Exam – UPPCS Pre Exam 2021
Subject – Paper – I (General Studies)  
Number Of Questions – 150
Date of Exam – 24 October, 2020
Booklet Series – A

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Uttar Pradesh PCS Pre Exam Paper 2021
Paper I (General Studies)
(Official Answer Key)

1. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Mughal Empire was originally a Military State.
Reason (R) : The vitality of the development of the Central Government System depended on its military power.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true

2. Which of the following Islands is NOT located in the Caribbean Sea ?
(a) Grenada
(b) Montserrat
(c) Madeira
(d) Anguilla

3. Which of the following Institution/Office bring out the Wholesale Price Index (PD data in India ?
(a) The Reserve Bank of India
(b) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(c) The Ministry of Finance
(d) The Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution

4. The National Disaster Management Division in India is the nodal division in the Ministry of Home Affairs for disaster management. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority ?
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Home Minister
(c) The Defence Minister
(d) The Health and Family Welfare Minister

5. Uttar Pradesh Government declared in budget 2021-22 to provide tablet for student under which of the following Yojna ?
(a) Chief Minister Abhyudaya Yojna
(b) Chief Minister Rozgar Yojna
(c) Chief Minister Balseva Yojna
(d) Chief Minister Education Yojna

6. Which one of the following is NOT a major Coco producer country ?
(a) Latvia
(b) Cameroon
(c) Ghana
(d) Ivory Coast

7. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution is related to Contingency Fund ?
(a) Article 265
(b) Article 266
(c) Article 267
(d) Article 268

8. What is the theme of World Youth Skills Day, 2021?
(a) Young People and Skills
(b) Skills Development and Employment
(c) Young People and Entrepreneurship
(d) Reimagining Youth Skills Post Pandemic

9. At the time of second wave of COVID-19 Pandemic, which institute had demonstrated the conversion of nitrogen generator into oxygen generator
(a) IISc, Bengaluru
(b) IIT, Bombay
(c) IIT, Madras
(d) IIT, Kanpur

10. Which one of the following causes is responsible for rainfall during winters in north-western part of India ?
(a) Retreating Monsoon
(b) Cyclonic depression Jet Western disturbances
(d) South-West Monsoon

11. Flyash pollution is caused by
(a) Oil refining
(b) Fertilizer industry
(c) Thermal power plant
(d) Mining

12. ‘Uttar Pradesh Swami Vivekanand Etihasik Paryatan Yatra Yojna 2021’’ was introduced by the U.P. Government for which of the following people for religious travel ?
(a) Elderly
(b) Women
(c) Widows
(d) Labourers

13. Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three?
(a) Sand Desert
(b) Paddy crop land
(c) Land covered with fresh snow
(d) Prairie land

14. In which one of the following cities country’s first Indian Institute of Skills was established?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) Rohtak
(d) Kanpur

15. The winner of the women’s single title at the French Open Tennis Tournament, 2021, Barbora Krejcikova is from which of the following countries ?
(a) Czech Republic
(b) Serbia
(c) Croatia
(d) Spain

16. Who among the following person said for the Fundamental Rights “a pledge to our people and a pact with the civilized world” ?
(a) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Dr. S. Radha Krishnan

17. Riboflavin deficiency causes which of the following diseases ?
(a) Pellagra
(b) Scurvy
(c) Beri Beri
(d) Cheilosis

18. In which State of India is the Harappan Civilization site Mandi situated ?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Haryana
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh

19. Which of the following is NOT mosquito borne disease ?
(a) Dengue fever
(b) Filariasis
(c) Sleeping sickness
(d) Malaria

20. Which of the following State has the lowest density of population as per the Census of 2011?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Mizoram

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