UPPSC Prelims 2024 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 13
Prepare better with this curated list of UPPSC Prelims 2024 (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
121)
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (State) - List-II (Rank according to expenditure on infrastructure 2019-23)
A. Maharashtra - 1. First
B. Uttar Pradesh - 2. Second
C. Tamil Nadu - 3. Third
D. Karnataka - 4. Fourth
Codes:
ABCD
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 1 3 4
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 2 3 1 4
122)
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Article 352 of the Indian Constitution deals with the declaration of an emergency.
Reason (R): An emergency may take place at any time.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
123)
Which of the following statements are correct regarding ICT based e-Governance?
1. e-Governance reduces the transparency of Government.
2. e-Governance reduces the cost of Government.
3. e-Governance increases citizens input into Government.
4. e-Governance increases bureaucratic red tapism.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A) 2 and 4
B) 2 and 3
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) 2, 3 and 4
124)
The UPSC derives its functions from which of the following sources?
1. The Constitution
2. Parliamentary Laws
3. Executive Rules and Orders
4. Conventions
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) Only 1
D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
125)
Which one of the following is correctly matched?
Constitutional Body - Constitutional Article
A) Election Commission – 165
B) National Commission for Scheduled Castes – 148
C) Finance Commission – 263
D) National Commission for Backward Classes – 340
126)
Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following:
1. Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India
2. Sajjan Singh vs. State of Rajasthan
3. Golaknath vs. State of Punjab
4. Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
A) 1, 4, 3, 2
B) 3, 2, 1, 4
C) 1, 2, 3, 4
D) 3, 4, 2, 1
127)
Match the Amendments with their year of implementation:
A. 42nd Amendment 1. 1985
B. 52nd Amendment 2. 2011
C. 86th Amendment 3. 1976
D. 96th Amendment 4. 2002
A) 2 1 3 4
B) 4 3 2 1
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 3 1 4 2
128)
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Cooperative Federalism 1. K.C. Wheare
B. Bargaining Federalism 2. Ivor Jennings
C. Quasi Federalism 3. Morris-Jones
D. Federalism with Centralising Tendency 4. Granville Austin
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 4 3 2 1
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 4 3 1 2
129) Which one of the following is not a level in the three-tier Panchayati Raj recommended by Balwant Rai Mehta Committee?
A) Panchayat Samiti
B) Gram Panchayat
C) Zilla Panchayat
D) Nyaya Panchayat
130)
According to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 the Lokpal would be appointed by the President after obtaining the recommendations of a Selection Committee, with the Prime Minister as chairperson and consisting, among others, of the following:
1. Chief Justice of India or a Supreme Court Judge nominated by him
2. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
3. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2, 3 and 4
D) 1, 3 and 4