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UPSC Prelims 2013

100 questions, in the order they were asked.

2013 · Q26Indian PolitySocial Justice & Vulnerable Sectionsmoderate

Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?

  1. (a)State Forest Department
  2. (b)District Collector/Deputy Commissioner
  3. (c)Tahsildar/Block Development Officer/Mandal Revenue Officer
  4. (d)Gram Sabha
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Official answer(d) Gram Sabha

2013 · Q29Environment & EcologyPollution & Waste Managementmoderate

Due to improper/indiscriminate disposal of old and used computers or their parts, which of the following are released into the environment as e-waste? 1. Beryllium 2. Cadmium 3. Chromium 4. Heptachlor 5. Mercury 6. Lead 7. Plutonium Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. (a)1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 only
  2. (b)1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 only
  3. (c)2, 4, 5 and 7 only
  4. (d)1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
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Official answer(b) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 only

2013 · Q31Environment & EcologyEcosystems & Ecology Conceptsmoderate

With reference to food chains in ecosystems, consider the following statements: 1. A food chain illustrates the order in which a chain of organisms feed upon each other. 2. Food chains are found within the populations of a species. 3. A food chain illustrates the numbers of each organism which are eaten by others. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a)1 only
  2. (b)1 and 2 only
  3. (c)1, 2 and 3
  4. (d)None
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Official answer(a) 1 only

2013 · Q36Art & CultureArchitecture & World Heritageeasy

Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the difference between the two?

  1. (a)Vihara is a place of worship, while Chaitya is the dwelling place of the monks
  2. (b)Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihara is the dwelling place of the monks
  3. (c)Chaitya is the stupa at the far end of the cave, while Vihara is the hall axial to it
  4. (d)There is no material difference between the two
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Official answer(b) Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihara is the dwelling place of the monks

2013 · Q39Modern HistoryConstitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947)easy

The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because

  1. (a)Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919
  2. (b)Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy in the Provinces
  3. (c)there was no Indian member in the Simon Commission
  4. (d)the Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country
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Official answer(c) there was no Indian member in the Simon Commission

2013 · Q41Indian EconomyExternal Sector & Balance Of Paymentseasy

The balance of payments of a country is a systematic record of

  1. (a)all import and export transactions of a country during a given period of time, normally a year
  2. (b)goods exported from a country during a year
  3. (c)economic transaction between the government of one country to another
  4. (d)capital movements from one country to another
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Official answer(a) all import and export transactions of a country during a given period of time, normally a year