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UPPSC Prelims 2020 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 14)

  1. National Clean Air Programme has been launched by the Central Government in the year:

    1. 2018
    2. 2017
    3. 2020
    4. 2019
  2. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
    (Country) - (Iron-Ore Producing Area)

    1. Kazakhstan - Karaganda
    2. Ukrain - Krivoy Rog
    3. Germany - Normendy
    4. France - Pyreness
  3. In the removal of which of the following officials does the Parliament NOT play any role ?

    1. Judges of the High Court
    2. Judges of the Supreme Court
    3. Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
    4. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

    Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
    Codes :

    1. 1 and 2 only
    2. 3 and 4 only
    3. 1, 2 and 3 only
    4. 3 only
  4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    National Parks States
    A) Indravati 1) Jharkhand
    B) Mollem 2) Haryana
    C) Kalesar 3) Goa
    D) Betla 4) Chhattisgarh

    1. 4, 3, 2, 1
    2. 4, 2, 3, 1
    3. 4, 1, 3, 2
    4. 3, 4, 2, 1
  5. Which of the following are the impacts of Global Warming?

    1. Rise in sea level
    2. Melting of glaciers
    3. Spread of diseases
    4. Bleaching of Coral reefs

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
    Codes:

    1. 1, 2 and 3 only
    2. 2 and 3 only
    3. 1, 3 and 4 only
    4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  6. Arrange the following events in chronological order of their commencement:

    I. Project Tiger
    II. Project Elephant
    III. Wildlife Protect Act
    IV. Biological Diversity Act

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

    1. I, II, III, IV
    2. II, I, IV, III
    3. III, I, II, IV
    4. II, IV, I, II
  7. The Supreme Court of India enunciated the doctrine of "Basic Structure of the Constitution" in:

    1. The Golaknath Case in 1967
    2. The Keshavanand Bharati Case in 1973
    3. The Shankari Prasad Case in 1951
    4. The Sajjan Singh Case in 1965
  8. "Sarthak" launched in August 2020 by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India relates to which of the following?

    1. Smart Bomb
    2. Rocket Launcher
    3. Offshore Patrol Vessel
    4. Light Combat Aircraft
  9. Kanpur and Lucknow cities of UP became million cities as per the census of India in the year.

    1. 1951 and 1961 respectively.
    2. 1961 and 1971 respectively.
    3. 1971 and 1981 respectively.
    4. 1981 and 1991 respectively.
  10. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ?

    1) Akbar tried to fix the age of marriage for boys and girls.
    2) Akbar gave freedom to girls to marry at their own will and not under parental pressure.

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

    1. Only 1
    2. Only 2
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither 1 nor 2