UPSC Prelims 2016 Quiz – GS1

1 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

2 / 100

Question

A) S. Ramanujan

B) S. Chandrasekhar

C) S. N. Bose

D) C. V. Raman

3 / 100

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A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

4 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 3 only

B) 2 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

5 / 100

Question

A) Andhra Pradesh

B) Chhattisgarh

C) Karnataka

D) Rajasthan

6 / 100

Question

A) Lok Sabha by a simple majority of its' total membership

B) Lok Sabha by a majority of not less than two-thirds of its total membership

C) Rajya Sabha by a simple majority of its total

D) Rajya Sabha by a majority of not less than two-thirds of its members present and voting

7 / 100

Question

A) 1, 2 and 4

B) 2, 3, 4 and 5

C) 2 and 5 only

D) 1, 3, 4 and 5

8 / 100

Question

A) India should be granted complete independence

B) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence

C) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth

D) India should be given Dominion status

9 / 100

Question

A) Introduction of communalism into Indian nolitice bu ord Minto

B) Extremists' lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government

C) Foundation of Muslim League

D) Aurobindo Ghosh's inability to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress

10 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

11 / 100

Question

A) Arunachal Pradesh

B) Himachal Pradesh

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

12 / 100

Question

A) Shramana

B) Parivraajaka

C) Agrahaarika

D) Maagadha

13 / 100

Question

A) bonded labour

B) land grants made to military officers

C) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land

D) wasteland converted to cultivated land

14 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

15 / 100

Question

A) 1, 2 and 3 only

B) 2, 3 and 4 only

C) 1, 4 and 5 only

D) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

16 / 100

Question

A) Cauvery and Tungabhadra

B) Godavari and Krishna

C) Mahanadi and Sone

D) Narmada and Tapti

17 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

18 / 100

19 / 100

Question

A) agency created by EU to deal with the impact of millions of refugees arriving from Middle East

B) agency of EU that provides financial assistance to eurozone countries

C) agency of EU to deal with all the bilateral and multilateral agreements on trade

D) agency of EU to deal with the conflicts arising among the member countries

20 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

21 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2

B) 3 only

C) 2 and 3

D) 1 and 3

22 / 100

Question

A) It can use thorium in place of uranium for power generation

B) It can attain a global role in satellite navigation

C) It can drastically improve the efficiency of its fission reactors in power generation

D) It can build fusion reactors for power generation

23 / 100

24 / 100

Question

A) G20

B) ASEAN

C) SCO

D) SAARC

25 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

26 / 100

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A) European Central Bank

B) International Monetary Fund

C) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

D) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

27 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 3 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

28 / 100

Question

A) bringing the small entrepreneurs into formal financial system

B) providing loans to poor farmers for cultivating

C) providing pensions to old and destitute persons

D) funding the voluntary organizations involved in the promotion of skill development and employment generation

29 / 100

Question

A) African Union

B) Brazil

C) European Union

D) China

30 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

31 / 100

Question

A) Iran

B) Saudi Arabia

C) Oman

D) Kuwait

32 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 3 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

33 / 100

Question

A) constitutional reforms

B) Ganga Action Plan

C) linking of rivers

D) protection of Western Ghats

34 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

35 / 100

36 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) None of the statements given above is correct

37 / 100

Question

A) social reforms

B) educational reforms

C) reforms in police administration

D) constitutional reforms

38 / 100

Question

A) promoting the Self Help Groups in rural areas

B) providing financial and technical assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs

C) promoting the education and health of adolescent girls

D) Providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free

39 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

40 / 100

Question

A) Andhra Pradesh

B) Gujarat

C) Maharashtra

D) Uttar Pradesh

41 / 100

Question

A) mining operation by multinational companies in resource-rich but backward areas

B) curbing of the tax evasion by multinational companies

C) exploitation of genetic resources of a country by multinational companies

D) lack of consideration of environmental costs in the planning and implementation of developmental projects

42 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

43 / 100

Question

A) a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar

B) a temple-entry movement in Gujara

C) an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra

D) a peasant movement in Punjab

44 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

45 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 3 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

46 / 100

Question

A) It is an international accounting tool for government and busincss leaders to understand, quantify and manage greenhouse gas emissions

B) It is an initiative of the United Nations to offer financial incentives to developing countrics to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adopt eco-friendly technologies

C) It is an inter governmental agreement ratified by all the member countries of the United Nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to specified levels by the year 2022

D) It is one of the multilateral REDD+ initiatives hosted by the World Bank

47 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 3 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

48 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

49 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 3 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

50 / 100

Question

A) a division of World Health Organization

B) a non-governmental international organization

C) an inter-governmental agency sponsored by European Union

D) a specialized agency of the United Nations

51 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 2 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

52 / 100

Question

A) agitation against the Partition of Bengal

B) Home Rule Movement

C) Non-Cooperation Movement

D) visit of the Simon Commission to India

53 / 100

54 / 100

Question

A) Electric plane tested by NASA

B) Solar-powered two-seater aircraft designed by Japan

C) Space observatory launched by China

D) Reusable rocket designed by ISRO

55 / 100

Question

A) Amphibious warfare ship

B) Nuclear-powered submarine

C) Torpedo launch and recovery vessel

D) Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers

56 / 100

Question

A) Andaman Islands

B) Anaimalai Forests

C) Maikala Hills

D) Tropical rain forests of northeast

57 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

58 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

59 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

60 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

61 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

62 / 100

Question

A) Georg Bühler

B) James Prinsep

C) Max Müller

D) William Jones

63 / 100

Question

A) agriculturists

B) warriors

C) weavers

D) traders

64 / 100

Question

A) organization for Economic Cooрeration and Development (OECD)

B) World Economic Forum

C) World Bank

D) World Trade Organization (WTO)

65 / 100

Question

A) production and use of solar energy by the households/consumers

B) use of piped natural gas in the kitchens of households

C) installation of CNG kits in motorcars

D) installation of water meters in urban households

66 / 100

Question

A) waste management technology

B) wireless communication technology

C) solar power production technology

D) water conservation technology

67 / 100

Question

A) 1, 2 and 3

B) 2, 3 and 4

C) 1, 2 and 4

D) 1 and 4 only

68 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

69 / 100

Question

A) immunization of children and pregnant women

B) construction of smart cities across the country

C) India's own search for the Earth-like planets in outer space

D) New Educational Policy

70 / 100

Question

A) a range of enzymes used in genome editing

B) the full range of mRNA molecules expressed by an organism

C) the description of the mechanism of gene expression

D) a mechanism of genetic mutations taking place in cells

71 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

72 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

73 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

74 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 3 only

B) 2 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

75 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

76 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

77 / 100

Question

A) Release of Neem oil in the soil increases nitrogen fixation by the soil microorganisms

B) Necm coating sloшя роun the rate of dissolution of urea in the soil

C) Nitrous oxide, which is a greenhouse gas, is not at all released into atmosphere by crop fields

D) It is a combination of a weedicide and a fertilizer for particular crops

78 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

79 / 100

Question

A) Sand deserts of northwest India

B) Higher Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir

C) Salt marshes of western Gujarat

D) Western Ghats

80 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

81 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

82 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2

B) 2 only

C) 2 and 3

D) 3 only

83 / 100

Question

A) It is the ratio of value of imports to the Gross Domestic Product of a country

B) It is the total value of imports of a country in a year

C) It is the ratio between the value of exports and that of imports between two countries

D) It is the number of months of imports that could be paid for by a country's international reserves

84 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

85 / 100

Question

A) rehabilitate the homeless and destitute persons and provide them with suitable sources of livelihood

B) release the sex workers from their practice and provide them with alternative sources of livelihood

C) eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers

D) release the bonded labourers from their bondage and rehabilitate them

86 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

87 / 100

Question

A) Rouble

B) Rand

C) Indian Rupee

D) Renminbi

88 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

89 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

90 / 100

Question

A) WTO affairs

B) SAARC affairs

C) UNFCCC affair

D) India-EU negotiations on FTA

91 / 100

Question

A) Swapnavasavadatta

B) Malavikagnimitra

C) Meghadoota

D) Ratnavali

92 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

93 / 100

94 / 100

Question

A) Providing technical and financial assistance to start-up entreprencurs in the field of renewable sources of energy

B) Providing electricity to every houschold in the country by 2018

C) Replacing the coal-based power plants with natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind and tidal power plants over a period of time

D) Providing for financial turnaround and revival of power distribution companies

95 / 100

Question

A) pledges made by the European countries to rehabilitate refugees from the war-affected Middle East

B) plan of action outlined by the countries of the world to combat climate change

C) capital contributed by the member countries in the establishment of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

D) plan of action outlined by the countries of the world regarding Sustainable Development Goals

96 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2

97 / 100

Question

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 1 and 3 only

C) 2 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

98 / 100

99 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1, 2 and 3

D) 1 and 3 only

100 / 100

Question

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) Both 1 and 2

D) Neither 1 nor 2