UPPSC Prelims 2022 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 6

Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2022 (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

51) The first Interim National Government was announced on:

A) 25 August 1946
B) 24 August 1946
C) 23 August 1946
D) 22 August 1946

52) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has identified following categories of poverty. Which one is correct?

A) Income poverty
B) Human poverty
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) None of the above

53) Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List -I (Associated works/ Posts) List-II (Persons)

A. D. K. Karve - 1. Establishment of Girls School in Calcutta
B. J. E. D. Bethune - 2. Secretary, Widow Re- marriage Association
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - 3. Starting a crusade against child marriage
D. B. M. Malabari - 4. Principal of Sanskrit College in Calcutta

Code:
. A B C D

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

54) Which one of the following Watershed Development Projects sponsored by the Central Government of India which aims at enabling the rural population to conserve the water ?

A) Jal Kranti
B) Pani Sansad
C) Hariyali
D) None of the above

55) Jyotiba Phule was associated with:

A) Civil Disobedience Movement
B) Trade Union Movement
C) Anti-caste Movement
D) Peasant Movement

56) Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) is a:

A) Non-pollutant
B) Non-biodegradable pollutant
C) Biodegradable pollutant
D) Biochemical pollutant

57) Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Person) – List – II (Concerned with)

A. M. S. Swaminathan – 1. Social control on Banks
B. L. K. Jha – 2. Milk Production
C. Verghese Kurien – 3. Green Revolution
D. Morarji Desai – 4. Economic Administration Reforms

Code :

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

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

Assertion (A): Phytoplankton grow in abundance in the limnetic zone.
Reason (R): Limnetic zone is open water zone.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:

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

59) As per the "India State of Forest Report – 2021" which of the following States has registered maximum increase in the forest cover during the last two years?

A) Kerala
B) Assam
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh

60) Which two of the following States are the leading producers of Iron-Ore in India as per the Annual Report of the Ministry of Mines 2020-21 ?

1. Odisha
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Jharkhand
4. Karnataka

Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:

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