Master official previous years' questions for Indian Polity & Governance, Ancient, Medieval & Modern Indian History, Indian & World Geography, Economic & Social Development, Environment & Ecology, and General Science.
Marking pattern: +2.00 positive, -0.66 negative (UPSC GS Paper-I Pattern).
For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931, presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?
Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?
Which one of the following processes in the bodies of living organisms is a digestive process?
From the point of view of evolution of living organisms, which one of the following is the correct sequence of evolution?
Consider the following statements:
1. Hepatitis B is several times more infectious than HIV AIDS.
2. Hepatitis B can cause liver cancer.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
Excessive release of the pollutant carbon monoxide (CO), into the air may produce a condition in which oxygen supply in the human body decreases. What causes this condition?
Consider the following statements:
1. Every individual in the population is equally susceptible host for Swine Flu.
2. Antibiotics have no role in the primary treatment of Swine Flu.
3. To prevent the future spread of Swine Flu in the epidemic area, the swine (pigs) must all be culled.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
With regard to the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which one of the following statements is not correct?
What are the possible limitations of India in mitigating the global warming at present and in the immediate future?
1. Appropriate alternate technologies are not sufficiently available.
2. India can not invest huge funds in research and development.
3. Many developed countries have already set up their polluting industries in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
1. The Commonwealth has no charter, treaty or constitution.
2. All the territories / countries once under the British empire (jurisdiction / rule / mandate) automatically joined the commonwealth as its members.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
Examine the following statements:
1. All colours are pleasant.
2. Some colours are pleasant.
3. No colour is pleasant.
4. Some colours are not pleasant.
Given that the statement 4 is true, what can be definitely concluded?
In the context of bilateral trade negotiations between India and European Union, what is the difference between European Commission and European Council?
1. European Commission represents the EU in trade negotiations whereas European Council participates in the legislation of matters pertaining to economic policies of the European Union.
2. European Commission comprises the Heads of State or government of member countries whereas the European Council comprises of the persons nominated by European Parliament.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The approximate representations of land use classification in India is
With reference to the National Investment Fund to which the disinvestment proceeds are routed, consider the following statements:
1. The assets in the National Investment Fund are managed by the Union Ministry of Finance.
2. The National Investment Fund is to be maintained within the Consolidated Fund of India.
3. Certain Asset Management Companies are appointed as the fund managers.
4. A certain proportion of annual income is used for financing select social sectors.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
In India, which of the following is regulated by the Forward Markets Commission?
Which one of the following is not a feature of Limited Liability Partnership firm?
With reference to the institution of Banking Ombudsman in India, which one of the statements is not correct?
With reference to India, consider the following:
1. Nationalization of Banks
2. Formation of Regional Rural Banks
3. Adoption of villages by Bank Branches
Which of the above can be considered as steps taken to achieve the “financial inclusion” in India?
What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?
With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements:
1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Why did Buddhism start declining in India in the early medieval times?
1. Buddha was by that time considered as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and thus became a part of Vaishnavism.
2. The invading tribes from Central Asia till the time of last Gupta king adopted Hinduism and persecuted Buddhists.
3. The Kings of Gupta dynasty were strongly opposed to Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
The functions of commercial banks in India include
1. Purchase and sale of shares and securities on behalf of customers.
2. Acting as executors and trustees of wills.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In India, the tax proceeds of which one of the following as a percentage of gross tax revenue has significantly declined in the last five years?
Which one of the following authorities makes recommendations to the Governor of a State as to the principles for determining the taxes and duties which may be appropriated by the Panchayats in that particular State?
Consider the following statements:
In India, taxes on transactions in Stock Exchanges and Futures Markets are
1. levied by the Union
2. collected by the States
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?