number) — List II (The element) A. 2 — 1. Oxidation number of Mn in MnO₂ B. 3 — 2. Oxidation number of S in H₂S₂O₇ C. 4 — 3. Oxidation number of Ca in CaO₂ D. 6 — 4. Oxidation number of Al in NaAlH₄

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

2002 · Q111Modern HistoryKey Personalities & Ideologiesdifficult

With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. (a)Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nations list and militant Ahrar movement
  2. (b)When the Indian National Congress was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan opposed it
  3. (c)The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates
  4. (d)Maulana Barkatullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who formed a Provisional Government of India in Kabul
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Official answer(c) The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates

2002 · Q114Indian PolityParliament & State Legislatureseasy

The term of the Lok Sabha

  1. (a)cannot be extended under any circumstances
  2. (b)can be extended by six months at a time
  3. (c)can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency
  4. (d)can be extended for two years at a time during the proclamation of emergency
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Official answer(c) can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency

2002 · Q122Indian EconomyBanking & Financial Sectormoderate

Consider the following financial institutions of India: 1. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) 2. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) 3. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) 4. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) The correct chronological sequence of the establishment of these institutions is

  1. (a)1, 2, 3, 4
  2. (b)2, 3, 4, 1
  3. (c)3, 4, 1, 2
  4. (d)4, 1, 2, 3
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Official answer(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

2002 · Q123Modern HistoryGandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942)easy

During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for

  1. (a)the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan
  2. (b)the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers
  3. (c)the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform
  4. (d)the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism
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Official answer(d) the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism

2002 · Q124Indian PolityConstitutional & Statutory Bodiesmoderate

Match List I (Commission) with List II (Matter of Enquiry) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Commission) A. Wadhwa Commission B. Liberhan Commission C. Sri Krishan Commission D. Jain Commission List II (Matter of enquiry) 1. The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi 2. Killing of Graham Staines 3. Demolition of a religious structure at Ayodhya 4. Riots in Mumbai in 1993

  1. (a)3 2 4 1
  2. (b)2 3 4 1
  3. (c)3 2 1 4
  4. (d)2 3 1 4
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Official answer(b) 2 3 4 1