UPPSC Prelims 2015 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 2

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2015 (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

11) Which one of the following is a marine national park?

12) As reported in the journal "Tectonophysics" in March 2015, the world's largest known asteroid impact zone is located in:

13) Who addressed Gandhiji as ‘one man boundary force’?

14) Arrange the following atmospheric zones in terms of the distance from the earth’s surface in increasing order and select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Thermosphere
2. Troposphere
3. Stratosphere
4. Mesosphere

Codes:

15) Study the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): The State Election Commission is a constitutional authority.
Reason (R): Elections to rural local bodies are overseen by the Election Commission of India.

Codes:

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)

B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C) (A) is false, but (R) is true

D) (A) is true, but (R) is false

16) Which of the following makes recommendation regarding fixing of minimum support price for various crops?

A) Indian Council of Agricultural Research

B) NABARD

C) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices

D) Indian Agricultural Research Institute

17) What was ‘Kamagatamaru’?

A) An industrial centre

B) A harbour

C) A ship

D) An army unit

18) Who has written the book titled "Faces and Places" which was released by the Vice President of India in March, 2015?

19) Which of the following is not a "ghost-town"?

20) Anushakti Vidyut Nigam Limited is a joint venture of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India and