UPPSC Prelims 2011 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 12

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2011 (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) In March 2009 the BrahMos Missile was tested at-

A) Pokharan
B) Chandipur
C) Cape Canveral
D) Sri Harikota

112) Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act ?

A) Lord Lytton
B) Lord Ripon
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Hastings

113) Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
Minerals-Producing Areas

A) Copper-Arizona
B) Coal-Carajas
C) Iron Ore-Rastanura
D) Petroleum-Donbas

114) Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

A) Akbar's Tomb - Sikandara
B) Jahangir's Tomb - Sahdara
C) Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti - Fatehpur Sikri
D) Tomb of Shaikh Nizamuddin Aulia - Ajmer

115) That Lumbini was the birth place of Gautama Buddha, is confirmed by an inscription of-

A) Asoka
B) Kanishka
C) Harsha
D) Dharmapala

116) Application of gypsum is required more in the crop of-

A) Paddy
B) Berseem
C) Wheat
D) Groundnut

117) The headquarters of the World Bank are at-

A) Manila
B) Washington
C) New York
D) Geneva

118) In which year was the first regular Census held in India ?

A) 1921
B) 1881
C) 1911
D) 1931

119) The upper limit of available water in soil is determined at-

A) 1/3 bar
B) 1/2 bar
C) 2/3 bar
D) 1 bar

120) The first Trade Union was founded in India in the year 1918 by-

A) N. M. Joshi
B) B. P. Wadia
C) V. V. Giri
D) S. A. Dange