Home PYQs UPPSC UPPSC MCQs

UPPSC Prelims 1995 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 5)

  1. When water is filled in a bottle and allowed to freeze, the bottle breaks because:

    1. Water expands on freezing
    2. Bottle contracts at freezing point
    3. Temperature outside the bottle is more than inside
    4. Water expands on heating
    Show Answer

  2. Study of Zoology deals with:

    1. Living animals only
    2. Living plants only
    3. Both living and dead animals
    4. Both living and dead plants
    Show Answer

  3. Information regarding time of Harsha is contained in the books of:

    1. Harisena
    2. Kalhan
    3. Kalidasa
    4. None of these
    Show Answer

  4. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from code given below:
    List-I (Project) - List-II (Location)

    A. Bhakra - 1. Krishna
    B. Hirakud - 2. Periyar
    C. Idukki - 3. Mahanadi
    D. Nagarjuna Sagar - 4. Sutlej

    Code:

    1. A-l, B-2, C-3, D-4
    2. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
    3. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
    4. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
    Show Answer

  5. Which one of the following minerals is necessary to control heart beat?

    1. Sodium
    2. Sulphur
    3. Potassium
    4. Iron
    Show Answer

  6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
    List-I - List-II

    I. Lord Dalhousie - A. Prohibition of Sati
    II. Lord William Bentinck - B. Local Self Government
    III. Lord Rippon - C. Division of Bengal
    IV. Lord Curzon - D. Doctrine of Lapse

    Code:
    I II III IV

    1. DABC
    2. DBAC
    3. ABCD
    4. CABD
    Show Answer

  7. Bacteria can be seen by:

    1. Naked eye
    2. Compound microscope
    3. Hand lens
    4. Electron microscope
    Show Answer

  8. National income of India is estimated by:

    1. Planning Commission
    2. Ministry of Finance
    3. Central Statistical Organisation
    4. Reserve Bank of India
    Show Answer

  9. Two largest items of import in India in recent years are:

    1. Petroleum products and food grains
    2. Capital goods and petroleum products
    3. Petroleum products and chemical fertilisers
    4. Gold and petroleum products
    Show Answer

  10. Name of Sufi saint whose Dargah Charari Sharif was burnt by terrorists in March, 1995 was:

    1. Sheikh Rasid
    2. Sheikh Wali
    3. Sheikh Nooruddin Wali
    4. Allama
    Show Answer