UPPSC Pre Exam Paper I (General Studies) 24 October 2021 (Official Answer Key)

61. Which of the following is the largest lagoon lake situated on the east coast of India ?
(a) Pulicat
(b) Chilka
(c) kulleru
(d) Kilivali

62. Which Indian Naval Ship participated in Exercise Cutlass Express, 2021 ?
(a) INS Vikrant
(b) INS Magar
(c) INS Talwar
(d) INS Vikramaditya

63. Nitrogen is NOT an essential constituents
(a) Chlorophyll
(b) RNA
(c) DNA
(d) Carbohydrate

64. Which of the following words is NOT mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of India ?
(a) Sovereign
(b) Democratic
(c) Secular
(d) Federal

65. The book ‘Fawaid ul Fawad’ is the record of the conversations of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, it was compiled by
(a) Amir Hassan Sizzi
(b) Amir Khusro
(c) Ziauddin Barni
(d) Hasan Nizami

66. In which of the following years, the Environment (Protection) Act passed by the Government of India ?
(a) 1982
(b) 1986
(c) 1990
(d) 1992

67. Which among the following is NOT a major factors of economic growth ?
(a) Accumulation of capital and reforms in technology
(b) Change in population
(c) Division of labour in specialised activities
(d) Technocrats and Bureaucrats

68. Ringelmann scale is used to measure density of
(a) Smoke
(b) Polluted water
(c) Fog
(d) Noise

69. In the contexts of Indian history, which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding Vaikom Satyagraha ?
1. It was a satyagraha againsts untouchability and caste discrimination.
2. Mahatma Gandhi participated in this Satyagraha.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

70. Fruits stored in a cold chamber exhibit longer storage life, because
(a) Exposure to sunlight is prevented
(b) Concentration of CO2 in environment is increased
(c) Rate of respiration is decreased
(d) There is an increase in humidity

71. Who originally propounded the theory of three stages of social development.?
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Talcott Parsons
(c) Herbert Spencer
(d) Auguste Comte

72. Which of the following particles has zero charge ?
(a) Positron
(b) Neutrino
(c) Electron
(d) a-particle

73. In February 2021, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was appointed as the first woman Director General of World Trade Organisation. She belongs to which of the following countries ?
(a) Nigeria
(b) South Africa
(c) Kenya
(d) Ethiopia

74. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
.    Institute    –  Location
(a) International Centre for Research on Agroforestry – Nairobi
(b) Indian Institute of Forest Management – Bhopal
(c) Central Agroforestry Research Institute – Banda
(d) Tata Energy Research Institute – New Delhi

75. In which year the book ‘Poverty and Unbritish Rule in India’ was published ?
(a) 1900 A.D.
(b) 1901 A.D.
(c) 1902 A.D.
(d) 1903 A.D.

76. Who among the following was the Chairman of the First Finance Commission of India ?
(a) Shri. Santhanam
(b) Shri. K. C. Neogy
(c) Dr. Raj Mannar
(d) Shri. A. K. Chanda

77. After cutting cucumber if salt is added, then water comes out due to
(a) Active transport
(b) Passive transport
(c) Osmosis
(d) Diffusion

78. Which of the following Ramsar site is NOT situated in Uttar Pradesh ?
(a) Sur Sarovar
(b) Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
(c) Sansai Nawar Jheel
(d) Surinsar-Mansar Lakes

79. Site of gaseous exchange in lungs is
(a) Tracheoles
(b) Bronchioles
(c) Pulmonary vein
(d) Alveoli

80. Which one of the following is NOT an element of rural community ?
(a) We feeling
(b) Cultural diversity
(c) Territory
(d) Self-sufficiency