UPPCS Prelims Paper 1 – 11 October 2020 (Official Answer Key) ENG

121. Match List – I with List – Il and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
A. Indus Valley 1. Pastoral Civilization
B. Later Vedic 2. Land Lordism Society
C. Rigvedic Society 3. Agrarian
D. Medieval Period 4. Urban
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 1 2

122. Who had merged Sikkim in India ?
(a) Lord Hastings
(b) Lord William Bentinck
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Auckland

123. Kanpur and Lucknow cities of U.P. became million cities as per the census of India in the year
(a) 1951 and 1961 respectively
(b) 1961 and 1971 respectively
(c) 1971 and 1981 respectively
(d) 1981 and 1991 respectively

124. who among the following leaders did NOT participated in the Second Round Table Conference ?
(a) M.K. Gandhi
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

125. Match Match List – I with List – Il and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
A. Jajmani 1. North India
B. Bara Balute 2. Karnataka
C. Mirasi 3. Maharashtra
D. Adade 4. Tamil Nadu
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 1 3 4 2

126. Match List – with List – Il and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List – I List – II
(Book) (Writer)
A. The Story of My Deportation 1. Surendranath Banerjee
B. Gita Rahasya 2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. A Nation in Making 3. Lala Lajpat Rai

D. India Wins Freedom 4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 4 3 2 1

127. The concept of ‘Marginal Man’ was propounded by
(a) Robert E. Park
(b) Robert Redfield
(c) Louis Wirth
(d) Louis Dumont

128. Who among the following established a modern moury in Dindigal Mysore in 1755 ?
(a) Nanjraj
(b) Haider Ali
(c) Devraj
(d) Chikka Krishnaraj

129. Which one of the following is NOT a major cause of Wildlife Extinction ?
(a) Loss of natural habitat
(b) To make fire in the forest
(c) Illegal commercial trade of wildlife
(d) Fast pace of population growth

130. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (a) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (a) : The British Government introduced different land revenue system in different part of India.
Reason (R): It led to create different classes in Indian peasantry. 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

131. In August, 2020 Railway Museum in India was dedicated to the nation at which of the following places ?
(a) Hubballi
(b) Mysore
(c) Silvasa
(d) Chittaranjan

132. Consider the following text and arrange them in chronological order:
1. Fatawa-i- Jahandari
2. Prithviraja-Raso
3. Kitab-ul-Hind
4. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :
(a) 2, 3, 4, 1
(b) 3, 1, 2,4
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2
(d) 3, 2, 4, 1

133. Which among the following became the first Arab Nation to launch the Mars Mission in July, 2020 ?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Kuwait
(c) United Arab Emirates
(d) Qatar

134. Who was the ruler of Golkonda when Aurangzeb seized the fort of Golkonda in 1687 ?
(a) Abul Hasan Qutb Shah
(b) Sikandar Adil Shah
(c) Ali Adil Shah II
(d) Shayasta Khan

135. Which of the following neighbouring countries of India has banned free internet for social media in July, 2020 ?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar
(d) Bangladesh

136. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. Akbar tried to fix the age of marriage for boys and girls.
2. Akbar gave freedom to girls to marry at their own will and not under parental pressure.
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

137. Which of the following statements about ‘India Ideas Summit, 2020’ is/are correct ?
1. It was organised by US – India Business Council virtually on 22nd July, 2020.
2. The theme of the Summit was ‘Empowering India’.
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

138. Match List – I with List – Il and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Officer) (Assign Duty)
A. Diwan-i-Tan 1. Look after the office
B. Mustarfi 2. Maintained a proper list of main events and firmans
C. Mushrif 3. Look after the Jagir and Salaries
D. Vakianvis 4. Examine the income expenditure of State
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 4 1 2 3

139. The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved on 29th July, 2020 to establish a National Law University at which of the following cities?
(a) Kanpur
(b) Lucknow
(c) Gorakhpur
(d) Prayagraj

140. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
(a) Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti – Ajmer
(b) Shaikh Burhanuddin Gharib – Daulatabad
(c) Shaikh Mohammad Hussaini – Gulbarga

(d) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya – Multan

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