UPPSC Prelims 2015 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 14

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2015 (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) Who amongst the following took over as the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on 'GST' in March, 2015?

A) M. Ravi
B) K.M. Mani
C) K. Chandrashekhar
D) Ram Gopal Yadav

132) Grains of Basmati rice get elongated on being cooked because of higher content of:

A) lysine
B) amylose
C) sugar
D) oil

133) Which one of the following countries has not participated in operation "Storm of Resolve" being conducted in Yemen?

A) Qatar
B) Kuwait
C) Oman
D) Pakistan

134) The mirror used by the dentists to see the teeth of the patients is:

A) concave
B) convex
C) none of these
D) plane

135) The Gandhian Plan was expounded in 1944 by:

A) N.R. Sarkar
B) Kasturi Bhai Lal Bhai
C) Jai Prakash Narayan
D) Shriman Narayan Agarwal

136) Which one of the following denotes water salinity gradient?

A) Thermocline
B) Halocline
C) Pycnocline
D) Chemocline

137) Which of the following is a stem?

A) Turnip
B) Ginger
C) Carrot
D) Sweet potato

138) The problem of water pollution with Arsenic is maximum in:

A) Haryana
B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) West Bengal

139) The temperature of the human body:

A) decreases in winters
B) increases in summers
C) neither decreases in winters nor increases in summers
D) increases in winters

140) The main pollutant in the smoke coming from cigarette is:

A) Carbon monoxide and Dioxicine
B) Carbon monoxide and Nicotine
C) Carbon monoxide and Benzene
D) Dioxicine and Benzene