UPPSC RO/ARO Official Answer Key 20 September 2020 – PAPER 1 (ENG)

21. Which Ruler of Delhi Sultanate declared himself as “Khalifa” ?
(a) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Mubarak Khilji
(d) Muhammad bin Tuglaq

22. Which one of the following was NOT associated with Indian National Army (I.N.A.)?
(a) Rashid Ali
(b) Shahnawaz
(c) P.K. Sahgal
(d) B.C. Dutta

23. Which of the following statement is NOT true about the “Quit India Movement of 1942” ?
(a) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Congress was declared an illegal body
(c) It was a non-violent movement
(d) It was a spontaneous movement

24. By which of the following Acts was the India Council abolished ?

(a) Morley Minto Reform 1909
(b) The Government of India Act 1919
(c) The Government of India Act 1935
(d) The Indian Independence Act 1947

25. Consider the following events and arrange these in chronological order.
I. Cripps proposal
II. August offer
III. Wavell plan
IV. C. R. Formula
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes:
(a) II, I, III, IV
(b) II, I, IV, III
(c) I, II, IV, III
(d) I, II, III, IV

26. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
Organisation – Person
(a) Young Bengal Movement – Henry Vivian Derozeo
(b) Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha – Jyotiba Phule
(c) Theosophical Society – Colonel Olcott
(d) United Indian Patriotic Association – Syed Ahmad Khan

27. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
Crop – Weed
(a) Wheat – Phalaris minor
(b) Paddy – Bathua
(c) Pea – Piyazi
(d) Berseem – Kasni

28. Match List – I with List – Il and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – Il
(Crop) (Season)
A. Sunflower 1. Kharif (rainy)
B. Muskmelon 2. Zaid (summer)
C. Cotton 3. Rabi (winter)
D. Linseed 4. All the season
Codes :
А B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 2 3 4 1

29. According to Fortune India List of 500 companies, the biggest corporation/ company in 2019 was
(a) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
(b) O.N.G.C.
(c) Reliance Industries Ltd.
(d) S.B.I.

30. According to American based think tank population Review Report 2020, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. India’s GDP in 2019 was 209 lakh crore.
2. India emerged as fifth largest economy of the world.
3. India over take countries like Britain and France.
Select the correct answer using codes given below :
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 correct

31. Given below are two statements, one labelled as the Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : Lucknow’s Defence Expo 2020 was the Asia’s biggest Expo of defence products.
Reason (R): The Expo was organised to portrait India as emerging defence manufacturing hub.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes :
(a) Both (A) and (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true

32. Following are the estimated source of revenue of the Union Budget 2020-21. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List – I List – II
(Source) (Percentage of Revenue)
A. Corporate tax 1. 17 percent
B. Income tax 2. 18 percent
C. Customs 3. 7 percent
D. Central Excise 4. 4 percent
Codes :
А B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 1 4 3

33. Genetic industry includes
(a) Agriculture
(b) Fishing
(c) Hunting
(d) Mining

34. Which of the following rivers of India crosses the tropic of cancer twice ?
(a) Mahi
(b) Chambal
(c) Narmada
(d) None of the above

35. Which of the following census years is known as the “Great Divide” in the demographic history of India ?
(a) 1901
(b) 1921
(c) 1931
(d) 1941

36. “Tulbul” project is on which river?
(a) Satluj
(b) Jhelum
(c) Ravi
(d) Beas

37. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1. Rihand Dam is on a tributary of the Sone river.
2. Hirakund Dam is on Mahanadi river.
3. Tungabhadra project is a joint venture of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
4. Maithan Dam is on Barakar river, a tributary of Damodar river.
Codes :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
(c) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct

38. National Green Tribunal (NGT) was established by the Government of India in
(a) 2007
(b) 2008
(c) 2009
(d) 2010

39. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ? Country Iron-ore producing area
(a) Kazakhstan Karaganda
(b) Ukrain Krivoy Rag
(c) Germany Normandy
(d) France Pyreneas

40.” Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(a) Lorren Industrial Region – Italy
(b) Ruhr Industrial Region – Germany

(c) Bristal Industrial Region – France
(d) Saxony Industrial Region – United Kingdom

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