UPPSC Prelims 2024 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 9

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

81) Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

A) Article 153 — Office of the Governor

B) Article 154 — Executive Authority of the Governor

C) Article 155 — Removal of the Governor

D) Article 156 — Term of the Governor

82) Consider the following statements:
An Amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the:

1. LokSabha 2. RajyaSabha
3. State Legislatures 4. President of India

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

83) Which of the following are the functions of the Election Commissioner of India?

1. Conduct of elections for the posts of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Conduct of elections of the Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.
3. Deciding on all doubts and disputes arising out of the above elections.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

84) Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

A) G.V.K. Rao — Planning at the Committee Block Level

B) Dantwala Committee — Rural Credit

C) Santhanam Committee — Panchayati Raj Finances

D) Ashok Mehta Committee — Panchayati Raj Institutions

85) Which of the following is the correct sequence of phases of Biotic succession?

A) Ecesis - Migration - Reaction - Stabilisation

B) Ecesis - Migration - Stabilisation - Reaction

C) Migration - Reaction - Stabilisation - Ecesis

D) Migration - Ecesis - Reaction- Stabilisat

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

Assertion (A) : Relative humidity decreases with increasing air temperature.
Reason (R) : Absolute humidity increases with increasing evaporation.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A) Both(A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of(A).

B) (A) is false, but (R) is true

C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

D) (A) is true, but (R)is false.

87) Which one of the following pairs (Aluminium Plant - State) is not correctly matched

A) Alupuram (Alwaye) - Kerala

B) Belagavi - Karnataka

C) Muri - Chhattisgard

D) Hirakud- Odisha

88) Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Himalayas are still rising.
Reason (R) : The Indian tectonic plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

89) Which one of the following pairs (Crop - Peculiarity) is not correctly matched?

A) State where rice is grown three times a year — West Bengal

B) Bihar's contribution to rice producion — 15.7%

C) State with largest area under rice production — Uttar Pradesh

D) Isohyets that decides western limit of rice production — 100 cm

90) Consider the following statements with reference to cotton crops:

1. Cotton is mostly a Kharif crop.
2. Cotton crop requires moderate amounts of rainfall varying between 50-75 cm annually.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) Both 1 and 2

B) Neither 1 nor 2