UPSC Prelims 2024: General Studies Paper 1 Questions

Complete set of UPSC Prelims 2024 GS Paper 1 questions with correct answers and detailed explanations. 100 questions from the 2024 paper are available for practice. The 2024 paper had a balanced distribution with Environment and Ecology, Economy, and Polity accounting for over 55% of questions. Several current affairs-based questions tested awareness of schemes and international events from 2023 to 2024.

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UPSC Prelims 2024: Topic-wise Question Distribution

TopicQuestions in 2024Practice
Indian Polity19 questionsPractice
Environment & Ecology18 questionsPractice
Geography17 questionsPractice
Economy16 questionsPractice
Current Affairs11 questionsPractice
Science & Technology6 questionsPractice
History4 questionsPractice
Art and Culture3 questionsPractice
Geography3 questionsPractice
History2 questionsPractice
History1 questionPractice

All UPSC Prelims 2024 Questions (100)

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01

With reference to the Indian economy, "Collateral Borrowing and Lending Obligations" are the instruments of:

Economy · UPSC 2024
02

Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct?

Polity · UPSC 2024
03

Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?

Polity · UPSC 2024
04

With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements:

Modern History · UPSC 2024
05

Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa?

Art and Culture · UPSC 2024
06

Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary o...

Ancient History · UPSC 2024
07

Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO:

Art and Culture · UPSC 2024
08

As per Article 368 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution by way of:

Polity · UPSC 2024
09

Consider the following countries:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
10

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of a Money Bill in the Parliament?

Polity · UPSC 2024
11

Which of the following is/are correctly matched in terms of equivalent rank in the three services of Indian Defence forces?

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
12

How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?

Polity · UPSC 2024
13

The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the amendment of NEC Act in ...

Polity · UPSC 2024
14

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam':

Polity · UPSC 2024
15

Which of the following statements about 'Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023' are correct?

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
16

A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to:

Polity · UPSC 2024
17

Consider the following statements:

Polity · UPSC 2024
18

With reference to Union Budget, consider the following statements:

Polity · UPSC 2024
19

Who of the following is the author of the books “The India Way” and “Why Bharat Matters"?

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
20

Consider the following pairs:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
21

Consider the following statements:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
22

Consider the following statements:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
23

The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following langu...

Polity · UPSC 2024
24

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which one of the following is the largest source of sulphur dioxide emissi...

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
25

Consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2024
26

Consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2024
27

Consider the following statements in respect of the digital rupee:

Economy · UPSC 2024
28

With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets?

Ancient History · UPSC 2024
29

Consider the following information:

Ancient History · UPSC 2024
30

Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?

Medieval History · UPSC 2024
31

With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements:

Modern History · UPSC 2024
32

Consider the following statements:

Ancient History · UPSC 2024
33

Consider the following statements:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
34

Consider the following pairs:

Polity · UPSC 2024
35

Which one of the following was the latest inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO?

Art and Culture · UPSC 2024
36

Consider the following statements:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
37

Consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2024
38

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

Polity · UPSC 2024
39

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

Polity · UPSC 2024
40

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

Polity · UPSC 2024
41

Consider the following statements:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
42

Consider the following statements:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
43

With reference to the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme, consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2024
44

With reference to the 'Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan', consider the following statements:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
45

Which of the following statements are correct about the Constitution of India?

Polity · UPSC 2024
46

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Yojana, consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2024
47

Consider the following statements:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
48

Consider the following statements:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
49

Consider the following:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
50

Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January?

World Geography · UPSC 2024
51

Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?

World Geography · UPSC 2024
52

With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following seq...

Indian Geography · UPSC 2024
53

Consider the following statements:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
54

Consider the following countries:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
55

Consider the following information:

Indian Geography · UPSC 2024
56

Which one of the following statements is correct as per the Constitution of India?

Polity · UPSC 2024
57

Consider the following information:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
58

The organisms "Cicada, Froghopper and Pond skater" are:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
59

Consider the following statements:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
60

Consider the following pairs:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
61

Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization:

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
62

Consider the following statements:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
63

Which one of the following is the correct description of "100 Million Farmers” ?

Economy · UPSC 2024
64

Consider the following:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
65

Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved with it and that is the only insect that ...

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
66

Consider the following:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
67

Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy?

Polity · UPSC 2024
68

Consider the following:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
69

Consider the following airports:

Indian Geography · UPSC 2024
70

With reference to "water vapour”, which of the following statements is/are correct?

World Geography · UPSC 2024
71

Consider the following description:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
72

With reference to "Coriolis force”, which of the following statements is/are correct?

World Geography · UPSC 2024
73

On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience(s) a sunlight of more than 12 hours?

World Geography · UPSC 2024
74

One of the following regions has the world's largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emiss...

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
75

With reference to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are used in making many consumer products, consider th...

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
76

Consider the following:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
77

Consider the following plants:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
78

What are the duties of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as Head of the Department of Military Affairs?

Polity · UPSC 2024
79

Consider the following statements:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
80

The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as:

Economy · UPSC 2024
81

Consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2024
82

In India, which of the following can trade in Corporate Bonds and Government Securities?

Economy · UPSC 2024
83

Consider the following:

Economy · UPSC 2024
84

With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs:

Economy · UPSC 2024
85

Consider the following materials:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
86

With reference to physical capital in Indian economy, consider the following pairs:

Economy · UPSC 2024
87

Which one of the following words/phrases is most appropriately used to denote "an interoperable network of 3D virtual worlds that ...

Science and Technology · UPSC 2024
88

With reference to the rule/rules imposed by the Reserve Bank of India while treating foreign banks, consider the following stateme...

Economy · UPSC 2024
89

Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of their basic ...

Current Affairs · UPSC 2024
90

With reference to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules in India, consider the following statements:

Economy · UPSC 2024
91

With reference to radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), consider the following statements:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2024
92

Consider the following statements:

World Geography · UPSC 2024
93

Which one of the following is synthesised in human body that dilates blood vessels and increases blood flow ?

Science and Technology · UPSC 2024
94

Consider the following activities:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2024
95

Consider the following aircraft:

Science and Technology · UPSC 2024
96

In which of the following are hydrogels used?

Science and Technology · UPSC 2024
97

Which one of the following is the exhaust pipe emission from Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, powered by hydrogen?

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
98

Recently, the term "pumped-storage hydropower" is actually and appropriately discussed in the context of which one of the followin...

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
99

Membrane Bioreactors" are often discussed in the context of:

Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024
100

The longest border between any two countries in the world is between:

World Geography · UPSC 2024

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