IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1993 (Part 2 of 10)
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- The Swaran Singh committee considered the question of
- more autonomy to Punjab on the model of Jammu and Kashmir
- the suitability of the Presidential form of government for India
- the precedence of the Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights
- administrative reforms
- Chanakya, was also known as
- Bhattasvamin
- Rajasckhara
- Vishnugupta
- Visakhadatta
- Which one of the following is the underground army of the African National Congress?
- Umkhonto
- KwaZulu
- Xhosa
- Ulundi
- Poison glands of snakes are homologous to
- electric organs of fishes
- stings of rays
- sebaceous glands of mammals
- salivary glands of vertebrates
- Which one of the following is NOT an astronomical object?
- Pulsar
- Brittle Star
- Black hole
- Quasar
- Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
Table Supporting: IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1993 (Part 2 of 10) List-I List-II - Grand Slam
- Grand Prix
- Grand Master
- Grand Racer
- Chess
- Polo
- Bridge
- International race
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 3
- A zero rate of inflation obtains necessarily in a year where the annual rate of inflation
- in every week of the year is zero
- is falling in every week of the year
- is both falling and rising in a year
- is constant in every week of the year
- A lot of details regarding the village administration wider the Cholas is provided by the inscriptions at
- Thanjavur
- Uraiyur
- Kanchipuram
- Uttaramerur
- Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
Table Supporting: IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1993 (Part 2 of 10) List-I (Characteristic) List-II (Animal) - Wingless insect
- Flightless bird
- Limbless reptile
- Lungless animal
- Kiwi
- Silver fish
- Turtle
- Snake
- Fish
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 2
- In Jainism perfect knowledge is referred to as
- jina
- ratna
- kaivalya
- nirvana
- There communicable diseases prevalent in developing countries caused by unsafe drinking water and bad sanitation are
- acute diarrhoea, cancer and gout
- malaria, acute diarrhoea and schistosomiasis
- onchocerciasis, leukaemia and arthritis
- rheumatism, malaria and AIDS
- Consider the Climograph given below: The above Climograph relates to
- North-western region of India
- Southern region of India
- Mid-central region of India
- North-eastern region of India
- The Employment Guarantee Scheme, a rural work programme, was first started in
- West Bengal
- Punjab
- Kerala
- Maharashtra
- Who among the following is NOT associated with medicine in ancient India?
- Dhanvantri
- Bhaskaracharya
- Charaka
- Susruta
- Which one of the following is used for dating archaeological, specimens in wood, bones and shells?
- Uranium-238
- Argon isotope
- Carbon-14
- Strontium-90