UPSC Prelims 2019: General Studies Paper 1 Questions

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In the context of any country, which one of the following would be considered as part of its social capital?

The Service Area Approach was implemented under the purview of

With reference to the management of minor minerals in India, consider the following statements:

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Which of the following is not included in the assets of a commercial bank in India?

In the context of India, which of the following factors is/are contributor/ contributors to reducing the risk of a currency crisis...

Which one of the following suggested that the Governor should be an eminent person from outside the State and should be a detached...

Which of the following is issued by registered foreign portfolio investors to overseas investors who want to be part of the Indian...

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In India, which of the following review the independent regulators in sectors like telecommunications, insurance, electricity, etc...

With reference to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), consider the following statements:

With reference to India’s Five-Year Plans, which of the following statements is/are correct?

With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:

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With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements:

Among the agricultural commodities imported by India, which one of the following accounts for the highest imports in terms of valu...

In the context of polity, which one of the following would you accept as the most appropriate definition of liberty?

Which one of the following is not the most likely measure the Government/RBI takes to stop the slide of Indian rupee?

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Which of the following adopted a law on data protection and privacy for its citizens known as ‘General Data Protection Regulation’...

Recently, India signed a deal known as ‘Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Fiel...

What was the purpose of Inter-Creditor Agreement signed by Indian banks and financial institutions recently?

The money multiplier in an economy increases with which one of the following?

Consider the following statements about Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India:

With reference to the Constitution of India, prohibitions or limitations or provisions contained in ordinary laws cannot act as pr...

With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements:

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Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one’s right to marry the person of one’s choice?

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As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?

The Chairmen of public sector banks are selected by the

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In the context of digital technologies for entertainment, consider the following statements:

The word ‘Denisovan’ is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to

With reference to the recent developments in science, which one of the following statements is not correct?

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In the context of wearable technology, which of the following tasks is/are accomplished by wearable devices?

‘RNA interference (RNAi)’ technology has gained popularity in the last few years. Why?

Recently, scientists observed the merger of giant ‘blackholes’ billions of light-years away from the Earth. What is the significan...

Which of the following are the reasons for the occurrence of multi-drug resistance in microbial pathogens in India?

What is Cas9 protein that is often mentioned in news?

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

With reference to Mughal India, what is/are the difference/differences between Jagirdar and Zamindar?

With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct?

The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the

Consider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of 1813’:

With reference to Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements:

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Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?

In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of...

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With reference to communication technologies, what is/are the difference / differences between LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and VoLTE...

With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?

Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?

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In a given year in India, official poverty lines are higher in some States than in others because

In the context of which of the following do some scientists suggest the use of cirrus cloud thinning technique and the injection o...

In the context of which one of the following are the terms ‘pyrolysis and plasma gasification’ mentioned?

Which of the following are in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve?

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Which of the following statements is / are correct regarding the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017?

Why is there a great concern about the ‘microbeads’ that are released into environment?

Building ‘Kalyaana Mandapas’ was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom of

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With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements:

With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs:

With reference to Mian Tansen, which one of the following statements is not correct?

Who among the following Mughal Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated manuscripts to album and individual portrait?

Which one of the following National Parks lies completely in the temperate alpine zone?

Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the

Which one of the following is not a sub-index of the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’?

On 21st June, the Sun

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What is common to the places known as Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati?

In the context of proposals to the use of hydrogen-enriched CNG (H-CNG) as fuel for buses in public transport, consider the follow...

Why are dewdrops not formed on a cloudy night?

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The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of

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In India, ‘extended producer responsibility’ was introduced as an important feature in which of the following?

Under which Schedule of the Constitution of India can the transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining be declared null a...

Recently, there was a growing awareness in our country about the importance of Himalayan nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) because ...

For the measurement/estimation of which of the following are satellite images/remote sensing data used?

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Which of the following statements are correct about the deposits of ‘methane hydrate’?

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Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years?

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In India, the use of carbofuran, methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos is viewed with apprehension. These chemicals are used as

The economic cost of food grains to the Food Corporation of India is Minimum Support Price and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers ...