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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals
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Prelims - Paper 1 (GS)
20 shown2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.21
The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties
Polity
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.22
In the grasslands, trees do not replace the grasses as a part of an ecological succession because of
Environmental Ecology
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.23
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ecosystems in the order of decreasing productivity?
Environmental Ecology
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.24
Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in
Geography
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.25
The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996. Which one of the following is not identified as its objective?
Indian Polity and Governance
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.26
Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?
Environmental ecology
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.27
Improper handling and storage of cereal grains and oilseeds result in the production of toxins known as aflatoxins which are not generally destroyed by normal cooking process. Aflatoxins are produced by
General Science
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.28
'Economic Justice' as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in
Indian Polity and Governance
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.29
Due to improper/indiscriminate disposal of old and used computers or their parts, which of the following are released into the environment as e-waste?
1
Beryllium
2
Cadmium
3
Chromium
4
Heptachlor
5
Mercury
6
Lead
7
Plutonium
Environmental ecology
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.30
Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by
Environmental ecology
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.31
With reference to food chains in ecosystems, consider the following statements:
1
A food chain illustrates the order in which a chain of organisms feed upon each other.
2
Food chains are found within the populations of a species.
3
A food chain illustrates the numbers of each organism which are eaten by others.
Environmental ecology
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.32
Consider the following pairs:
1
Corbett National Park : Ganga
2
Kaziranga National Park : Manas
3
Silent Valley National Park : Kaveri
Indian and World Geography
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.33
Consider the following organisms:
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Agaricus
2
Nostoc
3
Spirogyra
General Science
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.34
Which of the following adds/add nitrogen to the soil?
1
Excretion of urea by animals
2
Burning of coal by man
3
Death of vegetation
Environmental ecology
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.35
In which of the following States is lion-tailed macaque found in its natural habitat?
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Tamil Nadu
2
Kerala
3
Karnataka
4
Andhra Pradesh
Biodiversity and Wildlife
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.36
Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the difference between the two?
Indian Culture and Architecture
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.37
Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
Indian Heritage and Culture
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.38
According to the Constitution of India, which of the following are fundamental for the governance of the country?
Polity
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.39
The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because
History
2013•Prelims•Paper 1 (GS)•Q.40
Quit India Movement was launched in response to
Modern History