UPPSC Prelims 2002 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 12

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2002 (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

111) Tehri Dam is being constructed in Uttaranchal Pradesh on the river:

A) Bhagirathi
B) Ramganga
C) Alaknanda
D) Bhilangana

112) In electric apparatus 'earth' is used:

A) to reduce the expenditure
B) because the apparatus used 3-phase
C) for safety
D) in the form of fuse

113) Find out the correct sequence of the following from the code given below:

A. C. Rajagopalachari Plan
B. Wavell Plan
C. Mountbatten Plan
D. Cabinet Mission Plan

Code:

A) A B C D
B) B C D A
C) A B D C
D) B A C D

114) Who of the following took the burning of the foreign clothes during the NonCooperation Movement as 'insensate waste':

A) Rabindra Nath Tagore
B) Mohammad Ali
C) Lord Reeding
D) Motilal Nehru

115) The 2001 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships men's Singles title was won by:

A) Boris beker
B) Peter Samprass
C) Goran Ivanisevic
D) Patrick Rafter

116) Consider the following statement regarding global warming:

1. Melting of polar ice caps and subsequently rise in the sea level is the most important effect of global warming.
2. The sea level in likely to rise by one meter by 2070 AD if the present level of global warming is not controlled.
3. All the coral islands in the world will be submerged
4. By 2044 AD, Fiji is likely to be submerged and rise in the sea level by the same year will pose a grave danger to the Netherlands.

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

117) What is the smallest number which when added to 37825 will make it divisible by 13:

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

118) Upanishads are books on:

A) Religion
B) Yoga
C) Law
D) Philosophy

119) The sex ratio differential of Uttar Pradesh narrowed down most significantly during:

A) 1961-71
B) 1971-81
C) 1981-91
D) 1991-2001

120) Soundwaves:

A) can travel in vacuum
B) can travel in solids
C) can travel only in gases
D) can travel both in solid and gaseous medium