UPPSC PCS Prelims exam 2018 - Q.76 to Q.100

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission PCS Preliminary exam 2018 

Q.76 to Q.100

76. Arrange the following coffee producing countries in descending order of their coffee production (2016, quantity) and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    A.     Colombia     B.     Vietnam
    C.     Brazil     D.     Indonesia
    Codes:           
    (a)     D,C,B,A           
    (b)     C,B,A,D           
    (c)     B,D,C,A           
    (d)     C,A,B,D

77. How much the maritime distance between India and Europe was reduced after the construction of the Suez Canal?

    (a) 5,000 km     (b) ) 7,000 km
    (c) 8,000 km     (d) 10,000 km

78. Arrange the following Indian Meteorological Headquarters in Chronological order of their establishment and select your correct answer from the codes given below:

A. New Delhi
C. Shimla
B. Kolkata
D. Pune

Codes:

(a) C D A B
(b) B A D C
(c) D B C A
(d) B C D A

79. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

(a) Black soil is locally called 'regur'
(b) According to Krabs the regur soil is essentially a mature soil
(c) Black soils are highly retentive to moisture
(d) Black soil is found in Himalayan region

80. MacMohan line forms the boundary between

(a) India and China
(b) India and Pakistan
(c) India and Myanmar
(d) India and Nepal

81. At the mouth of which of the following rivers the 'bird's foot' type delta is formed?

(a) Huang Ho
(c) Danube
(b) Nile
(d) Mississippi

82. Natural growth of population is the outcome of which of the following?

A. Crude Birth Rate
B. Crude Death Rate
C. Migration
D. Marriages
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes:
    (a) Only A     (b) Only C
    (c) Band D     (d) A and B

83. The Human Development Index (HDI) was first developed by which of the following?

(a) UNDP
(b) IMF
(c) UNICEF
(d) UNCTAD

84. Which of the following is the largest rural employment programme in India?

(a) MNREGA
(b) TRYSEM
(c) Work for food
(d) Skill Development Programme

85. Which of the following is measured by the Lorenz curve?

(a) Illiteracy
(b) Unemployment
(c) Population growth rate
(d) Inequality of Income

86. Which of the following States is ranked economically at the top but the lowest on the basis of sex-ratio?

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Haryana

87. Which of the following taxes is levied by the Gram Panchayats ?

(a) Sales Tax
(b) Land Revenue Tax
(c) Tax on Local Fairs
(d) None of the above

88. In India which of the following Five Year Plans was launched with a focus on sustainable growth?
    (a) 9^th   (b) 10^th
    (c) 11^th  (d) 12^th

89. Which of the following cities in Uttar Pradesh has NOT been selected for development under the Smart City
Development Programme of the Central Government?

    (a) Lucknow     (b) Allahabad
    (c) Ghaziabad     (d) Kanpur

90. What is the current Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of India according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)
(2015 - 16) ?

    (a) 2.2     (b) 2.4
    (c) 3.2     (d) 3.4

91. Which of the following committees was set up in India for identification of BPL families in Urban Areas?

(a) Tendulkar Committee
(b) Saxena Committee
(c) Lakdawala Committee
(d) Hashim Committee

92. Accordlnq to the India State of Forest Report, 2017, what percentage of total geographical area of the country is
under forest?

    (a) 20.34     (b) 22.34
    (c) 21.54     (d) 23.54

93. When was 'Project Tiger' launched in India?

    (a) 1968     (b) 1972
    (c) 1984     (d) 1993

94. Which of the following is an example of anthropogenic biome ?

 (a) Fresh water   (b) Grassland
 (c) Rain forest      (d) Cropland

95. Which of the following animals can live for the longest duration without drinking water?

    (a) Giraffe       (b) Camel
    (c) Kangaroo   (d) Kangaroo rat

96. India's first National Centre for Marine Biodiversity (NCMB) is located in which city?

    (a) Bhavnagar   (b) Jamnagar
    (c) Mumbai       (d) Puducherry

97. Dachigam National Park is associated with which of the following?

(a) Musk Deer
(b) Golden Oriole
(c) Yellow-throated Marten
(d) Hangul or Kashmir Stag

98. When the World Biodiversity Day is observed?

    (a) March,22     (b) May, 22
    (c) June, 23     (d) April, 16

99. Which of the following is concerned with soil?

   (a) Edaphic     (b) Climatic
    (c) Biotic     (d) Topography

100. The maximum concentration of ozone is found in which of the following?

(a) Troposphere  (b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere  (d) Exosphere