States PCS: Uttar Pradesh GK Questions for UPPSC Examinations
11. Which of the following branches of biology studies the Joint of bones is?
[A] Autecology
[B] Araneology
[C] Arthrology
[D] Anthropology
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Correct Answer: C [Arthrology]
Notes:
Autecology is the branch of biology that studies the Individuals/population with respect to environment. Araneology is the branch of biology that studies Spiders. Arthrology is the branch of biology that studies the Joint of bones. Anthropology is the branch of biology that studies human evolution and culture.
12. The Atomic clock is based on the periodic vibrations produced in the atom of which element?
[A] Hydrogen
[B] Rubidium
[C] Cesium
[D] Barium
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Correct Answer: C [ Cesium ]
Notes:
The Atomic clock is based on the periodic vibrations produced in cesium atom. The atomic clock is also called as Cesium clock.
13. What is the equivalent EMF of a series combination of n cells?
[A] the arithmetic mean of their EMFs
[B] the product of their individual EMF
[C] the sum of their individual EMF
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [the sum of their individual EMF]
Notes:
The equivalent emf of a series combination of n cells is just the sum of their individual EMFs.
14. Which state recently launched ‘e-Gazette’ portal, a digital platform for gazette publications?
[A] Odisha
[B] Kerala
[C] West Bengal
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: A [Odisha]
Notes:
The State Government of Odisha recently launched the e-Gazette portal, to release all gazette publications of the state in digital format. This scheme is launched a s part of the ‘5T initiatives’ of the Odisha Government. After the launch of the portal, the gazette notifications will be published online saving paper and cost of transportation. All the departments of the state will be asked to upload their data in the portal, which will be monitored and verified by digital signatures.
15. What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, which is being built at Cochin?
[A] Virat
[B] Veera
[C] Vikrant
[D] Vikram
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Correct Answer: C [Vikrant]
Notes:
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant is being manufactured at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Cochin. The manufacturing of the carrier is currently under the third phase and it is expected to be commissioned by early 2021.
The Directorate of Naval Design of the Indian Navy has created the basic design of the indigenous aircraft carrier. The plan was subsequently developed by the Cochin Shipyard Limited. The 40000-tonne aircraft with the MiG-29K aircraft fleet will be fully operational by 2022.
16. Which state is set to host the Hornbill Festival this month, which was originally celebrated in Nagaland?
[A] Assam
[B] Tripura
[C] Mizoram
[D] Meghalaya
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Correct Answer: B [Tripura]
Notes:
Tripura government is to hold the two-day Hornbill Festival for the first time from February 8, 2020. The festival has been an important state festival of Nagaland, which is usually held in the month of December in the Naga heritage village of Nagaland.
Tripura hosts the festival with an aim to conserve the Hornbill bird and to boost the livelihood of the state’s people through tourism. Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur also had started organising the Hornbill festival in their states, following Nagaland.
17. Which Indian state/UT is to create French Fusion music by collaborating with the French Province Center-Val de Loire?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Puducherry
[D] Telangana
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
The Tamil Nadu Minister for Culture, Pandiarajan and the Minister from the French province Center-Val de Loire, Olivier Frezot had a meeting in the state capital Chennai. During the meeting, they announced that Tamil Nadu and the French Province of Center-Val de Loire are set to make Tamil and French fusion music, which is to be performed in both the states.
The two states have already signed an MoU for mutual cooperation in culture studies. The Ministers also reviewed the progress made in the agreement.
18. Who invented Bakelite, which is one of the first commercially successful plastics of the world?
[A] Leo Baekeland
[B] Otto Bayer
[C] Arthur W. Carpenter
[D] Jean-Baptiste Donnet
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Correct Answer: A [Leo Baekeland]
Notes:
Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863 – 1944) was a Belgian chemist, best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893 and Bakelite in 1907. He has been called “The Father of the Plastics Industry” for his invention of Bakelite.
19. An element has only K and L shell and both are full with electrons as per their capacity. What is its atomic number?
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Correct Answer: B [10]
Notes:
K – 2 electrons; L-8 electrons so total will be 10.
20. ‘NAMASTE’ is a portal of which Union Ministry of India?
[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Communications
[C] Ministry of AYUSH
[D] Ministry of External Affairs
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Correct Answer: C [Ministry of AYUSH]
Notes:
National AYUSH Morbidity and Standardized Terminologies Electronic Portal (NAMASTE Portal) is developed by the Ministry of AYUSH.
Recently, the Ministry has developed National Ayurveda Morbidity Codes (NAMC), which is a comprehensive classification of diseases described in Ayurveda and Standardized Ayurveda Terminologies. These codes are made available in the NAMASTE portal. The Ministry of AYUSH is also set to establish a nationwide digital platform called “AYUSH GRID” which aims to integrate all AYUSH facilities.
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