UPPSC Prelims 2023 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 15

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

141) Which one of the following (Passes - States/U.T.) is correctly matched?

A) Aghil — Arunachal Pradesh
B) Diphu — Ladakh
C) Niti — Uttarakhand
D) Mana — Himachal Pradesh

142) Who has written the book "From Dependence to Self Reliance"?

A) V. Venugopal Reddy
B) C. Rangrajan
C) Raghuram Rajan
D) Bimal Jalan

143) Plane of which Airline crashed in Nepal in January, 2023?

A) Nepal Airline
B) Buddha Airline
C) Yeti Airline
D) Tara Airline

144) Which of the following is mRNA vaccine used against Covid-19 infection?

A) Sinovac
B) Moderna
C) Sputnik
D) Novavax

145) Which of the following cities of Uttar Pradesh is not included as the venue for 11 meetings of 200 sessions of G-20 during India's Presidency of the grouping?

A) Agra
B) Kanpur
C) Varanasi
D) Greater Noida

146) With reference to the "EL-NINO", which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(1) El-Nino involves appearance of warm current of the coast of Peru in eastern pacific.
(2) This warm current increase the temperature of water on the Peruvian coast by 10°C there by increasing the amount of Plankton in the sea.

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

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

147) Which one of the following place is the confluence of the river Alakhnanda and the Bhagirathi?

A) Vishnu Prayag
B) Karn Prayag
C) Rudra Prayag
D) Dev Prayag

148) Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion(A) and other as Reason(R):

Assertion (A) -12 Cheetahs arrived from South Africa to India in February, 2023.
Reason (R) - Restoring Cheetah population is considered to be a priority for India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below—
Code -

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A) is false but (R) is true

149) 'Ozone layer' absorbing ultra violet radiation exists in which of the atmospheric layer?

A) Troposphere
B) Mesosphere
C) Stratosphere
D) Thermosphere

150) Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) -

Assertion (A) - Population control is necessary to maintain the environment of the country.
Reason (R) - Due to the rapid increase in population, the environmental balance is maintained.

Select the correct answer using the code given below—
Code -

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
C) (A) is true but (R) is false
D) (A)is false but (R )is true