UPPSC Prelims 2024 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 8
Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2024 (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
71)
Consider the following statements:
1. Scientific investigation depends on commitment to practical ideals.
2 Honesty is particularly important in science.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A) Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
B) Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect
C) Statement 1 is correct, 2 is not correct
D) Statement 1 is correct, 2 is unpredictable
72) Which of the following is the correct order of plant species from higher to lower order?
A) Class — Phylum — Order — Plant Kingdom
B) Order — Class — Phylum — Plant Kingdom
C) Class — Plant Kingdom — Phylum — Order
D) Plant Kingdom—Phylum — Class — Order
73)
Consider the following statements with reference to the Justice Party:
1. The Justice Party opposed Congress by calling it a Brahmin dominated organisation.
2. It claimed the same communal representation for non-Brabmins as the Morley-Minto reforms had given to Muslims.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Both 1 and 2
B) Neither 1 nor 2
C) Only 1
D) Only 2
74)
Consider the following statements with reference to the Workers and Peasants Party:
1. The Workers and Peasants Party was formed in 1927 and was given the form of an All India Organisation.
2. The objective of this party was to work within the Congress so that it could be made a more revolution inclined party and an organisation of the common people.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Both 1 and 2
B) Neither 1 nor 2
C) Only 1
D) Only2
75)
Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:
1. East India Association
2. National Indian Association
3. Indian Society
4. Indian Association
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A) 1,2,4,3
B) 1,3,2,4
C) 2,1,4,3
D) 1,2,3,4
76) Which of the following pairs (National Park - State/Union Territory) is not correctly matched?
A) Rajaji- Uttarakhand
B) Pin Valley - Jammu Kashimir
C) Bandipur- Karnataka
D) Simlipal- Odisha
77)
Consider the following events and arrange them in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last activity:
1. Royal Indian Navy Revolt
2. Announcement of Cabinet Mission
3. Formation of Interim Government
4. Arrival of a UK Parliamentary Delegation in Delhi
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A) 4,3,2,1
B) 4,1,2,3
C) 4,2,1,3
D) 2,4,1,3
78)
With reference to the Age of Consent Act, 1891 consider the following statements:
1. It was Behramji Malabari, a Parsi reformer from Bombay, who advocated for this legislation.
2. The Act was supported by the extremist wing led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) Only 2
B) Neither 1 nor 2
C) Only 1
D) Both 1 and 2
79)
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Shivaji had to face opposition from the big Deshmukhs.
Reason (R): These Deshmjikhs were not in favour of an independent Maratha State and wanted to remain as feudal lords of Bijapur.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B) (A) is false, but (R) is true
C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
80) Which of the following reasons caused catastrophic coral bleaching and mass coral deaths in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A) Increased industrial activities in the coastal regions
B) Increase of 2° C temperature in the Indian Ocean
C) Heavy marine pollution
D) Decrease of temperature by 4° C in the Indian Ocean