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UPPSC UPPSC RO/ARO Prelims Exam 2017 GS Question Paper
- Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Harding
d) Lord Curzon
✅ Answer: a - Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Annie Besant
c) Sucheta Kriplani
d) Indira Gandhi
✅ Answer: b - Which state of India has the highest forest area?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Odisha
✅ Answer: a - Who among the following is known as the ‘Napoleon of India’?
a) Chandragupta Maurya
b) Samudragupta
c) Ashoka
d) Harshavardhana
✅ Answer: b - When was the Planning Commission replaced by NITI Aayog?
a) 1 January 2014
b) 15 August 2015
c) 1 January 2015
d) 26 January 2016
✅ Answer: c - Which of the following is a landlocked country?
a) Thailand
b) Laos
c) Vietnam
d) Myanmar
✅ Answer: b - Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
d) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
✅ Answer: c - The headquarter of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is in:
a) Mumbai
b) Hyderabad
c) Bengaluru
d) Thiruvananthapuram
✅ Answer: c - The Panchsheel Agreement was signed between:
a) India and Pakistan
b) India and China
c) India and Sri Lanka
d) India and Nepal
✅ Answer: b - Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
a) Right to Equality
b) Right to Property
c) Right to Freedom
d) Right to Education
✅ Answer: b
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Questions 11 to 40 UPPSC RO/ARO Prelims Exam 2017 GS Question Paper
11. Which one of the following cities is known as the “Manchester of South India”?
a) Coimbatore
b) Madurai
c) Salem
d) Tiruchirappalli
✅ Answer: a
12. Which Article of the Constitution provides for the reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha?
a) Article 332
b) Article 330
c) Article 334
d) Article 331
✅ Answer: b
13. Which one of the following is the largest coal-producing state in India?
a) Odisha
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Jharkhand
d) Madhya Pradesh
✅ Answer: c
14. Who wrote Arthashastra?
a) Banabhatta
b) Kautilya
c) Kalidasa
d) Vishakhadatta
✅ Answer: b
15. Who among the following is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Constitution’?
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Sardar Patel
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
✅ Answer: b
16. The currency of Bangladesh is:
a) Taka
b) Rupee
c) Riyal
d) Dollar
✅ Answer: a
17. The first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest was:
a) Bachendri Pal
b) Santosh Yadav
c) Premlata Agarwal
d) Arunima Sinha
✅ Answer: a
18. The capital of Myanmar is:
a) Yangon
b) Mandalay
c) Naypyidaw
d) Bago
✅ Answer: c
19. The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” was given by:
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Chandrashekhar Azad
c) Ram Prasad Bismil
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
✅ Answer: a
20. Who discovered the sea route to India?
a) Marco Polo
b) Columbus
c) Vasco da Gama
d) Magellan
✅ Answer: c
21. Who presides over the joint session of both the Houses of Parliament?
a) The President
b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
c) The Vice President
d) The Prime Minister
✅ Answer: b
22. Which is the highest mountain peak in India?
a) Nanda Devi
b) Kanchenjunga
c) K2
d) Mount Everest
✅ Answer: c
23. The President of India is elected by:
a) The people of India
b) Members of both Houses of Parliament
c) Elected members of Parliament and State Legislatures
d) Elected members of Parliament and State Assemblies
✅ Answer: d
24. Which city is known as the “Pink City” of India?
a) Jaipur
b) Jodhpur
c) Udaipur
d) Bikaner
✅ Answer: a
25. Which day is observed as National Voters’ Day?
a) January 25
b) January 26
c) November 26
d) August 15
✅ Answer: a
26. What is the tenure of a Panchayat as per the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act?
a) 3 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years
d) 6 years
✅ Answer: c
27. Which river flows through a rift valley?
a) Narmada
b) Godavari
c) Mahanadi
d) Krishna
✅ Answer: a
28. Who among the following was associated with the Aligarh Movement?
a) Syed Ahmed Khan
b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c) Shah Waliullah
d) Maulana Mohammad Ali
✅ Answer: a
29. In which state is the Chilika Lake located?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Odisha
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal
✅ Answer: b
30. The boundary line between India and Pakistan is known as:
a) Radcliffe Line
b) Durand Line
c) McMahon Line
d) Maginot Line
✅ Answer: a
31. The largest planet in our solar system is:
a) Earth
b) Jupiter
c) Saturn
d) Neptune
✅ Answer: b
32. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) C. V. Raman
c) Amartya Sen
d) Mother Teresa
✅ Answer: a
33. Which of the following is not a source of renewable energy?
a) Wind
b) Solar
c) Thermal
d) Hydropower
✅ Answer: c
34. The Lok Sabha can have a maximum of how many members?
a) 545
b) 552
c) 540
d) 560
✅ Answer: b
35. Which gas is responsible for the greenhouse effect?
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon Dioxide
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen
✅ Answer: b
36. What is the minimum age to contest for the Lok Sabha elections in India?
a) 21 years
b) 25 years
c) 30 years
d) 35 years
✅ Answer: b
37. The number of players in a basketball team is:
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 11
✅ Answer: a
38. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
a) C. Rajagopalachari
b) Rajendra Prasad
c) Nehru
d) Patel
✅ Answer: a
39. Which is the smallest bone in the human body?
a) Femur
b) Stapes
c) Tibia
d) Radius
✅ Answer: b
40. In which year did the Battle of Plassey take place?
a) 1757
b) 1761
c) 1857
d) 1858
✅ Answer: a
Continuing with the next set of questions (41–70) from the UPPSC RO/ARO 2017 Prelims – General Studies Question paper in English with answer key:
Questions 41 to 70
41. Which of the following is not a writ issued by the Supreme Court?
a) Habeas Corpus
b) Mandamus
c) Certiorari
d) Res Judicata
✅ Answer: d
42. The first atomic power plant in India was established at:
a) Tarapur
b) Kota
c) Kalpakkam
d) Narora
✅ Answer: a
43. The National Anthem of India was adopted on:
a) 15 August 1947
b) 26 January 1950
c) 24 January 1950
d) 26 November 1949
✅ Answer: c
44. Which one of the following rivers originates from Amarkantak Plateau?
a) Narmada
b) Godavari
c) Mahanadi
d) Tapi
✅ Answer: a
45. Which metal is used in the manufacture of aircrafts?
a) Zinc
b) Aluminium
c) Copper
d) Iron
✅ Answer: b
46. The human heart has how many chambers?
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
✅ Answer: c
47. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
a) Karnam Malleswari
b) P. T. Usha
c) Mary Kom
d) Saina Nehwal
✅ Answer: a
48. Which one of the following is not a Maharatna Company?
a) ONGC
b) SAIL
c) NTPC
d) BPCL
✅ Answer: d
49. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
a) England
b) France
c) Canada
d) Germany
✅ Answer: b
50. The Dronacharya Award is given for:
a) Literature
b) Coaching in Sports
c) Social Service
d) Military Bravery
✅ Answer: b
51. Which is the first month of the Indian national calendar (Saka calendar)?
a) Chaitra
b) Vaisakha
c) Kartika
d) Magha
✅ Answer: a
52. The ‘Vande Mataram’ song was written by:
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
d) Kazi Nazrul Islam
✅ Answer: b
53. Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna Award?
a) C. Rajagopalachari
b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
c) Dr. C. V. Raman
d) All of the above
✅ Answer: d
54. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
a) India
b) Myanmar
c) Nepal
d) Maldives
✅ Answer: b
55. The “Chipko Movement” is associated with:
a) Soil conservation
b) Afforestation
c) Wildlife conservation
d) Forest conservation
✅ Answer: d
56. Who is considered the first historian of India?
a) Kalhana
b) Banabhatta
c) Vishakhadatta
d) Kautilya
✅ Answer: a
57. Who wrote the book Discovery of India?
a) M. K. Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) B. R. Ambedkar
d) Sardar Patel
✅ Answer: b
58. The term “Deficit Financing” means:
a) Printing new currency notes
b) Borrowing from the public
c) Borrowing from RBI
d) All of the above
✅ Answer: d
59. The headquarters of UNESCO is located in:
a) Geneva
b) New York
c) Paris
d) Rome
✅ Answer: c
60. The first Indian satellite launched in space was:
a) Aryabhata
b) Bhaskara
c) INSAT-1A
d) Rohini
✅ Answer: a
61. Which of the following is not a metallic mineral?
a) Bauxite
b) Mica
c) Iron
d) Copper
✅ Answer: b
62. “Jnanpith Award” is given for:
a) Films
b) Science
c) Literature
d) Art
✅ Answer: c
63. Which is the longest river in the world?
a) Amazon
b) Ganga
c) Nile
d) Yangtze
✅ Answer: c
64. Who among the following was not associated with the Indian freedom struggle?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) A. O. Hume
c) Motilal Nehru
d) Lord Mountbatten
✅ Answer: d
65. The UNO was established in the year:
a) 1944
b) 1945
c) 1946
d) 1947
✅ Answer: b
66. The permanent members of the UN Security Council do not include:
a) France
b) Germany
c) China
d) Russia
✅ Answer: b
67. The capital of Uttarakhand is:
a) Nainital
b) Mussoorie
c) Dehradun
d) Haridwar
✅ Answer: c
68. The Right to Information Act was passed in the year:
a) 2002
b) 2004
c) 2005
d) 2006
✅ Answer: c
69. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
a) Sukumar Sen
b) T. N. Seshan
c) M. S. Gill
d) V. S. Ramadevi
✅ Answer: a
70. Which state has the longest coastline in India?
a) Kerala
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Tamil Nadu
✅ Answer: c
