UPPSC (GS I) Practice Test- 5 (Old Pattern) - UPPSC (UP) MCQ

• Pharynx: Pharynx is part of the digestive system as well as the respiratory system because it carries both food and air.

• Larynx: This is also known as the voice box as it is where sound is generated. It also helps protect the trachea by producing a strong cough reflex if any solid objects pass the epiglottis

• Trachea (Wind Pipe): It carries air from the throat into the lungs. The inner membrane of the trachea is covered with cilia

• The East India Association was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866, in collaboration with Indians and retired British officials in London.

• It superseded the London Indian Society and was a platform for discussing matters and ideas about India, and to provide representation for Indians to the Government. The Association's first President was Lord Lyveden.

Malabar Coast-Coastal plain from Mangalore to Kanyakumari

Coromandal Coast-Coastal plain from Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu

Konkan Coast-coastal plain from Gujarat to Goa

The exercise included the participation of integral helicopters of the two ships and the Falcon Electronic Warfare aircraft. A wide range of exercises including coordinated anti-submarine procedures, firing drills, combined maritime picture compilation, were conducted.

Hence, the correct option is (A).

Republic: On the other hand in case of India there is also indirect democracy in which representatives of people are elected by majority for parliament and the head of state is elected indirectly by representatives of people (President), that's why India is Republic.

The President announced that Police and the armed forces were being mobilized. As per official figures, the number of murders in the first eight months of this year are twice those in the same period last year. Some weeks ago, a prison fight in the port city of Guayaquil made 119 inmates dead.

Hence, the correct option is (C).

Hence, the correct option is (D).

Cabinet gave its approval for setting up a separate department for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to effectively implement schemes. It was also decided to set up separate corporations for the welfare of Jains and Sikhs in the State.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

Demand- Want backed by ability and willingness to pay for a product or service. Thus, demand comprises of three things - Desire to buy a product, ability to buy and willingness to buy.

The cost of the total tour package will start from Rs. 11340. The tour will start on 29 August and end on 10 September 2021.

Hence, the correct option is (D).

Hotspots are earth's biologically richest and most endangered terrestrial eco-regions.

He was the Member of Lok Sabha for Secunderabad from 2014 to 2019. He replaced Satyadev Narayan Arya who has been transferred to Tripura as Governor. Bandaru Dattatraya was Governor of Himachal Pradesh until July 2021.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

• Alamgirpur in the East

• Daimabad in the South

• Manda in the North.

Hence, the correct option is (C).

Nearly 200 Karbi militants, who were part of those 1,040 militants who surrendered before the Assam government were present during the event. The accord is significant as the insurgency by Karbi has had a long history in Assam, marked by killings, ethnic violence, abductions, and taxation since the late 1980s.

Hence, the correct option is (A).

Erosion of social cohesion, livelihood crises and mental health deterioration were identified as risks which increased the most since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

• Mangrove forest is a tidal forest.

• Mangrove forests thrive near the mouths of large rivers where river deltas provide lots of sediment (sand and mud).

• Mangrove roots collect sediments and slow the water's flow, helping to protect the coastline and preventing erosion. Over time, the roots can collect enough debris and mud to extend the edge of the coastline further out.

• In Bangladesh the sundarbans represents the tidal forest and constitutes the largest continuous mangrove forest in the world. The forest is located at the southern extremity of the Ganges river delta ie the plain bordering the bay of bengal to the south.

Iyer pipped fellow nominees, UAE's Vriitya Aravind and Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee to claim the award.

Iyer earned the award on the back of his brilliant white-ball exploits during the home series against West Indies and Sri Lanka respectively in February 2022.

The right-hander struck a well-crafted, match-winning 80 in the third ODI against the West Indies in Ahmedabad to complete a 3−0 series sweep and followed it up with a brisk 16-ball 25 in the closing game of the subsequent three-match T20 series in Kolkata, also ending in a 3−0 sweep.

Hence, the correct option is (D).

The Khilji was a dynasty of Turkish origin who ruled large parts of South Asia from 1290 - 1320.

• They were the second Muslim dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India.

• Led by their powerful ruler, Ala-ud-din Khilji, they are noted in history for repeatedly defeating the warring Mongols.