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UPPCS Prelims 2026 Practice Set 40

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With reference to the official language provisions under Part XVII of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: 1. Article 343 provides that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script, with the form of numerals to be used for official purposes being the international form of Indian numerals. 2. Article 345 empowers the Legislature of a State to adopt by law any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State. 3. The Ninth Schedule to the Constitution contains the list of 22 languages recognized as official languages of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Q1: With reference to the official language provisions under Part XVII of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: 1. Article 343 provides that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script, with the form of numerals to be used for official purposes being the international form of Indian numerals. 2. Article 345 empowers the Legislature of a State to adopt by law any one or more of the languages in use in the State or Hindi as the language or languages to be used for all or any of the official purposes of that State. 3. The Ninth Schedule to the Constitution contains the list of 22 languages recognized as official languages of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3

Q2: Under Article 263 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements regarding the Inter-State Council: 1. The Inter-State Council is established by the President of India if at any time it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by its establishment. 2. The Prime Minister serves as the ex-officio Chairman of the Inter-State Council. 3. The duties and recommendations of the Inter-State Council are strictly binding on both the Union Government and the State Governments. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3

Q3: The famous Haiderpur Wetland, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance situated within the Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary, is formed on the floodplain of which major river system in western Uttar Pradesh?

A) Solani and Ganga Rivers
B) Yamuna and Betwa Rivers
C) Ken and Son Rivers
D) Rapti and Rohini Rivers

Q4: Which one of the following pairs of International Environmental Treaties / Protocols and their primary domain is NOT correctly matched?

A) Montreal Protocol (1987) — Phase-out of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)
B) Rotterdam Convention (1998) — Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals
C) Basel Convention (1989) — Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
D) Minamata Convention (2013) — Complete global elimination of plastic marine debris

Q5: During the Indian Freedom Movement, who among the following founded the 'Servants of India Society' in Pune in 1905 to train Indians to devote their lives to the service of the nation?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Jyotirao Phule

Q6: In national income accounting, 'Net National Product at Factor Cost' ($\text{NNP}_{\text{FC}}$) is conceptually identical to which economic parameter?

A) National Income
B) Personal Income
C) Gross Domestic Product at Market Prices
D) Personal Disposable Income

Q7: The ancient archaeological site of Sinauli (Sanauli), famous for the discovery of around 2000 BCE Chalcolithic-period burials containing copper-decorated coffins, antenna swords, and solid-wheeled wooden vehicles, is located in which district of Uttar Pradesh?

A) Baghpat
B) Meerut
C) Bulandshahr
D) Saharanpur

Q8: Which of the following optical phenomena accounts for the brilliant rainbow-like colors seen on a thin film of oil floating on a wet road surface in daylight?

A) Interference of light waves reflected from the upper and lower surfaces of the oil film
B) Total Internal Reflection of light inside the oil layer
C) Polarization of light scattered by water molecules
D) Optical scattering of sunlight off dirt particles

Q9: The 'Atacama Desert', located along the Pacific coast of South America, is created and maintained primarily due to the drying effect of which cold ocean current?

A) Humboldt (Peru) Current
B) Canaries Current
C) Benguela Current
D) Falkland Current

Q10: Consider the following statements regarding the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Indian Parliament: 1. It consists of 22 members (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha). 2. The members are elected every year from amongst the members of both Houses according to the principle of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. 3. A Union Cabinet Minister is eligible to be elected as a member of the Public Accounts Committee. Which of the statements given above are correct?

A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3

UPPCS Prelims 2026 Practice Set 40 Preparation Guide

This practice set is designed for candidates preparing for the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPCS) Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services Examination. Attempt the questions carefully and review the explanations after each response to strengthen concepts for General Studies Paper I.

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