UPPSC 2018 Prelims Paper 1 Answer Key (English Paper)

21. Arrange the following events in their chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
A. Hunter Commission
B. Sadlar Commission
C. Wood’s Despatch
D. Sargeant Plan
Codes :
(a) A B D C
(b) C B A D
(c) A B C D
(d) C A B D
Show AnswerAnswer – D

22. Who among the following leaders founded the revolutionary organization – ‘Abhinav Bharat Society’?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(c) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
(d) Pulin Bihari
Show AnswerAnswer – B

23. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
Rebellion year
(a) Santhal 1855
(b) Kol 1831
(c) Khasi 1829
(d) Ahom 1815
Show AnswerAnswer – D

24. Which of the following is the highest waterfall in India ?
(a) Jog fall
(b) Kunchikal fall
(c) Rakim Kund fall
(d) Kevti fall
Show AnswerAnswer – B

25. ‘Vegetation is the true index of climate’. This statement is associated with
(a) Thornthwaite
(b) Koppen
(c) Trewartha
(d) Stamp
Show AnswerAnswer – B

26. In which of the following countries is the Pampas grasslands situated ?
(a) Argentina
(b) Brazil
(c) Chile

(d) Ecuador
Show AnswerAnswer – A

27. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
Desert  – Country
(a) Sonoran – USA
(b) Taklamakan – China
(c) Karakum – Turkmenistan
(d) Gibson – Brazil
Show AnswerAnswer – D

28. Arrange the following coffee producing countries in descending order of their coffee production (2016, quantity) and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
A. Colombia
B. Vietnam
C. Brazil
D. Indonesia
Codes :
(a) D, C, B, A
(b) C, B, A, D
(c) B, D, C, A
(d) C, A, B, D
Show AnswerAnswer – B

29. How much the maritime distance between India and Europe was reduced after the construction of the Suez Canal ?
(a) 5,000 km
(b) 7,000 km
(c) 8,000 km
(d) 10,000 km
Show AnswerAnswer – B

30. Arrange the following Indian Meteorological Headquarters in Chronological order of their establishment and select your correct answer from the codes given below :
A. New Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Shimla
D. Pune
Codes :
(a) C D A B
(b) B A D C
(c) D B C A
(d) B C D A
Show AnswerAnswer – D

31. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) Black soil is locally called ‘regur’
(b) According to Krabs the regur soil is essentially a mature soil
(c) Black soils are highly retentive to moisture
(d) Black soil is found in Himalayan region
Show AnswerAnswer – D

32. MacMohan line forms the boundary between
(a) India and China
(b) India and Pakistan

(c) India and Myanmar
(d) India and Nepal
Show AnswerAnswer – A

33. At the mouth of which of the following rivers the bird’s fooť type delta is formed ?
(a) Huang Ho
(b) Nile
(c) Danube
(d) Mississippi
Show AnswerAnswer – D

34. Natural growth of population is the outcome of which of the following ?
A. Crude Birth Rate
B. Crude Death Rates
C. Migration
D. Marriages
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes :
(a) Only A
(b) Only C
(c) B and D
(d) A and B
Show AnswerAnswer – D

35. The Human Development Index (HDI) was first developed by which of the following?
(a) UNDP
(b) IMF
(c) UNICEF
(d) UNCTAD
Show AnswerAnswer – A

36. Which of the following is the largest rural employment programme in India ?
(a) MNREGA
(b) TRYSEM
(c) Work for food
(d) Skill Development Programme
Show AnswerAnswer – A

37. Which of the following is measured by the Lorenz curve ?
(a) Illiteracy
(b) Unemployment
(c) Population growth rate
(d) Inequality of Income
Show AnswerAnswer – D

38. Which of the following States is ranked economically at the top but the lowest on the basis of sex-ratio ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Haryana
Show AnswerAnswer – D

39. Which of the following taxes is levied by the Gram Panchayats ?

(a) Sales Tax
(b) Land Revenue Tax
(c) Tax on Local Fairs
(d) None of the above
Show AnswerAnswer – C

40. In India which of the following Five Year Plans was launched with a focus on sustainable growth ?
(a) 9th
(b) 10th
(c) 11th
(d) 12th
Show AnswerAnswer – D

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