UPPSC Prelims 2014 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 4

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2014 (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) Consider the following events connected with Indian National Movement and find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below :

1. Demise of B.G. Tilak
2. Passing of Rowlatt Bill as an Act
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
4. Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress, 1919

Codes:

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

32) The rivers of South India mainly have which of the following drainage patterns?

A) Radial
B) Intermittent
C) Dendritic
D) Trellis

33) Who of the following had regarded the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress (1931) as the 'pinnacle of Mahatma Gandhi's popularity 'and prestige' ?

A) S.C. Bose
B) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Sardar Kishan Singh

34) Radcliffe line defines boundary between:

A) North Korea and South Korea
B) U.S.A. and Canada
C) India and Pakistan
D) India and China

35) To maintain ecological balance, the area under forest should be:

A) 10%
B) 23%
C) 33%
D) 53%

36) The International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is located at:

A) Kolkata
B) Patna
C) Bhubaneshwar
D) Hyderabad

37) In which of the following cities was played the final match of the seventh season of IPL, 2014 ?

A) Bengaluru
B) Hyderabad
C) Mumbai
D) Kolkata

38) What is the full form of ISIS which claimed in June, 2014 to have executed 1700 Iraqi soldiers?

A) Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
B) Islamic Security for Islamic Society
C) International Security of Islamic Society
D) Islamic State for Iran and Saudi Arabia

39) Which one of the following statements is not correct about Dadabhai Naoroji ?

A) He was the first Indian to be appointed as professor of Mathematics and Physics at Elphinstone College, Bombay.
B) He was elected as the member of British Parliament in 1892.
C) He started a Gujarati Journal, 'Rast Goftar' .
D) For four times he had presided over the Indian National Congress.

40) The Indian Independence Bill received the Royal Assent on:

A) 18th July, 1947
B) 19th July, 1947
C) 20th July, 1947
D) 21st July, 1947