UPPSC Prelims 2001 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 4

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2001 (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

31) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

A) Vikram Sarabhai – Sriharikota Space Centre
B) ISRO Satellite Centre – Thumba
C) SHAR Centre–Bangalore
D) Space Application Centre – Delhi

32) The first census in India during the British period was held during the tenure of:

A) Lord Dufferin
B) Lord Lytton
C) Lord Mayo
D) Lord Ripon

33) The substances present at the centre of the sun are in:

A) solid, liquid and gaseous states
B) liquid state only
C) gaseous state only
D) both liquid and gaseous states

34) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A) Discovery of Meson – Hideki Yukawa
B) Discovery of positron – C.D. Anderson & U.F. Hess
C) Theory of energy production – H.A. Bethe in the sun and stars
D) Synthesis of transuranic elements – Enrico Fermi

35) The World Chess Championship 2000 was won by:

A) Alexei Shirov
B) Vishwanathan Anand
C) Alexander Khalifman
D) Kasparov

36) The vitamin which contains cobalt is:

A) B1
B) B2
C) B6
D) B12

37) The highest trophic level in an ecosystem is obtained by:

A) Herbivores
B) Carnivores
C) Decomposers
D) Omnivores

38) Assertion (A): The Koyna region of Maharashtra is likely to become more earthquake prone in near future.

Reason (R): The Koyna dam is located on an old fault-plane which may get activated more frequently with changes in water-level in Koyna reservoir.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

39) On the first occasion, the Prime Minister of India was appointed by:

A) The Governor General
B) The British Emperor
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) The Viceroy

40) Find the two main currencies of Sultanate period from the codes given below:

1. Dam
2. Jital
3. Rupiya
4. Tanka

Codes:

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