UPPSC Prelims 2009 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 6

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2009 (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

51) The largest item of public expenditure in the Union Budget in recent years has been:

A) Defence expenditure

B) Interest payments

C) Major subsidies

D) Capital expenditure

52) Which of the following rivers has the largest catchment area?

53) Centre-State relations in India are dependent upon

1. Constitutional provisions
2. Conventions and practices
3. Judicial interpretations
4. Mechanisms for dialogue

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

54) Which one of the following places gets the least rainfall?

55) In which one of the following places, the cave temples built by the Rashtrakutas in the Ellora mountains are located?

A) Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

B) Nasik (Maharashtra)

C) Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

D) Golconda

56) Among the following 4 cities (Principal Corporation) which one had the least population as per 2001 2011 census.

57) If 3/16 of a tank is filled in 15 minutes, the rest of the tank will be filled in:

58) Who amongst the following became the only sports person to have been awarded all the three major sports awards viz. Dronacharya Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Award?

A) Prakash Padukone

B) Sanjeev Kumar Singh

C) Harika Dronavali

D) Pullela Gopichand

59) In October 2009, a decision has been taken to shift the wholesale Price Index base year from 1993-94 to

60) There are certain number of benches in a Class room. If four students sit on each bench then three benches remain unoccupied. If, however, three students sit on each bench then three students remain standing in the class. The number of students in the class is: