UPPSC Prelims 2001 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 8

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

71) Assertion (A) :The Green Belt represent a planning concept for controlling the physical expansion of large cities.
Reason (R): It is an integral component of a city.

Select the correct answer by 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

72) Which of the following statements is not true as per 1991 Census?

A) Maharashtra had largest concentration of urban population in India.
B) Goa was the most urbanised state of the country
C) Class IV towns had the highest number of urban centres
D) Class I cities has the highest concentration of the country's urban population

73) The "Bermuda Triangle" lies in:

A) Western North Atlantic Ocean
B) Eastern South Atlantic Ocean
C) North Pacific Ocean
D) South Indian Ocean

74) As per the budget 2001-02 the current fiscal Deficit of India is:

A) 4.7%
B) 5.1%
C) 5.5%
D) 6.1%

75) Aero-India, 2001, air show was conducted at:

A) New Delhi
B) Chennai
C) Bangalore
D) Hyderabad

76) The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna is:

A) To augment road connectivity and provide food grains to the poorest of the poor at cheaper rates
B) To facilitates patrolling of the area to prevent' misuse of electricity by unauthorised persons
C) To help the police to reach the place of crime more swiftly to control crimes
D) To develop community life in villages which are not well connected

77) Which one of the following States in India, has recently introduced the "Greenhouse Farming" ?

A) Haryana
B) Punjab
C) Maharashtra
D) Uttar Pradesh

78) Consider the following effects of genetic engineering?

1. Disease resistance
2. Growth promotion
3. Animal cloning
4. Human cloning

Of the above, that have been tried with certain amount of success include?

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

79) Which one of the following was the first to impose censorship of the Press?

A) Wellesley
B) Hastings
C) John Adams
D) Dalhousie

80) Assertion (A): Woollen clothes keep us warm.
Reason (R): Wool fibres are made of a particular protein which is a bad conductor of heat.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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