UPSC Prelims 2023: General Studies Paper 1 Questions
Complete set of UPSC Prelims 2023 GS Paper 1 questions with correct answers and detailed explanations. 100 questions from the 2023 paper are available for practice. The 2023 paper was notable for a high number of Science and Technology and Environment questions. Polity remained consistent, with a focus on Constitutional Amendments. Several questions from Ancient and Medieval History appeared after a relative gap.
UPSC Prelims 2023: Topic-wise Question Distribution
| Topic | Questions in 2023 | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Environment & Ecology | 18 questions | Practice |
| Economy | 17 questions | Practice |
| Indian Polity | 16 questions | Practice |
| Science & Technology | 11 questions | Practice |
| Geography | 9 questions | Practice |
| Current Affairs | 9 questions | Practice |
| Geography | 7 questions | Practice |
| History | 6 questions | Practice |
| History | 3 questions | Practice |
| History | 2 questions | Practice |
| Art and Culture | 2 questions | Practice |
All UPSC Prelims 2023 Questions (100)
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Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India :
Polity · UPSC 2023By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
Modern History · UPSC 2023In essence, what does Due Process of Law' mean?
Polity · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Polity · UPSC 2023Which one of the following statements best reflects the Chief purpose of the 'Constitution' of a country?
Polity · UPSC 2023In India, which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was widely believed to be enacted to overcome the judicial interpre...
Polity · UPSC 2023Consider the following organizations/bodies in India:
Polity · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Polity · UPSC 2023With reference to Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:
Polity · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023With reference to Scheduled Areas in India, consider the following statements:
Polity · UPSC 2023In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, l...
Ancient History · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Polity · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023‘Invasive Species Specialist Group’ (that develops Global Invasive Species Database) belongs to which one of the following organiz...
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Consider the following fauna:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and the distance to a sour...
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements regarding the Indian squirrels:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023Which one of the following makes a tool with a stick to scrape insects from a hole in a tree or a log of wood?
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023With reference to ancient India, consider the following statements :
Art and Culture · UPSC 2023Consider the following:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Indian Geography · UPSC 2023Consider the following pairs:
Indian Geography · UPSC 2023Consider the following trees:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Indian Geography · UPSC 2023Which one of the following is the best example of repeated falls in sea level, giving rise to present-day extensive marshland?
World Geography · UPSC 2023Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?
Indian Geography · UPSC 2023About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced ...
World Geography · UPSC 2023Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?
World Geography · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Indian Geography · UPSC 2023With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well known as
Ancient History · UPSC 2023With reference to India's projects on connectivity, consider the following statements :
Indian Geography · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Which one of the following activities of the Reserve Bank of India is considered to be part of 'sterilization'?
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following markets:
Economy · UPSC 2023Which one of the following best describes the concept of 'Small Farmer Large Field'?
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the investments in the following assets:
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following:
Polity · UPSC 2023Which one of the following explains the practice of Vattakirutal' as mentioned in Sangam poems?
Ancient History · UPSC 2023Consider the following infrastructure sectors:
Economy · UPSC 2023With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements :
Polity · UPSC 2023With reference to India, consider the following pairs :
Polity · UPSC 2023Consider the following pairs:
World Geography · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Current Affairs · UPSC 2023Consider the following pairs with regard to sports awards:
Current Affairs · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022:
Current Affairs · UPSC 2023Consider the following pairs:
Current Affairs · UPSC 2023In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for which one of the following reasons common ...
Current Affairs · UPSC 2023Consider the following heavy industries:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Consider the following dynasties:
Medieval History · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements about G-20 :
Current Affairs · UPSC 2023With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associat...
Ancient History · UPSC 2023Consider the following pairs :
Art and Culture · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Modern History · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements in respect of the National Flag of India According to the Flag Code of India, 2002 :
Polity · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements in respect of the Constitution Day :
Polity · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
World Geography · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Current Affairs · UPSC 2023Consider, the following statements :
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Economy · UPSC 2023With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs:
Ancient History · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Current Affairs · UPSC 2023Consider the following countries :
World Geography · UPSC 2023With reference to the Earth's atmosphere, which one of the following statements is correct?
World Geography · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
World Geography · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements:
World Geography · UPSC 2023With reference to coal-based thermal power plants in India, consider the following statements :
Indian Geography · UPSC 2023‘Wolbachia method’ is sometimes talked about with reference to which one of the following?
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023Consider the following activities :
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023‘Aerial metagenomics’ best refers to which one of the following situations?
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023"Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other natural objects not loo...
Ancient History · UPSC 2023‘Microsatellite DNA’ is used in the case of which one of the following?
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana :
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements in the context interventions being undertaken under Anaemin Mukt Bharat Strategy :
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023Consider the following actions :
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023With reference to the role of biofilters in Recirculating Aquaculture System, consider the following statements :
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Consider the following pairs :
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023Which one of the following countries has its own Satellite Navigation System?
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements regarding mercury pollution :
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and canalcum- aqueduct seve...
Medieval History · UPSC 2023With reference to green hydrogen, consider the following statements :
Science and Technology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements with reference to India :
Economy · UPSC 2023With reference to Central Bank digital currencies, consider the following statements :
Economy · UPSC 2023In the context of finance, the term ‘beta’ refers to
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Economy · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Polity · UPSC 2023Which one of the following countries has been suffering from decades of civil strife and food shortages and was in news in the rec...
Current Affairs · UPSC 2023Consider the following statements :
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2023Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese?
Medieval History · UPSC 2023