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UPPSC Prelims 2022 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 10)

  1. Which two of the following States are the leading producers of Iron-Ore in India as per the Annual Report of the Ministry of Mines 2020-21 ?

    1. Odisha
    2. Chhattisgarh
    3. Jharkhand
    4. Karnataka

    Select the correct answer from the code given below :
    Code:

    1. 2 and 4
    2. 1 and 4
    3. 1 and 3
    4. 1 and 2
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  2. As per the "India State of Forest Report – 2021" which of the following States has registered maximum increase in the forest cover during the last two years?

    1. Kerala
    2. Assam
    3. Arunachal Pradesh
    4. Andhra Pradesh
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  3. Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

    Assertion (A): Phytoplankton grow in abundance in the limnetic zone.
    Reason (R): Limnetic zone is open water zone.

    Select the correct answer from the code given below:
    Code:

    1. (A) is false but (R) is true
    2. (A) is true but (R) is false
    3. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
    4. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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  4. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
    List – I (Person) – List – II (Concerned with)

    A. M. S. Swaminathan – 1. Social control on Banks
    B. L. K. Jha – 2. Milk Production
    C. Verghese Kurien – 3. Green Revolution
    D. Morarji Desai – 4. Economic Administration Reforms

    Code :

    1. 4 1 3 2
    2. 2 3 4 1
    3. 3 4 2 1
    4. 1 2 4 3
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  5. Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) is a:

    1. Non-pollutant
    2. Non-biodegradable pollutant
    3. Biodegradable pollutant
    4. Biochemical pollutant
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  6. Jyotiba Phule was associated with:

    1. Civil Disobedience Movement
    2. Trade Union Movement
    3. Anti-caste Movement
    4. Peasant Movement
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  7. Which one of the following Watershed Development Projects sponsored by the Central Government of India which aims at enabling the rural population to conserve the water ?

    1. Jal Kranti
    2. Pani Sansad
    3. Hariyali
    4. None of the above
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  8. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
    List -I (Associated works/ Posts) List-II (Persons)

    A. D. K. Karve - 1. Establishment of Girls School in Calcutta
    B. J. E. D. Bethune - 2. Secretary, Widow Re- marriage Association
    C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - 3. Starting a crusade against child marriage
    D. B. M. Malabari - 4. Principal of Sanskrit College in Calcutta

    Code:
    . A B C D

    1. 1 2 4 3
    2. 2 1 4 3
    3. 2 1 3 4
    4. 1 2 3 4
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  9. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has identified following categories of poverty. Which one is correct?

    1. Income poverty
    2. Human poverty
    3. Both (a) and (b)
    4. None of the above
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  10. The first Interim National Government was announced on:

    1. 25 August 1946
    2. 24 August 1946
    3. 23 August 1946
    4. 22 August 1946
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