UPSC Prelims 2022: General Studies Paper 1 Questions

Complete set of UPSC Prelims 2022 GS Paper 1 questions with correct answers and detailed explanations. 100 questions from the 2022 paper are available for practice. The 2022 paper surprised many aspirants with factual, concept-based questions across History and Geography. Economy questions had a strong schemes and data focus. Overall difficulty was rated moderate by experts.

100+ questionsUPSC Prelims 2022Free

UPSC Prelims 2022: Topic-wise Question Distribution

TopicQuestions in 2022Practice
Environment & Ecology19 questionsPractice
Economy19 questionsPractice
Science & Technology15 questionsPractice
Indian Polity10 questionsPractice
Current Affairs9 questionsPractice
Geography7 questionsPractice
Geography5 questionsPractice
History5 questionsPractice
History5 questionsPractice
History4 questionsPractice
Art and Culture2 questionsPractice

All UPSC Prelims 2022 Questions (100)

Click any question to view the answer with a detailed explanation.

01

Consider the following:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
02

With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2022
03

Consider the following statements:

Polity · UPSC 2022
04

With reference to India, consider the following statements:

Polity · UPSC 2022
05

Consider the following statements:

Polity · UPSC 2022
06

Consider the following statements:

Polity · UPSC 2022
07

Which of the following is/are the exclusive power(s) of Lok Sabha?

Polity · UPSC 2022
08

With reference to anti-defection law in India, consider the following statements:

Polity · UPSC 2022
09

Consider the following statements:

Polity · UPSC 2022
10

With reference to the writs issued by the Courts in India, consider the following statements:

Polity · UPSC 2022
11

With reference to Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2022
12

"Rapid Financing Instrument" and "Rapid Credit Facility" are related to the provisions of lending by which one of the following?

Economy · UPSC 2022
13

With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:

Polity · UPSC 2022
14

Among the following crops, which one is the most important anthropogenic source of both methane and nitrous oxide?

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
15

"System of Rice Intensification" of cultivation, in which alternate wetting and drying of rice fields is practised, results in :

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
16

Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?

World Geography · UPSC 2022
17

Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers?

Indian Geography · UPSC 2022
18

Consider the following pairs:

Indian Geography · UPSC 2022
19

The term "Levant" often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?

World Geography · UPSC 2022
20

Consider the following countries:

World Geography · UPSC 2022
21

With reference to India, consider the following statements:

Indian Geography · UPSC 2022
22

In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the:

World Geography · UPSC 2022
23

With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2022
24

Consider the following pairs:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
25

Consider the following:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
26

With reference to Web 3.0, consider the following statements:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
27

With reference to "Software as a Service (SaaS)", consider the following statements:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
28

Which one of the following statements best reflects the idea behind the "Fractional Orbital Bombardment System" often talked about...

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
29

Which one of the following is the context in which the term "qubit" is mentioned?

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
30

Consider the following communication technologies:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
31

Consider the following statements:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
32

Consider the following statements in respect of probiotics:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
33

In the context of vaccines manufactured to prevent COVID-19 pandemic, consider the following statements:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
34

With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2022
35

If a major solar storm (solar flare) reaches the Earth, which of the following are the possible effects on the Earth?

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
36

"Climate Action Tracker" which monitors the emission reduction pledges of different countries is a:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
37

Consider the following statements:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
38

"If rainforests and tropical forests are the lungs of the Earth, then surely wetlands function as its kidneys." Which one of the f...

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
39

In the context of WHO Air Quality Guidelines, consider the following statements:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
40

With reference to "Gucchi" sometimes mentioned in the news, consider the following statements:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
41

With reference to polyethylene terephthalate, the use of which is so widespread in our daily lives, consider the following stateme...

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
42

Which of the following is *not* a bird?

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
43

Which of the following are nitrogen-fixing plants?

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
44

"Biorock technology" is talked about in which one of the following situations?

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
45

With reference to the "G20 Common Framework", consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2022
46

The "Miyawaki method" is well known for the:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
47

In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into "Reserved" and "Transferred" subject...

Modern History · UPSC 2022
48

In medieval India, the term "Fanam" referred to:

Medieval History · UPSC 2022
49

Consider the following freedom fighters:

Modern History · UPSC 2022
50

With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements:

Modern History · UPSC 2022
51

With reference to Indian history, consider the following texts:

Ancient History · UPSC 2022
52

With reference to Indian history, consider the following pairs:

Ancient History · UPSC 2022
53

With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements:

Medieval History · UPSC 2022
54

With reference to Indian history, who of the following were known as "Kulah-Daran"?

Medieval History · UPSC 2022
55

With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements:

Modern History · UPSC 2022
56

With reference to the Indian economy, what are the advantages of "Inflation-Indexed Bonds (IIBs)"?

Economy · UPSC 2022
57

According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which of the following are correct?

Ancient History · UPSC 2022
58

Consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2022
59

Consider the following States:

Indian Geography · UPSC 2022
60

Consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2022
61

With reference to the 'Banks Board Bureau (BBB)', which of the following statements are correct?

Economy · UPSC 2022
62

With reference to Convertible Bonds, consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2022
63

Consider the following:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2022
64

Consider the following statements:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2022
65

In India, which one of the following is responsible for maintaining price stability by controlling inflation?

Economy · UPSC 2022
66

With reference to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), consider the following statements:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
67

With reference to foreign-owned e-commerce firms operating in India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Economy · UPSC 2022
68

Consider the following pairs:

Indian Geography · UPSC 2022
69

In India, which one of the following compiles information on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs in factorie...

Economy · UPSC 2022
70

In India, what is the role of the Coal Controller's Organization (CCO)?

Economy · UPSC 2022
71

If a particular area is brought under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements best ...

Polity · UPSC 2022
72

Consider the following statements:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2022
73

Which one of the following has been constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
74

With reference to the "United Nations Credentials Committee", consider the following statements:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2022
75

Which one of the following statements best describes the 'Polar Code'?

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
76

With reference to the United Nations General Assembly, consider the following statements:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2022
77

With reference to the "Tea Board" in India, consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2022
78

Which of the following activities constitute real sector in the economy?

Economy · UPSC 2022
79

Which one of the following best describes the term "greenwashing"?

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
80

Consider the following statements:

World Geography · UPSC 2022
81

Consider the following statements:

World Geography · UPSC 2022
82

Consider the following countries:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2022
83

Consider the following statements:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
84

With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea, consider the following statements:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2022
85

Which one of the following statements best reflects the issue with Senkaku Islands, sometimes mentioned in the news?

Current Affairs · UPSC 2022
86

Consider the following pairs:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2022
87

Consider the following pairs:

World Geography · UPSC 2022
88

With reference to Indian laws about wildlife protection, consider the following statements:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
89

Which one of the following situations best reflects "Indirect Transfers" often talked about in media recently with reference to In...

Economy · UPSC 2022
90

Certain species of which one of the following organisms are well known as cultivators of fungi?

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2022
91

Consider the following pairs:

Ancient History · UPSC 2022
92

Consider the following pairs:

Medieval History · UPSC 2022
93

Which one of the following statements about Sangam literature in ancient South India is correct?

Ancient History · UPSC 2022
94

"Yogavāsistha" was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of:

Medieval History · UPSC 2022
95

The world's second tallest statue in sitting pose of Ramanuja was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India at Hyderabad recently...

Art and Culture · UPSC 2022
96

The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Somnath Temple at Veraval. Which of the following statements ar...

Art and Culture · UPSC 2022
97

Which one of the following statements best describes the role of B cells and T cells in the human body?

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
98

Consider the following statements:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
99

Consider the following statements:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2022
100

With reference to the expenditure made by an organisation or a company, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Economy · UPSC 2022

Other UPSC Prelims Years

Related Resources