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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
Prelims - Paper 1 (GS)
20 shown2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.21
Consider the following statements :
Statement-I
Interest income from the deposits in Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) distributed to their investors is exempted from tax, but the dividend is taxable.
Statement-II
InvITs are recognized as borrowers under the 'Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002'.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Indian Economy
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.22
Consider the following statements :
Statement-I
In the post-pandemic recent past, many Central Banks worldwide had carried out interest rate hikes.
Statement-II
Central Banks generally assume that they have the ability to counteract the rising consumer prices via monetary policy means.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Indian Economy
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.23
Consider the following statements :
Statement-I
Carbon markets are likely to be one of the most widespread tools in the fight against climate change.
Statement-II
Carbon markets transfer resources from the private sector to the State.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Environment and Ecology
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.24
Which one of the following activities of the Reserve Bank of India is considered to be part of 'sterilization'?
Indian Economy
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.25
Consider the following markets :
1
Government Bond Market
2
Call Money Market
3
Treasury Bill Market
4
Stock Market
Indian Economy
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.26
Which one of the following best describes the concept of 'Small Farmer Large Field'?
Land Reforms and Agriculture
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.27
Consider the following statements :
1
The Government of India provides Minimum Support Price for niger (Guizotia abyssinica) seeds.
2
Niger is cultivated as a Kharif crop.
3
Some tribal people in India use niger seed oil for cooking.
String (e.g. Modern History, CSAT, Polity)
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.28
Consider the investments in the following assets :
1
Brand recognition
2
Inventory
3
Intellectual property
4
Mailing list of clients
Intellectual Property Rights
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.29
Consider the following :
1
Demographic performance
2
Forest and ecology
3
Governance reforms
4
Stable government
5
Tax and fiscal efforts
For the horizontal tax devolution, the Fifteenth Finance Commission used how many of the above as criteria other than population area and income distance?
Economy
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.30
Consider the following infrastructure sectors :
1
Affordable housing
2
Mass rapid transport
3
Health care
4
Renewable energy
On how many of the above does UNOPS Sustainable Investments in Infrastructure and Innovation (S3i) initiative focus for its investments?
Infrastructure
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.31
In essence, what does 'Due Process of Law' mean?
Polity
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.32
Consider the following statements :
Statement-I
In India, prisons are managed by State Governments with their own rules and regulations for the day-to-day administration of prisons.
Statement-II
In India, prisons are governed by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept the subject of prisons in the control of Provincial Governments.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Polity
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.33
Which one of the following statements best reflects the Chief purpose of the 'Constitution' of a country?
Polity
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.34
In India, which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was widely believed to be enacted to overcome the judicial interpretations of the Fundamental Rights?
Polity
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.35
Consider the following organizations/bodies in India :
1
The National Commission for Backward Classes
2
The National Human Rights Commission
3
The National Law Commission
4
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Polity
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.36
Consider the following statements :
1
If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid.
2
Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place.
3
When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/she has to declare his/her assent.
Polity
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.37
With reference to Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements :
1
When the Lok Sabha transmits Finance Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it can amend or reject the Bill.
2
When the Lok Sabha transmits Money Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot amend or reject the Bill, it can only make recommendations.
3
In the case of disagreement between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, there is no joint sitting for Money Bill, but a joint sitting becomes necessary for Finance Bill.
Polity
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.38
Consider the following statements :
Once the Central Government notifies an area as a 'Community Reserve'
1. the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State becomes the governing authority of such forest
2. hunting is not allowed in such area
3. people of such area are allowed to collect non-timber forest produce
4. people of such area are allowed traditional agricultural practices
How many of the above statements are correct?
Environment
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.39
With reference to 'Scheduled Areas' in India, consider the following statements :
1
Within a State, the notification of an area as Scheduled Area takes place through an Order of the President.
2
The largest administrative unit forming the Scheduled Area is the District and the lowest is the cluster of villages in the Block.
3
The Chief Ministers of the concerned States are required to submit annual reports to the Union Home Ministry on the administration of Scheduled Areas in the States.
Polity
2023•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.40
Consider the following statements :
Statement-I
The Supreme Court of India has held in some judgements that the reservation policies made under Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India would be limited by Article 335 for maintenance of efficiency of administration.
Statement-II
Article 335 of the Constitution of India defines the term 'efficiency of administration'.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Polity