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UPSC Prelims 1999

148 questions, in the order they were asked.

1999 · Q26Indian PolityConstitutional Framework & Developmentmoderate

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. (a)Kachchativu and Tin Bigha were territories acquired by the Indian Republic from the French
  2. (b)Kachchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of India
  3. (c)Kachchativu and Tin Bigha are areas that were annexed by the Chinese in the 1962 Sino Indian War
  4. (d)Kachchativu and Tin Bigha are enclaves which were transferred to India by lease arrangements with Sri Lanka and Pakistan respectively
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Official answer(b) Kachchativu and Tin Bigha are territories handed over to Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi sovereignty respectively by the Government of India

1999 · Q29GeographyAtmosphere & Climatologymoderate

Consider the following temperature and rainfall data: Month Temperature °C Rainfall cm January 6.7 14.0 February 6.7 13.2 March 7.2 11.4 April 8.9 9.4 May 11.1 8.1 June 13.9 8.1 July 15.0 9.6 August 15.0 12.2 September 13.9 10.4 October 11.1 14.4 November 8.9 14.0 December 7.8 16.8 The climate to which this data pertains is

  1. (a)St. Lawrence type
  2. (b)China type
  3. (c)West European type
  4. (d)Mediterranean type
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Official answer(c) West European type

1999 · Q30Modern HistoryRevolutionary & Communist Movementsmoderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Persons) I. Shyamji Krishna Varma II. Madame Bhikaji Cama III. Annie Besant IV. Aurobindo Ghosh List II (Journals) A. Bande Mataram B. Indian Sociologist C. The Talwar D. Commonweal Codes:

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

1999 · Q34Indian PolityConstitutional & Statutory Bodiesmoderate

Consider the following statements regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India: I. Its Chairman must be a retired Chief Justice of India. II. It has formations in each state as State Human Rights Commission. III. Its powers are only recommendatory in nature. IV. It is mandatory to appoint a woman as a member of the Commission. Which of the above statements are correct?

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

1999 · Q35GeographyIndian Agriculture & Land Usedifficult

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. Cotton II. Flax III. Sugar beet IV. Jute List II A. Rainfall 1000-1500 mm; Temperature 40°-60 °C B. Rainfall 1500-2000 mm; Temperature 25°-35 °C C. Rainfall 600-800 mm; Temperature 5°-18 °C D. Rainfall 500-1000 mm; Temperature 18°-22 °C E. Rainfall 500-600 mm; Temperature 18°-22 °C Codes:

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

1999 · Q39Indian EconomyEconomic Planning & Five-Year Plansmoderate

The planning process in the industrial sector in India has assumed a relatively less important position in the nineties as compared to that in the earlier period. Which one of the following is true in this regard?

  1. (a)With the advent of liberalisation, industrial investments/development have largely been placed within the domain of private and multinational sectors
  2. (b)With markets assuming a central place, the role of central planning in many sectors has been rendered redundant
  3. (c)The focus of planning has shifted to sectors like human resource development, infrastructure, population control and welfare
  4. (d)The nation’s priorities have shifted away from industrial development to rural development
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Official answer(b) With markets assuming a central place, the role of central planning in many sectors has been rendered redundant

1999 · Q41Art & CultureMusicdifficult

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. Pandit Vishnu Digamber Paluskar II. Venkatamahi III. Shyama Shastri IV. Amir Khusru List II A. Introduced the scheme of Raga classification of Indian music B. Proponent of Carnatic music C. Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music D. Wrote the music for the song ‘Vande Mataram’ Codes:

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

1999 · Q43Indian EconomyInfrastructure & Industrymoderate

Consider the following statements: Small-scale industries are, in most cases, not as efficient and competitive as the large-scale ones. Yet the Government provides preferential treatment and reservations in a range of products to the small firms because small-scale industries I. Provide higher employment on a per unit capital deployment basis. II. Promote a regional dispersion of industries and economic activities. III. Have performed better in export of manufactured products than the large-scale ones. IV. Provide jobs to low skill workers, who otherwise may not find employment avenues elsewhere. Which of the above statements are correct?

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

1999 · Q46Current AffairsBusiness & Economymoderate

The economic crisis in the latter half of 1990s most seriously affected Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea. The cause of the crisis was

  1. (a)mismanagement of the financial resources and financial sector, in general
  2. (b)the prolonged over-valuation of local currencies vis-à-vis the western currencies
  3. (c)the downswing and recession in the western economies which earlier provided export market to these export-oriented countries
  4. (d)None of the above
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Official answer(a) mismanagement of the financial resources and financial sector, in general

1999 · Q48Art & CultureCultural Institutions & Awardseasy

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Libraries) I. Saraswati Mahal Library II. Library of Tibetan Work and Archives III. Raza Library IV. Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library List II (Locations) A. Patna B. Dharamsala C. Thanjavur D. Rampur Codes:

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

1999 · Q50Indian EconomyAgriculture & Rural Developmenteasy

The main sources of credit to the farmers include

  1. (a)the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, commercial banks, RRBs and private moneylenders
  2. (b)the NABARD, RBI, commercial banks and private moneylenders
  3. (c)the District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCB), the lead banks, IRDP and JRY
  4. (d)the Large-scale Multi-purpose Adivasis Programme, DCCB, IFFCO and commercial banks
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Official answer(a) the Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, commercial banks, RRBs and private moneylenders