UPPSC Prelims 2000 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 2

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2000 (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

11) There is no reservation for SC and ST for Lok Sabha in:

A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Jammu & Kashmir
C) Meghalaya
D) All the above

12) The most flood-prone state of India is:

A) Assam
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Uttar Pradesh

13) Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List-I (Country) - List-II (Dependent Territory)

A. Australia - 1. Martinique
B. Denmark - 2. Santa Cruz
C. France - 3. Greenland
D. Spain - 4. Christmas Island

Code:
A B C D

A) 1 2 3 4
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 1 3 2 4
D) 2 1 4 3

14) A train is going at a speed of 50 km per hour. If it is 100 metre long, it will cross a 150 metre long railway platform in:

A) 12 seconds
B) 18 seconds
C) 24 seconds
D) 30 seconds

15) From a cube of side 10 cm, how many cubes of side 2 cm can be prepared?

A) 5
B) 25
C) 125
D) 500

16) Y2K problem relates to:

A) Finding out a solution to control computer virus
B) To establish uniformity with the computers operating all over the world
C) To find out a suitable replacement when the last two digits of the year become zero zero
D) To make drastic change in the working of computers after an experience of sixty years experience

17) The three most urbanised states of India in correct descending sequence are:

A) Goa, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu
B) Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka
C) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
D) Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat

18) An anti British outfit "Abhinava bharat" was founded by:

A) R.G. Bhandarkar
B) V.D. Savarkar
C) S.R. Das
D) Sardar Bhagat Singh

19) Which one of the following was the author of "Gulamgiri"?

A) B.R.Ambedkar
B) Jyotiba Phule
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Periyar

20) Who among the following has given a detailed description of the postal system during the Sultanate period?

A) Amir Khusrau
B) Ibn Batutah
C) Sultan Firoz Shah
D) Zia-ud-din Barani