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UPSC Prelims 1997

150 questions, in the order they were asked.

1997 · Q3GeographyAtmosphere & Climatologydifficult

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Climatic Conditions) I. Chennai is warmer than Calcutta II. Snowfall in Himalayas III. Rainfall decreases from Depressions IV. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets some rain in winter List II (Reasons) A) North-east Monsoon B) Altitude C) Western West Bengal to Punjab D) Distance from sea E) Latitude Codes:

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

1997 · Q6Modern HistoryConstitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947)moderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Butler Committee II. Hurtog Committee Report III. Hunter Inquiry Committee Report IV. Muddiman Committee Report List II A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Report B) Relationship between the Indian States and Paramount Power C) Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms D) The growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress Codes:

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

1997 · Q13Science & TechnologySpace Technology & Astronomyeasy

The tail of a comet is directed away from the sun because

  1. (a)as the comet rotates around the sun, the lighter mass of the comet is pushed away due to the centrifugal force alone
  2. (b)as the comet rotates, the lighter mass of the comet is attracted by some star situated in the direction of its tail
  3. (c)the radiation emitted by the sun exerts a radial pressure on the comet throwing its tail away from the sun
  4. (d)the tail of the comet always exists in the same orientation
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Official answer(c) the radiation emitted by the sun exerts a radial pressure on the comet throwing its tail away from the sun

1997 · Q14Medieval HistorySufismmoderate

Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. Reason (R): The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chisti in Ajmer. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

  1. (a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
  3. (c)A is true, but R is false
  4. (d)A is false, but R is true
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Official answer(c) A is true, but R is false

1997 · Q18Modern HistoryKey Personalities & Ideologieseasy

“A graduate at 18, professor and associated editor of the Sudharak at 20, Secretary of the Sarvajanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legislator at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39 ……… a patriot whom Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master.” This is how a biographer describes

  1. (a)Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
  2. (b)Mahadev Govind Ranade
  3. (c)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  4. (d)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Official answer(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

1997 · Q20Indian PolityLocal Government & Panchayati Rajmoderate

Which one of the following was NOT proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?

  1. (a)Thirty per cent seats in all elected rural local bodies will be reserved for women candidates at all levels
  2. (b)The States will constitute their Finance Commissions to allocate resources to Panchayati Raj Institutions
  3. (c)The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children
  4. (d)The elections will be held in six months’ time if Panchayati Raj bodies are super-ceded or dissolved by the State government
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Official answer(c) The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children

1997 · Q25Modern HistoryGandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942)moderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Events) I. Morley Minto Reforms II. Simon Commission III. The Chauri-Chaura incident IV. The Dandi March List II (Results) A) Country-wide agitation B) Withdrawal of a movement C) Communal Electorates D) Communal outbreaks E) Illegal manufacture of salt Codes:

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