UPPSC Prelims 2023 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 2
Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2023 (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) What do we call balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future?
A) Sustainable development
B) Resource conservation
C) Future resources
D) Reducing consumption
12) When was the Census work done for first time in India?
A) In the year 1850
B) In the year 1861
C) In the year 1871
D) In the year 1881
13) As per Social Progress Index, released in December, 2022, which of the following are on top three positions in very high social progress in Tier-1 ?
A) Pondicherry Lakshadweep and Goa
B) Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh
C) Kerala, Nagaland and Meghalaya
D) None of the above
14) Which of the following Scorpene Class Submarines was commissioned into Indian Navy in January, 2023?
A) INS Vela
B) INS Vagir
C) INS Kalvari
D) INS Karanj
15) Seaweeds are important source of
A) Iodine
B) Bromine
C) Chlorine
D) Argon
16) Tappa style of music was refined and developed in which of the following Mughal Emperor's Court?
A) Akbar
B) Jahangir
C) Shahjahan
D) Muhammad Shah
17) In December, 2022 New Zealand passed the world's first Law to ban smoking for next generation. New Zealand's goal is to be "smoke-free" by
A) 2024
B) 2025
C) 2030
D) 2035
18) In February, 2023 India's biggest helicopter manufacturing plant was inaugurated in which one of the following places?
A) Chakeri, Uttar Pradesh
B) Tumkuru, Karnataka
C) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
D) Nasik, Maharashtra
19)
Consider the following deserts and arrange them in increasing order of their size (from smallest to largest) -
(I) Great Sandy desert
(II) Arabian desert
(III) Sahara desert
(IV) Gobi desert
A) I, II, IV, III
B) II, I, Ill, l
C) I, IV, II, Ill
D) II, I, IV, Ill
20)
With reference to the recommendations of the Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) on Panchayati Raj, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) The three tier system of Panchayati Raj should be replaced by the two tier system.
(2) A block should be the first point for decentralization under popular supervision below the state level.
Select the correct answer using the code given below -
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2