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UP PSC / UP PCS Prelims(2020) - General Studies Paper I analysis

National Clean Air Programme has been launched by the Central Government in the year:

A) 2018

B) 2017

C) 2020

D) 2019

Answer & Explanation
Answer: (D)
Explanation: What is National Clean Air Programme ?
The rulers of which of the following dynasty have been called as 'Shriparvatiya' in Puranas?

A) Vakatakas

B) lkshvakus

C) Shakas

D) Kharvelas

Answer & Explanation
Answer: (B)
Explanation: The Ikshavakus: Andhra Ikshvakus or Ikshvakus of Vijayapuri.
Which of the following Committees recommended a poverty line based on nutritional requirements exclusively?

A) Alagh Committee

B) Lakdawala Committee

C) Tendulkar Committee

D) Rangarajan Committee

Answer & Explanation
Answer: (A)
Explanation: Alagh committee - Poverty estimation in India

The official 'Agronomai' during Mauryan age was related with which field?

A) Weight and measurement

B) Administrative management

C) Construction of roads

D) Revenue management

Answer & Explanation

Answer: (C)
Explanation: The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power based in Magadha and founded by Chandragupta Maurya, which dominated the Indian subcontinent between 322 and 185 BCE.

Name	Function
Mantrin	Chief Minister
Mantriparishad Adhyaksha	Head of Council of Ministers
Purohita	Chief Priest
Senapati	Commander-in-chief
Yuvaraj	Crown Prince
Samaharta	Revenue collector
Yukta	Subordinate revenue officer
Shulkadhyaksha	Officer-in-charge of royal income
Prashasti	Prison head
Sannidata	Treasury head
Koshadhyaksha	Treasury officer
Koshthagaradhyaksha	Royal treasury manager
Nayaka	City Security chief
Vyabharika	Chief Judge
Karmantika	Head of Industries & Factories
Dandapala	Head of Police
Durgapala	Head of Royal Fort
Annapala	Head of Food grains Department
Rajjukas	Land measurer
Pradeshika	District administrator
Akaradhyaksha	Mining Officer
Lauhadhyaksha	Metallurgy Officer
Lakshanadhyaksha	Coin minting
Lavanadhyaksha	Officer of salt department
Swarnadhyaksha	Officer of gold department
Ayudhadhyaksha	Weapon manufacturing & defence department.
Kunyadhyaksha	Officer of forest.
Panyadhyaksha	Office of commerce department
Manadhyaksha	Office of time & place determining
Sunadhyaksha	Slaughter-house officer
Mudradhyaksha	Royal symbol, coin etc.
Dyutadhyaksha	Gambling department
Naukadhyaksha	Shipping department officer.
Pattanadhyaksha	Officer of Port.

Which of the following indicators is NOT used to calculate Human Development Index (HDI)?

A) Life Expectancy

B) Education

C) Per Capita Income

D) Social Inequality

Answer & Explanation
Answer: (D)
Explanation: Human Development Index (HDI) 2020

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:

List I	List II
(Mahajanpadas)	(Capitals)
A) Matsya	1) Mathura
B) Kuru	2) Potan
C) Sursena	3) Virat Nagar
D) Asmak	4) Indraprastha

A) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

B) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

C) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

D) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

Answer & Explanation

Answer: (C)
Explanation: The Mahajanapada were sixteen kingdoms or oligarchic republics that existed in Northern ancient India from the 600-400 BCE during the second urbanisation period.

Here is a list of 16 Janapadas and Mahajanapadas with their capital and modern day location.

Janapadas & Mahajanapadas	Capital	Location
Anga	Champa	Modern districts of Monger and Bhagalpur in Bihar.
Magadha	Earlier Rajgriha, later Patliputra	Covered the modern districts of Patna, Gaya, and parts of Shahabad.
Malla	Capitals at Kusinara and Pawa	Covered the modern districts of Deoria, Basti, Gorakhpur and Siddarthnagar in eastern UP.
Vajji	Vaishali	Situated north of the river Ganga in Bihar.
Kosala	Sravasti	Covered modern day districts of Faziabad, Gonda, Bahraich of eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Kashi	Varanasi	Located in the region around Varanasi (modern Banaras).
Chedi	Shuktimati	Covered present day Bundelkhand region.
Kuru	Indraprastha	Covered modern Haryana and Delhi.
Vatsa	Kaushambi	Covered modern districts Allahabad, Mirzapur.
Panchala	Ahichhatra(Uttara Panchala) and Kampilya( Dakshina Panchala)	Covered the area of present western UP up to the east of river Yamuna up to Kosala janapada.
Matsya	Viratanagara	Covered the areas of Alwar, Bhartpur and Jaipur in Rajasthan.
Sursena	Mathura	Covered the area around Mathura.
Avanti	Ujjaini and Mahishmati	Covered the western India (modern Malawa).
Ashmaka	Potana	Situated in the southern part of the India between the rivers Narmada and Godavari.
Kamboja	Capital at Rajapura in modern-day Kashmir	Covered the area of Hindukush (modern Hazara districts of Pakistan)
Gandhara	Taxila	Covered the western part of Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan.

The idea of 'Cultural Poverty' was given by:

A) Oscar Lewis

B) Gunnar Myrdal

C) Aashish Bose

D) Amartya Sen

Answer & Explanation
Answer: (A)
Explanation: Who gave the idea of 'Cultural Poverty' ?
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): We have much more information about Cholas than their predecessors.

Reason (R): The Chola rulers adopted the practice of having inscriptions written on the walls of temples giving a historical narrative of their victories.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C) (A) is true but (R) is false

D) (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer & Explanation
Answer: (A)
Explanation: The Chola Empire (900 AD - 1300 AD)
During the mid 80s decade of twentieth century, the negative aspects of development were discussed at large. Which one among the following was NOT such important?

A) Degradation of natural resources

B) Environment pollution

C) Politics and Development

D) Displacement and Rehabilitation of masses

Answer & Explanation
Answer: (D)
Explanation: The 80s was arguably a lost decade, with government pursuing the gambits of nationalising banks and loan melas when it should have been ushering economic reform and deregulation.
Which of the following Indian Archaeologists first visited 'Bhimbetka Caves' and discovered prehistoric significance of its rock paintings?

A) Madho Swaroop Vatsa

B) HD Sankalia

C) VS Wakankar

D) VN Mishra

Answer & Explanation
Answer: (C)
Explanation: Bhimbetka rock paintings (100,000 BC - 1000 AD)

UP PSC / UP PCS Prelims(2020) - General Studies Paper I analysis

National Clean Air Programme has been launched by the Central Government in the year:

The rulers of which of the following dynasty have been called as 'Shriparvatiya' in Puranas?

Which of the following Committees recommended a poverty line based on nutritional requirements exclusively?

The official 'Agronomai' during Mauryan age was related with which field?

Which of the following indicators is NOT used to calculate Human Development Index (HDI)?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:

The idea of 'Cultural Poverty' was given by:

During the mid 80s decade of twentieth century, the negative aspects of development were discussed at large. Which one among the following was NOT such important?

Which of the following Indian Archaeologists first visited 'Bhimbetka Caves' and discovered prehistoric significance of its rock paintings?

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