UPPSC CS USS Exam 2012: General Studies Solved Question Paper

Uttar Pradsesh Public Service Commission Examination-2012

Combined State/ Upper Subordinate Services (Pre) Exam

Exam held On 10.06.2012 General Studies Solved Question Paper

1. In an earthen pitcher, the water remains cold due to the process of

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• none of the above

2. Laser is a device for producing

• spontaneous radiation
• dispersed radiation
• scattered radiation
• stimulated radiation

3. Pendulum clocks become slow in summer because

• days in summer are large.
• of the friction in the coil
• the length of the pendulum increases.
• the weight of the pendulum changes,

4. Homi Bhabha award is given for special contribution in the field of

• Theoretical Physics
• Nuclear Energy
• Laser Physics
• Space Research

5. Who had proposed for the first time the double helix model of DNA ?

• Watson and Crick
• Fisher and Haldoni
• Lam ark and Darwin
• Hugo de Vries

6. The full form of SIM is

• Subscriber's Identity Module
• Subscriber's Identity Machine
• Self Identity Machine
• Self Identity Module

7. Which of the following gets deficient in tha4iuman body due to Dengue fever ?

• Platelets
• Haemoglobin
• Sugar
• Water

8. The most important part of a computer is/

• C.P.U.
• Key Board
• Disc    
• Printer

9. When ice melts, then the

• volume increases
• volume decreases
• mass increases
• mass decreases

10. White colour of  milk is due to the presence of

• lactose         
• albumins
• carotenes
• caseins

11. Match List - 1 with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
 List -1                                List - II
a..Plague                           1. Protozoa
b..AIDS                              2. Fungus
c..Baldness                       3. Virus
d..Malaria                          4. Bacteria

• 1    2    3   4
• 2    3   4    1
• 3    4   1    2
• 4    3   2    1

12.What is MRI ?

• Magnetic Record of Intestines
• Magnetic Recording of Investigations
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Magnetic Resonance in Intestines

13. The year 2011 has been marked for the livestock disease named

• Foot mouth disease
• Rinderpest
• Rabies
• Cowpox

14. Chlorophyll contains

• Iron   
• Copper
• Magnesium
• Manganese

15. Funk invented

• Vitamins
• Hormones
• Proteins
• (Enzymes

16. Who among the following dignitaries were in Delhi in February/March 2012 ? Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
1.Foreign Minister of Norway
2.Foreign Minister of China
3.Foreign Minister of Italy
4.Foreign Minister of Egypt Codes:

• 1 and 2 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 3 and 4 only
• 1,2 and 3 only

17. Kamla Prasad Bissessar is the Prime Minister of

• Guyana
• Jamaica
• Madagascar
• Trinidad and Tobago

18. What is the name of the luxury cruise ship which capsized near the western co^st of Italy on 13th  January 2012

• Costa Allegra
• Costa Concordia
• Costa Fortuna
• Enrica Lexie

19. Where was the Fifth Summit Conference of 1BSA (Organization of India, Brazil and South Africa) held in 2011 ?

• New Delhi                      
• Pretoria
• Brasilia                          
• Victoria

20. Who was the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission?

• Indira Rajaraman
• C. Rangarajan
• Vijay Kelkar
•  None of the above

21. The first Indian State to pass the Lokayukta bill in 2011 is

• Uttar Pradesh
• Bihar
• Uttarakhand
• Jharkhand

22. India has recently signed a Border Pact with which of the SAARC countries ?

• Myanmar              
• Nepal
• China              
• Bangladesh

23. Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation (2011) has been given to

• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Bill Clinton
• Dalai Lama
• Sheikh Hasina Wajed

24. Which country will host 2014 FIFA World Cup ?

• Brazil
• Argentina
• Canada
• None of the above

25.The Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee for 2011 is

• ZaheerKhan
• Gagan Narang
• Tejaswini Sawant
• Jwala Gutta

26. Who among the following was the Special Guest of India's Sixty-third Republic Day celebration ?

• Yingluck Shinawatra
• Thaksin Shinawatra
• Angela Markel
• Sheikh Hasina Wajed

27. In January 2012 the second DSC Prize for South Asian Literature was awarded to

• Amitav Ghosh
• H.M.Naqvi
• Shashi Tharur
• Shehan Karunatilaka

28. Of which of the following countries Mariyano Rajoy has assumed the office of Prime Minister on 20 December 2011 ?

• Kosova
• Portugal
• Spain    
• Ukraine

29. Which country has announced in December 2011 that it will set up its first military base abroad in the Indian Ocean Island of Seychelles ?

• (a) China               
• (b) Japan
• (c) Russia             
• (d) South Korea

30. Where was the 17th SAARC (2011) Conference held ?

• Male                      
• Dhaka
• Colombo               
• Addu City

31. Who among the following Journalists has written his autobiography entitled the ?Lucknow Boy? ?

• Vinod Mehta
• Alok Mehta
• Narendra Mohan
• Pritish Nandi

32.  At the 59th National Film Awards, who was declared the best actress ?

• Kareena Kapoor
• Priyanka Chopra
• Rani Mukhei
• Vidya Balan

33. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
          List - I                                                      List - II
  (Arjun Awardees of  2011 )                    (Gaines they 2011) are associated with
    a..Preeja Sridharan                                           1. Football
    b..Sunil Chettri                                                   2. Kabaddi
    c..Rakesh Kumar                                               3. Swimming
    d..Virdhaval Khade                                            4. Athletics Codes

•  4    1    2    3
•  1    2    3    4
•  4    2    3    1
•  3    4    2    1

34. What is the expected target of development in the "vision paper" of the 12? Five Year Plan (2012-2017) as accepted by the National Development Council ?

• 7%            
• 8%
• 9%           
• 10%

35. Who among the following won the first Indian ?Grand Prix Formula One car race ?

• Adrian Sutil
• Narayan Kartikeyan
• Sebastian Vittel
• Jesson Baton

36. Who was the only Indian batsman to have hit a century in the recent (2011-12) Indian-Australian Cricket Test Series ?

• Sachin Tendulkar
• Virat Kohli
• Rohit Sharma
• Rahul Dravid

37.Which of the following sacred Buddhist place was situated on the river Niranjana ?

• Bodh Gaya        
• Kusinagara
• Lumbtni
• Rishipattana

38.Who among the following has been conferred Padma Vibhusan in the year 2012?

• Anil Kapoor
• Homi K. Bhabha
• Jose Pereira
• K.G. Subramanyan

39.How many women have been elected in the UP Vidhan Sabha elections of 2012

• 58
• 35
• 49
• 17

40.Match List - I With List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
    List-I                                                  List-II

(Harappan Sites)                                 (Locations)
   a. Manda                                           1. Rajasthan
   b. Diamabad                                     2. Haryana
   c. Kalibanga                                      3. Jammu Kashmir
   d. Rakhigarhi                                     4. Maharashtra Codes :

• 1 2 3 4
• 2 3 4 1
• 3 4 1 2
• 4 1 2 3

41.Match List - 1 with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :
List-I                                                      List-II
(Vedic Rivers)                             (Modern Names)
   a. Kubha                                   1. Gandak
   b. Parushni                                 2. Kabul
   c. Sadanira                                3. Ravi
   d. Sutudri                                  4. Satluj

• 1 2 4 3
• 2 3 1 4
• 3 4 2  1
• 4 1 3  2

42 Who was the Chola Monarch, who gave complete freed to Sri Lanka and got his daughter married to the Simhala prince ?

• Kulottunga      
• Rajendra I
• Adhirajendra   
• Rajadhirajal I

43.Who among the following are known for their Tclugu translations of the Mahafcharata ?Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
1.Kamban
2.Kuttan
3.Nannav
4.Tikkan

• 1,2 only
• 2,3 only
• 3,4 only
• 4, 1 only

44.On whose coins the name of the last Caliph of Baghdad appeared for the first time ?

• Qutbuddin Aibak
• Iltutmish
• Alauddin Khalji
• Alauddin Masud Shah

45.Who was the renowned Jain Aeharya, who was greatly honoured by Akbar ?

• Chandraprabha Suri
• Hiravijaya Suri
• Pushpadanta
• Yasobhadra

46.Turamaya, a contemporary of Asoka, was the ruler of

• Egypt              
• Corinth
• Macedonia      
• Syria

47.Which of the following Sangam ports were situated on the western coast ? Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

1.Korkai

2.Puhar

3.Tondi    

4.Mushiri

• 1 and 2 only
• 2 and 3 only
• 3 and 4 only
• 4 and 1 only

48.Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

• Karpuramanjari   - Harsha
• Malavikagnimitra  - Kalidasa
• Mudrarakshasa  -  Visakhadatta
• Saundarananda  - Asvaghosha

49.Pundravardhana Bhukti was located in

• North Bengal
• Bihar
• Odisha
• Assam

50.Which of the following colleges was the first to be established ?

• Hindu College, Calcutta
• Delhi College
• Mayo College
• Muslim Anglo-Oriental college