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

141. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
Lok Sabha – Election Year
(a) 13th – 1999
(b) 11th – 1996
(c) 9th – 1989
(d) 7th – 1982

142. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(a) Gujarat – Tea
(b) Uttar Pradesh – Jute
(c) Kerala – Rubber
(d) Assam – Wheat

143. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has identified following categories of poverty. Which one is correct?
(a) Income poverty
(b) Human poverty
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

144. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Rainfall occurs in the winter season in mediterranean climate.
Reason (R) : In summer these regions remain under the influence of dry terrestrial winds.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code :
(a) (A) is false but (R) is true
(b) (A) is true but (R) is false
(c) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

145. Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme was declared in the Union Budget of which Financial Year ?
(a) 2021 – 22
(b) 2022 – 23
(c) 2020 – 21
(d) 2019-20

146. Which Mughal ruler patronaged Kavindra Acharya Saraswati of Banaras, a great scholar of Sanskrit and Hindi ?
(a) Shahjahan
(b) Jahangir
(c) Akbar
(d) Humayun

147. On which date ‘Uttar Pradesh Day’ is celebrated ?
(a) 26 January
(b) 25 January
(c) 24 January
(d) 23 January

148. Sinovac given for Covid-19 is a
(a) Protein sub-unit
(b) Non-replicating viral vector
(c) Whole virus vaccine
(d) mRNA vaccine

149. With reference to Common Wealth Games Scheduled in 2022 and 2026, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Common Wealth Games will be held in Birmingham (England) in July – August 2022.
2. Common Wealth Games will be held in Victoria (Australia) in 2026.
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

150. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate change, Government of India has announced ‘Dolphin Day’ which will be celebrated on
(a) April 15
(b) October 5
(c) July 15
(d) October 28