UPSC Prelims GS

2018

• Consider the following statements: Human capital formation as a concept is better explained in terms of a process which enables 1. individuals of a country to accumulate more…Indian Economy
• Consider the following: 1. Areca nut 2. Barley 3. Coffee 4. Finger millet 5. Groundnut 6. Sesamum 7. Turmeric The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has announced the Minimum…Indian Economy
• Despite being a high saving economy, capital formation may not result in significant increase in output due toIndian Economy
• If a commodity is provided free to the public by the Government, thenIndian Economy
• Increase is absolute and per capital real GNP do not connote a higher level of economic development, ifIndian Economy
• India enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 in order to comply with the obligations toIndian Economy
• The identity platform 'Aadhaar' provides open "Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)". What does it imply? 1. It can be integrated into any electronic device. 2. Online…Indian Economy
• Which of the following is/are the aim/aims of "Digital India" Plan of the Government of India? 1. Formation of India's own Internet companies like China did. 2. Establish a policy…Indian Economy
• Which one of the following best describes the term "Merchant Discount Rate" sometimes seen in news?Indian Economy
• Which one of the following links all the ATMs in India?Indian Economy
• Which one of the following statements correctly describes the meaning of legal tender money?Indian Economy
• With reference to digital payments, consider the following statements: 1. BHIM app allows the user to tranfer money to anyone with a UPI-enabled bank account. 2. While a chip-pin…Indian Economy
• With reference to India's decision to levy an equalization tax of 6% on online advertisement services offered by non-resident entities, which of the following statements is/are…Indian Economy
• With reference to organic farming in India, consider the following statements: 1. 'The National Programme for Organic Production' (NPOP) is operated under the guidelines and…Indian Economy
• With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements: 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labor and Employment. 2. It, among other…Indian Economy
• With reference to solar power production in India, consider the following statements: 1. India is the third largest in the world in the manufacture of silicon wafers used in…Indian Economy
• With reference to the circumstances in Indian agriculture, the concept of "Conservation Agriculture" assumes significance. Which of the following fall under the Conservation…Indian Economy
• With reference to the governance of public sector banking in India, consider the following statements: 1. Capital infusion into public sector banks by the Government of India has…Indian Economy
• With reference to the provisions made under the National Food Security Act, 2013, consider the following statements: 1. The families coming under the category of 'below poverty…Indian Economy
• Consider the following statements: 1. As per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in a State, a person would be required to possess the…Indian Polity
• Consider the following statements: 1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party 2. In the Lok Sabha, a "Leader of the Opposition"…Indian Polity
• Consider the following statements: 1. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the Governor of a State in any court during his term of office. 2. The emoluments and…Indian Polity
• Consider the following statements: 1. The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. 2. The validity of a law placed in the…Indian Polity
• Consider the following statements: 1. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall vacate his/her office if he/she ceases to be a member of the assembly. 2. Whenever the…Indian Polity
• If the President of India exercises his power as provided under Article 356 of the Constitution of a particular State, thenIndian Polity
• Regarding Money Bill, which of the following statements is not correct?Indian Polity
• Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the…Indian Polity
• Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the "Rule of Law"? 1. Limitation of Powers 2. Equality before law 3. People's responsibility to the Government 4.…Indian Polity
• Which one of the following reflects the most appropriate relationship between law and liberty?Indian Polity
• With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements: 1. The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State. 2. The value of the…Indian Polity
• With reference to the Parliament of India, which of the following Parliamentary Committees scruitinizes and reports to the House whether the powers to make regulations, rules,…Indian Polity
• After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? 1. The territories called 'Santhal Paraganas' were created. 2. It became…Modern Indian History
• Consider the following events: 1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India. 2. India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India',…Modern Indian History
• Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was theModern Indian History
• He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He wasModern Indian History
• In 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha"?Modern Indian History
• In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to theModern Indian History
• Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. Establishment of universities was recommended. 3. English as a…Modern Indian History
• The staple commodities of export by the English East Indian Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century wereModern Indian History
• Which among the following events happened earliest?Modern Indian History
• Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist…Modern Indian History
• Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?Modern Indian History
• Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?Modern Indian History
• Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948?Modern Indian History
• With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs:Modern Indian History
• "3D printing" has applications in which of the following? 1. Preparation of confectionery items 2. Manufacture of bionic ears 3. Automotive industry 4. Reconstructive surgeries 5.…Science and Technology
• Consider the following 1. Birds 2. Dust blowing 3. Rain 4. Wind blowing Which of the above spread plant diseases?Science and Technology
• Consider the following pairs:Science and Technology
• Consider the following statements: 1. Light is affected by gravity. 2. The Universe is constantly expanding. 3. Matter warps its surrounding space-time. Which of the above is/are…Science and Technology
• Consider the following statements: 1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 2. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of…Science and Technology