UPPSC Prelims 2003 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 13

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2003 (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

121) "Euro" is the official currency of:

A) All the States of Europe
B) All the States of the European Union
C) Only 12 of the States of the European Union
D) Only 20 of the States of the European Union

122) Select the correct order of copper, gold, iron and coal in the following:

A) Khetri-Kolar-Kudremukh-Jharia
B) Kolar-Khetri-Kudremukh-Jharia
C) Jharia-Kolar-Kudremukh-Khetri
D) Khetri-Kudremukh-Kolar-Jharia

123) Which of the following statements is not true regarding G. D. M.

A) It curbs green-house gas emissions
B) It reduces global warming
C) The Kyoto protocol suggested it for the assessment of sustainable development
D) It disallows investment by developed countries in projects of developing countries

124) White mountains are located in:

A) Canada
B) Norway
C) Russia
D) U.S.A.

125) Isotopes are atoms of an element whose:

A) atomic weight is same, but atomic number is different
B) atomic weight different, but atomic number same
C) atomic number and atomic weight are same
D) none of these

126) Comptroller and Auditor of India appointed by:

A) President
B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C) Chairman of the Planning Commission
D) Finance Minister

127) Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): Devaluation of a currency may promote export.
Reason (R): Price of the country’s products in the international market may fall due to devaluation.

Code:

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

128) Which Sikh Guru helped the rebel prince Khusro with money and blessings:

A) Guru Hargovind
B) Guru Govind Singh
C) Guru Arjun Dev
D) Guru Tegh Bahadur

129) Which acid is used in photography:

A) Formic acid
B) Oxalic acid
C) Citric acid
D) Acetic acid

130) Which one of the following is not correctly matched:

A) Lord Cornwallis - Permanent Settlement
B) Lord Wellesley-Subsidiary Alliance System
C) Lord Hastings - Second Anglo Maratha War
D) Lord William Bentinck - Regulation XVII of 1829