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UPPSC Prelims 2018 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 12)

  1. Which among the following sites provides evidence of domestication of animals in the Mesolithic period?

    1. Odai
    2. Bori
    3. Bagor
    4. Lakhnia
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  2. Who was the Chief Justice of India when Public Interest litigation was introduced in the Indian Judicial system?

    1. M. Hidayatullah
    2. A.M. Ahmedi
    3. P.N. Bhagwati
    4. A.S. Anand
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  3. Which of the following institutions belonged to foreign trade?

    1. Sreni
    2. Nagaram
    3. Nanadesis
    4. Manigrama
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  4. Natural growth of population is the outcome of which of the following?

    A. Crude Birth Rate
    B. Crude Death Rate
    C. Migration
    D. Marriages

    Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
    Codes:

    1. Only A
    2. Only C
    3. B and D
    4. A and B
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  5. Which of the following has the highest velocity?

    1. Cosmic rays
    2. Light
    3. Electron
    4. Supersonic wave
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  6. Which of the following inscriptions gives the information about two Ashwamedha Yajnas performed by the King Pushyamitra Shung?

    1. Saranath inscription
    2. Besnagar inscription
    3. Ayodhya inscription
    4. Hathigumpha
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  7. Who was the first Vice-Chairman of the NITI Ayog?

    1. Arvind Panagariya
    2. Raghuram Rajan
    3. Chandrashekhara Subramanyam
    4. Rajiv Kumar
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  8. According to the India State of Forest Report,2017 2021, what percentage of total geographical area of the country is under forest?

    1. 22.34
    2. 21.54
    3. 23.54
    4. 24.62
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  9. Dachigam National Park is associated with which of the following?

    1. Musk Deer
    2. Golden Oriole
    3. Yellow-throated Marten
    4. Hangul or Kashmir Stag
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  10. Who among the following Governor Generals ridiculed congress as representing only a 'microscopic minority' of people?

    1. Lord Dufferin
    2. Lord Curzon
    3. Lord Minto
    4. Lord Lansdown
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