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UPPSC Prelims 2016 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 7)

  1. The refugees and migrants in Europe reached which milestone mark recently as disclosed by the UNHCR?

    1. 1.0 Million
    2. 1.5 Million
    3. 2.0 Million
    4. 3.0 Million
  2. The brain is responsible for

    1. thinking
    2. regulating the heartbeat
    3. balancing the body
    4. All of the above three
  3. Which of the following air pollution gets dissolve in haemoglobin of the blood more rapidly than oxygen?

    1. PAN
    2. Carbon dioxide
    3. Carbon monoxide
    4. Ozone
  4. Match List-I with List-Il and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
    List-I (Tribes) - List-Il (Area)

    (A) Khinghiz - (1) Japan
    (B) Bushman - (2) Arab
    (C) Ainu - (3) Central Asia
    (D) Badduin - (4) Kalahari

    1. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
    2. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
    3. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
    4. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
  5. Which of the following passes leads to Leh?

    1. Zozila
    2. Shipki La
    3. Chumbi Valley
    4. Banihal
  6. Which of the following is not an objective of National Food security Mission (NFS)?

    1. Distribution of high yielding variety seeds
    2. Demonstration of improved production technology
    3. Strengthening credit facilities
    4. Popularising newly released varieties of crops
  7. Change in the base sequence within the germ is called:

    1. breeding
    2. mutation
    3. cloning
    4. fusion
  8. Who among the following has been chosen 'Person of the year 2015' by Times Magazine?

    1. Barack Obama
    2. Al. Badadi
    3. Francois Hollande
    4. Angela Merkel
  9. Internal Security Academy is located at:

    1. Pune
    2. Mount Abu
    3. Nasik
    4. Hyderabad
  10. The substance used as moderator and coolant both, in nuclear reactors is:

    1. Ordinary water
    2. Heavy water
    3. Liquid Ammonia
    4. Liquid Hydrogen