UPPSC Prelims 2003 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 10

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2003 (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

91) The 'Green Revolution' involved the use of high yielding varieties of seeds which required:

A) Less fertilizer and less water

B) More fertilizer and less water

C) Less fertilizer and more water

D) More fertilizer and more water

92) During the third century, Warangal was famous for:

A) Copper utensils

B) Gold ornaments

C) Iron instruments/ implements

D) Ivory work

93) India has formalised a contract for joint manufacture of "Scorpion" most modern submarine, in the country itself, with:

94) Consider the following statements about haemoglobin and select the correct answer from the code even below:

1. It contains iron
2. It imparts red colour to the blood
3. It provides immunity against certain diseases
4. It is a carrier of oxygen in blood

Code:

95) Consider the following statements and select correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): China's growth of population has dramatically slowed down.
Reason (R): Its fertility rate has declined due to one child per family norm.

Code:

A) Both A and R are true are 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

96) Shivani Bhatnagar's murder case was in news for a long time. She was chief correspondent of:

97) Intake of less than under-noted average daily calories per person has been defined as the "Poverty line" in urban areas by the Planning Commission of India:

98) Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Brass is a compound of copper and zinc.
2. Magnetite is the most important ore of aluminium.
3. Amalgam is that substance which basically contains mercury.
4. Potassium nitrate is one of the essential chemicals used in photography.

Code:

99) Increasing urbanisation creates:

1) Increase in slum population of metropolitan cities
2) Greater concentration of population in large urban centres
3) Sharp decline in quantity and quality of service in urban areas
4) Rapid upgradation of infrastructure facilities

100) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I (Appliance/ quantity) - List-II (Measured Instrument)

1. Pressure - A. Ammeter
2. Weight - B. Hygrometer
3. Current - C. Barometer
4. Relative Humidity - D. Spring balance

Code:
A B C D