UPPSC Prelims 2013 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 2
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
11) The Mounthantten Plan became the basis for
A) Continuity of British rule
B) Transfer of power
C) Partition of the country
D) Solution of communal-problems
12) BRICS Summit was held in March 2013 in
A) Cape Town
B) Durban
C) Johannesburg
D) Pretoria
13) Which of the following is the most stable ecosystem?
A) Desert
B) Mountain
C) Ocean
D) Forest
14) Apart from the satellite “SARAL” ISRO Launched six more Satellites on 25-2-2013 from Sriharikota belonging to some other countries whose number is
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
15) The promoter of National Stock Exchange of India is:
A) State Bank of India
B) LIC and GIC
C) IDBI
D) All the above
16) The Uttar Pradesh Zamindari abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 is included in the:
A) Fifth Schedule
B) Seventh Schedule
C) Ninth Schedule
D) Eleventh Schedule
17) Which one of the following is not a tax/duty levied by the Government of India?
A) Service Tax
B) Education Tax
C) Custom Duty
D) Toll Tax
18) Which one the following statement is not correct?
A) The Constitutional Amendment Bill has to be passed by both Houses of Parliament separately with special majority.
B) Constitutional cases in Supreme Court is heard by minimum five judges
C) Freedom of press is included in the fundamental right-Freedom of Speech and expression.
D) Zakir Hussain was the first Vice President of India.
19) The Ambassador country was in news recently for giving an affidavit in the Supreme Court of India and not honouring it?
A) Italy
B) Portugal
C) Sri Lanka
D) United State of America
20) Who is the author of the Shiva Trilogy the third book of which “The Oath of the Vayuputras” was launched in February 2013?
A) Amish Tripathi
B) Anand Neelkantan
C) Ashok Bankar
D) Ashwin Sanghi