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UPPSC Prelims 2022 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 14)

  1. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?State – Members in the Legislative Assembly

    1. Manipur – 62
    2. Goa – 40
    3. Uttar Pradesh – 403
    4. Uttarakhand – 70
  2. T. Malthus propounded one of the most famous theories, called ‘The Malthusian Theory’ which is related to

    1. Economy
    2. Population
    3. Unemployment
    4. Povertybes
  3. In the context of permissible noise level match List – I with List – Il and select the answer from the code given below the lists.
    List – I (Permissible Noise Level) – List – II (Area)

    A. Residential area – 1. 50 db
    B. Silent zone – 2. 55 db
    C. Industrial area – 3. 65 db
    D. Commercial area – 4. 70 db

    Code :
    A B C D

    1. 2 1 3 4
    2. 3 4 2 1
    3. 2 1 4 3
    4. 1 2 3 4
  4. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

    Assertion (A): Chile is the leading producer of copper in the world.
    Reason (R) : Andes Region of North Chile is enriched with the largest deposites of Porphyry copper

    Select the correct answer from the code given below :
    Code :

    1. (A) is false but (R) is true
    2. (A) is true but (R) is false
    3. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
    4. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  5. Who among the following has become the first woman President of Tanjania in April 2022 ?

    1. Ellen Johnson
    2. Sahle-Work Zewde
    3. Samia Suluhu Hassan
    4. None of the above
  6. When the Environment (Protection) Act for the protection and preservation of environment was passed by the Government of India ?

    1. 1971
    2. 1974
    3. 1981
    4. 1986
  7. Who among the following has won the women's single title in the Syed Modi International Tournament held in January 2022 ?

    1. Ashwini Ponappa
    2. Jwala Gutta
    3. Saina Nehwald
    4. P. V. Sindhu
  8. As of early 2022, which country was at the top in steel production in the world?

    1. China
    2. Japan
    3. England
    4. India
  9. In which of the following types of heat engines carburettor is used ?

    1. Both diesel and petrol engines
    2. Steam engine
    3. Petrol engine
    4. Diesel engine
  10. Which of the following Rock Edict of Ashoka speaks of religious synthesis ?

    1. Rock Edict – XI
    2. Rock Edict – XII
    3. Rock Edict – XIII
    4. Rock Edict – II