UP PCS PRE Economics SINCE 1994

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281. In which year UNO adopted a definition of absolute  poverty?

  • A
  • 1994

  • B
  • 1995

  • C
  • 1996

  • D
  • 1997

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Correct Answer : B [1995 ]

282. Who among the following did not approve the idea of  co-operative farming in India?

  • A
  • Jawahar Lal Nehru

  • B
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri

  • C
  • Charan Singh

  • D
  • Abdul Kalam Azad

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Correct Answer : C [Charan Singh ]

283. The ‘blue revolution’ is related with:

  • A
  • food-grain production

  • B
  • oilseed production

  • C
  • milk production

  • D
  • fish production

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Correct Answer : D [fish production ]

284. Jayant Patil Committee is related to:

  • A
  • control of floods

  • B
  • control of plant diseases

  • C
  • the development of scanty rainfall area

  • D
  • the expansion of Hydel power generation capacity

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Correct Answer : C [the development of scanty rainfall area ]

285. First Agricultural University in India was established at:

  • A
  • Jabalpur

  • B
  • Kanpur

  • C
  • Kumarganj, Faizabad

  • D
  • Pant Nagar

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Correct Answer : D [Pant Nagar ]

286. Since the advent of Planning era in India, the share of  agriculture sector in GDP has:

  • A
  • continued to decline

  • B
  • continued to rise

  • C
  • first increased and the declined

  • D
  • first declined and them increased

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Correct Answer : A [continued to decline ]

287. The Garland Canal System in India was proposed by:

  • A
  • K. L. Rao

  • B
  • Dineshaw J. Dastur

  • C
  • Visvesarayya

  • D
  • Y. K. Alagh

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Correct Answer : B [Dineshaw J. Dastur ]

288. ’The Gokul Gram Scheme’ is associated with the state  of:

  • A
  • U.P.

  • B
  • A.P.

  • C
  • Gujarat

  • D
  • Rajasthan

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Correct Answer : C [Gujarat ]

289. Which one of the following crops is the greatest  beneficiary of the Green Revolution in both production  and productivity?

  • A
  • Jawar

  • B
  • Maize

  • C
  • Rice

  • D
  • Wheat

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Correct Answer : D [Wheat ]

290. Sustainable agriculture means:

  • A
  • Self-sufficiency

  • B
  • To be able to export and import under WTO norms

  • C
  • To utilise land so that its quality remains intact

  • D
  • To utilise waste land for agricultural purposes

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Correct Answer : C [To utilise land so that its quality remains intact ]

291. Which among the following States in India is the  largest producer of wheat?

  • A
  • Bihar

  • B
  • Punjab

  • C
  • Haryana

  • D
  • Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Answer : D [Uttar Pradesh ]

292. Which of the following is a cereal grain product?

  • A
  • Oat meal

  • B
  • Sago

  • C
  • Soya flour

  • D
  • Arrowroot

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Correct Answer : A [Oat meal ]

293. Which one of the following State is the largest producer  of coffee:

  • A
  • Karnataka

  • B
  • Kerala

  • C
  • Assam

  • D
  • Arunachal Pradesh

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Correct Answer : A [Karnataka ]

294. Which of the following are the main objectives of the  Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development project?  Select the correct answer from the objective codes  given below:  I. To increase agricultural production  II. To change the land use pattern through multiple  cropping  III. To improve the land management  Codes:

  • A
  • I only

  • B
  • I and II only

  • C
  • II and III only

  • D
  • All

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Correct Answer : D [All]

295. Which of the following soils is most suited for tea  plantation?

  • A
  • Acidic

  • B
  • Alkaline

  • C
  • Alluvial

  • D
  • Regur

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Correct Answer : A [Acidic ]

296. The ‘Green Revolution’ involved the use of high yielding  varieties of seeds which required:

  • A
  • less fertiliser and less water

  • B
  • more fertiliser and less water

  • C
  • less fertiliser and more water

  • D
  • more fertiliser and more water

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Correct Answer : D [more fertiliser and more water ]

297. The main crops grown under plantation agriculture in  India are:

  • A
  • Tea, Rubber, Coconut, Coffee

  • B
  • Tea, Rubber, Sunflower, Soybean

  • C
  • Tea, Banana, Grapes, Coconut

  • D
  • Tea, Rubber, Coconut, Soybean

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Correct Answer : A [Tea, Rubber, Coconut, Coffee ]

298. The largest producer of natural rubber in the world is:

  • A
  • Brazil

  • B
  • India

  • C
  • Malaysia

  • D
  • Thailand

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Correct Answer : D [Thailand ]

299. Entisols are:

  • A
  • Alluvial soils

  • B
  • Black cotton soils

  • C
  • Laterite soils

  • D
  • Red soils

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Correct Answer : A [Alluvial soils ]

300. Golden rice is a rich source of:

  • A
  • Fat

  • B
  • Protein

  • C
  • Vitamin A

  • D
  • Vitamin B

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Correct Answer : C [Vitamin A ]
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