UPPSC Prelims 2000 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 15

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2000 (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) Assertion (A): The size of population and its composition are responsible for the social change.

Reason (R): The fertility of occupational groups in which the wives engage more generally in gainful occupations, is lower than that of other groups in the same economic category.

Codes:

A) Both A and R are is the correct explanation of A
B) Booth 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

142) Persian Weekly 'Miratul Akhbar' was Published by:

A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
D) Maulana Shibli Nomani

143) Infant mortality rate in India at present is nearly:

A) 120 per thousand
B) 70 per thousand
C) 30 per thousand
D) 25 per thousand

144) First Buddhist Conference after the death of Buddha was presided over by:

A) Mahakashyapa
B) Dharmasen
C) Ajatashatru
D) Nagasen

145) The persons whose names find place in list-I below are the President of his country given in list-II. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Recardo Logos - l. USSR
B. Thabo Mbeiki - 2. Indonesia
C. Abdurrahman Wahid - 3. South Africa
D. Vladimir Putin - 4. Chile

Code:
A B C D

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

146) In the following number series, a wrong number is given: 3, 8, 20, 46,100, 208, 432 The Wrong number is:

A) 208
B) 46
C) 8
D) 20

147) What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite?

A) Thermopile
B) Solar cells
C) Dynamo
D) Mini nuclear reactor

148) Which one of the following currents does not contribute to form a complete circle of currents in the South Atlantic Ocean?

A) Benguela
B) Brazil
C) Canaries
D) West wind drift

149) Arrange the following states of India is descending order of their gross electricity generated:

1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Uttar Pradesh

Select the correct answer for the codes given below:
Codes:

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

150) Sangeet Natak Akademy Fellowship have been conferred in 1999 on the following persons in fields indicated in list-II.

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Persons) - List-II (Fields)

A. Birju Maharaj - 1. Bharat Natyam Guru
B. K. Chandra Shekhar - 2. Vocalist
C. Bhimsen Joshi - 3. Playwriter
D. Vijay Tendulkar - 4. Kathak

Code:
A B C D

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