UPPSC Prelims 2006 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 8

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2006 (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) Which one of the following expenditure is not charged on the Consolidated Fund of India?

A) Salary and allowances of the President of India

B) Salary and allowances of the Vice President of India

C) Salary and allowances of the Justices of the Supreme Court of India

D) Salary and allowances of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

72) Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of:

A) Sheikh Alauddin Sabir

B) Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti

C) Baba Farid

D) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi

73) To be officially recognised by the Speaker of Lok Sabha as an Opposition Group, a party or Coalition of Parties must have least

A) 55 member

B) 60 member

C) 80 member

D) 1/3 of total member of the Lok Sabha

74) Consider the following statements and give the answer with the help of codes given below:

Assertion (A): Only one side of the moon's surface is visible from the earth.
Reason (R): The period of rotation of the moon on its axis is equal to the period of its revolution round the earth.

Code:

A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C) A is correct but R is wrong.

D) A is wrong but R is correct.

75) Six more Public Sector Undertakings have been accorded status of mini-ratna by Government of India (September, 2006). Choose the one which is not included amongst them from the following:

A) Bharat Sanchar Nigam

B) Indian Telephone Industries

C) Hindustan Latex

D) Rashtriya Ispat

76) Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): Muhammad Tughlaq’s scheme of token currency was a failure
Reason (R): Muhammad Tughlaq had no proper control over the issuance of coins.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:

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

77) Adi Shandaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are situated at

A) Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag

B) Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi

C) Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri

D) Puri, Sringeri, Dwarka, Varanasi

78) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Birha - 1. Bhojpuri
B. Kajri - 2. Avadhi
C. Malhor - 3. Braji
D. Rasia - 4. Kauravi

Code: A B C D

79) Expansion during heating

A) Occurs only in solid

B) Increases the weight of the material

C) Decreases the density of the material

D) Occurs at the same rate for all liquids and solids

80) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A) Diesel Locomotive - Varanasi Factory

B) Indian Telephone Industry - Naini Industry

C) Modern Bakery - Lucknow

D) Oil Refinery Plant - Mathura