UPPSC Prelims 2019 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 4

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2019 (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.

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31) National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 5 does not include:

A) High blood - pressure
B) Diabetes
C) HIV Test
D) Registration of death

32) Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Asiatic Society of Bengal was established in the period of Warren Hastings and he modestly declined the offer of Presidentship of that learned body in favour of Sir William Jones.

Reason (R): Warren Hastings was himself a great scholar and an ardent orientalist who used to encourage the study of Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic.

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

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

33) Arrange the following battles in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes below:

I. Battle of Sarnal
II. Battle of Bilgram
III. Battle of Dharmat
IV. Battle of Jajau

A) II, I, III, IV
B) II, III, IV, I
C) III, II, I, IV
D) III, I, II, IV

34) With reference to the measures of Tenancy Reform in India, which of the statements is/are correct?

1. Regulation of rent
2. Security of tenure
3. Confirment of ownership on tenants

Select the correct answer using codes given below:

A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3

35) Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI) is developed by

A) Morris D. Morris
B) UNDP
C) Mehbub-ul-Haq
D) None of the above

36) Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), a Social Movement has been associated with which of the following in India?

A) RTE Act
B) RTI Act
C) MGNREGA
D) National Health Mission (NHM)

37) 'Moribund Delta' is a subdivision of which of the following Delta?

A) Krishna-Godawari Delta
B) Mahanadi Delta
C) Bengal Delta
D) Cauvery Delta

38) Under the Civil Registration System (CRS), It is legally mandatory to register birth and death events within how many days in India?

A) 15 days
B) 21 days
C) 26 days
D) 30 days

39) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Movement) List-II (Year)

A. Pabna - 1. 1855-56
B. Eka - 2. 1873-85
C. Santhal - 3. 1922
D. Tana Bhagat - 4. 1914

Codes:
A B C D

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

40) In the Suez canal region, the correct order of lakes lying from North to South direction is:

A) Lake Timsah – Little Bitter Lake – Great Bitter Lake – Lake Manzala
B) Great Bitter Lake – Little Bitter Lake – Lake Timsah – Lake Manzala
C) Lake Manzala – Great Bitter Lake – Little Bitter Lake – Lake Timsah
D) Lake Manzala – Lake Timsah – Great Bitter Lake – Little Bitter Lake