IAS Prelims question paper and key 1990

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UPSC Civil Services preliminary exam question paper and answer key of exam conducted in the year 1990

Some sample question papers from the paper

1. Which one of the following metros (underground railway system) has been adjudged by the Public Broadcasting System of the United States of America as the best in the world ?
(a) Paris
(b) Moscow
© London
(d)Calcutta

2. The Harappans did not know the use of (a) Bronze
(b) Gold
© Iron
(d)Silver

3. Sunda Strait separates
(a) Burma and Celebes
(b) Java and Sumatra
© Japan and Korea
(d)Sicily and Italy

4. In which one of the following inscriptions is Ashoka mentioned by name ?
(a) Major Rock edict at Girnar
(b) Minor Rock inscription at Maski
© Bairat inscription
(d)Lamghan inscription

5. The process of retting in jute is
(a) Purely physical
(b) Purely chemical
© Microbiological
(d)Physico­chemical


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