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UPPSC Prelims 2023 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 4)

  1. Role of Human Resources in Economic development, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

    1. Effects of economic development on population growth.
    2. Effects of population growth in economic development.

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    Code -

    1. Only 1
    2. Only 2
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither 1 nor 2
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  2. Which of the following is known as "World Wetlands Day"?

    1. 10 January
    2. 15 January
    3. 2 February
    4. 1 February
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  3. Which of the following (Poetess — Compositions) is not correctly matched?

    1. Daya Bai — Vinay Malika
    2. Sahajobai — Sahaj Prakash
    3. Gangabai — Ganesh Dev Leela
    4. Son Kumari — Poem of Swam Beli
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  4. Who is the Author of the famous Novel "All the Lives We Never Lived", which received the Sahitya Akademi Award, 2022?

    1. Anita Desai
    2. Shobha De
    3. Anuradha Roy
    4. Sudha Murthy
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  5. What was India's rank in the world greenhouse gases emission in 2022?

    1. 9th
    2. 10th
    3. 11th
    4. 12th
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  6. Match list-I with list-Il and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
    List — I - List — II

    (A) Mirat-e-Sikandari - (1) History of Bengal
    (B) Burhan-e-Masir - (2) History of Bahmani's Ahmad Nagar
    (C) Riyaz-us-Salatin - (3) Collection of Mahmood Gawan's letters
    (D) Riyaz-ul-insha - (4) Victory of Gujarat
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    1. A-(4), B-(2), c-(1), D-(3)
    2. A-(2), B-(4), C-(1), D-(3)
    3. A-(1), B-(2), C-(4), D-(3)
    4. A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)
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  7. Consider the following statements about sustainable development-

    (1) Based on the global indicator framework and data produced by National Statistical Systems and information collected at regional level, the United Nations Secretary General presents an Annual Sustainable Development Goal Report.

    (2) Global Sustainable Development Report is produced to inform the quadrennial sustainable development goal review deliberations at the U.N. General Assembly once every quarter.

    Select the correct answer using the code given below—

    1. Only 1
    2. Both 1 and 2
    3. Only 2
    4. Neither 1 nor 2
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  8. Consider the reign of following Peshwas and arrange them in chronological order -

    (I) Balaji Viswanath
    (II) Bajirao I
    (Ill) Narayan Rao
    (IV) Madhav Rao I

    Select the correct answer using the code given below—
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    1. I, Ill, II, l
    2. I, II, Ill, lV
    3. II, I, lV, Ill
    4. I, II, lV, Ill
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  9. With reference to the Human Development Report, 2021-22, which of the following statement is/are correct?

    (1) India's rank on the Human Development Index has upgraded from 130 in 2020 to 132 in 2022.
    (2) India's rank on the Human Development Index has stripped from 130 in 2020 to 132 in 2022.

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    1. Only 1
    2. Only 2
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither 1 nor 2
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  10. Which one of the following is not true about the total outlay in the Union Budget 2023-24?

    1. Interest payment (20%)
    2. Defence (8%)
    3. State share of taxes and duties (18%)
    4. Subsidies (9%)
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