Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2021 GS-I Current Affairs
Question

"Statue of Peace" is situated in which State of India ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Rajasthan

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Rajasthan”.
The Statue unveiled in the honour of the Jain acharya, has been named as 'Statue of Peace'. The 151 inch tall statue has been made from Ashtadhatu i.e. 8 metals, with Copper being the major constituent, and is installed at Vijay Vallabh Sadhana Kendra, Jetpura, in Pali, Rajasthan.

Similar Questions:

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List – I – List – II
(State) – (Representation in Rajya Sabha)

A. Rajasthan – 1. 10 seats
B. Gujarat – 2. 7 seats
C. Karnataka – 3. 11 seats
D. Punjab – 4. 12 seats

Codes
A B C D
  1. A) 1 3 4 2
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 1 2 3 4
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
According to the Union Budget 2021-22 Finance Minister proposed a new levy Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess. This cess will be levied on how many products ?
  1. A) 12
  2. B) 20
  3. C) 25
  4. D) 29
Who was the winner of 1995 SAF games hockey tournament?
  1. A) Pakistan
  2. B) India
  3. C) South Korea
  4. D) Nepal
Which one of the following forms the largest share of deficit in Govt, of India budget:
  1. A) Primary deficit
  2. B) Fiscal deficit
  3. C) Revenue deficit
  4. D) Budgetary deficit
What is "kiss of death"
  1. A) A flower whose smell was the basis of a discover on smell that led to award to 2004 Nobel Prize in Medicine
  2. B) A chemical whose discovery ultimately won the scientists the 2004, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  3. C) A good wine flavour working on which scientist won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  4. D) A net work in brain associated with smell whose discovery led the scientists win the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
The two games, which have been excluded from the Olympic Games to be held in 2012 in London, are-
  1. A) Badminton and Table Tennis
  2. B) Basketball and Volleyball
  3. C) Tennis and Wrestling
  4. D) Softball and Baseball
Who was declared “Man of the Series” In India-Australia test series held in February-March 2013?
  1. A) Cheteshwara Puajra
  2. B) M.S. Dhoni
  3. C) Ravindra Jadeja
  4. D) R. Ashwin
With reference to the programme "NIDHI" which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct?

1. The programme of "NIDHI" was started for students to begin start ups.
2. Its aim is to financially support 20 students for start up in each year.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Codes:
  1. A) 1 only
  2. B) 2 only
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
The Ambassador country was in news recently for giving an affidavit in the Supreme Court of India and not honouring it?
  1. A) Italy
  2. B) Portugal
  3. C) Sri Lanka
  4. D) United State of America
Savings ratio in India at present (2006-07) stands at:
  1. A) between 20 to 25 per cent of GDP
  2. B) between 25 to 30 per cent of GDP
  3. C) between 30 to 32 per cent of GDP
  4. D) Above 32 per cent of GDP
The National Agriculture Innovation Project is being implemented by ICAR with credit assistance from World Bank. It has got how many components?
  1. A) Only one component
  2. B) Two components
  3. C) Three components
  4. D) Four components
Who among the following has been appointed as first Women Treasury Secretary in United States of America ?
  1. A) Lyoyd Austin
  2. B) Janet Yellen
  3. C) Merrick Gardand
  4. D) Tullipan