Previous year MCQs

Economy UPPSC 2023 GS-I
Question

Match list-I with list-Il and select the correct answer using code given below the lists —
List - I - List-Il
(Theories of Population) (Propounders of Theories)

(A) Optimum Population Theory - (1) Thompson
(B) Social Mal-adjustment Theory - (2) Malthus
(C) Demographic Transition Theory - (3) Edwin Kennan
(D) Population-Food Supply Relationship Theory - (4) Henry George

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: A-(3), B-(4), C-(1), D-(2)

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A-(3), B-(4), C-(1), D-(2)”.
Theory Author
Optimum Population Theory Edwin Kennan
Social Mal-adjustment Theory Henry George
Demographic Transition Theory Thompson
Population-Food Supply Relationship Theory Malthus

Similar Questions:

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Person) – List – II (Concerned with)

A. M. S. Swaminathan – 1. Social control on Banks
B. L. K. Jha – 2. Milk Production
C. Verghese Kurien – 3. Green Revolution
D. Morarji Desai – 4. Economic Administration Reforms

Code :
  1. A) 4 1 3 2
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 3 4 2 1
  4. D) 1 2 4 3
Balance of Payment includes
  1. A) Visible Trade
  2. B) Invisible Trade
  3. C) Debts
  4. D) All the above
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): Devaluation of a currency may promote export.
Reason (R): Price of the country’s products in the international market may fall due to devaluation.

Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and Rare correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is correct but R is wrong
  4. D) A is wrong but R is correct
Which of the following hormones is secreted by the Beta cell of Islet of Langerhans of Pancreas?
  1. A) Glucagan
  2. B) Adrenalin
  3. C) Insulin
  4. D) Aldosterone
Mixed Economy means-
  1. A) Co-existence of small and large industries
  2. B) Co-existence of public and private sectors
  3. C) Co-existence of rich and poor
  4. D) Promoting both agriculture and industry in the economy
In 1918, the United Provinces Kisan Sabha was formed by which of the following leaders?
  1. A) Baba Ramchandra
  2. B) Indra Narayan Dwivedi
  3. C) Swami Sahjanand Saraswati
  4. D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
PAN card issued by an Income Tax Department can not be used for which of the following purposes?
  1. A) As the proof of Address
  2. B) Proof of identification
  3. C) Registered taxpayer proof
  4. D) Date of birth proof
Which one of the following four Foreign Banks operating in India, has the largest number of branches in the country?
  1. A) City Bank
  2. B) BNP Paribus Bank
  3. C) Standard Chartered Bank
  4. D) HSBC
Which States of India have derived maximum benefits from green revolution?
  1. A) Bihar, West Bengal and Assam
  2. B) Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra
  3. C) Punjab, Haryana & Western U.P.
  4. D) Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala
Which of the following is/are the type/s of poverty?

(1) Absolute poverty
(2) Relative poverty
(3) Subjective poverty
(4) Functional poverty

Choose the correct answer using the code given below—
  1. A) Only 1 and 2
  2. B) Only 3 and 4
  3. C) Only 1, 2 and 3
  4. D) Only 1 and 4
Which of the following pairs (School of Thought Proponent) is correctly matched?
  1. A) Vaisheshika — Patanjali
  2. B) Mimansa — Kanada
  3. C) Nyaya — Gautama
  4. D) Uttara Mimansa — Kapila
With reference to the SCO Film Festival-2023, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. The SCO Film Festival is being held during India's Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
2. SCO Film Festival will showcase the films from the SCO countries.

Select the correct answer using the code given below-
Code -
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Both 1 and 2
  3. C) Only 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2