UPPSC Prelims 2023 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 1

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2023 (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

1) Who among the following is the first women Speaker in Lok Sabha?

A) Pratibha Patil
B) Urmila Singh
C) Meira Kumar
D) Sushma Swaraj

2) Non-conventional energy sources are those energy sources, that are -

A) Non-renewable
B) Produced from electricity
C) Renewable
D) Produced from heat

3) Consider the following events and arrange these in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last activity-

(I) Appointment of the Drafting Committee
(II) Indian Constitution was adopted and enacted
(ill) Date of commencement of Indian Constitution
(IV) Constitution Assembly first met

Select the correct answer from the code given below
Code:

A) III, II, I, IV
B) IV, I, III, II
C) I, II, IV, Ill
D) lV, I, II, Ill

4) With reference to the Attorney General of India, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(1) A person is appointed as Attorney General, who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
(2) The Attorney General can be removed through the same process as the Judges of the Supreme Court.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

5) With reference of the election of the Vice President of India, which is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(1) The acts done by him as Vice - President before such declaration are considered valid.
(2) The acts done by him as Vice - President on the day of such declaration are not considered valid.

Select the correct answer from the code given below -
Code -

A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

6) With reference to the post's in Secretariate of the Parliament, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(1) Common posts may be created for the Secretariate of each House of Parliament.
(2) The Parliament has right to regulate the service conditions of Secretariate staff of either House of it.

Select the correct answer from the code given
below—

A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

7) Match list-I with list-Il and select the correct answer using the code given below —

List— I List-Il
(Mountain) (Countries)

(A)Kilimanjaro (1)Morocco
(B)Toubkal (2)Algeria
(C)Stanley (3)Tanzania
(D)Hoggar (4)Uganda

Code -

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

8) Natural resources should be used by the present generation in such a way that if there is minimum degradation of natural resources, then what kind of development would it be called?

A) Economic Development
B) Sustainable Development
C) Social Development
D) Organic Development

9) Consider the following statements concerning the powers of the Supreme Court to issue certain writs to stop violation of Fundamental Rights -

(1) The Supreme Court has power to issue writs like Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Quo Warranto and Certiorari which is appropriate for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.

(2) Parliament may by law empower any other court to exercise within its jurisdiction the powers given to Supreme Court.

Which of the above mentioned statement/statements is/are correct?

Select the correct answer from the code given below-
Code -

A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

10) Which one of the following pairs (Schedule Subjects) is not correctly matched?

A) Third Schedule — Forms of Oaths or Affirmations
B) Eight Schedule — Languages
C) Ninth Schedule — Allocation of seats in the Council of States
D) Tenth Schedule — Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection