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.
UPSC Prelims 2024: Topic-wise Question Distribution
| Topic | Questions in 2024 | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Polity | 19 questions | Practice |
| Environment & Ecology | 18 questions | Practice |
| Geography | 17 questions | Practice |
| Economy | 16 questions | Practice |
| Current Affairs | 11 questions | Practice |
| Science & Technology | 6 questions | Practice |
| History | 4 questions | Practice |
| Art and Culture | 3 questions | Practice |
| Geography | 3 questions | Practice |
| History | 2 questions | Practice |
| History | 1 question | Practice |
All UPSC Prelims 2024 Questions (100)
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With reference to the Indian economy, "Collateral Borrowing and Lending Obligations" are the instruments of:
Economy · UPSC 2024Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct?
Polity · UPSC 2024Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?
Polity · UPSC 2024With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements:
Modern History · UPSC 2024Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa?
Art and Culture · UPSC 2024Sanghabhuti, 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 2024Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO:
Art and Culture · UPSC 2024As per Article 368 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution by way of:
Polity · UPSC 2024Consider the following countries:
World Geography · UPSC 2024Which of the following statements are correct in respect of a Money Bill in the Parliament?
Polity · UPSC 2024Which of the following is/are correctly matched in terms of equivalent rank in the three services of Indian Defence forces?
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?
Polity · UPSC 2024The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the amendment of NEC Act in ...
Polity · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements regarding ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam':
Polity · UPSC 2024Which of the following statements about 'Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023' are correct?
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to:
Polity · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Polity · UPSC 2024With reference to Union Budget, consider the following statements:
Polity · UPSC 2024Who of the following is the author of the books “The India Way” and “Why Bharat Matters"?
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024Consider the following pairs:
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
World Geography · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
World Geography · UPSC 2024The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following langu...
Polity · UPSC 2024According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which one of the following is the largest source of sulphur dioxide emissi...
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Economy · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Economy · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements in respect of the digital rupee:
Economy · UPSC 2024With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets?
Ancient History · UPSC 2024Consider the following information:
Ancient History · UPSC 2024Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?
Medieval History · UPSC 2024With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements:
Modern History · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Ancient History · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024Consider the following pairs:
Polity · UPSC 2024Which one of the following was the latest inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO?
Art and Culture · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Economy · UPSC 2024With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:
Polity · UPSC 2024With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:
Polity · UPSC 2024With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:
Polity · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024With reference to the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme, consider the following statements:
Economy · UPSC 2024With reference to the 'Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan', consider the following statements:
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024Which of the following statements are correct about the Constitution of India?
Polity · UPSC 2024With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Yojana, consider the following statements:
Economy · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
World Geography · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
World Geography · UPSC 2024Consider the following:
World Geography · UPSC 2024Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January?
World Geography · UPSC 2024Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?
World Geography · UPSC 2024With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following seq...
Indian Geography · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
World Geography · UPSC 2024Consider the following countries:
World Geography · UPSC 2024Consider the following information:
Indian Geography · UPSC 2024Which one of the following statements is correct as per the Constitution of India?
Polity · UPSC 2024Consider the following information:
World Geography · UPSC 2024The organisms "Cicada, Froghopper and Pond skater" are:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Consider the following pairs:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization:
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Which one of the following is the correct description of "100 Million Farmers” ?
Economy · UPSC 2024Consider the following:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Which 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 2024Consider the following:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy?
Polity · UPSC 2024Consider the following:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Consider the following airports:
Indian Geography · UPSC 2024With reference to "water vapour”, which of the following statements is/are correct?
World Geography · UPSC 2024Consider the following description:
World Geography · UPSC 2024With reference to "Coriolis force”, which of the following statements is/are correct?
World Geography · UPSC 2024On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience(s) a sunlight of more than 12 hours?
World Geography · UPSC 2024One 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 2024With reference to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are used in making many consumer products, consider th...
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Consider the following:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Consider the following plants:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024What are the duties of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as Head of the Department of Military Affairs?
Polity · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as:
Economy · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
Economy · UPSC 2024In India, which of the following can trade in Corporate Bonds and Government Securities?
Economy · UPSC 2024Consider the following:
Economy · UPSC 2024With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs:
Economy · UPSC 2024Consider the following materials:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024With reference to physical capital in Indian economy, consider the following pairs:
Economy · UPSC 2024Which one of the following words/phrases is most appropriately used to denote "an interoperable network of 3D virtual worlds that ...
Science and Technology · UPSC 2024With reference to the rule/rules imposed by the Reserve Bank of India while treating foreign banks, consider the following stateme...
Economy · UPSC 2024Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of their basic ...
Current Affairs · UPSC 2024With reference to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules in India, consider the following statements:
Economy · UPSC 2024With reference to radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), consider the following statements:
Science and Technology · UPSC 2024Consider the following statements:
World Geography · UPSC 2024Which one of the following is synthesised in human body that dilates blood vessels and increases blood flow ?
Science and Technology · UPSC 2024Consider the following activities:
Science and Technology · UPSC 2024Consider the following aircraft:
Science and Technology · UPSC 2024In which of the following are hydrogels used?
Science and Technology · UPSC 2024Which one of the following is the exhaust pipe emission from Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, powered by hydrogen?
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Recently, the term "pumped-storage hydropower" is actually and appropriately discussed in the context of which one of the followin...
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024Membrane Bioreactors" are often discussed in the context of:
Environment and Ecology · UPSC 2024The longest border between any two countries in the world is between:
World Geography · UPSC 2024