UPPSC Examination 2008 : Samiksha Adhikari Solved Question Paper

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission Examination

Exam Held on 10.08.2008

Samiksha Adhikari General Studies Solved Paper

1. The distribution of finances between centre and states is done on the recommendation of—

1. Finance Ministry
2. Finance Commission
3. Reserve Bank of India
4. NABARD

2. In which one of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh has the Indian Carpet Technology Institute been established ?

1. Agra
2. Mirzapur
3. Moradabad
4. Sant Ravi Das Nagar

3. Which of the following Banks is first in establishing its branch in China ?

1. Bank of Baroda
2. Punjab National Bank
3. State Bank of India
4. UCO Bank

4. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan covers—

1. all children in the age group 3–10
2. all children in the age group 4–8
3. all children in the age group 5–15
4. all children in the age group 6–14

5. Swavalamban Scheme is concerned with providing—

1. employment to rural women folk
2. employment to urban women folk
3. employment to disabled persons
4. providing training and skills to women

6. Mixed economy means—

1. existence of both small and big industries
2. existence of both private and public sectors
3. existence of both primary and secondary sectors
4. none of the above

7. How many IITs will be set up in the 11th Five Year Plan ?

1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9

8. Among the following which country has the highest life expectancy at birth (in years) ?

1. Japan
2. Denmark
3. U.S.A.
4. Switzerland

9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—

    List-I (Place)                             List-II (Industry)
a.Vishakhapatnam                      1. Automobile
b.Muri                                       2. Ship-building
c.Gurgaon                                 3. Fertiliser
d. Panki                                    4. Aluminium

1. 2 3 4 1
2. 2 4 1 3
3. 1 2 3 4
4. 2 4 3 1

10. Which among the following is a public sector Commercial Bank ?

1. ICICI Bank
2. HDFC Bank
3. Indian Overseas Bank
4. UTI Bank

11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists—

List-I (Mineral Production)                List-II (State)
a. Mineral Oil                                    1. Orissa
b. Gypsum                                        2. Karnataka
c. Gold                                             3. Gujarat
d. Bauxite                                         4. Rajasthan

1. 1 2 3 4
2. 2 1 4 3
3. 4 3 1 2
4. 3 4 2 1

12. Consider the following statements—
Assertion (A.) : Atomic energy in India promises to meet the future energy demand of the country.
Reason (R) : Atomic minerals are ubiquitous in India.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :

1. Both (A.) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A.)
2. Both (A.) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A.)
3. (A.) is true, but (R) is false
4. (A.) is false, but (R) is true

13. Which of the following states has the longest coast line ?

1. Gujarat
2. Maharashtra
3. Kerala
4. Tamil Nadu

14. Which of the following rock systems in India is the main source of coal deposits ?

1. Dharwar system
2. Gondwana system
3. Cudappa system
4. Vindhyan system

15. Laterite soil is found in—

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Punjab
4. Maharashtra

16. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

1. Kirghiz — Central Asia
2. Masai — West Africa
3. Red Indians — North America
4. Eskimos — Greenland

17. Chilka lake is situated in—

1. West Bengal
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Orissa
4. Tamil Nadu

18. Damodar is a tributary of river—

1. Ganga
2. Hugli
3. Padma
4. Suvarn Rekha

19. Sangam Yojana is concerned with—

1. provision for clean drinking water
2. provision for cleaning rivers
3. promoting communal harmony
4. helping the invalids

20. National Dairy Development Board is located in—

1. Anand
2. Gandhinagar
3. Vadodara
4. Valsad

21. Economic Planning is included in the Constitution of India in—

1. Union List
2. State List
3. Concurrent List
4. Special List

22. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

1. Kimberley —Diamond
2. Havana —Meat packing
3. Milan —Silk
4. Sheffield —Cutlery

23. Dudhawa National Park is situated in the district of—

1. Lalitpur
2. Pilibhit
3. Lakhimpur Khiri
4. Sonbhadra

24. The correct descending order of major states of India in terms of density of population (2001) is—

1. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Kerala
2. West Bengal, Kerala, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Bihar
4. West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala

25. The major coffee producing state in India is—

1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Tamil Nadu
4. West Bengal

26. March 24 (2008) was observed as—

1. World AIDS Day
2. World Disabled Day
3. World Environment Day
4. World Tuberculosis (TB) Day

27. Which one of the following pairs of Harappan sites and their locations is not correctly matched ?

1. Alamgirpur —Uttar Pradesh
2. Banawali —Haryana
3. Diamabad —Maharashtra
4. Rakhigarhi —Rajasthan

28. Jivaka, the famous physician of the time of Gautama Buddha, was associated with the court of—

1. Bimbisara
2. Chanda Pradyota
3. Prasenajeta
4. Udayana

29. After President’s signature on the recommendation of Delimitation Commission, Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies with certain exemptions, will be redefined. Which of the following are exempted ?
1. Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur
2. Assam
3. Nagaland
4. Jharkhand
Select the correct answer from the code given below—

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3
3. 3 and 4
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

30. The winner of French Open, 2008 (Ladies singles) was—

1. Dinara Safina
2. Ana Ivanovic
3. Jelena Jankovic
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova

31. Who among the following was of the view that the Earth revolves round the Sun ?

1. Aryabhatta
2. Brahmagupta
3. Varahamihira
4. None of the above

32. What is the difference (in years) between the Vikrama and Saka eras ?

1. 57 years
2. 78 years
3. 135 years
4. 320 years

33. Who among the following rulers paid attention to the water resource management in Girnar region some centuries before the Christian era ?
1. Mahapadma Nanda
2. Chandragupta Maurya
3. Ashoka
4. Rudradaman
Select the correct answer from the code given below—

1. 1, 2
2. 2, 3
3. 3, 4
4. 2, 3, 4

34. Ptolemy Philadelphus with whom Ashoka had diplomatic relations was the ruler of—

1. Cyrene
2. Egypt
3. Macedonia
4. Syria

35. The inscription belonging to which one of the following dynasties confirms the tradition that Lumbini was the birth place of Sakyamuni Buddha ?

1. Maurya
2. Sunga
3. Satavahana
4. Kushana

36. Which literature had its classical age under Krishnadeva Raya, the famous Vijayanagara king ?

1. Konkani
2. Malayalam
3. Tamil
4. Telugu

37. The city of Jaunpur was founded by—

1. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
2. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
3. Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
4. Sikandar Lodi

38. The department of Public Works was established for the first time by—

1. Alauddin Khalji
2. Balban
3. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
4. Iltutmish

39. Who were the ‘Nayanars’ ?

1. Saivites
2. Saktas
3. Vaishnavites
4. Sun worshippers

40. Who among the following kings had strong leaning towards Jainism ?

1. Dasratha
2. Brihadratha
3. Kharavela
4. Huvishka

41. Which one of the following rulers had granted Diwani to the East India Company ?

1. Farrukhsiyar
2. Shah Alam-I
3. Shah Alam-II
4. Shujaud Daula

42. The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was effected during the period of—

1. Lord Minto
2. Lord Hardinge
3. Lord Chelmsford
4. Lord Reading

43. The Durand line demarcated India’s border with—

1. Afghanistan
2. Burma
3. Nepal
4. Tibet

44. What was the rate of exchange between the Copper Dam and Silver Rupaya under Sher Shah ?

1. 16 : 1
2. 32 : 1
3. 40 : 1
4. 64 : 1

45. Arrange the following events of Akbar’s reign in a chronological order :
1. Abolition of Jazia
2. Construction of Ibadatkhana
3. Signing of Mahzar
4. Foundation of Din-i-Ilahi
Select the correct answer from the code given below—

1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 2, 3, 4, 1
3. 1, 3, 2, 4
4. 3, 4, 1, 2

46. After the arrest of Gandhiji during the Salt Satyagraha, who took his place as leader of the movement ?

1. Abbas Tyabji
2. Abul Kalam Azad
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Vallabhbhai Patel

47. Which one of the following revolutionaries involved in Kakori case had escaped the trial ?

1. Sachindra Nath Bakshi
2. Mukundi Lal
3. Chandra Shekhar Azad
4. Manmath Nath Gupta

48. Who changed the name of Hindustan Republic Association founded by Sachindra Sanyal to ‘Hindustan Socialist Republic Association’ ?

1. Ras Behari Bose
2. Batukeshwar Datt
3. Sardar Bhagat Singh
4. Chandra Shekhar Azad

49. Which one of the following revolutionaries was executed in the Gorakhpur Jail ?

1. Ramprasad Bismil
2. Rajendra Lahiri
3. Roshan Singh
4. Ashfaqullah Khan

50. Whose sustained efforts led to the establishment of the first women’s university in Bombay ?

1. Dayaram Gidumal
2. D. K. Karve
3. Ramabai
4. Mahadev Govind Ranade

51. Which one of the following is the most urbanized states of India according to 2001 Census ?

1. Gujarat
2. West Bengal
3. Maharashtra
4. Kerala

52. According to 2001 Census the least densely populated states of India in ascending order are—

1. Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim
2. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim
3. Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim and Nagaland
4. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Nagaland

53. Among the following which fruit is a rich source of iron ?

1. Jamun
2. Karonda
3. Loquat
4. Guava

54. Vitamin which promotes wound healing is—

1. Vitamin B
2. Vitamin C
3. Vitamin A
4. Vitamin D

55. Bauxite is an ore of—

1. Aluminium
2. Boron
3. Lead
4. Silver

56. Which of the following methods is used to determine the age of the earth ?

1. Carbon dating
2. Germanium dating
3. Uranium dating
4. All the above

57. Name the gas which under normal conditions produces pollution in the atmosphere ?

1. Carbon monoxide (CO)
2. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
3. Nitrogen (N2)
4. Oxygen (O2)

58. Electron-volt is the unit for—

1. energy
2. charge of electron
3. potential difference
4. power

59. An atom bomb is based on the principle of—

1. nuclear fission
2. nuclear fusion
3. nuclear spallation
4. none of these

60. Titan is the largest moon or satellite of—

1. Mars
2. Venus
3. Jupiter
4. Saturn

61. The most toxic metal pollutant of the automobile exhaust is—

1. Copper
2. Lead
3. Cadmium
4. Mercury

62. Which of the following disease is caused by a virus ?

1. Diphtheria
2. Malaria
3. Cholera
4. Hepatitis

63. If the circumference of a circle is increased by 50%, then the area will be increased by—

1. 50%
2. 100%
3. 125%
4. 225%

64. The term ‘Siamese Twins’ is used for—

1. twins in which there is one male and one female
2. twins in which both are females
3. twins suffering from a common disease of siam
4. twins physically attached to each other

65. Every solar eclipse takes place on—

1. full moon only
2. new moon only
3. both above
4. none of these

66. The headquarter of which of the following is correctly given ?

1. UNO—London
2. WTO—Geneva
3. ILO—New York
4. FAO—Chicago

67. White bud of maize is caused due to deficiency of—

1. N
2. Zn
3. Cu
4. Mn

68. A number is 20 more than its 20%. The number is—

1. 20
2. 25
3. 50
4. 80

69. The train which was started on April 14, 2008 between Kolkata (India) and Dhaka (Bangladesh) has been named—

1. Sadbhavna Express
2. Shanti Express
3. Maitri Express
4. Aman Express

70. Thailand’s Ponsana Boonsak won the men’s singles of the India open Grand Prix Badminton championship held in Hyderabad in April 2008. In the final he defeated—

1. Anand Pawar
2. Arvind Bhat
3. Chetan Anand
4. Zhendong Guo

71. Indian Institute of Remote sensing is located at—

1. Ahmedabad
2. Dehradun
3. Shriharikota
4. None of the above

72. The winner of the 62nd Santosh Trophy, held in June 2008, was—

1. Karnataka
2. West Bengal
3. Services
4. Punjab

73. Who among the following was the Chief Guest on the occasion of Republic Day, 2008 ?

1. British Prime Minister Gardon Brown
2. French President Nicolas Sarcozy
3. Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen
4. Russian President Vladimir Putin

74. In April 2008 fourth convention of Nuclear safety was held in—

1. Vienna
2. London
3. Paris
4. Rome

75. Who among the following received Padma Vibhushan Award of 2008 ?
1. Madhuri Dixit
2. Ratan Tata
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Viswanathan Anand
Select the correct answer from the code given below—

1. 1, 2
2. 2, 3
3. 3, 4
4. 2, 3, 4