Uttar Pradesh P.C.S. (mains) exam., 2009 (Held on 30-11-2012) General studies (Ans. Is bold) 1. AGMARK Act came into force in India in— 1. 1937 2. 1952 3. 1957 4. 1965 2. Clonal selection can be used in— 1. Groundnut 2. Mustard 3. Wheat 4. Potato 3. Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan, Lucknow become a Deemed University in— 1. 1938 2. 2001 3. 2003 4. 2004 4. Dry Ice is— 1. Liquid Nitrogen 2. Water Ice 3. Solid Carbon dioxide 4. Frozen Ethanol 5. Which one of the following pairs in not correctly matched? 1. Amir Khusrau –Etah 2. Mirza Ghalib — Agra 3. Jose — Malihabad 4. Ram Prasad Bismil –Allahabad 6. The Growth Centre Project was introduced in Uttar Pradesh in— 1. October 2001 2. September 2005 3. December 2005 4. February 2006 7. Rani Laxmi Bai Dam is located on the— 1. Betwa 2. Ken 3. Rihand 4. Tons 8. Kartik is a folk dance of— 1. Bundelkhand 2. Avadh 3. Purvanchal 4. Rohilkhand 9. Which trade zone of Uttar Pradesh tops in the collection of trade tax? 1. Ghaziabad 2. Kanpur 3. Lucknow 4. Noida 10. Which one of the following deals with the marketing of milk? 1. CACP 2. GCMMF 3. NAFED 4. TRIFED 11. In Uttar Pradesh, the famous place of pilgrimage of both jain and Baudh is at— 1. Devipatan 2. Kaushambi 3. Kushinagar 4. Sarnath 12. Who among the following did not contribute to the cultural activities of Lucknow? 1. Binda Deen 2. Ustad Dulhe Khan 3. Menhdi 4. IIias Khan 13. A ‘Letter of Credit’ is produced by— 1. An exporter 2. An Importer 3. Both by exporter and importer 4. Shipping company 14. The theory of trusteeship of the business assest was pronounced by— 1. Henry Fayol 2. Mahatma Gandhi 3. Jawahar Lal Nehru 4. Karl Marx 15. Treasury bills are sold in India by— 1. Reserve bank of India 2. State Government 3. Commercial Banks 4. SEBI 16. In U.P value added tax (VAT) was levied with effect from— 1. 1st April, 2007 2. 1st January, 2008 3. 1st January, 2009 4. 1st April, 2008 17. Which one of the following organizations is involved in providing the insurance against various risks to the exporter? 1. Reserve Bank of India 2. State Trading Corporation Of India 3. EXIM Bank 4. Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation 18. ‘Principle of Indemnity’ does not apply to— 1. Life Insurance 2. Marine Insurance 3. Fire Insurance 4. All the above 19. “Everything else can wait, but not agriculture.” The above the statement is attributed to— 1. Jagjiven Ram 2. Jawahar Lal Nehru 3. Mahatma Gandhi 4. Sardar Patel 20. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest industrial growth rate during— 1. 5th Five Year Plan 2. 6th Five Year Plan 3. 10th Five Year Plan 4. 11th Five Year Plan 21.’Inside Trading’ is related to— 1. Public Expenditure 2. Taxation 3. Share Market 4. Hawala 22. In Uttar Pradesh, the festival ‘Sulah Kul’ a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity is organized in— 1. Meerut 2. Aligarh 3. Lucknow 4. Agra 23. The Operation Green project was launched in U.P in— 1. 1952 2. 1995 3. 2001 4. 2005 24. The North-South and East-West corridors meet at— 1. Jhansi 2. Kanpur 3. Lucknow 4. Varanasi 25. Which one of the following is not correctly matched in the context of U.P.? 1. Food Research and Analysis centre—Lucknow 2. Food Park — Noida 3. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Agricultural University—Meerut 4. Indian Pulses Research Institute —Agra 26. The famous painting Satyam Shivam Sundaram was prepared by— 1. Mahendra Nath Singh 2. Nandkishore Sharma 3. Shivnandan Nautiyal 4. Sd. Shobha Singh 27. The Centre for CAD—‘Computer Aided Designing’ Project in Uttar Pradesh is located at— 1. Agra 2. Allahabad 3. Kanpur 4. Lucknow 28. Consider the following statements— 1. India’s first EPZ was set up in 1965 2. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy in India was formulated in 2000 3. Vadodara is famous for Patola silk 4. Panna in Madhya Pradesh is famous gold mines. 29. Navdatoli is situated in the state of— 1. Gujarat 2. Maharashtra 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Madhya Pradesh 30. In ancient India the irrigation tax was called— 1. Bidakabhagam 2. Hiranya 3. Udranga 4. Uparnika 31. The famous rock-out temples of Elephanta are ascribed to the— 1. Chalukyas 2. Cholas 3. Pallavas 4. Rashtrakutas 31. Which sultan of Delhi is said to have followed the policy of ‘blood and iron? 1. Iltutmish 2. Balban 3. Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji 4. Firoz Shah Tughlaq 33. Which medieval ruler introduced the system of patta’and ‘qabu-liyat to help the peasants? 1. Alauddin Khalji 2. Giyasuddin Tughlaq 3. Firoz shah Tughlaq 4. Sher shah 34. Saint Ramdas is associated with the period of rule of— 1. Akbar 2. Jehangir 3. Shahjahan 4. Aurangzeb 35. Ash mound is associated with the Neolithic site at— 1. Budihal 2. Sangan Kallu 3. Koldihwa 4. Brahmgiri 36. Who had the longest tenure as the Viceroy of India? 1. Lord Curzon 2. Lord Dufferin 3. Lord Hardinge 4. Lord Mayo 37. The famous book ‘The Alphabet was written by— 1. Buhler 2. David Diringer 3. G.S. Ojha 4. Sir William Johns 38. Which of the following inscriptions tells about the Aryan’s movement from iron to India? 1. Man Sehra 2. Shahbajgarhi 3. Boghajkoi 4. Junagarh 39. Satya Shodhak Movement was launched by— 1. Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj 2. B .R. Ambedkar 3. Jyotirao Phule 4. T .N. Nair 40. Under whose Governor-General-Ship was the Vernacular Act repealed? 1. Lord Ripon 2. Lord Lytton 3. Lord Curzon 4. Lord Dufferin 41. Which one of the following Source gives a detailed account of city administration of the Mauryas? 1. Kautilya’s Arthashastra 2. Megasthanese’s Indica 3. Mudrarakshasa of Vishakha Datta 4. Inscription of Ashoka 42. Which one of the following is not true about the Mughal Mansabdari system? 1. There were 33 division 2. They got conditional or Mashrut rank 3. Their ‘Sawar’ rank could exceed the ‘Zat’ rank 4. All civil and military officers were given mansabs 43. With which Army General (Commander) did Shivaji sign the “Treaty of Purandhara” (1665 AD)? 1. Jai Singh 2. Jaswant Singh 3. Shaiyasta khan 4. Afzal Khan 44. “The British Government is not responsible for the partition of India. “The above statement is attributed to— 1. Abdul Kalam Azad 2. Lord Attlee 3. Lord Mountbatten 4. Mahatma Gandhi 45. Who among the following emperors may be called ‘an enlightened despot’? 1. Babur 2. Humayun 3. Akbar 4. Aurangzeb 46. Which of the following Kings is credited to have issued gold coins for the first time? 1. Kujula Kadphisa\ 2. Wim Kadphisa 3. Kanishka I 4. Huviska 47. Who among the following has been called as a ‘Heaven Born General’? 1. Albuquerque 2. Robert Clive 3. Francis Dupleix 4. Lord Cornwallis 48. Tipu Sultan defeated the British army in 1780 at— A. Hyderabad B. Pollilur C. Srirangapatnam D. Nizamabad 49. During which one of the following battles, did Babur declare ‘jehad’? 1. Battle of Panipat 2. Battle of Khanwa 3. Battle of Chanderi 4. None of the above 50. Mahatma Gandhi launched the first Satyagraha campaign in— 1. Bardoli 2. Baroda 3. Champaran 4. Dandi 51. Yuganstar Party was led by— 1. Jatindranath Mukherjee 2. Sachindranath Bose 3. Rashbehari Bose 4. Subhash Chandra Bose 52. The Mughal style of Painting was instiated by— 1. Akbar 2. Humayun 3. Jahangir 4. Shah Jahan 53. The Statement, “We shall either free India or die in the attempt.” Is associated with— 1. Non-Cooperation Movement 2. Civil Disobedience Movement 3. Individual Satyagraha 4. Quit India Movement 54. Queen Victoria’s Proclamation was read out by Lord Canning on 1st November, 1858 at— 1. Allahabad 2. Calcutta 3. Bombay 4. Madras 55. The book ‘Mountbatten and the Partition of India was written by— 1. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre 2. M. N Das 3. Louis Fischer 4. None of the above 56. Which sultan of Delhi brought Ashoka’s piller to Delhi? 1. Firozshah Tughlaq 2. Jalaluddin Khilji 3. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq 4. Qutub-ud-din Aibak 57. Name the tribe which does not belong to the Panchajana of RigvedicAryans? 1. Yadu 2. Puru 3. Turvasa 4. Kikat 58. The first society founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy was— 1. Brahma Samaj 2. Atmiya Sabha 3. Brahma Sabha 4. Tatvabodhini Sabha 59. The Sarnath Buddha image of Bhumisparshmudra belong to— 1. Mauryan Period 2. Sunga Period 3. Kushana Period 4. Gupta Period 60. Who among the following medieval scholars/writers belonged to the jain religion? 1. Maladhar Vasu