UPPSC prilimes 2021 question answer pdf | 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 2

(a) Grenada (c) Madeira

(b) Montserrat (d) Anguilla

3. Which of the following Institution / Office bring out the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data in India?

(a) The Reserve Bank of India

(b) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(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

(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 P

a) Chief Minister Abhyudaya Yojna

(b) Chief Minister Rozgar Yojna

6. Which one of the following is NOT a major coco producer country?

(a) Latvia.

(b) Cameroon

(d) Ivory Coast

7. Which of the following Articles the Indian Constitution is related to

Contingency Fund ?

(a) Article 265 (b) Article 266

(d) Article 268

8. What is the theme of World Youth Skills

Day 2021 2 (a) Young People and Skills

(b) Skills Development and

Employment

(d) Reimagining Youth Skills Post

Pandemic 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

(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

C. Western disturbances (d) South-West Monsoon

11. Flyash pollution is caused by

a) Oil refining (b) Fertilizer industry

(d) Mining x

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 (c) Widows

(b) Women (d) Labourers

13. Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three 2

(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

(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

(d) Dr. S. Radha Krishnan

17. Riboflavin deficiency causes which of the following diseases?

(a) Pellagra (b) Scurvy (d) Cheilosis

C. Net Beri Beri

(18) In which State of India is the Harappan

Civilization site Mandi situated ?

(a) Gujarat (b) Haryana

19. Which of the following is NOT mosquito borne disease?

(a) Dengue fever b Filariasis

20. Which of the following State has the lowest density of population as per the

Census of 2011 ?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Mizoram:

21. Botulism is

(a) Food-borne infection.

(b) Food-borne intoxication

(d) Water-borne intoxication

22.Which Constitution Amendment Act reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years ?

(a) 66th Amendment (b) 62nd Amendment

23. With reference to the radioactivity, 23. which of the following statements is/are correct?

1 Radioactivity is a nuclear property. 2. Hydrogen bomb is prepared on the 7 principle of nuclear fission.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Codes :

(A). Only 1 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

24. With reference to NTPC unit at Singrauli,

which of the following statement/sis / are correct

. It is situated in Northern part of

Chhattisgarh State. 2. It is NTPC's oldest unit.x

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below.

Codes : (a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(25) Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes place due to

(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Dust particles

" (c) Helium

(d) Water vapours

26. On the recommendation of which Commission / Committee, the Inter-state Council was set up in India ?

(a) Punchhi Commission (b) Rajmannar Committee

27. Which one of the following pairs is NOT

correctly matched?

a) Vitamin-A Orange

(b) Vitamin-C Lemon

(d) Vitamin-B6 rice bran

28.'Statue of Peace' State of India?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan

c) Gujarat

(d) Himachal Pradesh

29. PM VANI Yojna is related with

(a) Censorship in Print and Digital

Media

(b) Development of Lok Sangeet

(d) Availability of Wi-fi in Public places

30.The symbol 'ECOMARC is related to

which of the following?

(a) Goods of best quality

(b) Safe goods for environment.

31. Under the Constitution of India which

of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty?

(a )To vote in General Election

(b) To develop the scientific temper

(d) To abide by the Constitution and

respect its ideas

32. The Nobel Peace Prize, 2020 was awarded to which of the following organisations ?

A. He World Food Programme

(b) United Nations Development Programme (c) World Health Organisation

(d) World Bank

33. Which one of the following is (NOT correctly matched?

(Ruler) state

(a) Rana Hamir Mewar

(b) Rana Chunda Marwar

d) Malik Sarwar malwar

35."The Clock is Ticking' is the theme of which of the following days ?

(a) International Yoga Day, 2021

(b) International Women's Day, 2021X

C. World Tuberculosis Day, 2021

(d) World Malaria Day, 2021

35. Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts made necessary provisions for the implementation of GST (Goods and Service Tax) regime ?

(a) 101st Amendment Act (b) 102nd Amendment Act

(d) 104th Amendment Act

Foreign Minister of a country, Anthony Blinken had visited two days to India for strengthening co-operation on July 27 and 28 in 2021. He belongs to which of the following countries ?

(a) United Kingdom

b) United States of America

(d) Australia

37. Consider the following events and arrange

them into chronological order :

I. Sharda Act 1970 II. Nehru Report - 1928

III. Constitution of Simon Commission-158

IV. Dandi March 19 30

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Codes :

a) III, II, I and IV

(b) I, II, III and IV (c) IV, III, II and I (d) I, IV, II and III

'Blue baby syndrome' is due to the presence of which of the following in the blood ?

(a) Haemoglobin (b) Methemoglobin

(d) Nitrate

39. Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion

(A) and other as

Reason (R): Assertion (A): The government faces a tough time tackling the bottleneck

inflation.

Reason (R): The situation is due to

deficiencies existing in the economy

such as supply bottleneck and inefficient

distribution. Select the correct answer from 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 not correct explanation of (A) 7/28

40. Which of the following is indicator of air pollution ? (a) Puffballs (c) Lichen

b) Algae (d) Moss

41. Consider the formation of following States and arrange these in chronological order :

I. Goa %1 II. Telangana-2014

III. Jharkhand - 20

IV. Haryana Select the correct answer from the codes

given below.

Codes:

(a) I, II, III, IV b. IV, I, III, II

( c. III, II, IV, I (d) IV, III, I, II

42. The name of the foreign journalist who reported about Satyagraha at Dharsana salt works was

(a) Francis Louis (b) Mark Tully

43. World Ozone Day' is celebrated on

(a) 25th December (b) 21st April

44. With reference to birth rate' which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. Urbanization helps in reducing the birth rate.

2. High literacy rate is directly related

to low birth rate. Select the correct answer using the codes

given below.

Codes:

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

e) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

45. With reference to the 'Uttar Pradesh|Population Control, Stabilisation

and Welfare' Bill, 2021 which of the following(s) is/are correct?

1. This Bill aims to bring the birth

rate down to 2.1 per thousands population by 2026. 2 At present, the fertility rate in the

State is 2.7 per thousand. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Codes:

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

C..Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

46. Which one of the following is NOT 46. correctly matched ?

(Provisions) (Sources)

A.Fundamental Rights ----- usa

B.Directive Principles of ---- irland

State Policy

C.Residual Powers of ---- Australia

Center

D.Emergency powers -------- germany

47 Match List I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List - I (Mineral List 2 head quater

Exploration Agencies)

A. Oil and Natural Bhubaneswar

Gas Commission

B. Mineral Hyderabad

Exploration

Corporation Ltd.

C. National Minera Nagpur

Development Corporation

D. National New Delhi

Aluminium

Company Limited

A. 4. 2. 3. 1

B. 2, 3,4,1

48. With reference to the G-7 Summit held

in June 2021, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. United Kingdom was the Chair of

the Summit. 2. Brazil was invited to the Summit as a guest country.

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below.

Codes :

(b) Only 2 ( c )Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(a) Only 1

49. The Public Accounts Committee of Indian Parliament scrutinizes the

(a )Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General

(b) Consolidated Fund of India

(d) Contingency Fund of India

Which one of the following is known as acceleration stage in the urbanization

curve ?

(a) First stage

B. Third stage

C. Second stage

(d) Fourth stage

51. At which place did Raja Ranjit Singh set up the Adalat-i-Ala? (a) Amritsar (e) Firozpur

(b) Lahore (d) Multan

52. As per SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020-21 published by the NITI Aayog, which one of the following States was NOT among the top five States in their performance regarding SDGs in the country? (a) Gujarat

(e) Goa

(b) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

53. With reference to Socotra Island, which of the following statement/s is/are correct? 1. It is an Island of Oman, situated in

the Arabian Sea.

2. It was designated as a world natural heritage site by UNESCO in 2008. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Codes:

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

54. Which of the following is NOT the eligibility criterion before filling registration/ application forms for Uttar Pradesh Mukhya Mantri Swarojgar Yojna 2021?

(a) Age group from 18-40 years (b) Minimum high school pass certificate

d) Citizen from any State of India

55. Which of the following Bills can NOT be first introduced in Rajya Sabha ? (a) Ordinary Bill

(b) Constitutional Amendment Bill

d) Money Bill

56. Hour' in the working of the Indian

Parliament means

(a) The first hour of the Session

(b) When privilege motion are accepted

c) Hour before question hour

(d) The time immediately following the question hour

58. Who among the following has been appointed as first Women Treasury Secretary in United States of America ?

(a) Lyoyd Austin

(b) Janet Yellen

C. Merrick Gardand

(d) Tullipan

59. Consider the following and arrange these

in chronological order : I. Golak Nath Case-1940 II. Keshawanand Bharti Case- 199 3 III. 24th Constitution Amendment Act-12 IV. 42nd Constitution Amendment Act-1 SAG Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Codes :

I, III, II, IV (c) III, I, II, IV

(b) I, II, III, IV

(d) III, I, IV, II

60. Which of the following newspapers (a) The Wall Street Journal (c) The Washington Post (d) New York Post

won the Pulitzer Prize, 2021' in the prestigious public service category ?

(b) The New York Times

61. Which of the following is the largest lagoon lake situated on the east coast of India ?

(a) Pulicat

b) Chilka (d) Kilivali

62. Which Indian Naval Ship participated in Exercise Cutlass Express, 2021?

(a) INS Vikrant

(b) INS Magar

(d) INS Vikramaditya

63. Nitrogen is NOT an essential constituents of

(a) Chlorophyll (b) RNA

(d) Carbohydrate

64. Which of the following words is NOT mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of India ?

(a) Sovereign (b) Democratic (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

(d) Hasan Nizami

In which of the following years, the Environment (Protection) Act passed by the Government of India ?

(a) 1982

(b) 1986

(d) 1992

12/28

67. Which among the following is No. major factors of economic growth?

(a) Accumulation of capital and reforms in technology

b) Change in population

(d) Technocrats and Bureaucrats,

68. Ringelmann scale' is used to measure density of

(a) Smoke

(b) Polluted water (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

(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

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 (c) Electron

b) Neutrino (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

(d) Ethiopia

76. Who among the following was the Chairman of the First Finance Commission of India ?

(a) Shri. Santhanam b) Shri. K. C. Neogy