UPPSC Prelims 2012 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 10

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2012 (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) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. Plague - 1. Protozoa
B. AIDS - 2. Fungus
C. Baldness - 3. Virus
D. Malaria - 4. Bacteria

A B C D

A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 4 3 2 1

92) In Uttar Pradesh the highest production of Aonla comes from

A) Rae Bareilly
B) Pratapgarh
C) Faizabad
D) Allahabad

93) Tendulkar Committee has estimated that in India the * percentage of the population below poverty line is

A) 27.2
B) 37.2
C) 22.2
D) 32.7

94) Which of the following seas has the highest salinity?

A) Caspian Sea
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Red Sea
D) Dead Sea

95) The most common measure of estimating inflation in India is

A) Price Index
B) Wholesale Price Index
C) Consumer Price Index
D) Price Index of Industrial Goods

96) Match List-1 with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Vedic Rivers) - List-II (Modern Names)

A. Kubha - 1. Gandak
B. Parushni - 2. Kabul
C. Sadanira - 3. Ravi
D. Sutudri - 4. Satluj

A B C D

A) 1 2 4 3
B) 2 3 1 4
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 4 1 2 3

97) The cycling of elements in an ecosystem is called

A) Chemical cycles
B) Biogeochemical cycles
C) Geological cycles
D) Geochemical cycles

98) Peanuts are the main crop of

A) Georgia
B) Gambia
C) Ghana
D) Guatemala

99) The year 2011 has been marked for the livestock disease named

A) Foot mouth disease
B) Rinderpest
C) Rabies
D) Cowpox

100) Which of the following countries is the largest producer of diamond?

A) Australia
B) Venezuela
C) Russia
D) Botswana