UPPSC Prelims 1994 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 6
Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 1994 (GS Paper I) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from the UP PSC (PCS) subcategory under the Previous Year Questions (PYQs) category. Each question includes verified answer and detailed explanation for effective practice.
All Questions
51) Mr. Nelson Mandela was released from jail after 27 years on:
A) February 11, 1990
B) January 26, 1990
C) December 6, 1989
D) March 31, 1990
52)
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I - List-II
1. Clive - A. Removal of press restriction
2. Bentinck - B. Partition of Bengal
3. Charles - C. Dual Govt, in Bengal
4. Curzon - D. English Education
Code:
A) CDAB
B) DACB
C) BDCA
D) CBAD
53) India has an abundant volume of rainfall but is still regarded as a thirsty land. This is due to:
A) Rapid run off of water
B) Quick evaporation of rain water
C) Concentration of rainfall during a few months only
D) All the above
54) The main centre of the "Wahabi Movement" which started in the nineteenth century was:
A) Lahore
B) Patna
C) Amritsar
D) Pune
55) The Regulating Act was passed in:
A) 1773
B) 1774
C) 1785
D) 1793
56) "Project Tiger" of the Government envisages:
A) To observe the habits of the tiger
B) Collect vital information about different species
C) To save the Indian tiger from extinction
D) None of these
57) A hydrophyte is:
A) a marine animal
B) an aquatic plant
C) a plant disease
D) a rootless plant
58) The fourth President of India was:
A) Sri V.V. Giri
B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C) Dr. Zakir Hussain
D) Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
59) India export maximum leather to:
A) U.S.A.
B) U.S.S.R.
C) England
D) Germany
60) Which one of the following statements about Arthashastra is not true?
A) It prescribes the duty of a king
B) It describes the then economic life of the country
C) It lays down the principles of politics
D) It highlights the need for financial reforms