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UPSC Prelims 2002

149 questions, in the order they were asked.

2002 · Q129Science & TechnologyScience & Technology Historymoderate

Match List I (Scientists) with List II (Achievement) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Scientists) A. Arber and Smith B. Feldman C. Mullis D. Temin and Baltimore List II (Achievement) 1. Developed transgenic plants with Agrobacterium T-DNA 2. Discovered endonucleases 3. Discovered reverse transcriptase 4. Discovered polymerase chain reaction

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

2002 · Q132Indian EconomyInfrastructure & Industrymoderate

With reference to power sector in India consider the following statements: 1. Rural electrification has been treated as a Basic Minimum Service under the Prime Minister’s Gramodaya Yojana. 2. 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment in power is allowed without upper limit 3. The Union Ministry of Power has signed a Memoranda of Understanding with 14 states. Which of these statements is/are correct?

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

2002 · Q133Indian EconomyExternal Sector & Balance Of Paymentseasy

A country is said to be in debt trap if

  1. (a)it has to abide by the conditionalities imposed by the International Monetary Fund
  2. (b)it has to borrow to make interest payments on outstanding loans
  3. (c)it has been refused loans or aid by creditors abroad
  4. (d)the World Bank charges a very high rate of interest on outstanding as well as new loans
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Official answer(b) it has to borrow to make interest payments on outstanding loans

2002 · Q137Indian EconomyExternal Sector & Balance Of Paymentsmoderate

Consider the following statements: Full convertibility of the rupee may mean 1. Its free float with other international currencies. 2. Its direct exchange with any other international currency at any prescribed place inside and outside the country. 3. It acts just like any other international currency. Which of these statements are correct?

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

2002 · Q139Science & TechnologySpace Technology & Astronomymoderate

With reference to Indian satellites and their launchers, consider the following statements: 1. All the INSAT-series of satellites were launched abroad 2. PSLVs were used to launch IRS-series of satellites 3. India used the indigenously built cryogenic engines for the first time for powering the third stage of GSLV 4. GSAT, launched in the year 2001, has payloads to demonstrate digital broadcasts and internet services Which of these statements are correct?

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

2002 · Q140Indian PolityConstitutional Framework & Developmenteasy

The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Bill deals with the

  1. (a)continuation of reservation for backward classes in government employment
  2. (b)free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years
  3. (c)reservation of 30 per cent posts for women in government recruitments
  4. (d)allocation of a greater number of parliamentary seats for recently created States
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Official answer(b) free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years

2002 · Q142Medieval HistoryDelhi Sultanatemoderate

Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari. Reason (R): At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.

  1. (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are individually 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(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

2002 · Q144Modern HistoryPeasant, Tribal & Labour Movementsdifficult

Assertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak. Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.

  1. (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are individually 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(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

2002 · Q145Science & TechnologyChemistrymoderate

Assertion (A): Synthetic detergents can lather well in hard water. Reason (R): Synthetic detergents form soluble calcium and magnesium salts with hard water.

  1. (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are individually 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(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

2002 · Q146GeographyAtmosphere & Climatologymoderate

Assertion (A): 60°–65° latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low-pressure belt instead of high pressure. Reason (R): The low-pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land.

  1. (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are individually 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

2002 · Q147Science & TechnologySpace Technology & Astronomymoderate

Assertion (A): Artificial satellites are always launched from the earth in the eastward direction. Reason (R): The earth rotates from west to east and so the satellite attains the escape velocity.

  1. (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are individually 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

2002 · Q149GeographyAtmosphere & Climatologymoderate

Assertion (A): The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone. Reason (R): Air descends in the centre of the cyclone.

  1. (a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. (b)Both A and R are individually 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(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct explanation of A