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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
Prelims - Paper 1 (GS)
18 shown2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.83
Which of the following is/are the advantage/advantages of practising drip irrigation?
1
Reduction in weed
2
Reduction in soil salinity
3
Reduction in soil erosion
Agriculture
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.84
Regarding 'DigiLocker', sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1
It is a digital locker system offered by the Government under Digital India Programme.
2
It allows you to access your e-documents irrespective of your physical location.
Governance
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.85
Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?
Water Resources
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.86
In the cities of our country, which among the following atmospheric gases are normally considered in calculating the value of Air Quality Index?
1
Carbon dioxide
2
Carbon monoxide
3
Nitrogen dioxide
4
Sulfur dioxide
5
Methane
Environmental ecology
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.87
With reference to 'Astrosat', the astronomical observatory launched by India, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1
Other than USA and Russia, India is the only country to have launched a similar observatory into space.
2
Astrosat is a 2000 kg satellite placed in an orbit at 1650 km above the surface of the Earth.
Science and Technology
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.88
With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term 'Araghatta' refers to
Medieval History
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.89
With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?
Cultural History
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.90
Recently, for the first time in our country, which of the following States has declared a particular butterfly as 'State Butterfly'?
Environmental ecology
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.91
Consider the following statements:
The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO
1. is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission
2. made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit the Mars after USA
3. made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit the Mars in its very first attempt
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
General Science
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.92
What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?
History of India and Indian National Movement
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.93
The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War
History of India and Indian National Movement
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.94
Consider the following pairs: Famous place : Region
1
Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand
2
Khajuraho : Bundelkhand
3
Shirdi : Vidarbha
4
Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa
5
Tirupati : Rayalaseema
Indian and World Geography
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.95
The Parliament of India acquires the power to legislate on any item in the State List in the national interest if a resolution to that effect is passed by the
Indian Polity and Governance
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.96
Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
Infrastructure
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.97
With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1
The Agreement was signed by all the member countries of the UN and it will go into effect in 2017.
2
The Agreement aims to limit the greenhouse gas emissions so that the rise in average global temperature by the end of this century does not exceed 2 °C or even 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.
3
Developed countries acknowledged their historical responsibility in global warming and committed to donate $ 1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries to cope with climate change.
Environment
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.98
Consider the following statements:
1
The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the 'Club of Rome'.
2
The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030.
Sustainable Development
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.99
A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of
General Science
2016•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.100
Consider the following statements:
1
The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
2
A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.
Polity
Prelims - Paper 2 (CSAT)
2 shown2016•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.1
According to the passage, which of the following factor/factors led to the adverse consequences for governance/public administration?
CSAT Comprehension
2016•Prelims•Paper 2 (CSAT)•Q.2
With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1
Political executive is an obstacle to the accountability of the civil services to the society.
2
In the present framework of Indian polity, the political executive is no longer accountable to the society.
CSAT Comprehension