UPSC Prelims Practice Questions
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GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Coal Pollution
Consider the following statements: 1. Coal ash contains arsenic, lead and mercury. 2. Coal-fired power plants release sulphur dioxide and o…
GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Green Infrastructure
In rural road construction, the use of which of the following is preferred for ensuring environmental sustainability or to reduce carbon fo…
GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Musk Deer Habitat
Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk deer in its natural habitat? 1. Askot Wildlife Sanctuary 2. Gangotri Nat…
GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Industrial Waste & Sustainability
Steel slag can be the material for which of the following? 1. Construction of base road 2. Improvement of agricultural soil 3. Production o…
GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Barasingha Conservation
Which one of the following protected areas is well-known for the conservation of a sub-species of the Indian swamp deer (Barasingha) that t…
GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Biodiversity
With reference to India’s biodiversity, Ceylon frogmouth, Coppersmith barbet, Gray-chinned minivet and White-throated redstart are
GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Protected Areas & River Basins
Which of the following Protected Areas are located in the Cauvery basin? 1. Nagarhole National Park 2. Papikonda National Park 3. Sathyaman…
GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Indian Elephants
With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements: 1. The leader of an elephant group is a female. 2. The maximum gesta…
HISTORY · Art & Culture — Buddhist Terminology
With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Parivrajaka — Renunciant and Wanderer 2. Shramana — Pries…
ECONOMICS · Cyber Insurance
In India, under cyber insurance for individuals, which of the following benefits are generally covered, in addition to payment for the loss…
GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Biochar
What is the use of biochar in farming? 1. Biochar can be used as a part of the growing medium in vertical farming. 2. When biochar is a par…
ECONOMICS · Cooperative Banking — DCCBs
Consider the following statements: 1. In terms of short-term credit delivery to the agriculture sector, District Central Cooperative Banks…
ECONOMICS · Structural Change after 1991
With reference to the Indian economy after the 1991 economic liberalization, consider the following statements: 1. Worker productivity (per…
ECONOMICS · Monetary Policy — Expansionist Policy
If the RBI decides to adopt an expansionist monetary policy, which of the following would it not do? 1. Cut and optimise the Statutory Liqu…
ECONOMICS · WTO — TRIMS
With reference to Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS), which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Quantitative restrictions…
ECONOMICS · Nuclear Energy & International Safeguards
In India, why are some nuclear reactors kept under “IAEA Safeguards” while others are not?
ECONOMICS · Debt — Non-financial Sector
In the context of the Indian economy, non-financial debt includes which of the following? 1. Housing loans owned by households 2. Amounts o…
ECONOMICS · Crude Oil Markets
The term ‘West Texas Intermediate’, sometimes found in news, refers to a grade of
ECONOMICS · Foreign Direct Investment
With reference to Foreign Direct Investment in India, which one of the following is considered its major characteristic?
ECONOMICS · Money Market Instruments
With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements: 1. ‘Commercial Paper’ is a short-term unsecured promissory note. 2…
ECONOMICS · Agricultural Policy — MSP Procurement
Consider the following statements: 1. In the case of all cereals, pulses and oil-seeds, procurement at Minimum Support Prices (MSP) is unli…
GEOGRAPHY · World Geography — River Basins
Consider the following pairs: River — Flows into 1. Mekong — Andaman Sea 2. Thames — Irish Sea 3. Volga — Caspian Sea 4. Zambezi — Indian O…
ECONOMICS · Inflation Indices — CPI and WPI
Consider the following statements: 1. The weightage of food in Consumer Price Index (CPI) is higher than that in Wholesale Price Index (WPI…
ECONOMICS · Kisan Credit Card
Under the Kisan Credit Card scheme, short-term credit support is given to farmers for which of the following purposes? 1. Working capital f…
ECONOMICS · G20
In which one of the following groups are all the four countries members of G20?
ECONOMICS · India’s Trade Relations in South Asia
Consider the following statements: 1. The value of Indo-Sri Lanka trade has consistently increased in the last decade. 2. “Textile and text…
ECONOMICS · Agricultural Prices — Rice
Which of the following factors/policies were affecting the price of rice in India in the recent past? 1. Minimum Support Price 2. Governmen…
ECONOMICS · Banking — Interest Coverage Ratio
What is the importance of the term “Interest Coverage Ratio” of a firm in India? 1. It helps in understanding the present risk of a firm th…
ECONOMICS · Public Investment in Agriculture
In India, which of the following can be considered as public investment in agriculture? 1. Fixing Minimum Support Price for agricultural pr…
GEOGRAPHY · Sustainable Agriculture
In the context of India, which of the following are considered to be practices of eco-friendly agriculture? 1. Crop diversification 2. Legu…
GEOGRAPHY · Agriculture — Sugarcane Cultivation
With reference to the recent trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India, consider the following statements: 1. A substantial saving in…
GEOGRAPHY · Agriculture — Solar Pumps
With reference to solar water pumps, consider the following statements: 1. Solar power can be used for running surface pumps and not for su…
GEOGRAPHY · Agriculture — Crops & Climate
The crop is subtropical in nature. A hard frost is injurious to it. It requires at least 210 frost-free days and 50 to 100 centimetres of r…
GEOGRAPHY · Agriculture — Pulses
With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following statements: 1. Black gram can be cultivated as both kharif and rabi cro…
GEOGRAPHY · Climate Change — Social Cost of Carbon
Which one of the following statements best describes the term ‘Social Cost of Carbon’? It is a measure, in monetary value, of the
GEOGRAPHY · Agriculture — Biofuels
According to India’s National Policy on Biofuels, which of the following can be used as raw materials for the production of biofuels? 1. Ca…
GEOGRAPHY · Agriculture — Zero Tillage
What is/are the advantage/advantages of zero tillage in agriculture? 1. Sowing of wheat is possible without burning the residue of previous…
HISTORY · Ancient India — Gupta Period Trade
With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as
GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Wildlife Protection Act
If a particular plant species is placed under Schedule VI of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, what is the implication?
GEOGRAPHY · Physical Geography — Cyclones & Jet Streams
Consider the following statements: 1. Jet streams occur in the Northern Hemisphere only. 2. Only some cyclones develop an eye. 3. The tempe…
GEOGRAPHY · Groundwater Resources — CGWA
Consider the following statements: 1. 36% of India’s districts are classified as “overexploited” or “critical” by the Central Ground Water…
HISTORY · Ancient India — Historical Places
With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: Famous Place — Present State 1. Bhilsa — Madhya Pradesh 2. Dwarasamud…
GEOGRAPHY · Environment — Desert National Park
With reference to India’s Desert National Park, which of the following statements are correct? 1. It is spread over two districts. 2. There…
GEOGRAPHY · Agriculture — Chemical Fertilizers
With reference to chemical fertilizers in India, consider the following statements: 1. At present, the retail price of chemical fertilizers…
GEOGRAPHY · Oceanography — Ocean Mean Temperature
With reference to Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT), which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. OMT is measured up to a depth of 26°C…
GEOGRAPHY · Mineral Resources — Major Minerals
Consider the following minerals: 1. Bentonite 2. Chromite 3. Kyanite 4. Sillimanite In India, which of the above are officially designated…
GEOGRAPHY · Agriculture — Fertigation
What are the advantages of fertigation in agriculture? 1. Controlling the alkalinity of irrigation water is possible. 2. Efficient applicat…
HISTORY · Ancient India — Ashokan Edicts
Who among the following rulers advised his subjects through this inscription? “Whosoever praises his religious sect or blames other sects o…
HISTORY · Modern India — Dalit Journalism
The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by
HISTORY · Modern India — Swadeshi Movement
With reference to the book “Desher Katha” written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle, consider the following statements…
HISTORY · Medieval India — Hundi
Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’ generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harsha period?
HISTORY · Ancient India — Dynasties & Chronology
Consider the following events in the history of India: 1. Rise of Pratiharas under King Bhoja 2. Establishment of Pallava power under Mahen…
HISTORY · World History — Industrial Revolution
Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth c…
HISTORY · Ancient India — Buddhism
With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements: 1. Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism. 2. Loko…
HISTORY · Modern India — Colonial Economy
With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Aurang — In-charge of treasury of the State 2. Banian — Indian age…
POLITY · International Agreements & Coalitions
Consider the following pairs: 1. Alma-Ata Declaration — Healthcare of the people 2. Hague Convention — Biological and chemical weapons 3. T…
POLITY · Legal Services Authorities
In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens? 1. Person with an annual incom…
POLITY · Constitution & Human Rights
Other than the Fundamental Rights, which of the following parts of the Constitution of India reflect/reflects the principles and provisions…
ECONOMICS · Fiscal Policy — FRBM
Along with the Budget, the Finance Minister also places other documents before Parliament which include the ‘Macro-Economic Framework State…
POLITY · Separation of Judiciary from Executive
In India, separation of judiciary from the executive is enjoined by