Previous year MCQs

Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2003 GS-I
Question

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): The natural environment is clean
Reason(R): Human activities cause environ-mental pollution.

Code:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A”.
The correct code in this context would be: (2) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I (Appliance/ quantity) - List-II (Measured Instrument)

1. Pressure - A. Ammeter
2. Weight - B. Hygrometer
3. Current - C. Barometer
4. Relative Humidity - D. Spring balance

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 3 4 1
  2. B) 3 4 1 2
  3. C) 4 1 2 3
  4. D) 1 2 3 4
Which one of the following is the correct order of biological organization ranging from organism to biosphere?
  1. A) Population > Ecosystem > Community > Landscape
  2. B) Landscape > Community > Ecosystem > Population
  3. C) Population > Community > Ecosystem > Landscape
  4. D) Population > Landscape > Community > Ecosystem
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): Kushinagar was the capital of Malla Republic.
Reason (R): Mahatma Buddha got Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar.

Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) A is false but R is true
Lichens are the best indicator of
  1. A) Air pollution
  2. B) Water pollution
  3. C) Soil pollution
  4. D) Noise pollution
Which percentage of country’s total population resides in U.P.:
  1. A) 16.5%
  2. B) 16.70%
  3. C) 17.16%
  4. D) 17.61%
Bhakti movement was started by:
  1. A) Alwar saints
  2. B) Sufi-saints
  3. C) Surdas
  4. D) Tulsidas
If the sum of two numbers is 9 and the sum of their reciprocals is 1/2, then the numbers are:
  1. A) 1 and 8
  2. B) 2 and 7
  3. C) 3 and 6
  4. D) 4 and 5
Climate change is caused by
  1. A) Green house gases
  2. B) Depletion of ozone layer
  3. C) Pollution
  4. D) All of the above
When was India's first National Action Plan on Climate Change released?
  1. A) 2000
  2. B) 2008
  3. C) 2012
  4. D) 2015
A has secured more marks than B but less marks than C. D has got less marks than E. Marks of B are more than those of E. Maximum marks were obtained by:
  1. A) A
  2. B) B
  3. C) C
  4. D) E
The world's wettest spot is:
  1. A) Cherrapunji
  2. B) Mawsynram
  3. C) Singapore
  4. D) Waileale
With which of the following movements was Gandhiji not associated:
  1. A) Khilafat Movement
  2. B) Individual Satyagrah Movement
  3. C) Quit India Movement
  4. D) Swadeshi Movement