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UPPSC Prelims 2014 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 10)

  1. The theme of 'World Development Report, 2010' was:

    1. Poverty and next generation
    2. The real wealth of nations : Pathways to Human development
    3. Incidence of rural poverty
    4. Development and the next generation
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  2. Who amongst the following resigned from the post of deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India in March, 2014 ?

    1. Arvind Saxena
    2. K.C. Chakrabarty
    3. C.R. Neelkanthan
    4. Amitabh Kant
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  3. Which one of the following statements is correct about an amendment in an article of Penal Code made by the Parliament of Morocco on 23rd a January, 2014?

    1. Rapist of a minor girl should marry her in order to avoid the trial.
    2. Rapist of minor girl should only face the trial.
    3. Rapist should marry the minor girl and face the trial also.
    4. Rapist should pay the money to the parents of the minor girl in order to revive her chastity.
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  4. The first National Park established in India is:

    1. Namdapha National Park
    2. Corbett National Park
    3. Dudhwa National Park
    4. Guinady National Park
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  5. Who nominates the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Indian Parliament ?

    1. The Speaker of Lok Sabha
    2. The Prime Minister
    3. The President
    4. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha
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  6. To maintain ecological balance, the area under forest should be:

    1. 10%
    2. 23%
    3. 33%
    4. 53%
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  7. Which one of the following countries is known for very important uranium ore deposits ?

    1. Canada
    2. China
    3. Pakistan
    4. Zaire
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  8. The last session of Indian National Congress attended by Bal Gangadhar Tilak was:

    1. Calcutta Session, 1906
    2. Surat Session, 1907
    3. Calcutta Session, 1917
    4. Amritsar Session, 1919
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  9. In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, the word 'Swaraj' was uttered from the Congress platform for the first time ?

    1. Banaras Session, 1905
    2. Calcutta Session, 1906
    3. Surat Session, 1907
    4. None of the above
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  10. In Uttar Pradesh the contribution of agriculture in state domestic product in 2011-12 was approximately:

    1. 14.5%
    2. 24.5%
    3. 34.5%
    4. 44.5%
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