UPPSC Prelims 2010 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 12

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2010 (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

111) Which one of the following is not included in the "National Food Security Missions"?

A) Oil seeds
B) Wheat
C) Rice
D) Pulses

112) Buddha is depicted on the coins of

A) Vima Kadphises
B) Kanishka
C) Nahapana
D) Budhagupta

113) Which country lunched the World’s first satellite dedicated to monitoring "greenhouse gas emissions" in 2009?

A) Japan
B) Brazil
C) India
D) U.S.A.

114) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. Etna - 1. Ross Island
B. Vesuvius - 2. Ecuador
C. Erebus - 3. Italy
D. Cotopaxi - 4. Sicily

Codes:
A B C D

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

115) The Anglo-American Culture Realm does not include

1. Canada 2. U.S.A.
3. Mexico 4. Cuba

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

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

116) Which of the following rivers flow through a "rift" valley?

A) Ganga
B) Brahmaputra
C) Narmada
D) Krishna

117) Yapaniya was a school of

A) Buddhism
B) Jainism
C) Saivism
D) Vaisnavism

118) With one of the following is correctly matched?

A) Khuldabad - Tomb of Shaikh Salim Chisti
B) Fatehpur Sikri - Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daula
C) Agra - Tomb of Aurangzeb
D) Delhi - Tomb of Abdur-Rahim Khan-i-khanan

119) Which one of the following silver salts is used for producing artificial rains?

A) Silver chloride
B) Silver bromide
C) Silver nitrate
D) Silver iodide

120) Project Arrow is concerned with the modernisation of which of the following?

A) Airports
B) Post offices
C) Road Transport
D) Railways