UPPSC UP LT Grade Teacher Examination 2018 ANSWER KEY I

Dear Aspirants, 

UP LT Grade Teacher Examination for 2018 was conducted today on 29th July, 2018. Pattern of the examination was as follows:

PART I : Compulsory - GENERAL STUDIES (30 Questions of 1 Marks each)

PART II : Main Subject (120 Questions of 1 Marks each)

There was negative marking with deduction of one third of marks assigned to that question. I will be providing solutions to the key papers starting with the answer key to Part I i.e. General Studies Compulsory paper. It comprised of 30 Questions. I am also attaching the compulsory paper in PDF Format for those of you who are interested. 

Detailed answer key to the UP LT Grade Teacher Examination 2018 PART I Compulsory paper for SERIES A is as follows:

1. In which of the following texts, it is stated that those who could not speak sanskrit language correctly were called Mlecchas?

a. Shvetashvatara Upanishad

b. Gopatha Brahmana

c. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

D. Shatapatha Brahmana

2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (King)	List II (Spouse)
A. Chandragupta I	1. Dutta Devi
B. Samudragupta	2. Kuberanaga
C. Chandragupta II	3. Kumara Devi
D. Kumaragupta I	4. Ananta Devi

Codes:

a. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

b. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

c. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

d. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2

3. With reference to the book Arthashastra, which of the following statements is/are correct?

     1. It is the oldest masterpiece on Indian State Policy.

     2. There is no description of Mauryan Empire and administration in this book.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Codes:

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

4. Who among the following addressed Delhi as one of the greatest cities in the world?

a. Ibn Batuta

b. Alberuni

c. Farishta

d. Abul Fazl

5. Who is known as the father of India's Local Self-Government?

a. Lord Lytton

b. Lord Ripon

c. Lord Curzon

d. Lord Dalhousie

6. At least how many days are required to give the prior notice for the impeachment of the President of India?

a. 7 days

b. 14 days

c. 21 days

d. 30 days

7. Who administers the oath of office and secrecy to the Governor of a state in India?

a. The President of India

b. The Vice President of India

c. The Chief Justice of the High Court of the State

d. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the State

8. Which part of our constitution envisages a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj?

a. Part IX

b. Part X

c. Part XI

d. Part XII

9. Which of the follwing states has no oil refinery?

a. Gujarat

b. Kerala

c. Chhattisgarh

d. West Bengal

10. Which of the following rivers does not flow in Australia?

a. Hunter River

b. Flinders River

c. Orange River

d. Gilbert River

11. Which of the following states recorded decrease in its population in 2011 Census?

a. Kerala

b. Sikkim

c. Nagaland

d. Manipur

12. Which of the following is the most effective measure of population control according to Malthus?

a. War

b. Disaster

c. Birth Control

d. Social Evils

13. Which of the following is not a biome?

a. Desert

b. Grassland

c. Ecosystem

d. Tundra

14. Dudhwa National Park is situated in which of the follwing States?

a. Assam

b. Uttarakhand

c. Rajasthan

d. Uttar Pradesh

15. According to the Fourth Round of National Family Health Survey, the current TFR (Total Fertility Rate - children per woman) is:

a. 2.2

b. 3.2

c. 4.2

d. 4.5

16. Which of the following Census years is known as the 'Year of Great Divide' in India?

a. 1911

b. 1921

c. 1951

d. 1991

17. SRI Method is related to

a. Wheat

b. Cotton

c. Mustard

d. Paddy

[SRI Method - System of Rice Intensification]

18. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Crop	Insect - pest
a. Groundnut	Pod borer
b. Gram	Pod borer
c. Paddy	Banka
d. Maize	Stem borer

19. The Rotation Intensity of Maize- Potato - Mung bean is:

a. 100%

b. 200%

c. 250%

d. 300%

[Mung Bean and Maize are Kharif crops while Potato is a Rabi Crop.]

20. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Crop	Variety
a. Ground nut	KAUSHAL
b. Mustard	VARDAN
c. Linseed	CHAMATKAR
d. Gram	UDAI

21. Which of the following diseases cannot  be cured by antibiotics?

a. Tuberculosis

b. Tetanus

c. Measles

d. Cholera

22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a. Computer : Charles Babbage

b. Radio : Karl Benz

c. Barometer : E Torricelli

d. Dynamo : Michael Faraday

23. The communication satellites are invariably:

a. revolving at their own speed

b. stationary

c. geostationary

d. changing their track and speed

24. For which substance among the following, conductivity increases with temperature?

a. Copper

b. Germanium

c. Silver

d. Iron

[Conductivity of metals and alloys decreases with increase in temperature, while conductivity of Semiconductors and elecrolytes increases with increase in temperature]

25. The area of a regular hexagon of side 2 √3 is
a. 12√3 sq.cm
b. 18√2 sq.cm.
c. 18 sq.cm.
d. 18√3 sq.cm.

26. If 2x + (2/x) = 3, then the value of x^3 + (1/x^3) + 2 is

a. 3/8

b. 19/8

c. 21/8

d. 7/8

27. If one of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x^2 + px + 4 = 0 is 2, then the other root is

a. -2

b. -1

c. +1

d. +2

28. In which state was the military exercise 'Vijay Prahar' held in May 2018?

a. Maharashtra

b. Gujarat

c. Rajasthan

d. Madhya Pradesh

29. Who has won the Women Singles Title of Badminton in Commonwealth Games, 2018?

a. Saina Nehwal

b. P V Sindhu

c. K Gilmour

d. Michelle Li

30. In the World Press Freedom Index, 2018 India is placed at

a. 135th

b. 136th

c. 138th

d. 137th

Please comment below with your net correct answers. If you have scored 18+ in this section (after deducting negative marks), then your score is certainly good. And with complementary good performance in the Main Subject, you can expect good result. Best Wishes for all of You. Any comments/ feedback is welcome.