Practice Questions

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

In the context of social capital in a country, which one of the following would be considered as par...

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

Under which Schedule of the Constitution of India can the transfer of tribal land to private parties...

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

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

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

In the context of polity, which of the following best defines liberty?

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

Which Article of the Constitution of India safeguards one’s right to marry the person of one’s choic...

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

Consider the following statements: 1. The 44th Amendment introduced an article placing the election ...

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

With reference to the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements best defines the ...

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

Which one of the following factors constitutes the best safeguard of liberty in a liberal democracy?

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

What is the position of the Right to Property in India?

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

Which one of the following in Indian polity is an essential feature that indicates that it is federa...

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

With reference to citizenship in India, consider the following statements: 1. There is only one citi...

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

Under the Indian Constitution, concentration of wealth violates which of the following?

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?

UPSC Prelims - Polity - Previous Year Questions

Right to Privacy is protected under which Article of the Constitution of India?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Consider the following statements regarding India's external debt: 1. Most external debt is owed by ...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Consider the following statements regarding Purchasing Power Parity (PPP): 1. PPP exchange rates are...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

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

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Which of the following best describes “Greenhouse Gas Protocol”?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following state...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

With reference to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which of the following statements is cor...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

What is the importance of the United Convention to Combat Desertification?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Consider the following pairs: 1. Annex-I Countries – Cartagena Protocol; 2. Certified Emissions Redu...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

With reference to “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)”, which of the following stat...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Which of the following statements regarding UN-REDD+ is correct?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Which of the following statements regarding Agenda 21 is correct?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

The FAO accords the status of “Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS)” to tradition...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

What is unique about the “Kharai camel” found in India?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Which of the following pairs of Indian States represents the easternmost and westernmost States?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Consider the following pairs: 1. Srisailam – Nallamala Hills, 2. Omkareshwar – Satmala Hills, 3. Pus...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Which of the following countries in South-West Asia does not have a coastline on the Mediterranean S...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

With reference to India’s Foreign Direct Investment, which of the following statements is the major ...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

With reference to “Gold Tranche” (Reserve Tranche), this term refers to:

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

With reference to Commercial Paper, Certificate of Deposit, Call Money, and Zero-Coupon Bonds, which...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

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

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

The economic cost of food grains to the FCI equals MSP plus what additional cost?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Among the agricultural commodities imported by India, which one accounts for the highest value in re...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

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

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Which country has been the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Consider the following statements regarding India's coal sector: 1. It was nationalised under Indira...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

The Service Area Approach was implemented under the purview of which scheme?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

The Chairman of public sector banks in India is selected by which entity?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

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

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Which document is issued by registered foreign portfolio investors to overseas investors for partici...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

With reference to the real sector of the Indian economy, which of the following activities is includ...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

With reference to Convertible Bonds, which of the following statements is correct?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

If the RBI adopts an expansionary monetary policy, which of the following will it not do?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Which of the following statements regarding the Fourteenth Finance Commission is correct?

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Which of the following statements regarding the Union Government is correct? 1. The Department of Re...

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

A decrease in the tax to GDP ratio of a country indicates:

UPSC Prelims - Indian Economy - Previous Year Questions

Which of the following best describes the “Greenhouse Gas Protocol”?