Home PYQs UPPSC UPPSC MCQs

UPPSC Prelims 2013 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 6)

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

    1. Bolivia - Tin
    2. Brazil - Iron Ore
    3. Mexico - Silver
    4. Peru - Nitrate
    Show Answer

  2. "Tinkathia System" in Champaran meant

    1. Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/20 area of land
    2. Cultivation of Indigo on 33% area of land
    3. Cultivation of Indigo on 30% area of land
    4. None of the above
    Show Answer

  3. The country at the top in terms of percentage of total coffee production in the world is:

    1. Colombia
    2. Brazil
    3. India
    4. Ethiopia
    Show Answer

  4. Which one of the following diseases is not transmitted by tiger mosquitoes?

    1. Yellow fever
    2. Dengue
    3. Chikungunya
    4. Japanese Encephalitis
    Show Answer

  5. Which eminent Indian Journalist has been appointed as the editor of Time International in March 2013?

    1. Bobby Ghosh
    2. Fareed Zakaria
    3. Tunku Varadarajan
    4. Sanjay Gupta
    Show Answer

  6. At the 85th Academy Awards function held in February 2013, the Oscar for the best film was won by

    1. Agro
    2. Les Miserables
    3. Life of Pi
    4. Lincoln
    Show Answer

  7. Who was declared “Man of the Series” In India-Australia test series held in February-March 2013?

    1. Cheteshwara Puajra
    2. M.S. Dhoni
    3. Ravindra Jadeja
    4. R. Ashwin
    Show Answer

  8. Who is the author of the book “Tendulkar the Cricketer of the Century” released on 23-3-2013 at delhi?

    1. Kapil Dev
    2. Vimal Kumar
    3. Shane Watson
    4. Sunil Gavaskar
    Show Answer

  9. The Gandhiyan economy is based on the principle of:

    1. Competition
    2. Trusteeship
    3. State Control
    4. None of the above
    Show Answer

  10. Who among the following International Cricket players was awarded the Yash Bharti Award of 2013?

    1. Praveen Kumar
    2. Bhubaneswar Kumar
    3. Suresh Raina
    4. R. P. Singh
    Show Answer