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UPSC Prelims 2019 PYQs

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2019 Question Distribution

Economy19
Environment & Ecology17
Polity & Governance16
Science & Technology14
History13
Geography10
International Relations4
Agriculture4
Art & Culture3
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2019 GS Paper-I Questions

100 Questions
Q12
With reference to the management of minor minerals in India, consider the following statements: 1. Sand is a ‘Minor Mineral’ according to the prevailing law in the country 2. State Governments have the power to grant mining leases of m minor minerals, but the powers regarding the formation of rules related to the grant of minor minerals lie with the Central Government. 3. State Governments have the power to frame rules to prevent illegal mining of minor minerals. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
EconomyIndustry & Infrastructuremoderate
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Q20
With reference to India’s Five – Year Plan, which of the following statements is/ are correct? 1. From the Second Five- Year Plan, there was a determined thrust towards substitution of basic and capital good industries. 2. The Fourth Five- Year Plan adopted the objective of correcting the earlier trend of increased concentration of wealth and economic power. 3. In the Fifth Five- Year Plan, for the first time, the financial sector was included as an integral part of the Plan. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
EconomyBasic EconomicsEconomic Developmentmoderate
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Q27
Consider the following statements: The Reserve Bank of India’s recent directives relating to ‘Storage of Payment System Data’, popularly known as data diktat, command the payment system providers that 1. They shall ensure that entire data relating to payment systems operated by them are stored in a system only in India 2. They shall ensure that the systems are owned and operated by pubic sectore enterprises 3. They shall submit the consolidated system audit report to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India by the end of the calendar year Which of the statement given above is are correct
EconomyMoney & BankingDigital Paymentsmoderate
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Q34
Consider the following statements: 1. The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) has a ‘Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air’. 2. The UNCAC is the ever-first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument. 3. A highly of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) is the inclusion of a specific chapter aimed at returning assets to their rightful owners from whom they had been taken illicitly. 4. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated by its member States to assist in the implementation of both UNCAC and UNTOC. Which of the statements given above are correct?
International RelationsInternational Organizationsmoderate
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Q35
Consider the following statements: 1. As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on forest areas. 2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce. 3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forrest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
Environment & EcologyEcologyEcosystemmoderate
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Q41
In the context of digital technologies for entertainment, consider the following statements: 1. In Augmented Reality (AR), a simulated environment is created and the physical world is completely shut out. 2. In Virtual Reality (VR), images generated from a computer are projected onto real-life objects or surroundings. 3. AR allows individuals to be present in the world and improves the experience using the camera of smart-phone or PC. 4. VR closes the world, and transposes an individual, providing complete immersion experience. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Science & TechnologyEmerging Technologiesmoderate
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Q51
With reference to Mughal India what is/are the difference /differences between Jagirdar and zamindar? 1. Jagirdars were holders of land assignments in lieu of judicial and police duties whereas Zamindars were holders of revenue rights without obligation to perform any duty other than revenue collection. 2. Land assignments to jagirdars were hereditary and revenue rights of Zamindar were not hereditary Select the correct answer using the code given below.
HistoryMedieval IndiaMughal Empireeasy
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Q74
With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements: 1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of ‘indentured labour’. 2. In Lord Chelmsford’s ‘War Conference’, Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War. 3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt law by Indian people, the Indian National congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers. Which of the statements given above are correct?
HistoryModern IndiaGandhian Eramoderate
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Q83
In the context of proposals to the use of hydrogen-enriched CNG (H-CNG) as fuel for buses in public transport, consider the following statements: 1. The main advantage of the use of H-CNG is elimination of carbon monoxide emissions. 2. H-CNG as fuel reduces carbon dioxide and hydrocarbon emissions. 3. Hydrogen up to one-fifth by volume can be blended with CNG as fuel for buses. 4. H-CNG makes the fuel less expensive than CNG. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Science & TechnologyEmerging Technologiesmoderate
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Q86
Consider the following statement: 1. The motion to impeach a Judge of the Supreme Court of India cannot be rejected by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha as per the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 2. The Constitution of India defines and gives details of what constitutes ‘incapacity and proved misbehaviour’ of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India. 3. The details of the process of impeachment of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India are given in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 4. If the motion for the impeachment of a Judge is taken up for voting, backed by each House of the Parliament and supported by a majority of total membership of that House and by not less than two-thirds of total members of that House present and voting. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Polity & GovernanceJudiciarySupreme Courtmoderate
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Q100
Consider the following statements: 1. Under Ramasar Convention, it is mandatory on the part of the Government of India to protect and conserve all the wetland in the territory of India. 2. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 were framed by the Government of India based on the recommendations of Ramasar Convention. 3. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 also encompass the drainage area or catchment regions of the wetlands as determined by the authority. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Environment & EcologyConservationCommunity Conservationmoderate
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