UPPSC Pre Exam Paper I (General Studies) 12 June 2022 (Official Answer Key)

101. Medical students of India were brought to India from Ukraine by Indian Government under which the following operations ?
(a) Operation Godawari
(b) Operation Himalaya
(c) Operation Yamuna
(d) Operation Ganga

102. Which of the following is NOT a green house gas?
(a) Argon
(b) Chlorofluorocarbon
(c) Methane
(d) Carbon dioxide

103. Consider the following events of the reign of Aurangzeb and arrange them in chronological order:
1. Battle of Deorai
2. Defeat of Shuja near Banaras
3. Battle of Samugarh
4. Victory at Dharmat
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code:
(a) 2, 4, 3 and 1
(b) 1, 3, 4 and 2
(c) 3,4, 2 and 1
(d) 4, 2, 1 and 3

104. Which State of India has launched the country’s first digital water data bank ‘Aquarium’ for clean water and water security in April 2022 ?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu

105. The atmosphere of Saturn contains which one of the following gas in large quantity ?
(a) Sulphur dioxide
(b) Carbon monoxide
(c) Methane
(d) Nitrogen

106. Kara Kum desert is situated in which of the following countries?
(a) Turkmenistan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Kirgistan
(d) Kazakhstan

107. The dengue fever is caused by the bite of which of the following mosquitoes ?
(a) Asian tiger mosquito
(b) Aedes
(c) Culex
(d) Anopheles

108. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Text) – List – II (Writer)
A. Ragmala – 1. Somnath
B. Rasakaumudi – 2. Venkatraman
C. Ragvivodh – 3. Pundrik Vitthal
D. Chaturdandi Prakashika – 4. Srikanth
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 3 4 1 2

109. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
.    Quantity       –     S. I. Unit
(a) Activity of radio active substance – Curie
(b) Power of lense – Diopter
(c) Heat – Joule
(d) Pressure – Pascal

110. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (State) – List – II (Bio-reserve Sector)
A. Manas – 1. Madhya Pradesh
B. Sundarbans – 2. Uttar Pradesh
C. Nanda Devi – 3. Assam
D. Pachmarhi – 4. West Bengal
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 3 4 2 1

111. Which one of the following is NOT a ‘Sustainable Development Goal’ (SDG) target to be achieved by 2030?
(a) Space Research
(b) Quality Education
(c) Gender Equality
(d) Zero Hunger

112. Famous ‘Ruhr coalfield’ is situated in which of the following countries ?
(a) Great Britain
(b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) France

113. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is mainly composed of
(a) Methane
(b) Propane
(c) Ethane
(d) Butane

114. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct wer from the code given below the lists.
List-I (Ocean) – List-II (Maximum Deepest Point)
A. Pacific – 1. Sunda Trench
B. Arctic – 2. Puerto Rico Trench
C. Indian – 3. Mariana Trench
D. Atlantic – 4. Molloy deep
Code:
.  A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 3 4 1 2

115. In the context of permissible noise level match List – I with List – Il and select the answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Permissible Noise Level) – List – II (Area)
A. Residential area – 1. 50 db
B. Silent zone – 2. 55 db
C. Industrial area – 3. 65 db
D. Commercial area – 4. 70 db
Code :
.  A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 1 2 3 4

116. Which one of the following did NOT serve as Vice President before assuming the office of the President of India ?
(a) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(b) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(c) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(d) R. Venkatraman

117. Match List – I with List – Il and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Newspaper/Magazine) – List – II (Place of publication)
A. Swadesh – 1. Agra
B. Bharat Bandhu – 2. Almora
C. Satyawadi – 3. Hathras
D. Shakti – 4. Gorakhpur
Code:
.  A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 2 3 4

118. Which of the following statement(s) is/arc correct about ‘Make in India’ Programme ?
1. Make in India’ Programme was launched in the year 2014.
2. It aims al encouraging companies for manufacturing in India and facilitating investment.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code:
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Only 2
(d) Only 1

119. With reference to the BIMSTEC, which of the following statements is/are true ?
1. P. M. Narendra Modi addressed the 5th BIMSTEC Summit on 30th March, 2022.
2. 5th Summit of BIMSTEC had been chaired by India.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Only 2
(d) Only 1

120. The idea of ‘Rurbanization’ was elaborated by which one of the following sociologists ?
(a) M. N. Srinivas
(b) Yogendra Singh
(c) G. S. Ghurye
(d) H. Spencer