UPSC Prelims 2015: General Studies Paper 1 Questions

Which one of the following is the main objective of the ‘Make in India’ initiative?

With reference to the Union Government consider the following statements.

Who/Which of the following is the Custodian of the Constitution of India?

Consider the following statements:

The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is constituted under the

In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/ participants?

‘Basel III Accord’ or simply ‘Basel III’, often seen in the news, seeks to

Consider the following statements:

With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)’, consider the following statements:

Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in emergence of ‘moderat...

In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living tree into robust bridges across the streams. As the ti...

With reference to cabinet mission, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It recommended a federal government.

Tides occur in oceans and seas due to which of the following?

In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used?

Consider the following States:

The term ‘IndARC’ sometimes seen in the news, is the name of?

With reference to ‘Forest Carbon Partnership Facility’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?

With reference to an organization known as ‘Birdlife International’ which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?

In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?

‘Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action’ often seen in the news, is

Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?

“Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the sun climbs high in the sky, heat mou...

With reference to India economy, consider the following statements:

Consider the following statements:

“To uphold and protect the Sovereignty Unity and Integrity of India” is a provision made in the

Which one of the following is the best description of the term “ecosystem”?

With reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/are correct?

The ‘Fortaleza Declaration’ recently in the news, is related to the affairs of:

A decrease in tax to GDP ratio of a country indicates which of the following?

In the South Atlantic and South Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?

Which of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and Westernmost State?

Amnesty International is

Consider the following Statements regarding the DPSP/ Directive Principles of State Policy:

In the Index of Eight Core Industries, which one of the following is given the highest weight?

Which of the following National Parks is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that supports a rich biodiversity?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)?

What can be the impact of excessive/inappropriate use of nitrogenous fertilizers in agriculture?

With reference to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Convention on Internatio...

The Fair and Remunerative Price of Sugarcane is approved by the

What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?

Consider the following pairs:

With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?

With reference to art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?

Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?

With reference to ‘fly ash’ produced by the power plants using the coal as fuel, which of the following statements is/are correct?

With reference to ‘dugong’, a mammal found in India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?

Which one of the following issues the “Global Economic Prospects” report periodically?

When the Reserve Bank of India reduces the Statutory Liquidity Ratio by 50 basis points, which of the following is likely to happe...

With reference to the use of nanotechnology in health sector, which of the following statements is/are correct?

In India, markets in agricultural products are regulated under the

Which one of the following is the national aquatic animal of India?

With reference to Congress Socialist Party, which of the following statements is/are correct?

With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential elementary elements of the feudal system?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

The term ‘Goldilocks Zone’ is often seen in the news in the context of

With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?

Which of the following is/are the indicator/indicators used by IFPRI to compute the Global Hunger Index Report?

There has been a persistent deficit budget year after year. Which of the following actions can be taken by the government to reduc...

Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament?

Which of the following is/are a type of coral reef?

With reference to ‘Agenda 21’, sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of a food chain?

The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

‘BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes’ is managed by the

The term ‘Intended Nationally Determined Contributions’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of

Which one of the following is a purpose of ‘UDAY’, a scheme of the Government?

With reference to ‘IFC Masala Bonds’, sometimes seen in the news, which of the statements given below is/are correct?

Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagar, consider the following statements:

Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of a Gupta emperor?

Consider the following statements:

The Government of India has established the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme to address which of the following issues?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017?

Which one of the following is a filter feeder?

In the context of which of the following do you sometimes find the term ‘bioaccumulation’?

India is a member of which of the following?

Which one of the following is not a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?

Which of the following is/are cited by the scientists as evidence/evidences for the continued expansion of universe?

Which one of the following is the process involved in photosynthesis?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of levels of organization of life?

Which of the following are the discretionary powers given to the Governor of a State?

In the context of Indian history, the principle of ‘Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to

Consider the following rivers:

Which one of the following is the main objective of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?

With reference to ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following is a characteristic feature of the Indian monsoon?

In India the steel production industry requires the import of

Which of the following is/are the advantage/advantages of implementing the ‘National Agriculture Market’ scheme?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ecosystems in the order of increasing complexity?

With reference to the ‘Gram Nyayalayas Act’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List?

Which one of the following best describes the term ‘Blue Economy’?

With reference to the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following is the primary source of energy for Earth’s climate system?

Which of the following is/are the function/functions of the National Green Tribunal?

Which one of the following is the main cause of land degradation in Punjab?

Which of the following is/are the key feature(s) of the ‘Digital India’ initiative?

The provisions in the Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to