UPPSC Prelims 2013 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 14
Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2013 (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
131) The mirror used by a dentist to examine the teeth of patients is
A) Concave
B) Convex
C) Plane
D) Cylinderical
132) Which of the following group of gases contribute to the "Green House Effect"?
A) Ammonia and Ozone
B) Carbon monoxide and Sulphur dioxide
C) Carbon tetrafluoride and Nitrous oxide
D) Carbon dioxide and Methane
133)
Which of the following wet lands are designated as Ramsar sites
1) Chilka Lake
2) Loktak
3) Keoladeo
4) Wuller Lake
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) All
134) Which one of the following is the correct definition of "Agenda 21" ?
A) It is an action plan of U.N.O. for protecting human rights.
B) It is a book of 21 chapters on nuclear disarmament.
C) It is an action plan for the conservation of global environment in 21st century.
D) It is an agenda for the election of the President in the next meeting of SAARC.
135) Who was associated with the formation of the Deccan Educational Society?
A) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
B) M G Ranade
C) V.G. Chibdonkar
D) All of the above
136) By whom the "Quit India" resolution was moved in the Bombay Session of the Congress in the year 1942?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Narenda Deo
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) J.B. Kripalani
137)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Industry) - List-II (Centre)
A) Aluminium - 1) Malanjkhand
B) Copper - 2) Tundoo
C) Zinc - 3) Jaykaynagar
D) Jute - 4) Bhatpara
A) A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2
B) A-3 B-1 C-2 D-4
C) A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
D) A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
138) The "Secretariat Building" of which State is knows as "Writer’s Buidling"?
A) Assam
B) West Bengal
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
139) In South Asia, the country with the largest percentage of aged population is
A) Bhutan
B) India
C) Nepal
D) Sri Lanka
140) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A) Biosphere reserves - Edward Suess
B) Ecosystem - A.P. de Candolle
C) Ecology - A.G Tansley
D) Biodiversity - Reiter