UPPSC Prelims 1999 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 6

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 1999 (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

51) Who presided over the Benares Session of the Indian National Congress in 1905?

A) Surendra Nath Banerji
B) Pheroj Shah Mehta
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Dinshaw Wacha

52) The biggest wind energy project in Asia with a capacity of 150 megawatts is located in:

A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Karnataka

53) Who among the following was the leader of the Farazi rebellion?

A) Aga Muhammad Raza
B) Dadu Miyan
C) Shamsher Gazi
D) Wazir Ali

54) 1998 Leonid Meteor storm was:

1. a phenomenon occurring in the constellation of Libra
2. a phenomenon repeated after 3 years
3. a phenomenon involving comet Temple-Tutte
4. a phenomenon of 'Shooting Stars'

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

55) Which one of the following is opposite of humility?

A) roughness
B) pride
C) joy
D) recklessness

56) Which one of the following is not correct?

A) Theory of evolution was propounded by Charles Darwin
B) The breaking apart of the nucleus of an atom is called fusion
C) Dry ice' is nothing but solid carbon dioxide
D) Telephone was invented by Graham Bell

57) Who was given the "most valuable performance" award in the 13th Asian Games?

A) Akira Manai
B) Koji Ito
C) Lee Bong-Ju
D) Lei Li

58) Assertion (A): Two per cent of the worlds people live outside their country of birth.
Reason (R): Oceania has the highest percentage of migrants.

Code:

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

59) Which strait separates Europe from Africa:

A) Bosperus
B) Gibraltar
C) Dover
D) Bering

60) The XII Non-Aligned Movement Summit was held on September 2,3 1998 in 1998 at:

A) Durban
B) Cape Town
C) Cairo
D) Colombo