UPPSC Prelims 2024 (GS Paper I) – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Page 14

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

131) Consider the following statements with reference to the Congress Socialist Party:

1. The Congress Socialist Party was formed in January 1934.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru formally joined this party due to his sympathy for socialism.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) Both 1 and 2
B) Neither 1 nor 2
C) Only 1
D) Only 2

132) Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:

1. Murder of Abul Fazl
2. Death of Sheikh Mubarak
3. Death of Faizi
4. Death of Daniyal

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

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

133) Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:

1. Linlithgow August Offer
2. Cripps Mission arrival in India
3. Ramgarh Congress Session
4. Resignation letters of Congress Ministers

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

134) Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Book) - List-II (Writer)

A. Hindu Polity - 1. D.D. Kosambi
B. The Wonder That Was India - 2. A.L. Basham
C. An Introduction to the Study of Indian History - 3. K.P. Jayaswal
D. The Early History of India - 4. Vincent Arthur Smith

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

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

Assertion (A): Most of the early nationalists considered British rule as an act of providence destined to bring modernisation.
Reason (R): They complained only against "Un-British rule" in India.

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.

136) Which one of the following statements is not correct about William A.J. Archbold?

A) He was the Principal of Government College, Dacca.
B) He was the Principal of Lahore College, Lahore.
C) He was the Principal of MAO College, Aligarh.
D) He was the Principal of the Muir Central College, Allahabad

137) Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order starting from the earliest:

1. Vellore Mutiny
2. Death of Nana Fadnavis
3. Recall of Wellesley
4. Anglo-Nepalese War

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

138) Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Revolt) - List-II (Leader)

A. Paika Revolt - 1. Edachena Kungan
B. Bareilly Revolt - 2. Radharam
C. Malabar Revolt - 3. Mufti Muhammad Aiwaz
D. Sylhet Revolt - 4. Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Mahapatra

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

139) Consider the following days and arrange them in chronological order:

1. World Health Day
2. National Maritime Day
3. World Athletics Day
4. World Red Cross Day

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

140) Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Award): A. Aryabhatta Award, 2024; B. World Literary Prize, 2024; C. Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award, 2024; D. Goldman Environmental Prize, 2024
List-II (Recipient): 1. Amitabh Bachchan; 2. Mamta G. Sagar; 3. Dr. Subba Rao Pavuluri; 4. Alok Shukla

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