Solved Paper 2009 UPSc Civil Services Prelims General Studies

Solved Paper 2009 UPSc Civil Services Prelims General Studies
Fully Solved 2009 UPSC Civil Services Prilims Solved Question Paper
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1. In the 'Individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave
was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was
the second ?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel


2. Consider the following statements :
The Cripps Proposals include the provision for
1. Full independence for India.
2. Creation of Constitution-making body.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali
was a major woman organizer of underground
activity in
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement


4. With whose permission did the English set up
their first factory in Surat ?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb

5. In a dry cell (battery), which of the following
are used as electrolytes ?
(a) Ammonium chloride and Zinc chloride
(b) Sodium chloride and Calcium chloride
(c) Magnesium chloride and Zinc chloride
(d) Ammonium chloride and Calcium chloride

6. Which one of the following planets has largest
number of natural satellites or moons ?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Mars
(c) Saturn
(d) Venus

7. Consider the following statements :
1. Sweet orange plant is propagated by grafting technique.
2. Jasmine plant is propagated by layering technique.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

8 Which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus ?
(a) Radio waves
(b) Microwaves
(c) Infra-red waves
(d) None of the above


9 In the context of genetic disorders, consider
the following :
A woman suffers from colour blindness while her husband does not suffer from it. They have a son and a daughter. In this context, which one of the following statements is most probably correct ?
(a) Both children suffer from colour blindness.
(b) Daughter suffers from colour blindness while son does not suffer from it.
(c) Both children do not suffer from colour blindness.
(d) Son suffers from colour blindness while daughter does not suffer from it.


10. A person travels 12 km due North, then
15 km due East, after that 15 km due West
and then 18 km due South! How far is he from
the starting point ?
(a) 6 km'
(b) 12 km
(c) 33 km
(d) 60 km

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