UPPSC PCS, ACF and RFO Pre Exam Paper 2019 Paper 1 in English (Official Answer Key)

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81. The book ‘Venushilpa’ by Chitracharya Upendra Maharathi relates to which of the following form of arts?
(a) Jewellery
(b) Painting
(c) Bamboo art
(d) Marble carving

82. Which among the following was the first 100 percent organic state in the world?
(a) Queensland (Australia)
(b) California (United States of America)
(c) Sikkim (India)
(d) Quebec (Canada)

83. Para athlete Deepa Malik, who has been awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019 belo the sport
(a) Badminton
(b) Discus throw
(c) Shot put
(d) Weight lifting

84. United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019 was held at which of the following cities
(a) Paris
(b) Geneva
(c) Doha
(d) New York

85. Use of polished rice in human diet causes the following disease
(a) Beriberi
(b) Goitre
(d) Colour blindness
(c) Night blindness

86. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
. (Vitamin)        (Rich Source)
(a) Vitamin B6       Rice bran
(b) Vitamin B2       Cod-liver oil
(c) Vitamin E          Wheat germ oil
(d) Vitamin K         Alfalfa

87. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Most of the vitamins are not synthesised in human body.
Reason (R) : Human organs synthesise only essential micronutrients. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the 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

88. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
.    List – I               List – II
A. Kevlar                  1. Explosive
B. Taxol                    2. Synthetic fibre
C. Zinc Phosphide  3. Anticancer drug
D. Nitrocellulose    4. Rodenticide
Codes :
.   A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 3 1 2 4

89. A sample of any of the following substances disappears after sometime when exposed to air like Camphor, naphthalene or dry ice. This phenomenon is called
(a) Sublimation
(b) Evaporation
(c) Diffusion
(d) Radiation

90. The phenomenon used in optical fibre for transmission of light energy is
(a) Total internal reflection
(b) Diffraction
(c) Scattering
(d) Refraction

91. Which of the following statements about enzymes is/are correct?
1. They are biocatalysts.
2. They perform their action on the site where they are produced.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

92. Mother’s milk provides almost complete diet to the new-born, but it lacks the following
(a) Iron
(b) Calcium
(c) Magnesium
(d) Potassium

93. Arrange the following substances in chronological order of their first synthesis in lab:
1. Black gold
2. Fullerene
3. Graphene
4. Kevlar
Select correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes :
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 4 1 2 3

94. Bibliometry is
(a) Function of Library Network
(b) Information Management Service
(c) Information Management Tool
(d) Library Service

95. Which one of the following is associated with ‘Albedo’?
(a) Transmitting power
(b) Absorbing power
(c) Emissive power
(d) Reflecting power

96. With reference to the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. It is Global Research Programme to outreach role of carbon on earth.
2. It conducts field observations of deep microbial ecosystem.
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

97. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
(a) Cartagena Protocol Biosafety
(b) Stockholm Convention Persistent organic pollutant
(c) Montreal Protocol Ozone layer
(d) Kyoto Protocol Save water

98. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Maximum number of the species of butterflies are found in tropical countries.
Reason (R) : Butterflies can not tolerate low temperatures.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes :
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the 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

99. The amount of energy during transfer from one tropic level to another in an ecosystem
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains constant
(d) May increase or decrease

100. Which of the following is associated with biological nitrogen fixation ?
(a) Red algae
(b) Brown algae
(c) Green algae
(d) Blue-green algae