UPPSC RO ARO 2025 Paper Solution (Q1–7): Full Answer Key & Explanation

UPPSC RO ARO 2025: प्रश्न 1 से 7 तक उत्तर और हल

1. प्रश्न 1: निम्नलिखित में से कौन तस्मानिया को ऑस्ट्रेलिया से अलग करता है?
   उत्तर: (b) Bass Strait
   व्याख्या: Bass Strait, Tasmania और ऑस्ट्रेलियाई मुख्य भूमि के बीच की जलधारा है।
2. प्रश्न 2: विश्व जनसंख्या के संदर्भ में निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार करें:
   I. ब्राज़ील दक्षिण अमेरिका का सबसे अधिक जनसंख्या वाला देश है।
   II. एशिया महाद्वीप में जनसंख्या वृद्धि दर सबसे अधिक है।
   III. अफ्रीका विश्व का सर्वाधिक सघन आबादी वाला महाद्वीप है।
   सही कथन चुनें:
   उत्तर: (c) I और II दोनों सही हैं
   व्याख्या: अफ्रीका सघनतम नहीं, एशिया है। ब्राजील सबसे अधिक आबादी वाला दक्षिण अमेरिकी देश है।
3. प्रश्न 3: असंगत युग्म कौन सा है?
   (a) कॉफी – उज़्बेकिस्तान ❌
   (b) रबर – मलेशिया ✔️
   (c) चाय – श्रीलंका ✔️
   (d) कोको – नाइजीरिया ✔️
   उत्तर: (a) Coffee – Uzbekistan
   व्याख्या: उज़्बेकिस्तान कॉफी का प्रमुख उत्पादक देश नहीं है।
4. प्रश्न 4: भारत के निर्यात में सबसे अधिक हिस्सेदारी किसकी है?
   उत्तर: (d) Engineering goods
   व्याख्या: भारत से सबसे ज्यादा निर्यात इंजीनियरिंग गुड्स का होता है।
5. प्रश्न 5: [OCR त्रुटि के कारण प्रश्न अस्पष्ट, अनुमानित नहीं किया जा सकता]
   उत्तर: अभी उपलब्ध नहीं
6. प्रश्न 6: [OCR में हिन्दी की गड़बड़ी के कारण आंशिक रूप से क्षतिग्रस्त]
   उत्तर: अभी उपलब्ध नहीं
7. प्रश्न 7: [OCR टेक्स्ट अधूरा है, स्पष्ट नहीं]
   उत्तर: अभी उपलब्ध नहीं

👉 आगे आने वाला भाग: प्रश्न 8 से 25 तक उत्तर सहित हल — कृपया “जारी रखें” लिखें।

UPPSC RO/ARO Paper 2025 – Questions and AnswersPage 1Question 1: Which one of the following separates Tasmania from Australia?
(a) Great Australian Bight
(b) Bass Strait
(c) Magellan Strait
(d) Tasman Sea

Answer: (b) Bass Strait

Question 2: Consider the following statements with reference to world population:
I. Brazil has the highest population among the South American countries.
II. Asia continent has the highest growth rate of population.
III. Africa is the most densely populated continent in the world.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Both I and III
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Only IAnswer: (c) Both I and II

Question 3: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(Plantation Crop) (Name of Country)
(a) Coffee – Uzbekistan
(b) Rubber – Malaysia
(c) Tea – Sri Lanka
(d) Cocoa – NigeriaAnswer: (a) Coffee – UzbekistanQuestion

4: Which of the following commodity has the greatest share of Indian exports?
(a) Agricultural products
(b) Mineral ores
(c) Handicrafts
(d) Engineering goodsAnswer: (d) Engineering goodsPage 2Question

5: Which one of the following pairs (Folk dance – Place of Origin) is not correctly matched?
(a) Yakshagana – Rajasthan
(b) Kaikottikal – Kerala
(c) Koli – Maharashtra
(d) Himachali – Kullu ValleyAnswer: (a) Yakshagana – RajasthanQuestion

6: Deficiency of which of the following elements causes yellowing and poor growth of the plants?
(a) Boron
(b) Phosphorus
(c) Calcium
(d) NitrogenAnswer: (d) NitrogenQuestion

7: Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I (Buddhist text) – List-II (Content)
A. Vinaya Pitaka – i. Regional histories of Buddhism
B. Sutta Pitaka – ii. Buddha’s teachings
C. Abhidhamma Pitaka – iii. Rules for those joining the Buddhist monastic order
D. Mahavamsa Pitaka – iv. Philosophical matters
Codes:
(a) A-iii, B-ii, C-iv, D-i
(b) A-iv, B-iii, C-i, D-ii
(c) A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i
(d) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii

Answer: (c) A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i Question

8: Which of the following is not a Rabi pulse crop?
(a) French bean
(b) Chickpea
(c) Green gram
(d) LentilAnswer: (a) French beanPage 3Question

9: Ashish leaves his house at 20 minutes to seven in the morning and reaches Kunal’s house in 25 minutes. They finish their breakfast in another 15 minutes and leave for their office, which takes another 35 minutes to reach. At what time do they leave Kunal’s house to reach their office?
(a) 8:15 AM
(b) 7:20 AM
(c) 7:45 AM
(d) 7:40 AMAnswer: (d) 7:40 AM

Question 10: Find the missing number:
(Image of a number puzzle)
(a) 641
(b) 542
(c) 529
(d) 639Answer: (b) 542

Question 11: The final of the World Chess Championship 2024 was played between:
(a) Ding Liren and D. Gukesh
(b) Viswanathan Anand and D. Gukesh
(c) Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik
(d) Ding Liren and Vladimir KramnikAnswer: (a) Ding Liren and D. GukeshQuestion 12: A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is the grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is the grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family. Which of the following is definitely a group of male members?
(a) U, T
(b) Q, U, T
(c) Q, U, P
(d) Q, UAnswer: (b) Q, U, TQuestion 13: Introducing Shyam, a lady said, “The father of his father-in-law is my father-in-law.” How is Shyam related to the lady?
(a) Father
(b) Husband
(c) Son-in-law
(d) SonAnswer: (d) SonPage 4Question 14: Which international sports event was held in the United Kingdom for the first time in 2025, featuring teams from India and other countries?
(a) Badminton World Championship
(b) Kabaddi World Cup
(c) Hockey World Cup
(d) Cricket World CupAnswer: (d) Cricket World CupQuestion 15: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for discovering:
(a) Messenger RNA
(b) Ribosomal RNA
(c) Transfer RNA
(d) Micro RNAsAnswer: (d) Micro RNAsQuestion 16: In which country was the world’s largest offshore wind farm inaugurated in August 2024?
(a) Germany
(b) Denmark
(c) Taiwan
(d) United KingdomAnswer: (d) United KingdomQuestion 17: In March 2025, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on board SpaceX’s spacecraft named:
(a) Challenger
(b) Dragon
(c) Columbia
(d) DiscoveryAnswer: (b) DragonQuestion 18: In the 2024 Paris Olympics, the men’s freestyle 57 kg wrestling event Bronze medal was won by:
(a) D.T. Cruz
(b) Sarabjot Singh
(c) Akshdeep Singh
(d) Aman SehrawatAnswer: (d) Aman SehrawatQuestion 19: India’s first manned deep ocean mission is named:
(a) Vikramaditya
(b) Samudrayaan
(c) Varunayaan
(d) DIVE IndiaAnswer: (b) SamudrayaanQuestion 20: Which city will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
(a) Glasgow
(b) Birmingham
(c) Hamilton
(d) MelbourneAnswer: (d) MelbournePage 5Question 21: Which of the following pairs (State – Name of the Coal field) is not correctly matched?
(a) Odisha – Talcher
(b) Madhya Pradesh – Singareni
(c) Chhattisgarh – Korba
(d) Maharashtra – Wardha ValleyAnswer: (b) Madhya Pradesh – SingareniQuestion 22: Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Tuticorin – Fishing Harbour
(b) Chennai – Artificial Harbour
(c) Kolkata – Deepest Harbour of India
(d) Visakhapatnam – Natural HarbourAnswer: (d) Visakhapatnam – Natural HarbourQuestion 23: Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I (Name of Biosphere Reserve) – List-II (Location (State))
A. Manas – i. Meghalaya
B. Similipal – ii. Kerala
C. Agasthyamalai – iii. Odisha
D. Nokrek – iv. Assam
Codes:
(a) A-ii, B-iii, C-iv, D-i
(b) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
(c) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i
(d) A-iv, B-ii, C-iii, D-iAnswer: (c) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-iPage 6

Question 24: Padma Bhushan 2025 awardee for Science and Engineering, Vinod Dham is known for his role in the development of:
(a) The Pentium Chip
(b) RISC Computing
(c) ZILOG Processors
(d) SPARC SystemsAnswer: (a) The Pentium Chip

Question 25: India’s Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing on the moon, making India the country to do so.
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) None of the aboveAnswer: (c) Fourth

Question 26: The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 were held in how many phases?
(a) 9 phases
(b) 7 phases
(c) 8 phases
(d) 6 phasesAnswer: (b) 7 phases

Question 27: In 2025, how many individuals were honoured with the ‘Padma Vibhushan’ award?
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 4Answer: (b) 5

Question 28: Which one of the following is an Export Processing Zone?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Delhi
(c) Kanpur
(d) Falta SEZAnswer: (d) Falta SEZ

Question 29: When was the ‘Zero Poverty Campaign’ started by the Uttar Pradesh Government?
(a) 26 January, 2025
(b) 2 October, 2024
(c) 26 January, 2024
(d) 15 August, 2024Answer: (b) 2 October, 2024

Question 30: What initiative did the Indian Government launch to encourage climate-friendly lifestyle choices among citizens?
(a) Green India Mission
(b) Mission LiFE
(c) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
(d) National Mission for Clean GangaAnswer: (b) Mission LiFE

Question 31: Which one of the following has received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024?
(a) Sukhjeet Singh
(b) Annu Rani
(c) Vantika Agrawal
(d) D. GukeshAnswer: (b) Annu Rani

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Question 32: Which of the following are water-soluble vitamins?
(a) Vitamins C and D
(b) Vitamins B and D
(c) Vitamins B and C
(d) Vitamins A and B Answer: (c) Vitamins B and C

Question 33: Given below are two Statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Amphibians can tolerate mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
Reason (R): Amphibians are animals with two chambered heart.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).Answer: (c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Question 34: Which of the following part of brain is known as ‘little brain’?
(a) Medulla
(b) Cerebellum
(c) Pons
(d) CerebrumAnswer: (b) CerebellumQuestion 35: ‘Knock-Knee’ Syndrome results due to the pollution of _.
(a) Phosphates
(b) Fluorides
(c) Nitrates
(d) Heavy metalsAnswer: (b) FluoridesQuestion 36: Blood is a type of ___.
(a) Connective tissue
(b) Muscular tissue
(c) Nervous tissue
(d) Epithelial tissueAnswer: (a) Connective tissuePage 8Question 37: Which among the following was not one of those states which were annexed to the British Empire by Lord Dalhousie on the pretext of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Nagpur
(c) Jhansi
(d) SataraAnswer: (a) KarnatakaQuestion 38: Who was the Governor General and Viceroy of India at the time of the formation of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Dufferin
(c) Lord Lansdowne
(d) Lord RiponAnswer: (b) Lord DufferinQuestion 39: Who presided over the first session of All India Trade Union Congress at Bombay?
(a) N.M. Joshi
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) B. Shiva Rao
(d) S.A. DangeAnswer: (b) Lala Lajpat RaiQuestion 40: Who established the Central Hindu College in Banaras, which later emerged as the focal point of Banaras Hindu University?
(a) Swami Dayanand
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Madan Mohan MalviyaAnswer: (c) Annie Besant

Question 41: Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
(a) Lahore
(b) Bombay
(c) Poona
(d) CalcuttaAnswer: (b) BombayQuestion 42: In which year was the Uttar Pradesh State Organic Certification Agency established?
(a) 2007
(b) 2011
(c) 2005
(d) 2013Answer: (a) 2007Page 9Question 43: Which cash crop is the major contributor to the agriculture economy of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Maize
(b) Cotton
(c) Sugarcane
(d) WheatAnswer: (c) SugarcaneQuestion 44: “Operation Kayakalp” scheme launched in Uttar Pradesh is related to:
(a) Expanding university infrastructure
(b) Revamping primary schools
(c) Promoting skill-based education
(d) Improving higher educationAnswer: (b) Revamping primary schoolsQuestion 45: In 2023-24, which state was the leading producer of food grains in India?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) PunjabAnswer: (c) Uttar PradeshQuestion 46: When was the ‘Kisan Mitra Yojana’ started in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) 18 June, 2010
(b) 18 August, 2001
(c) 18 June, 2001
(d) 18 August, 2010Answer: (c) 18 June, 2001Question 47: Consider the following figures:
(Image of a number puzzle)
What is the missing number?
(a) 10
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 7Answer: (b) 8Question 48: What was the Fiscal Health Index of Uttar Pradesh in the year 2022-23?
(a) 45.9
(b) 37.0
(c) 35.0
(d) 47.9Answer: (c) 35.0Question 49: Which of the following is an ocean current of the Atlantic Ocean?
(a) Humboldt current
(b) California current
(c) Alaska current
(d) Benguela currentAnswer: (d) Benguela currentPage 10Question 50: Which one of the following states recorded the maximum decadal growth of urban population during the period 2001 – 2011?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Nagaland
(c) Kerala
(d) SikkimAnswer: (b) NagalandQuestion 51: Which of the following river originates from Mansarovar in Tibet and passes through Shipki La mountain pass?
(a) Chenab
(b) Beas
(c) Ravi
(d) SatlujAnswer: (d) SatlujQuestion 52: The Brahma temple of Pushkar is in which of the following states?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Himachal PradeshAnswer: (a) RajasthanQuestion 53: Arrange the following states in ascending order on the basis of percentage of Tribal population as per Census 2011:
I. Madhya Pradesh
II. Maharashtra
III. Rajasthan
IV. Meghalaya
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) IV, I, II, III
(b) III, IV, II, I
(c) II, III, I, IV
(d) I, II, III, IVAnswer: (a) IV, I, II, IIIQuestion 54: Which one of the following states was most urbanised as per Census 2011?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Goa
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) MaharashtraAnswer: (b) GoaPage 11Question 55: Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I – List-II
A. Kushanas – Devaputra
B. Pulakeshin II – Sakalottarapanathana
C. Harshavardhana – Dakshinapatheshwara
D. Samudragupta – Kaviraj
Codes:
(a) A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-iv
(b) A-ii, B-i, C-iii, D-iv
(c) A-iii, B-ii, C-i, D-iv
(d) A-ii, B-iii, C-i, D-ivAnswer: (a) A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-ivQuestion 56: Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Ryotwari System – Madras
(b) Permanent Settlement – Bengal
(c) Mahalwari System – North-West Provinces
(d) Taluqdari System – Bombay (Mumbai)Answer: (d) Taluqdari System – Bombay (Mumbai)Question 57: For which of the following rulers, is it said in the ‘Udaipur Prashasti’ that “He achieved, accomplished and made possible everything that could not have been done by anyone else”?
(a) Sindhuraj
(b) Vakpati Munja
(c) Mihira Bhoja
(d) BhojaAnswer: (d) BhojaQuestion 58: Which of the following kings stated that “All our people should create good deeds, free from all disasters, enjoy the joy with minds unpolluted with jealousy”?
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) AshokaAnswer: (d) AshokaPage 12Question 59: Find the missing number:
(Image of a number puzzle)
(a) 86
(b) 76
(c) 67
(d) 55Answer: (b) 76Question 60: In a code language, “tob iso har” means “Tobacco is harmful”, “avo har hab” means “Avoid harmful habit”, and “ple avo tab” means “Please avoid tobacco”. Which is the code used for ‘habit’?
(a) tob
(b) hab
(c) avo
(d) harAnswer: (b) habQuestion 61: In a queue of boys, A is seventh from the left and B is fourth from the right. When A and B interchange their positions, then A becomes fifteenth from the left. Find the position of B from the right.
(a) 19th
(b) 12th
(c) 20th
(d) 17thAnswer: (b) 12thQuestion 62: Find the value of x, if:
2 * 3 = 11,
3 * 5 = 23,
and x * 6 = 41.
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 3Answer: (c) 5Question 63: A bag contains ₹ 5, ₹ 2 and ₹ 1 coins in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5. The total value of all the coins is ₹ 2,100. How many coins of ₹ 5 are there in the bag?
(a) 250
(b) 225
(c) 245
(d) 210Answer: (d) 210Page 13Question 64: Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I (Natural Source) – List-II (Acid)
A. Vinegar – i. Methanoic acid
B. Tamarind – ii. Lactic acid
C. Sour milk (curd) – iii. Acetic acid
D. Nettle sting – iv. Tartaric acid
Codes:
(a) A-iv, B-i, C-iii, D-ii
(b) A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i
(c) A-i, B-iii, C-iv, D-ii
(d) A-ii, B-iii, C-iv, D-iAnswer: (b) A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-iQuestion 65: What is ‘Hydroponics’?
(a) Soil conservation
(b) Grafting a plant
(c) Study of vegetables
(d) Growing a plant without soilAnswer: (d) Growing a plant without soilQuestion 66: Given below are two Statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In photosynthesis, the radiation energy of sunlight is converted into chemical energy and stored in food materials.
Reason (R): The final product of photosynthesis is glucose sugar, which soon turns into starch.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).Answer: (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).