UPPCS/UPSC QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER 1. An integrated and co-ordinated rail and road network helps in the economic development of a country by linking– (A) centres of production with consumption points (B) district headquarters with capital (C) National and state capitals (D) ports with hinterland Ans : (D) 2. Conjunctivitis is a disease of the– (A) liver (B) colon (C) eyes (D) mouth Ans : (C) 3. The organ labelled ‘1’ in the given diagram is– (A) adrenal (B) thyroid (C) pancreas (D) pituitary Ans : (A) 4. A test-tube baby means, fertilisation of the ovum and development taking place in the– (A) test-tube (B) test-tube and uterus respectively (C) uterus (D) uterus and test-tube respectively Ans : (B) 5. Which of the following parts of the ear and their function is/are matched correctly? 1. Pinna collects and directs sound down the ear tube. 2. Ossicles transmission of vibrations in the eardrum. 3. Eustrachian tube allows air pressure on either side of the eardrum to be equalised. 4. Cochlea contains the sensory organ concerned with hearing. (A) 1 only (B) 3 only (C) 1, 2 and 4 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Ans : (D) 6. Which of the following processes occurs for a red giant to be produced? (A) The star expands. (B) The star contracts. (C) The star explodes. (D) The star ejects matter. Ans : (A) 7. The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written in– (A) Ardhamagadhi (B) Pali (C) Prakrit (D) Sanskrit Ans : (B) 8. The Indus valley civilization specialised in– (A) Town planning (B) Architecture (C) Craftsmanship (D) All of these Ans : (D) 9. In the Kingdom of Satavahanas of ancient India, a district was called– (A) an ahara (B) a kataka (C) a rashtra (D) a vihara Ans : (B) 10. Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus people? (A) Tin (B) Copper (C) Iron (D) Lead Ans : (C) 11. The script used by the Indus valley people– (A) has not yet been deciphered (B) was the Vedic language (C) was depicted through pictures and diagrams (D) was none of these. Ans : (C) 12. The Governor-General responsible for stopping the practice of sati by law was– (A) Lord Cornwallis (B) Lord William Bentinck (C) Lord Wellesley (D) Lord Dalhousie Ans : (B) 13. The first British Governor-General of India responsible for introducing the highways was– (A) Lord Cornwallis (B) Lord Dalhousie (C) Lord Canning (D) Lord Warren Hastings Ans : (B) 14. Bengal was partitioned in the year– (A) 1906 (B) 1905 (C) 1909 (D) 1919 Ans : (B) 15. Muslim League was formed by– (A) Nawab Sallimullah (B) Ali Brothers (C) Mohammad Ali (D) Shaukat Ali Ans : (A) 16. In India Khilafat movement was started by (A) Gandhiji (B) Nawab Salimullah (C) Ali Brothers (D) Jinnah Ans : (C) 17. Which one of the following is incorrect in respect of Local Government in India? (A)According to the Indian Constitution, local government not an independent tier in the federal system (B) 30% of the seats in local bodies are reserved for women (C) Local government finances are to be provided by a commission (D) Elections to local bodies are to be determined by a Commission Ans : (A) 18. If the Prime Minister of India belonged to the Upper House of Parliament– (A) He will not be able to vote in his favour in the event of a no confidence motion (B) He will not be able to speak on the budget in the Lower House (C) He can make statements only in the Upper House (D) He has to become a member of the Lower House within six months after being sworn in as the Prime Minister Ans : (A) 19. Proportional representation is not necessary in a country where– (A) There are no reserved constituencies (B) A two-party system has developed (C) The first-past-post system prevails (D) There is a fusion of Presidential and Parliamentary forms of government Ans : (B) 20. To be appointed as Advocate-General of the State, the person should possess the quali-fications necessary for appointment as– (A) A Judge of the Supreme Court (B) A Judge of the High Court (C) A State Governor (D) Chief Minister of the State Ans : (B) 21. To gullotine the demands for grants in Lok Sabha means– (A) Rejecting the demands (B) To vote on the demands without discussion on them (C) To approve the expenditure proposals (D) To defer consideration of the expenditure Ans : (A) 22. With the increase in the production of an industrial concern, which of the following increases continuously? (A) Average cost (B) Fixed cost (C) Marginal cost (D) Variable cost Ans : (D) 23. While considering the Gross National Product (GNP), which of the following is not required? (A) Governmental purchases of goods (B) Per capita income of individuals (C) Private investment (D) Net foreign investment Ans : (B) 24. The costs, which do not vary with changes in a firm’s output, are know as– (A) Fixed costs (B) Variable costs (C) Implicit costs (D) Social costs Ans : (A) 25. Which of the following is exclusively concerned with the credit needs of all types of agricultural and rural development in India? (A) IBRD (B) RBI (C) NABARD (D) SBI Ans : (C) 26. In which State is the Autonomous Hill Council a dominant unit of local government? (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Jammu and Kashmir (D) West Bengal Ans : (C) 27. Cell was discovered by– (A) Huxley (B) Robert Hooke (C) Darwin (D) Robert Brown Ans : (B) 28. Nucleus was discovered by– (A) Schleiden and Schwann (B) Robert Brown (C) Loewy and Siekevitz (D) Singer Ans : (B) 29. The smallest unit of living form is– (A) Ribosomes (B) Nucleus (C) Cell (D) Mitochondria Ans : (C) 30. The physical basis of life is– (A) Cytoplasm (B) Endoplasm (C) Nucleoplasm (D) Protoplasm Ans : (D) 31. The function of ribosomes is– (A) Photosynthesis (B) Respiration (C) Cell division (D) Protein Synthesis Ans : (D) 32. Which planet is known as dry planet? (A) Mars (B) Jupiter (C) Venus (D) Mercury Ans : (C) 33. A planet known as the “morning or evening star” is – (A) Mercury (B) Venus (C) Jupiter (D) Saturn Ans : (B) 34. Which sphere lies between the stratosphere and thermosphere ? (A) Troposphere (B) Mesosphere (C) Lithosphere (D) Biosphere Ans : (B) 35. Which of the following Indian State/States does/do not share border with Assam? (A) Sikkim and Tripura (B) West Bengal (C) Sikkim (D) Mizoram Ans : (C) 36. Daily requirement of protein is about– (A) 50-70 gm/d (B) 30-35 gm/d (C) 70-100 gm/d (D) 100-130 gm/d Ans : (C) 37. The Mauryan Punch-marked silver coin did not carry the symbol of– (A) Peacock (B) Cow (C) Hill (D) Crescent Ans : (B) 38. With which of the following castes do we associate the Shungas? (A) Kshatriyas (B) Brahmanas (C) Vaishyas (D) Shudras Ans : (B) 39. With which of the following regions can the Satavahanas be identified? (A) Andhra (B) Kalinga (C) Bengal (D) Bihar Ans : (A) 40. Put the chronological order of the foreign invasions on India– I. Bactrians II. Kushanas III. Shakas (A) III, II, I (B) I, III, II (C) II, I, III (D) All simultaneously Ans : (B) 41. The Kushanas belonged to– (A) Scythian tribe (B) Parthia (Parsia) (C) The Yue-Chi tribe of China (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 42. The given map refers to the kingdom of– (A) Akbar at the time of capture of Khandesh in 1601 (B) Akbar at the time of his death in 1605 (C) Aurangzeb at the time of capture of Hyderabad (D) Aurangzeb at the time of his death in 1707 Ans : (D) 43. What is the meaning of Asteya in Jain religion? (A) No violence (B) No falsehood (C) No theft (D) Not storing wealth Ans : (C) 44. Shore temple at Mahabalipuram was built by– (A) Pallavas (B) Cholas (C) Pandyas (D) Ashoka Ans : (C) 45. What is the language of Ashoka’s inscriptions? (A) Sanskrit (B) Pali (C) Prakrat (D) Tamil Ans : (C) 46. When was the Hindu College in Kolkata established? (A) In 1817 A.D. (B) In 1810 A.D. (C) In 1812 A.D. (D) In 1815 A.D. Ans : (A) 47. The President of India is elected by the– (A) members of the Lok Sabha (B) members of both Houses of Parliament (C) members of the State Legislatures (D) elected members of both Houses of Parliament and State Assemblies Ans : (D) 48. The United Nations declared 2013 as the International year of– (A) Water Cooperation (B) World Population (C) Communication (D) Elderly persons Ans : (A) 49. Palau which became the 185th member of the United Nations in 1994 is in– (A) Asia (B) Western Pacific (C) Europe (D) South America Ans : (B) 50. Which day is celebrated as United Nations Day every year? (A) 7th April (B) 24th October (C) 14th November (D) 27th December Ans : (B) BY S.G.GOSWAMI
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