Home PYQs UPPSC UPPSC MCQs

UPPSC Prelims 2017 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 15)

  1. Which of the following groups of countries share the border with Israel?

    1. Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt
    2. Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Cyprus
    3. Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Jordan
    4. Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Yemen
    Show Answer

  2. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

    1. Policy cut Motion – Budget demand is reduced to Rs. one
    2. Economy cut motion – Budget demand be reduced by a specified amount
    3. Token cut Motion – Budget demand is reduced by rupees one hundred
    4. Vote on Account – Parliamentary sanction of all budgetary demands for grants in a financial year.
    Show Answer

  3. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
    Hormone - Function

    1. Insulin - Regulation of blood glucose
    2. Melatonin - Regulation of sleep
    3. Oxytocin - Release of milk from mammary glands
    4. Gastrin - Regulation of blood pressure
    Show Answer

  4. Who is generally appointed as a Protem Speaker?

    1. The speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha
    2. The Dy. Speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha
    3. One of the seniors most members of the newly elected Lok Sabha
    4. The leader of the opposition party in the outgoing Lok Sabha
    Show Answer

  5. What is the quorum to constitute a meeting of Lok Sabha?

    1. One-sixth of the total members of the House
    2. One-tenth of the total members of the House
    3. One-fourth of the total members of the House
    4. One-third of the total members of the House
    Show Answer

  6. Who remarked about the East India Company that "The Company is an anomaly but it is part of a system where everything is an anomaly"?

    1. Warren Hastings
    2. G. B. Macaulay
    3. Lord Clive
    4. Henry Dundas
    Show Answer

  7. Which one of the following atmospheric change takes place due to the greenhouse effect?

    1. Increase in carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere
    2. Increase in humidity in the atmosphere
    3. Increase in biological population
    4. Increase in wind speed
    Show Answer

  8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List I List II

    (A) Curtailment of the power judicial review - (a) 61st Amendment
    (B) Abolition of Right to property as a fundamental right - (b) 42nd Amendment
    (C) Lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 - (c) 38th Amendment
    (D) Addition of the word secular in the preamble - (d) 44th Amendment

    1. A-a, B-b, C-d, D-
    2. A-b, B-d, C-a, D-c
    3. A-c, B-d, C-a, D-b
    4. A-d, B-a, C-c, D-b
    Show Answer

  9. An artificial satellite can be tracked very precisely from the earth by using:

    1. Doppler effect
    2. Radar
    3. Sonar
    4. Pulsar
    Show Answer

  10. According to the National Family Health Survey – 3, private medical sector is the primary source of health care in India for:

    1. 50% of households in urban areas
    2. 60% of households in urban areas
    3. 70% of households in urban areas
    4. 80% of households in urban areas
    Show Answer