UPPSC Prelims 2000 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 6

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

51) Which of the following statements are correct?

1. China is the largest producer of Tobacco in the world
2. India is the largest producer of Jawar in the world
3. Brazil is the largest producer of Soyabean in the world
4. Italy is the largest producer of raw silk in the world

Code:

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

52) Assertion (A): India has experienced a phenomenal growth of Population since 1951.
Reason (R): 1951 is called the demographic divide in India's demographic history.
Codes:

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

53) The winner of 1999 Nobel prize for literature is:

A) Poet
B) Dramatist
C) Novelist
D) All the above

54) Helen Clark is the second woman Prime Minister of:

A) Australia
B) Canada
C) New Zealand
D) Sweden

55) The first sunrise of the miIlennium-2000 was observed in India at:

A) Kohima
B) Koteswar
C) Katchal
D) Kavaratti

56) Who of the following attacked on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar by saying: "Ambedkar has had his leadership thrust upon him by a benign British Government because his services were necessary to embarrass the Nationalist leaders."

A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Dr. B.S. Moonje
D) Sir Mirza Ismail

57) The age of tree, in years, can be ascertained by:

A) its weight
B) its height
C) the number of its annular rings
D) length of its root

58) Which of the following statement are true about Punjab? Select the correct answer from the code given below the statements:

I. It is the richest state of India.
II. It has the highest proportion of S.C. in its total population.
III. It has reached the replacement level of population.

Code:

A) I and II
B) I and III
C) II and III
D) I, II and III

59) Among the BIMARU states of India, the most densely populated state is:

A) Bihar
B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh

60) Which of the following is not correctly matched:

A) autotroph–producer
B) heterotroph–consumer
C) saprotroph–decomposer
D) herbivore–secondary consumer