UPPSC Prelims 2001 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 2

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2001 (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) Which one of the following is an important tribe of the Dhauladhar Range?

A) Abor
B) Gaddi
C) Lepcha
D) Tharu

12) According to the report of CAG appearing in the year 2000 on PDS, the Government subsidy of food grains increased from 1992-93 to 1998-99 by:

A) more than two times
B) more than three times
C) more than four times
D) more than five times

13) Under the Cabinet Mission Plan the total number of seats allotted each Province in the Constituent Assembly was roughly in the ratio of one representative to the population of:

A) 8 lakh persons
B) 10 lakh persons
C) 12 lakh persons
D) 15 lakh persons

14) Arrange the following states in descending order of per capita income of the year 1998-99 and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Punjab

Codes:

A) DBAC
B) DACB
C) BDAC
D) ADBC

15) Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

A) Shipki La–Himachal Pradesh
B) Lipu Lekh–Uttar Pradesh
C) Nathu La–Sikkim
D) Jozila–Kashmir

16) Which gas leaked out, in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Causing numerous deaths?

A) Chlorine
B) M.I.C
C) Ammonia
D) Phosgene

17) Which one of the following Census decades has witnessed the highest decadal growth of urban population in India?

A) 1941-51
B) 1961-71
C) 1971-81
D) 1981-91

18) Assertion (A): Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a Communalist.
Reason (R): He used religion as a political weapon.

Select your answer using the codes given below:
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.

19) The book "The Proudest Day" deals with the story of:

A) Integration of Indian States
B) India's independence
C) Pokhran Nuclear explosion
D) Formation of the NDA Government at the Centre

20) As a result of global warming there has been:

1. Better global communication
2. Melting of glaciers
3. Flowering of mango trees before time
4. Adverse impact on health

Select your answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
C) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
D) 1, 3 and 4 are correct