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4392 Previous Year Questions • 2016–2026 • Prelims, Mains, Essay, Optionals

Prelims - Paper 1 (GS)

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2023PrelimsPaper 1 (GS)Q.93

Consider the following pairs : Regions often mentioned in news : Reason for being in news

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North Kivu and Ituri : War between Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Nagorno-Karabakh : Insurgency in Mozambique
3
Kherson and Zaporizhzhia : Dispute between Israel and Lebanon
Current Affairs
2023PrelimsPaper 1 (GS)Q.94

Consider the following statements :

Statement-I
Israel has established diplomatic relations with some Arab States.
Statement-II
The 'Arab Peace Initiative' mediated by Saudi Arabia was signed by Israel and Arab League.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

International Relations
2023PrelimsPaper 1 (GS)Q.95

Consider the following pairs with regard to sports awards :

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Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award : For the most spectacular and outstanding performance by a sportsperson over period of last four years
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Arjuna Award : For the lifetime achievement by a sportsperson
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Dronacharya Award : To honour eminent coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or teams
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Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar : To recognize the contribution made by sportspersons even after their retirement
Culture
2023PrelimsPaper 1 (GS)Q.96

Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022 :

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It was the first time that Chess Olympiad was held in India.
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The official mascot was named 'Thambi'.
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The trophy for the winning team in the open section is the Vera Menchik Cup.
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The trophy for the winning team in the women's section is the Hamilton-Russell Cup.
Current events
2023PrelimsPaper 1 (GS)Q.97

Consider the following pairs : Area of conflict mentioned in news : Country where it is located

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Donbas : Syria
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Kachin : Ethiopia
3
Tigray : North Yemen
Current events
2023PrelimsPaper 1 (GS)Q.98
In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for which one of the following reasons common to all of them?
Current events
2023PrelimsPaper 1 (GS)Q.99

Consider the following heavy industries :

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Fertilizer plants
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Oil refineries
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Steel plants Green hydrogen is expected to play a significant role in decarbonizing how many of the above industries?
Science and Technology
2023PrelimsPaper 1 (GS)Q.100

Consider the following statements about G-20 :

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The G-20 group was originally established as a platform for the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to discuss the international economic and financial issues.
2
Digital public infrastructure is one of India's G-20 priorities.
International Institutions

Prelims - Paper 2 (CSAT)

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2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.1
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most rational, practical and immediate action required to ensure fair and equitable allocation of water to different stakeholders?
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.2
Which one of the following statements best reflects what is implied by the passage?
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.3
Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the author of the passage?
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.4
Raj has ten pairs of red, nine pairs of white and eight pairs of black shoes in a box. If he randomly picks shoes one by one (without replacement) from the box to get a red pair of shoes to wear, what is the maximum number of attempts he has to make?
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.5
In how many ways can a batsman score exactly 25 runs by scoring single runs, fours and sixes only, irrespective of the sequence of scoring shots?
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.6

There are four letters and four letters and four envelopes and exactly one letter is to be put in exactly one envelope with the correct address. If the letters are randomly inserted into the envelopes, then consider the following statements:

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It is possible that exactly one letter goes into an incorrect envelope.
2
There are only six ways in which only two letters can go into the correct envelopes.
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.7
What is the remainder when 85 x 87 x 89 x 91 x 95 x 96 is divided by 100?
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.8
What is the unit digit in the expansion of (57242)9x7x5x3x1?
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.9
If ABC and DEF are both 3-digit numbers such that A, B, C, D, E and F are distinct non-zero digits such that ABC + DEF = 1111, then what is the value of A + B + C + D + E + F?
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.10
D is a 3-digit number such that the ratio of the number to the sum of its digits is least. What is the difference between the digit at the hundred's place and the digit at the unit's place of D?
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.11
Which one of the following statements best reflects the crucial message conveyed by the author of the passage?
CSAT
2023PrelimsPaper 2 (CSAT)Q.12
Which one of the following statements best implies the most rational assumption that can be made from the passage?
CSAT