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UPPSC Prelims 2019 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 3)

  1. National Social Assistance Programme does not include the following scheme for 'Below Poverty Line' households

    1. National Family Benefit Scheme
    2. Annapurna
    3. Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojna
    4. All of the above
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  2. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

    1. Species diversity increases from equator towards poles.
    2. Tropics harbour more species than temperate areas.
    3. Greatest biodiversity occurs in Amazon rain forest.
    4. Species diversity decreases from temperate areas towards poles.
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  3. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

    1. Habeas corpus - 'To have the body of'
    2. Mandamus - 'We command'
    3. Prohibition - 'To be certified'
    4. Quo-warranto - 'By what authority'
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  4. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

    1. Vitramin B6 - Rice Bran
    2. Vitamin B2 - Cod-liver oil
    3. Vitamin E - Wheat Germ Oil
    4. Vitamin K - Alfalafa
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  5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
    List-I (Country) - List-II (Capital)

    A. Uzbekistan - 1. Tashkent
    B. Tajikistan - 2. Dushanbe
    C. Kyrgyzstan - 3. Bishkek
    D. Turkmenistan - 4. Ashgabat

    Codes:
    A B C D

    1. 1 2 3 4
    2. 1 2 4 3
    3. 1 3 4 2
    4. 1 4 2 3
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  6. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

    1. Cartagena Protocol - Biosafety
    2. Stockholmes Convention - Persistent organic pollutant
    3. Montreal Protocol - Ozone Layer
    4. Kyoto Protocol - Save Water
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  7. A liquid remains hot or cold for a long time in thermos flask because there is no loss or gain of heat by:

    1. Conduction
    2. Convection and radiation
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. None of the above
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  8. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?(Tribe) (Place)

    1. Pygmy - Congo
    2. Angami - Nagaland
    3. Ainu - Japan
    4. Khirghiz - Sudan
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  9. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

    Assertion (A): The highest concentration of Seismic zones lies in Himalayan region in India.
    Reason (R): There are may logitudinal thrust zones in Himalayas.

    Codes:

    1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
    2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
    3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
    4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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  10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
    List-I (Natural Vegetation) - List-II (Region)

    A. Epiphytes 1. Mediterranean
    B. Acacia 2. Equatorial
    C. Baobab 3. Sahara
    D. Cedars 4. Savanna

    Codes:
    A B C D

    1. 2 3 4 1
    2. 2 3 1 4
    3. 2 4 3 1
    4. 2 4 1 3
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