UPPSC Prelims 2016 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 9

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2016 (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

81) The substance used as moderator and coolant both, in nuclear reactors is:

A) Ordinary water
B) Heavy water
C) Liquid Ammonia
D) Liquid Hydrogen

82) Internal Security Academy is located at:

A) Pune
B) Mount Abu
C) Nasik
D) Hyderabad

83) Who among the following has been chosen 'Person of the year 2015' by Times Magazine?

A) Barack Obama
B) Al. Badadi
C) Francois Hollande
D) Angela Merkel

84) Change in the base sequence within the germ is called:

A) breeding
B) mutation
C) cloning
D) fusion

85) Which of the following is not an objective of National Food security Mission (NFS)?

A) Distribution of high yielding variety seeds
B) Demonstration of improved production technology
C) Strengthening credit facilities
D) Popularising newly released varieties of crops

86) Which of the following passes leads to Leh?

A) Zozila
B) Shipki La
C) Chumbi Valley
D) Banihal

87) Match List-I with List-Il and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Tribes) - List-Il (Area)

(A) Khinghiz - (1) Japan
(B) Bushman - (2) Arab
(C) Ainu - (3) Central Asia
(D) Badduin - (4) Kalahari

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

88) Which of the following air pollution gets dissolve in haemoglobin of the blood more rapidly than oxygen?

A) PAN
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Carbon monoxide
D) Ozone

89) The brain is responsible for

A) thinking
B) regulating the heartbeat
C) balancing the body
D) All of the above three

90) The refugees and migrants in Europe reached which milestone mark recently as disclosed by the UNHCR?

A) 1.0 Million
B) 1.5 Million
C) 2.0 Million
D) 3.0 Million