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Questions
- Describe the various Technology Missions initiated in Indian agriculture and examine their role in food security.2026 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Technology Missions and Food Security
- Explain the factors responsible for inefficiency of agri-produce marketing. How e-commerce helps to reduce inefficiency of agri-produce marketing? Explain.2026 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Agri-Marketing and E-Commerce
- How Indian agriculture has been transformed from food scarcity to food surplus level? Explain the various government policies implemented for diversification of Indian agriculture.2026 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · From Food Scarcity to Surplus and Diversification
- Discuss the different types of subsidies and supports provided by the Government of India to agricultural sector. Examine the related issues pertaining to Agreement on Agriculture of World Trade Organisation (WTO).2026 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Agricultural Subsidies and WTO Agreement on Agriculture
- Explain the factors influencing the decision of the farmers on the selection of high value crops in India.2025 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · High Value Crops
- Elaborate the scope and significance of supply chain management of agricultural commodities in India.2025 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Supply Chain Management
- Examine the factors responsible for depleting groundwater in India. What are the steps taken by the government to mitigate such depletion?2025 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Groundwater Depletion
- Examine the scope of the food processing industries in India. Elaborate the measures taken by the government in this sector for generating employment opportunities.2025 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Food Processing Industries
- What factors enabled successful implementation of land reforms in some parts of India?2024 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Land Reforms
- Explain the role of millets in ensuring health and nutritional security in India.2024 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Millets and Nutrition
- What major challenges does India’s irrigation system face, and what measures have been taken for efficient irrigation management?2024 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Irrigation
- Elucidate the importance of buffer stocks for stabilising agricultural prices and the challenges of storage.2024 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Buffer Stocks
- How does e-technology help farmers in production and marketing of agricultural produce?2023 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · E-Technology in Agriculture
- State the objectives and measures of land reforms in India and assess land ceiling as an effective economic reform.2023 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Land Reforms
- Explain changes in Indian cropping patterns in the context of changing consumption patterns and marketing conditions.2023 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Cropping Pattern
- Discuss direct and indirect farm subsidies in India and WTO-related concerns about agricultural subsidies.2023 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Agricultural Subsidies
- What are the major challenges of Public Distribution System in India? How can it be made effective and transparent?2022 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Public Distribution System
- Elaborate the scope and significance of the food processing industry in India.2022 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Food Processing
- What are the main bottlenecks in upstream and downstream process of marketing agricultural products in India?2022 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Agricultural Marketing
- What is Integrated Farming System? How is it helpful to small and marginal farmers in India?2022 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Integrated Farming System
- How did land reforms in some parts of the country help to improve the socio-economic conditions of marginal and small farmers?2021 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Land Reforms
- How and to what extent would micro-irrigation help in solving India’s water crisis?2021 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Micro Irrigation
- What are the salient features of the National Food Security Act, 2013? How has the Food Security Bill helped in eliminating hunger and malnutrition in India?2021 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · National Food Security Act 2013
- What are the present challenges before crop diversification? How do emerging technologies provide an opportunity for crop diversification?2021 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Crop Diversification
- What are the main constraints in transport and marketing of agricultural produce in India?2020 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Agricultural Marketing Constraints
- What are the challenges and opportunities of food processing sector in the country? How can the income of the farmers be substantially increased by encouraging food processing?2020 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Food Processing
- What are the major factors responsible for making rice-wheat system a success? In spite of this success, how has this system become bane in India?2020 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Rice-Wheat Cropping System
- Suggest measures to improve water storage and irrigation system to make its judicious use under depleting scenario.2020 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Water Storage & Irrigation Efficiency
- Which are advantages of fertigation? (1) irrigation-water alkalinity can be managed; (2) rock phosphate and every phosphatic fertilizer can be applied efficiently through the system; (3) nutrient availability to plants can improve; (4) nutrient leaching can be reduced.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Fertigation & Nutrient Management
- Regarding chemical fertilizers in India, consider: (1) all fertilizer retail prices are fully market-determined; (2) ammonia used for urea production is commonly made using natural gas; (3) sulphur used in phosphatic-fertilizer production is obtained as a refinery/by-product stream. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Fertilizer Industry & Inputs
- Which are advantages or compatible outcomes of zero-tillage agriculture? (1) wheat can be sown without burning the previous crop residue; (2) direct seeding of rice can avoid a transplanted nursery stage; (3) soil carbon sequestration can be enhanced.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Zero Tillage & Conservation Agriculture
- Regarding pulse production in India, consider: (1) black gram can be grown in both kharif and rabi seasons; (2) green gram alone contributes nearly half of India’s pulse output; (3) over recent decades kharif pulse production rose while rabi pulse production declined. Which is correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Pulses & Cropping Seasons
- A subtropical crop is damaged by hard frost, needs roughly 210 frost-free days and 50–100 cm rainfall, and grows best in light, well-drained, moisture-retentive soil. Which crop is described?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Crop Geography - Cotton
- Regarding solar-powered irrigation pumps, consider: (1) solar power can run surface pumps but not submersible pumps; (2) it can operate centrifugal pumps but not piston/positive-displacement pumps. Which is correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Solar Irrigation & Farm Energy
- Regarding modern sugarcane planting, consider: (1) raising bud-chip seedlings in a nursery can substantially save seed material; (2) single-bud setts always germinate better than multi-bud setts in direct planting; (3) single-bud setts always survive adverse weather better than larger setts; (4) tissue-culture-derived planting material can be used. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Sugarcane Propagation & Tissue Culture
- Which are treated as eco-friendly agricultural practices in the 2020 question? (1) crop diversification; (2) legume intensification; (3) use of tensiometers for irrigation management; (4) vertical farming.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Sustainable & Eco-friendly Agriculture
- Which items count most directly as public investment in agriculture? (1) fixing minimum prices for all crops; (2) computerising Primary Agricultural Credit Societies; (3) building social capital; (4) free electricity subsidies; (5) agricultural loan waivers by banks; (6) government construction of cold-storage facilities.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Public Investment in Agriculture
- Under the Kisan Credit Card scheme, which needs are covered by short-term credit? (1) working capital for maintaining farm assets/activities; (2) purchase of major machinery such as combines, tractors and mini-trucks; (3) consumption needs of the farm household; (4) post-harvest expenses; (5) house construction and village cold-storage establishment.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Kisan Credit Card & Farm Credit
- Regarding Minimum Support Price procurement, consider: (1) procurement of every cereal, pulse and oilseed at MSP is unlimited in every State/UT; (2) MSP for cereals and pulses is fixed at a level that market prices can never exceed. Which is correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · MSP & Procurement
- How far is the Integrated Farming System helpful in sustaining agricultural production?2019 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Integrated Farming
- Elaborate on the impact of the National Watershed Project in increasing agricultural production from water-stressed areas.2019 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Watershed
- What are the reformative steps taken by the government to make the food grain distribution system more effective?2019 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Food Security
- Elaborate on the policy taken by the Government of India to meet the challenges of the food processing sector.2019 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Food Processing
- Sikkim is the first Organic State in India. What are the ecological and economic benefits of an Organic State?2018 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Organic State
- How has the emphasis on certain crops brought about changes in cropping patterns in the recent past? Elaborate on the emphasis on millet production and consumption.2018 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Millets
- Defining Blue Revolution, explain the problems and strategies for pisciculture development in India.2018 · Mains GS1 · Agriculture · Blue Revolution
- Explain various types of revolutions that took place in agriculture after Independence in India. How have these revolutions helped in poverty alleviation and food security in India?2017 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Agricultural Revolutions
- What are the reasons for poor acceptance of cost-effective small processing units? How will food processing units be helpful to uplift the socio-economic status of poor farmers?2017 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Food Processing
- What are the major reasons for declining rice and wheat yield in the cropping system? How is crop diversification helpful to stabilize yield in the system?2017 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Crop Diversification
- What is water-use efficiency? Describe the role of micro-irrigation in increasing water-use efficiency.2016 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Water-use Efficiency
- What is allelopathy? Discuss its role in major cropping systems of irrigated agriculture.2016 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Allelopathy
- Discuss the role of land reforms in agricultural development. Identify the factors that were responsible for the success of land reforms in India.2016 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Land Reforms
- Given the vulnerability of Indian agriculture to vagaries of nature, discuss the need for crop insurance and bring out the salient features of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.2016 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Crop Insurance
- Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss suggesting suitable measures to promote this sector in India.2015 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Livestock Rearing
- In view of the declining average size of land holdings in India, which has made agriculture non-viable for a majority of farmers, should contract farming and land leasing be promoted in agriculture? Critically evaluate the pros and cons.2015 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Contract Farming and Land Leasing
- How can the Digital India programme help farmers to improve farm productivity and income? What steps has the government taken in this regard?2015 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Digital India and Farmers
- What can be the impact of excessive/inappropriate use of nitrogenous fertilizers in agriculture? 1. Proliferation of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in soil can occur. 2. Increase in acidity of soil can take place. 3. Leaching of nitrate to groundwater can occur.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Nitrogen Fertilizers
- The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is approved by the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Agriculture · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Sugarcane Pricing
- In India, markets in agricultural products are regulated under the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Agriculture · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, APMC
- Consider the following statements: 1. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor farmers. 2. Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for development of water-use efficiency. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Irrigation Programmes
- Which one of the following best describes the main objective of “Seed Village Concept”?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Seed Village Concept
- There is also a point of view that Agricultural Produce Market Committees set up under State Acts have not only impeded the development of agriculture but also have been the cause of food inflation in India. Critically examine.2014 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · APMC and Food Inflation
- In the villages itself no form of credit organization will be suitable except the cooperative society. Discuss this statement in the background of agricultural finance in India. What constraints and challenges do financial institutions supplying agricultural finance face? How can technology be used to better reach and serve rural clients?2014 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Agricultural Finance
- In the context of food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the Seed Replacement Rates of various crops helps in achieving future food production targets. What is/are the constraint/constraints in its wider implementation? 1. There is no National Seeds Policy in place. 2. There is no participation of private-sector seed companies in quality seeds of vegetables and horticultural planting material. 3. There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in low-value and high-volume crops.2014 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Seed Replacement Rate
- In India, cluster bean (guar) is traditionally used as a vegetable or animal feed, but its cultivation recently assumed significance because2014 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Guar and Shale Gas
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Kinnaur — Areca nut 2. Mewat — Mango 3. Coromandel — Soya bean. Which is/are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Crop Geography
- Consider the following statements: 1. Maize can be used for production of starch. 2. Oil extracted from maize can be a feedstock for biodiesel. 3. Alcoholic beverages can be produced using maize. Which are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Uses of Maize
- What are the significances of the Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative? 1. Seed cost is very low compared with conventional cultivation. 2. Drip irrigation can be practiced effectively. 3. There is no application of chemical/inorganic fertilizers at all. 4. Scope for intercropping is greater than in conventional cultivation.2014 · Prelims GS1 · Agriculture · Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative
- What are the different types of agriculture subsidies given to farmers at the national and at state levels? Critically analyse the agricultural subsidy regime with reference to the distortions created by it.2013 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Agriculture Subsidies
- India needs to strengthen measures to promote the pink revolution in food industry for ensuring better nutrition and health. Critically elucidate the statement.2013 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Pink Revolution
- Establish the relationship between land reforms, agriculture productivity and elimination of poverty in the Indian economy. Discuss the difficulties in designing and implementation of agriculture-friendly land reforms in India.2013 · Mains GS3 · Agriculture · Land Reforms
- Consider the following crops: 1. Cotton 2. Groundnut 3. Rice 4. Wheat. Which of these are Kharif crops?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Agriculture, Agriculture · Cropping Seasons, Kharif Crops
- X receives three different coins chosen from denominations 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20; their total is m. Is a ₹5 coin included? Statement I: m is not prime. Statement II: the sum of the digits of m exceeds 5.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Analytical Ability, Reasoning · Data sufficiency
- For two distinct real numbers x and y, can we determine which is larger? Statement I: x² < y < 1. Statement II: y < √x < 1.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Analytical Ability, Reasoning · Data sufficiency
- For integers x and y, is x even? Statement I: x²y² is even. Statement II: 1+x²+y² is odd.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Analytical Ability, Reasoning · Parity data sufficiency
- X contains odd numbers, Y contains even numbers, and every member of T comes from X or Y. Is every member of T from Y? I. The sum of any two members of T is even. II. For any p,q in T, (p−1)q is even.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Analytical Ability, Reasoning · Parity data sufficiency
- Integers x,y,z are each greater than 1. Is x prime? I. xy²=116. II. xz=261.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Analytical Ability, Reasoning · Data sufficiency
- Data sufficiency: With 10 minutes left, football team P trails Q by 3 goals. Does P win? I. P scores 4 goals in the last 10 minutes. II. Q scores 4 goals in the entire match.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Analytical Ability · Data sufficiency
- Data sufficiency: For natural numbers p and q, is (p+q)²−4pq positive? I. p q.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Analytical Ability · Data sufficiency
- How many are correct about stupas: the concept was exclusively Buddhist in origin; stupas commonly held relics; they served votive/commemorative purposes in Buddhism?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Ancient History · Stupas
- Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri in ancient South India were famous as what?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Ancient History · Sangam Trade
- Which of the following kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha? 1. Avanti 2. Gandhara 3. Kosala 4. Magadha2015 · Prelims GS1 · Ancient History · Buddha and Mahajanapadas
- Which of the following kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha? 1. Avanti 2. Gandhara 3. Kosala 4. Magadha2014 · Prelims GS1 · Ancient History · Buddha and Mahajanapadas
- The Chinese traveller Yuan Chwang (Hiuen Tsang) who visited India recorded the general conditions and culture of India at that time. In this context, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The roads and river-routes were completely immune from robbery. 2. As regards punishment for offences, ordeals by fire, water and poison were the instruments for determining the innocence or guilt of a person. 3. The tradesmen had to pay duties at ferries and barrier stations. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Ancient History · Hiuen Tsang and Early Medieval India
- Which of the following characterize the people of Indus Civilization? 1. They possessed great palaces and temples. 2. They worshipped both male and female deities. 3. They employed horse-drawn chariots in warfare.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Ancient History · Indus Valley Civilization
- Which of the following characterizes/characterize the people of Indus Civilization? 1. They possessed great palaces and temples. 2. They worshipped both male and female deities. 3. They employed horse-drawn chariots in warfare. Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Ancient History · Indus Valley Civilization
- Vijayanagara architecture exemplifies the amalgamation of past traditions with contemporary practices. Elucidate with examples.2026 · Mains GS1 · Art & Culture · Vijayanagara Architecture
- The sculptors filled the Chandella artform with resilient vigor and breadth of life. Elucidate.2025 · Mains GS1 · Art & Culture · Chandella Art
- Dhanyakataka, an important Mahasanghika Buddhist centre, was located in which region?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Buddhist Centres
- What did the Sangam-age practice “Vattakirutal” refer to?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Sangam Literature
- How many literary work–author pairs are correct: Devichandragupta–Bilhana; Hammira-Mahakavya–Nayachandra Suri; Milinda-panha–Nagarjuna; Nitivakyamrita–Somadeva Suri?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Literature & Authors
- The belief that souls exist not only in animals/plants but also in rocks, water and other natural objects reflects which ancient Indian tradition?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Jain Philosophy
- Alexander Rea, A.H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were chiefly associated with what in Indian history?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Archaeology
- How many site–association pairs are correct: Besnagar–Shaivite cave shrine; Bhaja–Buddhist cave shrine; Sittanavasal–Jain cave shrine?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Cave & Heritage Sites
- Early Buddhist Stupa-art, while depicting folk motifs and narratives, successfully expounds Buddhist ideals. Elucidate.2016 · Mains GS1 · Art & Culture · Buddhist Stupa Art
- Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Ancient Literature
- With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements: 1. The concept of Bodhisattva is central to Hinayana sect of Buddhism. 2. Bodhisattva is a compassionate one on his way to enlightenment. 3. Bodhisattva delays achieving his own salvation to help all sentient beings on their path to it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Buddhism
- What is/are common to the two historical places known as Ajanta and Mahabalipuram? 1. Both were built in the same period. 2. Both belong to the same religious denomination. 3. Both have rock-cut monuments. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Rock-cut Architecture
- A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew Infinity is based on the biography of2016 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Modern Cultural References
- Mesolithic rock cut architecture of India not only reflects the cultural life of the times but also a fine aesthetic sense comparable to modern painting. Critically evaluate this comment.2015 · Mains GS1 · Art & Culture · Mesolithic Rock-cut Art
- To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present day urbanization? Discuss.2014 · Mains GS1 · Art & Culture · Indus Valley Civilization
- Gandhara sculpture owed as much to the Romans as to the Greeks. Explain.2014 · Mains GS1 · Art & Culture · Gandhara Sculpture
- Taxila university was one of the oldest universities of the world with which were associated a number of renowned learned personalities of different disciplines. Its strategic location caused its fame to flourish, but unlike Nalanda, it is not considered as a university in the modern sense. Discuss.2014 · Mains GS1 · Art & Culture · Taxila University
- Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to modify either the religious ideas and practices or the outward structure of Hindu/Muslim societies to any appreciable extent. Comment.2014 · Mains GS1 · Art & Culture · Sufis and Mystic Saints
- Discuss the Tandava dance as recorded in the early Indian inscriptions.2013 · Mains GS1 · Art & Culture · Tandava Dance
- Chola architecture represents a high watermark in the evolution of temple architecture. Discuss.2013 · Mains GS1 · Art & Culture · Chola Architecture
- With reference to the history of Indian rock-cut architecture, consider the following statements: 1. The caves at Badami are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India. 2. The Barabar rock-cut caves were originally made for Ajivikas by Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. 3. At Ellora, caves were made for different faiths. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture, Art & Culture · Rock-cut Architecture
- Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the difference between the two?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Buddhist Cave Architecture
- Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture, Art & Culture · Buddhism, Buddhist Philosophy
- Which of the following statements is/are applicable to Jain doctrine? 1. The surest way of annihilating Karma is to practice penance. 2. Every object, even the smallest particle has a soul. 3. Karma is the bane of the soul and must be ended. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Jain Philosophy
- Consider the following Bhakti Saints: 1. Dadu Dayal 2. Guru Nanak 3. Tyagaraja. Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture, Art & Culture · Bhakti Movement
- Consider the following historical places: 1. Ajanta Caves 2. Lepakshi Temple 3. Sanchi Stupa. Which of the above places is/are also known for mural paintings?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture, Art & Culture · Indian Painting, Mural Paintings
- With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Sankhya school: 1. Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul. 2. Sankhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Art & Culture · Sankhya Philosophy
- In the context of cultural history of India, a pose in dance and dramatics called Tribhanga has been a favourite of Indian artists from ancient times till today. Which one of the following statements best describes this pose?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture, Art & Culture · Indian Dance and Sculpture, Tribhanga Pose
- With reference to Manipuri Sankirtana, consider the following statements: 1. It is a song and dance performance. 2. Cymbals are the only musical instruments used. 3. It narrates the life and deeds of Lord Krishna. Which are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Art and Culture · Music and Dance
- With reference to the religious history of India, consider: 1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were sects of Jainism. 2. Sarvastivadin held that constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary but existed forever in a latent form. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Art and Culture · Buddhist Schools
- The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is one of the most famous paintings at2017 · Prelims GS1 · Art and Culture · Ajanta Paintings
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Chaliha Sahib Festival — Sindhis 2. Nanda Raj Jaat Yatra — Gonds 3. Wari-Warkari — Santhals. Which pairs are correctly matched?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Art and Culture · Festivals and Traditions
- Which of the following is/are famous for Sun temples? 1. Arasavalli 2. Amarakantak 3. Omkareshwar2017 · Prelims GS1 · Art and Culture · Temple Architecture
- ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣುವ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Bandaya Literature · ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ
- ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಹುಟ್ಟು ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯ ಮಜಲುಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Bandaya Literature · ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ
- ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ನೆಲೆಗಳು2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Bandaya Literature · ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ - ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ನೆಲೆಗಳು
- Weights satisfy A+B+C+D=17, A+C=6, P+Q+S+D=15, P+Q+R+B=17, with P=R and Q=S. Which statement must be correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Linear equations
- X, Y and Z jump in steps of 4, 6 and 5 feet respectively. At 8 AM all are at mark 199. How many marks between 195 and 1000 can all three land on, not necessarily at the same time?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · LCM
- A toy moves 5 feet forward for each forward jump and 2 feet backward for each backward jump. In 31 jumps it ends 15 feet ahead. What is the absolute difference between the numbers of forward and backward jumps?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Linear equations
- If 10^m ×1000×n = 75^25 ×25^32 ×32^75 and n is not divisible by 10, find m.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Prime factorization
- A 100 km/h train passes a person walking at 4 km/h in the same direction in 15 seconds. Approximately how long would it take to pass the person if the person walked in the opposite direction?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Relative speed
- For 1/3 < x < y < 2, which is always true? I. x+1/x < y+1/y. II. √(1+y²)/y < √(1+x²)/x.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Inequalities and functions
- Using measuring vessels of 1, 6, 25 and 100 litres, what is the minimum number of measurements needed to obtain a net 298 litres, allowing a measured quantity to be returned to the tank?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Measurement optimization
- Weights of 1, 2, 5 and 10 kg are available. In how many different ways can exactly 20 kg be measured if at least 8 but not more than 11 one-kilogram weights must be used?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Integer combinations
- A class average x rises by 4 when a score is corrected from 0 to100. Later another score is corrected from81 down to56. If the final average is y, find y−x.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Average
- x,y,z are distinct values chosen from 2,3,4,5. If M and N are the maximum and minimum of xy+z, what is M−N?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Optimization
- Positive variables satisfy y∝x² and x∝1/z. When z=7/25, x=5 and y=50. If y=98, find z.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Variation
- Runners X and Y have speed ratio 7:5 and start together in the same direction. After Y finishes5 laps it reverses and doubles speed; X continues until completing21 laps. How many meetings occur after start and before the final stopping instant?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Circular motion
- An exam awards +5 for correct and −2 for wrong. A student attempts all questions and scores69. Under an alternative +4/−1 scheme the same responses would score84. How many questions were there?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Linear equations
- An explosion occurs some distance from an army camp. When its sound reaches the camp, drone 1 flies to the site and sends a picture instantly on arrival. On receipt, drone 2 immediately flies to the same site and sends another picture. Pictures arrive at 5:02 PM and 5:05 PM. Drone speed is 30 m/s and sound speed 300 m/s. When did the explosion occur?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Time speed distance
- What is the units digit of 6^129 × 7^307?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Units digit
- A person saves 10% of salary. Salary rises by12% while expenditure rises by10%. What happens to monthly saving?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Percentage
- How many three-digit positive integers are integral powers of 2?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Powers
- Across all two-digit positive integers, how many times does the digit 5 occur?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Counting digits
- X cycles 6 km: first1 km at5 km/h, next2 km at10, last3 km at4. Y covers the same legs at4,10,5 km/h respectively. How many minutes earlier does Y finish?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Speed and time
- A sequence starts 4,7 and every later term is the sum of the two preceding terms. What is the sixth term?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Number sequence
- Male:female worker ratios in companies A and B are13:10 and7:5. If both companies have the same number of female workers, what is the ratio of their total workforces A:B?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Ratio
- For two distinct natural numbers, suppose HCF×LCM equals the cube of one of the numbers. I. Their difference must be even. II. One of the numbers must be a perfect square. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · HCF and LCM
- Digits x and y make the number 4x5y790 divisible by11. What remainder does x+y leave on division by11?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Divisibility by 11
- Alloy P is20% copper and80% zinc; Q is60% copper and40% zinc. In what ratio P:Q should they be mixed to obtain an alloy with equal copper and zinc?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Alligation
- A is a two-digit number with distinct non-zero reversal B, also two-digit. If A>B and A−B is a multiple of27, how many possible values of A exist?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Digits and divisibility
- A 3×100 rectangular strip must be tiled exactly with 3×3, 3×7 and 3×11 tiles. If x and y are the maximum and minimum possible numbers of tiles, what is x−y?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Integer optimization
- A train must cover800 km. After200 km a minor accident halves its speed; 400 km later a mechanical defect reduces the then-current speed to one-fourth. If reversing the order of accident and defect at those same distances would add4 hours, what was the original speed?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Speed changes
- Partners A,B,C share profit proportional to capital×time. A invests one-third of total capital for one-third of the duration; B one-fourth for one-fourth; C the remaining capital for the full duration. From ₹17,000 profit, how much does C receive?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Partnership
- A 10-litre container initially holds only chemical A. Three times, 1 litre of the mixture is removed and replaced with 1 litre of B. Approximately what percentage of the final mixture is B?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Replacement mixtures
- A delivery worker earns ₹5 per delivery plus ₹2 per kilometre, wants more than ₹500 per day, and refuses to travel more than100 km. Which number of deliveries definitely guarantees the target without knowing total distance?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Linear constraints
- A cube is painted on all faces and cut into 60 equal smaller pieces using the minimum number of planar cuts. Consider: I. The minimum number of cuts is 9. II. Six smaller pieces have no painted face. Which is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Mensuration
- If the operation satisfies 7 × 24 = 25 and 12 × 16 = 20, what is 16 × 63?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Number patterns
- Petrol rises by 10% from ₹90/litre. A person normally drives 2200 km per month in a car giving 16 km/litre. By how many kilometres must monthly travel be reduced to keep petrol spending unchanged?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Percentage
- A four-digit number N leaves remainders 1, 3, 4 and 7 when divided by 3, 5, 6 and 9 respectively. What is the smallest possible N?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Remainders
- What is the units digit of 1×3×5×7×9×…×999?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Units digit
- What is the greatest n for which 7×343×385×1000×2401×77777 is divisible by 35^n?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Prime factorization
- Find X in the sequence 24, X, 12, 18, 36, 90.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Number series
- P and Q start together at 5:00 a.m. on a circular track in opposite directions, moving at 5 and 3 rounds per hour. How many times do they cross between 5:20 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Time and speed
- A tram moving in the same direction overtakes walkers X and Y, who move at 3 km/h and 4 km/h. It completely passes them in 8 s and 9 s respectively. What is the tram's length?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Relative speed
- If N² = 12345678987654321, how many digits does N contain?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Squares
- A natural number N can be written as N=p+q+r, where p, q and r are distinct factors of N. How many such N below 50 exist?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Factors
- Three prime numbers p, q and r, each below 20, satisfy p−q=q−r. How many distinct values can p+q+r take?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Prime numbers
- How many distinct values of p+q+r are possible for natural numbers p, q and r satisfying 1/p + 1/q + 1/r = 1?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Diophantine fractions
- Team X scores N runs in 20 overs. Team Y ties the score in 10% fewer overs. The question also says that with a 50% higher average run rate, Y would tie the score in 12 overs. How many runs did X score?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Rates
- A commodity price p is increased by k%, decreased by k%, then again increased by k% and decreased by k%. If the final price is q, which relation is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Percentage
- Among the first 100 natural numbers, how many are not divisible by any of 2, 3, 5, 7 or 9?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Divisibility
- If 4≤x≤8 and 2≤y≤7, what is the ratio of the maximum value of (x+y) to the minimum value of (x−y)?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Optimization
- Let p and k be prime numbers such that p²+k is also prime and less than 30. How many possible values can k take?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Prime numbers
- There are n distinct sets, each containing three positive integers, whose LCM is 1001 and HCF is 1. What can be said about n?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · HCF and LCM
- X completes one-third of a work in 6 days, Y one-third in 8 days, and Z three-fourths in 12 days. They work together for n days; then X and Z stop, and Y finishes the remaining work in 8⅔ days. Find n.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Time and work
- Find X in 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, X, 42.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Number series
- Three T20 players X,Y,Z score 37 runs in total and X/Y=Y/Z. Compare their individual runs. Which ordering must hold?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Ratio and proportion
- Let p+q=10. Value I is the maximum pq for positive integers p,q. Value II is the maximum pq when integers satisfy p≥−6 and q≥−4. Compare the values.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Optimization
- For a set of 11 numbers, Value I is the minimum average when they are consecutive integers each ≥−5. Value II is the minimum product when they are consecutive non-negative integers. Compare.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Sequences
- The average of p,q,r is k. The amount by which p exceeds the average equals the amount by which q falls below the average. What is r?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Averages
- For a real number 0 x³. II. x>√x. Which is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Inequalities
- Two natural numbers differ by 10. What can be said about natural numbers divisible by 5 that lie strictly between them?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Divisibility
- Twenty pipes of set X can fill 70% of a tank in 14 minutes. Ten pipes of set Y fill 3/8 of it in 6 minutes. Sixteen pipes of set Z can empty half the tank in 20 minutes. If only 10 X pipes and 5 Y pipes work while all Z pipes are open, how long is required to fill half the tank?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Pipes and cisterns
- For natural number n, how many distinct remainders can 1^n + 2^n leave when divided by 4?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Remainders
- Let P = QQQ denote a three-digit number with all digits equal to Q. What is HCF(P, 481)?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · HCF
- In the concatenated sequence 12345678910111213..., what is the 489th digit?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Number sequence
- Consider: I. There exists a natural number whose number of factors remains unchanged after a 50% increase. II. There exists a natural number whose number of factors remains unchanged after a 150% increase. Which statements are correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Factors
- What is the remainder when 9^3 + 9^4 + ... + 9^100 is divided by 6?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Modular arithmetic
- Match relationship with communication style: A cricket captain–team; B judge–lawyers; C Vice Chancellor–Deputy Registrar; D peers/coworkers. Styles: 1 informal & firm, 2 informal & open-ended, 3 formal & open-ended, 4 formal & firm.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Communication styles
- Match communication tools to purpose: A Memorandum; B Flyer; C Bcc; D Minutes. Purposes: 1 record decisions, 2 inform confidentially, 3 intimate a directive, 4 disseminate non-targeted information.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Communication tools
- For interpersonal conflict among culturally diverse office staff, which directives are most appropriate? 1. Require staff to practise each group's cultural-marker activities. 2. Let conflicts resolve naturally over time. 3. Encourage staff to understand one another's perspectives.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Interpersonal conflict
- Match communication barriers to examples: A Semantic; B Cognitive; C Organisational; D Affective. Examples: 1 lack of feedback, 2 misunderstanding a word, 3 fear of social stigma, 4 information overload.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Communication barriers
- For an on-location questionnaire assessing feasibility of a family-oriented vacation resort near a mountain lake, which information should be included? 1. Family size. 2. Budget. 3. Number of earners. 4. Food allergies/diet restrictions.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Questionnaire design
- Regarding circular letters: 1. They are usually addressed to a group. 2. They typically contain customized non-standard content. 3. They are appropriate for confidential employee appraisal/increment notices. 4. They are less cost-effective than individually tailored letters. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Circular letters
- A passage on global food loss/waste asks which inferences follow: (1) distribution methods alone cause the waste; (2) land productivity is harmed; (3) reducing waste lowers the carbon footprint; (4) post-harvest loss-reduction technologies are unavailable.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the same food-waste passage, assess assumptions: (1) food-distribution mechanisms need redesign to reduce losses; (2) reducing food waste is a social and moral responsibility of all citizens.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage on inflation, interest rates and public debt asks which inferences follow: (1) central banks cannot sustainably reduce inflation without fiscal backing; (2) monetary-policy effects depend on government fiscal policy.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the inflation passage, assess assumptions: (1) fiscal policy alone causes higher prices; (2) higher prices do not affect long-term government bonds.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage argues that strong institutions reduce uncertainty in public decision-making. Which one of the following is the most logical implication?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- What is the least possible number of straight cuts needed to divide a cube into 64 identical smaller cubes?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- In 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1, replace each * by +, − or ×, with each operator used at most twice. What is the smallest non-negative value obtainable?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A group can finish a job in 6k days. By what percentage must the workforce increase to finish the same job in 5k days?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- X, Y and Z can individually complete a job in 6, 8 and 8 hours. Only one may work in each hour and nobody may work two consecutive hours. What is the minimum completion time?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- How many consecutive zeroes occur at the end of 1^2 × 2^4 × 3^6 × … × 25^50?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Starting 1 January 2023, a person saves ₹1 and then ₹2 more each day than on the previous day. At the end of which date does cumulative saving become both a perfect square and a perfect cube?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A passage on systems-based urban planning asks for the most rational inference.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the urban-planning passage, assess assumptions: (1) India needs a new generation of professionals with modern urban-practice knowledge; (2) Indian universities have no capacity or potential to teach a systems approach.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage on digital political discourse asks for its central idea.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the social-media passage, assess assumptions: (1) the Internet is not inclusive enough; (2) the Internet can adversely affect the quality of politics.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- 222^333 + 333^222 is divisible by which combination?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- What percentage of water, relative to the quantity of honey, must be added so that selling the mixture at the honey cost price yields a 20% gain?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- What is the rightmost non-zero digit of 30^30?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- 421 and 427 leave remainder 1 when divided by the same divisor. How many divisors can satisfy this?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- 399 L of petrol and 532 L of diesel must be bottled separately in equal integer-litre bottle sizes with no remainder. How many bottle capacities are possible?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- For S=x+y+z, where x,y,z are distinct primes below 10, which are possible units digits: (1) 0; (2) 9; (3) 5?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A passage on weak foundational learning among class-8 students asks which assumptions are valid: (1) parents have a greater role than government in effective school education; (2) a uniform modern curriculum for the whole country can resolve the issues.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the school-learning passage, which statement best captures the central idea?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage on science as a modern social enterprise asks what best reflects the author’s view.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Complete the patterned string A _ BCD _ BBCDABC _ DABC _ D. Which sequence fills the four blanks?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- P and Q are business partners. P invests ₹14,000 more than Q; P invests for 8 months and Q for 10 months. From a ₹2,000 profit, P receives ₹400 more than Q. What is P’s capital?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- P’s salary is 20% below Q’s, and Q’s is 20% below R’s. By what percentage is R’s salary greater than P’s?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A number is mistakenly divided by 4 instead of multiplied by 4. By what percentage does the obtained result differ from the correct result?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- In an exam, 80% pass English, 70% pass Hindi and 15% fail both. What percentage fail exactly one of the two subjects?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A father tells his son: “n years ago I was as old as you are now. My present age is four times your age n years ago.” If their present ages total 130 years, what is the difference between their ages?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Which unit equivalences are correct: (1) 1,000 litres=1 cubic metre; (2) 1 metric tonne=1,000 kg; (3) 1 hectare=10,000 square metres?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A passage on science and mankind asks which emphatic statements follow: (1) mankind could not have survived until today without science; (2) science will ultimately determine mankind’s destiny.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the same passage, assess assumptions: (1) the horrors of modern life are an inevitable result of science; (2) a frequently overlooked truth is that science is what human beings have made of it.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage on travel says prolonged exposure to other peoples teaches a crucial distinction. Which one?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the same travel passage, assess assumptions: (1) travel promotes understanding among human beings; (2) travel helps discover fundamental common values; (3) a sufficiently experienced traveller can resolve differences among people.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Let X be a two-digit number and Y its digit-reversal. If X+Y=99, how many possible values can X take?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- The weight of 6 boys equals that of 7 girls, 3 men and 4 women. If the average woman weighs 63 kg, what is the average boy’s weight?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- How many times do the hour and minute hands coincide between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on the same day?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- The calendar for 2025 is identical to the calendar for which year?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Let p,q be distinct odd positive integers and r,s distinct even positive integers. Which parity statements are correct: (1) (p−r)^2(qs) is even; (2) (q−s)q^2s is even; (3) (q+r)^2(p+s) is odd?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- What is the smaller angle between the hands of a clock at 4:25?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A passage criticises conventional classroom education for privileging seat-time over competencies and using a one-size-fits-all model. Which inferences follow: (1) it focuses duration more than competency; (2) it follows a one-size-fits-all approach?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the same classroom passage, assess assumptions: (1) because many workers are in the unorganised sector, conventional education need not change; (2) the present classroom system produces enough skilled workers for the demographic dividend.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage on adolescence and parental conflict asks which assumptions are valid: (1) adolescents may feel uncomfortable because parents are dominating/assertive; (2) modern adolescents generally lack respect for parents.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- What central idea best follows from the adolescence passage?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- How many times is the digit 5 used when numbering the pages of a 260-page book?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Find the sum of the first 28 terms of 1,1,2,1,3,2,1,4,3,2,1,5,4,3,2,…2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A person buys articles P,Q,R for ₹3,330. P costs 25% more than R and R costs 20% more than Q. What is the cost of P?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Two two-digit numbers AB and CD sum to the three-digit number 1CE, where A,B,C,D,E are distinct digits. What is A?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Three numbers x,y,z are selected from {1,2,3,4,5,6,7} such that x>2y>3z. How many ordered triplets satisfy this?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- The cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples equals twice the cost of 1 orange, 2 mangoes and 5 apples. Assess: (1) 3 oranges+5 mangoes+9 apples costs the same as the first basket; (2) one orange+one mango costs one apple.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A passage describes pumping CO2 dissolved in water into underground basalt, where it mineralises into carbonate rock. What is the most practical implication?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage says giant icebergs release nutrients that stimulate phytoplankton and can affect Southern-Ocean ecosystems. Assess assumptions: (1) giant icebergs can affect primary productivity and food chains; (2) their melting can have climate effects and influence world fisheries.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage describes caterpillar frass triggering plant defences against pathogens. What practical application is most logical?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- For the expression 32^5 + 2^27, which number must divide it?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Let positive integers p<q satisfy p+q=k. What is the smallest k for which p and q are not uniquely determined?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A person walks 100 m straight, turns left for 100 m, turns left again for 300 m, then turns right for 100 m. The final point is north-east of the starting point. In which direction did the person initially walk?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A person walks 100 m west, turns left and walks 100 m, then turns 225° clockwise. Which direction is the person now facing?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Statement: India is the world’s largest producer of milk. Conclusions: (1) India is necessarily the world’s largest milk exporter; (2) India therefore does not import milk or milk products. Which conclusion follows?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Data sufficiency: What are the natural-number values m and n? Statement I: m+n > mn and m>n. Statement II: mn=24.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Data sufficiency: What time is required to download a software file? Statement I: the file size is 12 MB. Statement II: the transfer rate is 2.4 KB per second.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A passage on democracy argues that inconvenient reality must remain visible in political speech, social assertion and deliberation, while responsible media should circulate reality without distortion. What best captures its central idea?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage discusses network-connected home devices and how manufacturers may compensate for thin margins by collecting personal data, sometimes without meaningful consent, to observe consumer behaviour. What practical message follows?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage on green growth argues that resource-intensive growth must give way to efficient, resource-frugal development so that prosperity is environmentally sustainable and broadly shared. What best states the crux?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Data sufficiency: x and y are distinct natural numbers. Can their unique values be determined? Statement I: x/y is an odd integer. Statement II: xy = 12.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency
- A sum is distributed among X, Y and Z. Who received the least? Statement I: X received 4/5 of what Y and Z together received. Statement II: Y received 2/7 of what X and Z together received.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency
- Data sufficiency: The average marks in a class are 60. Can the number of students be determined? Statement I: highest marks are 70 and lowest are 50. Statement II: removing the highest and lowest marks does not change the average.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency
- There are three distinct prime numbers whose sum is also prime. Can the three numbers be uniquely identified? Statement I: their sum is less than 23. Statement II: one of them is 5.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency
- Data sufficiency: Is x+y an integer? Statement I: 2x+y is an integer. Statement II: x+2y is an integer.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency
- A person buys articles p, q and r for ₹50; q costs ₹16 and is the least expensive. What is the price of p? Statement I: p costs no more than r. Statement II: r costs no more than p.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency
- P, Q, R and S took a test. Can we determine whether P scored more than Q? Statement I: P+Q=R+S. Statement II: P+S>Q+R.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency
- A passage contrasts poetry with claims to absolute truth: poetry accepts plurality, contradiction and imperfection and stands against tyranny, hierarchy and arrogance. What is its most rational message?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage explains that flowers evolved petals and perfume to attract pollinating insects; human-perceived beauty is a by-product. Assumptions: (1) flowers are creations of Nature’s luxury; (2) flowers have no usefulness except beauty. Which assumptions are valid?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- P and Q each have a two-digit age between 10 and 100, and reversing the digits of P’s age gives Q’s age. Can their age difference be determined? Statement I: P is older than Q. Statement II: their age sum is 11/6 times their age difference.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency
- Main statement: Pradeep becomes either a Director or a Producer. P: he is a Director; Q: he is a Producer; R: he is not a Director; S: he is not a Producer. Which ordered implication pair(s) are logically consistent with the main statement?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- If the symbols are redefined simultaneously so that + means subtraction, − means multiplication, × means division and ÷ means addition, what is the value of 10 + 30 − 100 × 50 ÷ 25?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Symbolic Operations
- Let P mean >, Q mean <, R mean “not greater than” (≤), S mean “not less than” (≥), and T mean =. Consider: (1) if 2x S 3y and 3x T 4z, then 9y P 8z; (2) if x Q 2y and y R z, then x R z. Which statements are correct?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- In a code, ABCD is written as 24 and EFGH as 1680. How is IJKL written?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Coding-Decoding
- In a code, POT becomes ATOP and TRAP becomes APART. How is ARENA written?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Coding-Decoding
- Find the missing term in the sequence 3, 14, 39, 84, *, 258.2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Series
- Letters P, Q, R, S and T represent the numbers 4, 5, 10, 12 and 15 in an unknown order. If Q−S=2S and T=R+S+3, what is P+R−T?2024 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Coding-Decoding
- A passage on growing inter-State water stress asks for the most rational immediate step for fair allocation among competing users.2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage links anaemia, tuberculosis and childhood malnutrition to productivity and future skill capacity. What is its main implication?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage on small farmers and climate adaptation asks for its central message.2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A box has 10 red pairs, 9 white pairs and 8 black pairs of shoes. In the worst case, how many shoes may need to be picked before obtaining a wearable red pair?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- In how many unordered ways can a batsman make exactly 25 runs using only singles, fours and sixes?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Four letters are randomly placed into four addressed envelopes. Consider: (1) exactly one letter can be wrongly placed; (2) there are six arrangements with exactly two letters correctly placed. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- What is the remainder when 85×87×89×91×95×96 is divided by 100?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- What is the units digit of (57242) raised to the product 9×7×5×3×1?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- ABC and DEF are 3-digit numbers using six distinct non-zero digits and ABC+DEF=1111. Find A+B+C+D+E+F.2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- For a 3-digit number D, the ratio D/(sum of its digits) is minimal. What is the difference between its hundreds and units digits?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A climate-risk passage argues that waiting for uncertain future technology before cutting emissions is risky. Which message is strongest?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage contrasts collective inertia on environmental and personal-health choices. Which assumption is most reasonable?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage says poor diets, affordability and food-system failures drive malnutrition and NCDs. What is its crux?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Among five positive integers p,q,r,s,t, exactly three are even and two odd. Consider: (1) p+q+r−s−t is definitely even; (2) 2p+q+2r−2s+t is definitely odd. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- For prime p and composite c, consider whether (p+c)/(p−c) can be even, p+c can be odd, and pc can be odd. Which statements can hold?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A 3-digit number ABC multiplied by digit D gives 37DD; A,B,C,D are distinct non-zero digits. Find A+B+C.2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- For any 3-digit block XYZ, the 6-digit number XYZXYZ is always divisible by which numbers?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- 125 identical small cubes form a larger cube. How many are completely surrounded by other cubes?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- How many distinct arrangements of 11223344 have odd digits only in odd positions and even digits only in even positions?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A, B and C can finish work alone in 8,16 and 12 days and work one day each cyclically from Monday. Consider: (1) work finishes on Thursday; (2) it finishes in 10 days. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A passage criticises ad-hoc vehicle bans for urban air pollution and calls for continuous scientific source data. What implication follows?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage links strong corporate governance with disclosure, investor confidence and access to external finance. What follows?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage describes elephants creating clearings, dispersing seeds, enriching soil and providing water access. What is the best inference?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Given 7⊕9⊕10=8, 9⊕11⊕30=5 and 11⊕17⊕21=13 under the same rule, find 23⊕4⊕15.2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- For positive integer x, 7x+96 is divisible by x. How many possible x values exist?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- For distinct positive single-digit p,q,r,s, what is the greatest value of (p+q)(r+s)?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- N consists of ninety-nine consecutive 9s. What remainder does N leave on division by 13?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A nine-digit number consisting only of 1s is squared. What is the sum of digits of the square?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- What is the sum of all digits appearing in every integer from 10 through 100 inclusive?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A train covers 360 km at an average speed of 60 km/h. If the average speed is increased by 20%, how much time is saved?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Numeracy
- Six marked points lie on the four sides of a square: one each on two opposite sides and two each on the other two. How many distinct triangles use three of these points?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A municipal-waste passage discusses segregation, recycling and waste-to-energy. Assumptions: (1) all collection/processing/segregation should be government-run; (2) resource recovery is best handled by private technology firms. Which is valid?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the same municipal-waste passage, what is the central practical message?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- An organic-farming passage notes weak regulation and unsafe misuse of some organic inputs. Assumptions: (1) organic farming is inherently unsafe; (2) farmers and consumers need education about eco-friendly food. Which is valid?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- What is the most practical message of the organic-farming passage?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage links monoculture and loss of traditional foods to malnutrition. Which assumptions are valid: monoculture is inevitable for zero hunger; crop dependence harms health/ecosystems; food policy should include nutrition security; subsidies explain all crop-diversity choices?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A box contains 14 black, 20 blue, 26 green, 28 yellow, 38 red and 54 white balls. Consider two stated worst-case thresholds: 175 to force a full colour-group and 167 to force at least one of every colour. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- If the coding rule maps ZERO to CHUR, how is PLAYER coded?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Five age statements compare A,B,C,D,E,F. How many of the five statements are needed to determine the oldest person/persons?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A family has A,B,C,D,E. Given four statements about marriage, parentage and sibling relations, which information is sufficient to determine E’s relation to B?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Which number group differs from the others?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A passage says warmer, low-snow winters lengthen the “vernal window” and disrupt timing of birds and other ecological events. Assumptions: (1) global warming is making spring earlier/longer; (2) an earlier/longer spring is necessarily harmful to bird populations. Which is valid?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage notes that only about 40% of applied synthetic nitrogen enters crops while the rest causes air/water pollution. What is its key message?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A climate-justice passage discusses adaptation, loss and damage, resources, technology and support for victims. What is the most crucial message?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Principal P becomes Q in one year at nominal annual rate R compounded half-yearly, and also at annual rate S compounded once yearly. Which relation holds?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- How many natural-number divisors n make 1186 leave remainder 31 when divided by n?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Let pp, qq and rr denote repeated-digit 2-digit numbers with p<q<r and pp+qq+rr=tt0. Consider: (1) p has 5 possible values; (2) q has 6 possible values. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- What is the sum of all 4-digit numbers below 2000 formed from 1,2,3,4 without repetition?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- From 12 objects arranged on a circle, how many selections of 10 consecutive objects are possible when direction is clockwise?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- If today is Sunday, what weekday is the 10^10-th day from today?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Three traffic lights take 25, 39 and 60 seconds respectively for each green-to-red or red-to-green change. All turn green at 2:00 p.m. When next do all turn green together?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A passage says forest, wetland and pasture foods can supplement cultivated food and buffer crop failures. What is the central message?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage links untreated antibiotic-manufacturing effluent with drug-resistant bacteria. What is the most practical response?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage argues that foundational school skills are prerequisites for higher education, skills and a knowledge economy. What is its crux?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Forty children stand in a circle. Starting with child 1, the ring is passed with successively increasing jumps: 1→2, 2→4, 4→7, etc. After how many holders including child 1 does it return to child 1?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- In the sequence Z repeated twice, Y three times, X four times, W five times, and so on down to A, which letter occupies the middle term(s)?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Data sufficiency: Is p>q? Statement 1: pq>0. Statement 2: p²>q². Which is correct?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Data sufficiency: Is p+q−r greater than p−q+r? Statement 1: p−q>0. Statement 2: p−r<0. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- At a party 75 took tea, 60 coffee, 15 both, nobody taking milk takes tea, and everyone took at least one drink. To find total attendance, Statement 1 says 50 took milk; Statement 2 says attendance is five times the number taking milk only. Which is sufficient?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Data sufficiency for an unknown 3-digit number: Statement 1 says sum of digits equals product; Statement 2 says number is divisible by its digit sum. Can the number be determined?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Five children have ages a<b<c<d<e with successive differences of 2 years. Find a. Statement 1: e=3a. Statement 2: average age is 8. Which is sufficient?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A passage on the paradox of choice says abundant options, constant connectivity and information overload can increase anxiety and indecision. What is the main message?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage on financialising Indian household savings identifies bureaucracy, distrust and lack of information. Which implied solutions fit: flexible environment; customised household solutions; fintech innovation?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A pharmaceutical-patent passage discusses innovation incentives versus unaffordable medicine. Which assumptions are valid: (1) patent prices burden purchasing power; (2) foreign dependence is the key burden; (3) affordability is irrelevant to policy; (4) governments must balance patentee and patient interests?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage argues that data protection and user control are necessary for a healthy digital economy. Assumptions: privacy has economic value; privacy and innovation are fundamentally linked. Which is valid?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Four papers each carry 100 marks and scores are integers. In how many different ordered score combinations can a student obtain exactly 99% overall?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A flag has four horizontal strips using red, green and yellow, with adjacent strips never the same colour. How many designs are possible?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A 4 m × 2.2 m floor is tiled with non-overlapping 1.4 m × 0.6 m rectangles, edges parallel to floor edges and either orientation allowed. What maximum number fits?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Five persons P,Q,R,S,T receive five distinct tasks. Neither P nor Q may take Task 1; Task 2 must go to R or S. How many assignments are possible?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Unlimited coins weigh 2,5,10,25 and 50 g. Consider: (1) buying exactly 78 g requires at least 7 coins; (2) weighing 78 g can be done with fewer than 7 coins. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Symbols mean: A+B=>, A−B=≤, A×B=≥, A÷B= Q.2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A passage says measured unemployment among young educated Indians partly reflects rising enrolment and willingness to wait for suitable jobs. What is the author’s point?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage argues science and government both need philosophy to coordinate knowledge toward proper goals. What practical message follows?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A passage says the State exists not to dominate or frighten people but to let them live securely and exercise free reason. What term best captures its ultimate goal?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- What is the remainder when 2^192 is divided by 6?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Complete the patterned sequence ABC__ABC_DABBCD_ABCD with four missing letters.2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- AB and CD are two-digit numbers; AB×CD=DEF and DEF+GHI=975. All nine letters are distinct digits, with E=0 and F=8. Find A+B+C.2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Five candidates P,Q,R,S,T satisfy: exactly one of P,Q was selected; it is false that at least one of R,S was selected; at most two of R,S,T were selected. Conclusions: (1) at least four were selected; (2) S was selected. Which follows?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Statements satisfy: if P then Q and S; if R and S then not T. Conclusions: (1) if T is true, at least one of P and R must be false; (2) if Q is true, P is true. Which follows?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A 7×5×3 cuboid is painted with a different colour on each pair of opposite faces and cut into 1 cm cubes. Statements: (1) exactly 15 cubes have no paint; (2) exactly 6 cubes have exactly a blue and green face. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Arrange the letters of INCOMPREHENSIBILITIES in reverse alphabetical order. How many letter positions remain unchanged from the original word?2023 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A passage argues that fossil-fuel-dependent production and finite resources make present development patterns unsustainable. Which factors are identified as causes: (1) heavy dependence on fossil fuels; (2) limited resources; (3) expansion of recycling?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—sustainable development
- According to the same passage, developed countries can help developing countries move toward sustainable human development through: (1) cheaper access to clean energy; (2) concessional support for public transport; (3) encouraging more sustainable production and consumption. Which option is accepted?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—sustainable development
- A passage warns that deforestation and land denudation can intensify erosion and dry up perennial streams. Which outcomes follow: (1) depletion of soil resources; (2) shortage of land for the common person; (3) lack of water for cultivation?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—deforestation
- Find the next term in the sequence 20, 10, 10, 15, 30, 75, X.2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number series
- An ID uses each of the digits 1,2,4,5,7,8,9 once. Successively deleting digits from the right leaves numbers divisible by 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2 respectively, while the original is divisible by 9. Which value can be the sum of its middle three digits?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Divisibility puzzle
- Two runners move together 50 m. X then turns right for 60 m and later left for 50 m; Y turns left for 40 m and later right for 50 m. How far apart are they at the end?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Direction & displacement
- Which of the following dates in June 2099 falls on a Sunday?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Calendar
- A ₹1,840 bill is paid using exactly 50 notes of ₹50, ₹20 and ₹10. Test these claims: (1) exactly 25 notes are ₹50; (2) exactly 35 notes are ₹20; (3) exactly 20 notes are ₹10. Which claims are not possible?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Linear equations—currency notes
- Which is the smallest among 2^40, 3^21, 4^18 and 8^12?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Exponents & comparison
- Digits 1–9 are used exactly once to form three 3-digit numbers, where the second is twice the first and the third is three times the first. If the first number uses exactly three of digits 2,3,7,9, how many valid arrangements exist?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Digit arrangement
- A passage compares administration of a State with skilled professions such as medicine and shoemaking, questioning the assumption that winning votes alone proves administrative competence. Which message is accepted?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage message—political competence
- Why does a passage criticize India's conventional poverty-counting methodology?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—poverty
- Why is income poverty only one way of identifying the poor?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—multidimensional poverty
- In the passage's terminology, what does 'poverty of a life' mean?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage concept—capability poverty
- X and Y run a 3 km race on a 300 m circular track at speeds in the ratio 3:2, starting together in the same direction. How many times does the faster runner overtake the slower one before finishing?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Circular track—relative speed
- If the alphabet is reversed so A maps to Z, B to Y, and so on, how is LUCKNOW encoded?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Coding-decoding
- A single-elimination chess tournament has 150 entrants and no draws. How many matches are played to determine one winner?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Counting—tournament
- How many three-digit numbers with no repeated digit have all digits odd and are divisible by 5?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Counting digits
- Data sufficiency: Is x an integer? Statement 1: x/3 is not an integer. Statement 2: 3x is an integer. Which assessment is correct?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data sufficiency—number properties
- A price rises by 25%, then falls by 20%, and then rises by 10%. What is the net increase over the original price?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Successive percentages
- A passage says farm productivity has plateaued in places, climate change may reduce suitable land, and technologies developed in richer countries need local adaptation. Are these assumptions valid: (1) agricultural technology development is confined to developed countries; (2) agricultural technology is not adapted in developing countries?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage assumptions—agricultural technology
- From the same agriculture passage, evaluate: (1) poorer countries need improvement in existing farming techniques; (2) developed countries necessarily waste less food because their infrastructure is better. Which assumption is valid?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage assumptions—farming practices
- The agriculture passage implies which assumption: (1) producing enough food for future humanity will be challenging; (2) corporate farming is the required solution for food security in poor countries?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage assumptions—food security
- Letters A, B, C, D and E are arranged so that exactly two letters lie between A and E. How many arrangements are possible?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Permutations—letter arrangement
- Data sufficiency: Is Z the brother of X? Statement 1: X is brother of Y and Y is brother of Z. Statement 2: X, Y and Z are siblings. Which assessment is correct?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data sufficiency—family relation
- Along one side of a 1.01 km road, 101 plants are placed at equal intervals including the endpoints. What is the distance from the first to the fifth consecutive plant?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Uniform spacing
- There are 3 direct roads A–B, 4 direct roads B–C and 3 direct roads A–C. How many ways can one travel from A to C either directly or via B?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Counting routes
- A gives B half his coins plus 2. B then gives C half his coins plus 2, and C gives D half his coins plus 2. D ends with the smallest two-digit number. How many coins did A initially have?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reverse arithmetic
- In the concatenated pattern A, AB, ABC, ABCD, ABCDE, ... what letter occupies the 100th position?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Alphabet series
- A, B and C stand somewhere in a queue. Four people are between A and B, seven between B and C, 11 are ahead of C and 13 are behind A. What is the minimum possible queue length?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Queue arrangement
- A passage on evolution says natural selection cannot anticipate future environments. Which statements capture why: (1) inadequately prepared species may go extinct; (2) all existing species will become extinct because genomes cannot handle biological mishaps; (3) genomic inability to handle change can cause extinction; (4) extinction is a recurring feature of evolution?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—evolution
- Why does the passage say Darwinian evolution is 'not a theory at all' in the colloquial sense?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage interpretation—evolution
- From the evolution passage, which assumptions are valid: (1) only species able to withstand environmental challenges will persist; (2) over 90% of species currently on Earth are at imminent risk of extinction; (3) Darwin's theory explains every natural phenomenon?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage assumptions—evolution
- A passage links rising affluence to protein-rich diets and greater use of energy-consuming devices, both of which increase water demand. What is its central implication for India?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage crux—water demand
- How many seconds are contained altogether in x weeks, x days, x hours, x minutes and x seconds?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Unit conversion—time
- P, Q, R, S, T and U form a family. R is Q's spouse; U is mother of T and S; T is P's daughter; P is R's son; and there are two couples. Which stated grandparent/gender relationship is certain?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Family relation
- Data sufficiency: City Q is 18 km from R and city P is 43 km from R. Can the distance between P and Q be determined?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data sufficiency—distance
- Syllogism: All pens are books; no chair is a pen. Conclusions include all chairs are books, some chairs are pens, all books are chairs, and no chair is a book. What necessarily follows?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Syllogism
- Syllogism: Some doctors are teachers; all teachers are engineers; all engineers are scientists. Which conclusions follow: I some scientists are doctors; II all engineers are doctors; III some engineers are doctors?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Syllogism
- Eight people A–H sit around a circular table facing inward. B and D are neither adjacent nor opposite C; A sits between E and D; F sits between B and H. Which listed relationship is definitely true?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Circular seating
- A passage says excessive labour leaves people too exhausted for serious leisure, self-improvement and spiritual activity. What central idea does it express?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage crux—overwork
- According to that passage, why does the overworked person fail to pursue self-improvement?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—leisure
- When a demographic dividend begins, which outcomes are inevitable: (1) illiteracy declines; (2) the relative share of the very young and very old falls for a time; (3) population growth quickly stabilizes?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—demographic dividend
- From the demographic-dividend passage, evaluate: (1) a demographic dividend is essential for any rapid rise in economic growth; (2) promotion of higher education is essential for rapid growth. Which inference is justified?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—growth
- P and Q together buy 21 notebooks, Q buys 5 fewer than P, P buys 5 more than X, X and Y together buy 28, and Z buys 8 more than X. At ₹40 each, what is the total cost?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Simultaneous equations
- A driver leaves home at 14:30. The village clock reads 15:15 on arrival. After 25 village-clock minutes, he returns by a route 1.25 times as long at twice the outward speed and reaches home at 16:00. Relative to the home clock, how is the village clock set?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Time-speed & clock error
- A receives twice B's pens, three times C's, four times D's, five times E's and six times F's. What is the minimum total number of pens if every child must receive an even number?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · LCM & ratios
- Six people A–F sit around a circular table. B is opposite C, D opposite E, and F is immediately left of B. Can the person immediately left of A be determined from these statements?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data sufficiency—seating
- Data sufficiency: Manisha is 24 years younger than her mother. Five years later their ages are in the ratio 3:5. Which information suffices to determine Manisha's age?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data sufficiency—ages
- Six one-hour lectures A–F are scheduled consecutively from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. F is immediately preceded by A and followed by C; B is the final lecture. Can the third-period lecture be uniquely identified?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data sufficiency—scheduling
- A passage argues that machine productivity may create more leisure, but a leisured population needs education both for useful knowledge and for intelligent enjoyment. Which conclusions are accepted?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—education & leisure
- A passage asks why presents often thrill adults less than children and suggests abundance, loss of joy in giving/receiving, excessive caution and anxiety. Which statement is correct?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—joy
- What habit does that passage criticize most directly?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage crux—present-mindedness
- Let A, B and C be distinct non-zero digits. Let x be the sum of all six three-digit numbers formed using A, B and C once each. Evaluate: (1) the smallest four-digit possible x is 1332; (2) the largest three-digit possible x is 888.2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Digit permutations & sums
- A 3-digit PIN uses distinct digits from 1–7 in decreasing order, with every pair differing by at least 2. What is the maximum number of attempts required to guarantee finding the PIN?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinations with restrictions
- Eight equally spaced points lie on a circle. How many right triangles can be formed using these points if one side must be a diameter?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Circle geometry & counting
- 24 men and 12 women can finish a job in 30 days. How long would 12 men and 24 women take?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Work-rate data sufficiency
- What is the remainder when 91×92×93×94×95×96×97×98×99 is divided by 1261?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Remainders & factorization
- For a 20 cm × 8 cm rectangle, consider: (1) it can be cut exactly into four square pieces; (2) it can be divided into ten triangles of equal area. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Geometry—area partition
- If adding 70% of x to y makes 165% of y, and adding 60% of x to z makes 165% of z, which ordering is correct?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percent equations
- A passage says people who fail to accumulate sufficient money are often easily influenced by newspapers, neighbours and other people's opinions. What is necessarily implied?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—independent judgment
- What is the main practical message of that passage about opinions?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage crux—independent thinking
- A passage states that social order is a sacred right underlying other rights, but that this order is founded on conventions rather than nature. Evaluate: (1) conventions are the source of human rights; (2) human rights can be exercised only within a social order.2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—social order & rights
- In a two-candidate election, 80% of registered voters vote, all votes are valid, and X receives 56% of votes cast. If X wins by 1,440 votes, how many registered voters are there?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Election arithmetic—percentages
- What is the smallest integer greater than 1000 that leaves remainder 3 when divided by each of 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · LCM & remainders
- Let p be a two-digit number and q its digit reversal. If p×q=2430, what is |p−q|?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Digit reversal
- Let p be prime and q composite. Which can occur: (1) p×q is odd; (2) q/p is prime; (3) p+q is prime?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Prime/composite properties
- Consider clock-hand claims: (1) hour and minute hands coincide between 3:16 and 3:17; (2) minute and second hands coincide between 4:58 and 4:59. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Clock hands
- Container X has 100 ml milk and Y has 100 ml water. Transfer 20 ml milk X→Y, mix, then transfer 20 ml mixture Y→X. If m is the amount/proportion of milk remaining in X and n the corresponding water remaining in Y, how do they compare?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Mixtures
- A household pie chart assigns angles B=90°, C=50°, D=45° and E=75°. What percentage of total expenditure belongs to the remaining item A?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Pie chart
- A passage argues that even apparently trivial scientific research may later supply useful facts for a talented investigator, unlike some merely rearranged literary/historical work. What does the author assume about scientific research?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage assumption—scientific research
- According to the same passage, how should one view a scientific research result in relation to a capable investigator?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage inference—research value
- A passage notes India receives roughly three-fourths of annual precipitation during about 120 monsoon days and too little during the rest of the year. What is the most durable response to both floods and droughts?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage application—water management
- If 15! = 3^m × n for positive integer n, what is the maximum possible m?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Prime factor exponent
- Find X in 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, X.2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number series
- A password uses exactly one non-zero digit, one capital vowel and one capital consonant, must start with the vowel and end with the consonant. How many passwords are possible?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Counting principle
- Nine cups are arranged in a 3×3 grid; six contain coffee and three tea. In how many arrangements does every row contain at least one coffee cup?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinations—grid arrangement
- For three consecutive integers, the sum equals their product. How many integer triples satisfy this?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Integer equations
- How many decimals of the form 0.XY exist when X and Y are distinct non-zero digits?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Counting digits
- Average weight of A,B,C is 40 kg; average of B,D,E is 42 kg; and F weighs exactly as much as B. What is the average weight of all six people?2022 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Averages
- A passage argues that when people judge only their own religious denomination nothing seems wrong, but mutual judgment between denominations makes every faith appear wrong. What is the most logical assumption?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inference from passage
- A passage says unrest and law-breaking arise more from a badly ordered state than innate wickedness, and citizens must be formed through sound laws. Which inference follows best?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inference from passage
- A passage treats equal civic standing as a basic democratic norm. Which assumptions are valid: 1 equality enables confident participation in social transactions; 2 inequality necessarily destroys democracy; 3 equal standing is unrealizable; 4 equality should enter everyday values and political vocabulary?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
- Plato's passage describes aristocracy, oligarchy and democracy each deteriorating when its own governing principle is carried to excess. What is the crux?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Crux of passage
- In a group of 120 people, 80 are Indians and 40 foreigners; 70 people speak English. What can be said about the number of Indians who speak English?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Sets & counting
- Using three distinct non-zero digits that are multiples of 3, form all possible three-digit numbers and let their sum be S. Is S always divisible by 74 and/or 9?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Divisibility & permutations
- Class A has 25 students with scores from 17 to 21; Class B has 30 students with scores from 22 to 30. Four students move from A to B. Which is certain: 1 B's average decreases; 2 A's average increases?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Averages
- Data sufficiency: Priya is four ranks below Seema and 31st from bottom; alternatively Ena is two ranks above Seema and 37th from bottom. In a class of 40, which information suffices to find Seema's rank from top?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data sufficiency—ranking
- Data sufficiency: A and D are each heavier than B, E and F but neither is the heaviest. A is heavier than D but lighter than C. Who is heaviest among A, B, C, D and E?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data sufficiency—ordering
- Reverse each successive block of four letters in the English alphabet and interchange Y and Z at the end. What is the fourth letter to the right of the 13th letter in the transformed sequence?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Alphabet series
- A passage presents India's energy and climate choices as involving fuel production, access, imports, pricing, governance, environment, efficiency, transport and renewables. What is its critical message?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Critical message
- A passage warns that feeding antibiotics to livestock as growth promoters can create resistant superbugs, while countries eliminating such use can still maintain production. What is the best message?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Critical message
- A passage attributes high food prices to fuel, weather, land diversion and rising demand from populous emerging economies. Which assumptions are valid: 1 oil-producing countries cause high food prices; 2 a future food crisis will occur specifically in emerging economies?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
- A passage describes GDP growth as central to development economics because it can create employment, investment and resources for a better life. Are these assumptions valid: 1 rising GDP is essential for being developed; 2 rising GDP guarantees reasonable income distribution?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
- Seven books P–V have attributes of colour, age and subject. R, Q and T are blue; only S and U are new; P, R and S are law reports, the rest gazetteers. Which are old gazetteers with blue covers?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set intersection
- In the sequence 3,2,7,4,13,10,21,18,31,28,43,40 the odd and even positions should follow analogous difference patterns. Which term should replace the incorrect one?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number series
- A 3×3 alpha-numeric matrix follows row-wise numeric and cyclic letter patterns: row1 7B,10A,3C; row2 3C,9B,6A; row3 10A,13C,?. What is missing?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Matrix pattern
- Two sequences use the same successive multipliers. If 8,4,6,15,52.5,… corresponds to 5,A,B,C,D,…, what is C?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number pattern
- X and Y start 15 km apart and walk toward each other. X walks constantly at 1.5 km/h; Y walks 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2 km/h in successive hours. Are these correct: 1 they meet after 5 hours; 2 they meet halfway?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Speed, time & distance
- A student scores across six equal-maximum papers in the ratio 5:6:7:8:9:10 and has an overall 60%. In how many papers is the score below 60% of the maximum?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratios & averages
- A passage explains that fig trees can support frugivores when other food is scarce and may foster seedlings of other trees. Which assumptions are valid: 1 figs can act as keystone species; 2 they grow where no other woody species can; 3 sacred trees can aid biodiversity conservation; 4 figs can support seed dispersal of other trees?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
- An agroecology passage emphasizes mimicking natural ecosystems, closing nutrient loops, intercropping and integrating trees, livestock and crops. Which practices are compatible as implied: 1 cover crops; 2 fertigation; 3 hydroponics; 4 mixed farming; 5 polyculture; 6 vertical farming?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Agroecology inference
- A passage notes that computers increasingly control physical systems such as cars, medical devices and infrastructure, while connected devices may be no more trustworthy than desktops. What is the most critical inference?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inference from passage
- A passage links infectious disease control to personal hygiene plus clean water, sanitation, food security and community conditions. Which assumptions are valid: 1 personal-hygiene enthusiasts ignore community hygiene; 2 personal cleanliness prevents multidrug resistance; 3 market entry itself raises infection risk; 4 micro-level interventions alone are insufficient; 5 community hygiene through public health is crucial?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
- Logic: Some cats are cupboards; some cupboards are chairs; all chairs are tables. Conclusions: I certainly some cupboards are tables; II some cats may not be chairs. Which follows?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Syllogism
- A ball is dropped from 1.5 m and rebounds to four-fifths of its previous height. It ceases bouncing once the preceding rebound height falls below 50 cm. How many times does it hit the ground before stopping?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Geometric decay
- Capital consonants of the English alphabet are viewed in a vertical mirror. How many have mirror images that do not look like the original letter?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Mirror images
- A woman drives 10 km south, 20 km east, 40 km north, 5 km east and 30 km south. What is the shortest distance from her final position to her start?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Direction & displacement
- How many integers from 700 through 1000 have digit sum equal to 10?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Digit counting
- A woman runs 12 km north, 6 km south and then 8 km east. Relative to the start, in which direction is she?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Direction sense
- A grassland-lighting experiment found that low-intensity amber artificial light inhibited flowering of a food plant and reduced aphid abundance. What is the most critical inference?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inference from passage
- A passage says most flowering plants depend on animal pollination and effective pollination requires refuges of natural vegetation. Which assumptions are valid: 1 cereal production is impossible without diverse animal pollinators; 2 horticultural monoculture necessarily harms insects; 3 pollinators become scarce in cultivated landscapes lacking natural vegetation; 4 insect diversity can support plant diversity?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
- A climate study of the Cauvery basin projects rising temperatures, fewer rainy days, more runoff, less recharge and more drought, increasing farmers' groundwater dependence. What is the crux?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Crux of passage
- Researchers use embryonic stem cells and biochemical assays to assess BPA toxicity during cell differentiation. Which assumptions are valid: 1 BPA may alter embryonic development in vivo; 2 such assays directly identify treatments for pollution-induced diseases; 3 embryonic stem cells can model physiological effects of pollutants?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
- What is the remainder when 3^2019 is divided by 10?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Remainders
- The number 3798125P369 is divisible by 7. Which digit P satisfies the condition?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Divisibility
- In 2021 petrol costs 80+0.1m rupees/litre on day m for m≤100 and then remains fixed; diesel costs 69+0.15n on day n all year. On what date are the prices equal?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Linear equations & calendar
- An animal population is 50 at the start of 2021 and is predicted to double every 12 years. Which equation models population P after n years?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Exponential growth
- In a class, 60% are Indian and 50% are girls. If 30% of Indian students are girls, what percentage of foreign students are boys?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- Logic: Some radios are mobiles; all mobiles are computers; some computers are watches. Conclusions: I certainly some radios are watches; II certainly some mobiles are watches. Which follows?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Syllogism
- A passage observes that historic exploration—from Silk Road trade to ocean voyages—was driven strongly by the search for resources and markets. Which statement best sums it up?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Crux of passage
- A passage says most people condemn deliberate lies except where truth may cause greater harm, and notes that even truthful people use words containing some deliberate falsehood. What idea is highlighted in the first part?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inference from passage
- From the same passage on semantic lies, which habit is said to occur more often even among generally truthful or good people?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inference from passage
- A body-composition pie chart has water 70% and protein 16%; the remaining dry elements are 14%. If p represents protein plus other dry elements, what central angle represents p?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Pie chart & percentage
- Joseph visits a club every 5th day, Harsh every 24th day and Sumit every 9th day. If they meet on Sunday, on which weekday do they next all meet?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · LCM & calendar
- A two-digit number differs from the number obtained by reversing its digits by 54. Which statements are correct: 1 the digit sum can be determined only if their product is known; 2 the difference between the digits can be determined?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Digits & equations
- X tells Y: at the time of your birth I was twice your present age. X is now 42. Are these correct: 1 eight years ago X was five times Y's age; 2 after fourteen years X will be twice Y's age?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ages
- An article's price falls by 20% and the reduced price then rises by 25%. What is the net percentage change from the original?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- A positive integer multiplied by 7 produces a number consisting entirely of digit 1s. What is the smallest such integer among the choices?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number properties
- A worker completes 7/8 of a job in 21 days. If the total amount of work is then treated as 50% greater than the original job, how many additional days are needed from that point?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Work & time
- A passage discusses tension between markets and democracy: markets allocate resources efficiently but can leave people without demanded skills or employment. Which assumptions are valid: 1 welfare democracies depend on markets alone; 2 markets ensure enough growth for effective democracy; 3 government programmes are needed for people left behind?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
- A passage criticizes schooling that transmits academic content but insufficiently prepares students to question, confront caste/gender/famine issues and handle the ideological freedom of university. What is the central idea?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Crux of passage
- Points P, Q and R lie on one straight line with PQ:QR=3:5. How many distinct possible values can PQ:PR take as their order on the line varies?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratios & geometry
- On a standard chessboard, in how many ways can six consecutive squares be selected along one of the two full diagonals, staying on a straight diagonal path?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Counting
- Fill the six blanks in the letter series _b_a_ba_b_abab_aab so that the full series follows a consistent repeating order.2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Letter series
- Using exactly the multiset of digits 2,2,3,3,3, how many distinct five-digit numbers greater than 30000 can be formed?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Permutations with repetition
- Which statements are possible: 1 five consecutive integers can sum to 100; 2 the product of three consecutive natural numbers can equal their sum?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number properties
- A cube-shaped vessel of side 1 metre is completely filled with water. Ignoring wall thickness, how many millilitres does it contain?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Units & volume
- Six people stand in a row. A seventh person must shake hands with exactly three of them, with no two selected people consecutive in the row. How many combinations are possible?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinations
- Money is divided among A, B and C in the ratio p:q:r. Consider: 1 A definitely gets the largest share if p>q+r; 2 C definitely gets the smallest share if r<p+q. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratios & inequalities
- A passage describes top universities using flipped classrooms, sharing high-quality video lectures freely and encouraging other institutions to integrate them into local teaching. What is the central idea?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Crux of passage
- A passage says Indian cities face climate vulnerability from dense populations and inadequate infrastructure and must address air quality, transport and citizen participation. What is the most rational inference?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inference from passage
- Jay and Vijay spend equal amounts at the same shop. Jay buys 3 pens and 5 pencils; Vijay buys 2 pens and 7 pencils. What follows?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Linear equations
- P scores 40 marks more than Q. Q's score is 10% less than P's. What is Q's score?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages & equations
- X, Y and Z have money. If Y gives X Rs 40, Y then has half as much as Z; if Z gives X Rs 40, all three have equal amounts. What is their total money?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Simultaneous equations
- In a code, MATHEMATICS becomes LBSIDNZUHDR by alternately shifting letters backward and forward by one. How is CHEMISTRY coded?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Coding-decoding
- At which time range are the hour and minute hands exactly 180° apart around 7 o'clock?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Clock problems
- A test has 90 questions. A correct answer earns 5 marks and a wrong answer loses 2 marks. A student attempts all questions and scores 387. How many answers are wrong?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Scores & equations
- In the alphametic addition 3P + 4P + PP + PP = RQ2, with P,Q,R distinct digits, what is the arithmetic mean of all possible sums?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Alphametic arithmetic
- In the alphametic multiplication PQ × 3 = RQQ, with P,Q,R distinct and R non-zero, what is (P+R)/Q?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Alphametic arithmetic
- A political-philosophy passage says that in a natural condition each person judges good and bad by private advantage, whereas common notions of right and wrong arise in civil society through shared law. What is the central idea?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Crux of passage
- A passage on technology, cross-border economic activity and geopolitical uncertainty implies which propositions: 1 excessive globalization is always against national interest; 2 technology increasingly blurs economic borders; 3 innovation and capital constrain traditional state domains; 4 every country should build wholly domestic supply chains; 5 geopolitics must cope with ambiguity and uncertainty?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Implications from passage
- A passage says IBC resolution and bank recapitalization can help NPAs but cannot by themselves prevent reckless lending; future credit cycles need deeper systemic changes. What practical suggestion follows?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inference from passage
- A passage states that monetary and fiscal policy cannot independently achieve macroeconomic welfare without active support from each other. What corollary follows?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Corollary from passage
- Four batsmen have runs/balls faced: A 75/175, B 55/97, C 35/125, D 25/105. Who scores fastest?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratios & data interpretation
- In a village, half own houses, one-fifth cultivate paddy, one-third are literate and four-fifths are under 25. Which statement must be true?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set overlap
- Data sufficiency: Statement 1 says the last day of a month is Wednesday; Statement 2 says the third Saturday is the 17th. What day is the 14th?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data sufficiency—calendar
- What day of the week is 10 October 2027?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Calendar
- Logic: Some greens are blues; some blues are blacks. Conclusions: 1 some greens are blacks; 2 no green is black; 3 all greens are black; 4 all blacks are green. Which conclusion set necessarily follows?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Syllogism
- Find X in the sequence 2, 7, 22, 67, 202, X, 1822.2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number series
- In a digit-substitution addition puzzle, the same unknown digit appears repeatedly. Testing the four possible digits 2, 3, 4 and 5, the arithmetic is satisfied only when the repeated symbol represents which digit?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Digit Arithmetic
- Using straight measuring sticks of lengths 7.5 feet and 3.25 feet, what is the smallest length that can be measured exactly by repeated combinations of these lengths?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · HCF & Measurement
- The sequence 14, 18, 20, 24, 30, 32, ... becomes a sequence of prime numbers after applying the same simple operation to each term. What is the next term?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Series
- A booklet is numbered consecutively from page 1. One physical sheet/page carrying two consecutive page numbers is torn out, and the sum of all remaining page numbers is 195. Which two page numbers were removed?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Arithmetic Series
- Complete the missing letters in the pattern: abab_b_bcb_dcdcded_d.2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Letter Series
- A3BC and DE2F are four-digit numbers in which A,B,C,D,E,F are distinct digits greater than 3. Their sum is 15902. What is the absolute difference between A and D?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Digit Puzzle
- Data sufficiency: S1—no page of a 51-page book contains more than two figures. S2—every page contains at least one figure. Can it be determined whether the book contains more than 100 figures?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency
- In one class, girls average 9 marks and boys average 8 marks while the combined average is 8.8. In another test with the same boys:girls ratio, girls average 8 and boys 7. What is the new combined average?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Weighted Average
- A two-generation family has P,Q,R,S,T,U, with three males and three females, two married couples and two unmarried siblings. U is P’s daughter; Q is R’s mother-in-law; T is an unmarried male; S is male. Which statement is correct?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Blood Relations
- If 12 January is a Sunday in a particular year, which statement is correct?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Calendar
- A man walks 25 m behind his east-facing house, turns right and walks 50 m, then turns left and walks another 25 m. In which direction is he from the starting point?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Direction Sense
- Statements: all numbers under consideration are divisible by 2 and all are divisible by 3. Conclusions: I all are divisible by 6; II all are divisible by 4. Which conclusion follows?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Syllogistic Number Reasoning
- Statement: all cats are black. Conclusions: I all dogs are black; II some dogs are not black. Which conclusion follows if only the statement is used?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Syllogism
- In the sequence 5,1,4,7,3,9,8,5,7,2,6,3,1,5,8,6,3,8,5,2,2,4,3,4,9,6, how many odd entries are immediately followed by another odd entry?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Sequence Analysis
- A is 16th from the left in a row. V is 18th from the right. Q is 11 places to the right of A and 3 places to the right of V. How many boys are in the row?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ranking & Position
- Data sufficiency: S1 C is younger than D but older than A and B. S2 D is oldest. S3 A is older than B. Which information is sufficient to identify the youngest among A,B,C,D?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency - Ordering
- How many integers from 1 to 100 contain the digit 4 but are not divisible by 4?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Properties
- Two metallic cubes P and Q have side lengths in the ratio 1:2 and masses in the ratio 1:2. If their densities are u and v respectively, what relation holds?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratio - Density & Volume
- The average age of one teacher and three equal-aged students is 20 years. The teacher is 20 years older than each student. What is the teacher’s age?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ages & Average
- A car is sold for ₹3,00,000 at a loss of 20%. What was its purchase price?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Profit & Loss
- Passage: Workers leaving agriculture are moving largely into construction and informal manufacturing, while services are not creating enough additional jobs; health and education could fill much of the remaining employment gap. What is the best implication?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: In a digital society, rights such as privacy and free expression require the State not only to abstain from interference but also to prevent private actors from blocking those rights. Assumptions: I the State needs institutions to discharge this role; II the State should prevent private actors from violating privacy; III a digital economy is incompatible with privacy. Which are valid?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Water policy often treats water separately from rivers and wetlands, and engineering tends to augment supply rather than strengthen ecological systems. What is the most logical inference?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: No asset is risk-free, but extreme losses across jobs, homes, banks, bonds, governments and companies are unlikely to occur simultaneously. What investment suggestion is best implied?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Future GM crops are likely to combine multiple traits; biotechnology regulation must consider socioeconomic effects, climate mitigation/adaptation, trade policy and international obligations. Assumptions: 1 regulation must evolve; 2 public participation is needed; 3 socioeconomic factors should enter decisions; 4 wider political-executive involvement helps address trade and treaty obligations. Which combination is valid?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Using the same biotechnology passage, what best captures its crux?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Crux
- How many trailing zeroes are in the product 1×5×10×15×20×25×30×35×40×45×50×55×60?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number System - Trailing Zeroes
- Let XYZ be a three-digit number with x+y+z not divisible by 3. The sum XYZ+YZX+ZXY is definitely not divisible by which quantity?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number System - Divisibility
- Natural numbers p,q,r,s satisfy p−2016 = q+2017 = r−2018 = s+2019. Which is largest?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Algebraic Comparison
- How many five-digit prime numbers can be formed by using each of the digits 1,2,3,4,5 exactly once?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number System - Prime Numbers
- Passage: Foreign private investment is volatile and cannot reliably carry the burden of job creation; technology transfer may also fail where domestic physical and human capital are weak. Assumptions: 1 long-term dependence on foreign investment is unsound; 2 policy should reduce the inherent volatility of foreign investment; 3 domestic private investment should be strengthened; 4 public investment should always take priority over private investment; 5 substantial public investment in education and health is needed. Which are valid?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: India’s monsoon water is highly seasonal; much river flow remains unutilised and reaches the sea while droughts and floods coexist. Which are the most rational practical implications? 1 interlink rivers; 2 build a network of dams and canals; 3 subsidise borewells; 4 legally regulate farm-water use; 5 let the Union regulate all interregional river distribution.2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: People invest more in education when economic freedom lets them retain the additional income generated by education; higher taxation of that extra income weakens the incentive. Assumptions: 1 lower tax rates invariably encourage greater higher-education investment; 2 investing in children’s education guarantees economic freedom; 3 economic freedom positively builds human capital. Which is valid?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Sustainable urban water supply requires costly source development, treatment, distribution, sewerage and sewage treatment; most cities cannot finance the full system themselves. What is the crucial message?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Using the urban-water passage, consider assumptions: 1 only rich cities can ensure sustainable water delivery; 2 sustainable water delivery involves more than simply supplying water to households. Which is valid?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: India’s poverty reduction accelerated when agricultural relative prices improved, private farm investment rose, agricultural GDP grew faster, trade surplus increased and real farm wages rose. Assumptions: 1 rural transformation is impossible with mainly small farms; 2 good price incentives can trigger farm investment; 3 high-value value chains are necessary; 4 higher global agricultural prices are important for poverty reduction. Which are valid?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Using the same agriculture-and-poverty passage, what is its critical message?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Crux
- Data sufficiency: S1 R is greater than both P and Q. S2 S is not the largest. Which information is sufficient to identify the largest among P,Q,R,S?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency - Comparison
- Data sufficiency: S1 n is prime. S2 n leaves remainder 1 when divided by 4. If n is a natural number between 10 and 20, can n be uniquely determined?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency - Prime Numbers
- Data sufficiency: S1 the product of two numbers is 21. S2 their sum is 10. Can the two numbers be uniquely identified as an unordered pair?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency - Algebra
- What is the greatest possible length x such that both 3½ metres and 8¾ metres are exact integral multiples of x?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · HCF & Measurement
- Using the following birth-rate and death-rate data per thousand population, in which period was the natural growth rate highest? 1911–21: 48.1 and 35.5; 1941–51: 39.9 and 27.4; 1961–71: 41.1 and 18.9; 1971–81: 37.1 and 14.8.2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation - Demography
- Which fraction is exactly equal to the recurring decimal 1.272727…?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Recurring Decimals
- What is the least four-digit number that leaves remainder 2 when divided by each of 3, 4, 5 and 6?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · LCM & Remainders
- Among adults in a population, 40% of men are married and 30% of women are married. Assume monogamy and no widows or widowers. What percentage of the total adult population is married?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages & Population
- What is the remainder when 51×27×35×62×75 is divided by 100?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Modular Arithmetic
- ₹2,500 is divided among X, Y and Z in the ratio 1/2 : 3/4 : 5/6. What is the difference between the largest and smallest shares?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratio & Proportion
- For which values of the whole number n is the sum of the decimal digits of 10^n + 1 equal to 2?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Powers & Digit Sum
- A class is divided into groups A, B and C. One student moves from A to C and two students move from B to C, with no student entering or leaving the class. What happens to the overall class average weight?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Average - Invariance
- Using the five denominations ₹50, ₹100, ₹200, ₹500 and ₹2,000, how many different denomination-combinations are possible if at least three different denominations must be used?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinatorics
- X can finish 20% of a work in 8 days, while Y can finish 25% of the same work in 6 days. If they work together, how many days are needed to complete 40% of the work?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Time & Work
- A car covers four equal-distance legs at speeds v, 2v, 3v and 4v respectively. In which range does its average speed lie?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Speed, Time & Distance
- A square and a circle are drawn in the same plane so that they intersect. Consider: (1) the minimum possible number of intersection points is 2; (2) the maximum possible number is 8. Which is correct?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Geometry - Intersections
- A swimmer takes twice as long to cover a fixed distance upstream as downstream. What is the ratio of the swimmer’s speed in still water to the stream speed?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Boats & Streams
- How many unordered pairs of natural numbers have squares differing by 63?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Theory - Difference of Squares
- If the same positive number is added to both numerator and denominator, which fraction among 2/3, 3/4, 4/5 and 5/6 undergoes the smallest change?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Fractions
- A digit n is greater than 3, is divisible by 3, but is not divisible by 6. Which expression must be divisible by 4?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Divisibility
- If 1 litre of water has a mass of 1 kilogram, how many cubic millimetres of water have a mass of 0.1 gram?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Units & Volume
- A vessel weighs 40 kg when full of a liquid and 20 kg when one-third full. What is the weight of the empty vessel?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Linear Equations
- A frog is at the bottom of a 4.5-metre well. On each jump it climbs 30 cm and, unless it exits, slips back 15 cm. How many jumps are required to get out?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Arithmetic - Climb & Slip
- Passage: Ireland became dangerously dependent on a single potato variety, and a fungal disease devastated that crop, contributing to famine. What is the most important lesson?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: India combines rapid economic growth with a very large burden of child malnutrition. Malnutrition contributes substantially to under-five mortality, while surviving children can suffer permanent physical and cognitive damage, stunting, poorer learning and lower lifetime earnings. Which measures are the most rational and practical implications? (1) Union-level monitoring of the PDS; (2) delaying marriage and first pregnancy; (3) immediate breastfeeding after birth; (4) safe drinking water and sanitation for all; (5) ensuring prescribed vaccination.2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Paddy residue is often burned, while residues from pulse crops can be incorporated into soil and may improve it. Which conclusions are supported? (1) pulse cultivation causes less residue-burning pollution than paddy; (2) pulse straw can help improve soil quality.2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Reservoirs are often kept very full to maximise irrigation and electricity generation, although accepted reservoir practice keeps room for incoming monsoon water and regulated releases. Consider assumptions: (1) risks from maximum storage are linked to over-dependence on hydropower; (2) dam storage should not be fully utilised before or during the monsoon; (3) the flood-control role of dams is underestimated in India. Which assumptions are valid?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: India's economic liberalisation was shaped more by immediate government economic problems than by people's priorities or long-term development objectives. Experience exposed limitations in its design, including jobless growth, persistent poverty and inequality, while crises in agriculture, infrastructure, industrialisation and education constrain future development. Which inferences are rational? (1) The State's economic role needs to be rethought and redefined in the quest for development. (2) India has not effectively implemented policies or made sufficient investment in social sectors.2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Using the same liberalisation passage, consider assumptions: (1) India necessarily needs greater global integration to generate large-scale employment and sustainable growth; (2) liberalisation by itself produces enough growth to reduce poverty and provide sufficient long-term jobs. Which is valid?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- A shop owner offers three ways to apply two successive discounts and a service tax: (1) 10% discount, then 20% discount, then 10% service tax; (2) 20% discount, then 10% discount, then 10% service tax; (3) 10% service tax first, then discounts of 20% and 10%. Which option is best for the customer?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Discount & Tax
- If letters are valued A=1, B=2, …, Z=26, and the coding rule maps GHI to 1578 and DEF to 912, what is the code for ABC?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Coding-Decoding
- Complete the analogy: ACPQ : BESU :: MNGI : ?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Letter Analogy
- Which has the greatest numerical value?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Exponents
- Passage: Weak banks can become a burden on the economy, but closing or resolving them is politically and institutionally difficult, while repeated recapitalisation shifts losses to taxpayers. What is the central problem highlighted?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: India has major solar potential and must reduce fossil-fuel use, but some renewable technologies are still moving down their cost and learning curves. India has committed to lower emissions and is pushing both a gas-based economy and renewable energy, while businesses remain cautious about investing heavily before technologies mature. What is the most logical inference?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Using the same passage on India's renewable-energy transition, consider assumptions: (1) Governments often provide inefficient and costly subsidies for technologies that may not be ready in the near future. (2) India's commitment to reduce emissions by 33% by 2030 will be based on a gas-based economy. Which assumption(s) is/are valid?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Modern genome editing uses sequence-specific molecular tools to make precise changes in plant DNA and differs from conventional transgenic approaches that introduce genes from another organism. Consider assumptions: (1) Genome editing does not require transfer of genes from one plant to another. (2) Genome editing can alter chosen genes precisely in a way analogous to natural adaptation. Which assumption(s) is/are valid?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Using the genome-editing passage, assess: (1) conventional GM technology may deliberately modify genes and can introduce a gene from another species; (2) genome editing can modify an organism’s existing genome without necessarily introducing foreign DNA. Which is correct?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Article 25 guarantees freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practise and propagate religion, but expressly makes that freedom subject to public order, morality, health and other Fundamental Rights. What is the most logical inference?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- From the protein-intake passage, which assumption is supported? (1) only animal protein is harmful; (2) acids in the body can be neutralised only by calcium; (3) animal protein is nutritionally superior to plant protein; (4) the conventional belief that ever-higher protein intake is beneficial is scientifically questionable.2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- A bottle contains 20 litres of liquid A. Four litres are removed and replaced by four litres of liquid B. Again four litres of the resulting mixture are removed and replaced by four litres of B. What is the final ratio of A to B?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- A batsman's average after 50 innings was 46.4. After the 60th innings his overall average had increased by 2.6. What was his average score in the last ten innings?2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Using the hunting passage, which assumptions are supported? (1) the narrator’s companions killed animals only for food; (2) the companions were skilled hunters/trackers; (3) the companions had detailed practical knowledge of animal anatomy.2020 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- While writing every integer from 1 through 1000, how many times does the digit 5 occur?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number System
- A cube has opposite faces painted in the same of three colours. It is cut into 36 cubes: 32 small cubes and four larger cubes. None of the larger cubes has a blue-painted face. How many resulting cubes have exactly one painted face?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Geometry & Mensuration
- A heavy block B placed on block A increases the weight by 60% relative to A alone. If B is removed, by what percentage does the combined weight A+B decrease?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- In the same year, one child’s birthday is on the fifth Monday of April and another’s is on the fifth Thursday of November. On which weekday does 20 December fall that year?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Calendar
- Given: some rats are cats; some cats are dogs; no dog is a cow. Which conclusion necessarily follows: I no cow is a cat; II no dog is a rat; III some cats are rats?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Syllogism
- Four mutually parallel lines intersect another four mutually parallel lines. How many parallelograms can be formed using these lines?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinatorics & Geometry
- Students are numbered 1 to 100. A football player has a number divisible by 4, and a cricketer has a number divisible by 6. How many students play both games?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · LCM & Divisibility
- A runner reaches the 12-km mark after completing 80% of a race. What is the total race distance?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- Raju has ₹9,000, which is 75% of a mobile phone’s price. He borrows another ₹2,000. Which statement is correct?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- In 2002, Meenu was one-third as old as Meera; in 2010, Meenu was half as old as Meera. In which year was Meenu born?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ages
- Rakesh and Rajesh together purchase 10 balls and 10 rackets for a combined ₹2,800. A racket costs three times as much as a ball. What is the price of one racket?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Linear Equations
- At a conference there are 100 people, of whom 70 are Indians and 60 are vegetarians. Consider: I at least 30 Indians are vegetarian; II at least 10 Indians are non-vegetarian. Which is necessarily true?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Sets & Venn Diagrams
- Passage: The author argues that corporate control and strong IPR incentives push GM research toward short-lived profit-oriented traits such as herbicide and pest resistance, while public needs include drought, salinity and other stress resistance. What is the central message?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Using the preceding GM passage, consider assumptions: I corporate GM research gives inadequate attention to agricultural stresses caused by natural calamities; II GM technology will ultimately be incapable of addressing agriculture problems caused by global warming. Which assumption is valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Most introduced plant species in Britain are neither highly successful nor severely harmful; newcomers often increase local diversity and frequently occupy polluted or disturbed habitats where little else grows. What is the most defensible inference?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Child diarrhoeal deaths arise from many food- and water-safety failures, requiring regulation, monitoring, public awareness, trained inspectors and education of street vendors. Assumptions: I food safety needs a multipronged solution; II substantial investment in surveillance/training manpower is needed; III new legislation specifically for the food-processing industry is needed. Which are valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Conventional city development plans rely heavily on distant technical expertise and often exclude working and poor residents, their lived experiences and activities. What does the author advocate?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: India’s GDP growth accelerated substantially while growth of organised-sector employment slowed, despite most people remaining outside that sector. Which implications are supported? I modern growth is substantially productivity/technology driven; II the modern economy is weakly linked to labour-intensive natural-resource livelihoods; III India’s service sector is generally not labour-intensive; IV literate rural people are unwilling to enter organised employment.2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Banking correspondents are crucial to financial inclusion, but need viable incentives, financial-literacy investment and capability to connect customers not only to bank accounts but also insurance and micro-pensions. What is the most important inference?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- A five-floor building must use all four available colours, one colour per floor. Which information alone guarantees that every pair of consecutive floors has different colours? I floors II, III and IV are all different; II floors II and IV are different; III floors I and V are both red.2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency & Arrangement
- Town Q is 60 km due west of P, and town R is 80 km due south of P. What is the straight-line distance between Q and R?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Geometry - Distance
- At a club trip, 80% of members shopped, 50% went sightseeing and 10% did neither activity. Consider: I 40% did both shopping and sightseeing; II 20% did only shopping. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Sets & Percentages
- In a school, 60% play cricket. Every non-cricketer plays football, and every football player owns a two-wheeler. Which conclusions cannot be deduced? I 60% do not own two-wheelers; II no cricketer owns a two-wheeler; III cricketers do not play football.2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Deductive Reasoning
- A two-digit number divided by the number formed by reversing its digits equals 4/7. How many valid two-digit number/reversal pairs satisfy this?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number System
- A scores 20 marks more than B. If B’s score is 5% lower than A’s, what is B’s score?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- Seeta swims with a gap of two days between visits; Geeta swims with a gap of three days. They both swim on 1 January. When do they next swim together?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · LCM & Calendar
- In a 1000-m race, X can give Y a 40-m start and Z a 64-m start. If Y races Z over 1000 m, what start can Y give Z?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratio - Races
- Given x ≥ 25 and y ≤ 40, which relation must always hold?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inequalities
- Ena is 13. Her mother is 24 years older than her and three years younger than Ena’s father. Ena was born four years after her parents married. How old was her father at marriage?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ages
- Rakesh originally has enough money for 8 identical phones. After a discount, the same money buys 10 phones. What percentage discount was offered?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages - Discount
- The reported average of 100 students is 40 marks. One student’s actual score of 53 was mistakenly recorded as 83. What is the corrected average?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Average
- Passage: Cheap low-end Internet-of-Things devices are spreading rapidly through appliances, trackers, implants and vehicles, but adding strong security raises their cost and their explosive growth creates major security challenges. What is the key inference?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Developing countries generate large amounts of data that foreign firms can convert into proprietary digital intelligence and monopoly power; digital issues are increasingly entering trade negotiations. What policy corollary follows for India?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Using the same passage on data and digital intelligence, which proposition is most directly implied?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Small farmers contribute little to human-caused climate change but are highly exposed to droughts, floods, sea-level rise and changing water supplies; billions depend on small farms for food and livelihoods. What follows most logically?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- From the preceding climate-and-small-farm passage, consider: I India faces a potential food-security problem; II India needs stronger disaster-management capability. Which implication is valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Climate policy may strand fossil-fuel reserves, increase taxes and regulation, and extreme weather can damage many industries. Assumptions: I governments and companies should prepare for climate change; II extreme weather will necessarily reduce future economic growth; III ignoring climate change creates major investment risk. Which are valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: School enrolment is nearly universal, but access to quality education varies sharply by socioeconomic status; RTE quotas in private schools triggered debate on equity and resistance among private actors. Assumptions: I equality of opportunity is necessarily the fundamental goal of the entire Indian education system; II the present school system does not provide egalitarian education; III abolishing private schools is the only way to achieve equality. Which is valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Tuberculosis among poor Indians is intensified by undernutrition, poor housing, stigma, loss of work, expensive treatment, weak counselling/support and severe side effects that discourage treatment continuation. What is the crucial message?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Starting from B, every alternate English letter is lowercase and all other letters are uppercase. Under this rule, how is JULY written?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Letter Coding
- A paper is cut into three lengths. The first equals the average of the one-digit odd primes. The second equals the first plus one-third of the third, and the third equals the sum of the first two. What was the original total length?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Linear Equations
- In 1,5,7,3,5,7,4,3,5,7, how many occurrences of 5 are immediately followed by 7 but are not immediately preceded by 3?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Sequence Analysis
- A seven-member family A–G has three women. G is a widow and sister-in-law of F, who is D’s father. B and D are siblings; A is B’s daughter; C is B’s cousin. Regarding E: I E is F’s wife; II E is A’s grandmother; III E is C’s aunt. Which are correct?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Blood Relations
- Each of a cube’s six faces is coloured either black or white. Counting colourings that are the same after rotating the cube as identical, how many distinct colourings are possible?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinatorics & Spatial Reasoning
- How many ordered triples of positive integers (x,y,z) satisfy x+y+z=6?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinatorics
- Suppose $ means division, @ means multiplication and # means subtraction. Evaluate 10#5@1$5 using normal operation precedence.2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Mathematical Operations
- The 8-digit number 4252746B is divisible by 3. How many possible decimal digits can B be?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Divisibility
- Six students A–F are ranked with distinct scores. Either C or F is first; if C is first, E is last; if F is first, B is last. Also D>A>B and C>A. If F is second, what rank must B hold?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ranking & Ordering
- Using the same ranking rules, if B is last, what can C’s rank be?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ranking & Ordering
- Using the same six-student ranking rules, if E ranks third, which statement must be true?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ranking & Ordering
- Given S1: twice Sohan’s weight is less than Mohan’s or Rohan’s weight; S2: twice Rohan’s weight is greater than Mohan’s or Sohan’s. Which conclusion about the greatest weight is justified?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inequalities & Comparison
- Using the same Sohan–Mohan–Rohan weight statements, which person must be the lightest?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inequalities & Comparison
- Passage: India needs a long-term collaborative regulatory system that considers jobs, growth, alternatives and unintended consequences; regulation should secure cost-justified social/environmental benefits while improving broad economic welfare. What is the crucial inference?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- From the preceding regulation passage, assess assumptions: I regulations are generally ineffective at protecting local markets; II governments worldwide generally ignore social and environmental concerns when regulating. Which assumption is valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Malnourished children have less mature gut microbiomes; a sugar in breast milk feeds beneficial infant microbes, and malnourished mothers tend to have less of this sugar, contributing to immature microbiomes. What inference is most directly supported?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Using the microbiome passage, consider: I processed probiotic foods are established as the solution for children with immature gut microbiomes; II babies of malnourished mothers tend to be malnourished. Which assumption is valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Rapid warming on the western Antarctic Peninsula is melting glaciers; researchers link suspended sediments from melting to loss of benthic diversity. Assumptions: I all glacier regions warm faster than other regions; II global warming can increase seafloor sedimentation in some places; III melting glaciers can reduce marine biodiversity in some places. Which are valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Fossil remains at an owl roost suggest small-mammal communities stayed resilient through rapid natural warming about 13,000 years ago, but human-driven environmental change since the late nineteenth century sharply reduced biomass and ecosystem energy flow. Which assumption is valid? I global warming is frequently recurring; II future warming will not harm small mammals; III humans are responsible for loss of natural ecosystem resilience.2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Crop diversity has collapsed as farming and food systems depend on fewer high-yield varieties; locally adapted varieties could become vital if disease or climate change damages dominant crops. Which assumptions are valid? I humans are the main cause of all large-scale plant-species extinction; II eating mainly locally cultivated crops supports crop diversity; III current production will certainly cause near-term food scarcity; IV future food security may depend on preserving local crop varieties.2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Find the next term: 132, 129, 124, 117, 106, 93, X.2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Series
- A clock gains 10 minutes every 24 actual hours. It was correct at 8:00 a.m. Monday. When it displays 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, what is the actual time?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Clocks
- If the numerator and denominator of a proper positive fraction are each increased by the same positive amount, how does the fraction change?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Fractions & Inequalities
- Find X in the alternating-square sequence: 4, 196, 16, 144, 36, 100, 64, X.2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Series
- Among 15 people, 7 read French, 8 read English and 3 read neither language. How many read exactly one of the two languages?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Sets & Venn Diagrams
- A printer numbers book pages starting from 1 and prints 3,089 digits in total. What is the final page number?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number System - Digit Counting
- Complete the pattern c_accaa_aa_bc_b by choosing the four letters that fill the blanks in order.2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Letter Series
- A mother and two children average 50 kg; a father and the same two children average 52 kg. If the father weighs 60 kg, what is the mother’s weight?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Average
- Using unlimited ₹1, ₹10 and ₹50 notes/coins, in how many different combinations can exactly ₹107 be paid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinatorics - Currency
- A walks 30 m east, then turns left and goes 2 m before turning right and going 12 m to his office. B joins after A’s first 20 m, walks 10 m east, then 8 m south, 4 m east, and finally 5 m south to his office. What is the shortest distance between their offices?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Direction Sense & Geometry
- Data sufficiency: S1 p and q are both prime. S2 p+q is odd. Question: Is pq odd? Which information is sufficient?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Sufficiency - Number Properties
- Which of these years has the same calendar arrangement as 2009?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Calendar
- The number 136 is added to 5B7 to obtain 7A3, where A and B are digits. The result 7A3 is divisible by 3. What is the only possible value of B?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Digit Arithmetic & Divisibility
- Passage: Historical injustices such as untouchability persist because they are embedded simultaneously in economic exploitation, discriminatory ideologies and social representation; different wrongs overlap and can become partly independent of one another. What is the main idea?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- From the historical-injustice passage, assess assumptions: I removing economic discrimination automatically removes social discrimination; II democratic polity is necessarily the best method for repairing historical wrongs. Which is valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Universities should cultivate both specialised knowledge and culture—thoughtfulness, beauty and human feeling—because information or expertise alone is incomplete. Assumptions: I no society can modernise without well-educated people; II an individual’s education is incomplete without culture. Which is valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Fertile soil forms slowly but is rapidly lost by erosion; it also stores large quantities of carbon as organic matter. Assumptions: I soil erosion is a major demonstrated cause of worldwide food insecurity; II soil erosion is mainly human-caused; III sustainable soil management can help address climate change. Which is valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Inequality is visible and measurable, but the economic power organising it is often invisible; power’s influence is best seen through how it tilts observable outcomes. Assumptions: I economic power is the sole cause of inequality; II inequality necessarily reinforces power; III economic power can be studied more readily through its effects than by direct measurement. Which is valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- Passage: Climate change may help some crops but harm others through pests, drought and flooding; suitable growing zones may shift, while politics, demand and farm practices also influence yields. What is the most reasonable inference?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Passage: Human hands, mole forelimbs, horse legs, porpoise flippers and bat wings perform different jobs yet share the same underlying arrangement of bones. What scientific inference follows?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference - Evolution
- Passage: About 56 million years ago, a geologically rapid carbon release caused the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum, bringing major warming, ecological disruption and a substantially altered biosphere before excess carbon was reabsorbed. Assumptions: I global warming can influence biological evolution; II separation of land masses itself causes huge carbon releases; III warming can change the composition of flora and fauna; IV current warming will necessarily recreate exactly the same conditions. Which are valid?2019 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Assumptions
- A 3D triangular framework shown in the paper contains how many triangles in total?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Visual Counting
- In the digit-sum puzzle • + 1• + 2• + •3 + •1 = 21•, what digit does • represent?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Digit Puzzle
- A number-pattern diagram follows the same arithmetic relation in each row. What number replaces the question mark?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Pattern
- How many diagonals can be drawn in an octagon?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Geometry
- Velocity-time graphs are given for vehicles A and B; using the areas under the graphs, what is the ratio of distances covered in interval OL?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Graphs
- A 200 m train moves at 40 km/h. How many seconds does it take to pass a stationary man?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Time Speed Distance
- A passage notes that around 47% of India's population depends on agriculture and a large share will continue to do so. What is the most logical inference?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- A passage says globalized food production gives consumers more choices but makes contamination harder to regulate and trace. What is the logical corollary?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- A scientist says some questions are best addressed by science and some existential questions by faith. What inference follows?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- In a passage reflecting on India's past, why does the author want India to free herself from certain past bonds?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- From the six-month steel-import graph, by how many thousand tonnes did sheet-steel imports exceed coil-steel imports in the first three months?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Graphs
- Using the same steel graph and the stated average price, what was the approximate total value of sheet steel imported over six months?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Graphs
- Using the steel graph, what was the approximate ratio of sheet-steel to scrap-steel imports in the first three months?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Graphs
- Rotated views of a solid show faces marked by dots, a cross and a line. Which symbol is opposite the face with one dot?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Cube Reasoning
- In the same solid, which symbol is opposite the face with two dots?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Cube Reasoning
- In the same solid, which symbol is opposite the face containing the cross?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Cube Reasoning
- A Right-to-Education passage stresses quality, pedagogy and inclusion. Which is of paramount importance: parent attendance duty, physical infrastructure, or curricular reform for child-friendly learning?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- From the same RTE passage, assess assumptions: RTE guarantees teacher accountability; guarantees 100% enrolment; intends to exploit demographic dividend.2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions
- According to the RTE passage, what is critical in bringing quality to education?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- What is the essential message of the RTE passage?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- If LSJXVC is the code for MUMBAI under a backward-shift pattern, what is the code for DELHI?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Coding Decoding
- If RAMON=12345 and DINESH=675849, how is HAMAM written?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Coding Decoding
- If -3<X<-1 and -1<Y<1, between which bounds must X²−Y² lie?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Algebra
- X and Y are natural numbers greater than 1, with Y>X. Which expression is largest?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Properties
- Six officers A-F occupy offices on two sides of a corridor under the stated facing/corner constraints. If E faces the corridor, whose office is to E's left?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Arrangement
- Using the same office-layout constraints, who is F's immediate neighbour?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Arrangement
- A desertification passage links declining forest cover to erosion, smaller rivers, agricultural damage and groundwater decline. Which consequences are supported?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- From the desertification passage, which inference is valid: deforestation can alter river courses; salinization is only human-caused; monoculture explains desertification across all tropical continents?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- For the desertification passage, assess assumptions: it is only a tropical phenomenon; deforestation can lead to floods and desertification.2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions
- A climate-adaptation passage emphasizes natural assets. Which help coping with climate change: conserve water sources, conserve a wider gene pool, retain existing crop-management practices, maintain migration corridors?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- From the same climate-adaptation passage, assess assumptions: livelihood diversification is a coping strategy; monocropping can drive loss of crop varieties and wild relatives.2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions
- A passage describes the planet as a biological system and criticizes treating it like a giant shopping mall. What is the crucial inference?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- A passage rejects the idea that leadership is purely innate. What does the author believe?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- A three-digit number has 0 as the middle digit and digit sum 4. Reversing first and last digits increases it by 198. What is the difference between those digits?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Digit Problems
- A 3 cm cube painted on all faces is cut into 1 cm cubes. How many small cubes have exactly two painted faces?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Cubes
- From 700 to 1000, how many numbers have hundreds digit > tens digit > units digit?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinatorics
- If Pen Cap, which statement is always true?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inequalities
- A bookseller sells a Geography books at ₹x each, a+2 History books at ₹(x+2), and a−2 Mathematics books at ₹(x−2). What is total sales value?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Algebra
- A bag has 15 red and 20 black balls numbered 1-3 with given percentage distributions. A win occurs for red-3 or black-1/2. What is the probability of winning?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Probability
- A and B run on a circular track. B starts 30° ahead; when A reaches the diametrically opposite point, A meets B. Find speed ratio A:B.2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Circular Motion
- A student needs 40% to pass. He scores 30 marks and fails by 30 marks. What are the maximum marks?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- Among 19 hockey players, 11 have shirts and 14 have pants, with every player having at least one of the two. How many have a complete uniform?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Sets
- Four students A, B, C and D are each from different cities P, Q, R and S, study in different colleges—Science, Arts, Commerce and Engineering—and belong to different States Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam and Kerala. D is from Assam; the Arts college is in city S and Rajasthan; A studies Commerce; B is from city Q; the Science college is in Kerala. In which State is A?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logic Grid
- Using the same student-city-college-State constraints, in which city is the Science college located?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logic Grid
- Using the same student-city-college-State constraints, which statement correctly identifies C?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logic Grid
- Using the same student-city-college-State constraints, which statement is correct?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logic Grid
- Using the same student-city-college-State constraints, which statement about the Engineering college is correct?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logic Grid
- Using the same student-city-college-State constraints, which statement is correct?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logic Grid
- A passage on climate finance discusses the policy complexity of climate change and the need to build adaptive capacity. Consider assumptions: 1. Climate change is not a challenge for developed countries. 2. Climate change is a complex policy and development issue. 3. Finance is needed to build adaptive capacity in developing countries. Which are valid?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions
- A passage notes that many households cook with biomass or coal, creating severe indoor air pollution. What is the strongest inference?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- A passage reflects on science and the possibility of a happier world. Which statement best captures its message?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- A passage discusses Arctic melting, new sea routes and access to resources. What is its most important implication?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- A passage discusses tension between WTO agricultural rules and India's public food-distribution and food-security policies. What is the central issue?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- A passage says the industrial-age education model is poorly suited to a knowledge society. Which assumption is most consistent with the passage?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions
- A passage reviews competing dieting claims and changing nutritional advice. What is its main message?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- A passage warns that agricultural monocultures reduce resilience to climate change. What is the strongest conclusion?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- A shopkeeper sells one item for ₹40 at a profit of x% and another for ₹20 at a loss of the same x%. What is the common cost price?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Profit and Loss
- Twenty-four equally spaced points lie on a circle. What is the maximum number of equilateral triangles whose vertices are among those points?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Geometry
- The dates 4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96 and 26/2/96 follow a fixed interval. What is the next date?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Date Pattern
- Twelve equal squares form a 4-by-3 rectangle whose diagonal is 5 units. What is the area of each small square?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Geometry
- A graph compares planned and actual project progress over several months. Which statement is NOT correct?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Graphs
- Three winners receive three distinct coloured blocks chosen from six colours, with no colour repeated. In how many ways can the colours be assigned?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Permutations
- A graph shows population across successive years from 1990 to 2010. Which statement best describes the population-growth trend?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Graphs
- Using the age/population trend graph, consider: 1. Population stabilized after about 35 years. 2. Population growth rate stabilized after about 35 years. 3. Death rate fell by 10% in the first 10 years. 4. Birth rate stabilized after about 35 years. Which are correct?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Graphs
- Two graphs display the same earnings data on different vertical scales. Which observation is correct?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Graphs
- A visual pattern requires the missing figure to continue the established transformation. Which answer figure fits?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Visual Pattern
- Graphs show manufacturing cost and projected sales revenue against the number of pieces produced. What is the minimum output needed to avoid a loss?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Break-even Graph
- A lift can carry either 18 adults or 30 children. If 12 adults are already in the lift, how many children can also be carried at the same capacity?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratio and Proportion
- A refrigerator costs ₹22,800 with 12.5% compound interest. After paying ₹8,650 at the end of year 1 and ₹9,125 at the end of year 2, what amount is due at the end of year 3?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Compound Interest
- A six-figure visual sequence follows a regular movement pattern. Which figure should appear seventh?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Visual Sequence
- Age-structure graphs for countries A and B are given. Consider: 1. B's dependency ratio fell. 2. In future A's dependency ratio will be much lower than B's. 3. B's workforce share rises relative to A. Which are valid?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Population Graphs
- A family passage compares badminton ability among Lakshmi, her brother, son and daughter. Who is the best badminton player?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ordering
- A central bank repeatedly raises its policy interest rate. What is the most likely macroeconomic objective?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Economic Reasoning
- A table compares State GDP growth, per-capita income and tele-density. Which inferences are valid? 1. Higher income generally accompanies higher tele-density. 2. Higher GDP growth always means higher per-capita income. 3. Higher GDP growth need not ensure higher tele-density.2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Tabular Data
- Using the same State GDP/income/tele-density table, assess assumptions: 1. A high-performing State's prosperity requires further large telecom investment. 2. Very high tele-density is the most essential condition for economic growth.2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from Data
- A graph shows the composition of tax revenue. Consider: 1. The share of direct taxes rose while the share of indirect taxes fell. 2. The excise-duty trend proves manufacturing growth was negative. Which is valid?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Graphs
- Given x−y=8, consider: 1. x and y are always both positive. 2. If x is positive, y is always negative. 3. If x is negative, y is positive. Which statement is correct?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Algebra
- A passage discusses the industrial production of meat and its resource use and environmental impacts. What is the crucial message?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- A passage about tiger conservation discusses moving tigers between protected habitats and maintaining connectivity. What is the strongest conclusion?2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- From the tiger-conservation passage, assess assumptions: 1. Relocation of tigers between protected areas is often unsuccessful. 2. India lacks suitable tiger-protection law and its conservation programme has failed.2018 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions
- There is a milk sample with 50% water in it. If one-third of this milk is added to an equal amount of pure milk, then water in the new mixture will fall down to:2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Six boys A, B, C, D, E and F play a game of cards. Each has a pack of 10 cards. F borrows 2 cards from A and gives away 5 to C, who in turn gives 3 to B while B gives 6 to D who passes on 1 to E. Then the number of cards possessed by D and E is equal to the number of cards possessed by:2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- There are three pillars X, Y, and Z of different heights. Three spiders A, B, and C start to climb on these pillars simultaneously. In one chance, A climbs on X by 6 cm but slips down 1 cm. B climbs on Y by 7 cm but slips down 3 cm. C climbs on Z by 6.5 cm but slips down 2 cm. If each of them requires 40 chances to reach the top of the pillars, what is the height of the shortest pillar?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- There are 4 horizontal and 4 vertical lines, parallel and equidistant to one another on a board. What is the maximum number of rectangles and squares that can be formed?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Consider the following relationships among members of a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E, and F: 1. The number of males equals that of females. 2. A and E are sons of F. 3. D is the mother of two, one boy and one girl. 4. B is the son of A. 5. There is only one married couple in the family at present. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- If 2 boys and 2 girls are to be arranged in a row so that the girls are not next to each other, how many possible arrangements are there?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- The age of Mr. X last year was the square of a number and it would be the cube of a number next year. What is the least number of years he must wait for his age to become the cube of a number again?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Suppose the average weight of 9 persons is 50 kg. The average weight of the first 5 persons is 45 kg, whereas the average weight of the last 5 persons is 55 kg. Then the weight of the 5th person will be2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- 15 students failed in a class of 52. After removing the names of failed students, a merit order list has been prepared in which the position of Ramesh is 22nd from the top. What is his position from the bottom?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Two walls and a ceiling of a room meet at right angles at a point P. A fly is in the air 1 m from one wall, 8 m from the other wall, and 9 m from the point P. How many meters is the fly from the ceiling?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A 2-digit number is reversed. The larger of the two numbers is divided by the smaller one. What is the largest possible remainder?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Consider the given statement and the two conclusions that follow: Statement: Morning walk is good for health. Conclusions: 1. All healthy people go for morning walk. 2. Morning walk is essential for maintaining good health. What is/are the valid conclusion/conclusions?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- The outer surface of a 4 cm × 4 cm × 4 cm cube is painted completely in red. It is sliced parallel to the faces to yield sixty-four 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm small cubes. How many small cubes do not have painted faces?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- P = (40% of A) + (65% of B) and Q = (50% of A) + (50% of B), where A is greater than B. In this context, which of the following statements is correct?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A watch loses 2 minutes in every 24 hours while another watch gains 2 minutes in every 24 hours. At a particular instant, the two watches showed an identical time. Which of the following statements is correct if a 24-hour clock is followed?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- A clock strikes once at 1 o’clock, twice at 2 o’clock, and thrice at 3 o’clock, and so on. If it takes 12 seconds to strike at 5 o’clock, what is the time taken by it to strike at 10 o’clock?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- In a test, Randhir obtained more marks than the total marks obtained by Kunal and Debu. The total marks obtained by Kunal and Shankar are more than those of Randhir. Sonal obtained more marks than Shankar. Neha obtained more marks than Randhir. Who amongst them obtained the highest marks?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- The monthly incomes of X and Y are in the ratio of 4 : 3, and their monthly expenses are in the ratio of 3 : 2. However, each saves Rs. 6,000 per month. What is their total monthly income?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Statement: Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practising to improve and excel well in the field of music. Conclusions: I. Natural gifts need nurturing and care. II. Even though one’s voice is not good, one can keep practising. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statement and conclusions?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- The average rainfall in a city for the first four days was recorded to be 0.40 inch. The rainfall on the last two days was in the ratio of 4 : 3. The average of six days was 0.50 inch. What was the rainfall on the fifth day?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- Certain 3-digit numbers have the following characteristics: 1. All the three digits are different. 2. The number is divisible by 7. 3. The number on reversing the digits is also divisible by 7. How many such 3-digit numbers are there?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- P works thrice as fast as Q, whereas P and Q together can work four times as fast as R. If P, Q, and R together work on a job, in what ratio should they share the earnings?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude
- The IMF has pointed out that the fast-growing economies of Asia face the risk of falling into the 'middle-income trap'. It means that average incomes in these countries, which till now have been growing rapidly, will stop growing beyond a point—a point that is well short of incomes in the developed West. The IMF identifies a number of causes of the middle-income trap—from infrastructure to weak institutions, to less favourable macroeconomic conditions. The overall cause, says the IMF, is the growth of productivity. Which among the following is the most logical, rational and critical inference that can be made from the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- There has been a significant trend worldwide towards regionalism in government, resulting in a widespread transfer of powers downwards towards regions and communities since the 1990s. This process, which involves the creation of new political entities and bodies at a sub-national level and an increase in their content and powers, is known as devolution. Devolution has been characterized as being made up of three factors—political legitimacy, decentralization of authority, and decentralization of resources. Political legitimacy here means a mass demand from below for the decentralization process, which is able to create a political force for it to take place. In many cases, decentralization is initiated by the upper tier of government without sufficient political mobilization for it at the grassroots level, and in such cases, the decentralization process often does not fulfil its objectives. Which among the following is the most logical, rational, and critical inference that can be made from the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Why do people prefer open defecation and not want toilets or, if they have them, only use them sometimes? Recent research has shown two critical elements: ideas of purity and pollution, and not wanting pits or septic tanks to fill because they have to be emptied. These are the issues that nobody wants to talk about, but if we want to eradicate the practice of open defecation, they have to be confronted and dealt with properly. Which among the following is the most crucial message conveyed by the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- The greatest blessing that technological progress has in store for mankind is not, of course, an accumulation of material possessions. The amount of these that can be effectively enjoyed by one individual in one lifetime is not great. But there is not the same narrow limit to the possibilities of the enjoyment of leisure. The gift of leisure may be abused by people who have had no experience of making use of it. Yet the creative use of leisure by a minority in societies has been the mainspring of all human progress beyond the primitive level. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. People always see the leisure time as a gift and use it for acquiring more material possessions. 2. Use of leisure by some people to produce new and original things has been the chief source of human progress. Which of these assumptions is/are valid?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Climate change is likely to expose a large number of people to increasing environmental risks forcing them to migrate. The international community is yet to recognize this new category of migrants. There is no consensus on the definition and status of climate refugees owing to the distinct meaning the term refugees carry under international laws. There are still gaps in understanding how climate change will work as the root cause of migration. Even if there is recognition of climate refugees, who is going to provide protection? More emphasis has been given to international migration due to climate change. But there is a need to recognize the migration of such people within the countries also so that their problems can be addressed properly. Which of the following is the most rational inference from the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- There is no harm in cultivating habits so long as they are not injurious. Indeed, most of us are little more than a bundle of habits. Take away our habits, and the residuum could not get on without them. They simplify the mechanism of life. They enable us to do a multitude of things automatically, which, if we had to give fresh and original thought to them each time, would make existence an impossible confusion. The author suggests that habits:2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- There is more than a modicum of truth in the assertion that 'a working knowledge of ancient history is necessary to the intelligent interpretation of current events'. But the sage who uttered these words of wisdom might well have added something on the benefits of studying particularly the famous battles of history for the lessons they contain for those of us who lead or aspire to leadership. Such a study will reveal certain qualities and attributes which enabled the winners to win—and certain deficiencies which caused the losers to lose. And the student will see that the same pattern recurs consistently, again and again, throughout the centuries. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. A study of the famous battles of history would help us understand modern warfare. 2. Studying history is essential for anyone who aspires to be a leader. Which of these assumptions is/are valid?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Many farmers use synthetic pesticides to kill infesting insects. The consumption of pesticides in some of the developed countries is touching 3000 grams/hectare. Unfortunately, there are reports that these compounds possess inherent toxicities that endanger the health of the farm operators, consumers, and the environment. Synthetic pesticides are generally persistent in the environment. Entering the food chain, they destroy microbial diversity and cause ecological imbalance. Their indiscriminate use has resulted in the development of resistance among insects to insecticides, upsetting the balance in nature and resurgence of treated populations. Natural pest control using botanical pesticides is safer to the user and the environment because they break down into harmless compounds within hours or days in the presence of sunlight. Plants with pesticidal properties have been in nature for millions of years without any ill or adverse effects on the ecosystem. They are easily decomposed by many microbes common in most soils. They help in the maintenance of biological diversity of predators and the reduction of environmental contamination and human health hazards. Botanical pesticides formulated from plants are biodegradable and their use in crop protection is a practical sustainable alternative. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. Synthetic pesticides should never be used in modern agriculture. 2. One of the aims of sustainable agriculture is to ensure minimal ecological imbalance. 3. Botanical pesticides are more effective as compared to synthetic pesticides. Which of the assumptions given above is/are correct?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Many farmers use synthetic pesticides to kill infesting insects. Synthetic pesticides are generally persistent in the environment and can destroy microbial diversity and cause ecological imbalance. Natural pest control using botanical pesticides is safer because they break down into harmless compounds and are biodegradable. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding biopesticides? 1. They are not hazardous to human health. 2. They are persistent in the environment. 3. They are essential to maintain the biodiversity of any ecosystem. Select the correct answer using the code given below:2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Really I think that the poorest he that is in England has a life to live, as the greatest he, and therefore truly, I think it is clear that every man that is to live under a government ought first by his own consent to put himself under the government, and I do think that the poorest man in England is not at all bound in a strict sense to that government that he has not had a voice to put himself under. The above statement argues for2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- The very first lesson that should be taught to us when we are old enough to understand it, is that complete freedom from the obligation to work is unnatural, and ought to be illegal, as we can escape our share of the burden of work only by throwing it on someone else’s shoulders. Nature ordains that the human race shall perish of famine if it stops working. We cannot escape from this tyranny. The question we have to settle is how much leisure we can afford to allow ourselves. The main idea of the passage is that:2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- In the last two decades, the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) has increased by 50 percent, whereas inclusive wealth has increased by a mere 6 percent. In recent decades, GDP-driven economic performance has only harmed inclusive wealth like human capital and natural capital like forests, land and water. While the world’s human capital, which stands at 57 percent of total inclusive wealth, grew by only 8 percent, the natural capital, which is 23 percent of total inclusive wealth, declined by 30 percent worldwide in the last two decades. Which of the following is the most crucial inference from the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Eight railway stations A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are connected either by two-way passages or one-way passages. One-way passages are from C to A, E to G, B to F, D to H, G to C, E to C, and H to G. Two-way passages are between A and E, G and B, F and D, and E and D. In how many different ways can a train travel from F to A without passing through any station more than once?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Eight railway stations A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are connected either by two-way passages or one-way passages. One-way passages are from C to A, E to G, B to F, D to H, G to C, E to C, and H to G. Two-way passages are between A and E, G and B, F and D, and E and D. If the route between G and C is closed, which one of the following stations need not be passed through while travelling from H to C?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Eight railway stations A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are connected either by two-way passages or one-way passages. One-way passages are from C to A, E to G, B to F, D to H, G to C, E to C, and H to G. Two-way passages are between A and E, G and B, F and D, and E and D. While travelling from C to H, which one of the following stations must be passed through?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- In a free country, the man who reaches the position of leader is usually one of outstanding character and ability. Moreover, it is usually possible to foresee that he will reach such a position, since early in life one can see his qualities of character. But this is not always true in the case of a dictator; often he reaches his position of power through chance, very often through the unhappy state of his country. The passage seems to suggest that2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Productive jobs are vital for growth, and a good job is the best form of inclusion. More than half of our population depends on agriculture, but the experience of other countries suggests that the number of people dependent on agriculture will have to shrink if per capita incomes in agriculture are to go up substantially. While industry is creating jobs, too many such jobs are low-productivity non-contractual jobs in the unorganized sector, offering low incomes, little protection, and no benefits. Service jobs are relatively of high productivity, but employment growth in services has been slow in recent years. Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- No supporters of 'party X', who knew Z and supported his campaign strategy, agreed for the alliance with 'party Y'; but some of them had friends in 'party Y'. With reference to the above information, consider the following statements: 1. Some supporters of 'party X' knew Z. 2. Some supporters of 'party X', who opposed Z’s campaign strategy, knew Z. 3. No supporters of 'party X' supported Z’s campaign strategy. Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- No supporters of 'party X', who knew Z and supported his campaign strategy, agreed for the alliance with 'party Y'; but some of them had friends in 'party Y'. With reference to the above information, which one among the following statements must be true?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- The States are like pearls and the Centre is the thread which turns them into a necklace; if the thread snaps, the pearls are scattered. Which one of the following views corroborates the above statement?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A successful democracy depends upon widespread interest and participation in politics, in which voting is an essential part. To deliberately refrain from taking such an interest, and from voting, is a kind of implied anarchy; it is to refuse one’s political responsibility while enjoying the benefits of a free political society. This passage relates to2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- We live in digital times. The digital is not just something we use strategically and specifically to do a few tasks. Our very perception of who we are, how we connect to the world around us, and the ways in which we define our domains of life, labour, and language are hugely structured by the digital technologies. The digital is everywhere and, like air, invisible. We live within digital systems, we live with intimate gadgets, we interact through digital media, and the very presence and imagination of the digital have dramatically restructured our lives. The digital, far from being a tool, is a condition and context that defines the shapes and boundaries of our understanding of the self, the society, and the structure of governance. Which among the following is the most logical and essential message conveyed by the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- By 2020, when the global economy is expected to run short of 56 million young people, India, with its youth surplus of 47 million, could fill the gap. It is in this context that labour reforms are often cited as the way to unlock double-digit growth in India. In 2014, India’s labour force was estimated to be about 40 percent of the population, but 93 percent of this force was in the unorganized sector. Over the last decade, the compound annual growth rate of employment has slowed to 0.5 percent, with about 14 million jobs created during the last year when the labour force increased by about 15 million. Which of the following is the most rational inference from the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- What climate change will undeniably do is cause or amplify events that hasten the reduction of resources. Competition over these diminishing resources would ensue in the form of political or even violent conflict. Resource-based conflicts have rarely been overt and are thus difficult to isolate. Instead, they take on veneers that appear more politically palatable. Conflicts over resources like water are often cloaked in the guise of identity or ideology. What does the above passage imply?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- We have hard work ahead. There is no resting for any of us till we redeem our pledge in full, till we make all the people of India what destiny intends them to be. We are citizens of a great country, on the verge of bold advance, and we have to live up to that high standard. All of us, to whatever religion we may belong, are equally the children of India with equal rights, privileges and obligations. We cannot encourage communalism or narrow-mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or action. The challenge the author of the above passage throws to the public is to achieve2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- An air quality index (AQI) is a way to combine measurements of multiple air pollutants into a single number or rating. This index is ideally kept constantly updated and available in different places. The AQI is most useful when lots of pollution data are being gathered and when pollution levels are normally, but not always, low. In such cases, if pollution levels spike for a few days, the public can quickly take preventive action in response to an air quality warning. Unfortunately, that is not urban India. Pollution levels in many large Indian cities are so high that they remain well above any health or regulatory standard for a large part of the year. If our index stays in the Red/'Dangerous' region day after day, there is not much anyone can do, other than getting used to ignoring it. Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- The medium-term challenge for Indian manufacturing is to move from lower to higher tech sectors, from lower to higher value-added sectors, and from lower to higher productivity sectors. Medium-tech industries are primarily capital-intensive and resource-processing; and high-tech industries are mainly capital and technology-intensive. In order to push the share of manufacturing in overall GDP to the projected 25 per cent, Indian manufacturing needs to capture the global market in sectors showing a rising trend in demand. These sectors are largely high-technology and capital-intensive. Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Over the last decade, Indian agriculture has become more robust with record production of food grains and oilseeds. Increased procurement, consequently, has added huge stacks of food grains in the granaries. India is one of the world’s top producers of rice, wheat, milk, fruits and vegetables. India is still home to a quarter of all undernourished people in the world. On an average, almost half of the total expenditure of nearly half of the households is on food. Which among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A landscape-scale approach to land use can encourage greater biodiversity outside protected areas. During hurricane 'Mitch' in 1998, farms using ecoagricultural practices suffered 58 percent, 70 percent and 99 percent less damage in Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala, respectively, than farms using conventional techniques. In Costa Rica, vegetative windbreaks and fencerows boosted farmers’ income from pasture and coffee while also increasing bird diversity. Bee pollination is more effective when agricultural fields are closer to natural or seminatural habitat, a finding that matters because 87 percent of the world’s 107 leading crops depend on animal pollinators. In Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Colombia silvopastoral systems that integrate trees with pastureland are improving the sustainability of cattle production, and diversifying and increasing farmers’ income. Which among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- In a democratic State, where a high degree of political maturity of the people obtains, the conflict between the will of the sovereign law-making body and the organized will of the people seldom occurs. What does the above passage imply?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Disruption of traditional institutions, identifications, and loyalties is likely to lead to ambivalent situations. It is possible that some people may renew their identification with traditional groups whereas others align themselves with new groups and symbols emergent from processes of political development. In addition, political development tends to foster group awareness of a variety of class, tribe, region, clan, language, religion, occupation, and others. Which one of the following is the best explanation of the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are Lecturers from different cities — Hyderabad, Delhi, Shillong, Kanpur, Chennai, Mumbai, and Srinagar, not necessarily in the same order. Each one is specialized in a different subject: Economics, Commerce, History, Sociology, Geography, Mathematics, and Statistics. Further: 1. Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography. 2. Lecturer D is from Shillong. 3. Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology. 4. Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics. 5. Lecturer A who is specialized in Economics does not belong to Hyderabad. 6. Lecturer F who is specialized in Commerce belongs to Srinagar. 7. Lecturer G who is specialized in Statistics belongs to Chennai. Who is specialized in Geography?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are Lecturers from different cities — Hyderabad, Delhi, Shillong, Kanpur, Chennai, Mumbai, and Srinagar, not necessarily in the same order. Each one is specialized in a different subject: Economics, Commerce, History, Sociology, Geography, Mathematics, and Statistics. Further: 1. Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography. 2. Lecturer D is from Shillong. 3. Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology. 4. Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics. 5. Lecturer A who is specialized in Economics does not belong to Hyderabad. 6. Lecturer F who is specialized in Commerce belongs to Srinagar. 7. Lecturer G who is specialized in Statistics belongs to Chennai. Who of the following belongs to Hyderabad?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are Lecturers from different cities — Hyderabad, Delhi, Shillong, Kanpur, Chennai, Mumbai, and Srinagar, not necessarily in the same order. Each one is specialized in a different subject: Economics, Commerce, History, Sociology, Geography, Mathematics, and Statistics. Further: 1. Lecturer from Kanpur is specialized in Geography. 2. Lecturer D is from Shillong. 3. Lecturer C from Delhi is specialized in Sociology. 4. Lecturer B is specialized in neither History nor Mathematics. 5. Lecturer A who is specialized in Economics does not belong to Hyderabad. 6. Lecturer F who is specialized in Commerce belongs to Srinagar. 7. Lecturer G who is specialized in Statistics belongs to Chennai. To which city does the Lecturer specialized in Economics belong?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- The individual, according to Rousseau, puts his person and all his power in common under the supreme direction of the General Will and in our corporate capacity we receive each member as an indivisible part of the whole. In the light of the above passage, the nature of General Will is best described as2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- An innovative India will be inclusive as well as technologically advanced, improving the lives of all Indians. Innovation and R&D can mitigate increases in social inequality and relieve the pressures created by rapid urbanization. The growing divergence in productivity between agriculture and knowledge-intensive manufacturing and services threatens to increase income inequality. By encouraging India’s R&D labs and universities to focus on the needs of poor people and by improving the ability of informal firms to absorb knowledge, an innovation and research agenda can counter this effect. Inclusive innovation can lower the costs of goods and services and create income-earning opportunities for the poor people. Which among the following is the most logical and rational assumption that can be made from the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- The man who is perpetually hesitating which of the two things he will do first, will do neither. The man who resolves, but suffers his resolution to be changed by the first counter-suggestion of a friend—who fluctuates from opinion to opinion and veers from plan to plan—can never accomplish anything. He will at best be stationary and probably retrograde in all. It is only the man who first consults wisely, then resolves firmly and then executes his purpose with inflexible perseverance, undismayed by those petty difficulties which daunt a weaker spirit—that can advance to eminence in any line. The keynote that seems to be emerging from the passage is that:2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- During the summer in the Arctic Ocean, sea ice has been melting earlier and faster, and the winter freeze has been coming later. In the last three decades, the extent of summer ice has declined by about 30 percent. The lengthening period of summer melt threatens to undermine the whole Arctic food web, atop which stand polar bears. Which among the following is the most crucial message conveyed by the above passage?2017 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Candidates in a competitive examination consisted of 60% men and 40% women. 70% of men and 75% of women cleared the qualifying test and entered the final test, where 80% of men and 70% of women were successful. Which statement is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- In a box of marbles, there are three less white marbles than the red ones and five more white marbles than the green ones. If there are 10 white marbles, how many marbles are there in the box?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Arithmetic
- A cow costs more than 4 goats but less than 5 goats. If a goat costs between Rs. 600 and Rs. 800, which is the most valid conclusion?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Quantification
- In a plane, line X is perpendicular to line Y and parallel to line Z; line U is perpendicular to both lines V and W; line X is perpendicular to line V. Which statement is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Geometry and Reasoning
- A society consists only of fighters and cowards. Two cowards are always enemies; a fighter and a coward are always enemies; fighters are indifferent to one another. If A and B are enemies, C and D are friends, E and F are indifferent, A and E are not enemies, while B and F are enemies, which statement is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Two men, Anil and David, and two women, Shabnam and Rekha, are in a sales group. Only two speak Tamil and the other two speak Marathi. Only one man and one woman can drive. Shabnam speaks Marathi; Anil speaks Tamil; both Rekha and David can drive. Which statement is true?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Arrangement
- In a society it is customary for friends of the same sex to hug and friends of opposite sex to shake hands. A group of friends met at a party and there were 24 handshakes. Which of the following could be the number of hugs?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinatorics
- A, B, C, D, E and F are cousins of different ages from 17 to 22, with birthdays on the same day and month. E is the oldest at 22. F is somewhere between B and D in age. A is older than B; C is older than D; A is one year older than C. Which is possible?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ordering
- Using the same cousin-age conditions—A, B, C, D, E and F have distinct ages 17 to 22; E=22; F is between B and D; A>B; C>D; and A is one year older than C—what is the number of logically possible orders in increasing age?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ordering
- Two cities A and B are 360 km apart. A car goes from A to B at 40 km/h and returns to A at 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the round trip?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Speed Time Distance
- The monthly incomes of Peter and Paul are in the ratio 4:3 and their expenses are in the ratio 3:2. If each saves Rs. 6000 at the end of the month, what are their respective monthly incomes?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratio and Algebra
- Between 6 PM and 7 PM, the minute hand of a clock will be ahead of the hour hand by 3 minute-spaces at2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Clocks
- Passage: Climate-change mitigation and adaptation require substantial finance. Developing countries’ domestic resources may fall short, while UNFCCC negotiations debate developed-country financial support in light of historical greenhouse-gas contributions. Which issue is essentially discussed?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- There are five tasks and five persons. Task 1 cannot be assigned to Person 1 or Person 2. Task 2 must be assigned to either Person 3 or Person 4. Every person is assigned exactly one task. In how many ways can the assignment be done?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Permutations
- Passage: Climate-change action imposes costs; developing-country domestic finances may be inadequate and multilateral finance is needed. It can be inferred that climate change is likely to have implications on developing countries’ 1. domestic finances 2. capacity for multilateral trade.2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: Under UNFCCC negotiations, financial support for developing-country mitigation and adaptation is debated. Which are matters of intense debate? 1. Scale and size of required financial support 2. Crop loss due to climate change 3. Enhancement of mitigation and adaptation actions in developing countries.2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: The conflict between State and individual has persisted for centuries. Human society is dynamic, and absolute freedom of speech and action could lead to chaos and anarchy. Which statement best sums up the author’s viewpoint?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: UNFCCC places responsibility for climate financial support on developed countries, taking account of their contribution to accumulated greenhouse gases. Why is the responsibility placed on developed countries? 1. Higher per-capita incomes 2. Larger GDP 3. Large contribution to the stock of GHGs.2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: No right is absolute. The right of personal property must be viewed with liberty, equality and cooperation. Which is the most convincing explanation?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: India’s persistent inflation is linked to administered-price increases, demand-supply imbalances, imported inflation, depreciation and speculation; several are outcomes of economic reforms such as trade liberalisation and subsidy reduction. What is the most logical message?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Usha runs faster than Kamala; Priti runs slower than Swati; and Swati runs slower than Kamala. Who is the slowest runner?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ordering
- Consider the statements: life on other heavenly bodies is considered possible and space voyage is an established fact. What can definitely be concluded about UFOs?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Year-wise variation of the price of a commodity is shown in the original UPSC graph (figure reference: https://i0.wp.com/adisclasses.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CSAT-2015-Q58.png?resize=300%2C238&ssl=1). The price of the commodity in the year 1980:2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation
- The original UPSC bar charts compare expenditure by Families A and B (figure reference: https://i0.wp.com/adisclasses.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CSAT-2015-Q59.png?resize=300%2C238&ssl=1). Family A spends Rs.20,000 monthly with 50% on food; Family B spends Rs.1,00,000 with 10% on food. What follows?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation
- If ABC × DEED = ABCABC, where A, B, C, D and E are different digits, what are D and E?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number System
- Statements: Some men are great. Some men are wise. Conclusions: I. Men are either great or wise. II. Some men are neither great nor wise. Which is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Syllogism
- Each face of a cube has a different colour V, I, B, G, Y and O. Y, O and B are on adjacent faces; I, G and Y are on adjacent faces; B, G and Y are on adjacent faces. Which colour is opposite O?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Spatial Reasoning
- Pipes A and B can fill a tank independently in 20 and 30 minutes. If opened together, how long will they take?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Time and Work
- The number of persons who read magazine X only is thrice the number of persons who read magazine Y, and the number who read magazine Y only is thrice the number who read magazine X. Conclusions: 1. Those reading both are twice those reading only X. 2. Total readers of either or both are twice those reading both. Which conclusion(s) follow?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set Logic
- The original UPSC graph depicts earnings of A and B from 2000 to 2010 (figure reference: https://i0.wp.com/adisclasses.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CSAT-2015-Q52.png?resize=300%2C242&ssl=1). Which conclusion is supported?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation
- A person ordered 5 pairs of black socks and x pairs of brown socks. A black pair costs three times a brown pair. The clerk interchanged the quantities, making the bill 100% higher. What was x?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Algebra
- A student must choose 2 of Commerce, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics I and Mathematics II. Mathematics II can be chosen only if Mathematics I is also chosen. How many valid two-subject combinations are possible?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinatorics
- Passage: Government sometimes requires discretionary powers, but such power must remain within recognized rules, safeguards and predictable principles to prevent abuse. What is the most logical assumption?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A committee must select one Principal and two Vice-Principals from six persons, of whom only two are eligible to be Principal. How many selections are possible?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Combinatorics
- Passage on formal financial institutions and rural savings. Statements: 1. Indian financial institutions offer no financial instruments to rural households. 2. Poor households tend to spend earnings/savings when they lack access to appropriate financial instruments. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage on formal financial institutions and rural savings. What is the crucial message?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage criticizes caste/community/religious favouritism as making democracy phoney and urges respect for persons and opportunities based on merit. Which statement best sums it up?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: Open defecation contaminates food and water, spreads disease, contributes to malnutrition, stunting and impaired cognitive development. What is the most critical inference?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- “By liberty I mean the eager maintenance of that atmosphere in which men have the opportunity to be their best selves.” Which interpretation is best?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: Advanced-economy portfolio investment in emerging markets has risen sharply, and reversal of US quantitative easing could trigger a chain reaction. What is the most rational inference?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: Poverty can make people more vulnerable to climate impacts, while climate impacts can deepen poverty through food insecurity, livelihood loss and price shocks. What is the most logical message?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Mangroves shed large quantities of leaves; decomposers consume the litter, tiny organisms feed on them, and fish, birds and crocodiles feed further up the chain. What is the most logical inference?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- In a parking area, the total number of wheels of cars (four-wheelers) and scooters/motorbikes (two-wheelers) is 100 more than twice the number of parked vehicles. How many cars are parked?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Algebra
- In a bus group, 6 persons speak Tamil, 15 Hindi and 6 Gujarati. Two persons speak exactly two languages and one speaks all three; nobody speaks any other language. How many persons are in the group?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set Logic
- Two equal glasses are respectively 1/3 and 1/4 full of milk, then filled with water and mixed. What is the ratio of milk to water?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratio
- Out of 130 students, 62 failed English, 52 failed Mathematics and 24 failed both. How many passed finally?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set Logic
- In a 500-metre race, B starts 45 metres ahead of A, but when A finishes, B is still 35 metres behind the finish. What is the ratio of A’s speed to B’s?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Speed Time Distance
- Statements: Lady’s finger is tastier than cabbage; cauliflower is tastier than lady’s finger; cabbage is not tastier than peas. What conclusion follows?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Shahid and Rohit start from the same point in opposite directions. After every 1 km Shahid turns left and Rohit turns right. Which statement is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Direction Sense
- In a town, 45% read magazine A, 55% B, 40% C, 30% A and B, 15% B and C, 25% A and C, and 10% all three. What percentage read none?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set Logic
- A, B, C and D each have Rs.100. A pays Rs.20 to B; B pays Rs.10 to C; C receives Rs.30 from D. Which statement is not correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Arithmetic
- If A runs less fast than B, and B runs as fast as but not faster than C, then compared with A, C runs2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Passage on human development: exclusive focus on economic growth can produce adverse distributional and environmental effects. Assumptions: 1. Higher growth is essential to reduce economic disparity. 2. Environmental degradation is sometimes a consequence of economic growth. Which is/are valid?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the same human-development passage, consider: 1. A strong institutional framework is the only requirement for human development. 2. Human development and economic growth are not always positively inter-related. 3. Focusing only on human development should be the goal. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage on electronic MGNREGS wage payments: many rural beneficiaries with bank accounts still depend on village leaders because of financial, functional and technological illiteracy. What is the crucial message?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: Flamingos form large social flocks, perform group mating dances and protect chicks in creches while adults forage. What is the most logical corollary?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: The aim of government is not rule by fear but to free people from fear, secure their right to exist and work without injury, and allow reason and development. What is the most logical inference?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage from “Stench of Kerosene”: family pressure for an heir leads to a second marriage and tragic consequences. The story primarily sensitizes readers about2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: Municipal corporations are understaffed and recruitment rules do not adequately require the technical and managerial competencies needed for complex urban services. What is the most logical assumption?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- All good athletes want to win, and all athletes who want to win eat a well-balanced diet. What is the best conclusion?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Passage: Richer States have greater responsibility and capacity to reduce carbon emissions, invest in clean energy and support poorer States, while financially stressed State Electricity Boards are reluctant to adopt costlier renewable energy. What is the most logical assumption?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Geeta says Naresh has become a better boxer since he started meditation. Radha replies that this is impossible because a boxer’s most important asset is aggressiveness. Radha’s statement reflects her belief that2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Consider: 1. A man had a wife, two sons and two daughters in his family. 2. The daughters were invited to a feast and the male members went out for a picnic. 3. The man’s father did not return from work. Which statement is true?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Four persons A, B, C and D, consisting of two married couples, form a group. Both women are shorter than their respective husbands. A is tallest, C is taller than B, and D is B’s brother. Which statement is not correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Arrangement
- Four cardboard pieces of specific shapes are shown in the original UPSC figure. Figure: https://i0.wp.com/adisclasses.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CSAT-2015-Q14.png?resize=130%2C193&ssl=1 . Which figure can be formed by joining these pieces?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Spatial Reasoning
- A father is nine times as old as his son and the mother is eight times as old as the son. The sum of the father’s and mother’s ages is 51 years. What is the age of the son?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ages
- In a test, a candidate attempted only 8 questions and secured 50% marks in each attempted question. If the candidate obtained 40% of the total marks and all questions carried equal marks, how many questions were there in the test?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- What is the missing number X in the series 7, X, 21, 31, 43?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Series
- An automobile owner reduced monthly petrol consumption as prices rose: Rs.40→60 litres, Rs.50→48 litres, Rs.60→40 litres, Rs.75→32 litres. If price becomes Rs.80 per litre, expected consumption is2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation
- Consider the matrix: top row 3, 8, 10, 2, ?, 1; bottom row 6, 56, 90, 2, 20, 0. What is the missing number?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Pattern
- Consider the original UPSC visual figure and choose the figure that should replace the question mark. Main figure: https://i0.wp.com/adisclasses.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CSAT-2015-Q11.png?resize=300%2C68&ssl=12015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Spatial Reasoning
- Twelve people form a club. By picking lots, one of them will host a dinner for all once in a month. The number of dinners a particular member has to host in one year is2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Probability
- Passage: The author explains that silence, restraint and economy of words help a votary of truth avoid exaggeration, suppression or modification of truth. For the author, silence is necessary in order to surmount2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the same passage on silence and economy of words, the most appropriate reason the author was spared many a mishap is that2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the passage on silence, the author says a thoughtless word hardly ever escapes his tongue or pen. Which is not a valid reason for this?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: India’s high child mortality is linked to weak breastfeeding and immunisation practices, gaps in maternal care, child marriage, anaemia and poor adolescent sanitation. What critical inference follows?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: Some people argue that cutting defence expenditure on weapon-building would create peace with neighbours; the author rejects this as a false argument. What is the most valid assumption?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: Long-distance and processed food creates transport pollution, wastage, rainforest destruction, reduced nutrition and additional preservation/packaging demand. Consider: 1. Consuming regionally grown food is eco-friendly. 2. Food processing puts a burden on natural resources.2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: Human history contains theories restricting the right to govern to selected citizens and justifying exclusion for social or political efficacy. Which statement is least essential to this argument?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage: By 2050 a larger population, changing consumption, climate stress and finite land/water will intensify food needs; responses include higher yields, efficient farming, waste reduction, nutrient recovery and changed consumption. What best sums up the passage?2015 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Passage on inclusive growth: What is the author’s central focus?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- From the same passage on inclusive growth, the author supports policies which will help2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the inclusive-growth passage, India’s economy has grown but there is no room for complacency because: 1. growth eradicates poverty; 2. growth has resulted in prosperity for all. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the petrol-pricing passage, an oil company can make greater profits under a transparent pricing formula by: 1. promoting sales 2. undertaking innovation 3. cutting costs 4. selling equity shares at higher prices.2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the petrol-pricing passage, private oil companies re-enter the market if: 1. transparent rule-based pricing exists 2. there is no government interference 3. subsidies are given 4. anti-trust regulations are removed.2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Five persons fire bullets at a target at intervals of 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 seconds respectively. The number of times they would fire together at the target in an hour is2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · LCM and Time
- A group of 630 children is seated in rows for a photograph. Each row contains three fewer children than the row in front. Which number of rows is not possible?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Arithmetic Progression
- Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are on a ladder. A is above E but below C; B is in the middle; G is between A and B; E is between B and F; F is between E and D. Who is on the bottom step?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Arrangement
- A is taller than B, C is taller than A, D is taller than C, and E is tallest. If seated in height order, who occupies the middle position?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ordering
- There are six villages A, B, C, D, E and F. F is 1 km west of D; B 1 km east of E; A 2 km north of E; C 1 km east of A; D 1 km south of A. Which three villages are in a line?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Direction Sense
- Four children A, B, C and D sit in a row. A is next to B but not next to C. C is not next to D. Who occupies a seat adjacent to D?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Arrangement
- A clock shows a time between 8 and 9 o’clock and its hour and minute hands are exactly one above the other. After how many minutes, to the nearest integer, will they again lie one above the other?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Clocks
- Passage on climate change and agriculture: shifting locations of existing crops may be forced by 1. melting glaciers 2. water availability and temperature suitability elsewhere 3. poor crop productivity 4. wider adaptability of crop plants. Which are correct?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the climate-and-agriculture passage, why is it important to promote agricultural research in India?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the greenhouse-gas mitigation passage, which would help mitigation? 1. reducing meat consumption 2. rapid economic liberalization 3. reducing consumerism 4. modern livestock-management practices.2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Why, according to the passage, do we continue to depend heavily on fossil fuels? 1. inadequate technological development 2. inadequate funds/support for research and development 3. inadequate practical availability of alternative energy.2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the greenhouse-gas passage, how does mitigation help us? 1. reduces expenditure on public health 2. reduces dependence on livestock 3. reduces energy requirements 4. reduces the rate of global climate change.2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- What is the essential message of the greenhouse-gas passage?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- There are 50 nursery students. Ten speak both English and Hindi. Twenty-one can speak English. How many can speak Hindi, only Hindi and only English respectively?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set Logic
- A gardener increases a rectangular garden’s length by 40% and decreases its width by 20%. The new area2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- Six books A–F are classified by cover colour, age and subject: B,C,E,F have green covers; A,B,D are new; A,B,C are law reports. Which two are old medical extracts with green covers?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Classification
- A 36-cm line is marked from both ends at cumulative distances 1, 1+2, 1+2+3 and so on. Endpoints are excluded and common points counted once. How many marked points are there?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Pattern
- Sohan sells two goats at the same price, making 10% profit on one and 10% loss on the other. Overall2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Profit and Loss
- Of 120 musicians, 5% play all three of guitar, violin and flute; 30 play exactly two; 40 play guitar alone. How many play violin alone or flute alone in total?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set Logic
- Six identical two-sided cards show 1 on one side and 2 on the other. Initially all show 1. In one try exactly four cards must be flipped. What is the least number of tries needed so all six show 2?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Parity and Combinatorics
- Passage on Himalayan ecosystem and climate change: adverse impact on an ecosystem can mean 1. permanent disappearance of some flora and fauna 2. permanent disappearance of the ecosystem itself. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Which statement best implies the need to shift toward a contemporary conservation approach in the Himalayan ecosystem?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- What is the most important message conveyed by the Himalayan conservation passage?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- With reference to the Himalayan passage, consider assumptions: 1. exploitation of natural resources should be completely avoided 2. natural as well as anthropogenic reasons can adversely affect ecosystems 3. loss of endemic diversity leads to extinction of ecosystems. Which assumption(s) are correct?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the globalization passage, government interventions are viewed as processes leading to2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the passage, the basic philosophy of globalization is to2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the globalization passage, which are consistent with globalization? 1. privatization of public enterprises 2. expansionary public expenditure 3. free play of market forces in wages and employment 4. privatization of social services such as education and health.2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the globalization passage, in the process of globalization the State should have a2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- The original UPSC graph shows average annual profit of fruit-sellers A and B from 1995 to 2000. Figure: https://i0.wp.com/adisclasses.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-52.png?resize=516%2C526&ssl=1 . In which year was the average profit of A and B the same?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation
- Using the same fruit-seller profit graph, what is the difference between the average profit of A and B in 1998?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation
- Using the fruit-seller profit graph, how much more average profit did A make in 2000 than in 1999?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation
- Using the fruit-seller profit graph, what is the trend of B’s average profit from 1997 to 2000?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation
- Marks table: Student A—English 60/100, Psychology 70/100, History 50/100, Sanskrit 30/50; Student B—English 80/150, Psychology 70/100, History 60/100, Sanskrit 15/25. The difference in their mean aggregate percentage marks is2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation
- Examine the original UPSC embedded-figure question. Main figure: https://i0.wp.com/adisclasses.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-53.png?resize=80%2C87&ssl=1 . Which option contains the figure embedded in it?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Spatial Reasoning
- Consider the original UPSC figure matrix. Main figure: https://i0.wp.com/adisclasses.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-54.png?resize=194%2C200&ssl=1 . Which option fits the blank part?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Spatial Reasoning
- The following table gives population and total income of a city for four years: 1992—20 lakh and Rs.1010 crore; 1993—21 lakh and Rs.1111 crore; 1994—22 lakh and Rs.1225 crore; 1995—23 lakh and Rs.1345 crore. Which statement is correct?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Data Interpretation
- Consider the original UPSC number table in which entries in each row bear a relationship. Figure: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pradheepvijayaraj/prep-loop/0bf10b67af88fca7ba78f324461296d218dfefc1/static/upsc/assets/csat/CSAT_2014_Q17_839dfebde4.png . Which number can replace X?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Pattern
- Consider the original UPSC matrix with one empty block in the lower extreme corner. Main figure: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pradheepvijayaraj/prep-loop/0bf10b67af88fca7ba78f324461296d218dfefc1/static/upsc/assets/csat/CSAT_2014_Q18_47dce8f7ee.png . Which figure completes the matrix?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Spatial Reasoning
- With reference to the original UPSC route diagram, how many different routes are possible from S to T without retracing from U and/or V? Figure: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pradheepvijayaraj/prep-loop/0bf10b67af88fca7ba78f324461296d218dfefc1/static/upsc/assets/csat/CSAT_2014_Q19_0e258471aa.png2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Spatial Reasoning
- The original UPSC figures show a sequence of changing bead positions. Following the same sequence, which option should be the fifth figure?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Spatial Reasoning
- A bell rings every 18 minutes, a second every 24 minutes and a third every 32 minutes. If all ring together at 8:00 AM, when will they next ring together?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · LCM and Time
- “Price is not the same thing as value. Suppose on a day the price of everything—coal, bread, postage, labour, rent, etc.—were to double. Prices would rise, but values of all things except one would not.” What does the writer mean?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- A and B travel by bus. A has Rs.10, which is 80% of the total fare for two persons. B gives A another Rs.3. Which statement is correct?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- A businessman must repay a loan in equal instalments without interest. After paying 18 instalments he has repaid 60% of the loan. How many instalments were agreed?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- A worker reaches his factory 3 minutes late at 5 km/h and 7 minutes early at 6 km/h. What is the distance from his house to the factory?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Speed Time Distance
- “Liberty is never real unless the Government can be called to account when it invades rights.” Which option best justifies this statement?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- According to the passage on capitalism and the global banking crisis, apologists of the “Free Market System” believe in2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- With reference to “ideological bias” in the passage on capitalism, what does it imply?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- The passage says the exercise of private greed can be justified as serving larger public interest. Which statements are supported? 1. It is a false ideology of capitalism. 2. It underlies righteous claims of the free market. 3. It is the benevolent face of capitalism. 4. It ignores resultant gross inequity.2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the passage on public and private sectors, why has the time come to review the role of the public sector? 1. Public sector has lost all relevance. 2. Public sector performance is unsatisfactory. 3. Private entrepreneurship is expanding. 4. Effective competition policies are available.2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- According to the passage, why should rural roads remain in the public-sector domain?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- In the public/private-sector passage, “portfolio composition of the government” refers to2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- Why does the author prefer “government as umpire and private sector as players” in regulated industries?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Reading Comprehension
- A question paper must have a question on one of the eight poets: A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H. The first four belong to the medieval period while the rest are considered modern poets. Generally, modern poets figure in the question paper in alternate years. Generally those who like H like G also; and those who like F like E also. The paper-setter does not like to ask about F as he has written a book on F, but he likes F. Last year, the paper contained a question on A. On the basis of the information given, this year’s paper is most likely to contain a question on2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- In a group of six women there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to play on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is certainly a dancer and a violinist?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Arrangement
- The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T, in their order, are substituted by the integers 1 to 9 but not in that order. 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Logic
- The number of deaths among army personnel is 8 in 1000, but among the civilian population it is 20 per 1000. Which inference can be drawn?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Statement and Conclusion
- Given the statement: “Buses are the cause of more accidents than cars, and trucks cause fewer accidents than buses”, which conclusion can be drawn?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Statement and Conclusion
- “If political leadership fails to emerge, there is likelihood of military taking over power in developing countries. Radical student groups or labour may try to raise revolution but they are not likely to compete with the military. Military intervention, rule, and withdrawal from politics is closely related to a society’s level of political development.” In this context, the assumption is that2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Reasoning
- Four persons, Alok, Bhupesh, Chander and Dinesh have a total of Rs.100 among themselves. Alok and Bhupesh together have as much as Chander and Dinesh together; Alok has more than Bhupesh; Chander has half as much as Dinesh; and Alok has Rs.5 more than Dinesh. Who has the maximum amount?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Algebra
- George attends Music on Monday, Mathematics on Wednesday, History on the day after Mathematics, Sports on Tuesday, and Literature is not on Friday. If he attends only one subject a day and Sunday is free, on which other day is he free?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Arrangement
- In a row, A is 11th from the left and B is 10th from the right. If A and B interchange positions, A becomes 18th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than A and B?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ranking and Ordering
- B is north of A and C is east of A. AB=5 km and AC=12 km. What is the shortest distance between B and C?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Direction and Distance
- Two cars start towards each other from A and B, 160 km apart, at 08:10 AM. Their speeds are 50 km/h and 30 km/h. When do they meet?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Speed and Distance
- Passage: An old man in tattered clothes drives heavily laden animals along an uneven road. A stray dog watches and then barks; the author’s two little sons stand still holding his hands firmly. The author’s children held his hands firmly because2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Excluded English Comprehension
- From the same passage, the expression “a stray dog watched the procession philosophically” means that2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Excluded English Comprehension
- Passage: Cynthia was a shy girl who thought herself plain and untalented. Her teacher required the class to audition for a school play. Cynthia nearly died of fright at the thought of performing, but during the audition gave an excellent performance. Cynthia was afraid to stand on stage because2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Excluded English Comprehension
- From the Cynthia passage, her classmates were chatting because2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Excluded English Comprehension
- From the Cynthia passage, Cynthia’s knees were quaking because2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Excluded English Comprehension
- From the Cynthia passage, the transformation that occurred during the audition refers to2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Excluded English Comprehension
- If the 3rd day of a month is Monday, which of the following will be the fifth day from the 21st of this month?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Calendar
- For a charity show, 420 tickets were sold. Half were sold at Rs.5 each, one-third at Rs.3 each and the rest at Rs.2 each. What was the total amount received?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- A, B, C, D, E and F are family members and their professions are engineer, stenographer, doctor, draughtsman, lawyer and judge. A, the engineer, is married to the lady stenographer; the judge is married to the lawyer; F, the draughtsman, is the son of B and brother of E; C, the lawyer, is daughter-in-law of D; E is the unmarried doctor; D is grandmother of F. What is the profession of B?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Arrangement
- Using the same family-profession information, which is/are a married couple/couples?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Arrangement
- Using the same family-profession information, what is the profession of D?2014 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logical Arrangement
- A passage describes forest fragmentation caused by mining, highways and other intrusions. What is its central focus?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Why should continuity of forest landscapes and wildlife corridors be maintained? Consider preservation of biodiversity, management of minerals, and granting forest land for human use.2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- A rare-coin collection has one gold coin for every three non-gold coins. After adding 10 gold coins the ratio becomes 1:2. What is the new total number of coins?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratio and Proportion
- A gardener has 1,000 plants and wants equal numbers of rows and columns. What is the minimum number of additional plants required?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Squares
- ₹700 is divided into seven prizes, each ₹20 less than the preceding prize. What is the smallest prize?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Arithmetic Progression
- Among 120 applicants, 70 are men and 80 hold driving licences. What is the ratio of the minimum possible to maximum possible number of men holding licences?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Sets
- A garrison has food for 1,000 soldiers for 30 days. After 10 days another 1,000 soldiers join. For how many more days will the remaining food last?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Work and Consumption
- A full petrol tank lasts 10 days. If daily use rises by 25%, how long will it last?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Percentages
- A person can walk one way and drive back in 6 hours, while walking both ways takes 10 hours. How long would driving both ways take?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Time Speed Distance
- A passage challenges the idea that democracy is exclusively Western. Which option best reflects the author's view?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- From the democracy passage, assess the assumptions that non-Western countries cannot have democracy because it is Western, and that Western countries always try to impose democracy.2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions
- Which practice is supported by a passage on good corporate governance?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- According to the corporate-governance passage, which claimed benefits are supported: higher share price, rapid turnover growth, and being the main criterion for FII investment?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- A passage says childhood malnutrition often results from inadequate awareness of young children's feeding needs. Which measure best reduces it?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- The malnutrition passage says poverty is not the main cause. Which proposed reasons are valid: working mothers do not prioritise children; public-health authorities fail to propagate nutritional awareness?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions
- Why does a passage argue that policy intervention is needed to mitigate agricultural risk?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- What observation follows from the agricultural-risk passage?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- Which statement about primary groups is correct, given that they are generally small, intimate, and may include families?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Social Reasoning
- A gets one unit less than B; C gets five more than D; D gets three more than B. Who gets the least money?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ordering
- Cities P,Q,R,S,T are linked by specified boat, rail, bus and air routes. Which single mode lets one travel from Q to R without changing mode?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Network Reasoning
- Starting from P, a traveller visits every city in the given transport network and returns to P. Which city must be visited twice?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Network Reasoning
- In the same city network, which listed pair has no direct route between them?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Network Reasoning
- Which pair in the city network has the greatest number of travel-route options?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Network Reasoning
- A tennis team of four must contain at least two of males A,B,C and satisfy B not with W, C not with Z, W not with Y. If Y is selected and B rejected, which team is possible?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Selections
- With the same tennis constraints, if B is selected and Y rejected, which team is possible?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Selections
- If all three male tennis players A,B,C are selected, how many valid four-person teams are possible?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Selections
- Seven people are available for music work. Rohit and Tanya cannot work together; Kunal and Shobha cannot; Mukesh and Kunal must work together. Which four-person group is acceptable?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Selections
- Five people A-E sit around an equally spaced round table. C sits next to A; A is two seats from D; B is not next to A. Which conclusions must hold: I D next to B; II E next to A?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Seating Arrangement
- A and B play football/cricket; B and C cricket/hockey; A and D basketball/football; C and D hockey/basketball. Who does not play hockey?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set Relations
- Using the same four-friends sports information, who plays football, basketball and hockey?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set Relations
- Using the same sports information, which game is played by B, C and D?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Set Relations
- Geeta is older than Meena; Bipin is older than Geeta. Which conclusion follows?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ordering
- A financial-markets passage cites weak global prospects, international-market uncertainty, Euro-area sovereign risk and bad monsoons. Which factors caused the adverse impact on emerging markets?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Why are Indian financial markets affected by global changes?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Why is banks' ability to withstand stress critical to India's overall financial stability?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Why will risk and liquidity management become more important for Indian banks? Consider globalization, consolidation/deregulation, diversification, and financial inclusion.2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Five clubs meet every 2,3,4,5 and 6 days respectively. How many times do all meet on the same day within 180 days?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · LCM
- Five people A-E belong to five cities P-T under given exclusions. Which statement is not correct?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Logic Grid
- Seven men stand in a fixed queue wearing seven distinct cap colours. From the visibility clues and E wearing indigo, what colour is F's cap?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Deduction
- There are equal numbers of red and yellow balls, and twice as many yellow as green. The number of red balls is:2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ratios
- A passage explains why crude-oil deposits below the seabed do not completely decompose. What prevents complete decomposition?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Why does sedimentary rock facilitate formation of oil deposits?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- In a class of 45, a boy is 20th. Two boys join and his rank from the top becomes 21st. What is his rank from the bottom?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ranking
- A thief runs at 8 km/h and is 100 m ahead of a policeman running at 10 km/h. How long will the policeman take to catch him?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Relative Speed
- A train covers 63 km at speed x and 72 km at x+6 km/h, taking 3 hours total. Find x.2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Time Speed Distance
- From a passage on agricultural slurry, which reasons justify restricting slurry discharge into watercourses: economic nutrient loss; lack of decomposer microbes in water; eutrophication risk?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- In the slurry passage, what does the phrase 'pollutant to fertilizer' mean?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- According to the passage, effects of indiscriminate fertilizer use include pollutants, destruction of decomposers, nutrient enrichment and algal blooms. Which are supported?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- Which characteristics accompany cultural eutrophication: loss of ecosystem services; loss of flora/fauna; loss of mineral nutrients?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- What is the central theme of the agricultural-slurry/eutrophication passage?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- A passage argues that human misery persists until character and ignorance change. Which proposed reason best fits the passage?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Main Idea
- From the same misery passage, are these assumptions valid: physical/material help is primary; charitable homes and hospitals can largely remove misery?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions
- Visual sequence: two symbols change position regularly across four figures. Which answer figure should be fifth?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Visual Sequence
- Visual sequence: choose the fifth figure that continues the first problem-figure pattern.2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Visual Sequence
- Visual sequence: choose the fifth figure that continues the second problem-figure pattern.2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Visual Sequence
- If x men working at constant rate complete a fixed job in y days, which diagram correctly represents x versus y?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Inverse Proportion
- A visual matrix contains repeated X symbols. How many X's appear?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Visual Matrix
- A table gives distance, time and fuel-use data for four hired cars. Which car maintained the highest average speed?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Tabular Data
- A number-pattern puzzle shows three figures. What number replaces the question mark?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Number Pattern
- Three views of a numbered cube are given. Which pair can occupy the faces marked A and B?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Cube Reasoning
- From the university-professor charts, how many Physics professors are aged 35-44?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Charts
- From the professor charts, which discipline has the highest male-to-female ratio?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Charts
- What percentage of all Psychology professors are female?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Charts
- If female Physics professors aged 25-34 are 25% of all Physics professors in that age group, how many males are there?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Charts
- If Psychology professors form 2% of all university professors, what is the total number of professors?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Charts
- Visual sequence: which answer figure logically occupies the seventh position?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Visual Sequence
- In the Jim-and-bicycle passage, how did Jim's parents feel when he returned without the bicycle?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
- Why did Jim return the watch to the old man and boy?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
- In the travellers passage, why did the narrator ask John to drive more slowly?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
- Why did the travellers leave for the next town despite darkness?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
- Why were the travellers worried after travelling about 20 km?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
- Why was the old lady told to walk on the pavement?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
- Why did the old lady refuse to leave the middle of the road?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
- What did the old lady fail to understand about liberty?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Inference
- As an office head, your close secretary seeks priority housing contrary to published rules. Which responses are considered appropriate under the 2013 decision-making key?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ethics and Administration
- You observe a transport clerk taking an unofficial payment while you are rushing to a meeting. Which responses are accepted as appropriate?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ethics and Administration
- A villager seeks urgent protection from a powerful landlord while you, the District Magistrate, are between meetings. Which responses are accepted as appropriate?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ethics and Administration
- A close friend asks you as District Magistrate to exceed a government sugar-allocation limit for his son's wedding. Which responses are accepted?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Ethics and Administration
- You must communicate family-planning benefits in an area strongly opposed to the policy. Which approaches are accepted as appropriate?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Communication
- A colleague asks you, a university paper-setter, to reveal likely exam questions to help his son. Which responses are accepted as appropriate?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Integrity
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- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಅನನ್ಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ಕೊಡುಗೆ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ
- ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಅರಸರ ಕಾಲದ ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಚರಿತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ “ಧರ್ಮಸಮನ್ವಯತೆ”ಯನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಧರ್ಮಸಮನ್ವಯತೆ
- ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರ ಆಡಳಿತ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ವೈತ್ಯಾಸಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರ ಆಡಳಿತ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟರು ನೀಡಿದ ಕಾಣಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕೊಡುಗೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಮೇಲಿನ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಪ್ರಭಾವಗಳು2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಪ್ರಭಾವಗಳು
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಗುಹಾಂತರ ದೇವಾಲಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಗುಹಾಂತರ ದೇವಾಲಯಗಳು
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಏಕೀಕರಣ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಏಕೀಕರಣ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಶ್ರಮಣ ಧರ್ಮದ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳೇನು? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಶ್ರಮಣ ಧರ್ಮದ ಕೊಡುಗೆ
- ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಗುಹೆಗಳು2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಗುಹೆಗಳು
- ಸಂಗೀತಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಅರಸರ ಕೊಡುಗೆ2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಗೀತ
- ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಧರ್ಮ ಸಮನ್ವಯತೆ ಕುರಿತು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಧರ್ಮ ಸಮನ್ವಯತೆ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಇತಿಹಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಧರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಧರ್ಮಗಳು
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸಾರಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ
- ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ಕಾಲದ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ
- ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಧರ್ಮ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಧರ್ಮ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ-ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗೆ ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಕೊಡುಗೆ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಕೊಡುಗೆ
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ಕೊಡುಗೆ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ಕೊಡುಗೆ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜಮನೆತನಗಳ ಕಾಲದ ಆಡಳಿತ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಆಡಳಿತ ಭಾಷೆ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಏಕೀಕರಣವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಏಕೀಕರಣ
- ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟರ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗೆ ನೀಡಿದ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟರ ಕೊಡುಗೆ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿವದೇವಾಲಯಗಳು2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಶಿವದೇವಾಲಯಗಳು
- ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಕಾಲದ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ವಿಜಯನಗರ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಡಿನ ಜನಪದ ಕಲೆಗಳು2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಜನಪದ ಕಲೆಗಳು
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಕೊಡುಗೆ2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಕೊಡುಗೆ
- ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರ ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆಯನ್ನು ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪದ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ ಶಿಲ್ಪ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜೈನಧರ್ಮದ ಇತಿಹಾಸಸಂದರ್ಭ “ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ಜೈನಧರ್ಮದ ಇತಿಹಾಸವೇ ಆಗಿದೆ” – ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜೈನಧರ್ಮ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಇತಿಹಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ವಿವಿಧ ರಾಜಮನೆತನಗಳ ಕೊಡುಗೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ರಾಜಮನೆತನಗಳ ಕೊಡುಗೆ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀವೈಷ್ಣವಧರ್ಮ ಕಲೆ, ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಕೊಡುಗೆಯನ್ನು ಸಮೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಶ್ರೀವೈಷ್ಣವ ಧರ್ಮ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಗೀತ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂತರ್ವಾಹಿನಿಯಾಗಿ ಹರಿದು ಬಂದ ಭಾವವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಗೀತ ಕೀರ್ತನೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ಜೈನ ಧರ್ಮದ ಪ್ರಭಾವ2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಜೈನ ಧರ್ಮದ ಪ್ರಭಾವ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಬೌದ್ಧ ಧರ್ಮದ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಬೌದ್ಧ ಧರ್ಮ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ದೇವಾಲಯಗಳ ಮದನಿಕಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿಗಳು ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸುವ ನೃತ್ಯಪರಂಪರೆಯನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ದೇವಾಲಯ ಮದನಿಕಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿಗಳು
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟರು ನೀಡಿರುವ ಕೊಡುಗೆಯನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆದುಬಂದ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪದ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳ ಸಮೇತ ತಿಳಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಇಸ್ಲಾಮಿಕ್ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ
- ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪದ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ ವಾಸ್ತು
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಂಗೀತ ಪರಂಪರೆ2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Musical Tradition of Karnataka
- ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ವಾಸ್ತು ಶಿಲ್ಪದ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯತೆ2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Hoysala Architecture
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಏಕೀಕರಣದ ಹೋರಾಟ2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Karnataka Unification Movement
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟರ ಕಾಲವನ್ನು ಮಹತ್ವದ್ದು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಬಹುದೇ? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Rashtrakuta Period — Literature and Culture
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಾಸ್ತು ಶಿಲ್ಪಕ್ಕೆ ಬಾದಾಮಿ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರ ಕೊಡುಗೆಯನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Badami Chalukya Architecture
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಧರ್ಮ ಸಮನ್ವಯ ಬೆಳೆದು ಬಂದ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Religious Synthesis in Karnataka
- ವಿಜಯನಗರ ವಾಸ್ತು ಶಿಲ್ಪದ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳೇನು? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Vijayanagara Architecture
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಏಕೀಕರಣ ಚಳುವಳಿಯ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಧೋರಣೆಗಳು2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Karnataka Unification Movement
- ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಜೈನ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳು2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Ancient Jain Religious Centres
- ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರ ಕಾಲದ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪದ ನೆಲೆಗಳು2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Chalukya Architecture
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಧರ್ಮಗಳು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗೆ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Religions and Kannada Culture
- ರಾಜಾಶ್ರಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆದು ಬಂದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Court Patronage and Karnataka Painting
- ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟರ ಕಾಲದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಸಂವರ್ಧನೆ ಕುರಿತು ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Rashtrakuta Literature and Culture
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Distinctive Features of Karnataka Culture
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆಯ ವೈಭವ ಮತ್ತು ವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Karnataka Sculpture
- ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಕಾಲದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಹಾಗೂ ಆಡಳಿತ ಪದ್ಧತಿಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Ancient Education and Administration
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಕಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯರ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳು2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Kalyani Chalukyas and Arts
- ಪ್ರೌಢದೇವರಾಯನ ಕಾಲದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Praudha Devaraya Period Literature
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸೂಫಿ ಪರಂಪರೆ2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Sufi Tradition of Karnataka
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗೆ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟರ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Rashtrakuta Contribution
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಏಕೀಕರಣ ಚಳುವಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಲೂರು ವೆಂಕಟರಾಯರ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Karnataka Unification and Aluru Venkata Rao
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಜಯನಗರದಿಂದ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪೀಯ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Indo-Islamic Architecture in Karnataka
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ವೈಷ್ಣವ ದೇವಾಲಯಗಳ ಶಿಲ್ಪಕಲೆಯ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Vaishnava Temple Sculpture
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸಮೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Cultural History · Karnataka Contribution to Indian Culture
- Which UK-born scientist, serving as a professor at a United States university, was among the 2025 Nobel laureates?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Nobel Prize 2025
- Regarding tennis Grand Slam tournaments, consider: 1. The four Grand Slams share a governance/cooperation structure for common matters. 2. They are open to internationally ranked players meeting age and entry requirements, including players above 14. 3. A player is subject to a uniform fixed cap on wild cards across all four tournaments. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Grand Slam tennis
- Regarding the film 'Boong', consider: 1. It won the BAFTA Children's and Family Film category. 2. It was directed by Lakshmipriya Devi. 3. It became the first Indian film to win a BAFTA in that category. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Indian cinema
- Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of their basic needs is called:2024 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Current Affairs (Internal Security)
- Which of the following is/are correctly matched in terms of equivalent rank in the three services of Indian Defence forces? 1. Brigadier : Air Commodore : Commander 2. Major General : Air Vice Marshal : Vice Admiral 3. Major : Squadron Leader : Lieutenant Commander 4. Lieutenant Colonel : Group Captain : Captain2024 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Miscellaneous (General Awareness)
- Which of the following statements about ‘Exercise Mitra Shakti-2023’ are correct? 1. This was a joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh. 2. It commenced in Aundh (Pune). 3. Joint response during counter-terrorism operations was a goal of this operation. 4. Indian Air Force was a part of this exercise.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Current Affairs (Internal Security)
- Who of the following is the author of the books “The India Way” and “Why Bharat Matters”?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Miscellaneous (General Awareness)
- UNOPS S3i focuses investments on how many of these: affordable housing, mass rapid transit, health care and renewable energy?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · UNOPS S3i
- Which country was highlighted for decades of civil conflict, food shortages and a recent severe famine?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Humanitarian Crises
- Statement I: Switzerland is among leading gold exporters by value. Statement II: Switzerland has the world’s second-largest official gold reserves. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Gold Trade
- Statement I: the USA and EU launched a Trade and Technology Council. Statement II: they say its purpose is to place technological progress and physical productivity under their control. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · US–EU Relations
- How many are correct about the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: adopted by all UN countries; legally binding; covers internal migration/IDPs?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Global Migration Compact
- Statement I: Israel has diplomatic relations with some Arab States. Statement II: Israel and the Arab League signed the Saudi-mediated Arab Peace Initiative. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · West Asia
- How many sports-award pairs are correct: Khel Ratna–outstanding performance over four years; Arjuna–lifetime achievement; Dronacharya–successful coaches; Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar–retired sportsperson contribution?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Sports Awards
- For the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, how many are correct: first held in India; mascot Thambi; open winner trophy Vera Menchik Cup; women’s winner trophy Hamilton-Russell Cup?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Chess Olympiad
- How many conflict-area/country pairs are correct: Donbas–Syria; Kachin–Ethiopia; Tigray–North Yemen?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Conflict Geography
- Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan recently drew common international attention mainly because of what?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · Political Instability
- G20 statements: it began as a forum for finance ministers and central-bank governors; digital public infrastructure is among India’s G20 priorities. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Current Affairs · G20
- ಕನ್ನಡ ದಲಿತ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ಗಾಂಧಿ - ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಲೋಹಿಯಾ ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಬೀರಿದ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dalit Literature · Gandhi Ambedkar Lohia Influence
- ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಚಿಂತನೆಗಳು ಕನ್ನಡ ದಲಿತ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ಬೀರಿರುವ ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dalit Literature · ಅಂಬೇಡ್ಕರ್ ಪ್ರಭಾವ
- ದಲಿತ ಬದುಕಿನ ಜೀವಂತ ಚಿತ್ರಣವನ್ನು ದಾವೀಲೀಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಒಡಲಾಳ’ ಹೇಗೆ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿದೆ? ಸಮಾಲೋಚಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dalit Literature · ಒಡಲಾಳ - ದಲಿತ ಬದುಕು
- ದೇವನೂರು ಮಹಾದೇವ ಅವರ ಕೃತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗುವ ‘ಬದುಕಿನ ಜ್ವಲಂತ ಸತ್ಯ’ಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dalit Literature · ದೇವನೂರು ಮಹಾದೇವ
- ದಲಿತ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ-ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dalit Literature · ದಲಿತ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ
- ‘ಒಡಲಾಳ’ ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ದಲಿತರ ದಾರುಣತೆಯನ್ನು ದೇವನೂರು ಹೇಗೆ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ?2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dalit Literature · ಒಡಲಾಳ
- ‘ಒಡಲಾಳ’ದ ಸಾಕವ್ವ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dalit Literature · ಒಡಲಾಳ - ಸಾಕವ್ವ
- “ಒಡಲಾಳ”ದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನೆಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಗೂ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಮಹತ್ವವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dalit Literature · ಒಡಲಾಳ
- ದಲಿತರ ಬದುಕಿನ ದಾರುಣ ಚಿತ್ರ ಹಾಗೂ ಅವರ ಜೀವನಪ್ರೀತಿ ‘ಒಡಲಾಳ’ದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಮೂಡಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ? ವಿವರಪಡಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dalit Literature · ಒಡಲಾಳ - ದಲಿತ ಬದುಕು
- ‘ಒಡಲಾಳ’ ಹೇಗೆ ದಲಿತ ಬದುಕಿನ ಜ್ವಲಂತ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ದಾವಿಸುತ್ತಲೇ ದಲಿತರ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಜೀವನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಕಥೆಯೂ ಆಗಿದೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dalit Literature · Odalaala — Dalit Truth, Strength and Life-love
- ‘ಒಡಲಾಳ’ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ದಲಿತರ ಬದುಕಿನ ಚಿತ್ರಣಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dalit Literature · Odalaala — Dalit Life
- ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದ ದಲಿತ ಆತ್ಮಕಥೆಗಳ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dalit Literature · Dalit Autobiographies
- ದಲಿತ-ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಆಶಯವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dalit-Bandaya Literature · ದಲಿತ-ಬಂಡಾಯ ಆಶಯ
- ದಲಿತ-ಬಂಡಾಯ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ವಸ್ತು ಮತ್ತು ಧೋರಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dalit-Bandaya Literature · ದಲಿತ-ಬಂಡಾಯ ಕಾವ್ಯ
- ದಲಿತ ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ವಿಚಾರವಾದಿಗಳ ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dalit-Bandaya Literature · ವಿಚಾರವಾದದ ಪ್ರಭಾವ
- ದಲಿತ-ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dalit-Bandaya Literature · ದಲಿತ-ಬಂಡಾಯ ಕಥೆಗಳು
- ದಲಿತ-ಬಂಡಾಯ ಕಾವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dalit-Bandaya Literature · Nature of Protest
- ದಲಿತ-ಬಂಡಾಯ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತತೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಾಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dalit-Bandaya Literature · Social Relevance of Dalit-Bandaya Poetry
- ಭಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ದೇವರ ನಡುವಿನ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ ?2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · Kanakadasa
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ
- ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ ಭಾರತ ಭಕ್ತಿಪರಂಪರೆಯ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡದ ದಾಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · ಭಕ್ತಿಪರಂಪರೆ ಮತ್ತು ದಾಸಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನೀತಿ2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನೀತಿ
- ದಾಸಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೊಂಡ ಧೋರಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿದರ್ಶನಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪರಾಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · ದಾಸಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಧೋರಣೆಗಳು
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಚಿಂತನೆ2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · ಕನಕದಾಸರ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಚಿಂತನೆ
- ದಾಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಪುರಂದರದಾಸರ ಕೊಡುಗೆ2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · ಪುರಂದರದಾಸ
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಗಳ ಪ್ರಭೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಕಂಡು ಬರುತ್ತದೆ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · ಕನಕದಾಸ - ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಹರಿದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಗೀತದ ಅಂತರ ಸಂಬಂಧವನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · ಹರಿದಾಸ ಕೀರ್ತನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಗೀತ
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಗಳು.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · ಕನಕದಾಸ - ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಭಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ವೈಚಾರಿಕತೆ ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೃತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಮೇಳೈಸಿದೆ? ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · ಕನಕದಾಸ - ಭಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ವೈಚಾರಿಕತೆ
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನೀತಿ2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನೀತಿ
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾತಿ ಭೇದದ ಕುರಿತಾದ ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸೆಯು ಹೇಗೆ ಮೂಡಿಬಂದಿದೆ? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · ಕನಕದಾಸ - ಜಾತಿಭೇದ
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳು ಸಾರುವ ಧರ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾಜಧರ್ಮಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · ಕನಕದಾಸ - ಧರ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾಜಧರ್ಮ
- ಪುರಂದರದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಮಾನವನ ಧರ್ಮಾಚಾರಗಳ ಕಟು ಟೀಕೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · ಪುರಂದರದಾಸ - ಧರ್ಮಾಚಾರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ಯೋನಿಗಳಿಲ್ಲ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿದ ಭೂಮಿಗಳಿಲ್ಲ / ಅಟ್ಟು ಉಣ್ಣದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಿಲ್ಲ / ಗುಟ್ಟು ಕಾಣಿಸೆ ಬಂತು ಹಿರಿದೇನು ಕಿರಿದೇನು / ನೆಟ್ಟನೆ ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞನ ನೆನೆಕಂಡ್ಯ ಮನುಜ2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · Kanakadasa — Equality and Caste
- ಕಂದಾಚಾರ, ದಾಂಭಿಕತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ವಿಷಮತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದ ಕನಕದಾಸರು ಉನ್ನತ ನೈತಿಕ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ಕೃತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಎತ್ತಿ ಹಿಡಿದರು ಎಂದು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · Kanakadasa — Ethical Values
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿತವಾದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · Kanakadasa — Social Consciousness
- ಪುರಂದರದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಭಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · Purandaradasa — Nature of Bhakti
- ಸವಿಯು ಸಕ್ಕರೆಯೊಳಗೋ ಸಕ್ಕರೆಯು ಸವಿಯೊಳಗೋ / ಸವಿಯು ಸಕ್ಕರೆಯೆರಡು ಜಿಹ್ವೆಯೊಳಗೋ / ಜಿಹ್ವೆ ಮನಸಿನೊಳಗೋ ಮನಸು ಜಿಹ್ವೆಯೊಳಗೋ / ಜಿಹ್ವೆ ಮನಸುಗಳೆರಡು ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೋ ಹರಿಯೇ2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · Kanakadasa — Nee Mayeyolago: Experience and Divine Immanence
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಚಿಂತನೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · Kanakadasa — Philosophical Thought
- ದಾಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಧೋರಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿದರ್ಶನಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪರಾಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · Social Currents in Dasa Literature
- ಕನಕದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಮಾನತೆಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Dasa Literature · Kanakadasa — Social Equality
- ದಾಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · Nature of Bhakti
- ‘ರಾಮಧಾನ್ಯ ಚರಿತೆ’ ಕಾವ್ಯ ಅಹಂ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆಯ ಕಾವ್ಯವೇ ....? ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · Ramadhanya Charite
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸಂಗೀತಕ್ಕೆ ದಾಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ನೀಡಿದ ಕೊಡುಗೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Dasa Literature · Contribution to Carnatic Music
- Five candidates are scored in three components with weights0.2,0.3,0.5. Their component scores are: C1=(5,4,6), C2=(4,6,5), C3=(3,2,8), C4=(9,4,3), C5=(8,8,2). What cutoff selects exactly the top three?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Data Interpretation, Numeracy · Weighted score
- Figure-based question: the original graph compares earnings of A and B from 2000 to 2010. Which conclusion follows from the graph?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Data Interpretation · Line graph
- Figure-based question: a graph shows year-wise variation in a commodity's price. What can be concluded about its price in 1990?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Data Interpretation · Price graph
- Figure-based question: monthly expenditure charts show Family A spends 50% of ₹20,000 on food and Family B spends 10% of ₹1,00,000 on food. What follows?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Data Interpretation · Bar charts
- In an examination group, 60% are men and 40% women. Of the men, 70% clear a qualifying stage and 80% of those are finally successful. Of the women, 75% clear the qualifying stage and 70% of those are finally successful. Which statement is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Data Interpretation · Success rates
- Discuss how the contradiction between “rapid infrastructure development” and “disaster-risk reduction” in ecologically-sensitive areas of India can be managed, with suitable examples.2026 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Infrastructure and Disaster-Risk Reduction
- “Community participation is the cornerstone of effective disaster management”. Analyse this statement with suitable examples from India. Also discuss the challenges to community participation and measures to strengthen it.2026 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Community Participation in Disaster Management
- Define disaster resilience, describe its elements, and mention global Sendai Framework targets.2024 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Disaster Resilience and Sendai Framework
- Discuss causes of urban flooding, features of two major Indian urban floods, and policies/frameworks to tackle them.2024 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Urban Flooding
- Analyse causes of catastrophic dam failures and give examples of major dam failures.2023 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Dam Safety
- Explain the mechanism and occurrence of cloudburst in the context of the Indian subcontinent. Discuss two recent examples.2022 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Cloudburst
- Discuss the vulnerability of India to earthquake-related hazards. Give examples including the salient features of major disasters caused by earthquakes in different parts of India during the last three decades.2021 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Earthquake Hazards
- Describe the various causes and effects of landslides. Mention the important components of the National Landslide Risk Management Strategy.2021 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Landslide Risk Management
- Discuss the recent measures initiated in disaster management by the Government of India departing from the earlier reactive approach.2020 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Disaster Management — Proactive Approach
- Vulnerability is an essential element for defining disaster impacts and its threat to people. How and in what ways can vulnerability to disasters be characterized? Discuss different types of vulnerability with reference to disasters.2019 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Disaster Vulnerability
- Disaster preparedness is the first step in any disaster management process. Explain how hazard zonation mapping will help in disaster mitigation in the case of landslides.2019 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Disaster Preparedness Is The
- Describe various measures taken in India for Disaster Risk Reduction before and after signing the Sendai Framework for DRR. How is this framework different from the Hyogo Framework for Action?2018 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Disaster Risk Reduction
- In December 2004, tsunami brought havoc in 14 countries including India. Discuss the factors responsible for the occurrence of tsunami and its effects on life and economy. In the light of NDMA guidelines, describe mechanisms for preparedness to reduce risk during such events.2017 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Tsunami Disaster Management
- The frequency of urban floods due to high intensity rainfall is increasing over the years. Discussing the reasons for urban floods, highlight the mechanisms for preparedness to reduce the risk during such events.2016 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Urban Floods
- With reference to National Disaster Management Authority guidelines, discuss the measures to be adopted to mitigate the impact of recent incidents of cloudbursts in many places of Uttarakhand.2016 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Cloudbursts
- The frequency of earthquakes appears to have increased in the Indian subcontinent. However, India’s preparedness for mitigating their impact has significant gaps. Discuss various aspects.2015 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Earthquake Preparedness
- Drought has been recognized as a disaster in view of its spatial expanse, temporal duration, slow onset and lasting effects on vulnerable sections. With focus on the September 2010 guidelines from NDMA, discuss the mechanisms for preparedness to deal with likely El Nino and La Nina fallouts in India.2014 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Drought and NDMA
- How important are vulnerability and risk assessment for pre-disaster management? As an administrator, what are key areas that you would focus on in a disaster management system?2013 · Mains GS3 · Disaster Management · Risk Assessment
- ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮದ ತಾಕಲಾಟಗಳು ಕಾರ್ನಾಡರ ‘ತುಘಲಕ್’ ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಚಿತ್ರಣಗೊಂಡಿವೆ? ಪರಾಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Drama · ತುಘಲಕ್ - ಮನುಷ್ಯಧರ್ಮ
- ‘ಶೂದ್ರತಪಸ್ವಿ’ ನಾಟಕದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನೆಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸಾಧಾರವಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Drama · ಶೂದ್ರತಪಸ್ವಿ - ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನೆಲೆ
- What do you mean by Digital Rupee? In this context, explain the working and progress of India's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).2026 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Digital Rupee and CBDC
- Examine the view that financial inclusion is an integral part of social and economic inclusion in a country like India. Also throw light on the usefulness of the R.B.I.'s Financial Inclusion Index.2026 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Financial Inclusion and RBI FI-Index
- Explain the key challenges for India's energy security. What measures do you suggest for ensuring energy security along with economic growth and sustainability?2026 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Energy Security and Sustainable Growth
- How are startups in India promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and employment? Discuss the global and domestic challenges in their working and suggest suitable measures to overcome these challenges.2026 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Startups, Innovation and Employment
- Distinguish between the Human Development Index (HDI) and Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) with special reference to India. Why is the IHDI considered a better indicator of inclusive growth?2025 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Human Development Index
- What are the challenges before the Indian economy when the world is moving away from free trade and multilateralism to protectionism and bilateralism? How can these challenges be met?2025 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Protectionism and Bilateralism
- Explain how the Fiscal Health Index (FHI) can be used as a tool for assessing the fiscal performance of states in India. In what way would it encourage the states to adopt prudent and sustainable fiscal policies?2025 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Fiscal Health Index
- Discuss the rationale of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. What are its achievements? In what way can the functioning and outcomes of the scheme be improved?2025 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Production Linked Incentive Scheme
- Examine post-reform public expenditure on social services in India and its consonance with inclusive growth.2024 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Public Expenditure
- What causes persistent high food inflation in India? Comment on RBI monetary policy for controlling such inflation.2024 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Food Inflation
- Discuss merits and demerits of the four labour codes and progress in labour-market reform.2024 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Labour Codes
- Why is regional air connectivity needed? Discuss the UDAN scheme and its achievements.2024 · Mains GS3 · Economy · UDAN Scheme
- Faster economic growth requires a higher manufacturing share in GDP, especially MSMEs. Comment on current government policies.2023 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Manufacturing and MSMEs
- Examine the status of digitalisation in the Indian economy, the problems faced and possible improvements.2023 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Digital Economy
- Most unemployment in India is structural. Examine the methodology used to compute unemployment and suggest improvements.2023 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Structural Unemployment
- Distinguish care economy from monetised economy and explain how women’s empowerment can monetise care work.2023 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Care Economy
- Which one of the following best describes core inflation in macroeconomic analysis?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Inflation
- Why is Public Private Partnership required in infrastructural projects? Examine the role of PPP model in the redevelopment of Railway Stations in India.2022 · Mains GS3 · Economy · PPP Infrastructure
- Is inclusive growth possible under market economy? State the significance of financial inclusion in achieving economic growth in India.2022 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Inclusive Growth
- Economic growth in the recent past has been led by increase in labour productivity. Explain this statement. Suggest the growth pattern that will lead to creation of more jobs without compromising labour productivity.2022 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Labour Productivity
- Explain the difference between the computing methodology of India’s Gross Domestic Product before the year 2015 and after the year 2015.2021 · Mains GS3 · Economy · GDP Methodology
- Distinguish between Capital Budget and Revenue Budget. Explain the components of both these Budgets.2021 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Capital and Revenue Budget
- Do you agree that the Indian economy has recently experienced V-shaped recovery? Give reasons in support of your answer.2021 · Mains GS3 · Economy · V Shaped Recovery
- Investment in infrastructure is essential for more rapid and inclusive economic growth. Discuss in the light of India’s experience.2021 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Infrastructure Investment
- Explain intra-generational and inter-generational issues of equity from the perspective of inclusive growth and sustainable development.2020 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Inclusive Growth
- Define potential GDP and explain its determinants. What are the factors that have been inhibiting India from realizing its potential GDP?2020 · Mains GS3 · Economy · GDP
- If another global financial crisis occurred, which policy would most directly reduce India’s vulnerability? (1) avoiding dependence on short-term external borrowing; (2) opening to more foreign banks; (3) adopting full capital-account convertibility.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · External Sector & Financial Stability
- If ₹1,00,000 is withdrawn in cash from a demand-deposit account, what is the immediate effect on the economy’s aggregate money supply?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Money Supply & Banking
- Explain the meaning of investment in an economy in terms of capital formation. Discuss the factors to be considered while designing a concession agreement between a public entity and a private entity.2020 · Mains GS3 · Economy · PPP Concession Agreements
- Explain the rationale behind the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act of 2017. How has COVID-19 impacted the GST compensation fund and created new federal tensions?2020 · Mains GS3 · Economy · COVID-19
- In international finance, what is meant by the IMF “reserve tranche” or historically “gold tranche”?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · IMF & International Monetary System
- Why is the Macro-Economic Framework Statement presented to Parliament along with the Union Budget?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Fiscal Policy & FRBM
- Why is a firm’s Interest Coverage Ratio useful to a lender? (1) it helps assess a prospective borrower; (2) it helps evaluate emerging debt-service risk; (3) a higher ratio means poorer ability to service debt. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Corporate Finance & Credit Risk
- Which government interventions can influence domestic rice prices? (1) Minimum Support Prices; (2) government trading; (3) public stockholding; (4) consumer food subsidies.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Food Prices & Agricultural Markets
- Regarding Indian inflation indices, consider: (1) food has a larger weight in CPI than in WPI; (2) WPI excludes services whereas CPI includes service-related consumption; (3) RBI uses WPI as the principal inflation measure for monetary-policy decisions. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Inflation - CPI and WPI
- Regarding money-market and debt instruments, consider: (1) commercial paper is an unsecured short-term promissory instrument; (2) a certificate of deposit is a long-term RBI instrument issued to corporations; (3) call money is very short-term interbank finance; (4) zero-coupon bonds are interest-paying short-term bank bonds for corporations. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Money Market Instruments
- Which characteristic best distinguishes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Foreign Direct Investment
- Regarding India’s international trade around the 2020 exam period, consider: (1) merchandise exports were lower than merchandise imports; (2) imports of iron/steel, chemicals, fertilisers and machinery had all declined in recent years; (3) services exports exceeded services imports; (4) India generally ran an overall current-account/trade deficit. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Balance of Payments & International Trade
- West Texas Intermediate (WTI), frequently quoted in financial news, is a benchmark grade of what?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Energy Markets & Crude Oil
- In macroeconomic debt statistics, which can be included in non-financial-sector debt? (1) household housing loans; (2) household credit-card liabilities; (3) government Treasury Bills.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Debt & Financial Statistics
- Regarding the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs), consider: (1) investment measures imposing certain quantitative import restrictions are prohibited; (2) TRIMs applies equally to trade in goods and services; (3) it does not constitute a general code regulating admission of foreign investment. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · WTO - TRIMs
- If RBI wanted an expansionary monetary stance, which action would it NOT normally take? (1) reduce SLR; (2) raise the Marginal Standing Facility rate; (3) reduce Bank Rate and Repo Rate.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Monetary Policy & RBI
- After the 1991 reforms, which trends in India’s rural economy were accepted as correct? (1) worker productivity rose in urban areas but fell in rural areas; (2) the rural share of the workforce steadily increased; (3) rural non-farm activity expanded; (4) the growth rate of rural employment declined.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Rural Economy & Employment
- Regarding District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs), consider: (1) they supply more short-term agricultural credit than scheduled commercial banks and RRBs combined/individually in the broad system; (2) an important role is financing Primary Agricultural Credit Societies. Which is correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Cooperative Banking & Agricultural Credit
- Regarding the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), assess these statements: (1) its membership exceeds eighty countries; (2) India is its largest shareholder; (3) membership is confined to Asian countries. Which statement set is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · International Financial Institutions
- Enumerate the indirect taxes which have been subsumed in the Goods and Services Tax in India. Also, comment on the revenue implications of the GST introduced in India in July 2017.2019 · Mains GS3 · Economy · GST
- What was the central objective of the Inter-Creditor Agreement entered into by Indian banks and financial institutions under the stressed-asset resolution framework?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Banking & NPAs
- Do you agree with the view that steady GDP growth and low inflation have left the Indian economy in good shape? Give reasons in support of your arguments.2019 · Mains GS3 · Economy · GDP
- Which institution was tasked with searching for and recommending candidates for the chairmanship or leadership of public-sector banks?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Banking Governance
- Consider these statements about the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB): (1) it was India’s first regulatory body; (2) one of its functions is to promote competitive gas markets; (3) appeals from its decisions lie before the appellate tribunal constituted under the Electricity Act. Which statements are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Energy Regulation
- Which item was not one of the indicators used in the World Bank’s former Ease of Doing Business framework?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Ease of Doing Business
- For foodgrains handled by the Food Corporation of India, the economic cost consists of MSP and any bonus paid to farmers, plus which additional components?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Food Management & FCI
- Which of the following best represents a country’s social capital rather than its human or physical capital?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Human & Social Capital
- The Service Area Approach for rural credit planning was operated as part of which banking framework?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Financial Inclusion & Rural Credit
- It is argued that the strategy of inclusive growth is intended to meet the objectives of inclusiveness and sustainability together. Comment on this statement.2019 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Inclusive Growth
- Public expenditure management is a challenge to the Government of India in the context of budget-making during the post-liberalization period. Clarify it.2019 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Public Finance
- Consider India’s external debt: (1) the majority is debt owed by government entities; (2) the entire external debt stock is denominated in US dollars. Which statement set is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · External Sector & Debt
- Which item below appears on the liability side, rather than the asset side, of a commercial bank’s balance sheet?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Banking Basics
- Which factors can help lower India’s vulnerability to a currency crisis? (1) foreign-exchange earnings of the IT sector; (2) higher government expenditure; (3) remittances from Indians living abroad.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Exchange Rate & Balance of Payments
- Which instrument can a registered foreign portfolio investor issue to an overseas investor seeking exposure to Indian securities without registering directly in India?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Capital Markets & FPI
- With respect to India’s Five-Year Plans, assess: (1) the Second Plan strongly emphasised basic and capital-goods industries and import substitution; (2) the Fourth Plan sought to correct increasing concentration of wealth and economic power; (3) the financial sector entered national planning for the first time only in the Fifth Plan. Which statements are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Economic Planning
- About Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), assess: (1) PPP exchange rates compare the prices of a comparable basket of goods and services across countries; (2) India ranked sixth globally by GDP measured in PPP terms around the time of the exam. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · GDP & Purchasing Power Parity
- Among the following agricultural imports, which category accounted for the largest import value for India over the preceding few years?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Agricultural Trade
- Which policy would be least consistent with an effort by the Government or RBI to arrest a sharp depreciation of the rupee?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Exchange Rate & Monetary Policy
- RBI’s 2018 payment-data localisation direction required payment-system providers to: (1) store complete payment-system data in India; (2) use systems owned and operated by public-sector enterprises; (3) submit the consolidated audit report to the CAG. Which statement set is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Digital Payments & Regulation
- Which change would generally raise the money multiplier in an economy?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Money Supply & Banking
- Under the 2018 amendment to the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Central Rules, consider: (1) fixed-term employment made workforce separation easier when contracts expired; (2) termination notice was not required for temporary workmen in the specified categories. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Labour Reforms
- Which organisation published the Global Competitiveness Report?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Global Indices & Reports
- Why can the official poverty line for one Indian State be higher than that for another State in the same year?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Poverty Measurement
- On India’s coal sector, assess: (1) nationalisation occurred under Indira Gandhi; (2) coal blocks are now allotted by lottery; (3) India became fully self-sufficient and no longer needed coal imports. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Coal Sector & Natural Resources
- Which country was the world’s largest rice exporter over the several years preceding the 2019 examination?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Agricultural Exports
- Comment on the important changes introduced with respect to Long-term Capital Gains Tax and Dividend Distribution Tax in the Union Budget for 2018-2019.2018 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Capital Gains Tax
- Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere.2018 · Essay · Economy · Poverty and Prosperity
- What do you mean by Minimum Support Price (MSP)? How will MSP rescue farmers from low-income traps?2018 · Mains GS3 · Economy · MSP
- How are the principles followed by NITI Aayog different from those followed by the erstwhile Planning Commission in India?2018 · Mains GS3 · Economy · NITI Aayog
- How would recent phenomena of protectionism and currency manipulations in world trade affect macroeconomic stability of India?2018 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Protectionism
- Discuss whether the formation of new states in recent times is beneficial or not for the economy of India.2018 · Mains GS1 · Economy · New States
- Assess the role of National Horticulture Mission in boosting production, productivity and income of horticulture farms. How far has it succeeded in increasing farmer income?2018 · Mains GS3 · Economy · National Horticulture Mission
- What is the significance of Industrial Corridors in India? Identifying industrial corridors, explain their main characteristics.2018 · Mains GS1 · Economy · Industrial Corridors
- Among several factors for India’s potential growth, the savings rate is the most effective one. Do you agree? What are the other factors available for growth potential?2017 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Savings Rate
- Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the Union and States in India.2017 · Essay · Economy · Fiscal Federalism
- Account for the failure of the manufacturing sector in achieving the goal of labour-intensive exports rather than capital-intensive exports. Suggest measures for more labour-intensive exports.2017 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Manufacturing Exports
- Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Monetary Policy Committee? 1. It decides RBI's benchmark interest rates. 2. It is a 12-member body including the RBI Governor and is reconstituted every year. 3. It functions under the chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Monetary Policy
- One of the intended objectives of Union Budget 2017-18 is to transform, energize and clean India. Analyse the measures proposed in the Budget 2017-18 to achieve this objective.2017 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Union Budget 2017 18
- Industrial growth rate has lagged behind in the overall growth of GDP in the post-reform period. Give reasons. How far are the recent changes in Industrial Policy capable of increasing the industrial growth rate?2017 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Industrial Growth
- What are the salient features of inclusive growth? Has India been experiencing such a growth process? Analyze and suggest measures for inclusive growth.2017 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Inclusive Growth
- How do subsidies affect the cropping pattern, crop diversity and economy of farmers? What is the significance of crop insurance, minimum support price and food processing for small and marginal farmers?2017 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Agricultural Subsidies
- The growth of cities as I.T. hubs has opened up new avenues of employment, but has also created new problems. Substantiate this statement with examples.2017 · Mains GS1 · Economy · IT Hubs
- Who among the following can join the National Pension System?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · National Pension System
- Consider the following statements: 1. BIS Standard Mark is mandatory for automotive tyres and tubes. 2. AGMARK is a quality certification mark issued by FAO. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Quality Standards
- What is/are the advantage/advantages of implementing the National Agriculture Market scheme? 1. It is a pan-India electronic trading portal for agricultural commodities. 2. It gives farmers access to a nationwide market with prices commensurate with quality.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · e-NAM
- With reference to the National Intellectual Property Rights Policy, consider: 1. It reiterates India's commitment to the Doha Development Agenda and TRIPS Agreement. 2. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is the nodal agency for regulating intellectual property rights in India. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Intellectual Property Rights
- What is the purpose of setting up Small Finance Banks in India? 1. Supply credit to small business units 2. Supply credit to small and marginal farmers 3. Encourage young entrepreneurs to set up businesses particularly in rural areas2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Small Finance Banks
- Which of the following is a most likely consequence of implementing Unified Payments Interface (UPI)?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Digital Payments
- With reference to National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, which statement(s) is/are correct? 1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog. 2. It has a corpus of Rs. 4,00,000 crore at present.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Infrastructure Finance
- Which statement best describes Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A)?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Banking and Stressed Assets
- The nationwide Soil Health Card Scheme aims at 1. expanding cultivable area under irrigation 2. enabling banks to assess farm loans based on soil quality 3. checking overuse of fertilizers. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Soil Health Card
- Which occurred in India after economic liberalisation in 1991? 1. Agriculture share in GDP increased enormously 2. India's share of world exports increased 3. FDI inflows increased 4. Foreign-exchange reserves increased enormously2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Economic Reforms
- Consider: 1. National Payments Corporation of India helps promote financial inclusion. 2. NPCI launched RuPay, a card payment scheme. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · NPCI and Payments
- What is/are the most likely advantage/advantages of implementing Goods and Services Tax? 1. It will replace multiple taxes collected by multiple authorities and create a single market in India. 2. It will drastically reduce India's current account deficit and raise forex reserves. 3. It will enormously increase economic growth and enable India to overtake China in the near future.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · GST
- Consider: 1. Tax revenue as a percent of GDP of India steadily increased in the preceding decade. 2. Fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP steadily increased in the preceding decade. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Fiscal Indicators
- How has globalization led to the reduction of employment in the formal sector of the Indian economy? Is increased informalization detrimental to the development of the country?2016 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Globalisation and Informalisation
- Which of the following is/are the indicator/indicators used by IFPRI to compute the Global Hunger Index Report? 1. Undernourishment 2. Child stunting 3. Child mortality. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Development Indicators
- Women empowerment in India needs gender budgeting. What are the requirements and status of gender budgeting in the Indian context?2016 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Gender Budgeting
- There has been a persistent deficit budget year after year. Which action/actions of the following can be taken by the Government to reduce the deficit? 1. Reducing revenue expenditure 2. Introducing new welfare schemes 3. Rationalizing subsidies 4. Reducing import duty. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Public Finance
- Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is necessary for bringing the unbanked to the institutional finance fold. Do you agree with this for financial inclusion of the poor section of Indian society? Give arguments to justify your opinion.2016 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Financial Inclusion
- The establishment of Payment Banks is being allowed in India to promote financial inclusion. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this context? 1. Mobile telephone companies and supermarket chains that are owned and controlled by residents are eligible to be promoters of Payment Banks. 2. Payment Banks can issue both credit cards and debit cards. 3. Payment Banks cannot undertake lending activities. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Banking and Financial Inclusion
- Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare.2016 · Essay · Economy · Innovation and Growth
- Justify the need for FDI for the development of the Indian economy. Why is there a gap between MOUs signed and actual FDIs? Suggest remedial steps to be taken for increasing actual FDIs in India.2016 · Mains GS3 · Economy · FDI
- Comment on the challenges for inclusive growth which include careless and useless manpower in the Indian context. Suggest measures to be taken for facing these challenges.2016 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Inclusive Growth and Manpower
- Which one of the following is a purpose of UDAY, a scheme of the Government?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Power Sector Reforms
- Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms.2016 · Essay · Economy · Jobless Growth
- With reference to IFC Masala Bonds, sometimes seen in the news, which of the statements given below is/are correct? 1. The International Finance Corporation, which offers these bonds, is an arm of the World Bank. 2. They are rupee-denominated bonds and are a source of debt financing for the public and private sector. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · External Financing and Bonds
- Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality.2016 · Essay · Economy · Digital Economy
- In the context of which of the following do you sometimes find the terms amber box, blue box and green box in the news?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · WTO and Agriculture
- Which of the following is/are included in the capital budget of the Government of India? 1. Expenditure on acquisition of assets like roads, buildings, machinery, etc. 2. Loans received from foreign governments. 3. Loans and advances granted to the States and Union Territories. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Union Budget
- Recently, which one of the following currencies has been proposed to be added to the basket of IMF's SDR?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · IMF and SDR
- With reference to the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), consider the following statements: 1. IMFC discusses matters of concern affecting the global economy and advises the International Monetary Fund on the direction of its work. 2. The World Bank participates as observer in IMFC meetings. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · International Financial Institutions
- Which of the following best describes the term 'import cover', sometimes seen in the news?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Balance of Payments and Forex Reserves
- With reference to Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, consider the following statements: 1. Under this scheme, farmers have to pay a uniform premium of two percent for any crop they cultivate in any season of the year. 2. This scheme covers post-harvest losses arising out of cyclones and unseasonal rains. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Agricultural Insurance
- Why does the Government of India promote the use of Neem-coated Urea in agriculture?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Agricultural Inputs
- With reference to Stand Up India Scheme, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Its purpose is to promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST and women entrepreneurs. 2. It provides for refinance through SIDBI. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Financial Inclusion and Entrepreneurship
- The term Core Banking Solutions is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following statements best describes/describe this term? 1. It is networking of a bank's branches which enables customers to operate their accounts from any branch of the bank on its network regardless of where they opened their accounts. 2. It is an effort to increase RBI's control over commercial banks through computerization. 3. It is a detailed procedure by which a bank with huge non-performing assets is taken over by another bank. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Banking Technology
- 'Net metering' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of promoting the2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Renewable Energy
- India's ranking in the Ease of Doing Business Index is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following has declared that ranking?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Business Environment
- What is/are the purpose/purposes of the Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) announced by RBI? 1. These guidelines help improve transparency in the methodology followed by banks for determining interest rates on advances. 2. These guidelines help ensure availability of bank credit at interest rates fair to borrowers as well as banks. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Monetary Transmission
- With reference to Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It aims to demonstrate improved production and post-harvest technologies and value-addition techniques in an integrated cluster approach. 2. Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have a larger stake in this scheme. 3. An important objective is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering free kits of critical inputs and micro-irrigation equipment. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Millets and Nutritional Security
- With reference to Financial Stability and Development Council, consider the following statements: 1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog. 2. It is headed by the Union Finance Minister. 3. It monitors macroprudential supervision of the economy. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Financial Regulation
- The term Base Erosion and Profit Shifting is sometimes seen in the news in the context of2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · International Taxation
- Recently, India's first National Investment and Manufacturing Zone was proposed to be set up in2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Industrial Policy
- What is/are the purpose/purposes of Government's Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme and Gold Monetization Scheme? 1. To bring the idle gold lying with Indian households into the economy 2. To promote FDI in the gold and jewellery sector 3. To reduce India's dependence on gold imports. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Gold Schemes
- Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana is aimed at2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · MSME Finance
- 'Global Financial Stability Report' is prepared by the2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · IMF Reports
- Regarding Atal Pension Yojana, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a minimum guaranteed pension scheme mainly targeted at unorganized sector workers. 2. Only one member of a family can join the scheme. 3. Same amount of pension is guaranteed for the spouse for life after subscriber's death. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Social Security
- The nature of economic growth in India in recent times is often described as a jobless growth. Do you agree with this view? Give arguments in favour of your answer.2015 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Jobless Growth
- In what way could replacement of price subsidy with Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) change the scenario of subsidies in India? Discuss.2015 · Mains GS3 · Economy · DBT and Subsidies
- What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in developing the food processing industry in India? Can e-commerce help in overcoming this bottleneck?2015 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Food Processing
- Craze for gold in India has led to surge in import of gold in recent years and put pressure on balance of payments and external value of rupee. In view of this, examine the merits of Gold Monetization Scheme.2015 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Gold Monetization Scheme
- Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?2015 · Essay · Economy · Capitalism and Inclusion
- Success of Make in India programme depends on the success of Skill India programme and radical labour reforms. Discuss with logical arguments.2015 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Make in India and Skill India
- There is a clear acknowledgement that Special Economic Zones are a tool of industrial development, manufacturing and exports. Recognising this potential, the whole instrumentality of SEZs requires augmentation. Discuss the issues plaguing the success of SEZs with respect to taxation, governing laws and administration.2015 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Special Economic Zones
- Normally countries shift from agriculture to industry and then later to services, but India shifted directly from agriculture to services. What are the reasons for the huge growth of services vis-à-vis industry in the country? Can India become a developed country without a strong industrial base?2014 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Services vs Industry
- While we flaunt India’s demographic dividend, we ignore the dropping rates of employability. What are we missing while doing so? Where will the jobs that India desperately needs come from? Explain.2014 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Employability
- The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 has come into effect from 1st January 2014. What are the key issues which would get addressed with the Act in place? What implications would it have on industrialization and agriculture in India?2014 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Land Acquisition Act
- Capitalism has guided the world economy to unprecedented prosperity. However, it often encourages short-sightedness and contributes to wide disparities between rich and poor. In this light, would it be correct to believe and adopt capitalism for bringing inclusive growth in India? Discuss.2014 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Capitalism and Inclusive Growth
- Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India?2014 · Essay · Economy · Tourism
- Foreign Direct Investment in the defence sector is now set to be liberalized. What influence is this expected to have on Indian defence and economy in the short and long run?2014 · Mains GS3 · Economy · FDI in Defence
- With a consideration towards the strategy of inclusive growth, the new Companies Bill, 2013 has indirectly made CSR a mandatory obligation. Discuss the challenges expected in its implementation in right earnest. Also discuss other provisions in the Bill and their implications.2013 · Mains GS3 · Economy · CSR and Companies Bill
- What were the reasons for the introduction of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003? Discuss critically its salient features and their effectiveness.2013 · Mains GS3 · Economy · FRBM Act
- What is the meaning of the term ‘tax expenditure’? Taking housing sector as an example, discuss how it influences the budgetary policies of the government.2013 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Tax Expenditure
- The Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effective implementation along with the concerns it has generated in WTO.2013 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Food Security Bill
- Examine the impact of liberalization on companies owned by Indians. Are they competing with the MNCs satisfactorily? Discuss.2013 · Mains GS3 · Economy · Liberalization
- Discuss the rationale for introducing Goods and Services Tax in India. Bring out critically the reasons for the delay in roll out for its regime.2013 · Mains GS3 · Economy · GST
- With reference to the usefulness of the by-products of sugar industry, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Bagasse can be used as biomass fuel for the generation of energy. 2. Molasses can be used as one of the feedstocks for the production of synthetic chemical fertilizers. 3. Molasses can be used for the production of ethanol. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Sugar Industry By-products
- The balance of payments of a country is a systematic record of2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Balance of Payments
- The Reserve Bank of India regulates the commercial banks in matters of 1. liquidity of assets 2. branch expansion 3. merger of banks 4. winding-up of banks. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · RBI Regulation of Banks
- An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates that the2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Monetary Policy, Bank Rate and Monetary Policy
- In India, deficit financing is used for raising resources for2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Deficit Financing
- Which of the following constitute Capital Account? 1. Foreign Loans 2. Foreign Direct Investment 3. Private Remittances 4. Portfolio Investment. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Balance of Payments Capital Account
- Consider the following statements: 1. Inflation benefits the debtors. 2. Inflation benefits the bond-holders. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Inflation, Inflation and Distribution
- Disguised unemployment generally means2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Employment, Disguised Unemployment
- Consider the following liquid assets: 1. Demand deposits with the banks 2. Time deposits with the banks 3. Savings deposits with the banks 4. Currency. The correct sequence of these assets in the decreasing order of liquidity is2013 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Liquidity of Financial Assets
- In the context of Indian economy, “Open Market Operations” refers to2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Open Market Operations
- Priority Sector Lending by banks in India constitutes the lending to2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Priority Sector Lending
- To obtain full benefits of demographic dividend, what should India do?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Demographic Dividend
- A rise in general level of prices may be caused by 1. an increase in the money supply 2. a decrease in the aggregate level of output 3. an increase in the effective demand. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Causes of Inflation
- Which one of the following groups of items is included in India’s foreign-exchange reserves?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Foreign Exchange Reserves
- Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effect?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Deficit Monetization, Deficit Monetisation and Inflation
- Supply of money remaining the same, when there is an increase in demand for money, there will be2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Money Demand, Money Demand and Interest Rate
- Economic growth in country X will necessarily have to occur if2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Economic Growth, Capital Formation and Growth
- The national income of a country for a given period is equal to the2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · National Income
- Which of the following grants/grant direct credit assistance to rural households? 1. Regional Rural Banks 2. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 3. Land Development Banks. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Economy · Rural Credit Institutions
- With reference to the usefulness of the by-products of sugar industry, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Bagasse can be used as biomass fuel for generation of energy. 2. Molasses can be used as one of the feedstocks for production of synthetic chemical fertilizers. 3. Molasses can be used for production of ethanol.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Agriculture · Sugar Industry
- Consider the following crops: 1. Cotton 2. Groundnut 3. Rice 4. Wheat. Which of these are Kharif crops?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Agriculture, Agriculture · Cropping Seasons, Kharif Crops
- Which is an objective of Rainfed Area Development under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture? 1. Encourage monoculture in rainfed zones. 2. Expand irrigated rice cultivation. 3. Raise productivity and reduce climatic risk through integrated farming systems.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Rainfed Area Development
- For Eri Silk, what are important implications of obtaining OEKO-TEX certification? 1. It improves access to premium markets demanding assurance against harmful chemicals. 2. It strengthens international safety/quality credibility for eco-conscious textile markets. Which is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Textiles and standards
- With reference to Sagarmala, consider three propositions: I. It promotes sustainable port-led growth. II. Growth in coastal/inland-waterway shipping and better port performance supports the effectiveness of that strategy. III. Sagarmala 2.0 extends the framework toward maritime innovation aligned with Atmanirbhar Bharat and Viksit Bharat 2047. Which relationships are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Sagarmala
- An online retailer lists products without holding inventory; when an order arrives, a third-party supplier ships directly to the customer. Which business model is this?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Digital commerce
- The Reserve Bank of India's Financial Inclusion Index is built around which three broad sub-indices?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Financial Inclusion Index
- What is the central objective of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · ONDC
- Which statement comparing UPI and the Digital Rupee (e₹) is NOT correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · CBDC and UPI
- Regarding tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWA), consider: 1. It represents real-world assets as digital tokens on a blockchain or distributed ledger. 2. It can support 24×7 transferability and fractional ownership, potentially widening access. 3. It can provide smaller investors access to high-value assets that were previously difficult to enter. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Asset tokenization
- A bond whose proceeds finance a combination of eligible environmental and social projects is generally classified as what?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Sustainable finance
- Which service is principally provided through the M1xchange platform? 1. Collateral-backed term loans. 2. Discounting/financing of trade receivables and invoices. 3. Issuing formal corporate credit ratings.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · TReDS
- What is meant by the 'crowding-out' effect in macroeconomics?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Crowding out
- Regarding rare-earth elements and critical minerals, consider: 1. Rare-earth elements are important inputs in technologies such as AI hardware, robotics and space systems. 2. China is the largest producer, followed by India as the world's second-largest rare-earth miner. 3. India launched the National Critical Mineral Mission in 2025. 4. Rare-earth elements comprise only 13 metallic elements. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Critical minerals
- Regarding aviation insurance and passenger liability, consider: 1. Aviation hull insurance can cover the aircraft body, engines and associated onboard equipment. 2. Under the Montreal Convention framework, carriers face strict/no-fault liability up to a prescribed threshold for passenger death or bodily injury. Which is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Aviation insurance
- Regarding crowdfunding, consider: 1. It raises comparatively small contributions from a large number of people, commonly through online platforms, for a project or venture. 2. It can provide SMEs or start-ups an alternative route to finance, sometimes with lower intermediation costs than traditional channels. Which is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Crowdfunding
- Consider committee–subject–institution associations: 1. R.N. Malhotra Committee — insurance-sector reform — IRDAI. 2. L.C. Gupta Committee — derivatives-market roadmap — SEBI. 3. Urjit Patel Committee — housing-lending reform — RBI. 4. Y.H. Malegam Committee — microfinance reform — RBI. Which rows are correctly matched?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Financial-sector committees
- Regarding Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), consider: 1. They cannot accept demand deposits. 2. Every NBFC-like financial institution without exception must register with RBI. 3. NBFCs are part of the payment-and-settlement system and may issue cheques drawn on themselves. 4. Deposits with deposit-taking NBFCs do not receive DICGC deposit insurance. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · NBFCs
- Regarding multidimensional poverty measurement, consider: 1. The Alkire-Foster method underpins multidimensional poverty indices. 2. NITI Aayog's national MPI uses 12 indicators. 3. Maternal health and bank-account ownership are indicators common to both India's national MPI and the UNDP/OPHI Global MPI. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Multidimensional Poverty Index
- With reference to investments, consider the following: I. Bonds II. Hedge Funds III. Stocks IV. Venture Capital. How many of the above are treated as Alternative Investment Funds?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Which of the following are the sources of income for the Reserve Bank of India? I. Buying and selling Government bonds II. Buying and selling foreign currency III. Pension fund management IV. Lending to private companies V. Printing and distributing currency notes2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following statements: I. The Reserve Bank of India mandates all the listed companies in India to submit a Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR). II. In India, a company submitting a BRSR makes disclosures in the report that are largely non-financial in nature. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: In India, income from allied agricultural activities like poultry farming and wool rearing in rural areas is exempted from any tax. Statement II: In India, rural agricultural land is not considered a capital asset under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following statements: I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member. II. India is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critical minerals that it has identified. III. The Parliament in 2023 has amended the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowering the Central Government to exclusively auction mining lease and composite license for certain critical minerals. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: As regards returns from an investment in a company, generally, bondholders are considered to be relatively at lower risk than stockholders. Statement II: Bondholders are lenders to a company whereas stockholders are its owners. Statement III: For repayment purpose, bondholders are prioritized over stockholders by a company. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following statements: I. India accounts for a very large portion of all equity option contracts traded globally thus exhibiting a great boom. II. India's stock market has grown rapidly in the recent past even overtaking Hong Kong's at some point of time. III. There is no regulatory body either to warn the small investors about the risks of options trading or to act on unregistered financial advisors in this regard. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following statements: I. Capital receipts create a liability or cause a reduction in the assets of the Government. II. Borrowings and disinvestment are capital receipts. III. Interest received on loans creates a liability of the Government. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Suppose the revenue expenditure is Rs.80,000 crores and the revenue receipts of the Government are Rs.60,000 crores. The Government budget also shows borrowings of Rs.10,000 crores and interest payments of Rs.6,000 crores. Which of the following statements are correct? I. Revenue deficit is Rs.20,000 crores. II. Fiscal deficit is Rs.10,000 crores. III. Primary deficit is Rs.4,000 crores.2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- A country's fiscal deficit stands at Rs.50,000 crores. It is receiving Rs.10,000 crores through non-debt creating capital receipts. The country's interest liabilities are Rs.1,500 crores. What is the gross primary deficit?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Which of the following statements with regard to recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission of India are correct? I. It has recommended grants of ₹ 4,800 crores from the year 2022-23 to the year 2025-26 for incentivizing States to enhance educational outcomes. II. 45% of the net proceeds of Union taxes are to be shared with States. III. ₹ 45,000 crores are to be kept as performance-based incentive for all States for carrying out agricultural reforms. IV. It reintroduced tax effort criteria to reward fiscal performance.2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following statements in respect of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(IBRD): I. It provides loans and guarantees to middle income countries. II. It works single-handedly to help developing countries to reduce poverty. III. It was established to help Europe rebuild after the World War II. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following statements in respect of RTGS and NEFT: I. In RTGS, the settlement time is instantaneous while in case of NEFT, is takes some time to settle payments. II. In RTGS, the customer is charged for inward transactions while that is not the case for NEFT. III. Operating hours for RTGS are restricted on certain days while this is not true for NEFT. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following countries: I. United Arab Emirates II. France III. Germany IV. Singapore V. Bangladesh. How many countries amongst the above are there other than India where international merchant payments are accepted under UPI?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following activities: I. Production of crude oil II. Refining, storage and distribution of petroleum III. Marketing and sale of petroleum products IV. Productions of natural gas. How many of the above activities are regulated by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board in our country?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: If the United States of America (USA) were to default on its debt, holders of US Treasury Bonds will not be able to exercise their claims to receive payment. Statement-II: The USA Government debt is not backed by any hard assets, but only by the faith of the Government.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Current Affairs (Economics)
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Syndicated lending spreads the risk of borrower default across multiple lenders. Statement-II: The syndicated loan can be a fixed amount/lump sum of funds, but cannot be a credit line.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Current Affairs (Economics)
- Consider the following statements in respect of the digital rupee: 1. It is a sovereign currency issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in alignment with its monetary policy. 2. It appears as a liability on the RBI’s balance sheet. 3. It is insured against inflation by its very design. 4. It is freely convertible against commercial bank money and cash.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Current Affairs (Economics)
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: India does not import apples from the United States of America. Statement-II: In India, the law prohibits the import of Genetically Modified food without the approval of the competent authority.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Current Affairs (Economics)
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Recently, Venezuela has achieved a rapid recovery from its economic crisis and succeeded in preventing its people from fleeing/emigrating to other countries. Statement-II: Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Current Affairs (Economics)
- Consider the following statements: 1. In India, Non-Banking Financial Companies can access the Liquidity Adjustment Facility window of the Reserve Bank of India. 2. In India, Foreign Institutional Investors can hold the Government Securities (G-Secs). 3. In India, Stock Exchanges can offer separate trading platforms for debts.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- In India, which of the following can trade in Corporate Bonds and Government Securities? 1. Insurance Companies 2. Pension Funds 3. Retail Investors2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- Consider the following: 1. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) 2. Motor vehicles 3. Currency swap. Which of the above is/are considered financial instruments?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- With reference to the sectors of the Indian economy, consider the following pairs: Economic activity: Sector. 1. Storage of agricultural produce: Secondary 2. Dairy farm: Primary 3. Mineral exploration: Tertiary 4. Weaving cloth: Secondary. How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- With reference to physical capital in Indian economy, consider the following pairs: Items: Category. 1. Farmer's plough: Working capital 2. Computer: Fixed capital 3. Yarn used by the weaver: Fixed capital 4. Petrol: Working capital. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- With reference to the rule/rules imposed by the Reserve Bank of India while treating foreign banks, consider the following statements: 1. There is no minimum capital requirement for wholly owned banking subsidiaries in India. 2. For wholly owned banking subsidiaries in India, at least 50% of the board members should be Indian nationals.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- With reference to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules in India, consider the following statements: 1. CSR rules specify that expenditures that benefit the company directly or its employees will not be considered as CSR activities. 2. CSR rules do not specify minimum spending on CSR activities.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- With reference to the Indian economy, "Collateral Borrowing and Lending Obligations" are the instruments of:2024 · Prelims GS1 · Economy & Social Development · Economics
- A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.2026 · Essay · Education · Inquiry, Knowledge and Intellectual Humility
- A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.2018 · Essay · Education · Good Life
- Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.2017 · Essay · Education · Education and Nation Building
- Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil.2015 · Essay · Education · Values in Education
- Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress?2014 · Essay · Education · Standardized Testing
- Give an account of the current status and the targets to be achieved pertaining to renewable energy sources in the country. Discuss in brief the importance of National Programme on Light Emitting Diodes.2016 · Mains GS3 · Energy · Renewable Energy
- To what factors can the recent dramatic fall in equipment cost and tariff of solar energy be attributed? What implications does the trend have for thermal power producers and related industry?2015 · Mains GS3 · Energy · Solar Energy
- Write a note on India’s green energy corridor to alleviate the problem of conventional energy.2013 · Mains GS3 · Energy · Green Energy Corridor
- Discuss the aim and goals of Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework. Mention India's commitments and initiatives to achieve the goals and targets of this framework giving suitable examples.2026 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
- What are the challenges to solid waste management in India? Discuss the governmental policy framework on solid waste management. Discuss the success/failure cases of Delhi and Indore cities highlighting the salient feature of their solid waste management initiatives.2026 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Solid Waste Management, Delhi and Indore
- What is Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)? What is the potential role of CCUS in tackling climate change?2025 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
- Seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifers is a major concern in India. What are the causes of seawater intrusion and the remedial measures to combat this hazard?2025 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Seawater Intrusion
- Mineral resources are fundamental to the country’s economy and these are exploited by mining. Why is mining considered an environmental hazard? Explain the remedial measures required to reduce the environmental hazard due to mining.2025 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Mining and Environmental Hazards
- Write a review on India’s climate commitments under the Paris Agreement (2015) and mention how these have been further strengthened in COP26 (2021). In this direction, how has the first Nationally Determined Contribution intended by India been updated in 2022?2025 · Mains GS3 · Environment · India Climate Commitments
- Achieving sustainable growth with emphasis on environmental protection could meet poor people’s needs in a country like India – Comment.2025 · Mains GS1 · Environment · Sustainable Growth and Poverty
- Industrial river pollution is significant in India. Discuss mitigation measures and government initiatives.2024 · Mains GS3 · Environment · River Pollution
- What role do environmental NGOs and activists play in influencing EIA outcomes for major projects in India?2024 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Environmental Impact Assessment
- Discuss three alternative technologies that can address the global shortage of clean and safe freshwater.2024 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Freshwater Technologies
- With reference to biosphere reserves in India, which of the following statements is correct?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Protected Areas
- What is oil pollution? Explain its impact on marine ecosystems and why it is especially harmful for India.2023 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Oil Pollution
- Comment on India’s National Wetland Conservation Programme and name important Ramsar wetlands.2023 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Wetland Conservation
- Assess the impact of projected sea-level rise on India and other countries in the Indian Ocean region.2023 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Sea Level Rise
- Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence.2022 · Essay · Environment · Forests and Economic Excellence
- Discuss in detail photochemical smog, emphasising its formation, effects and mitigation. Explain the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol.2022 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Photochemical Smog and Gothenburg Protocol
- Do you think India will meet 50 percent of its energy needs from renewable energy by 2030? Justify your answer. How will shifting subsidies from fossil fuels to renewables help achieve this objective?2022 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Renewable Energy
- Discuss global warming and mention its effects on global climate. Explain control measures to bring down greenhouse gases in light of the Kyoto Protocol, 1997.2022 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Global Warming and Kyoto Protocol
- Explain the causes and effects of coastal erosion in India. What coastal management techniques are available for combating the hazard?2022 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Coastal Erosion
- Which of the following statements about Ramsar sites in India is/are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Ramsar Wetlands
- Describe the key points of the revised Global Air Quality Guidelines recently released by the World Health Organisation. How are these different from its last update in 2005? What changes in India’s National Clean Air Programme are required to achieve these revised standards?2021 · Mains GS3 · Environment · WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2021
- How does the draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2020 differ from the existing EIA Notification, 2006?2020 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Draft EIA Notification 2020
- What are the salient features of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched by the Government of India for water conservation and water security?2020 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Jal Shakti Abhiyan
- What are the key features of the National Clean Air Programme initiated by the Government of India?2020 · Mains GS3 · Environment · National Clean Air Programme
- Coastal sand mining, whether legal or illegal, poses one of the biggest threats to our environment. Analyze the impact of sand mining along the Indian coasts, citing specific examples.2019 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Coastal Sand Mining
- Define the concept of carrying capacity of an ecosystem as relevant to environment. Explain how understanding this concept is vital while planning for sustainable development of a region.2019 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Carrying Capacity
- Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India.2018 · Essay · Environment · Climate Resilient Technology
- Management of Indian border disputes: a complex task.2018 · Essay · Environment · Border Disputes
- What are the impediments in disposing of the huge quantities of discarded solid wastes that are continuously being generated? How do we remove safely the toxic wastes accumulating in our habitable environment?2018 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Solid Waste
- What are the consequences of spreading of Dead Zones on marine ecosystem?2018 · Mains GS1 · Environment · Dead Zones
- What is wetland? Explain the Ramsar concept of wise use in the context of wetland conservation. Cite two examples of Ramsar sites from India.2018 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Wetlands
- How does biodiversity vary in India? How is the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 helpful in conservation of flora and fauna?2018 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Biodiversity Act
- Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India.2017 · Essay · Environment · Agrarian Distress
- Consider the following statements in respect of TRAFFIC: 1. TRAFFIC is a bureau under UNEP. 2. Its mission is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to conservation of nature. Which statement(s) is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Wildlife Trade
- In spite of adverse environmental impact, coal mining is still inevitable for development. Discuss.2017 · Mains GS1 · Environment · Coal Mining
- We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws.2017 · Essay · Environment · Natural Laws
- Not many years ago, river linking was a concept but it is becoming reality in the country. Discuss the advantages of river linking and its possible impact on the environment.2017 · Mains GS3 · Environment · River Linking
- How does the cryosphere affect global climate?2017 · Mains GS1 · Environment · Cryosphere
- In solving pollution problems, what is/are the advantage/advantages of bioremediation? 1. It cleans pollution by enhancing natural biodegradation. 2. Any contaminant with heavy metals such as cadmium and lead can be readily and completely treated using microorganisms. 3. Genetic engineering can create microorganisms specifically designed for bioremediation.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Bioremediation
- In what way can floods be converted into a sustainable source of irrigation and all-weather inland navigation in India?2017 · Mains GS1 · Environment · Flood Management
- Climate change is a global problem. How will India be affected by climate change? How will Himalayan and coastal states of India be affected by climate change?2017 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Climate Change
- What characteristics can be assigned to monsoon climate that succeeds in feeding more than 50 percent of the world population residing in Monsoon Asia?2017 · Mains GS1 · Environment · Monsoon Climate
- If there is a huge fall in the population of species of butterflies, what could be the likely consequence/consequences? 1. Pollination of some plants could be adversely affected. 2. There could be a drastic increase in fungal infections of some cultivated plants. 3. It could lead to a fall in the population of some species of wasps, spiders and birds.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Ecology and Food Webs
- It is possible to produce algae-based biofuels, but what are likely limitations for developing countries? 1. Production is possible in seas only and not on continents. 2. Setting up and engineering production requires high expertise/technology. 3. Economically viable production needs large-scale facilities that may raise ecological and social concerns.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Biofuels
- In mitigating global warming due to anthropogenic CO2, which can be potential sites for carbon sequestration? 1. Abandoned and uneconomic coal seams 2. Depleted oil and gas reservoirs 3. Subterranean deep saline formations2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Carbon Capture and Storage
- The term Domestic Content Requirement is sometimes seen in the news with reference to2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Solar Policy
- According to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which of the following animals cannot be hunted except under provisions provided by law? 1. Gharial 2. Indian wild ass 3. Wild buffalo2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Wildlife Protection
- With reference to Global Climate Change Alliance, consider: 1. It is an initiative of the European Union. 2. It provides technical and financial support to targeted developing countries to integrate climate change into development policies and budgets. 3. It is coordinated by WRI and WBCSD.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Climate Finance and Cooperation
- Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a standard criterion for2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Water Pollution
- Consider: 1. Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants is a unique G20 initiative. 2. It focuses on methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
- If you want to see gharials in their natural habitat, which is the best place to visit?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Gharial Habitat
- Which practices can help in water conservation in agriculture? 1. Reduced or zero tillage 2. Applying gypsum before irrigation 3. Allowing crop residue to remain in the field2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Water Conservation in Agriculture
- The term M-STrIPES is sometimes seen in the news in the context of2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Tiger Conservation
- If a species of tortoise is declared protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, what does it imply?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Wildlife Protection
- There was a proposal to translocate some lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which site?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Environment · Asiatic Lion Conservation
- Rehabilitation of human settlements is one of the important environmental impacts which always attracts controversy while planning major projects. Discuss the measures suggested for mitigation of this impact while proposing major developmental projects.2016 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Rehabilitation and Resettlement
- Discuss the Namami Gange and National Mission for Clean Ganga programmes and causes of mixed results from previous schemes. What quantum leaps can help preserve the river Ganga better than incremental inputs?2015 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Namami Gange
- Should the pursuit of carbon credits and clean development mechanisms set up under UNFCCC be maintained even though there has been a massive slide in the value of carbon credit? Discuss with respect to India’s energy need for economic growth.2014 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Carbon Credits
- Environmental Impact Assessment studies are increasingly undertaken before a project is cleared by the Government. Discuss the environmental impact of coal-fired thermal plants located at coal pitheads.2014 · Mains GS3 · Environment · EIA and Thermal Plants
- What are the consequences of illegal mining? Discuss the Ministry of Environment and Forest’s concept of GO and NO-GO zones for the coal mining sector.2013 · Mains GS3 · Environment · Illegal Mining
- Enumerate the National Water Policy of India. Taking river Ganges as an example, discuss the strategies which may be adopted for river water pollution control and management and handling of hazardous wastes in India.2013 · Mains GS3 · Environment · National Water Policy
- Regarding India's climate response, consider: I. The Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy supports the net-zero 2070 pathway. II. BUR-4 reported roughly an 8% fall in GHG emissions in 2020 compared with 2019. III. Climate-resilient development necessarily requires rapid short-term completion of emission cuts. Which stated relationships are valid?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Climate policy
- Consider Western Hoolock Gibbons: 1. A protected area in Northeast India shelters this Endangered ape. 2. Their long arms are specialized for brachiation. 3. They are heavy-bodied like gorillas. Which statements are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Western Hoolock Gibbon
- Why are mangroves particularly valuable for climate resilience? Consider: 1. They store freshwater and are ideal for paddy in saline estuaries. 2. Their salt-sensitive roots turn coastal land into freshwater aquaculture zones. 3. They absorb tidal/cyclonic energy while supporting coastal livelihoods. Which is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Mangroves
- Regarding Amur Falcons stopping at Doyang in Nagaland: 1. Community conservation has helped protect these international migrants. 2. Human tracking devices guide the birds back to the site. 3. The species has become permanently resident in India. Which is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Migratory birds
- Regarding Madhav National Park, consider: 1. It became a Tiger Reserve in 2025. 2. Ramsar-listed Sakhya Sagar lies within it. 3. Its territory is divided between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Protected areas
- Regarding Rhynchostylis retusa (Foxtail orchid): 1. It is epiphytic. 2. It is endemic only to Northeast India. 3. It is a State flower of both Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Foxtail orchid
- Which set correctly states FAO's 'Four Betters', also applied in the Blue Transformation framework?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Blue Transformation
- Which project was India's first REDD+ initiative to obtain Plan Vivo certification?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · REDD+
- Regarding the NIRANTAR platform under MoEFCC: 1. Ecosystem Survey and Analysis is led by Botanical Survey of India. 2. Research and Management of Ecosystem Services is led by Central Zoo Authority. 3. Capacity Development Support is led by Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · NIRANTAR
- Consider the following: I. Cigarette butts II. Eyeglass lenses III. Car tyres. How many of them contain plastic?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Consider the following substances: I. Ethanol II. Nitroglycerine III. Urea. Coal gasification technology can be used in the production of how many of them?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: Activated carbon is a good and an attractive tool to remove pollutants from effluent streams and to remediate contaminants from various industries. Statement II: Activated carbon exhibits a large surface area and a strong potential for adsorbing heavy metals. Statement III: Activated carbon can be easily synthesized from environmental wastes with high carbon content. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: Studies indicate that carbon dioxide emissions from cement industry account for more than 5% of global carbon emissions. Statement II: Silica-bearing clay is mixed with limestone while manufacturing cement. Statement III: Limestone is converted into lime during clinker production for cement manufacturing. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: At the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference(COP28), India refrained from signing the'Declaration on Climate and Health'. Statement II: The COP 28 Declaration on Climate and Health is a binding declaration; and if signed, it becomes mandatory to decarbonize health sector. Statement III: If India's health sector is decarbonized, the resilience of its health-care system may be compromised. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: Scientific studies suggest that a shift is taking place in the Earth's rotation and axis. Statement II: Solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections bombarded the Earth's outermost atmosphere with tremendous amount of energy. Statement III: As the Earth's polar ice melts, the water tends to move towards the equator. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change is frequently discussed in global discussions on sustainable development and climate change. Statement II: Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change sets out the principles of carbon markets. Statement III: Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change intends to promote inter-country non-market strategies to reach their climate targets. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Which one of the following launched the 'Nature Solutions Finance Hub for Asia and the Pacific'?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- With reference to'Direct Air Capture', an emerging technology, which of the following statements is/are correct? I. It can be used as a way of carbon sequestration. II. It can be a valuable approach for plastic production and in food processing. III. In aviation, it can be a source of carbon for combining with hydrogen to create synthetic low-carbon fuel.2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Regarding Peacock tarantula(Gooty tarantula), consider the following statements: I. It is an omnivorous crustacean. II. Its natural habitat in India is only limited to some forest areas. III. In its natural habitat, it is an arboreal species. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Consider the following statements: I. Carbon dioxide(CO2) emissions in India are less than 0.5 t CO2/ capita. II. In terms of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion, India ranks second in Asia-Pacific region. III. Electricity and heat producers are the largest source of CO2 emissions in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- With reference to the planet Earth, consider the following statements: I. Rain forests produce more oxygen than that produced by oceans. II. Marine phytoplankton and photo-synthetic bacteria produce about 50% of world's oxygen. III. Well-oxygenated surface water contains several folds higher oxygen than that in atmospheric air. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: Circular economy reduces the emissions of greenhouse gases. Statement II: Circular economy reduces the use of raw materials as inputs. Statement III: Circular economy reduces wastage in the production process. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Artificial way of causing rainfall to reduce air pollution makes use of2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Which organization has enacted the Nature Restoration Law(NRL) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: Of the two major ethanol producers in the world, i.e., Brazil and the United States of America, the former produces more ethanol than the latter. Statement II: Unlike in the United States of America where corn is the principal feedstock for ethanol production, sugarcane is the principal feedstock for ethanol production in Brazil. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- The World Bank warned that India could become one of the first places where wet-bulb temperatures routinely exceed 35°C. Which of the following statements best reflect(s) the implication of the above-said report? I. Peninsular India will most likely suffer from flooding, tropical cyclones and droughts. II. The survival of animals including humans will be affected as shedding of their body heat through perspiration becomes difficult.2025 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment & Ecology
- According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which one of the following is the largest source of sulphur dioxide emissions?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Current Affairs (Environment)
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: The European Parliament approved The Net-Zero Industry Act recently. Statement-II: The European Union intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 and therefore aims to develop all of its own clean technology by that time.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Current Affairs (Environment)
- The organisms "Cicada, Froghopper and Pond skater" are:2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Many chewing gums found in the market are considered a source of environmental pollution. Statement-II: Many chewing gums contain plastic as gum base.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Consider the following pairs: Country: Animal found in its natural habitat. 1. Brazil: Indri 2. Indonesia: Elk 3. Madagascar: Bonobo. How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Consider the following statements: 1. Lions do not have a particular breeding season. 2. Unlike most other big cats, cheetahs do not roar. 3. Unlike male lions, male leopards do not proclaim their territory by scent marking.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Which one of the following is the correct description of "100 Million Farmers"?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Current Affairs (Environment)
- Consider the following: 1. Battery storage 2. Biomass generators 3. Fuel cells 4. Rooftop solar photovoltaic units. How many of the above are considered "Distributed Energy Resources"?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Which one of the following shows a unique relationship with an insect that has coevolved with it and that is the only insect that can pollinate this tree?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Consider the following: 1. Butterflies 2. Fish 3. Frogs. How many of the above have poisonous species among them?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Consider the following: 1. Cashew 2. Papaya 3. Red sanders. How many of the above trees are actually native to India?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- One of the following regions has the world’s largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels; and the possible destruction of which can exert detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- With reference to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are used in making many consumer product, consider the following statements: 1. PFAS are found to be widespread in drinking water, food and food packaging material. 2. PFAS are not easily degraded in the environment. 3. Persistent exposure to PFAS can lead to bioaccumulation in animal bodies.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Consider the following: 1. Carabid beetles 2. Centipedes 3. Flies 4. Termites 5. Wasps. Parasitoid species are found how many of the above kind of organisms?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Consider the following plants: 1. Groundnut 2. Horse-gram 3. Soybean. How many of the above belong to the pea family?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: The Indian Flying Fox is placed under the “vermin” category in the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Statement-II: The Indian Flying Fox feeds on the blood of other animals.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Current Affairs (Environment)
- Consider the following materials: 1. Agricultural residues 2. Corn grain 3. Wastewater treatment sludge 4. Wood mill waste. Which of the above can be used as feedstock for producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Which one of the following is the exhaust pipe emission from Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, powered by hydrogen?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environment
- Recently, the term "pumped-storage hydropower" is actually and appropriately discussed in the context of which one of the following?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Current Affairs (Environment)
- "Membrane Bioreactors" are often discussed in the context of:2024 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Current Affairs (Environment)
- Among jackfruit, mahua and teak, how many are deciduous trees?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Botany
- Statement I: Marsupials are not naturally found in India. Statement II: Marsupials can thrive only in predator-free montane grasslands. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biodiversity
- The Invasive Species Specialist Group, which maintains the Global Invasive Species Database, belongs to which organisation?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Invasive Species
- Among lion-tailed macaque, Malabar civet and sambar deer, how many are generally nocturnal/most active after sunset according to the final UPSC key?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Animal Behaviour
- Which organism uses a waggle dance to communicate direction and distance to food?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Animal Behaviour
- How many are true of mushrooms: medicinal, psychoactive, insecticidal and bioluminescent properties occur in some species?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Fungi
- How many statements about Indian squirrels are correct: ground burrow nests; bury/store nuts and seeds; omnivory?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Animal Ecology
- How many statements about extremophile microorganisms are correct: growth above water’s boiling point, below freezing point, and at pH below 3?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Extremophiles
- Which animal is known to make a stick tool to scrape insects from holes in wood?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Animal Intelligence
- Hydrofluorocarbons are used in making how many of these: aerosols, foam agents, fire retardants and lubricants?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Greenhouse Gases
- Statement I: carbon markets are likely to be widely used against climate change. Statement II: carbon markets transfer resources from private sector to the State. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Carbon Markets
- After an area is notified as a Community Reserve, how many are correct: Chief Wildlife Warden governs it; hunting is barred; locals may collect NTFP; traditional agriculture is allowed?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Community Reserves
- Regarding mercury pollution, how many are correct: gold mining is a source; coal thermal plants are a source; there is no known safe level of exposure?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Pollution
- How many are correct about Indian coal thermal plants: none use seawater; none are in water-stressed districts; none are privately owned?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Thermal Power
- How many are discussed as carbon-capture/sequestration approaches: spreading ground basalt on farmland; adding lime to increase ocean alkalinity; mineralising captured industrial CO2 in underground formations?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Carbon Removal
- Statement I: India withdraws more than one-quarter of global groundwater extraction annually. Statement II: this level is necessary mainly to meet drinking-water and sanitation needs of India’s ~18% share of world population. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Groundwater
- Biodiversity Management Committee statements: BMCs are important to Nagoya Protocol objectives; they have access-and-benefit-sharing functions including local collection fees. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biodiversity Governance
- Green hydrogen is expected to help decarbonise how many of these heavy industries: fertilizer plants, oil refineries and steel plants?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Green Hydrogen
- Among cotton, rice, sugarcane and wheat, which crop is a particularly important human-caused source of both methane and nitrous oxide?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Agricultural Greenhouse Gases
- Climate Action Tracker, which evaluates countries' emissions pledges, is best described as what?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Climate Governance
- Regarding The Climate Group and EP100: (1) The Climate Group is an international nonprofit mobilizing networks for climate action; (2) IEA jointly launched EP100 with it; (3) EP100 brings together companies committed to energy productivity/efficiency; (4) Indian companies participate; (5) IEA is secretariat of Under2 Coalition. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Climate Initiatives—EP100
- Wetlands are sometimes called the Earth's 'kidneys'. Which function best explains that analogy?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Wetland Ecosystem Services
- Under WHO air-quality guidance, consider: (1) PM2.5 24-hour mean should stay within 15 μg/m³ and annual mean within 5 μg/m³; (2) highest ozone occurs during inclement weather; (3) PM10 readily crosses into bloodstream; (4) excessive ozone can trigger asthma. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Air Pollution & WHO Guidelines
- Regarding 'Gucchi': (1) it is a fungus; (2) it grows in some Himalayan forests; (3) it is commercially cultivated in the Himalayan foothills of northeast India. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Fungi—Morels
- Which one of the following is not a bird?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Species Identification
- Which of these are nitrogen-fixing plants: (1) alfalfa; (2) amaranth; (3) chickpea; (4) clover; (5) purslane; (6) spinach?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biological Nitrogen Fixation
- Biorock technology is most directly used for which environmental purpose?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Coral Reef Restoration
- The Miyawaki method is known for what?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Urban Afforestation
- Which body was constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environmental Institutions—CGWA
- What is the Polar Code?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · IMO Polar Code
- What is 'greenwashing'?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Greenwashing
- Regarding Indian wildlife law: (1) wild animals covered by the statute may vest in the Government; (2) a protected species receives legal protection whether inside or outside a protected area; (3) mere apprehension that a protected animal may become dangerous is enough for killing/capture. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Wildlife Protection Act
- Certain species of which organism are famous for deliberately cultivating fungi?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Animal-Fungus Mutualism
- Excess of which pollutants contributes directly to acid rain: (1) carbon monoxide; (2) nitrogen oxides; (3) ozone; (4) sulphur dioxide?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Acid Rain
- The 'R2 Code of Practices' is primarily associated with promoting which activity?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · E-waste Management
- Why are copper-smelting plants an environmental concern? (1) they may release lethal quantities of carbon monoxide; (2) slag can leach heavy metals; (3) smelting can emit sulphur dioxide. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Industrial Pollution
- About furnace oil, consider: (1) it is produced in oil refineries; (2) industries may use it for power or heat generation; (3) burning it can emit sulphur compounds. Which statements are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Air Pollution & Fuels
- What is meant by 'blue carbon'?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Blue Carbon
- Which organisms are most likely to survive on a surface without developed soil: (1) fern; (2) lichen; (3) moss; (4) mushroom?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecological Succession
- Which of these grasses is commonly used to prepare a natural mosquito repellent?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Plant-based Repellents
- Which among these marine organisms function as primary producers: (1) copepods; (2) cyanobacteria; (3) diatoms; (4) foraminifera?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Marine Food Webs
- Which of these animals can roll up to shield vulnerable body parts from predators: (1) hedgehog; (2) marmot; (3) pangolin?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Animal Adaptations
- Regarding the New York Declaration on Forests, consider: (1) it was endorsed at the 2014 UN Climate Summit; (2) it proposed a global timeline to halt forest loss; (3) it is legally binding; (4) governments, companies and indigenous groups have endorsed it; (5) India was an original signatory. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Forest Governance
- Environmental magnetite particles linked with possible neurodegenerative harm may arise from: (1) motor-vehicle brakes; (2) vehicle engines; (3) microwave ovens; (4) power plants; (5) telephone lines. Which combination is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Particulate Pollution
- Which of the following is a filter-feeding organism?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Aquatic Ecology
- In which biogeochemical cycle is rock weathering the principal natural route by which the nutrient enters biological circulation?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biogeochemical Cycles
- Identify the detritivores among: (1) earthworms; (2) jellyfish; (3) millipedes; (4) seahorses; (5) woodlice.2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Detritivores & Decomposition
- UNEP-supported 'Common Carbon Metric' was developed mainly for what purpose?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Buildings & Carbon Accounting
- Which groups include species capable of symbiotic relationships with other organisms: (1) cnidarians; (2) fungi; (3) protozoa?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Symbiosis
- Which are recognised sources or exposure routes for benzene pollution? (1) automobile exhaust; (2) tobacco smoke; (3) wood burning; (4) varnished wooden furniture; (5) polyurethane products.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Air Pollution & Toxic Chemicals
- About Desert National Park, consider: (1) it extends across more than one district in Rajasthan; (2) there is no human habitation within its landscape; (3) it contains important natural habitat of the Great Indian Bustard. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Protected Areas & Great Indian Bustard
- Which Tiger Reserve has the largest area notified as critical tiger habitat among the options?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Tiger Reserves & Critical Tiger Habitat
- If a plant species was listed in Schedule VI of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 under the framework applicable to the 2020 exam, what did that imply?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Wildlife Protection Act - Protected Plants
- Under India’s National Policy on Biofuels, which listed materials can serve as feedstock for biofuel production? 1 cassava, 2 damaged wheat grains, 3 groundnut seed, 4 horse gram, 5 rotten potatoes, 6 sugar beet.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biofuels & Energy Policy
- What does the term “social cost of carbon” most closely mean?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Climate Economics - Social Cost of Carbon
- Regarding Asian/Indian elephants, consider: (1) a herd is normally led by a female; (2) gestation can extend to about 22 months; (3) females normally stop calving at exactly forty years; (4) Kerala has India’s largest wild-elephant population. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Asian Elephant - Behaviour & Distribution
- Which protected areas lie within the Cauvery river basin? (1) Nagarhole National Park; (2) Papikonda National Park; (3) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve; (4) Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Protected Areas & River Basins
- Ceylon Frogmouth, Coppersmith Barbet, Grey-chinned Minivet and White-throated Redstart are all what kind of animals?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Birds & Biodiversity
- Which protected area is especially known for conserving the hard-ground subspecies/population of barasingha (swamp deer) that feeds predominantly on grasses?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Species Conservation - Barasingha
- Steel slag can be beneficially used for which purposes? (1) road-base construction; (2) improving certain agricultural soils; (3) cement production.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Industrial Waste Utilisation
- Where are Himalayan musk deer most likely to occur naturally among these protected areas? (1) Askot Wildlife Sanctuary; (2) Gangotri National Park; (3) Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary; (4) Manas National Park.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Musk Deer & Himalayan Wildlife
- Which materials/technologies are preferred in rural-road construction to improve environmental sustainability or reduce carbon footprint? (1) copper slag; (2) cold-mix asphalt; (3) geotextiles; (4) hot-mix asphalt; (5) Portland cement.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Green Roads & Sustainable Infrastructure
- Regarding coal combustion, consider: (1) coal ash can contain arsenic, lead and mercury; (2) coal-fired power plants emit sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides; (3) Indian coal commonly has relatively high ash content. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Coal Pollution & Fly Ash
- What are recognised farming uses/benefits of biochar? (1) it can form part of a growing medium in vertical farming; (2) it can promote habitat/activity of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms; (3) it can increase water retention in the growing medium.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biochar & Soil Health
- In Indian environmental regulation, the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility first became a prominent feature of which listed rule set?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Pollution & Waste Management
- Regarding the Compensatory Afforestation Fund framework, consider: (1) CAMPA-type authorities exist at both national and State levels; (2) the Act makes public participation compulsory in every compensatory-afforestation programme. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Forest Conservation & CAMPA
- Consider bamboo-related forest law: (1) the 2017 amendment to the Indian Forest Act gives forest dwellers a general right to fell bamboo in forest areas; (2) the Forest Rights Act treats bamboo as minor forest produce; (3) the Forest Rights Act recognises ownership rights over minor forest produce for eligible forest dwellers. Which are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Forest Rights & Bamboo
- The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 empowers the Union Government to: (1) prescribe a statutory public-participation requirement and procedure for environmental protection; (2) set standards for emission or discharge of pollutants from different sources. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environmental Legislation
- Which statement correctly describes the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Solid Waste Management
- Consider natural distribution: (1) wild Asiatic lions are naturally found only in India today; (2) double-humped Bactrian camels are naturally found only in India; (3) greater one-horned rhinoceroses are naturally found only in India. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Species Distribution
- Cirrus-cloud thinning and injecting sulphate aerosols into the stratosphere have been proposed by some scientists primarily for what purpose?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Climate Engineering
- The terms pyrolysis and plasma gasification are most commonly used in which context?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Waste-to-Energy
- Which protected-area combination lies within the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biosphere Reserves & Protected Areas
- Which biological statements are true? (1) some turtles are herbivorous; (2) some fishes are herbivorous; (3) some marine mammals are herbivorous; (4) some snakes are viviparous.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Animal Ecology & Adaptations
- Which wildlife-location pairs are correctly matched? (1) blue-finned mahseer—Cauvery River; (2) Irrawaddy dolphin—Chambal River; (3) rusty-spotted cat—Eastern Ghats.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Wildlife Distribution
- Why are plastic microbeads released into the environment considered a serious concern?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Plastic Pollution & Microplastics
- Which National Park lies wholly within a temperate-alpine environment?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · National Parks & Biomes
- Which statements about reactive nitrogen emissions are correct? (1) agricultural soils release nitrogen oxides; (2) cattle release ammonia; (3) poultry production releases reactive nitrogen compounds.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Nitrogen Cycle & Pollution
- Himalayan nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) has attracted attention as a sustainable source of what product?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Sustainable Natural Fibres
- Arrange these States in ascending order of forest cover as a percentage of their geographical area: 1 Chhattisgarh, 2 Madhya Pradesh, 3 Maharashtra, 4 Odisha.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Forest Cover & ISFR
- Which statements about methane hydrates are correct? (1) warming can destabilise some deposits and release methane; (2) large deposits occur beneath seafloors and in Arctic/permafrost environments; (3) atmospheric methane is oxidised over roughly a decade-scale period, ultimately forming carbon dioxide and water.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Methane Hydrates & Climate Change
- Burning crop or other biomass residue can contribute to atmospheric presence of which pollutants/compounds? (1) carbon monoxide; (2) methane; (3) ozone; (4) sulphur dioxide.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biomass Burning & Air Pollution
- Carbofuran, methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos are chemicals primarily used for what purpose?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Pesticides & Chemical Pollution
- Regarding wetlands, consider: (1) Ramsar membership legally requires India to protect every wetland within its territory; (2) India’s Wetlands Rules, 2010 were simply framed on Ramsar recommendations; (3) under those Rules, the defined wetland area could include its drainage or catchment zone as determined by the authority. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Wetlands & Ramsar Convention
- Which of the following leaf modifications occur(s) in desert areas to inhibit water loss? 1. Hard and waxy leaves 2. Tiny leaves 3. Thorns instead of leaves. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- How is the National Green Tribunal (NGT) different from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)? 1. The NGT has been established by an Act whereas the CPCB has been created by an executive order of the Government. 2. The NGT provides environmental justice and helps reduce the burden of litigation in the higher courts whereas the CPCB promotes cleanliness of streams and wells, and aims to improve the quality of air in the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities? 1. Aral Sea 2. Black Sea 3. Lake Baikal. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- With reference to the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA), which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. GACSA is an outcome of the Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015. 2. Membership of GACSA does not create any binding obligations. 3. India was instrumental in the creation of GACSA. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- With reference to the circumstances in Indian agriculture, the concept "Conservation Agriculture" assumes significance. Which of the following fall under Conservation Agriculture? 1. Avoiding monoculture practices 2. Adopting minimum tillage 3. Avoiding cultivation of plantation crops 4. Using crop residues to cover soil surface 5. Adopting spatial and temporal crop sequencing/crop rotations. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- The term "sixth mass extinction/sixth extinction" is often mentioned in the news in the context of discussion of:2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- Which of the following statements best describes "carbon fertilization"?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- Which of the following is/are the possible consequence/s of heavy sand mining in riverbeds? 1. Decreased salinity in the river 2. Pollution of groundwater 3. Lowering of the water-table. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements: 1. A high content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water-holding capacity. 2. Soil does not play any role in the sulphur cycle. 3. Irrigation over a period of time can contribute to the salinization of some agricultural lands. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to assist countries transition towards greener and more inclusive economies, emerged at:2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- Why is a plant called Prosopis juliflora often mentioned in news?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- Consider the following statements: 1. Most of the world's coral reefs are in tropical waters. 2. More than one-third of the world's coral reefs are located in the territories of Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines. 3. Coral reefs host far more number of animal phyla than those hosted by tropical rainforests. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- "Momentum for Change: Climate Neutral Now" is an initiative launched by:2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- In which one of the following States is Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary located?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- Consider the following: 1. Birds 2. Dust blowing 3. Rain 4. Wind blowing. Which of the above spread plant diseases?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- With reference to organic farming in India, consider the following statements: 1. The National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) is operated under the guidelines and directions of the Union Ministry of Rural Development. 2. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) functions as the Secretariat for implementation of NPOP. 3. Sikkim has become India's first fully organic State. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecology, Agriculture & Climate
- The term Intended Nationally Determined Contributions is sometimes seen in the news in the context of2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Climate Change and UNFCCC
- What is/are the importance/importances of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification? 1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programmes and supportive international partnerships. 2. It has a special focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of a major portion of financial resources to these regions. 3. It is committed to a bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating desertification. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · UNCCD and Desertification
- In which of the following regions of India are you most likely to come across the Great Indian Hornbill in its natural habitat?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Species and Habitats
- Which of the following are the key features of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)? 1. River basin is the unit of planning and management. 2. It spearheads the river conservation efforts at the national level. 3. One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the Chairman of NGRBA on rotation basis. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ganga Conservation
- The FAO accords the status of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) to traditional agricultural systems. What is the overall goal of this initiative? 1. To provide modern technology, training in modern farming methods and financial support to local communities of identified GIAHS so as to greatly enhance agricultural productivity. 2. To identify and safeguard eco-friendly traditional farm practices and their associated landscapes, agricultural biodiversity and knowledge systems of local communities. 3. To provide Geographical Indication status to all varieties of agricultural produce in such identified GIAHS. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Agricultural Heritage
- Consider the following pairs: Terms sometimes seen in the news : Their origin — 1. Annex-I Countries : Cartagena Protocol 2. Certified Emissions Reductions : Nagoya Protocol 3. Clean Development Mechanism : Kyoto Protocol. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · International Climate Agreements
- Which of the following best describes/describes the aim of Green India Mission of the Government of India? 1. Incorporating environmental benefits and costs into the Union and State Budgets thereby implementing green accounting. 2. Launching the second green revolution to enhance agricultural output so as to ensure food security. 3. Restoring and enhancing forest cover and responding to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Green India Mission
- What is/are unique about Kharai camel, a breed found in India? 1. It is capable of swimming up to three kilometres in seawater. 2. It survives by grazing on mangroves. 3. It lives in the wild and cannot be domesticated. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Animal Breeds and Adaptation
- Recently, our scientists discovered a new and distinct species of banana plant which attains a height of about 11 metres and has orange-coloured fruit pulp. In which part of India was it discovered?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biodiversity in News
- With reference to an initiative called The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is an initiative hosted by UNEP, IMF and World Economic Forum. 2. It is a global initiative that focuses on drawing attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity. 3. It presents an approach that can help decision-makers recognize, demonstrate and capture the value of ecosystems and biodiversity. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecosystem Valuation
- With reference to Red Sanders, sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements: 1. It is a tree species found in a part of South India. 2. It is one of the most important trees in the tropical rain forest areas of South India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Endemic Species
- Which of the following statements is/are correct? Proper design and effective implementation of UN-REDD+ Programme can significantly contribute to 1. protection of biodiversity 2. resilience of forest ecosystems 3. poverty reduction. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · REDD+
- What is Greenhouse Gas Protocol?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · GHG Accounting
- With reference to Agenda 21, sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements: 1. It is a global action plan for sustainable development. 2. It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Sustainable Development
- 'Gadgil Committee Report' and 'Kasturirangan Committee Report', sometimes seen in the news, are related to2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Western Ghats Conservation
- On which of the following can you find the Bureau of Energy Efficiency Star Label? 1. Ceiling fans 2. Electric geysers 3. Tubular fluorescent lamps. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Energy Efficiency
- In the cities of our country, which among the following atmospheric gases are normally considered in calculating the value of Air Quality Index? 1. Carbon dioxide 2. Carbon monoxide 3. Nitrogen dioxide 4. Sulfur dioxide 5. Methane. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Air Quality Index
- Recently, for the first time in our country, which of the following States declared a particular butterfly as State Butterfly?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · State Symbols and Biodiversity
- With reference to the Agreement at the UNFCCC Meeting in Paris in 2015, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Agreement was signed by all UN member countries and would go into effect in 2017. 2. The Agreement aims to limit greenhouse gas emissions so that the rise in average global temperature by the end of this century does not exceed 2°C or preferably 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. 3. Developed countries acknowledged historical responsibility and committed to donate $1000 billion a year from 2020 to help developing countries cope with climate change. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Paris Agreement
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the Club of Rome. 2. The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Sustainable Development Goals
- Which of the following National Parks is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that supports a rich biodiversity?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Protected Areas
- With reference to IUCN and CITES, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. IUCN is an organ of the United Nations and CITES is an international agreement between governments. 2. IUCN runs field projects around the world to better manage natural environments. 3. CITES is legally binding on States that join it but does not replace national laws.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · IUCN and CITES
- With reference to fly ash produced by coal-fired power plants, which statements are correct? 1. It can be used in bricks. 2. It can replace some Portland cement content in concrete. 3. It consists only of silicon dioxide and calcium oxide and contains no toxic elements.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Fly Ash
- With reference to dugong, a mammal found in India, which statements are correct? 1. It is a herbivorous marine animal. 2. It is found along the entire coast of India. 3. It is given legal protection under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Dugong
- Which one of the following is the national aquatic animal of India?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Gangetic Dolphin
- Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Forest Types
- Which one of the following is associated with control and phasing out of ozone-depleting substances?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Montreal Protocol
- What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Rio+20
- Which of the statements regarding Green Climate Fund is/are correct? 1. It is intended to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. 2. It was founded under the aegis of UNEP, OECD, Asian Development Bank and World Bank.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Green Climate Fund
- Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Namdapha National Park
- “BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes” is managed by the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, BioCarbon Fund
- In a particular region in India, local people train roots of living trees into robust bridges across streams. These unique living root bridges are found in2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Living Root Bridges
- With reference to Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, which statements are correct? 1. It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples. 2. It provides financial aid for scientific forestry research to develop climate-adaptation technologies. 3. It assists countries in REDD+ efforts through financial and technical assistance.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · REDD+ and FCPF
- With reference to BirdLife International, which statements are correct? 1. It is a global partnership of conservation organizations. 2. The concept of biodiversity hotspots originated from this organization. 3. It identifies sites known as Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · BirdLife International
- In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Forest Types
- Which one of the following is the best description of the term ecosystem?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecosystem
- With reference to Eco-Sensitive Zones, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Eco-Sensitive Zones are areas declared under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. 2. Their purpose is to prohibit all kinds of human activities except agriculture.2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Eco-Sensitive Zones
- Consider the following statements: 1. Animal Welfare Board of India is established under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 2. National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body. 3. National Ganga River Basin Authority is chaired by the Prime Minister. Which are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environmental Institutions
- Which of the following have coral reefs? 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2. Gulf of Kachchh 3. Gulf of Mannar 4. Sunderbans2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Coral Reefs
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Harike Wetlands — Confluence of Beas and Sutlej 2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park — Confluence of Banas and Chambal 3. Kolleru Lake — Confluence of Musi and Krishna. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Wetlands
- The most important strategy for conservation of biodiversity together with traditional human life is the establishment of2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biosphere Reserves
- If global temperature increases beyond 3°C above the pre-industrial level, what can be its possible impact/impacts? 1. Terrestrial biosphere tends toward a net carbon source. 2. Widespread coral mortality will occur. 3. All global wetlands will permanently disappear. 4. Cultivation of cereals will not be possible anywhere in the world.2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Climate Change Impacts
- What are the benefits of implementing the Integrated Watershed Development Programme? 1. Prevention of soil runoff 2. Linking perennial rivers with seasonal rivers 3. Rainwater harvesting and recharge of groundwater table 4. Regeneration of natural vegetation2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Watershed Development
- Lichens, capable of initiating ecological succession even on bare rock, are a symbiotic association of2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Lichens and Succession
- Which of the following are important pollutants released by the steel industry in India? 1. Oxides of sulphur 2. Oxides of nitrogen 3. Carbon monoxide 4. Carbon dioxide2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Industrial Pollution
- Every year, a month-long ecologically important campaign/festival is held during which certain communities/tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which are such communities/tribes?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Community Conservation
- Consider the following international agreements: 1. International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 2. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 3. World Heritage Convention. Which of the above has/have a bearing on biodiversity?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Environmental Conventions
- Consider the following statements regarding Earth Hour: 1. It is an initiative of UNEP and UNESCO. 2. Participants switch off lights for one hour on a certain day every year. 3. It raises awareness about climate change and the need to save the planet. Which are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Earth Hour
- Which one of the following is the correct sequence of a food chain?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Food Chain
- If a wetland of international importance is brought under the Montreux Record, what does it imply?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ramsar Montreux Record
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Drought-Prone Area Programme — Ministry of Agriculture 2. Desert Development Programme — Ministry of Environment and Forests 3. National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas — Ministry of Rural Development. Which is/are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Watershed Programmes
- With reference to Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), consider the following statements: 1. It is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2. It strives to conserve nature through action-based research, education and public awareness. 3. It organizes and conducts nature trails and camps for the general public. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · BNHS
- With reference to Global Environment Facility, which statement is correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Global Environment Facility
- With reference to Wetlands International, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is an intergovernmental organization formed by Ramsar Convention signatories. 2. It works at field level to develop and mobilize knowledge and uses practical experience to advocate better policies.2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Wetlands International
- Other than poaching, what are possible reasons for decline of Ganges River Dolphins? 1. Construction of dams and barrages 2. Increase in crocodile population 3. Accidental entanglement in fishing nets 4. Agricultural chemicals entering rivers2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ganges River Dolphin
- Brominated flame retardants are used in many household products. Why is there concern about their use? 1. They are highly resistant to degradation in the environment. 2. They can accumulate in humans and animals.2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Persistent Organic Pollutants
- Which of the following adds/add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on Earth? 1. Volcanic action 2. Respiration 3. Photosynthesis 4. Decay of organic matter2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Carbon Cycle
- If you walk through the countryside, you may see birds stalking alongside cattle to seize insects disturbed by their movement through grasses. Which of the following is/are such bird/birds? 1. Painted Stork 2. Common Myna 3. Black-necked Crane2014 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Bird Behaviour
- Consider the following: 1. Star tortoise 2. Monitor lizard 3. Pygmy hog 4. Spider monkey. Which of the above are naturally found in India?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Indian Fauna, Indian Wildlife
- Which of the following can be found as pollutants in the drinking water in some parts of India? 1. Arsenic 2. Sorbitol 3. Fluoride 4. Formaldehyde 5. Uranium. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Water Pollution, Drinking Water Pollution
- Consider the following animals: 1. Sea cow 2. Sea horse 3. Sea lion. Which of the above is/are mammal/mammals?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Marine Fauna, Animal Classification
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve : Garo Hills 2. Loktak Lake : Barail Range 3. Namdapha National Park : Dafla Hills. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology, Geography · Protected Areas, North-East India Geography
- In the grasslands, trees do not replace the grasses as a part of an ecological succession because of2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecological Succession, Grassland Ecology
- Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ecosystems in the order of decreasing productivity?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecosystem Productivity
- Due to improper or 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. Plutonium2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · E-waste
- 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. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · E-waste Pollution
- Acid rain is caused by pollution of the environment by2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Acid Rain
- Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Acid Rain
- 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. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Food Chain, Food Chains
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Corbett National Park : Ganga 2. Kaziranga National Park : Manas 3. Silent Valley National Park : Kaveri. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · National Parks and Rivers
- Consider the following pairs: National Park : River flowing through the Park. 1. Corbett National Park : Ganga 2. Kaziranga National Park : Manas 3. Silent Valley National Park : Kaveri. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · National Parks and Rivers
- Consider the following organisms: 1. Agaricus 2. Nostoc 3. Spirogyra. Which of the above is/are used as biofertilizer/biofertilizers?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Biofertilizers
- 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 vegetation2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Nitrogen Cycle
- 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. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Nitrogen Cycle
- In which of the following States is lion-tailed macaque found in its natural habitat? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka 4. Andhra Pradesh2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Western Ghats Fauna
- In which of the following States is lion-tailed macaque found in its natural habitat? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka 4. Andhra Pradesh. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Lion-tailed Macaque
- Which one of the following terms describes not only the physical space occupied by an organism, but also its functional role in the community of organisms?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Ecological Niche
- Photochemical smog is a resultant of the reaction among2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Photochemical Smog
- With reference to food chains in ecosystems, which of the following kinds of organism is/are known as decomposer organism/organisms? 1. Virus 2. Fungi 3. Bacteria2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Decomposers
- With reference to the food chains in ecosystems, which of the following kinds of organism is/are known as decomposer organism/organisms? 1. Virus 2. Fungi 3. Bacteria. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Decomposers
- Consider the following fauna of India: 1. Gharial 2. Leatherback turtle 3. Swamp deer. Which of the above is/are endangered?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Threatened Fauna, Threatened Fauna of India
- Which of the following leaf modifications occurs/occur in desert areas to inhibit water loss? 1. Hard and waxy leaves 2. Tiny leaves or no leaves 3. Thorns instead of leaves2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Xerophyte Adaptations
- Which of the following leaf modifications occurs/occur in desert areas to inhibit water loss? 1. Hard and waxy leaves 2. Tiny leaves or no leaves 3. Thorns instead of leaves. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Desert Plant Adaptations
- Mycorrhizal biotechnology has been used in rehabilitating degraded sites because mycorrhiza enables plants to 1. resist drought and increase absorptive area 2. tolerate extremes of pH 3. resist disease infestation. Select the correct answer.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Mycorrhiza
- Mycorrhizal biotechnology has been used in rehabilitating degraded sites because mycorrhiza enables the plants to 1. resist drought and increase absorptive area 2. tolerate extremes of pH 3. resist disease infestation. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology · Mycorrhiza
- Thinking is like a game; it does not begin unless there is an opposite team.2023 · Essay · Essay · Thinking and Opposition
- Not all who wander are lost.2023 · Essay · Essay · Exploration and Purpose
- Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane.2023 · Essay · Essay · Creativity
- Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.2022 · Essay · Essay · Poetry and Society
- Ships do not sink because of water around them, ships sink because of water that gets into them2020 · Essay · Essay · Ships Do Not Sink
- Owing to paucity of time, a university professor generates a Ph.D. evaluation report using Artificial Intelligence and submits it with some modifications. Discuss this from the perspective of accountability and integrity.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · AI, Accountability and Academic Integrity
- A business house is working on a project that could displace a forest community from their habitat. As the administrative officer of that district, what ethical challenges are you likely to face?2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Development, Displacement and Environmental Justice
- A grateful mind is very beautiful.2026 · Essay · Ethics · Gratitude and Character
- An endangered tribe has developed a severe skeletal deformity. A university research has identified a mineral supplement as a possible remedy, though clinical trials are yet to be conducted. Should the District Magistrate (DM) use this research on the tribe? Discuss from the perspective of medical and administrative ethics.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Medical and Administrative Ethics in Vulnerable Communities
- Discuss how national security can be balanced with concerns of human rights.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · National Security and Human Rights
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had cautioned that employing civil disobedience within a constitutional democracy equates to endorsing ‘anarchy’. How should modern democracies navigate the ethical dilemmas posed by civil disobedience movements that aim to promote social justice against policies that may raise genuine concerns?2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Civil Disobedience and Constitutional Morality
- In what ways can an Indian Administrative Officer apply Gandhi’s notion of ‘trusteeship’ to ensure fairness in governance?2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Gandhian Trusteeship in Public Administration
- Shakespeare in Henry IV says, “The arms are fair when the intent of bearing them is just”. What ethical implications does this have in governance?2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Just Intent, Means and Governance
- Shelving hard decisions is the least ethical course.2026 · Essay · Ethics · Decision-making and Moral Responsibility
- Citing the serious adverse effects of long-term medication, a doctor convinces the family of a female patient for surgery. This led the patient to reluctantly consent for the surgery, though her original choice was to opt for medication. Explain the concepts of paternalism and beneficence by analysing the doctor’s action.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Paternalism, Beneficence and Patient Autonomy
- Efficiency is doing things right, while effectiveness is doing the right thing. How do you strike a balance between the two to enhance productivity?2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Efficiency and Effectiveness in Administration
- Usually schools, working in remote areas, do not fully comply with government regulations. However, if the rules are enforced strictly, it would lead to most schools closing down. How should an administrator strike a balance between enforcement of rules and educational rights of children?2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Rule Enforcement and Right to Education
- In international relations, ethical considerations are often subjugated to the strategic interests of nation-states. Discuss this from an ethical perspective.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethics and National Interest in International Relations
- On the request of his Personal Assistant (PA), the District Magistrate (DM) stops the transfer of a schoolteacher who takes private tuition for his daughter diagnosed with learning disability. In this context, discuss the aspects of empathy versus compliance with rules.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Empathy, Rules and Conflict of Interest
- Some moral philosophers argue that spending some of your resources—without significantly affecting your financial stability—to help other people who badly suffer is our moral duty and not merely a matter of charity. Justify this claim by explaining the distinction between duty and charity.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Duty, Charity and Positive Moral Obligations
- Lata, a mother of two children, was admitted to a hospital for acute abdominal pain. Her sister-in-law, Sujatha, accompanied her. Dr. Mansi examined Lata and recommended a diagnostic laparoscopy. Lata’s consent was taken to conduct the medical procedure under general anesthesia. During the laparoscopy, Dr. Mansi’s team discovered a tumor in Lata’s uterus. A closer examination suggested that the tumor could be malignant. One option before Dr. Mansi was to extract a sample for biopsy. In that case, if the tumor was malignant, Lata would have to undergo another surgery for removal of the uterus. An alternative was to remove the uterus immediately. Dr. Mansi had to take a quick decision. As Lata was under general anesthesia, Dr. Mansi explained the situation to Sujatha. Sujatha agreed with Dr. Mansi’s recommendations for a hysterectomy, wherein Lata’s uterus would be removed to avoid the risk and pain of undergoing another surgery. Dr. Mansi removed Lata’s uterus after receiving Sujatha’s consent in writing. Lata was informed of this the next day. She was very upset and felt betrayed as she had not consented to the removal of her uterus. Lata complained to the police who tried to convince her that Dr. Mansi had acted with good intention to help a patient. Sujatha was of the same opinion, however Lata was not convinced and decided to approach the court. (a) Discuss the ethical issues involved in this case. (b) Discuss the moral conduct of the doctor in this situation.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Medical Consent, Autonomy and Beneficence
- Ravi is a senior police officer with vast experience in riot control and cyber-policing. Since one year, he has been the Superintendent of Police (SP) of a district with a history of frequent rioting. Last year, Ravi had sought installation of an AI enabled software for predictive policing. This system has been operational for approximately six months. This new system employs advanced algorithms for capturing the biometric data of persons in a crowd and swiftly relating it to a data library. This has enabled the police to identify the persons involved in various crimes. The system has identified an immigrant and low-income neighbourhood as a centre for gang violence and drug trafficking. Aided by this AI analysis, the local police has focused its patrolling, preventive detentions and establishing checkpoints. Consequently, public order and law enforcement has visibly improved. Last week, some community leaders, civil rights lawyers and human rights activists visited Ravi’s office. They submitted a memorandum that the new system is faulty as it is based on incorrect historical data caused by social biases and discriminatory policing. The memorandum also alleges that the increased surveillance has created a climate of tension amongst residents. This feeling is aggravated by the fact that the residents are not aware of the data noted against their names. (a) What are the ethical issues including biases involved in the use of AI in data-driven policing? (b) Place yourself in Ravi’s role and discuss the alternatives available. Justify the action that optimises compliance with ethics.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · AI Bias, Privacy and Predictive Policing
- Seema is a senior bureaucrat with a reputation of honesty and professional efficiency. She has recently been posted as the District Collector (DC) to Surinder Nagar, where a large industrial area is being established. The new industrial area had caused many farmers to submit applications for change of land use (CLU) to convert their farmlands into residential areas. There is an unusually large backlog of these applications awaiting processing. Seema noticed that some applications had been approved selectively with no visible chronological pattern. The case files showed a few complaints of some approvals being subject to receipt of large bribes from the applicants. On further fact-finding, Seema realized that a small group of touts was controlling this illegal activity through some subordinate officials in the Collectorate. This had created a fear in the other employees who were reluctant to process any application. The resultant backlog has been piling up thereby hindering local economic progress and causing public dissatisfaction. Seema was faced with a major moral and administrative challenge of dismantling this corruption network without hampering daily administrative operations. An aggressive internal investigation would result in institutional resistance and, possibly, a backlash from labour unions. Conversely, ignoring this situation would encourage the wrongdoers and unnecessarily continue this avoidable harassment to the populace. (a) What are the ethical issues involved in this case? (b) Discuss the options open to Seema. Identify the recommended option and justify it.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Corruption, Probity and Administrative Reform
- Vikas is a government officer with over a decade of service in public administration. He has recently moved as the District Collector (DC) of Nainipura, a remote hilly district bordering a forest. Due to Nainipura’s low levels of economic development, one of his major duties is to ensure proper functioning of the public distribution system (PDS) amongst the economically weaker sections (EWS). During his on-site visits, Vikas was apprised of a typical administrative challenge in operating the PDS. To prevent leakages, all distributors were required to carry out real-time biometric identification of the beneficiaries, whose fingerprints were tallied with identity card records. This was creating problems as the operating system sometimes rejected fingerprint matching in the cases of growing children, manual labourers and senior citizens. The problem was further compounded in periods of low WIFI connectivity. The distributors, in such cases, resorted to personal discretion when they could identify the recipient. Vikas had to address this problem on priority. Strictly adhering to ‘government regulations’ would ensure fiscal probity but would greatly trouble the proposed beneficiary, i.e., EWS. It may even impinge on their fundamental right to life as per Article 21 of the Constitution. Conversely, leaving the resolution solely to the discretion of the distributors could lead to misuse and leakages. (a) What are the options open to Vikas? How should he balance fiscal probity with empathy towards the designated beneficiaries? (b) Discuss the ethics of using technology as a gatekeeper for welfare schemes.2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Technology, Exclusion and Welfare Delivery
- Rajapuram is a border district. Jhara and Biru, its two major communities are in continual conflict with each other. The social fabric is fractured and demands mending. Ethnic tensions between the two communities have erupted into violence resulting in a large number of deaths. The stated causes are conflicting land claims, uneven resource allocation and inadequate political representation in government bodies. Separate relief camps had to be created for the two communities. The situation is volatile and appears to be getting out of control. Rajan has been appointed the District Magistrate (DM) of Rajapuram and tasked to quickly get the situation under control. His immediate tasks include restoring administrative authority, reopening the highway and initiating peace talks. On taking over his appointment, Rajan realized that the inter-community rivalry had even seeped into the local administration and police. With functional neutrality being the immediate casualty, it had made both communities distrustful of the government. The neighbouring country could utilize the opportunity to spur insurgent activity and further aggravate the situation. Rajan favoured a controlled approach starting with opening the highway to restore food and medical supplies. He toyed with the idea of requisitioning CRPF units to help restore administrative control. (a) Discuss the ethical issues that need to be addressed in this case. (b) What are the options open to Rajan? Which option would ensure protection of his non-partisan image without compromising ethics?2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Administrative Neutrality in Ethnic Conflict
- Ajit has been recently promoted as the Head of the Department of Weapon Sales (DWS) in the Ministry of Defence Production (MDP). His charter of duties includes international sales of weapons produced domestically by MDP. In two recent wars, MDP weapons have performed admirably, resulting in many countries showing interest in buying them, particularly long-range artillery and missiles. Country A and country B have asked for these weapons. However, production constraints restrict DWS to accept only one purchase order. Country A is a developing nation with a sound technology base. MDP is planning R&D collaboration with it for the next generation of weapons. It is not part of any security alliance and needs weapons for protection from a troublesome neighbour. It seeks a large acquisition on a long-term loan. Country B is also a developing nation. Military strength is its priority, with the military budget often ingressing into allocations for human resources and infrastructure development. It is in security alliance with a superpower who has a large military base there and periodically allots it financial grants. It is a member of an economic bloc with which the government is currently negotiating a free trade agreement. It is not a signatory of NPT but possesses smaller nuclear weapons and delivery systems. It supports some guerrilla forces abroad. It has sought a smaller acquisition and is prepared to make some advance payment. It is currently negotiating arms purchases from another nation too. Ajit discussed this case with his counterparts in the related departments. Therein, the significant economic benefits, employment generation and stronger diplomatic relations arising from this sale were highlighted. It was also emphasized that refusing the deal could result in country B purchasing weapons from some other supplier. Ajit was aware that in arms sales, due diligence at each stage was pivotal to ensure conformity to national policy and international treaties. (a) Discuss the options available to Ajit. Which option should he select and why? (b) How can Ajit balance nation’s economic and strategic interests with ethical considerations?2026 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethics of Arms Exports and Strategic Interest
- In the present digital age, social media has revolutionized our way of communication and interaction. However, it has raised several ethical issues and challenges. Describe the key ethical dilemmas in this regard.2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Social Media Ethics
- Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment but a product of civil education and adherence of the rule of law. Examine the significance of constitutional morality for public servant highlighting the role in promoting good governance and ensuring accountability in public administration.2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Constitutional Morality
- Carl von Clausewitz once said, “War is a diplomacy by other means.” Critically analyse the above statement in the present context of contemporary geo-political conflict.2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · War and Diplomacy
- Keeping the national security in mind, examine the ethical dilemmas related to controversies over environmental clearance of development projects in ecologically sensitive border areas in the country.2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Development and Environment Dilemma
- Those who in trouble untroubled are, Will trouble trouble itself. – Thiruvalluvar. What does this quotation convey to you in the present context?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Moral Resilience
- The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. – William James. What does this quotation convey to you in the present context?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Attitude
- The strength of a society is not in its laws, but in the morality of its people. – Swami Vivekananda. What does this quotation convey to you in the present context?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Morality of Society
- For any kind of social re-engineering by successfully implementing welfare schemes, a civil servant must use reason and critical thinking in an ethical framework. Justify this statement with suitable examples.2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Reason and Critical Thinking
- What are the major teachings of Mahavir? Explain their relevance in the contemporary world.2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Mahavir Teachings
- One who is devoted to one’s duty attains highest perfection in life. Analyse this statement with reference to sense of responsibility and personal fulfilment as a civil servant.2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Duty and Public Service
- To achieve holistic development goal, a civil servant acts as an enabler and active facilitator of growth rather than a regulator. What specific measures will you suggest to achieve this goal?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Civil Servant as Enabler
- It is said that for an ethical work culture, there must be code of ethics in place in every organisation. To ensure value-based and compliance-based work culture, what suitable measures would you adopt in your work place?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Code of Ethics and Work Culture
- India is an emerging economic power of the world as it has recently secured the status of fourth largest economy of the world as per IMF projection. However, it has been observed that in some sectors, allocated funds remain either under-utilised or misutilised. What specific measures would you recommend for ensuring accountability in this regard to stop leakages and gaining the status of third largest economy of the world in near future?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Accountability in Fund Utilization
- Vijay was Deputy Commissioner of remote district of Hilly Northern State of the country for the last two years. In the month of August heavy rains lashed the complete state followed by cloud burst in the upper reaches of the said district. The damage was very heavy in the complete state especially in the affected district. The complete road network and telecommunication were disrupted and the buildings were damaged extensively. People’s houses have been destroyed and they were forced to stay in open. More than 200 people have been killed and about 5000 were badly injured. The Civil Administration under Vijay got activated and started conducting rescue and relief operations. Temporary shelter camps and hospitals were established to provide shelter and medical facilities to the homeless and injured people. Helicopter services were pressed in, for evacuating sick and old people from remote areas. Vijay got a message from his hometown in Kerala that his mother was seriously sick. After two days Vijay received the unfortunate message that his mother has expired. Vijay has no close relative except one elder sister who was US citizen and staying there for last several years. In the meantime, the situation in the affected district deteriorated further due to resumption of heavy rains after a gap of five days. At the same time, continuous messages were coming on his mobile from his hometown to reach at the earliest for performing last rites of his mother. (a) What are the options available with Vijay? (b) What are the ethical dilemma being faced by Vijay? (c) Critically evaluate and examine each of these options identified by Vijay. (d) Which of the options, do you think, would be most appropriate for Vijay to adopt and why?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Disaster Management and Personal Duty
- In line with the Directive Principles of State Policy enshrined in the Indian Constitution, the government has a constitutional obligation to ensure basic needs – “Roti, Kapda aur Makan (Food, Clothes and Shelter)” – for the under-privileged. Pursuing this mandate, the district administration proposed clearing a portion of forest land to develop housing for the homeless and economically weaker sections of the society. The proposed land, however, is an ecologically sensitive zone densely populated with age-old trees, medicinal plants and vital biodiversity. Besides, these forests help to regulate micro-climate and rainfalls; provide habitat for wildlife, support soil fertility and prevent land/soil erosion and sustain livelihoods of tribal and nomadic communities. Inspite of the ecological and social costs, the administration argues in favour of the said proposal by highlighting that this very initiative would provide housing to human rights as a critical welfare priority. Besides it, it fulfils the government’s duty to uplift and empower the poor through inclusive housing development. Further, these forest areas have become unsafe due to wild-animal threats and recurring human-wild life conflicts. Lastly, clearing forest-zones may help to curb anti-social elements allegedly using these areas as hideouts, thereby enhancing law and order. (a) Can deforestation be ethically justified in the pursuit of social welfare objectives like, housing for the homeless? (b) What are the socio-economic, administrative and ethical challenges in balancing environmental conservation with human development? (c) What substantial alternatives or policy interventions can be proposed to ensure that both environmental integrity and human dignity are protected?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Housing Welfare and Forest Conservation
- Subash is Secretary, PWD in the State Government. He is a senior officer, known for his competence, integrity and dedication to work. He enjoys the trust and confidence of Minister Incharge of PWD and Programme Implementation. As a part of his job profile, he is responsible for policy formulation, execution of projects relating to infrastructure initiatives in the State. Besides, he oversees the technical and administrative aspects relating to planning, designing and construction etc. Subash’s Minister is an important Minister in the state and significant growth in urban infrastructure development and road network has been registered during his tenure. He is very keen for launching of ambitious road construction project in the near future. Subash is in regular touch with the Minister and is working various modalities of road construction project. Regular meetings, interactions and presentations are made by him to the Minister before a formal public announcement of the project is made by the Minister. Subash’s only son Vikas is in real estate business. His son from his own sources is aware that a mega road project is on the anvil and announcement in this regard is expected anytime. He is very keen to know from his father the exact location of the upcoming project. He knows that there would be quantum jump in the prices of land at the proposed location. Buying land at this stage at cheaper prices would pay him rich dividends. He is pleading with him (his father) day in and day out to share him location of the proposed project. He assured him that he would handle the matter discreetly as it would not attract any adverse notice as he in the normal course, keeps on buying land as a part of his business. He feels pressurised because of constant pleadings by his son. Another significant aspect of the matter pertained to the extra/undue interest in the above project by the Minister PWD. His nephew was also having big infrastructure project company. In fact, the Minister has also introduced his nephew to him and indicated to him to take care of his nephew’s business interest in the forthcoming project. The Minister encouraged him to act fast in the matter as early announcement and execution of mega road project would enhance his status in the party and public life. In the above backdrop, Subash is in a fix as to the future course of action. (a) Discuss the ethical issues involved in the case. (b) Critically examine the options available to Subash in the above situation. (c) Which of the above would be most appropriate and why?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Conflict of Interest in Infrastructure Project
- Rajesh is a Group A officer with nine years of service. He is posted as Administrative Officer in an Oil Public Sector undertaking. As an Administrative Officer he is responsible for managing and coordinating various administrative tasks to ensure smooth functioning of office. He also manages office supplies, equipment etc. Rajesh is now sufficient senior and is expecting his next promotion in JAG (Junior Administrative Grade) in the next one or two years. He knows that promotion is based on examination of ACRs/Performance Appraisal of last few years (5 years or so) of an officer by a DPC (Departmental Promotion Committee) and an officer lacking requisite grading of ACRs may not be found fit for promotion. Consequences of losing promotion may entail financial and reputational loss and set-back for career progression. Though he also puts his best efforts in official discharge of his duties, yet he is unsure of assessment by his superior officer. He is now putting extra efforts so that he gets thumping report at the end of financial year. As Administrative Officer, Rajesh is regularly interacting with his immediate boss, who is his reporting officer for writing his ACR. One day he calls Rajesh and wants him to buy computer-related stationery on priority from a particular vendor. Rajesh instructs his office to initiate action for procuring these items. During the day, the dealing Assistant brings an estimate of Rupees Thirty Five Lakhs covering all stationery items from the same vendor. It is noticed that as per delegated financial powers, as provided in the GFR (General Financial Rules) as applicable in that Organisation, expenditure for office items exceeding Rupees Thirty Lakhs requires sanction of the next higher authority (boss in the present case). Rajesh knows that immediate superior would expect all these purchases should be done at his level and may not appreciate such lack of initiative on his part. During discussions with office, he learns that common practice of splitting of expenditure (where large order is divided into a series of smaller ones) is followed to avoid obtaining sanction from higher authority. This practice is against the rules and may come to the adverse notice of Audit. Rajesh is perturbed. He is unsure of taking decision in the matter. (a) What are the options available with Rajesh in the above situation? (b) What are the ethical issues involved in this case? (c) Which would be the most appropriate option for Rajesh and why?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Procurement and Performance Appraisal
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Program, MGNREGA was earlier known as National Rural Employment Scheme, NREGA. It is an Indian Social Welfare Program that aimed at fulfilling the ‘Right to Work’ provisions made in the Constitution. MGNREGA was launched in 2006 under Rural Employment Sector by the Ministry of Rural Development. Main objective of the program is to give legal guarantee of wage employment to the adult members of rural households who are willing to do unskilled manual labour work subject to a maximum of 100 days per year for every household. Every rural household has the right to register under the scheme, job card is issued to the registered, Job Card holder can seek employment; State Government shall pay 25% of minimum wage for the first 30 days as compensatory daily unemployment allowance to the families and of wage for remaining period of the year. MGNREGA work was undertaken by various Gram Panchayats. You have been appointed as an Administrator Incharge of the District. You have been given the responsibility of monitoring MGNREGA work undertaken by various Gram Panchayats. You are also given the authority to give technical sanctions to all MGNREGA works. In one of the Panchayats in your jurisdiction, you notice that your predecessor has mismanaged the Program in terms of: (i) Money not disbursed to actual job-seekers. (ii) Muster Rolls of the Labourers not properly maintained. (iii) Mismatch between the work done and payments made. (iv) Payments made to fictitious persons. (v) Job Cards were given without looking into the need of person. (vi) Mismanagement of funds and to the extent of siphoning of funds. (vii) Approved works that never existed. (a) What is your reaction to the above situation and how do you restore the proper functioning of MGNREGA Program in this regard? (b) What actions would you initiate, to solve the various issues listed above? (c) How would you deal with the above situation?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · MGNREGA Mismanagement
- Ashok is Divisional Commissioner of one of the border districts of the North East State. A few years back, Military has taken over the neighbouring country after overthrowing the elected civil government. Civil war situation is prevailing in the country especially in last two years. However, internal situation further deteriorated due to rebel groups taking over control of certain populated areas near own border. Due to intense fight between military and rebel groups, civilian casualties has increased manifold in recent past. In the meantime, in one night Ashok got information from the local police guarding the border check post that there are about 200-250 people mainly women and children trying to cross over to our side of the border. There are also about 10 soldiers with their weapons in military uniform part of this group who wants to cross over. Women and Children are also crying and begging for help. A few of them are injured and bleeding profusely need immediate medical care. Ashok tried to contact Home Secretary of the State but failed to do so due to poor connectivity mainly due to inclement weather. (a) What are the options available with Ashok to cope with the situation? (b) What are the ethical and legal dilemmas being faced by Ashok? (c) Which of the options, do you think would be more appropriate for Ashok to adopt and why? (d) In the present situation, what are the extra precautionary measures to be taken by the Border Guarding Police in dealing with soldiers in uniform?2025 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Border Refugee and Security Dilemma
- Critically examine AI as a dependable input for administrative decision-making and explain key ethical dimensions shaping human action.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · AI and Administrative Ethics
- Discuss ethical considerations of powerful nations in ending wars and explain how to balance development with climate and environmental protection.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Global Ethics and Environment
- The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind.2024 · Essay · Ethics · Mind and Future Power
- There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path.2024 · Essay · Ethics · Happiness
- Interpret quotations of Vivekananda on learning, Sardar Patel on faith and strength, and Kant on law and ethics.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Quotes
- Examine contextual justice and explain why civil servants must prioritise substance over mindless adherence to form.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Justice and Administrative Discretion
- Suggest a code of ethics model for public administration and discuss the shift from punishment to justice under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Code of Ethics
- Examine gender-specific challenges faced by female public servants and explain how Mission Karmayogi can improve civil-service efficiency.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Civil Service Values
- Nearly all men can stand adversity, but to test character, give him power.2024 · Essay · Ethics · Power and Character
- ABC Incorporated AI-emissions case: as CEO, balance AI innovation, profitability, shareholder value and environmental sustainability.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · AI Sustainability Case Study
- Raman IPS case: tackle recruitment of unemployed youth by a terrorist group through social media and strengthen intelligence gathering.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Terror Recruitment Case Study
- The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.2024 · Essay · Ethics · Action and Inaction
- Rohit SP naxalite case: handle armed insurgents, aggressive tribal women protesters and poor communication during a security operation.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Naxalite Operation Case Study
- Sneha hospital procurement case: decide fairly when a brother’s company bids for medical-equipment procurement and conflict of interest arises.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Procurement Ethics Case Study
- District Collector water-crisis case: balance drinking water conservation, farmer irrigation needs, industrial water use and employment concerns.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Water Crisis Case Study
- Dr. Srinivasan drug-trial case: respond to pressure to manipulate trial data, bypass consent and use patented compounds during a health emergency.2024 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Drug Trial Ethics Case Study
- Explain moral integrity and professional efficiency in corporate governance, and comment on ethics in contemporary international aid.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Corporate Governance
- Discuss corruption as a failure of core societal values and differentiate coercion from undue influence in work environments.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Corruption and Work Ethics
- Interpret quotations of Gandhi on kindness, Nehru on women’s awakening, and Vivekananda on love and hatred in the present context.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Quotes
- Discuss whether EQ matters more than IQ for success and distinguish moral intuition from moral reasoning.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Emotional Intelligence
- Assess whether conscience is a more reliable guide than laws and explain why probity is essential for governance and development.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Conscience and Probity
- Explain Guru Nanak’s major teachings and the role of social capital in good governance.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Social Capital
- A society with more justice needs less charity.2023 · Essay · Ethics · Justice and Charity
- Bank dormant-account case: evaluate ethical issues when a bank manager releases money from a dormant account for a colleague’s father’s surgery.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Bank Ethics Case Study
- Uttarkashi landslide case: as District Magistrate and physician, decide on emergency blood transfusion without recognised blood-bank support.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Disaster Medical Ethics Case Study
- Rashika work-life case: analyse ethical issues of unreasonable official demands on a woman civil servant and suggest legal and institutional safeguards.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Workplace Ethics Case Study
- Vinod transport-corporation case: evaluate options for an honest IAS officer facing evidence of procurement corruption involving a powerful chairman.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Bureaucracy and Corruption Case Study
- Seema architect case: as Additional Director General, address workplace humiliation by a senior architect and protect project delivery and employee dignity.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Workplace Harassment Case Study
- Social-media bullying case: analyse ethical issues when a public servant’s child is bullied online and counter-videos are used to respond to viral misinformation.2023 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Social Media Ethics Case Study
- Wisdom lies in knowing what to reckon with and what to overlook. Critically evaluate whether bureaucratic preoccupation with peripheral issues can lead to travesty of justice in effective service delivery and good governance. Also explain empathy and compassion as attributes of competent civil servants.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Wisdom and Compassion
- Rules and regulations are same for all civil servants, yet performance differs. Discuss how positive-minded officers interpret rules to achieve success while negative-minded officers may fail. Also explain how ethical values assist in resolving day-to-day conflicts.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Rules and Ethical Values
- Explain the meaning of the quotations: “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do”; “If a country is to be corruption-free... father, mother and teacher”; and “Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.”2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Quotations
- What do you understand by good governance? Discuss recent e-governance initiatives and ethical issues involved in online methods in administration, education and telemedicine, especially for vulnerable sections.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Good Governance and E Governance
- Russia-Ukraine war has raised ethical issues related to launching and continuing war. Illustrate the crucial ethical issues involved. Also write short notes on constitutional morality, conflict of interest, probity in public life, challenges of digitalisation and devotion to duty.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · War Ethics and Probity
- Whistle-blowers who report corruption face grave danger and victimisation. Suggest policy measures to strengthen their protection. Also critically examine whether Corporate Social Responsibility is efficient and sufficient for fulfilling corporate social responsibilities amid climate and environmental concerns.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Whistleblowing and CSR
- Prabhat, an officer in Sterling Electric Ltd., faces financial pressure and is offered confidential bid documents by a job applicant from a rival company in exchange for employment. Discuss ethical issues, options available and the most appropriate course of action.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Corporate Integrity Case Study
- A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities.2022 · Essay · Ethics · Human Communication
- Ramesh, Director in a border State Home Department, finds illegal migrants entering with forged documents and connivance of officials. Senior officers pressure him to withdraw his confidential report. Identify options, evaluate them, decide action and suggest policy measures against illegal infiltration.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Illegal Migration Case Study
- Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them has to be right.2022 · Essay · Ethics · Choice and Ethics
- Ashok, an investigative journalist, uncovers a stone-mining mafia involving corrupt officials and a politically connected MLA after a police officer is killed. His channel management pressures him to suppress the story in return for personal benefits. Discuss options, ethical dilemmas and training needed for officials in such areas.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Illegal Mining Journalism Case Study
- As a member of a shoe-company inspection team, you are pressured to clear a rejected export consignment with poor quality for domestic sale, under threat of termination. Identify options, evaluate them, discuss ethical dilemmas and consequences of overlooking quality defects.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Product Quality Case Study
- Rakesh, Joint Commissioner in the Transport Department, faces a drivers’ union strike demanding extra compensation and employment for the family of a driver who died after an altercation while on duty. Identify options, evaluate them, discuss ethical dilemmas and choose a course of action.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Transport Strike Case Study
- As an officer in the Environment Pollution Control Board, you find many small and medium industries violating environmental compliance while employing migrant workers. Your notices trigger hostility from industry, workers and politicians, while NGOs demand closure. Identify options, examine them, suggest compliance mechanisms and discuss ethical dilemmas.2022 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Environmental Compliance Case Study
- Identify five ethical traits on which one can plot the performance of a civil servant and justify their inclusion. Also identify ten essential values needed to be an effective public servant and describe ways to prevent non-ethical behaviour in public servants.2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Civil Service Values
- Impact of digital technology as a reliable source of input for rational decision making is debatable. Critically evaluate with a suitable example. Also discuss how innovativeness and creativity help a public official resolve ethical dilemmas.2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Digital Decision Making
- Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me.2021 · Essay · Ethics · Perception and Self Awareness
- Explain the meaning of the quotations: “Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding”; “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until and unless we obtain peace within ourselves”; and “Life doesn’t make any sense without interdependence.”2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Quotations
- Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera.2021 · Essay · Ethics · Wantlessness and Materialism
- Attitude is an important component in the development of human beings. How can a suitable attitude needed for a public servant be built? In a crisis of conscience, does emotional intelligence help without compromising ethical and moral stand? Critically examine.2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Attitude and Emotional Intelligence
- The real is rational and the rational is real.2021 · Essay · Ethics · Philosophy and Reality
- Refugees should not be turned back to a country where they face persecution or human rights violation. Examine the ethical dimension involved. Also discuss whether impartiality and non-partisanship are indispensable qualities for a successful civil servant.2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Refugees and Impartiality
- Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.2021 · Essay · Ethics · Women and Social Change
- An independent and empowered social audit mechanism is an absolute must in every sphere of public service, including the judiciary, to ensure performance, accountability and ethical conduct. Elaborate. Also justify the statement that integrity is a value that empowers the human being.2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Social Audit and Integrity
- Sunil, a young civil servant, is posted in a tribal-dominated district affected by illegal sand mining. After initiating strict action, he and his family are threatened by the mining mafia. Identify his options, evaluate them and decide the most appropriate course of action.2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Illegal Sand Mining Case Study
- As Vice Principal of a college, you discover examination malpractice involving two influential students and a senior lecturer close to management. Management pressures you to resolve the issue with the flying squad because your promotion may depend on it. Discuss ethical issues, options and your course of action.2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Examination Malpractice Case Study
- There are better practices to “best practices”.2021 · Essay · Ethics · Innovation and Governance
- As project manager of an elevated corridor, you discover cracks in piers caused by poor material. Senior authorities direct you to overlook it to meet a political deadline. Identify options, ethical dilemmas, professional challenges and consequences of ignoring inspection findings.2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Infrastructure Safety Case Study
- As hospital administrator during the COVID-19 pandemic, you face large patient inflow, staff risk and limited infrastructure. What criteria will justify deploying clinical and non-clinical staff, and would your jurisdiction differ in a private hospital?2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · COVID Hospital Administration Case Study
- A reputed food company sells a domestic product below approved health standards and rejected export products in the domestic market. What action should competent authority take, what options are available to the company to restore reputation, and what ethical dilemmas are involved?2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Food Standards Case Study
- Pawan, a government officer, faces persistent humiliation and harassment by a senior officer, affecting his confidence, mental health and family life. What options are available, what approach should he adopt, and what suggestions and training are needed for boss-subordinate relations?2021 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Workplace Harassment Case Study
- Life is long journey between human being and being humane2020 · Essay · Ethics · Life Is Long Journey
- Discuss the role of ethics and values in enhancing the following three major components of Comprehensive National Power: human capital, soft power, and social harmony.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethics and National Power
- Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self2020 · Essay · Ethics · Mindful Manifesto Is The
- Education is not an injunction, it is an effective and pervasive tool for all-round development of an individual and social transformation. Examine the New Education Policy, 2020 in light of the above statement.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Education and Ethics
- Hatred is destructive of a person's wisdom and conscience that can poison a nation's spirit. Do you agree with this view? Justify your answer.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Hate and Conscience
- What are the main components of emotional intelligence? Can they be learned? Discuss.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Emotional Intelligence
- Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication2020 · Essay · Ethics · Simplicity Is The Ultimate
- What teachings of Buddha are most relevant today and why? Discuss.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Buddha's Teachings
- The will to power exists, but it can be tamed and be guided by rationality and principles of moral duty. Examine this statement in the context of international relations.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethics in International Relations
- Distinguish between laws and rules. Discuss the role of ethics in formulating them.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Law and Ethics
- A positive attitude is considered to be an essential characteristic of a civil servant who is often required to function under extreme stress. What contributes to a positive attitude in a person?2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Attitude
- What are the main factors responsible for gender inequality in India? Discuss the contribution of Savitribai Phule in this regard.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Gender Justice
- The current internet expansion has instilled a different set of cultural values which are often in conflict with traditional values. Discuss.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Technology and Values
- What does this quotation mean to you: Condemn none; if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If not, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way. - Swami Vivekananda.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Thinkers
- What does this quotation mean to you: The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. - Mahatma Gandhi.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Thinkers
- What does this quotation mean to you: A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true. - Socrates.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Thinkers
- Rajesh Kumar, a senior public servant in the Finance Ministry, must process re-appropriation of funds from the National Housing Scheme to two developmental projects, including an SEZ and a gas processing plant, under political pressure. Discuss the ethical issues involved in re-appropriation of funds from a welfare project to developmental projects. Given the need for proper utilization of public funds, discuss the options available to Rajesh Kumar. Is resigning a worthy option?2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Public Finance Ethics
- The Chairman of Bharat Missiles Ltd is asked to discuss increasing production of anti-tank guided missiles for export to a friendly foreign country after the Prime Minister's call for self-reliance and the Defence Minister's aim to double weapons exports. As an arms exporter of a responsible nation like India, what ethical issues are involved in arms trade? List five ethical factors that would influence the decision to sell arms to foreign governments.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Arms Trade Ethics
- Rampura, a backward tribal district, faces poverty, migration and child labour of minor girls in Bt cotton farms of a nearby state, with poor working conditions and compromised NGOs. You are appointed as District Collector. Identify the ethical issues involved. Which specific steps will you initiate to ameliorate the condition of minor girls and improve the overall economic scenario in the district?2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Child Labour Ethics
- You are a municipal commissioner. A mall under construction collapses during monsoon, killing labourers including minors. Enquiry reveals poor quality material, illegal extra basement, encroachment of green belt and slip road, official-builder nexus, political pressure, bribery attempt, and threat of a false POSH case. Discuss the ethical issues involved. What options are available to you and what course of action will you choose?2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Urban Governance Ethics
- Parmal is an underdeveloped district where Amria Plastic Works created local employment, trained workers, improved village quality of life, used CSR for health, education, self-help groups and ambulance services, maintained fire safety, rectified excess electricity use, and paid workers during lockdown while using them for habitat improvement. Critically analyse the story of APW and state the ethical issues involved. Do you consider APW a role model for backward-area development? Give reasons.2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Corporate Social Responsibility
- Migrant workers have remained socio-economic margins of society, but the lockdown forced many to return to villages amid loss of livelihood, starvation fears, lack of transport and inadequate shelter. You oversaw District Disaster Relief Force functioning. What ethical issues arose in the migrant crisis? What do you understand by an ethical care-giving state? What assistance can civil society render to mitigate migrants' suffering in similar situations?2020 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Migrant Welfare Ethics
- Wisdom finds truth2019 · Essay · Ethics · Wisdom Finds Truth
- What are the basic principles of public life? Illustrate any three of these with suitable examples.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Public Life
- What do you understand by the term public servant? Reflect on the expected role of public servant.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Public Service
- Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be2019 · Essay · Ethics · Values Are Not What
- Effective utilization of public funds is crucial to meet development goals. Critically examine the reasons for under-utilization and mis-utilization of public funds and their implications.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Public Funds
- Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success2019 · Essay · Ethics · Courage To Accept And
- Non-performance of duty by a public servant is a form of corruption. Do you agree with this view? Justify your answer.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Public Service
- What is meant by the term constitutional morality? How does one uphold constitutional morality?2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Constitutional Morality
- What is meant by crisis of conscience? How does it manifest itself in the public domain?2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Conscience
- Explain the basic principles of citizens charter movement and bring out its importance.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Citizen Charter
- There is a view that the Official Secrets Act is an obstacle to the implementation of Right to Information Act. Do you agree with the view? Discuss.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Transparency
- What do you understand by probity in governance? Based on your understanding of the term, suggest measures for ensuring probity in government.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Probity
- Emotional Intelligence is the ability to make your emotions work for you instead of against you. Do you agree with this view? Discuss.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Emotional Intelligence
- What does this quotation mean to you: An unexamined life is not worth living. - Socrates.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Thinkers
- What does this quotation mean to you: A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes. - M.K. Gandhi.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Thinkers
- What does this quotation mean to you: Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world. - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Thinkers
- You are heading rescue operations in an area affected by severe natural calamity. Thousands are homeless and deprived of food, drinking water and basic amenities; rescue work is disrupted by heavy rainfall and damaged supply routes; local people are angry and assault some team members, one of whom is severely injured. Some team members plead to call off operations fearing threats to life. In such circumstances, what will be your response? Examine the qualities of a public servant required to manage the situation.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Disaster Ethics
- Honesty and uprightness are hallmarks of civil servants. In the line of duty, civil servants take decisions and at times some become bona fide mistakes. Recently, some civil servants have been implicated, prosecuted or imprisoned for bona fide mistakes, rattling the moral fibre of the services. How does this trend affect the functioning of civil services? What measures can ensure honest civil servants are not implicated for bona fide mistakes? Justify your answer.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Civil Service Accountability
- An apparel manufacturing company with many women employees hired a marketing executive who increased sales, but reports arose about sexual harassment. A woman employee complained to management, then lodged an FIR when the company ignored her grievance. The company offered money to withdraw the complaint and state that the executive was not involved. Identify the ethical issues involved. What options are available to the woman employee?2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Workplace Ethics
- In a democratic polity, elected representatives form the political executive and bureaucracy forms the permanent executive. Earlier their relationship was based on mutual understanding, respect and cooperation. Later, political executives have increasingly insisted that permanent executives follow their agenda, intervened in routine administrative matters, and upright bureaucrats face declining appreciation. What are the consequences of politicization of bureaucracy? Discuss.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Politicisation of Bureaucracy
- In a frontier district, narcotics menace has led to money laundering, poppy farming, arms smuggling and near stalling of education. Reports suggest patronage by local politicians and senior police officers. A woman police officer known for handling such situations is appointed superintendent of police. If you are that officer, identify the dimensions of the crisis and suggest measures to deal with it.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Narcotics and Law Enforcement Ethics
- There is increasing concern in India to develop effective civil service ethics, codes of conduct, transparency measures, integrity systems and anti-corruption agencies. Focus is needed on anticipating threats to ethical standards, strengthening ethical competence of civil servants, and developing administrative processes that promote ethical values and integrity. Suggest institutional measures to address these issues.2019 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Civil Services Reform
- State the three basic values, universal in nature, in the context of civil services and bring out their importance. Distinguish between Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct with suitable examples.2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Civil Service Values
- What is meant by public interest? What are the principles and procedures to be followed by civil servants in public interest? The Right to Information Act is not all about citizens’ empowerment alone; it essentially redefines accountability. Discuss.2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Public Interest and RTI
- What is meant by conflict of interest? Illustrate with examples the difference between actual and potential conflict of interest. Explain Warren Buffett’s statement on integrity, intelligence and energy in the present-day scenario.2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Conflict of Interest
- In doing a good thing, everything is permitted which is not prohibited expressly or by clear implication. Examine with examples in the context of a public servant. With regard to morality of actions, one view is that means are paramount and the other is that ends justify means. Which view is more appropriate?2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Means and Ends
- Suppose the Government of India is thinking of constructing a dam in a mountain valley bounded by forests and inhabited by ethnic communities. What rational policy should it resort to in dealing with unforeseen contingencies? Explain the process of resolving ethical dilemmas in public administration.2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Dilemmas
- What do the following quotations mean in the present context: the true rule is whether a thing has more evil than good; anger and intolerance are enemies of correct understanding; falsehood takes the place of truth when it results in unblemished common good.2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Quotations
- The past is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values.2018 · Essay · Ethics · History and Values
- Rakesh is a district-level officer entrusted with identifying beneficiaries under a senior-citizen healthcare scheme. An old couple fulfils all criteria except reserved-community status, but financial aid would significantly improve their quality of life. How should Rakesh respond?2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Healthcare Beneficiary Case Study
- As a senior officer, you know of a confidential mega road project before announcement. A minister asks you to realign the project near his farmhouse and offers to help your wife buy nearby land. Realignment causes extra land acquisition, farmer displacement and tree cutting. What will you do? Examine conflicts of interest and responsibilities.2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Road Project Case Study
- Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.2018 · Essay · Ethics · Reality and Ideal
- You are Superintendent of Police in a prohibition state where illicit liquor causes many deaths. Raids, arrests and trials have had limited impact. The affected area is backward, poorly irrigated, conflict-prone and neglected. What new approach will you adopt to bring the problem under control?2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Illicit Liquor Case Study
- A corporate chemical unit permitted near a city caused pollution, health problems and agitation. The State ordered its closure, causing unemployment and affecting ancillary units and dependent industries. As a senior officer handling this issue, how will you address it?2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Industrial Pollution Case Study
- Dr. X plans a charitable super-specialty hospital in a neglected region. Your tax investigation finds substantial tax withholding and some technical defaults. He agrees to pay substantial dues. Will you ignore technical defaults in broader public interest or proceed strictly on all fronts? Which course will you opt for and why?2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Tax Compliance Case Study
- Edward Snowden released confidential government documents about surveillance programmes, arguing a moral duty to inform the public despite legal prohibition. Do you agree his actions were ethically justified even if legally prohibited? Weigh the competing values in this case.2018 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Whistleblowing Case Study
- Conflict of interest in the public sector arises when official duties, public interest and personal interest take priority one above the other. How can this conflict in administration be resolved? Describe with an example.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Conflict of Interest
- Examine the relevance of transparency, accountability, fairness and justice, courage of conviction, and spirit of service in the context of civil service.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Civil Service Values
- Young people with ethical conduct are not willing to come forward to join active politics. Suggest steps to motivate them to come forward.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Politics
- One of the tests of integrity is complete refusal to be compromised. Explain with reference to a real-life example. Corporate social responsibility makes companies more profitable and sustainable. Analyse.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Integrity and CSR
- Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.2017 · Essay · Ethics · Gratitude
- Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts depending on principles. Mention rulers who harmed society and country and those who worked for development. Also analyse A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s view that father, mother and teacher can help make a country corruption free and a nation of beautiful minds.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ambition and Anti Corruption Values
- How will you apply emotional intelligence in administrative practices? Also elucidate how strength, peace and security are considered pillars of international relations.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Emotional Intelligence and Security
- The crisis of ethical values in modern times is traced to a narrow perception of the good life. Discuss. Also justify how increased national wealth has created enclaves of modernity and prosperity for a small minority at the cost of the majority.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethics and Equity
- Discipline generally implies following order and subordination, but it may be counter-productive for an organisation. Discuss. Also explain why widely entrenched moral values and obligations are necessary for law, democratic government and market economy.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Discipline and Moral Values
- You are an honest and responsible civil servant. Examine common arguments against ethical conduct: it may cause personal and family difficulty; unfair practices may help career goals; a small ethical minority makes no difference; ethics may hurt developmental goals; and small gifts may make the system efficient. Examine these statements with merits and demerits.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Conduct Case Study
- You are an IAS aspirant selected for the personal interview. On the way to the venue, you see an accident where a mother and child, who are your relatives, are badly injured and need immediate help. What would you do and why?2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Interview Accident Case Study
- You are head of HR in an organisation. A worker died on duty, but investigation shows he was drunk. The company denies compensation; workers go on strike demanding compensation for the family. The chairman asks for your recommendation. What recommendation would you provide? Discuss merits and demerits.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Compensation Case Study
- You are negotiating a critical business deal. After dinner, the other manager driving you hits and injures a motorcyclist due to rash driving. You are the sole eyewitness, and honest testimony may jeopardise the deal. What dilemmas do you face and what will be your response?2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Witness Ethics Case Study
- A building permitted for three floors is illegally extended to six floors by a builder and collapses, killing migrant labourers including women and children. The government announces relief and arrests the builder. Give reasons for such incidents and suggest preventive measures.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Illegal Construction Case Study
- You are a Public Information Officer. RTI is meant for transparency and accountability, but you observe proxy applications and extortionist RTI activism affecting administration. What measures would you suggest to separate genuine and non-genuine applications? Give merits and demerits.2017 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · RTI Misuse Case Study
- Explain how ethics contributes to social and human well-being. Why should impartiality and non-partisanship be considered foundational values in public services, especially in the present day socio-political context? Illustrate with examples.2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethics and Human Well-being
- What do you understand by governance, good governance and ethical governance? Discuss Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of seven sins.2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Governance and Gandhi’s Seven Sins
- Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed.2016 · Essay · Ethics · Need and Greed
- Analyse John Rawls’s concept of social justice in the Indian context. Discuss the Public Services Code as recommended by the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission.2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Social Justice and Public Service Code
- Corruption causes misuse of government treasury, administrative inefficiency and obstruction in the path of national development. Discuss Kautilya’s views. How could social influence and persuasion contribute to the success of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Corruption and Social Influence
- Law and ethics are considered two tools for controlling human conduct to make it conducive to civilized social existence. Discuss how they achieve this objective and, with examples, show how they differ in their approaches.2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Law and Ethics
- Our attitudes towards life, work, other people and society are generally shaped unconsciously by family and social surroundings. Discuss undesirable values prevalent in today’s educated Indians and how such attitudes can be changed and socio-ethical values necessary in public services cultivated in aspiring and serving civil servants.2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Attitude and Values
- Anger is a harmful negative emotion injurious to both personal and work life. Discuss how it leads to negative emotions and undesirable behaviour, and how it can be managed and controlled.2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Anger Management
- Max Weber said that it is not wise to apply to public administration the sort of moral and ethical norms we apply to matters of personal conscience, and that state bureaucracy might possess its own independent bureaucratic morality. Critically analyse this statement.2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Bureaucratic Morality
- A fresh engineering graduate working in a chemical industry discovers that highly toxic waste is secretly discharged into a river, causing health problems to villagers. Colleagues advise silence because whistleblowers are dismissed. She is sole breadwinner but her conscience pricks her. What arguments can you advance to show that keeping quiet is not morally right, and what course of action would you advise and why?2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Toxic Waste Whistleblowing Case Study
- Land for mining, dams and large projects is acquired mostly from Adivasis, hill dwellers and rural communities. Compensation is often delayed and cannot sustain livelihoods, while benefits go to industries and urban communities. If tasked with drafting a better compensation-cum-rehabilitation policy, how would you approach the problem and what would be its main elements?2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Displacement and Rehabilitation Case Study
- You are implementing a social service scheme for old and destitute women. An old illiterate woman lacks documents to prove eligibility, but your enquiry shows she is genuinely destitute and needs support. Putting her under the scheme violates rules, but denying support is cruel. Can you think of a rational way to resolve the dilemma? Give reasons.2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Destitute Woman Welfare Case Study
- You are a young government employee assisting a respected superior. During a visit to his home you discover he behaves badly with and beats his wife. In office he is kind and helpful. Analyse the options of ignoring it as personal, reporting to authority, or using your own innovative approach, with consequences.2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Domestic Violence in Office Superior Case Study
- ABC Ltd., a large transnational company, plans a new energy-efficient plant in underdeveloped Vikaspuri with government tax incentives. The plant may raise cost of living, bring migration, and disturb the social order. Protests begin despite CSR assurances. Identify the issues involved and suggest ways to satisfy the company’s goal while addressing residents’ concerns.2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · CSR and Industrial Plant Case Study
- Saraswati, a successful IT professional returned to India and formed an NGO to build a school for a poor rural community. She faces confusing rules, delays, callous officials and bribe demands. Government control over voluntary social work is necessary, but should not be coercive or corrupt. What measures can ensure due control without thwarting honest NGO efforts?2016 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · NGO and Regulatory Corruption Case Study
- What is meant by environmental ethics? Why is it important to study? Discuss any one environmental issue from the viewpoint of environmental ethics. Differentiate between law and ethics, ethical management and management of ethics, discrimination and preferential treatment, and personal ethics and professional ethics.2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Environmental Ethics
- Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.2015 · Essay · Ethics · Service and Charity
- Given are two quotations of moral thinkers/philosophers. For each of these bring out what it means to you in the present context: The weak can never forgive; forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Moral Thinkers
- Quick but steady wins the race.2015 · Essay · Ethics · Consistency and Action
- A mere compliance with law is not enough; the public servant also has to have a well-developed sensibility to ethical issues for effective discharge of duties. Do you agree? Explain with examples where an act is ethically right but not legal and where an act is legally right but not ethical. How do the virtues of trustworthiness and fortitude get manifested in public service?2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Legal and Ethical Conduct
- Social values are more important than economic values. Discuss with examples in the context of inclusive growth. Recent developments such as RTI, media and judicial activism are helpful in transparency and accountability, but may also be misused and make officers afraid to take prompt decisions. Analyse the situation and suggest how the dichotomy can be resolved.2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Social Values and Transparency
- Two different kinds of attitudes exhibited by public servants towards their work have been identified as bureaucratic attitude and democratic attitude. Distinguish between these two terms and write their merits and demerits. Is it possible to balance the two to create a better administration for faster development of our country?2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Bureaucratic and Democratic Attitude
- Today, in spite of prescribing codes of conduct, vigilance cells and commissions, RTI, active media and strengthening of legal mechanisms, corrupt practices are not coming under control. Evaluate the effectiveness of these measures and suggest more effective strategies to tackle this menace.2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Corruption Control
- Crisis faced in India — moral or economic.2015 · Essay · Ethics · Crisis in India
- At the international level, bilateral relations between most nations are governed by promoting one’s own national interest without regard for the interests of other nations. This leads to conflicts and tension. How can ethical consideration help resolve such tensions? Discuss with specific examples.2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethics in International Relations
- Public servants are likely to confront issues of conflict of interest. What do you understand by conflict of interest and how does it manifest in decision-making by public servants? If faced with such a situation, how would you resolve it? Explain with examples.2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Conflict of Interest
- A private company known for efficiency, transparency and employee welfare faces gate-crashing by political workers demanding jobs and threatening management and employees. As CEO, what would you do to diffuse the volatile situation, what long-term solution would you suggest, and what would be the positive and negative consequences of your actions for yourself, employees and company performance?2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Workplace Integrity Case Study
- You are the Sarpanch of a Panchayat. A new cook from the Dalit community is appointed for the government school midday meal. Parents of higher-caste children stop their children from eating and attendance falls sharply, threatening the school and scheme. Discuss feasible strategies to overcome the conflict and the responsibilities of social segments and agencies to create a positive social ambiance.2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Caste and Midday Meal Case Study
- A scientist in a pharmaceutical company discovers that a bestselling veterinary drug may cure an incurable liver disease prevalent in tribal areas. Developing a human variant would cost Rs. 50 crore and recovery of cost is unlikely due to poverty-stricken markets. If you were the CEO, identify possible actions and evaluate the pros and cons of each.2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Pharmaceutical Ethics Case Study
- In a disaster-prone state, a cloudburst causes devastating floods and landslides, trapping pilgrims, tourists, locals, senior citizens, hospital patients, women and children, hikers, political leaders, a senior official and prisoners. As a civil services officer, what would be the order in which you would rescue these people and why? Give justifications.2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Disaster Rescue Priority Case Study
- You head a district administration department and are asked to prepare for a superior officer’s visit to a plot selected for building a school. On inspection, you find the plot is part of Thakurgarh fort, inconvenient for children, costly to develop, and possibly acquired through vested interests. List likely vested interests, discuss merits and demerits of available options, and suggest any other justified option.2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Heritage Site and School Case Study
- As district development officer, you find tension in rural areas over girls going to school. Elders oppose girls’ education, younger people support it, and after molestation of some girls a law-and-order problem arises. Elders decide to socially boycott families sending girls to school. What steps would you take to ensure girls’ safety without disrupting education, and how would you manage patriarchal attitudes to ensure harmony?2015 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Girls Education and Patriarchy Case Study
- All human beings aspire for happiness. Do you agree? What does happiness mean to you? Explain with answers.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Happiness
- What does ethics seek to promote in human life? Why is it all the more important in Public Administration?2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethics in Public Administration
- In the context of defence services, patriotism demands readiness to even lay down one’s life in protecting the nation. According to you, what does patriotism imply in everyday civil life? Explain with illustrations and justify your answer.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Patriotism
- Words are sharper than the two-edged sword.2014 · Essay · Ethics · Words and Violence
- What do you understand about probity in public life? What are the difficulties in practicing it in the present times? How can these difficulties be overcome?2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Probity
- Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, but knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. What do you understand by this statement? Explain your stand with illustrations from modern day context.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Integrity and Knowledge
- Human beings should always be treated as ends in themselves and never as means. Explain the meaning and significance of this statement, giving its implications in the modern techno-economic society.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Human Dignity
- Is sting operation an invasion on privacy?2014 · Essay · Ethics · Sting Operation and Privacy
- Which eminent personality has inspired you the most in the context of ethical conduct in life? Give the gist of his/her teachings. Giving specific examples describe how you have been able to apply these teachings for your own ethical development.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Inspiration
- There is a heavy ethical responsibility on public servants because they occupy positions of power, handle huge public funds, and their decisions have wide-ranging impact on society and environment. What steps have you taken to improve your ethical competence to handle such responsibility?2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Ethical Competence
- The current society is plagued with widespread trust-deficit. What are the consequences of this situation for personal well-being and societal well-being? What can you do at the personal level to make yourself trustworthy?2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Trust Deficit
- It is often said that poverty leads to corruption. However, there are many instances where affluent and powerful people indulge in corruption in a big way. What are the basic causes of corruption among people? Support your answer with examples.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Corruption
- What factors affect the formation of a person’s attitude towards social problems? In our society, contrasting attitudes are prevalent about many social problems. What contrasting attitudes do you notice about the caste system? How do you explain the existence of these contrasting attitudes?2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Attitude and Caste
- What does accountability mean in the context of public service? What measures can be adopted to ensure individual and collective accountability of public servants?2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Accountability
- We are witnessing increasing instances of sexual violence against women in the country. Despite existing legal provisions, the number of such incidences is on the rise. Suggest some innovative measures to tackle this menace.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Sexual Violence
- What do you understand by ‘values’ and ‘ethics’? In what way is it important to be ethical along with being professionally competent?2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Values and Ethics
- Be The Change You Want To See In Others – Gandhiji2013 · Essay · Ethics · Personal Change
- What do you understand by the following terms in the context of public service: Integrity, Perseverance, Spirit of service, Commitment, Courage of conviction?2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Public Service Attributes
- Indicate two more attributes which you consider important for public service. Justify your answer.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Public Service Attributes
- Some people feel that values keep changing with time and situation, while others strongly believe that there are certain universal and eternal human values. Give your perception in this regard with due justification.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Human Values
- What is emotional intelligence and how can it be developed in people? How does it help an individual in making ethical decisions?2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Emotional Intelligence
- What do you understand about the term ‘voice of conscience’? How do you prepare yourself to heed to the voice of conscience?2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Voice of Conscience
- What is meant by ‘crisis of conscience’? Narrate one incident in your life when you were faced with such a crisis and how you resolved the same.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Crisis of Conscience
- There is enough on this earth for every one’s need but for no one’s greed. Mahatma Gandhi.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Gandhi Quotation
- Nearly all men can withstand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Power and Character
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than he who overcomes his enemies. Aristotle.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Self-control
- The good of an individual is contained in the good of all. What do you understand by this statement? How can this principle be implemented in public life?2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Good of All
- It is often said that politics and ethics do not go together. What is your opinion in this regard? Justify your answer with illustrations.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics · Politics and Ethics
- There is increasing thrust on economic development and increasing concern about environmental degradation caused by development. Many times there is direct conflict between development activity and environmental quality. Discuss strategies to eliminate this conflict and lead to sustainable development.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · Development vs Environment
- A close friend aspiring for civil services raises doubts about whether individual ethical conduct matters in an unethical environment, whether a small ethical minority can be effective, whether ethics hampers development, and whether small gratifications improve motivation. Critically analyse these viewpoints and advise your friend.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · Ethical Conduct in Public Service
- You are an honest officer transferred to a remote department known for inefficiency. After disciplining troublemakers, they instigate a woman employee to file a sexual harassment complaint against you. Evaluate possible options and suggest the best course of action with reasons.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · False Complaint and Discipline
- You are CEO of a company manufacturing equipment for a government department. Your bid is better in quality and cost, but the concerned officer demands a hefty bribe. Getting the order is important but you do not want to give bribe. Present arguments for both sides and outline a better third way if possible.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · Bribe for Tender
- Rameshwar joins civil services and finds misappropriation of funds, misuse of official facilities, and cheating in recruitment exams. Seniors advise him to keep quiet. He seeks your advice. Indicate options, evaluate them and choose the most appropriate path.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · Malpractices in Department
- Migration of rural people to towns and cities is increasing drastically, causing serious problems in both rural and urban areas. Analyse socio-economic, emotional and attitudinal factors, explain different migration patterns, and suggest feasible steps to control the problem.2014 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · Rural-Urban Migration
- A Public Information Officer has received an application under RTI Act. Having gathered the information, the PIO discovers that the information pertains to some of the decisions taken by him, which were found to be not altogether right. There were other employees also who were party to these decisions. Disclosure of the information is likely to lead to disciplinary action with possibility of punishment against him as well as some of his colleagues. Non-disclosure or part disclosure or camouflaged disclosure of information will result in lesser punishment or no punishment. The PIO is otherwise an honest and conscientious person but this particular decision turned out to be wrong. Evaluate the suggested options and indicate what you would advise, giving proper reasons.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · RTI Disclosure
- You are working as an Executive Engineer in the construction cell of a Municipal Corporation and are in-charge of construction of a flyover. Surprise inspection reveals serious deviations likely to affect safety. Rectification would require demolition, rework, loss to contractor and delay. The Chief Engineer advises ignoring the lapse to complete the project in time. Evaluate possible options and suggest your course of action with reasons.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · Flyover Safety
- Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu is known for firecracker and match manufacturing clusters. On visiting a household-based unit, you notice 10-15 children below 14 years of age, and the owner claims they are relatives though this is not satisfactorily established. Bring out the ethical issues involved and state your reaction after the visit.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · Child Labour in Sivakasi
- You are heading a leading technical institute. Before an interview for professors, the Personal Secretary of a senior government functionary seeks your intervention in favour of a close relative and links it to approval of pending modernization funds. What options are available to you? Evaluate each and choose the option you would adopt with reasons.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · Academic Selection Pressure
- As a senior officer in the Finance Ministry, you have confidential information about policy decisions likely to impact the housing and construction industry. Your immediate superior asks you to disclose it to a builder. What options are available to you? Evaluate each and choose the option you would adopt with reasons.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · Confidential Policy Information
- You are the Executive Director of an upcoming Infotech Company. A star performer is accused by a female colleague of misconduct, indecent messages, undesirable advances and inappropriate touching. She resigns and leaves your office. What options are available to you? Evaluate each and choose the option you would adopt with reasons.2013 · Mains GS4 · Ethics Case Study · Workplace Harassment
- ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ಚಿಂತನೆಗೆ ಅನುಪಮಾ ನಿರಂಜನರ ‘ಮಾಧವಿ’ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಪೂರಕ-ಪ್ರೇರಕವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Feminist Literature · ಮಾಧವಿ - ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಹಿಳಾಕಾವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ನೆಲೆಗಳ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Feminist Literature · ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ಕಾವ್ಯ
- ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜನಪದ ಕಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Folklore · ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಜನಪದ ಕಲೆಗಳು
- ಜೀಶಂಪ ಸಂಪಾದಿತ ‘ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು’ ವಿಶೇಷತೆ2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು ಸಂಕಲನ
- ದೇ.ಜ.ಗೌ ಸಂಪಾದಿಸಿರುವ ‘ಜನಪದ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ’ ಸಂಕಲನದ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆ2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಜನಪದ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ
- ಹಾ.ಮಾ.ನಾ. ಅವರ ‘ಜಾನಪದಸ್ವರೂಪ’ ಕೃತಿಯು ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಾನಪದ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಕ್ಕೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಮಾಲಿಕವಾಗಿದೆ — ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಹಾ.ಮಾ.ನಾ. - ಜಾನಪದಸ್ವರೂಪ
- ‘ಗಾದೆಗಳು’ ಜನಪದರ ಜೀವನಾನುಭವ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಗರ್ಭೀಕರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿವೆ — ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷಗಳನ್ನಾಧರಿಸಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಗಾದೆಗಳು - ಜೀವನಾನುಭವ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಾನಪದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾನವತಾವಾದಿ ನೆಲೆಗಳ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಹೇಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ?2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Folklore · ಮಾನವತಾವಾದಿ ನೆಲೆಗಳು
- ‘ಜನಪದ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ’ - ದೇ.ಜ.ಗೌ ಸಂಪಾದಿಸಿದ ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಜನಪದ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ
- ಜೀಲಂಪ ಅವರು ಸಂಪಾದಿಸಿದ ‘ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು’ - ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು
- ಒಗಟುಗಳು ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಸಮಾಜದ ಸೃಜನಶೀಲತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲಿಸುತ್ತವೆ? ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಒಗಟುಗಳು
- ಕಾಳೇಗೌಡ ನಾಗವಾರರು ಸಂಪಾದಿಸಿದ ‘ಬೀದಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೆಳೆದೋ’ - ಕೃತಿಯ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಮಹತ್ವವನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಬೀದಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೆಳೆದೋ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಾನಪದ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಕ್ಕೆ ‘ಜಾನಪದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ’ ಕೃತಿಯ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳೇನು?2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಜಾನಪದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ
- ‘ಜನಪದ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ’ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಪದರ ಆತ್ಮಾಂತರಂಗಗಳು ಹೇಗೆ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿವೆ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಜನಪದ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ
- ಜನಪದ-ಜಾನಪದಗಳ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಥ ವಿವರಣೆ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಜನಪದ-ಜಾನಪದ
- “ಗಾದೆಗಳು ಜನಪದರ ಜೀವನದ ವಿವೇಕ” - ಈ ಮಾತನ್ನು ‘ಬೀದಿಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೆಳದೋ’ ಕೃತಿಯ ಆಧಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಗಾದೆಗಳು - ಬೀದಿಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೆಳದೋ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳ ವಸ್ತು ಮತ್ತು ಆಶಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಾರದ ಆಧಾರದಿಂದ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು
- ಸಾವಿರದ ಒಗಟುಗಳು ಕೃಷಿ ಜನಪದರ ಜಾಣ್ಮೆ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವಾಗಿದೆ - ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಒಗಟುಗಳು - ಜನಪದ ಜಾಣ್ಮೆ
- ಗಾದೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಒಗಟುಗಳ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ನೆಲೆಗಳು.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಗಾದೆ-ಒಗಟು
- ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ವಿವೇಚನೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು
- “ಜಾನಪದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ” ಕೃತಿಯ ಮಹತ್ವವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಜಾನಪದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ
- ‘ಜನಪದ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ’ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆಯ ಔಚಿತ್ಯ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಜನಪದ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ
- ‘ಬೀದಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೆಳದೋ’ ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಗಾದೆಗಳು ಒಳಗೊಂಡ ಜನತೆಯ ಜೀವನಾನುಭವ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಚಿಂತನೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಶದಪಡಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಬೀದಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೆಳದೋ - ಗಾದೆಗಳು
- ‘ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು’ ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಹಾಸ್ಯಕಥೆಗಳ ಸಾರಸ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಪಡಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು - ಹಾಸ್ಯ
- ಬುದ್ಧಿಯ ಚತುರತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಭಾಷಾ ಚಮತ್ಕಾರಗಳ ಸಂಯೋಜನೆಯಿಂದ ಒಗಟುಗಳು ಹೇಗೆ ರೂಪು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತವೆಂಬುದನ್ನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟಿರುವ ಪಠ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿನ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಒಗಟುಗಳು - ಭಾಷಾ ಚಮತ್ಕಾರ
- ‘ಜಾನಪದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ’ವು ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಾನಪದ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಕ್ಕೆ ಮುನ್ನುಡಿ ಬರೆದ ಕೃತಿಯಾಗಿದೆ – ಈ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯ ಔಚಿತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪರಾಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · ಜಾನಪದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ
- ‘ಬೀದಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೆಳೆದೋ’ ಸಂಕಲನದ ಗಾದೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಣ್ಣಿನ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಮಾನ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · Proverbs — Status of Women
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಒಗಟುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಡುಗಟ್ಟಿದ ಅನುಭವ, ವಿವೇಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸೊಬಗು.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · Riddles — Experience, Wisdom and Beauty
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳ ವರ್ಗೀಕರಣ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · Classification of Kannada Folk Tales
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಗೀತೆಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕತೆ, ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಸಂಬಂಧವನ್ನು ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · Folk Songs — Poetic, Social and Human Relations
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಅಧ್ಯಯನಕ್ಕೆ ‘ಜನಪದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ’ ಕೃತಿಯ ಕೊಡುಗೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · Janapada Swaroopa — Contribution to Folk Studies
- ‘ಜನಪದ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ’ ಕೃತಿಯ ಗೀತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕತೆ2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · Janapada Geetanjali — Regionality
- ಒಗಟುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜನಜೀವನ ಮತ್ತು ಜನಪದ ವಿವೇಕ2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · Riddles — Social Life and Folk Wisdom
- ನಿಮಗಿಷ್ಟಿರುವ ವರ್ಗದ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳ ವಸ್ತು ಮತ್ತು ರಚನಾತ್ಮಕತೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · Kannada Folk Tales — Theme and Structure
- ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ಜೀಶಂಪ ಅವರು ಹೇಗೆ ವರ್ಗೀಕರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ - ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · JeeShamPa Classification of Folk Tales
- ‘ಬೀದಿಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೆಳೆದೋ’ ಕೃತಿಯ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾದೆಗಳ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Folklore · Proverbs — Social Nature
- Consider: (1) UNCDF together with the Arbor Day Foundation recognized Hyderabad as a 2020 Tree City of the World; (2) Hyderabad was recognized for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forests. Which relation is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · Urban Forestry Current Affairs
- Regarding the Laureus World Sports Awards, consider: (1) Tiger Woods was the first Sportsman of the Year winner; (2) Formula One competitors have received the award more than athletes from other sports; (3) Roger Federer has received the men's top award more times than anyone else. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · Sports Current Affairs
- For the 32nd Summer Olympics (Tokyo), consider: (1) the official motto was 'A New World'; (2) sport climbing, surfing, skateboarding, karate and baseball/softball featured in the programme. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · Olympics Current Affairs
- Regarding the inaugural ICC World Test Championship cycle, examine: (1) finalists were determined simply by the number of matches won; (2) New Zealand ranked above England because New Zealand won more matches. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · Cricket Current Affairs
- Access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy is a sine qua non to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Comment on the progress made in India in this regard.2018 · Mains GS3 · General Studies · Energy and SDGs
- Examine the role of supermarkets in the supply chain management of fruits, vegetables and food items. How do they eliminate the number of intermediaries?2018 · Mains GS3 · General Studies · Supply Chain
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. 2. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is under the charge of the Director General of Health Services in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · General Studies
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Catalonia — Spain 2. Crimea — Hungary 3. Mindanao — Philippines 4. Oromia — Nigeria. Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?2018 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · General Studies
- Clarify how mid-eighteenth century India was beset with the spectre of a fragmented polity.2017 · Mains GS1 · General Studies · Fragmented Polity
- Examine the development of airports in India through joint ventures under the Public-Private Partnership model. What are the challenges faced by the authorities in this regard?2017 · Mains GS3 · General Studies · Airport PPP
- What problems are germane to the decolonization process in the Malay Peninsula?2017 · Mains GS1 · General Studies · Decolonization
- How do pressure groups influence Indian political process? Do you agree with this view that informal pressure groups have emerged as more powerful than formal pressure groups in recent years?2017 · Mains GS2 · General Studies · Pressure Groups
- Discuss the role of Public Accounts Committee in establishing accountability of the government to the people.2017 · Mains GS2 · General Studies · Public Accounts Committee
- To ensure effective implementation of policies addressing water, sanitation and hygiene needs, the identification of beneficiary segments is to be synchronized with the anticipated outcomes. Examine the statement in the context of the WASH scheme.2017 · Mains GS2 · General Studies · WASH Scheme
- The emergence of Self Help Groups in contemporary times points to the slow but steady withdrawal of the State from developmental activities. Examine the role of SHGs in developmental activities and the measures taken by the Government of India to promote SHGs.2017 · Mains GS2 · General Studies · Self Help Groups
- “Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana” has been launched for2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Financial Inclusion
- With reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, consider: 1. It increased the share of States in the central divisible pool from 32% to 42%. 2. It made recommendations concerning sector-specific grants. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The “Fortaleza Declaration”, recently in the news, is related to the affairs of2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, International Relations · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, BRICS
- A decrease in tax to GDP ratio of a country indicates which of the following? 1. Slowing economic growth rate. 2. Less equitable distribution of national income.2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Tax-to-GDP Ratio
- In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclones do not originate. What is the reason?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Geography · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Tropical Cyclones
- Which pair of States indicates the easternmost and westernmost State of India?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Consider the Directive Principles of State Policy: 1. They spell out socio-economic democracy. 2. Their provisions are not enforceable by any court. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- In the ‘Index of Eight Core Industries’, which one is given the highest weight?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which National Park is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that supports rich biodiversity?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF): 1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology. 2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen highly advanced scientific research in collaboration with foreign institutions. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- What can be the impact of excessive/inappropriate use of nitrogenous fertilizers in agriculture? 1. Proliferation of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms 2. Increase in soil acidity 3. Leaching of nitrate into groundwater.2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to IUCN and CITES: 1. IUCN is an organ of the UN. 2. IUCN runs thousands of field projects worldwide. 3. CITES is legally binding but does not replace national laws. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is approved by the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Agriculture · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Sugarcane Pricing
- What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Geography · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Ocean Currents
- Consider the pairs: 1. Srisailam—Nallamala Hills 2. Omkareshwar—Satmala Hills 3. Pushkar—Mahadeo Hills. Which is/are correctly matched?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha: 1. Rowlatt Act was based on Sedition Committee recommendations. 2. Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League. 3. Demonstrations against Simon Commission coincided with it. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which places were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to fly ash from coal-based power plants: 1. It can be used in bricks. 2. It can replace some Portland cement in concrete. 3. It contains no toxic elements. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to dugong: 1. It is a herbivorous marine animal. 2. It is found along the entire coast of India. 3. It is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Who were economic critics of colonialism in India? 1. Dadabhai Naoroji 2. G. Subramania Iyer 3. R. C. Dutt2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which institution issues the ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report periodically?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- When RBI reduces the Statutory Liquidity Ratio by 50 basis points, what is likely to happen?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to nanotechnology in the health sector: 1. Targeted drug delivery is possible. 2. It can contribute to gene therapy. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- In India, markets in agricultural products are regulated under the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Agriculture · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, APMC
- Which one of the following is the national aquatic animal of India?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Gangetic Dolphin
- With reference to Congress Socialist Party: 1. It advocated boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes. 2. It wanted dictatorship of the proletariat. 3. It advocated separate electorates for minorities and oppressed classes. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Consider: 1. Rajya Sabha has no power to reject or amend a Money Bill. 2. Rajya Sabha cannot vote on Demands for Grants. 3. Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statement. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Modern Indian History · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Government of India Act 1919
- Which institution brings out the Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Regarding IceCube, a particle detector at the South Pole: 1. It is the world’s largest neutrino detector, encompassing a cubic kilometre of ice. 2. It is a powerful telescope to search for dark matter. 3. It is buried deep in the ice. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The terms ‘Agreement on Agriculture’, ‘Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures’ and ‘Peace Clause’ are associated with the affairs of the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to Near Field Communication (NFC): 1. It is contactless communication using electromagnetic radio fields. 2. It is designed for devices even a metre apart. 3. It can use encryption for sensitive information. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ appears in the news in the context of events related to2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Convertibility of rupee implies2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Currency Convertibility
- Consider the pairs: 1. Champaka—Central India 2. Durgara—Jammu 3. Kuluta—Malabar. Which is/are correctly matched?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Consider the rivers: 1. Vamsadhara 2. Indravati 3. Pranahita 4. Pennar. Which are tributaries of Godavari?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- When a bill is referred to a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, it has to be passed by2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Polity & Governance · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Joint Sitting
- Which region of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha? 1. Avanti 2. Gandhara 3. Kosala 4. Magadha2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which is associated with control and phasing out of ozone-depleting substances?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The arrival of Babur into India led to: 1. Introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent 2. Introduction of arch and dome in architecture 3. Establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The Government of India established NITI Aayog to replace the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Polity & Governance · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, NITI Aayog
- What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Rio+20
- Consider: 1. Executive power of the Union of India is vested in the Prime Minister. 2. Prime Minister is ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The term “Goldilocks Zone” is often seen in the news in the context of2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Science & Technology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Habitable Zone
- Who organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Modern Indian History · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Civil Disobedience Movement
- Who founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary of river Krishna and undertook to rule his kingdom as the agent of a deity?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Consider: 1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu. 2. The first Muslim President was Badruddin Tyabji. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Regarding the Green Climate Fund: 1. It assists developing countries in adaptation and mitigation. 2. It is founded under UNEP, OECD, ADB and World Bank. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 was given to2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Science & Technology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, ISRO
- With reference to the Cabinet Mission: 1. It recommended a federal government. 2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts. 3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which National Park has a climate varying from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Amnesty International is2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, International Relations · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Human Rights Organizations
- With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which was made earliest?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which are essential elements of the feudal system? 1. Very strong centralized political authority and very weak provincial/local authority 2. Administrative structure based on control and possession of land 3. Lord–vassal relationship between feudal lord and overlord.2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- “BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes” is managed by the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, BioCarbon Fund
- India is a member of which among the following? 1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2. Association of South-East Asian Nations 3. East Asia Summit2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, International Relations · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Regional Groupings
- In India, the steel production industry requires the import of2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Steel Industry
- The Fifth and Sixth Schedules in the Constitution of India are made in order to2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to the Union Government: 1. Department of Revenue is responsible for preparation of the Union Budget. 2. No amount can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India without authorization from Parliament. 3. All disbursements from the Public Account also need authorization from Parliament. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Who/Which is the custodian of the Constitution of India?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Consider: 1. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched in 1996–97 to provide loan assistance to poor farmers. 2. Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974–75 for improving water-use efficiency. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is constituted under the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Science & Technology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, GEAC
- In the Mekong–Ganga Cooperation initiative, which are NOT participants? 1. Bangladesh 2. Cambodia 3. China 4. Myanmar 5. Thailand2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- “Basel III Accord” seeks to2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Basel III
- Consider: 1. Winds blowing between 30° N and 60° S throughout the year are known as westerlies. 2. Moist air masses causing winter rains in north-western India are part of westerlies. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to IOR-ARC: 1. It was established very recently in response to piracy and oil spills. 2. It is an alliance meant only for maritime security. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which movement contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in Moderates and Extremists?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The unique living root bridges are found in which region?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Tides occur due to which among the following? 1. Gravitational force of the Sun 2. Gravitational force of the Moon 3. Centrifugal force of the Earth2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- In which activities are Indian Remote Sensing satellites used? 1. Crop productivity assessment 2. Groundwater location 3. Mineral exploration 4. Telecommunications 5. Traffic studies2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Consider the States: 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Mizoram. In which do Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests occur?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The term ‘IndARC’ refers to2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility: 1. It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples. 2. It provides financial aid directly to universities and individual scientists. 3. It assists countries in REDD+ through financial and technical support. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to BirdLife International: 1. It is a global partnership of conservation organizations. 2. The concept of biodiversity hotspots originated from this organization. 3. It identifies Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Geography · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, South-West Asia
- In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Environment & Ecology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Forest Types
- The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action is2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Each day is more or less the same: mornings are clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs, heat mounts, dark clouds form, and rain comes with thunder and lightning before quickly clearing. Which climatic region is described?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to the Indian economy, consider: 1. The rate of growth of real GDP has steadily increased in the last decade. 2. GDP at market prices in rupees has steadily increased in the last decade. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to a State Legislative Council: 1. It can be larger than half the size of the Legislative Assembly. 2. The Governor nominates the Chairman of the Council. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- “To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India” is a provision made in the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Polity & Governance · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Fundamental Duties
- Which one of the following is the best description of an ecosystem?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The fundamental object of Panchayati Raj is to ensure which of the following? 1. People’s participation in development 2. Political accountability 3. Democratic decentralization 4. Financial mobilization2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which of the following are components of Monetary Policy? 1. Bank rate 2. Open market operations 3. Public debt 4. Public revenue2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which statement regarding inflation in India is correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Among China, France, India, Israel and Pakistan, which are recognized as nuclear-weapon States under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The ideal of a Welfare State in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in its2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Replacing wooden ploughs with steel ploughs in agriculture is an example of2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- There is a Parliamentary System of Government in India because2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- H1N1 virus is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to which disease?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Science & Technology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, H1N1
- With reference to bio-toilets used by Indian Railways: 1. Decomposition of human waste is initiated by a fungal inoculum. 2. Ammonia and water vapour are the only end products released. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- The problem of international liquidity is related to the non-availability of2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, International Liquidity
- With reference to fuel cells: 1. If pure hydrogen is used as fuel, heat and water are by-products. 2. Fuel cells can power buildings but not small devices such as laptops. 3. Fuel cells produce alternating current directly. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Kalamkari painting refers to2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, History & Culture · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Kalamkari
- What is the main objective of the Seed Village Concept?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- A persistent deficit budget can be reduced by which actions? 1. Reducing revenue expenditure 2. Introducing new welfare schemes 3. Rationalizing subsidies 4. Expanding industries2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- Which have been accorded Geographical Indication status? 1. Banaras Brocades and Sarees 2. Rajasthani Dal-Bati-Churma 3. Tirupati Laddu2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- With reference to the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA): 1. It is a Public Limited Government Company. 2. It is registered as a Non-Banking Financial Company. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I
- What is the Fujiwhara effect? Explain its impact on the movement and intensity of tropical cyclones.2026 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Fujiwhara Effect and Tropical Cyclones
- Tundra regions are ecologically fragile but economically important. Examine this statement critically.2026 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Tundra Ecology and Resources
- Discuss the role of aeolian processes in desertification and land degradation.2026 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Aeolian Processes and Land Degradation
- Water resources are both an asset and a source of conflict in South Asia. Examine this statement giving examples.2026 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Water Resources and Conflict in South Asia
- A hypothesis proposes a Pleistocene drainage connection or river capture between the Indus and Ganga systems involving the Yamuna or Sutlej. Which evidence was used as the principal basis?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Drainage evolution
- Compare the Loo, Chinook and Foehn winds with respect to their regions of prevalence, their nature and climatic impacts.2026 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Loo Chinook and Foehn Winds
- Analyze the role of satellite-based technologies in achieving climate-smart agriculture and food security in India.2026 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Satellite Technology and Climate-Smart Agriculture
- The centre of global trade is gradually shifting from the Atlantic region to the Indo-Pacific region. Examine this statement.2026 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Indo-Pacific Shift in Global Trade
- Analyze the major drivers of human-induced land-use changes in India and their geographical consequences.2026 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Human-Induced Land-Use Change in India
- Which feature best explains why Vizhinjam International Seaport marks a structural shift in India's maritime logistics?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Maritime logistics
- Identify the river: it has antecedent drainage, crosses three countries, originates on the Tibetan Plateau, is important for irrigation and does not form a distributary system of its own.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · River systems
- Which statements about Indian State boundaries are incorrect? 1. Uttar Pradesh borders the greatest number of other Indian States. 2. Rajasthan has the longest international border among Indian States. 3. Sikkim is the only State bordering just one other Indian State.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Political geography
- Ships departing which of these countries normally must transit the Strait of Hormuz to reach the open Indian Ocean? 1. Bahrain 2. Syria 3. Qatar 4. Egypt2026 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Straits and maritime geography
- Tungurahua Volcano, included in a UNESCO Global Geopark designation in 2025, is located in which country?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Volcanoes
- Consider the climate of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 1. It is humid tropical coastal. 2. Rain arrives from both southwest and northeast monsoons. 3. The maximum rainfall period is December to May. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian climate
- Which features are associated with India's Peninsular Block? 1. Tectonic submergence along parts of the western coast. 2. Residual ranges such as Veliconda and Mahendragiri. 3. Predominantly youthful, deep V-shaped river valleys. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Peninsular India
- Regarding Lake Turkana: 1. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake. 2. It lies in South Sudan on the Sahara's eastern edge. 3. Its associated national parks are UNESCO-listed and it is known as the Jade Sea. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · African lakes
- How are climate change and the sea level rise affecting the very existence of many island nations? Discuss with examples.2025 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Climate Change and Island Nations
- What are non-farm primary activities? How are these activities related to physiographic features in India? Discuss with suitable examples.2025 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Primary Activities
- Explain briefly the ecological and economic benefits of solar energy generation in India with suitable examples.2025 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Solar Energy
- What are Tsunamis? How and where are they formed? What are their Consequences? Explain with examples.2025 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Tsunamis
- Give a geographical explanation of the distribution of off-shore oil reserves of the world. How are they different from the on-shore occurrences of oil reserves?2025 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Offshore Oil Reserves
- How can Artificial Intelligence (AI) and drones be effectively used along with GIS and RS techniques in locational and areal planning?2025 · Mains GS1 · Geography · AI GIS and Remote Sensing
- Discuss how the changes in shape and sizes of continents and ocean basins of the planet take place due to tectonic movements of the crustal masses.2025 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Plate Tectonics
- Discuss the distribution and density of population in the Ganga River Basin with special reference to land, soil and water resources.2025 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Ganga River Basin Population
- Consider the following countries: I. Bolivia II. Brazil III. Colombia IV. Ecuador V. Paraguay VI. Venezuela. Andes mountains pass through how many of the above countries?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following water bodies: I. Lake Tanganyika II. Lake Tonlé Sap III. Patos Lagoon. Through how many of them does the equator pass?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following statements about turmeric during the year 2022–23: I. India is the largest producer and exporter of turmeric in the world. II. More than 30 varieties of turmeric are grown in India. III. Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are major turmeric producing States in India. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Which of the following are the evidences of the phenomenon of continental drift? I. The belt of ancient rocks from Brazil coast matches with those from Western Africa. II. The gold deposits of Ghana are derived from the Brazil plateau when the two continents lay side by side. III. The Gondwana system of sediments from India is known to have its counterparts in six different landmasses of the Southern Hemisphere.2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: The amount of dust particles in the atmosphere is more in subtropical and temperate areas than in equatorial and polar regions. Statement II: Subtropical and temperate areas have less dry winds. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: In January, in the Northern Hemisphere, the isotherms bend equatorward while crossing the landmasses, and poleward while crossing the oceans. Statement II: In January, the air over the oceans is warmer than that over the landmasses in the Northern Hemisphere. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: In the context of effect of water on rocks, chalk is known as a very permeable rock whereas clay is known as quite an impermeable or least permeable rock. Statement II: Chalk is porous and hence can absorb water. Statement III: Clay is not at all porous. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following statements: I. Without the atmosphere, temperature would be well below freezing point everywhere on the Earth's surface. II. Heat absorbed and trapped by the atmosphere maintains our planet's average temperature. III. Atmosphere's gases, like carbon dioxide, are particularly good at absorbing and trapping radiation. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- India is one of the founding members of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a multimodal transportation corridor, which will connect2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following countries: I. United Kingdom II. Denmark III. New Zealand IV. Australia V. Brazil. How many of the above countries have more than four time zones?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following statements: I. Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but when people are waking up and getting set for breakfast in these cities, it would be different days. II. When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following pairs: Country - Resource-rich in. I. Botswana: Diamond II. Chile: Lithium III. Indonesia: Nickel. In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following pairs: Region - Country. I. Mallorca: Italy II. Normandy: Spain III. Sardinia: France. In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- What is sea-surface temperature rise and how does it affect tropical-cyclone formation?2024 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Cyclones
- Explain the phenomenon of cloudbursts.2024 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Cloudbursts
- The longest border between any two countries in the world is between:2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- The groundwater potential of the Gangetic valley is declining seriously. How may this affect India’s food security?2024 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Groundwater and Food Security
- What are aurora australis and aurora borealis, and how are they triggered?2024 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Auroras
- What is a twister and why are most twisters observed around the Gulf of Mexico?2024 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Twisters
- Consider the following countries: 1. Italy 2. Japan 3. Nigeria 4. South Korea 5. South Africa. Which of the above countries are frequently mentioned in the media for their low birth rates, or ageing population of declining population?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form. 2. No water enters the Red Sea from rivers.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: The atmosphere is heated more by incoming solar radiation than by terrestrial radiation. Statement-II: Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are good absorbers of long wave radiation.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to poles. Statement-II: At the equator, heat is transported to great heights by strong convectional currents.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following: 1. Pyroclastic debris 2. Ash and dust 3. Nitrogen compounds 4. Sulphur compounds. How many of the above are products of volcanic eruptions?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January? 1. The isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent. 2. The presence of cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift make the North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend towards the north.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Rainfall is one of the reasons for weathering of rocks. Statement II: Rain water contains carbon dioxide in solution. Statement-III: Rain water contains atmospheric oxygen.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following countries: 1. Finland 2. Germany 3. Norway 4. Russia. How many of the above countries have a border with the North Sea?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following information: Waterfall: Region: River. 1. Dhuandhar: Malwa: Narmada 2. Hundru: Chota Nagpur: Subarnarekha 3. Gersoppa: Western Ghats: Netravati. In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following information: Region: Name of the mountain range: Type of mountain. 1. Central Asia: Vosges: Fold mountain 2. Europe: Alps: Block mountain 3. North America: Appalachians: Fold mountain 4. South America: Andes: Fold mountain. In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following airports: 1. Donyi Polo Airport 2. Kushinagar International Airport 3. Vijayawada International Airport. In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Current Affairs (Geography)
- With reference to "water vapour", which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a gas, the amount of which decreases with altitude. 2. Its percentage is maximum at the poles.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Consider the following description: 1. Annual and daily range of temperatures is low. 2. Precipitation occurs throughout the year. 3. Precipitation varies between 50 cm – 250 cm. What is this type of climate?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- With reference to "Coriolis force", which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It increases with increase in wind velocity. 2. It is maximum at the poles and is absent at the equator.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience(s) a sunlight of more than 12 hours? 1. Equator 2. Tropic of Cancer 3. Tropic of Capricorn 4. Arctic Circle2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as:2024 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geography
- Which of these river/lake statements are correct: Jhelum passes through Wular; Krishna directly feeds Kolleru; Gandak meandering formed Kanwar Lake?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Rivers & Lakes
- For Kamarajar, Mundra and Visakhapatnam ports, how many given descriptions are correctly matched?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Ports & Infrastructure
- How many are correct: India has more arable land than China; India has a higher irrigated share; Indian farm productivity per hectare exceeds China?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Agriculture
- Discuss the consequences of climate change for food security in tropical countries.2023 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Climate Change and Food Security
- Which landscape best illustrates repeated sea-level fall producing extensive present-day marshland?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Geomorphology
- Why is the world facing a crisis of availability and access to freshwater resources?2023 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Freshwater Crisis
- Ilmenite and rutile in India’s coastal sands are important ores of which metal?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Mineral Resources
- How are fjords formed and why are they among the world’s most picturesque landforms?2023 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Fjords
- Roughly three-fourths of global cobalt production used in EV batteries comes from which country?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · World Resources
- Why is the South-West Monsoon called Purvaiya in the Bhojpur region, and how has it influenced the region’s culture?2023 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Monsoon and Culture
- Which country is part of the Congo Basin?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · World Geography
- How many statements about Amarkantak, Biligirirangan and Seshachalam hill-range locations are correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian Physiography
- How many connectivity statements are correct: East–West Corridor Dibrugarh–Surat; Trilateral Highway Moreh–Chiang Mai via Myanmar; BCIM corridor Varanasi–Kunming?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Connectivity Corridors
- Statement I: India still relies heavily on coal despite uranium deposits. Statement II: power generation requires uranium enriched to at least 60%. Choose the correct relation.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Energy Resources
- Comment on the resource potential of India’s long coastline and the status of natural-hazard preparedness in these areas.2023 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Coastal Resources
- Identify factors responsible for diversity of natural vegetation in India and assess the significance of wildlife sanctuaries in rainforest regions.2023 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Natural Vegetation
- India moved from being a net food importer in the 1960s to a net food exporter. Provide reasons.2023 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Food Security
- Among Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania, how many share a land border with Ukraine?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Political Geography
- Which statement about Earth’s atmosphere/insolation is correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Atmosphere & Insolation
- Statement I: tropical-rainforest soil is nutrient-rich. Statement II: heat and moisture cause rapid decomposition of dead organic matter. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Tropical Rainforests
- Statement I: land–ocean temperature contrast is greater in summer than winter. Statement II: water has higher specific heat than land. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Climatology
- Seismic waves: P waves arrive before S waves; P-particle motion is parallel to propagation while S-particle motion is transverse. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Earthquakes
- Describe the characteristics and types of primary rocks.2022 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Primary Rocks
- Discuss the meaning of colour-coded weather warnings for cyclone-prone areas given by India Meteorological Department.2022 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Weather Warnings
- Discuss the natural resource potential of Deccan Trap.2022 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Deccan Trap
- Examine the potential of wind energy in India and explain the reasons for its limited spatial spread.2022 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Wind Energy
- What are the forces that influence ocean currents? Describe their role in the fishing industry of the world.2022 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Ocean Currents
- Describing the distribution of rubber-producing countries, indicate the major environmental issues faced by them.2022 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Rubber Production
- Mention the significance of straits and isthmus in international trade.2022 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Straits and Isthmus
- Troposphere is a very significant atmospheric layer that determines weather processes. How?2022 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Troposphere
- Which West African lake is well known for having largely dried up and transformed into desert-like terrain?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · African Lakes
- The Gandikota canyon in Andhra Pradesh was carved primarily by which river?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian River Landforms
- Which peak-region pairs are correctly matched: (1) Namcha Barwa—Garhwal Himalaya; (2) Nanda Devi—Kumaon Himalaya; (3) Nokrek—Sikkim Himalaya?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Himalayan & NE Peaks
- The geographical term 'Levant' most closely refers to which region?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · World Regions
- Which among Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan share a land border with Afghanistan?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · International Boundaries
- On monazite in India: (1) it is a rare-earth source; (2) it contains thorium; (3) it naturally occurs throughout the entire Indian coastline; (4) only government-authorized bodies may process/export it. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Atomic Minerals—Monazite
- In the Northern Hemisphere, the year's longest day normally falls in which period?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Earth Motions & Solstice
- How many of these wetland-location pairs are correct: Hokera—Punjab; Renuka—Himachal Pradesh; Rudrasagar—Tripura; Sasthamkotta—Tamil Nadu?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Wetlands & Ramsar Sites
- Which of the following factors directly influence the onset and progress of the southwest monsoon over India?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Monsoon
- How many reservoir-state pairs are incorrectly matched: Ghataprabha—Telangana; Gandhi Sagar—Madhya Pradesh; Indira Sagar—Andhra Pradesh; Maithon—Chhattisgarh?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Reservoirs & Dams
- Regarding cloud radiative effects: (1) high clouds primarily reflect incoming solar radiation and therefore cool Earth; (2) low clouds strongly absorb outgoing infrared radiation and therefore mainly warm Earth. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Clouds & Earth Radiation Budget
- Consider renewable-energy claims: (1) Gujarat has India's largest solar park; (2) Kerala has a fully solar-powered international airport; (3) Goa has India's largest floating solar PV project. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Renewable Energy Geography
- Differentiate the causes of landslides in the Himalayan region and the Western Ghats.2021 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Landslides
- Despite India being one of the countries of the Gondwanaland, its mining industry contributes much less to its Gross Domestic Product in percentage. Discuss.2021 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Mining Industry
- What are the environmental implications of the reclamation of water bodies into urban land use? Explain with examples.2021 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Urban Water Bodies
- Mention the global occurrence of volcanic eruptions in 2021 and their impact on the regional environment.2021 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Volcanic Eruptions
- Why is India considered a subcontinent? Elaborate on your answer.2021 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Indian Subcontinent
- Briefly mention the alignment of major mountain ranges of the world and explain their impact on local weather conditions, with examples.2021 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Mountain Ranges
- How does the melting of the Arctic ice and glaciers of the Antarctic differently affect the weather patterns and human activities on the Earth? Explain.2021 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Cryosphere and Climate
- Discuss the multi-dimensional implications of the uneven distribution of mineral oil in the world.2021 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Mineral Oil Distribution
- What are the main socio-economic implications arising out of the development of IT industries in major cities of India?2021 · Mains GS1 · Geography · IT Industry and Urbanisation
- Discuss the geophysical characteristics of Circum-Pacific Zone.2020 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Geophysical Zones
- The process of desertification does not have climate boundaries. Justify with examples.2020 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Desertification
- How will the melting of Himalayan glaciers have a far-reaching impact on the water resources of India?2020 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Himalayan Glaciers
- Account for the present location of iron and steel industries away from the source of raw material, by giving examples.2020 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Industrial Location
- The interlinking of rivers can provide viable solutions to the multi-dimensional inter-related problems of droughts, floods and interrupted navigation. Critically examine.2020 · Mains GS1 · Geography · River Interlinking
- Account for the huge flooding of million cities in India including the smart ones like Hyderabad and Pune. Suggest lasting remedial measures.2020 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Urban Floods
- India has immense potential of solar energy though there are regional variations in its developments. Elaborate.2020 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Solar Energy
- Examine the status of forest resources of India and its resultant impact on climate change.2020 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Forest Resources
- Which of these were officially classified as major minerals in India for the question’s period? 1 Bentonite, 2 Chromite, 3 Kyanite, 4 Sillimanite.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Mineral Resources & Regulation
- Regarding Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT), consider: (1) it is averaged down to the depth of the 26°C isotherm and that depth is fixed at 129 m in the southwestern Indian Ocean during January–March; (2) January–March OMT can help assess whether monsoon rainfall may be above or below a long-term mean. Which is correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Oceanography & Monsoon
- Where is the Siachen Glacier located relative to the listed features?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Himalayan & Karakoram Geography
- Regarding groundwater in India, consider: (1) exactly 36% of districts are classified as over-exploited or critical by the groundwater authority; (2) the Central Ground Water Authority was constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act framework; (3) India has the world’s largest area irrigated by groundwater. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Groundwater Resources
- Consider: (1) jet streams occur only in the Northern Hemisphere; (2) only some tropical cyclones develop a well-defined eye; (3) a cyclone’s eye is about 10°C colder than the surrounding eyewall. Which is correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Atmospheric Circulation & Cyclones
- Which river–outflow pairs are correct? (1) Mekong—Andaman Sea; (2) Thames—Irish Sea; (3) Volga—Caspian Sea; (4) Zambezi—Indian Ocean.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · World Rivers & Drainage
- Assess the impact of global warming on coral life systems with examples.2019 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Coral Ecosystems
- Discuss the causes of the depletion of mangroves and explain their importance in maintaining coastal ecology.2019 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Mangroves
- Can the strategy of regional-resource-based manufacturing help in promoting employment in India?2019 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Industrial Location
- Discuss the factors for localization of agro-based food processing industries of North-West India.2019 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Food Processing
- On regulation of minor minerals in India, consider: (1) ordinary sand is treated as a minor mineral; (2) States can grant minor-mineral leases but only the Union can frame rules governing such grants; (3) States may make rules to curb illegal mining of minor minerals. Which statements are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Mineral Resources & Mining Regulation
- What is water stress? How and why does it differ regionally in India?2019 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Water Stress
- How can the mountain ecosystem be restored from the negative impact of development initiatives and tourism?2019 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Mountain Ecosystem
- How is efficient and affordable urban mass transport key to the rapid economic development of India?2019 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Urbanisation
- How do ocean currents and water masses differ in their impacts on marine life and the coastal environment? Give suitable examples.2019 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Oceanography
- For recent Kharif cultivation patterns in India, consider: (1) rice occupies the largest area; (2) jowar area exceeds oilseeds; (3) cotton occupies more area than sugarcane; (4) sugarcane area has continuously declined. Which statements are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Agriculture & Cropping Patterns
- Which place-river pairs are correctly matched? (1) Pandharpur—Chandrabhaga; (2) Tiruchirappalli—Cauvery; (3) Hampi—Malaprabha.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian Rivers & Places
- What happens at the Arctic Circle around 21 June?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Earth-Sun Relations & Solstices
- What do Aliyar, Isapur and Kangsabati have in common?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Water Resources & Reservoirs
- Why is dew formation generally suppressed on cloudy nights?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Climatology - Dew & Radiation
- Which sea-country pairs are correctly matched? (1) Adriatic—Albania; (2) Black Sea—Croatia; (3) Caspian—Kazakhstan; (4) Mediterranean—Morocco; (5) Red Sea—Syria.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · World Geography - Seas & Countries
- Which glacier-river pairs are correctly matched? (1) Bandarpunch—Yamuna; (2) Bara Shigri—Chenab system; (3) Milam—Mandakini; (4) Siachen—Nubra; (5) Zemu—Manas.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Himalayan Glaciers & Rivers
- Why is India taking a keen interest in the Arctic region?2018 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Arctic Region
- Define mantle plume and explain its role in plate tectonics.2018 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Mantle Plume
- The ideal solution of depleting groundwater resources in India is water harvesting system. How can it be made effective in urban areas?2018 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Water Harvesting
- Among the following cities, which one lies on a longitude closest to that of Delhi?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Physical & Indian Geography
- Which one of the following is an artificial lake?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Physical & Indian Geography
- From the ecological point of view, which one of the following assumes importance in being a good link between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Protected Areas and Corridors
- Account for variations in oceanic salinity and discuss its multi-dimensional effects.2017 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Oceanic Salinity
- Petroleum refineries are not necessarily located nearer to crude oil producing areas, particularly in many of the developing countries. Explain its implications.2017 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Petroleum Refineries
- At which place in India does sea water recede several kilometres from the shoreline and return twice a day, allowing people to walk on the sea floor at low tide?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Coastal Geography
- With reference to river Teesta, consider: 1. Its source is the same as Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim. 2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and is a tributary of Teesta. 3. Teesta flows into the Bay of Bengal on the India-Bangladesh border. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · River Systems
- If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including origin and destination?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian Political Geography
- Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the following countries? 1. Jordan 2. Iraq 3. Lebanon 4. Syria2017 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · World Mapping
- Consider the following statements: 1. In India, the Himalayas are spread over five States only. 2. Western Ghats are spread over five States only. 3. Pulicat Lake is spread over two States only. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Physiography
- With reference to Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), consider: 1. It is characterised by a sea-surface temperature difference between tropical western Indian Ocean and tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. 2. IOD can influence an El Niño's impact on the monsoon. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian Ocean Dipole
- Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Mapping
- Discuss the concept of air mass and explain its role in macro-climatic changes.2016 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Air Mass
- The Himalayas are highly prone to landslides. Discuss the causes and suggest suitable measures of mitigation.2016 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Landslides in Himalayas
- The effective management of land and water resources will drastically reduce human miseries. Explain.2016 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Land and Water Resources
- South China Sea has assumed great geopolitical significance in the present context. Comment.2016 · Mains GS1 · Geography · South China Sea
- Major cities of India are becoming vulnerable to flood conditions. Discuss.2016 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Urban Floods
- Present an account of the Indus Water Treaty and examine its ecological, economic and political implications in the context of changing bilateral relations.2016 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Indus Water Treaty
- Enumerate the problems and prospects of inland water transport in India.2016 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Inland Water Transport
- In what way do micro-watershed development projects help in water conservation in drought-prone and semi-arid regions of India?2016 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Micro-watershed Development
- Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra? 1. Dibang 2. Kameng 3. Lohit. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian River Systems
- In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found? 1. Cambay Basin 2. Cauvery Basin 3. Krishna-Godavari Basin. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Energy Resources
- Which of the following is/are the advantage/advantages of practising drip irrigation? 1. Reduction in weed 2. Reduction in soil salinity 3. Reduction in soil erosion. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Irrigation
- Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · River Interlinking
- Consider the following pairs: Famous place : Region — 1. Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand 2. Khajuraho : Bundelkhand 3. Shirdi : Vidarbha 4. Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa 5. Tirupati : Rayalaseema. Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian Regions and Places
- Recently, which of the following States explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Transport Infrastructure
- In the South Atlantic and South-Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclones do not originate. What is the reason?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Geography · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Tropical Cyclones
- Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · India Location
- What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Geography · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Ocean Currents
- Explain the factors responsible for the origin of ocean currents. How do they influence regional climates, fishing and navigation?2015 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Ocean Currents
- Consider the following pairs of place of pilgrimage and location: 1. Srisailam — Nallamala Hills 2. Omkareshwar — Satmala Hills 3. Pushkar — Mahadeo Hills. Which is/are correctly matched?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Pilgrimage Geography
- Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata are the three mega cities of the country but the air pollution is much more serious problem in Delhi as compared to the other two. Why is this so?2015 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Air Pollution
- India is well endowed with fresh water resources. Critically examine why it still suffers from water scarcity.2015 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Water Scarcity
- The states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are reaching the limits of ecological carrying capacity due to tourism. Critically evaluate.2015 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Ecological Carrying Capacity
- How far do you agree that the behaviour of the Indian monsoon has been changing due to humanizing landscape? Discuss.2015 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Monsoon and Human Landscape
- What are the economic significance of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and its possible environmental consequences?2015 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Arctic Oil
- Consider the following rivers: 1. Vamsadhara 2. Indravati 3. Pranahita 4. Pennar. Which are tributaries of Godavari?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Godavari Basin
- Consider the following statements: 1. Winds which blow between 30° N and 60° S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies. 2. Moist air masses that cause winter rains in north-western India are part of westerlies. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Westerlies
- Tides occur in oceans and seas due to which among the following? 1. Gravitational force of the Sun 2. Gravitational force of the Moon 3. Centrifugal force of the Earth2015 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Tides
- Consider the following States: 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Mizoram. In which do Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests occur?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Natural Vegetation
- Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Geography · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, South-West Asia
- “Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over.” Which region is described?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Equatorial Climate
- Most of the unusual climatic happenings are explained as an outcome of the El Nino effect. Do you agree?2014 · Mains GS1 · Geography · El Nino
- Why are the world’s fold mountain systems located along the margins of continents? Bring out the association between the global distribution of fold mountains and the earthquakes and volcanoes.2014 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Fold Mountains
- Explain the formation of thousands of islands in Indonesian and Philippines archipelagos.2014 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Island Arcs
- Tropical cyclones are largely confined to South China Sea, Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mexico. Why?2014 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Tropical Cyclones
- Bring out the relationship between the shrinking Himalayan glaciers and the symptoms of climate change in the Indian sub-continent.2014 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Himalayan Glaciers
- Whereas the British planters had developed tea gardens all along the Shivaliks and Lesser Himalayas from Assam to Himachal Pradesh, in effect they did not succeed beyond the Darjeeling area. Explain.2014 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Tea Gardens
- In India, the problem of soil erosion is associated with which of the following? 1. Terrace cultivation 2. Deforestation 3. Tropical climate2014 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Soil Erosion
- Why did the Green Revolution in India virtually bypass the eastern region despite fertile soil and good availability of water?2014 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Green Revolution
- The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of2014 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Monsoon Climate
- Account for the change in the spatial pattern of the Iron and Steel industry in the world.2014 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Iron and Steel Industry
- Critically evaluate the various resources of the oceans which can be harnessed to meet the resource crisis in the world.2014 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Ocean Resources
- Consider the following rivers: 1. Barak 2. Lohit 3. Subansiri. Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Rivers of Northeast India
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Cardamom Hills — Coromandel Coast 2. Kaimur Hills — Konkan Coast 3. Mahadeo Hills — Central India 4. Mikir Hills — North-East India. Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian Physiography
- Turkey is located between2014 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · World Map
- What is the correct sequence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north? 1. Bangkok 2. Hanoi 3. Jakarta 4. Singapore2014 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Southeast Asia Map
- If you travel through the Himalayas, you are likely to see which of the following plants naturally growing there? 1. Oak 2. Rhododendron 3. Sandalwood2014 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Himalayan Vegetation
- Consider the following pairs: 1. NH 4 — Chennai and Hyderabad 2. NH 6 — Mumbai and Kolkata 3. NH 15 — Ahmedabad and Jodhpur. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · National Highways
- Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated by the Ten Degree Channel?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian Islands
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Dampa Tiger Reserve — Mizoram 2. Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary — Sikkim 3. Saramati Peak — Nagaland. Which is/are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Northeast Protected Areas
- Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · World Physical Geography
- Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Geographical Region : Feature2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · World Physical Geography
- Variations in the length of daytime and nighttime from season to season are due to2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Earth Motions, Earth-Sun Relationship
- The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east. Why? 1. It occupies a linear rift valley. 2. It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras. 3. The land slopes to the west from Central India.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian Drainage
- The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east. Why? 1. It occupies a linear rift valley. 2. It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras. 3. The land slopes to the west from Central India. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Narmada River
- On the planet Earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Water Resources, Freshwater Distribution
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve : Garo Hills 2. Loktak Lake : Barail Range 3. Namdapha National Park : Dafla Hills. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Ecology, Geography · Protected Areas, North-East India Geography
- Consider the following: 1. Electromagnetic radiation 2. Geothermal energy 3. Gravitational force 4. Plate movements 5. Rotation of the Earth 6. Revolution of the Earth. Which of the above are responsible for bringing dynamic changes on the surface of the Earth?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Earth System Processes, Dynamic Earth Processes
- What do you understand about the theory of continental drift? Discuss the prominent evidences in its support.2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Continental Drift
- The recent cyclone on the east coast of India was called “Phailin”. How are tropical cyclones named across the world? Elaborate.2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Cyclone Naming
- Bring out the causes for the formation of heat islands in the urban habitat of the world.2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Heat Islands
- What do you understand about the phenomenon of temperature inversion in meteorology? How does it affect the weather and habitants of the place?2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Temperature Inversion
- Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Soil Conservation
- Major hot deserts in the northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degrees north and on the western side of the continents. Why?2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Hot Deserts
- Bring out the causes for more frequent landslide in the Himalayas than in Western Ghats.2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Himalayan Landslides
- There is no formation of deltas by rivers of the Western Ghats. Why?2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Western Ghats Rivers
- Do you agree that there is a growing trend of opening new sugar mills in the southern states of India? Discuss with justification.2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Sugar Industry
- Analyze the factors for highly decentralized cotton textile industry in India.2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Cotton Textile Industry
- With growing scarcity of fossil fuels, atomic energy is gaining more and more significance in India. Discuss the availability of raw material required for the generation of atomic energy in India and in the world.2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Atomic Energy Resources
- It is said that India has substantial reserves of shale oil and gas, which can feed the needs of the country for a quarter century. However, tapping of the resource does not appear to be high on agenda. Discuss critically the availability and issues involved.2013 · Mains GS1 · Geography · Shale Oil and Gas
- The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Ocean Currents and Fisheries
- Which of the following is/are unique characteristic/characteristics of equatorial forests? 1. Presence of tall, closely set trees with crowns forming a continuous canopy 2. Coexistence of a large number of species 3. Presence of numerous varieties of epiphytes2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Equatorial Forests
- Which of the following is/are unique characteristic/characteristics of equatorial forests? 1. Presence of tall, closely set trees with crowns forming a continuous canopy 2. Coexistence of a large number of species 3. Presence of numerous varieties of epiphytes. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Equatorial Forests
- The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What is/are the reason/reasons? 1. Thermal difference between land and water 2. Variation in altitude between continents and oceans 3. Presence of strong winds in the interior 4. Heavy rains in the interior as compared to coasts2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Continentality
- The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What is/are the reason/reasons? 1. Thermal difference between land and water 2. Variation in altitude between continents and oceans 3. Presence of strong winds in the interior 4. Heavy rains in the interior as compared to coasts. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Continentality and Temperature
- Which of the following is/are the characteristic/characteristics of Indian coal? 1. High ash content 2. Low sulphur content 3. Low ash fusion temperature2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Coal Resources
- Which of the following is/are the characteristic/characteristics of Indian coal? 1. High ash content 2. Low sulphur content 3. Low ash fusion temperature. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian Coal
- Which of the following statements regarding laterite soils of India are correct? 1. They are generally red in colour. 2. They are rich in nitrogen and potash. 3. They are well-developed in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. 4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well on these soils.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Indian Soils
- Which of the following statements regarding laterite soils of India are correct? 1. They are generally red in colour. 2. They are rich in nitrogen and potash. 3. They are well-developed in Rajasthan and UP. 4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well on these soils. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Laterite Soils
- Consider the following statements: 1. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds. 2. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma. 3. Dharwars are famous for petroleum. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · Mineral Resources, Mineral and Energy Resources
- “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.” The above statement best describes which of the following regions?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Geography · World Climatic Regions
- Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Geography, Geography · Industrial Water Use
- System of Rice Intensification using alternate wetting and drying can result in: (1) lower seed requirement; (2) lower methane emissions; (3) lower electricity use. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · System of Rice Intensification
- How many among Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura are treated as tea-producing States for this UPSC item?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Tea-Producing States
- How does permaculture typically differ from conventional chemical farming? (1) it discourages monoculture; (2) chemical farming can aggravate salinity whereas permaculture seeks to avoid such degradation; (3) chemical farming is readily feasible in semi-arid areas whereas permaculture is not; (4) mulching is central to permaculture but not necessarily to conventional chemical farming. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Sustainable Agriculture
- Regarding palm oil, consider: (1) oil palm is native to Southeast Asia; (2) palm oil is an input in products such as lipstick and some fragrances/cosmetics; (3) palm oil can be converted to biodiesel. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Oil Palm
- Within the Indus river system, which one among Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi and Sutlej is the river into which the other tributary streams ultimately combine before the system joins the Indus?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Indus River System
- Didwana, Kuchaman, Sargol and Khatu in India are examples of what?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Inland Drainage & Saline Lakes
- Which of these rivers originate in or from the Eastern Ghats: (1) Brahmani; (2) Nagavali; (3) Subarnarekha; (4) Vamsadhara?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Peninsular Rivers
- Consider seabed mineral governance: (1) the Global Ocean Commission issues exploration/mining licences in international waters; (2) India holds licences for seabed mineral exploration beyond national jurisdiction; (3) rare-earth-bearing minerals occur on the international seafloor. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Ocean Resources
- Which crop is generally the least water-efficient among the following?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Water Use in Crops
- Evaluate these ocean-temperature statements: (1) in the tropics, western ocean margins tend to be warmer than eastern margins because of trade-wind-driven circulation; (2) in temperate latitudes, westerlies help make eastern ocean sectors warmer than western sectors. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Ocean Circulation
- Regarding climate-smart agriculture in India, consider: (1) the Climate-Smart Village approach has been developed under CCAFS; (2) CCAFS operated within the CGIAR research network headquartered in France; (3) ICRISAT is a CGIAR research centre. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Climate-Smart Agriculture
- A biome has extremely rapid leaf-litter decomposition, a nearly bare soil surface, abundant climbers and epiphytes reaching the canopy, and dense tree cover. Which biome best fits this description?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Tropical Rainforest
- Savannahs contain grassland with scattered trees, yet large tracts remain treeless. Which factors can help suppress forest development there: (1) burrowing animals and termites; (2) fire; (3) grazing herbivores; (4) strongly seasonal rainfall; (5) soil properties?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Savannah Ecology
- Regarding Earth's freshwater distribution, examine: (1) rivers and lakes contain more water than groundwater; (2) polar ice caps and glaciers contain more water than groundwater. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Water Resources
- Consider these statements about moringa and tamarind: (1) moringa is a leguminous evergreen tree; (2) tamarind is endemic to South Asia; (3) much Indian tamarind is collected as minor forest produce; (4) India exports tamarind and moringa seeds; (5) seeds of both may be used as biofuel feedstock. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Useful Tree Species
- India's black cotton (regur) soil developed mainly through weathering of which parent material?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Geography & Agriculture · Indian Soils
- Analyse the advantages and limitations of the generalist structure of the Indian Civil Services in contemporary governance.2026 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Generalist Civil Services
- A good leader is one who follows the followers.2026 · Essay · Governance · Leadership, Listening and Democratic Legitimacy
- “Transparency and accountability in governance are not about controlling corruption but about creating the trust of stakeholders in the policy process by following the Rule of Law and Participatory Governance.” Comment.2026 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Transparency, Accountability and Trust
- E-governance projects have a built-in bias towards technology and back-end integration than user-centric designs. Examine.2025 · Mains GS2 · Governance · E-Governance
- Civil Society Organizations are often perceived as being anti-State actors than non-State actors. Do you agree? Justify.2025 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Civil Society Organizations
- The ethos of civil service in India stand for the combination of professionalism with nationalistic consciousness – Elucidate.2025 · Mains GS1 · Governance · Civil Service Ethos
- In contemporary development models, decision-making and problem-solving responsibilities are not located close to the source of information and execution defeating the objectives of development. Critically evaluate.2025 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Decentralized Development
- Discuss why democratic governance requires a positive public perception of civil servants’ integrity and commitment.2024 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Civil Service Integrity
- Describe the context and salient features of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.2024 · Mains GS3 · Governance · Digital Personal Data Protection
- What kind of government-NGO-private sector collaboration is most productive for socio-economic development?2024 · Mains GS1 · Governance · Development Partnerships
- What are the aims of the Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, and are university/board exams covered?2024 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Public Examinations Act 2024
- Evaluate the Interactive Service Model of e-governance for transparency and accountability.2024 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Interactive E-Governance
- Comment on the reluctance of Indian states to empower urban local bodies functionally and financially.2023 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Urban Local Bodies
- Discuss the role of the Competition Commission of India in containing abuse of dominance by multinational corporations.2023 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Competition Commission
- E-governance has improved effectiveness, transparency and accountability. What inadequacies still limit these gains?2023 · Mains GS2 · Governance · E-Governance
- Discuss the contribution of civil society groups to effective and meaningful participation of women in state legislatures.2023 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Women in Legislatures
- The Gati-Shakti Yojana needs meticulous coordination between the government and the private sector to achieve the goal of connectivity. Discuss.2022 · Mains GS2 · Governance · PM Gati Shakti and Infrastructure Coordination
- Reforming the government delivery system through the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme is a progressive step, but it has limitations too. Comment.2022 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Direct Benefit Transfer
- Do you agree that increasing dependence on donor agencies for development reduces the importance of community participation in the development process? Justify your answer.2022 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Donor Agencies and Community Participation
- Has digital illiteracy, particularly in rural areas, coupled with lack of Information and Communication Technology accessibility hindered socio-economic development? Examine with justification.2021 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Digital Divide and Development
- Can Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organizations present an alternative model of public service delivery to benefit the common citizen? Discuss the challenges of this alternative model.2021 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Civil Society and NGO Service Delivery
- Institutional quality is a crucial driver of economic performance. In this context, suggest reforms in Civil Service for strengthening democracy.2020 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Civil Services Reform
- The emergence of Fourth Industrial Revolution has initiated e-Governance as an integral part of government. Discuss.2020 · Mains GS2 · Governance · E-Governance
- Do you think the Constitution of India does not accept the principle of strict separation of powers rather it is based on the principle of checks and balance? Explain.2019 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Separation of Powers
- Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy2019 · Essay · Governance · Biased Media Is A
- Implementation of Information and Communication Technology based projects/programs usually suffers in terms of certain vital factors. Identify these factors and suggest measures for their effective implementation.2019 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Implementation Of Information And
- In the context of the neo-liberal paradigm of developmental planning, multi-level planning is expected to make operations cost-effective and remove many implementation blockages. Discuss.2019 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Planning
- The need for cooperation among various service sectors has been an inherent component of development discourse. Partnership bridges the gap among the sectors. It also sets in motion a culture of collaboration and team spirit. In the light of the statements above, examine India's development process.2019 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Development Partnership
- Mention core strategies for the transformation of aspirational districts in India and explain the nature of convergence, collaboration and competition for its success.2018 · Mains GS1 · Governance · Aspirational Districts
- With reference to Quality Council of India, consider: 1. QCI was set up jointly by Government of India and Indian industry. 2. Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Minister on recommendations of industry to Government. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Governance · Quality Council of India
- What is a quasi-judicial body? Explain with the help of concrete examples.2016 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Quasi-judicial Bodies
- In the Indian governance system, the role of non-state actors has been only marginal. Critically examine this statement.2016 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Non-state Actors
- Effectiveness of the government system at various levels and people’s participation in the governance system are inter-dependent. Discuss their relationship in the context of India.2016 · Mains GS2 · Governance · People’s Participation
- In the integrity index of Transparency International, India stands very low. Discuss briefly the legal, political, social and cultural factors that have caused the decline of public morality in India.2016 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Public Morality
- Has the Indian governmental system responded adequately to the demands of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization started in 1991? What can the government do to be responsive to this important change?2016 · Mains GS2 · Governance · LPG Reforms and Government
- Traditional bureaucratic structure and culture have hampered the process of socio-economic development in India. Comment.2016 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Bureaucracy and Development
- With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory for the manufacturer to put which of the following information on the main label, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011? 1. List of ingredients including additives 2. Nutrition information 3. Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession about possible allergic reactions 4. Vegetarian/non-vegetarian. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Governance · Food Labelling Regulations
- What is/are the purpose/purposes of District Mineral Foundations in India? 1. Promoting mineral exploration activities in mineral-rich districts 2. Protecting the interests of persons affected by mining operations 3. Authorizing State Governments to issue licences for mineral exploration. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Governance · Mining Governance
- Regarding DigiLocker, sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a digital locker system offered by the Government under Digital India Programme. 2. It allows access to e-documents irrespective of physical location. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Governance · Digital India
- Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.2015 · Essay · Governance · Leadership and Institutions
- In the absence of well-educated and organised local level government system, Panchayats and Samitis have remained mainly political institutions and not effective instrument of governance. Critically discuss.2015 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Local Governance
- What are the major changes brought in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 through the recent ordinance promulgated by the President? How far will it improve India’s dispute resolution mechanism? Discuss.2015 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Arbitration and Conciliation
- Dreams which should not let India sleep.2015 · Essay · Governance · Nation Building
- Examine critically the recent changes in the rules governing foreign funding of NGOs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 1976.2015 · Mains GS2 · Governance · FCRA and NGOs
- How can the role of NGOs be strengthened in India for development works relating to protection of the environment? Discuss throwing light on the major constraints.2015 · Mains GS2 · Governance · NGOs and Environment
- In the light of Satyam Scandal (2009), discuss the changes brought in corporate governance to ensure transparency and accountability.2015 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Corporate Governance
- If amendment bill to the Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2011 tabled in the Parliament is passed, there may be no one left to protect. Critically evaluate.2015 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Whistleblower Protection
- For achieving the desired objectives, it is necessary to ensure that the regulatory institutions remain independent and autonomous. Discuss in the light of experiences in recent past.2015 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Regulatory Institutions
- With greater power comes greater responsibility.2014 · Essay · Governance · Power and Responsibility
- Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the growth of our country?2014 · Essay · Governance · Policy Paralysis
- Though 100 percent FDI is already allowed in non-news media like a trade publication and general entertainment channel, the Government is mulling over the proposal for increased FDI in news media. What difference would an increase in FDI make? Critically evaluate the pros and cons.2014 · Mains GS2 · Governance · FDI in News Media
- The setting up of a Rail Tariff Authority to regulate fares will subject the cash-strapped Indian Railways to demand subsidy for obligation to operate non-profitable routes and services. Taking into account the experience in the power sector, discuss if the proposed reform is expected to benefit consumers, Indian Railways or private container operators.2014 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Rail Tariff Authority
- Should premier institutes like IITs and IIMs be allowed to retain premier status, have more academic independence in designing courses, and decide mode or criteria of selection of students? Discuss in light of growing challenges.2014 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Higher Education Autonomy
- Has the cadre-based Civil Services organization been the cause of slow change in India? Critically examine.2014 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Civil Services Cadre System
- Two parallel run schemes of the Government, Aadhaar and NPR, one voluntary and the other compulsory, have led to debates and litigation. On merits, discuss whether both schemes need to run concurrently. Analyse their potential to achieve development benefits and equitable growth.2014 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Aadhaar and NPR
- GDP (Gross Domestic Product) Along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) Would Be The Right Indices For Judging The Well-being Of A Country2013 · Essay · Governance · Well-being Indices
- Many State Governments further bifurcate geographical administrative areas like Districts and Talukas for better governance. In light of the above, can it also be justified that more number of smaller States would bring in effective governance at State level? Discuss.2013 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Smaller States
- The product diversification of financial institutions and insurance companies, resulting in overlapping of products and services strengthens the case for the merger of the two regulatory agencies, namely SEBI and IRDA. Justify.2013 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Regulatory Merger
- Pressure group politics is sometimes seen as the informal face of politics. With regards to the above, assess the structure and functioning of pressure groups in India.2013 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Pressure Groups
- The legitimacy and accountability of Self Help Groups and their patrons, the micro-finance outfits, need systematic assessment and scrutiny for the sustained success of the concept. Discuss.2013 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Self Help Groups
- Electronic cash transfer system for the welfare schemes is an ambitious project to minimize corruption, eliminate wastage and facilitate reforms. Comment.2013 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Cash Transfer
- The basis of providing urban amenities in rural areas is rooted in establishing connectivity. Comment.2013 · Mains GS2 · Governance · PURA
- Though Citizen’s charters have been formulated by many public service delivery organizations, there is no corresponding improvement in the level of citizens’ satisfaction and quality of services being provided. Analyse.2013 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Citizen’s Charters
- A national Lokpal, however strong it may be, cannot resolve the problems of immorality in public affairs. Discuss.2013 · Mains GS2 · Governance · Lokpal
- Analyze the importance of Ashokan inscriptions for reconstructing Mauryan history.2026 · Mains GS1 · History · Ashokan Inscriptions and Mauryan History
- Discuss the impact of Macaulay's Minute on colonial administration and education in India.2026 · Mains GS1 · History · Macaulay Minute and Colonial Education
- The significance of the Gandhian movements lay in the masses they mobilized. Elucidate.2026 · Mains GS1 · History · Gandhian Mass Mobilisation
- Discuss the salient features of the Harappan architecture.2025 · Mains GS1 · History · Harappan Architecture
- Examine the main aspects of Akbar’s religious syncretism.2025 · Mains GS1 · History · Akbar and Religious Syncretism
- Mahatma Jotirao Phule’s writings and efforts of social reforms touched issues of almost all subaltern classes. Discuss.2025 · Mains GS1 · History · Jotirao Phule and Social Reform
- Underline the changes in society and economy from the Rig Vedic to the later Vedic period.2024 · Mains GS1 · History · Vedic Period
- Estimate the contribution of the Pallavas of Kanchi to the development of South Indian art and literature.2024 · Mains GS1 · History · Pallava Art and Literature
- What events led to the Quit India Movement? Point out its results.2024 · Mains GS1 · History · Quit India Movement
- Comment on the lasting achievements of the Cholas in art and architecture.2024 · Mains GS1 · History · Chola Art and Architecture
- How far is it correct that the First World War was fought for preservation of the balance of power?2024 · Mains GS1 · History · First World War
- How far was the Industrial Revolution in England responsible for the decline of handicrafts and cottage industries in India?2024 · Mains GS1 · History · Industrial Revolution and India
- With reference to the Buddhist Councils, consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below.2024 · Prelims GS1 · History · Buddhist Councils
- Explain the role of geographical factors in the development of Ancient India.2023 · Mains GS1 · History · Ancient India
- Compare Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore in their approaches to education and nationalism.2023 · Mains GS1 · History · Nationalism and Education
- Bring out the socio-economic effects of the introduction of railways in different countries.2023 · Mains GS1 · History · Railways and Society
- What are the main features of Vedic society and religion? Do some of these features still persist in Indian society?2023 · Mains GS1 · History · Vedic Society
- What major technological changes were introduced during the Sultanate period, and how did they influence Indian society?2023 · Mains GS1 · History · Sultanate Technology
- How did colonial rule affect Indian tribes, and what was the tribal response to colonial oppression?2023 · Mains GS1 · History · Tribal Resistance
- With reference to the Indian national movement, which of the following best explains the Surat Split of 1907?2023 · Prelims GS1 · History · Moderates and Extremists
- How will you explain that medieval Indian temple sculptures represent the social life of those days?2022 · Mains GS1 · History · Temple Sculpture
- Why did the armies of the British East India Company, mostly comprising Indian soldiers, win consistently against the more numerous and better equipped armies of the Indian rulers? Give reasons.2022 · Mains GS1 · History · British East India Company
- Why was there a sudden spurt in famines in colonial India since the mid-eighteenth century? Give reasons.2022 · Mains GS1 · History · Colonial Famines
- The political and administrative reorganization of states and territories has been a continuous ongoing process since the mid-nineteenth century. Discuss with examples.2022 · Mains GS1 · History · State Reorganisation
- Discuss the main contributions of Gupta period and Chola period to Indian heritage and culture.2022 · Mains GS1 · History · Gupta and Chola
- Discuss the significance of the lion and bull figures in Indian mythology, art and architecture.2022 · Mains GS1 · History · Mythology and Art
- Evaluate the nature of Bhakti Literature and its contribution to Indian culture.2021 · Mains GS1 · History · Bhakti Literature
- Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to Young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj.2021 · Mains GS1 · History · Socio Religious Reform
- Assess the main administrative issues and socio-cultural problems in the integration process of Indian Princely States.2021 · Mains GS1 · History · Princely States Integration
- To what extent did the role of the moderates prepare a base for the wider freedom movement? Comment.2021 · Mains GS1 · History · Moderates and Freedom Movement
- Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement.2021 · Mains GS1 · History · Gandhian Constructive Programme
- There arose a serious challenge to the Democratic State System between the two World Wars. Evaluate the statement.2021 · Mains GS1 · History · Inter War Democracy
- The rock-cut architecture represents one of the most important sources of our knowledge of early Indian art and history. Discuss.2020 · Mains GS1 · History · Rock-cut Architecture
- Pala period is the most significant phase in the history of Buddhism in India. Enumerate.2020 · Mains GS1 · History · Buddhism
- Evaluate the policies of Lord Curzon and their long term implications on the national movements.2020 · Mains GS1 · History · Colonial Policy
- Indian Philosophy and tradition played a significant role in conceiving and shaping the monuments and their art in India. Discuss.2020 · Mains GS1 · History · Indian Philosophy And Tradition
- Persian literary sources of medieval India reflect the spirit of the age. Comment.2020 · Mains GS1 · History · Medieval Sources
- Since the decade of the 1920s, the national movement acquired various ideological strands and thereby expanded its social base. Discuss.2020 · Mains GS1 · History · National Movement — Ideological Strands
- Highlight the Central Asian and Greco-Bactrian elements in Gandhara art.2019 · Mains GS1 · History · Gandhara Art
- The 1857 Uprising was the culmination of the recurrent big and small local rebellions that had occurred in the preceding hundred years of British rule. Elucidate.2019 · Mains GS1 · History · Revolt of 1857
- Examine the linkages between the 19th century Indian Renaissance and the emergence of national identity.2019 · Mains GS1 · History · Indian Renaissance
- Many voices had strengthened and enriched the nationalist movement during the Gandhian phase. Elaborate.2019 · Mains GS1 · History · National Movement
- Assess the role of British imperial power in complicating the process of transfer of power during the 1940s.2019 · Mains GS1 · History · Transfer of Power
- Explain how the foundations of the modern world were laid by the American and French Revolutions.2019 · Mains GS1 · History · World Revolutions
- Safeguarding the Indian art heritage is the need of the moment. Comment.2018 · Mains GS1 · History · Indian Art Heritage
- Assess the importance of the accounts of the Chinese and Arab travellers in the reconstruction of the history of India.2018 · Mains GS1 · History · Travellers Accounts
- Throw light on the significance of the thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in the present times.2018 · Mains GS1 · History · Gandhian Thought
- The Bhakti movement received a remarkable re-orientation with the advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Discuss.2018 · Mains GS1 · History · Bhakti Movement
- Why was indentured labour taken by the British from India to their colonies? Have they been able to preserve their cultural identity there?2018 · Mains GS1 · History · Indentured Labour
- How do you justify the view that the level of excellence of the Gupta numismatic art is not at all noticeable in later times?2017 · Mains GS1 · History · Gupta Numismatic Art
- Why did the Moderates fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by the end of the nineteenth century?2017 · Mains GS1 · History · Moderates
- Examine how the decline of traditional artisanal industry in colonial India crippled the rural economy.2017 · Mains GS1 · History · Colonial Economy
- Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian Independence since the twenties of the last century.2017 · Mains GS1 · History · Indian Independence
- Krishnadeva Raya, the king of Vijayanagar, was not only an accomplished scholar himself but was also a great patron of learning and literature. Discuss.2016 · Mains GS1 · History · Vijayanagara Empire
- Explain how the uprising of 1857 constitutes an important watershed in the evolution of British policies towards colonial India.2016 · Mains GS1 · History · Revolt of 1857
- Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase.2016 · Mains GS1 · History · Women in Freedom Struggle
- Highlight the differences in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom.2016 · Mains GS1 · History · Gandhi and Bose
- Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagar, consider the following statements: 1. The tax rate on land was fixed depending on the quality of the land. 2. Private owners of workshops paid an industries tax. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Vijayanagara Administration
- With reference to the cultural history of medieval India, consider the following statements: 1. Siddhas (Sittars) of Tamil region were monotheistic and condemned idolatry. 2. Lingayats of Kannada region questioned the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste hierarchy. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Medieval Religious Movements
- Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Medieval Economy
- Who of the following had first deciphered the edicts of Emperor Ashoka?2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Mauryan Epigraphy
- The Swadeshi and Boycott were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Swadeshi Movement
- Satya Shodhak Samaj organized2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Social Reform Movements
- The Montagu-Chelmsford Proposals were related to2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Constitutional Developments
- Consider the following: 1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee 2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 3. Indian Reform Association. Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Socio-religious Reform
- In the context of the history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Eripatti : Land, revenue from which was set apart for maintenance of the village tank 2. Taniyurs : Villages donated to a single Brahmin or a group of Brahmins 3. Ghatikas : Colleges generally attached to temples. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Early Medieval Institutions
- With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term Araghatta refers to2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Medieval Technology
- With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Ancient Cultural Traditions
- What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Surat Split
- The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War2016 · Prelims GS1 · History · Cripps Mission
- The ancient civilization in Indian sub continent differed from those of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece in that its culture and traditions have been preserved without breakdown to the present day. Comment.2015 · Mains GS1 · History · Ancient Indian Civilization
- How difficult would have been the achievement of Indian independence without Mahatma Gandhi? Discuss.2015 · Mains GS1 · History · Freedom Struggle
- Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B R Ambedkar, despite having divergent approaches and strategies, had a common goal of amelioration of the downtrodden. Elucidate.2015 · Mains GS1 · History · Gandhi and Ambedkar
- The third battle of Panipat was fought in 1761. Why were so many empire-shaking battles fought at Panipat?2014 · Mains GS1 · History · Third Battle of Panipat
- Examine critically the various facets of economic policies of the British in India from mid-eighteenth century till independence.2014 · Mains GS1 · History · British Economic Policies
- In what ways did the naval mutiny prove to be the last nail in the coffin of British colonial aspirations in India?2014 · Mains GS1 · History · Naval Mutiny
- Though not very useful from the point of view of a connected political history of South India, the Sangam literature portrays the social and economic conditions of its time with remarkable vividness. Comment.2013 · Mains GS1 · History · Sangam Literature
- Is The Colonial Mentality Hindering India’s Success?2013 · Essay · History · Colonial Mentality
- Defying the barriers of age, gender and religion, the Indian women became the torch bearer during the struggle for freedom in India. Discuss.2013 · Mains GS1 · History · Women in Freedom Struggle
- Several foreigners made India their homeland and participated in various movements. Analyze their role in the Indian struggle for freedom.2013 · Mains GS1 · History · Foreigners in Freedom Struggle
- In many ways, Lord Dalhousie was the founder of modern India. Elaborate.2013 · Mains GS1 · History · Lord Dalhousie
- He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was:2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. Establishment of universities was recommended. 3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Chapchar Kut festival — Mizoram 2. Khongjom Parba ballad — Manipur 3. Thang-Ta dance — Sikkim. Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- In the federation established by the Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the:2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- The well-known painting "Bani Thani" belongs to the:2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements: 1. Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna. 2. Tyagaraja created several new ragas. 3. Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are contemporaries. 4. Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in praise of Lord Venkateswara. Which of the statements given above are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? 1. The territories called Santhal Parganas were created. 2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Economically, one of the results of British rule in India in the 19th century was the:2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Puthukkuli shawls — Tamil Nadu 2. Sujni embroidery — Maharashtra 3. Uppada Jamdani saris — Karnataka. Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were:2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Who among the following were the founders of the Hind Mazdoor Sabha established in 1948?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- With reference to religious practices in India, the "Sthanakvasi" sect belongs to:2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements: 1. White marble was used in making Buland Darwaza and Khankah at Fatehpur Sikri. 2. Red sandstone and marble were used in making Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza at Lucknow. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed diamonds and diamond mines of India?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist controversy. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- In 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha"?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Which among the following events happened earliest?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- With reference to educational institutes during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs: 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras — William Jones 2. Calcutta Madrasa — Warren Hastings 3. Fort William College — Arthur Wellesley. Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Consider the following events: 1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India. 2. India's then largest bank, Imperial Bank of India, was renamed State Bank of India. 3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier. 4. Goa became a part of independent India. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?2018 · Prelims GS1 · History & Art and Culture · Indian History & Culture
- Which Carnatic raga corresponds most closely to the natural-major-scale character of Hindustani Raga Bilawal?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Indian classical music
- Why did the British Government favour the rupee–sterling exchange rate recommended by the Hilton-Young Commission in 1926?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Colonial economy
- Pali literature names coin denominations such as kahapana and nikkha, while archaeology has recovered standardized silver punch-marked coins. These two forms of evidence are associated with which developments?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient economy
- Identify the temples in the list that display a Nagara-type curvilinear shikhara: 1. Malegitti Shivalaya, Badami; 2. Huchimalligudi, Aihole; 3. Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh; 4. Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal.2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Temple architecture
- Which of the following is not one of Jainism's four principal gatis or forms of rebirth/existence?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Jainism
- The Hallisalasya scene in the Bagh Caves is best identified as which subject?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient painting
- Consider statements on India's place-value notation: 1. The Mankani plates of Gujarat (595–596 CE) provide an early epigraphic example. 2. By the ninth century place-value notation became widespread in Indian inscriptions. 3. Sanskrit inscriptions in Southeast Asia show such notation from the seventh century. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · History of mathematics
- Harappan archaeology shows many spindle whorls in houses but no spinning wheels; standardized graduated weights/scales; and substantial baked-brick houses with private wells and baths. Which inferences follow? 1. Household spinning was labour intensive. 2. Standardized measures reflect substantial technical knowledge. 3. Such houses demonstrate a common-property system.2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Harappan civilization
- Which comparison between the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is accurate?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · National movement
- Rigvedic references are used to support irrigation from wells and use of draught power to lift water. Which evidence supports these propositions? 1. References to devices such as stone pulley wheels and wooden pails. 2. References to axes and sickles. 3. Pre-Rigvedic use of oxen for ploughing and carts.2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Rigvedic economy
- In early aniconic Buddhist art, what does an empty throne or seat generally symbolize?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Buddhist iconography
- Which ancient-to-modern river-name pairing is correctly matched?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Vedic geography
- Regarding the Amaravati Stupa and its sculptural tradition, consider: 1. It stood in the lower Krishna valley. 2. It was smaller than Sanchi and second to it in size. 3. Amaravati art influenced later southern traditions and travelled to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Buddhist art
- Which king–dynasty match from early historical Tamilakam is incorrect? 1. Senguttuvan–Chera 2. Udiyanjeral–Chola 3. Nedunjeliyan–Pandya2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Sangam age
- Which factors contributed to Subhas Chandra Bose forming the Forward Bloc in 1939? 1. Failure to secure Gandhi's confidence. 2. Disunity of the Congress Left. 3. Complete non-support from Communists as the decisive cause. 4. Royists and socialist leaders prioritized Congress unity over Bose.2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · National movement
- Immediately after the British annexed Awadh in 1856, consider: 1. Taluqdars were dispossessed but allowed to keep arms and forts. 2. The Summary Settlement treated taluqdars largely as outside intermediaries. 3. British policy sought direct revenue relations with cultivators/villages by bypassing taluqdars. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Awadh annexation
- Why did the Montagu-Chelmsford constitutional framework encourage political alliances organized around community? Consider: 1. Separate electorates were retained and extended. 2. Such electorates fragmented an increasingly strong nationalism. 3. Communities and disadvantaged groups organized around the political safeguards/benefits created by separate representation.2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Constitutional reforms
- Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, the renowned Karnataka-born Hindustani vocalist, is associated primarily with which gharana?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Indian music
- The expression kshetra-patni, literally 'mistress/lady of the field', is associated with which ancient text?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Vedic literature
- The UNESCO-listed Moidams created under the Tai-Ahom kingdom were principally what?2026 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Moidams
- Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy: I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East. II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme: I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict non-violence III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes. How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- The irrigation device called'Araghatta' was2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient History
- Who among the following rulers in ancient India had assumed the titles 'Mattavilasa', 'Vichitrachitta' and 'Gunabhara'?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient History
- Fa-hien(Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient History
- Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient History
- With reference to ancient India(600–322 BC), consider the following pairs: Territorial Region - River. I. Asmaka: Godavari II. Kamboja: Vipas III. Avanti: Mahanadi IV. Kosala: Sarayu. How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient History
- The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in:2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Art & Culture
- Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradeshika', 'Rajuka' and 'Yukta' were important officers at the:2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient History
- Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement: I. The Congress declared the attainment of 'Swaraj' by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective. II. It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes for the next stage only if 'Swaraj' did not come within a year and the Government resorted to repression. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- Who amongst the following are members of the Jury to select the recipient of 'Gandhi Peace Prize'? I. The President of India II. The Prime Minister of India III. The Chief Justice of India IV. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Art & Culture
- Consider the following statements in respect of the first Kho Kho World Cup: I. The event was held in Delhi, India. II. Indian men beat Nepal with a score of 78-40 in the final to become the World Champion in men category. III. Indian women beat Nepal with a score of 54-36 in the final to become the World Champion in women category. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Art & Culture
- Consider the following statements: I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the world's youngest winner after defeating the Russian player Jan Nepomniachtchi II. Abhimanyu Mishra, an American chess player, holds the record of becoming world's youngest ever Grandmaster. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Art & Culture
- 'Sedition has become my religion' was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- The famous female figurine known as 'Dancing Girl', found at Mohenjo-daro, is made of2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Art & Culture
- Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all spheres, decided to include the upliftment of 'Harijans' in his political and social programme?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- Consider the following fruits: I. Papaya II. Pineapple III. Guava. How many of the above were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- Who among the following was the founder of the 'Self-Respect Movement'?2025 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- Consider the following pairs: Party - Its Leader. 1. Bhartiya Jana Sangh - Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 2. Socialist Party - C. Rajagopalachari 3. Congress for Democracy - Jagjivan Ram 4. Swatantra Party - Acharya Narendra Dev. How many of the above are correctly matched?2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements: 1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of the British Indian Provinces and Princely States. 2. Defence and Foreign Affairs were kept under the control of the federal legislature.2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa?2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Art & Culture
- Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on:2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Art & Culture
- Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO: 1. Shantiniketan 2. Rani-ki-Vav 3. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas 4. Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodhgaya. How many of the above properties were included in 2023?2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Current Affairs (Art & Culture)
- With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets? 1. Nayaputta 2. Shakyamuni 3. Tathagata2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient India
- Consider the following information: Archaeological Site - State - Description. 1. Chandraketugarh: Odisha: Trading Port town 2. Inamgaon: Maharashtra: Chalcolithic site 3. Mangadu: Kerala: Megalithic site 4. Salihundam: Andhra Pradesh: Rock-cut cave shrines. In which of the above rows is given information correctly matched?2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient India
- Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Medieval India
- With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements: 1. Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities. 2. Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari.2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Modern History
- Consider the following statements: 1. There are no parables in Upanishads. 2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the Puranas.2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Art & Culture
- Which one of the following was the latest inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO?2024 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Current Affairs (Art & Culture)
- Under the Government of India Act 1919, which provincial subjects were 'reserved': (1) administration of justice; (2) local self-government; (3) land revenue; (4) police?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Government of India Act 1919
- In medieval Indian sources, 'Fanam' referred to what?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Medieval Coinage
- Which among Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee and Rash Behari Bose was actively associated with the Ghadar movement?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Revolutionary Nationalism—Ghadar
- Regarding the Cripps proposals: (1) Provincial Assemblies would nominate Constituent Assembly members while princely states also nominated representatives; (2) a province unwilling to accept the new Constitution could retain its existing position and negotiate a separate arrangement with Britain. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Cripps Mission
- Which of these are Jaina texts: (1) Nettipakarana; (2) Parishishtaparvan; (3) Avadanashataka; (4) Trishashtilakshana Mahapurana?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Jain & Buddhist Literature
- How many person-description pairs are correct: Aryadeva—Jaina scholar; Dignaga—Buddhist scholar; Nathamuni—Vaishnava scholar?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Indian Philosophical Traditions
- On Mongol encounters with the Delhi Sultanate: (1) the first Mongol invasion occurred under Jalaluddin Khalji; (2) during Alauddin Khalji's reign a Mongol force reached and besieged Delhi; (3) Muhammad bin Tughlaq permanently lost northwest territory to the Mongols. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Delhi Sultanate & Mongols
- In medieval Indian history, who were known as 'Kulah-Daran'?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Medieval Social Groups
- Consider European trading settlements: (1) Dutch east-coast factories were on lands granted by Gajapati rulers; (2) Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate; (3) the English obtained Madras land from a representative of the Vijayanagara successor polity. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · European Trading Companies
- According to Kautilya's Arthashastra, which statements on slavery are accepted: (1) judicial punishment could result in slavery; (2) a female slave bearing her master's son gained freedom; (3) such a son could obtain the legal status of the master's son?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Arthashastra—Social Law
- How many Ashokan major-rock-edict site pairs are correct: Dhauli—Odisha; Erragudi—Andhra Pradesh; Jaugada—Madhya Pradesh; Kalsi—Karnataka?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ashokan Edicts
- How many king-dynasty pairs are correct: Nannuka—Chandela; Jayashakti—Paramara; Nagabhata II—Gurjara-Pratihara; Bhoja—Rashtrakuta?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Early Medieval Dynasties
- Which statement about Sangam literature is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Sangam Literature
- Nizamuddin Panipati translated the Yogavasistha into Persian during whose reign?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Persian Translations under Mughals
- Which teaching best represents Ramanuja's philosophy?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ramanuja & Bhakti
- Regarding Somnath Temple: (1) it is one of the Jyotirlingas; (2) Al-Biruni described it; (3) the pran-pratishtha of the present temple was performed by President S. Radhakrishnan. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Somnath Temple
- About the Chausath Yogini Temple near Morena, consider: (1) it is circular and associated with the Kachchhapaghata period; (2) it is India's only circular temple; (3) it was built to promote Vaishnavism; (4) its plan is popularly said to have inspired the Parliament building. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Temple Architecture
- Which Harappan city is especially known for an elaborate water-management system of dams, channels and linked reservoirs?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Indus Valley Civilization
- In the first quarter of the seventeenth century, at which of these places did the English East India Company have a factory: (1) Broach; (2) Chicacole; (3) Trichinopoly?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · European Trading Companies
- Between the decline of the Guptas and the rise of Harsha, which powers held territory in northern/western India: (1) later Guptas of Magadha; (2) Paramaras of Malwa; (3) Pushyabhutis of Thanesar; (4) Maukharis of Kanauj; (5) Yadavas of Devagiri; (6) Maitrakas of Valabhi?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Post-Gupta India
- Portuguese chronicler Nuniz described women of Vijayanagara as skilled in which activities: (1) wrestling; (2) astrology; (3) accounting; (4) soothsaying?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Vijayanagara Empire
- Which event is correctly associated with Madanapalle in present-day Andhra Pradesh?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · National Movement & Culture
- Which historical place-feature pairs are correctly matched: (1) Burzahom—rock-cut shrines; (2) Chandraketugarh—terracotta art; (3) Ganeshwar—copper artefacts?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Archaeological Sites
- Which statement about medieval/early-modern invasions is correct: (1) during Iltutmish's reign, Chinggis Khan reached the Indus pursuing the Khwarazm prince; (2) Timur crossed the Indus during Muhammad bin Tughluq's reign; (3) Vasco da Gama reached Kerala during Deva Raya II's reign?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Medieval Chronology
- Regarding St Francis Xavier, examine: (1) he was among the founders of the Society of Jesus; (2) he died in Goa; (3) his annual feast is celebrated in Goa. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · European Missionaries
- Compare Mitakshara and Dayabhaga Hindu-law traditions: (1) they were respectively laws for upper and lower castes; (2) under Mitakshara a son acquires an interest by birth, while under Dayabhaga succession opens on the father's death; (3) Mitakshara concerned only male-held property whereas Dayabhaga governed property of both sexes. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Hindu Law Traditions
- Bhavabhuti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshvara are remembered in Indian cultural history primarily as what?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Literature & Drama
- Consider these statements on women's political representation under British rule: (1) the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms proposed universal voting rights for all women above 21; (2) the Government of India Act, 1935 provided reserved legislative seats for women. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Constitutional Developments
- What major event in the national movement is associated with 8 August 1942?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Quit India Movement
- Who is associated with 'Songs from Prison', an English rendering of ancient Indian devotional/religious lyrics?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Gandhian Literature
- In Mughal administrative geography, what is the correct ascending order of territorial units by size?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Mughal Administration
- Who served as Secretary of the Hindu Female School, later known as Bethune Female School?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Social Reform & Education
- In colonial Indian history, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are best remembered as what?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Indian National Army
- Consider: (1) the Arcot Nizamat emerged from Hyderabad; (2) the Mysore kingdom emerged from the Vijayanagara political order; (3) Rohilkhand arose from territory occupied by Ahmad Shah Durrani. Which statement(s) are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · 18th-century Regional States
- Which location-river relationship is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Art & Archaeological Geography
- Examine: (1) 21 February was declared International Mother Language Day by UNICEF; (2) the demand for Bangla as a national language was raised in Pakistan's Constituent Assembly. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Language Movement
- In the Indian context, Halbi, Ho and Kui are names of what?2021 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Tribal Languages
- In Buddhist thought, what are the “paramitas”?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Buddhism - Mahayana Concepts
- The Rakhmabai case of the 1880s is principally associated with which issues? (1) women’s education; (2) age of consent/child marriage; (3) restitution of conjugal rights.2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Social Reform & Women
- Why did indigo cultivation in India decline sharply by the early twentieth century?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Colonial Agriculture & Indigo
- Lord Wellesley established Fort William College at Calcutta mainly for what purpose?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · British Administration & Education
- The “Ulgulan” or Great Tumult refers to which event?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Tribal Movements - Birsa Munda
- Which scholar-ruler association is correct? (1) Panini—Pushyamitra Shunga; (2) Amarasimha—Harshavardhana; (3) Kalidasa—Chandragupta II.2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient Literature & Gupta Age
- Which historical term-description pairs are correctly matched? (1) Aurang—State treasury officer; (2) Banian—Indian commercial agent of an East India Company servant; (3) Mirasidar—holder/person responsible for hereditary land-revenue rights and payments.2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Colonial Economy & Revenue Terms
- Regarding Buddhist sectarian history, consider: (1) Sthaviravadins belonged to Mahayana; (2) Lokottaravada developed as an offshoot of the Mahasanghika tradition; (3) Mahasanghika ideas that elevated the Buddha helped prepare the ground for Mahayana. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Buddhist Sects
- What was a major impact of the Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Colonial Economy & Deindustrialisation
- Arrange these developments from earliest to latest: (1) Pratihara power under Bhoja; (2) Pallava power under Mahendravarman I; (3) Chola power under Parantaka I; (4) foundation of the Pala dynasty by Gopala.2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Early Medieval India - Chronology
- In post-Harsha and medieval Indian commercial usage, what was a “hundi”?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Medieval Trade & Financial Instruments
- Regarding Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar’s “Desher Katha”, consider: (1) it warned against colonial domination of the Indian mind; (2) it influenced Swadeshi popular culture such as street plays and songs; (3) Deuskar used “desh” only in the narrow sense of Bengal. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Swadeshi Movement & Nationalist Literature
- Who published “Vital-Vidhvansak”, an early monthly periodical directed particularly toward oppressed/untouchable communities?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Anti-Caste Movements
- In ancient Indian sources, what do the terms “kulyavapa” and “dronavapa” denote?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient Economy & Land Measurement
- Which ruler issued an inscription advising people that excessive praise of one’s own sect and condemnation of other sects ultimately harms one’s own faith?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ashokan Edicts & Dhamma
- Which historical place–present State pairs are correctly matched? (1) Bhilsa—Madhya Pradesh; (2) Dwarasamudra—Maharashtra; (3) Girinagar—Gujarat; (4) Sthanesvara—Uttar Pradesh.2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Historical Geography
- During the Gupta-period trading network, Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were especially known as what?2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Ancient Maritime Trade & Ports
- Which cultural-history term-description pairs are correctly matched? (1) Parivrajaka—renunciant/wandering ascetic; (2) Shramana—high-status priest; (3) Upasaka—lay follower of Buddhism.2020 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Religious Traditions & Ascetic Terms
- In Mughal administration, consider these proposed differences between jagirdars and zamindars: (1) jagirdars held land assignments in return for judicial and police duties, whereas zamindars merely collected revenue without other obligations; (2) jagirs were hereditary whereas zamindari revenue rights were not. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Mughal Administration
- Which statement best describes a major purpose of post-independence land reforms in India?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Post-Independence Land Reforms
- Regarding the Charter Act of 1813, consider: (1) it ended the East India Company’s Indian trade monopoly except for tea and trade with China; (2) it expressly asserted Crown sovereignty over territories held by the Company; (3) it transferred control of Indian revenues directly to Parliament. Which are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · British Acts & Constitutional Development
- With respect to the Swadeshi Movement, assess: (1) it encouraged revival of indigenous crafts and industries; (2) the National Council of Education emerged as part of the movement. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Swadeshi Movement
- Which movement-leader pairs are correctly matched? (1) All India Anti-Untouchability League — Mahatma Gandhi; (2) All India Kisan Sabha — Swami Sahajanand Saraswati; (3) Self-Respect Movement — E. V. Ramaswami Naicker.2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Socio-Political Movements
- Which of these is not a Harappan civilisation site?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Indus Valley Civilisation
- At which archaeological site was a sculptural inscription reading “Ranyo Ashoka” found together with an inscribed portrait of Ashoka?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Mauryan Art & Archaeology
- Which features are associated with Mahayana Buddhism? (1) deification and transcendent conceptions of the Buddha; (2) emphasis on the Bodhisattva path; (3) image worship and ritual practices.2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Buddhism
- What best describes “vishti” during the Gupta period?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Gupta Administration & Economy
- Which plant group was domesticated in the Americas (“New World”) and later introduced to the “Old World”?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Columbian Exchange
- The use of elaborate “Kalyana Mandapas” as a distinctive element of temple architecture is especially associated with which kingdom?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Vijayanagara Architecture
- On medieval administrative institutions, consider: (1) an Amil was responsible for revenue collection in the Delhi Sultanate; (2) the iqta system was an ancient indigenous Indian institution; (3) the office of Mir Bakshi originated under the Khalji Sultans. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Delhi Sultanate & Mughal Administration
- Consider these chronology claims: (1) Nimbarka was a contemporary of Emperor Akbar; (2) Kabir was strongly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Bhakti & Sufi Traditions
- With reference to Gandhi under British rule, assess: (1) he played an important role in ending indentured labour; (2) at Lord Chelmsford’s War Conference he opposed recruitment of Indians for the World War; (3) after the Salt Satyagraha the colonial government declared the Indian National Congress illegal. Which are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Gandhian National Movement
- Which person-position pairs from the national movement are correctly matched? (1) Tej Bahadur Sapru—President of the All India Liberal Federation; (2) K. C. Neogy—member of the Constituent Assembly; (3) P. C. Joshi—General Secretary of the Communist Party of India.2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · National Movement Personalities
- Which statement about Mian Tansen is not correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Indian Music - Tansen
- Which Mughal emperor shifted court-painting emphasis away from large illustrated manuscripts toward albums, individual portraits and detailed studies of nature?2019 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Mughal Painting
- With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?2015 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Indian Art Chronology
- Which one of the following was given Classical Language status recently before the 2015 examination?2015 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Classical Languages
- Kalamkari painting refers to2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, History & Culture · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Kalamkari
- Which of the following has/have been accorded Geographical Indication status? 1. Banaras Brocades and Sarees 2. Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma 3. Tirupati Laddu2015 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Geographical Indications
- With reference to the famous Sattriya dance, consider the following statements: 1. Sattriya is a combination of music, dance and drama. 2. It is a centuries-old living tradition of Vaishnavites of Assam. 3. It is based on classical Ragas and Talas of devotional songs composed by Tulsidas, Kabir and Mirabai. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Sattriya Dance
- Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Saka Era corresponds to which one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · National Calendar
- With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs: 1. A grand image of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana with celestial musicians above and sorrowful followers below — Ajanta. 2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar rescuing Goddess Earth, sculpted on rock — Mount Abu. 3. “Arjuna’s Penance/Descent of Ganga” sculpted on huge boulders — Mamallapuram. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Indian Sculpture
- With reference to India’s culture and tradition, what is Kalaripayattu?2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Kalaripayattu
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Garba — Gujarat 2. Mohiniattam — Odisha 3. Yakshagana — Karnataka. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Folk and Classical Dance
- With reference to Buddhist history, tradition and culture in India, consider the following pairs: 1. Tabo monastery and temple complex — Spiti Valley 2. Lhotsava Lhakhang temple, Nako — Zanskar Valley 3. Alchi temple complex — Ladakh. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Buddhist Monuments
- Consider the following statements: 1. “Bijak” is a composition of the teachings of Saint Dadu Dayal. 2. The philosophy of Pushti Marg was propounded by Madhvacharya. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Bhakti Traditions
- A community of people called Manganiyars is well-known for their2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Folk Music
- With reference to the cultural history of India, the term Panchayatan refers to2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Temple Architecture
- Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian philosophy?2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Indian Philosophy
- The national motto of India, “Satyameva Jayate”, inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · National Symbols
- Consider the following towns of India: 1. Bhadrachalam 2. Chanderi 3. Kancheepuram 4. Karnal. Which of the above are famous for production of traditional sarees/fabric?2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Textile Traditions
- Consider the following languages: 1. Gujarati 2. Kannada 3. Telugu. Which had been declared Classical Languages by the Government at the time of the examination?2014 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Classical Languages
- With reference to the history of Indian rock-cut architecture, consider the following statements: 1. The caves at Badami are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India. 2. The Barabar rock-cut caves were originally made for Ajivikas by Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. 3. At Ellora, caves were made for different faiths. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture, Art & Culture · Rock-cut Architecture
- Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while others are called Viharas. What is the difference between the two?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Buddhist Architecture
- Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture, Art & Culture · Buddhism, Buddhist Philosophy
- Which of the following statements is/are applicable to Jain doctrine? 1. The surest way of annihilating Karma is to practice penance. 2. Every object, even the smallest particle has a soul. 3. Karma is the bane of the soul and must be ended.2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Jainism
- Consider the following Bhakti Saints: 1. Dadu Dayal 2. Guru Nanak 3. Tyagaraja. Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture, Art & Culture · Bhakti Movement
- Consider the following historical places: 1. Ajanta Caves 2. Lepakshi Temple 3. Sanchi Stupa. Which of the above places is/are also known for mural paintings?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture, Art & Culture · Indian Painting, Mural Paintings
- With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Sankhya school: 1. Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul. 2. Sankhya holds that it is self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture · Sankhya Philosophy
- In the context of cultural history of India, a pose in dance and dramatics called Tribhanga has been a favourite of Indian artists from ancient times till today. Which one of the following statements best describes this pose?2013 · Prelims GS1 · History & Culture, Art & Culture · Indian Dance and Sculpture, Tribhanga Pose
- InvIT statements: interest distributions are tax-exempt while dividends taxable; InvITs are recognised borrowers under SARFAESI. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · InvITs & Financial Markets
- Statement I: many central banks raised rates after the pandemic. Statement II: central banks use monetary policy to counter rising consumer prices. Choose the relation.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Monetary Policy
- Which RBI activity is part of monetary sterilisation?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Monetary Policy
- Among government bonds, call money, treasury bills and stocks, how many belong to capital markets?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Financial Markets
- What best describes the “Small Farmer Large Field” approach?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Agriculture & Farmer Collectives
- How many are correct about niger seed: MSP coverage, Kharif cultivation, and use of its oil for cooking by some tribal communities?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Agriculture & MSP
- Among brand recognition, inventory, intellectual property and a client mailing list, how many are intangible investments?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Intangible Assets
- For horizontal tax devolution, how many of these did the Fifteenth Finance Commission use besides population, area and income distance: demographic performance; forest/ecology; governance reforms; stable government; tax/fiscal effort?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Finance Commission
- How many statements correctly describe Janani Suraksha Yojana: it is a State Health Department safe-motherhood intervention; reduces maternal/neonatal mortality among poor women; promotes institutional delivery; provides public facilities to sick infants up to one year?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Health Schemes
- Under Anaemia Mukt Bharat, how many are correct: prophylactic calcium for target groups; delayed cord-clamping campaign; periodic deworming; attention to malaria/hemoglobinopathies/fluorosis in endemic areas?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Public Health
- MSME statements: medium enterprises are defined as plant/machinery investment ₹15–25 crore under the 2006 Act; all bank loans to MSMEs qualify as priority-sector lending. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · MSMEs
- CBDC statements: payments can occur without using the US dollar/SWIFT; digital currency can be programmed with conditions such as a spending deadline. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Central Bank Digital Currency
- In finance, what does “beta” measure?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Capital Markets
- How many SHG statements are correct: SBI originally initiated the programme; members share responsibility for an individual member’s loan; RRBs and scheduled commercial banks support SHGs?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Self-Help Groups
- Statement I: India’s public health system largely focuses on curative care with limited preventive/promotive/rehabilitative care. Statement II: States are primarily responsible for organising health services. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Health System
- Statement I: India accounts for 3.2% of global merchandise exports. Statement II: Indian and foreign firms have used India’s Production-Linked Incentive scheme. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Trade & PLI
- The EU Stability and Growth Pact: limits budget deficits; requires sharing infrastructure; enables technology sharing. How many are correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · European Union Fiscal Rules
- The Rapid Financing Instrument and Rapid Credit Facility are emergency lending facilities of which international institution?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · International Financial Institutions
- On effective exchange rates, consider: (1) a rise in NEER denotes rupee appreciation; (2) a rise in REER necessarily improves trade competitiveness; (3) relatively higher domestic inflation can widen the gap between NEER and REER. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Exchange Rate—NEER/REER
- Regarding RBI responses: (1) very high inflation makes RBI likely to buy government securities; (2) rapid rupee depreciation may induce RBI to sell dollars; (3) lower US/EU interest rates may induce RBI to buy dollars. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · RBI Monetary & Forex Policy
- The G20 Common Framework for debt treatment: (1) is endorsed by the G20 together with the Paris Club; (2) supports low-income countries with unsustainable debt. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Sovereign Debt & G20
- What advantages can inflation-indexed bonds provide: (1) potentially lower coupon cost for government; (2) inflation protection to investors; (3) automatic tax exemption of interest and capital gains?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Inflation-Indexed Bonds
- For foreign-owned e-commerce marketplace firms operating in India, consider: (1) they may sell their own inventory alongside marketplace goods; (2) limits apply to ownership/control relationships with major sellers on their platforms. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · E-commerce FDI Policy
- Which activities belong to the real sector: (1) farmers harvesting crops; (2) textile mills turning cotton into cloth; (3) a bank lending to a trader; (4) a company issuing rupee-denominated bonds abroad?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Real vs Financial Sector
- Which situation is an 'indirect transfer' for Indian tax purposes?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Taxation—Indirect Transfers
- For business expenditure, consider: (1) acquiring new technology is capital expenditure; (2) debt financing is capital expenditure whereas equity financing is revenue expenditure. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Capital & Revenue Expenditure
- Regarding public finance: (1) part of household financial savings ultimately finances government borrowing; (2) market-auctioned dated securities form a large part of India's internal public debt. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Public Debt & Household Savings
- Consider external commercial borrowings: (1) tighter US Federal Reserve policy can trigger capital flight; (2) capital flight may raise financing costs for firms with existing ECB exposure; (3) domestic-currency devaluation reduces currency risk on ECBs. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · External Commercial Borrowings
- Regarding credit-rating agencies in India: (1) they are regulated by RBI; (2) ICRA is a public limited company; (3) Brickwork Ratings is an Indian rating agency. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Credit Rating Agencies
- About the Banks Board Bureau: (1) RBI Governor chairs it; (2) it recommends selection of heads of public-sector banks; (3) it assists PSBs with strategies and capital-raising plans. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Banking Governance—BBB
- Convertible bonds: (1) often carry lower interest because investors receive an equity-conversion option; (2) conversion into equity can give the holder some participation in nominal price/inflation-linked appreciation. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Convertible Bonds
- Which institution has the statutory monetary-policy responsibility for maintaining price stability in India?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Inflation Targeting & RBI
- Regarding NFTs: (1) they can digitally represent physical assets; (2) they are unique cryptographic tokens recorded on a blockchain; (3) they are fungible at equivalence like ordinary money and therefore suitable as a general medium of exchange. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · NFTs & Blockchain Assets
- Which Indian institution compiles statistics on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and layoffs in factories?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Labour Statistics
- What roles belong to the Coal Controller's Organisation: (1) major source of coal statistics; (2) monitors development of captive coal/lignite blocks; (3) hears objections regarding acquisition notifications for coal-bearing areas; (4) ensures miners deliver coal to users within prescribed time?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Coal Sector Institutions
- Examine these statements about the RBI: (1) the Union Government appoints the RBI Governor; (2) the Constitution itself contains provisions allowing the Union Government to direct RBI in public interest; (3) the Governor's authority is derived from the RBI Act. Which statements are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · RBI & Monetary Institutions
- Regarding casual workers in India, consider: (1) every casual worker is covered by EPF; (2) casual workers are entitled to prescribed working hours and overtime where labour law applies; (3) government may require wages in specified establishments to be paid through bank accounts. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Labour & Employment
- Which policy action is most consistent with countering an economic recession?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Fiscal Policy
- Other factors unchanged, market demand for a good may rise when: (1) the price of a substitute rises; (2) the price of a complement rises; (3) consumer income rises for an inferior good; (4) the good's own price falls. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Demand & Markets
- With reference to Urban Cooperative Banks, examine: (1) they are regulated only by local boards created by State Governments; (2) they can issue equity and preference shares subject to law; (3) they came under the Banking Regulation Act through the 1966 amendment. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Banking Regulation
- Indian Government bond yields can be influenced by: (1) US Federal Reserve actions; (2) RBI actions; (3) inflation and short-term interest rates. Select the correct combination.2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Bond Markets
- Which among the following may be counted within FDI-related capital flows under the relevant framework: (1) foreign-currency convertible bonds; (2) qualifying foreign institutional investment; (3) global depository receipts; (4) non-resident external deposits?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · FDI & Capital Flows
- A devaluation of domestic currency necessarily has which effect(s): (1) improves price competitiveness of domestic exports abroad; (2) increases the foreign-currency value of the domestic currency; (3) improves the trade balance?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Exchange Rate
- Which consequence of black money is the most direct fiscal concern for the Government of India?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Black Money & Taxation
- Which way of financing a budget deficit is generally the most inflationary?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Deficit Financing
- The money multiplier tends to increase with which development?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Money Multiplier
- Demand-pull inflation can be generated or intensified by: (1) expansionary policies; (2) fiscal stimulus; (3) inflation-indexed wages; (4) greater purchasing power; (5) rising interest rates. Which combination is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Inflation
- With reference to India's government securities market, consider: (1) retail investors using demat accounts may access Treasury Bills and government debt in the primary market; (2) NDS-OM is an RBI government-securities trading platform; (3) CDSL was jointly promoted by RBI and BSE. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Government Securities
- Regarding the WaterCredit approach, examine: (1) it applies microfinance tools to water and sanitation; (2) it is a WHO-World Bank initiative; (3) it helps low-income households finance water needs without relying solely on subsidies. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Development Finance & WASH
- The central bank acting as 'lender of last resort' usually means: (1) lending directly to trade and industry when other lenders refuse; (2) providing emergency liquidity to solvent banks facing temporary stress; (3) financing government budget deficits. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Central Banking
- “Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana” has been launched for2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Financial Inclusion
- With reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It has increased the share of States in the central divisible pool from 32 percent to 42 percent. 2. It has made recommendations concerning sector-specific grants.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Finance Commission
- A decrease in tax to GDP ratio of a country indicates which of the following? 1. Slowing economic growth rate. 2. Less equitable distribution of national income.2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Tax-to-GDP Ratio
- In the “Index of Eight Core Industries”, which one of the following was given the highest weight at the time of the examination?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Core Industries
- Which one of the following issues the “Global Economic Prospects” report periodically?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · International Economic Reports
- When the Reserve Bank of India reduces the Statutory Liquidity Ratio by 50 basis points, which of the following is likely to happen?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · SLR
- Which of the following brings out the Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · CPI-IW
- Convertibility of rupee implies2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Currency Convertibility
- In India, the steel production industry requires the import of2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Steel Industry
- “Basel III Accord” seeks to2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Basel III
- With reference to Indian economy, consider: 1. The rate of growth of Real GDP has steadily increased in the last decade. 2. GDP at market prices in rupees has steadily increased in the last decade. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · GDP
- With reference to Indian economy, consider: 1. Bank Rate 2. Open market operations 3. Public debt 4. Public revenue. Which are components/instruments of Monetary Policy?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Monetary Policy
- With reference to inflation in India, which statement is correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Inflation
- The substitution of steel for wooden ploughs in agricultural production is an example of2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Technological Progress
- The problem of international liquidity is related to the non-availability of2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Economy · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, International Liquidity
- There has been a persistent deficit budget year after year. Which actions can be taken by government to reduce the deficit? 1. Reducing revenue expenditure 2. Introducing new welfare schemes 3. Rationalizing subsidies 4. Expanding industries2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Fiscal Deficit
- With reference to Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), which statements are correct? 1. It is a Public Limited Government Company. 2. It is a Non-Banking Financial Company.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · IREDA
- Which organization brings out the publication known as World Economic Outlook?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · International Economic Reports
- With reference to the Union Budget, which of the following were covered under Non-Plan Expenditure? 1. Defence expenditure 2. Interest payments 3. Salaries and pensions 4. Subsidies2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Union Budget
- The sales tax you pay while purchasing a toothpaste is a2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Indirect Taxes Pre-GST
- What does venture capital mean?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Venture Capital
- The main objective of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan was2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Five-Year Plans
- With reference to Balance of Payments, which of the following constitutes/constitute the Current Account? 1. Balance of trade 2. Foreign assets 3. Balance of invisibles 4. Special Drawing Rights2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Balance of Payments
- The terms “Marginal Standing Facility Rate” and “Net Demand and Time Liabilities”, sometimes appearing in news, are used in relation to2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Banking Terms
- What facility/facilities can beneficiaries get from Business Correspondents (Bank Saathi) in branchless areas? 1. Draw subsidies and social-security benefits in their villages. 2. Make deposits and withdrawals in rural areas.2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Financial Inclusion
- In the context of Indian economy, which of the following is/are the purpose/purposes of Statutory Reserve Requirements? 1. To enable the Central Bank to control the amount of advances banks can create 2. To make people’s deposits with banks safe and liquid 3. To prevent commercial banks from making excessive profits 4. To force banks to have sufficient vault cash for day-to-day requirements2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Reserve Requirements
- If the interest rate is decreased in an economy, it will2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Interest Rates
- The balance of payments of a country is a systematic record of2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Balance of Payments
- The Reserve Bank of India regulates the commercial banks in matters of 1. liquidity of assets 2. branch expansion 3. merger of banks 4. winding-up of banks. Select the correct answer.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Banking Regulation
- An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates that the2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Monetary Policy, Bank Rate and Monetary Policy
- In India, deficit financing is used for raising resources for2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Deficit Financing
- Which of the following constitute Capital Account? 1. Foreign Loans 2. Foreign Direct Investment 3. Private Remittances 4. Portfolio Investment2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Balance of Payments
- Consider the following statements: 1. Inflation benefits the debtors. 2. Inflation benefits the bond-holders. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Inflation, Inflation and Distribution
- Disguised unemployment generally means2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Employment, Disguised Unemployment
- Consider the following liquid assets: 1. Demand deposits with banks 2. Time deposits with banks 3. Savings deposits with banks 4. Currency. The correct sequence of these in decreasing order of liquidity is2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Money and Liquidity
- In the context of Indian economy, “Open Market Operations” refers to2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Open Market Operations
- Priority Sector Lending by banks in India constitutes the lending to2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Priority Sector Lending
- To obtain full benefits of demographic dividend, what should India do?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Demographic Dividend
- A rise in general level of prices may be caused by 1. an increase in the money supply 2. a decrease in the aggregate level of output 3. an increase in the effective demand. Select the correct answer.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Inflation
- Which one of the following groups of items is included in India’s foreign-exchange reserves?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Foreign Exchange Reserves
- Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effect?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Deficit Monetization, Deficit Monetisation and Inflation
- Supply of money remaining the same, when there is an increase in demand for money, there will be2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Money Demand, Money Demand and Interest Rate
- Economic growth in country X will necessarily have to occur if2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · Economic Growth, Capital Formation and Growth
- The national income of a country for a given period is equal to the2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy, Economy · National Income
- Which of the following grant/grants direct credit assistance to rural households? 1. Regional Rural Banks 2. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 3. Land Development Banks2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy · Rural Credit
- As per the NSSO 70th Round "Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households", consider the following statements: 1. Rajasthan has the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households. 2. Out of the total agricultural households in the country, a little over 60 percent belong to OBCs. 3. In Kerala, a little over 60 percent of agricultural households reported to have received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Which one of the following best describes the term "Merchant Discount Rate" sometimes seen in news?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- With reference to India's decision to levy an equalisation tax of 6% on online advertisement services offered by non-resident entities, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is introduced as a part of the Income Tax Act. 2. Non-resident entities that offer advertisement services in India can claim a tax credit in their home country under Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Review Committee Report has recommended a debt-to-GDP ratio of 60% for the general (combined) government by 2023, comprising 40% for the Central Government and 20% for State Governments. 2. The Central Government has domestic liabilities of 21% of GDP as compared to 49% of GDP of State Governments. 3. As per the Constitution of India, it is mandatory for a State to take the Central Government's consent for raising any loan if the former owes any outstanding liabilities to the latter. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Consider the following statements: 1. The quantity of imported edible oils is more than the domestic production of edible oils in the last five years. 2. The Government does not impose any customs duty on all imported edible oils. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Which one of the following links all the ATMs in India?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Consider the following statements: 1. Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) is the amount that banks have to maintain in the form of their own funds to offset any loss that banks incur if account-holders fail to repay dues. 2. CAR is decided by each individual bank. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- With reference to provisions made under the National Food Security Act, 2013, consider the following statements: 1. Families coming under the category of below poverty line (BPL) only are eligible to receive subsidised food grains. 2. The eldest woman in a household, of age 18 years or above, shall be the head of the household for the purpose of issuance of a ration card. 3. Pregnant women and lactating mothers are entitled to a take-home ration of 1600 calories per day during pregnancy and for six months thereafter. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Consider the following statements: 1. In India, State Governments do not have the power to auction non-coal mines. 2. Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand do not have gold mines. 3. Rajasthan has iron ore mines. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- With reference to digital payments, consider the following statements: 1. BHIM app allows the user to transfer money to anyone with a UPI-enabled bank account. 2. While a chip-PIN debit card has four factors of authentication, BHIM app has only two factors of authentication. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Which one of the following statements correctly describes the meaning of legal tender money?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- If a commodity is provided free to the public by the Government, then:2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Increase in absolute and per capita real GNP do not connote a higher level of economic development, if:2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Consider the following statements: Human capital formation as a concept is better explained in terms of a process which enables: 1. individuals of a country to accumulate more capital 2. increasing the knowledge, skill levels and capacities of the people of the country 3. accumulation of tangible wealth 4. accumulation of intangible wealth. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Despite being a high-saving economy, capital formation may not result in significant increase in output due to:2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Reserve Bank of India manages and services Government of India Securities but not any State Government Securities. 2. Treasury bills are issued by the Government of India and there are no treasury bills issued by State Governments. 3. Treasury bills are issued at a discount from the par value. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- With reference to solar power production in India, consider the following statements: 1. India is the third largest in the world in the manufacture of silicon wafers used in photovoltaic units. 2. Solar power tariffs are determined by the Solar Energy Corporation of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements: 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 2. It will, among other things, impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy. 3. It aims to align competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Consider the following: 1. Areca nut 2. Barley 3. Coffee 4. Finger millet 5. Groundnut 6. Sesamum 7. Turmeric. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has announced the Minimum Support Price for which of the above?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- With reference to the governance of public sector banking in India, consider the following statements: 1. Capital infusion into public sector banks by the Government of India has steadily increased in the last decade. 2. To put public sector banks in order, the merger of associate banks with the parent State Bank of India has been effected. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- Consider the following items: 1. Cereal grains hulled 2. Chicken eggs cooked 3. Fish processed and canned 4. Newspapers containing advertising material. Which of the above items is/are exempted under GST (Goods and Services Tax)?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Economy & Development · Economy, Banking & Development
- In essence, “due process of law” most closely means what?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Due Process
- Statement I: State governments manage prisons through their own rules. Statement II: the Prisons Act, 1894 placed prisons under provincial control. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Prison Administration
- What is the chief purpose of a country’s Constitution?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitutionalism
- Which Constitutional Amendment was widely regarded as intended to overcome judicial interpretations of Fundamental Rights?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitutional Amendments
- Among NCBC, NHRC, Law Commission and NCDRC, how many are constitutional bodies?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitutional Bodies
- How many are correct: acts of a President before an election is voided become invalid; presidential election can be postponed because some Assemblies are dissolved; Constitution fixes a time limit for presidential assent to Bills?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · President of India
- Finance Bill/Money Bill statements: Rajya Sabha may amend or reject a Finance Bill; it may only recommend changes to a Money Bill; disagreement requires no joint sitting for Money Bill but joint sitting becomes necessary for Finance Bill. How many are correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Parliamentary Bills
- How many are correct about Scheduled Areas: notification by Presidential Order; district can be largest unit and village cluster the lowest; Chief Ministers submit annual administration reports to Union Home Ministry?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Scheduled Areas
- Statement I: Supreme Court decisions have linked Article 16(4) reservation to Article 335’s efficiency requirement. Statement II: Article 335 defines “efficiency of administration”. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Reservation & Article 335
- How many are correct: Union has a duty to protect States from internal disturbance; preventive detainees are constitutionally outside the ordinary legal-counsel protection; POTA confessions to police were inadmissible?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Fundamental Rights & Security Laws
- Presidential election statements: nominated MPs/MLAs join the electoral college; more Assembly seats automatically raise each MLA vote value; MP MLA vote value in MP exceeds Kerala; Puducherry MLA vote value exceeds Arunachal because of population/seat ratio. How many are correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Presidential Election
- Flag Code statements: 600 mm × 400 mm is a standard National Flag size; the flag length-to-height ratio is 3:2. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · National Flag
- Constitution Day statements: 26 November is observed annually to promote constitutional values; on 26 November 1949 the Constituent Assembly created the Drafting Committee under Ambedkar. Choose correctly.2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitution Day
- How many Home Guard statements are correct: raised under a central Home Guards Act; auxiliary to police/internal security; Border Wing Home Guard battalions exist in some border/coastal States?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Home Guards
- How many action–law pairs are correct: unauthorised police/military uniform–Official Secrets Act; misleading/interfering with police/military officer–Indian Evidence Act; dangerous celebratory gunfire–Arms Amendment Act 2019?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Security Laws
- Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its prorogation. 2. A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha, which has not been passed by the Lok Sabha, shall not lapse on dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Select the correct answer using the code given below2016 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Parliamentary Procedure
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Chief Secretary in a State is appointed by the Governor of that State. 2. The Chief Secretary in a State has a fixed tenure. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · State Administration
- With reference to the Gram Nyayalayas Act, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. As per the Act, Gram Nyayalayas can hear only civil cases and not criminal cases. 2. The Act allows local social activists as mediators/reconciliators. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Gram Nyayalayas
- The Parliament of India acquires the power to legislate on any item in the State List in the national interest if a resolution to that effect is passed by the2016 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Article 249
- Consider the following statements: 1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years. 2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Panchayati Raj
- What will follow if a Money Bill is substantially amended by the Rajya Sabha?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Money Bill, Money Bill and Rajya Sabha
- Which one of the following statements is correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Governor
- Consider the following statements: 1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only. 2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the States of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitutional Amendment
- Consider the following statements: Attorney General of India can 1. take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha 2. be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabha 3. speak in the Lok Sabha 4. vote in the Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Attorney General, Attorney General of India
- Which of the following bodies does not/do not find mention in the Constitution? 1. National Development Council 2. Planning Commission 3. Zonal Councils. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Constitutional and Extra-constitutional Bodies
- The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Treaty Implementation, Treaty Implementation and Federalism
- The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996. Which one of the following is not identified as its objective?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · PESA Act 1996
- 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?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Environment & Social Justice, Indian Polity · Forest Rights Act, Forest Rights Act 2006
- 'Economic Justice' as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Preamble and Directive Principles
- According to the Constitution of India, which of the following are fundamental for the governance of the country?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Directive Principles, Directive Principles of State Policy
- Consider the following statements: The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts 1. consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha 2. scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of the Government 3. examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Public Accounts Committee
- In the context of India, which of the following principles is/are implied institutionally in the parliamentary government? 1. Members of the Cabinet are Members of the Parliament. 2. Ministers hold the office till they enjoy confidence in the Parliament. 3. Cabinet is headed by the Head of the State. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Parliamentary Government
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively responsible to the Parliament. 2. The Union Ministers shall hold the office during the pleasure of the President of India. 3. The Prime Minister shall communicate to the President about the proposals for legislation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Council of Ministers and President
- Consider the following statements: 1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission. 2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India. 3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Planning and Panchayats
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House. 2. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · Rajya Sabha and Vice-President Election
- With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements: 1. Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity. 2. It issues guidelines for the State Legal Services Authorities to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · National Legal Services Authority
- Who among the following constitute the National Development Council? 1. The Prime Minister 2. The Chairman, Finance Commission 3. Ministers of the Union Cabinet 4. Chief Ministers of the States. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity · National Development Council Composition
- On contempt of court, consider: (1) the 1971 Act followed the H.N. Sanyal Committee; (2) Supreme Court and High Courts can punish contempt of themselves; (3) the Constitution defines civil and criminal contempt; (4) Parliament can legislate on contempt. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Contempt of Court
- Consider legal profession regulation: (1) government law officers/legal firms are advocates but corporate lawyers and patent attorneys are excluded from recognition as advocates; (2) Bar Councils lay down rules on legal education and recognition of law colleges. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Legal Profession & Bar Councils
- For a Constitution Amendment Bill: (1) prior Presidential recommendation is required; (2) the President must assent once duly passed; (3) both Houses must pass it separately with the required special majority and there is no joint sitting. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitutional Amendment
- Consider the Union Council of Ministers: (1) the Constitution classifies ministers into Cabinet Minister, MoS Independent Charge, MoS and Deputy Minister; (2) the total Union ministry including PM cannot exceed 15% of Lok Sabha strength. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Council of Ministers
- Which is an exclusive power of Lok Sabha among: (1) ratifying an Emergency proclamation; (2) passing a no-confidence motion against the Council of Ministers; (3) impeaching the President?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Lok Sabha Powers
- On anti-defection law: (1) a nominated legislator is prohibited from joining a party during the first six months after entering the House; (2) the Tenth Schedule sets no statutory time limit for the presiding officer to decide a defection case. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Anti-Defection Law
- Consider: (1) the Attorney General and Solicitor General are the only government law officers permitted to participate in Parliament; (2) the Constitution requires the Attorney General to resign when the appointing government resigns. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Attorney General
- On constitutional writs: (1) mandamus can issue against a private body entrusted with public duty; (2) mandamus can never issue against a government company; (3) any public-minded person may seek quo warranto. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitutional Writs
- Regarding Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: (1) adoption is compulsory for all public and private hospitals; (2) every citizen must ultimately join; (3) the digital-health framework enables nationwide portability. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
- About the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker: (1) the Speaker fixes the election date; (2) law mandates selection from either principal opposition or ruling party; (3) while presiding, the Deputy Speaker has the Speaker's powers and rulings are not appealable within the House; (4) convention requires the Speaker to move the motion seconded by PM. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Deputy Speaker
- If an area is brought under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, which consequence best reflects its protective purpose?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Fifth Schedule
- Consider: (1) India Sanitation Coalition is a government-and-WHO funded platform; (2) National Institute of Urban Affairs works with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and develops solutions for urban challenges. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Urban & Sanitation Institutions
- Regarding the Tea Board of India: (1) it is statutory; (2) it is attached to the Agriculture Ministry; (3) its headquarters is Bengaluru; (4) it has overseas offices including Dubai and Moscow. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Tea Board
- India adopted a Westminster-style parliamentary system, but consider these differences from Britain: (1) the British Parliament is legally sovereign, while India's Parliament is limited by a written Constitution and judicial review; (2) constitutional questions involving validity/amendment of parliamentary law may be decided by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Parliamentary System
- Regarding administrative reform in the Union Government, examine: (1) the Gopalaswami Ayyangar Committee specifically recommended a minister and secretary devoted solely to administrative reform; (2) the Department of Personnel was created in 1970 following the first Administrative Reforms Commission and placed under the Prime Minister. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Administrative Reforms
- The constitutional protection of the right to privacy in India is principally located within which Article?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Fundamental Rights
- Regarding the idea of a 'Right to the City', consider: (1) it is a formally agreed human right whose country commitments are monitored by UN-Habitat; (2) it emphasizes inhabitants' ability to reclaim/use public spaces and participate in city-making; (3) it implies urban public services should not be denied solely because a settlement is unauthorized. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Urban Rights & Governance
- With reference to judicial custody, examine: (1) an accused in judicial custody is held at a police station under the magistrate's authority rather than in jail; (2) police need court permission to interrogate a person in judicial custody. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Criminal Procedure
- On parole in India, consider: (1) once a prisoner establishes sufficient grounds, parole becomes an enforceable right that cannot be refused; (2) State Governments frame their own parole/release rules. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Prison Administration
- Which Union ministry is the nodal ministry for implementing the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Forest Rights Act
- A law that grants executive authorities unguided and uncontrolled discretion in applying the law most directly violates which constitutional guarantee?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Article 14 & Arbitrariness
- Which feature most directly demonstrates the federal character of India's constitutional system?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Federalism
- Which description best captures the political-science concept of a 'State'?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Political Theory—State
- Regarding the Indian judiciary, consider: (1) with the President's consent, the Chief Justice of India may request a retired Supreme Court judge to sit and act as a judge of the Supreme Court; (2) every High Court has the same express constitutional review power over its own judgments as the Supreme Court. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Judiciary
- On citizenship in India, consider: (1) India follows a single citizenship and a single national domicile concept; (2) only a citizen by birth can become President; (3) a naturalized citizen can never be deprived of citizenship. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Citizenship
- Which institutional principle is the strongest structural safeguard of liberty in a liberal democracy?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Separation of Powers
- Under the Indian Constitution, preventing concentration of wealth is most directly an objective of which constitutional category?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Directive Principles
- What is the present constitutional position of the right to property in India?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Right to Property
- On 26 January 1950, before later Preamble amendments, what was India's exact constitutional description?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Preamble
- What is the essential meaning of 'constitutional government'?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitutionalism
- Consider Bharat Ratna and Padma awards: (1) they constitute prohibited 'titles' under Article 18(1); (2) Padma awards, instituted in 1954, have been suspended only once; (3) Bharat Ratna awards are capped at five recipients in a year. Which statements are NOT correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · National Awards
- Which feature defines a parliamentary form of government?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Parliamentary Government
- Which part of the Indian Constitution most explicitly contains the ideal of a welfare state?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Directive Principles of State Policy
- Consider: (1) the Constitution itself defines the “basic structure” by listing federalism, secularism, Fundamental Rights and democracy; (2) the Constitution expressly provides judicial review in the form stated to protect liberties and constitutional ideals. Which is correct according to the accepted key?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Basic Structure & Judicial Review
- What common end-state is found in both Gandhian and Marxist political thought, despite their radically different methods?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Political Thought - Gandhi & Marx
- Which description most appropriately captures the role of bureaucracy in India?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Civil Services & Bureaucracy
- Which statement best describes the legal status of the Preamble?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Preamble
- Regarding Part IV of the Constitution, consider: (1) its provisions are enforceable by courts; (2) they are not enforceable by courts; (3) its principles are nevertheless fundamental to governance and should influence State lawmaking. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Directive Principles - Article 37
- Consider: (1) any person merely eligible to vote can serve as a State minister for six months without being a legislator; (2) a person sentenced to five years’ imprisonment is permanently barred from contesting elections even after release. Which is correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Ministers & Electoral Disqualification
- Regarding parliamentary sessions, consider: (1) the President may summon Parliament to meet at a place considered appropriate; (2) the Constitution mandates exactly three named sessions each year; (3) the Constitution does not prescribe a minimum number of sitting days per year. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Parliament - Sessions
- Regarding Aadhaar after the Supreme Court’s privacy/Aadhaar rulings, consider: (1) authentication metadata cannot be stored beyond three months; (2) the State cannot rely on private-corporation contracts to share Aadhaar data in the manner invalidated by the Court; (3) Aadhaar is compulsory for insurance products; (4) Aadhaar may be required for statutory benefits funded from the Consolidated Fund of India. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Aadhaar, Privacy & Welfare
- In which matter do Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha exercise equal constitutional power?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Parliament - Rajya Sabha Powers
- Under MPLADS, consider: (1) funds are intended largely for durable community assets; (2) prescribed shares should benefit SC/ST areas/populations; (3) unspent annual allocations lapse at year-end; (4) district authorities must inspect at least a prescribed share of works, including a 10% benchmark. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · MPLADS & Local Development
- The constitutional prohibition of untouchability is included within which category of Fundamental Rights?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Fundamental Rights - Article 17
- Which constitutional source directs the State to separate the judiciary from the executive in public services?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Judicial Independence - Article 50
- A constitutional government is best understood as what kind of government?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitutionalism
- Apart from Fundamental Rights, which constitutional components reflect principles found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? (1) Preamble; (2) Directive Principles; (3) Fundamental Duties.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Human Rights & Constitution
- Under the legal-services framework applicable to the question, which categories qualify for free legal services among the following? (1) a person below the specified ₹1 lakh income threshold; (2) a transgender person below the specified ₹2 lakh threshold; (3) every OBC member below ₹3 lakh; (4) all senior citizens solely by age.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Legal Aid & Access to Justice
- Which commission recommended that a State Governor should ordinarily be an eminent outsider, politically detached and not recently active in partisan politics?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Centre-State Relations & Governor
- Which bodies can exercise parliamentary review over independent sector regulators such as those for telecom, insurance or electricity? (1) parliamentary ad hoc committees; (2) Department-related Standing Committees; (3) Finance Commission; (4) FSLRC; (5) NITI Aayog.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Parliamentary Oversight & Regulators
- Consider two propositions on constitutional review: (1) a High Court cannot invalidate a Central law on constitutional grounds; (2) a constitutional amendment cannot be judicially reviewed by the Supreme Court. Which proposition is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Judicial Review
- In political theory, which choice best captures a fuller idea of liberty?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Political Theory - Liberty
- What is the best implication of Article 142 where ordinary statutory limits cannot prevent the Supreme Court from exercising its constitutional power to do complete justice?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Supreme Court - Article 142
- For a State Legislative Assembly, consider: (1) the Governor addresses the legislature at the beginning of the first session of each year; (2) where the State legislature has no rule on a particular procedural matter, Lok Sabha procedure may be followed. Which option matches the accepted key?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · State Legislature Procedure
- Which constitutional provision is the primary basis for the individual right to choose one’s spouse?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Fundamental Rights - Article 21
- Consider constitutional amendments: (1) the 44th Amendment placed the Prime Minister’s election beyond judicial review; (2) the Supreme Court struck down the 99th Amendment concerning the NJAC for violating judicial independence. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitutional Amendments & Judiciary
- Regarding removal of a Supreme Court judge, consider: (1) the Lok Sabha Speaker has no power to reject an impeachment notice; (2) the Constitution precisely defines “proved misbehaviour” and “incapacity”; (3) procedural details are provided by the Judges (Inquiry) Act; (4) each House must pass the removal motion by a majority of total membership and at least two-thirds of members present and voting. Which are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Judicial Removal & Accountability
- During whose prime ministership was the Ninth Schedule added to the Constitution?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Ninth Schedule & First Amendment
- With respect to “office of profit”, consider: (1) the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts specified offices; (2) that Act had been amended five times by the relevant point in time; (3) the Constitution contains a precise definition of “office of profit”. Which are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Office of Profit
- Which constitutional Schedule provides the special governance framework under which transfers of tribal land to private mining interests can be invalidated in Scheduled Areas?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Fifth Schedule & Tribal Areas
- Consider the following statements: 1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party. 2. In the Lok Sabha, a "Leader of the Opposition" was recognised for the first time in 1969. 3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. 2. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Consider the following statements: 1. Aadhaar card can be used as a proof of citizenship or domicile. 2. Once issued, Aadhaar number cannot be deactivated or omitted by the Issuing Authority. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- "Rule of Law Index" is released by which of the following?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- With reference to the Parliament of India, which of the following Parliamentary Committees scrutinizes and reports to the House whether powers to make regulations, rules, sub-rules, by-laws, etc., conferred by the Constitution or delegated by Parliament are being properly exercised by the Executive within the scope of such delegation?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Consider the following statements: 1. As per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in a State, a person would be required to possess the minimum qualification laid down by the concerned State Council of Teacher Education. 2. As per the RTE Act, for teaching primary classes, a candidate is required to pass a Teacher Eligibility Test conducted in accordance with National Council of Teacher Education guidelines. 3. In India, more than 90% of teacher-education institutions are directly under State Governments. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Regarding Money Bill, which of the following statements is not correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements: 1. The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State. 2. The value of the vote of MPs of the Lok Sabha is more than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajya Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall vacate his/her office if he/she ceases to be a member of the Assembly. 2. Whenever the Legislative Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall vacate his/her office immediately. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Which one of the following reflects the most appropriate relationship between law and liberty?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Consider the following statements: 1. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the Governor of a State in any court during his term of office. 2. The emoluments and allowances of the Governor of a State shall not be diminished during his term of office. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the Rule of Law? 1. Limitation of powers 2. Equality before law 3. People's responsibility to the Government 4. Liberty and civil rights. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- If the President of India exercises his power as provided under Article 356 of the Constitution in respect of a particular State, then:2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which of the following in the Constitution of India correctly and appropriately imply the above statement?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Consider the following statements: 1. The definition of "Critical Wildlife Habitat" is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006. 2. For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights. 3. The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitution, Governance & Rights
- Consider the following statements regarding the Directive Principles of State Policy: 1. The Principles spell out the socio-economic democracy in the country. 2. The provisions contained in these Principles are not enforceable by any court. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Directive Principles
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or to amend a Money Bill. 2. The Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the Demands for Grants. 3. The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statement. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Parliamentary Financial Procedure
- When a bill is referred to a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, it has to be passed by2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Polity & Governance · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Joint Sitting
- The Government of India established NITI Aayog to replace the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Polity & Governance · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, NITI Aayog
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Executive Power of the Union of India is vested in the Prime Minister. 2. The Prime Minister is the ex officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Union Executive
- The provisions in the Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Fifth and Sixth Schedules
- With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements: 1. The Department of Revenue is responsible for preparation of the Union Budget. 2. No amount can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India without authorization from Parliament. 3. All disbursements from the Public Account need authorization from Parliament. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Public Finance
- Who/Which of the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Supreme Court
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Legislative Council of a State can be larger than half of the Legislative Assembly of that State. 2. The Governor nominates the Chairman of the Legislative Council. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · State Legislative Council
- “To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India” is a provision made in the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Indian Polity & Governance · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Fundamental Duties
- The fundamental object of Panchayati Raj system is to ensure which among the following? 1. People’s participation in development 2. Political accountability 3. Democratic decentralization 4. Financial mobilization2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Panchayati Raj
- The ideal of “Welfare State” in the Indian Constitution is enshrined in its2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Welfare State
- There is a Parliamentary System of Government in India because the2015 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Parliamentary System
- Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Anti-Defection Law
- In the Constitution of India, promotion of international peace and security is included in the2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Directive Principles
- Which of the following are associated with “Planning” in India? 1. Finance Commission 2. National Development Council 3. Union Ministry of Rural Development 4. Union Ministry of Urban Development 5. Parliament2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Planning Institutions
- Which of the following is/are the function/functions of the Cabinet Secretariat? 1. Preparation of agenda for Cabinet meetings 2. Secretarial assistance to Cabinet Committees 3. Allocation of financial resources to Ministries2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Cabinet Secretariat
- A Constitutional Government is one which: 1. places effective restrictions on individual liberty in the interest of State authority; 2. places effective restrictions on the authority of the State in the interest of individual liberty. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitutionalism
- Which of the following are discretionary powers given to the Governor of a State? 1. Sending a report to the President for imposing President’s Rule 2. Appointing Ministers 3. Reserving certain bills passed by the State Legislature for consideration of the President 4. Making rules to conduct the business of the State Government2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Governor Discretion
- Consider the following statements: 1. The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of business of the Government of India and allocation among Ministers. 2. All executive actions of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Prime Minister. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Union Executive
- Consider the following statements regarding a No-Confidence Motion in India: 1. There is no mention of a No-Confidence Motion in the Constitution of India. 2. A Motion of No-Confidence can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · No-Confidence Motion
- The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Supreme Court Jurisdiction
- The power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India is vested in2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Supreme Court
- Which one of the following is the largest Committee of Parliament?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Parliamentary Committees
- What will follow if a Money Bill is substantially amended by the Rajya Sabha?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Money Bill, Money Bill and Rajya Sabha
- Which one of the following statements is correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Governor
- With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Modern History · Constituent Assembly
- Consider the following statements: 1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only. 2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the States of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitutional Amendment
- Consider the following statements: Attorney General of India can 1. take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha 2. be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabha 3. speak in the Lok Sabha 4. vote in the Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Attorney General, Attorney General of India
- Which of the following bodies does not/do not find mention in the Constitution? 1. National Development Council 2. Planning Commission 3. Zonal Councils2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Extra-constitutional and Statutory Bodies
- The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Treaty Implementation, Treaty Implementation and Federalism
- The Government enacted the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA). Which one of the following is not identified as its objective?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · PESA
- Economic Justice as an objective of the Constitution of India has been provided in2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Constitutional Philosophy
- According to the Constitution of India, which of the following are fundamental for the governance of the country?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance, Indian Polity · Directive Principles, Directive Principles of State Policy
- Consider the following statements: The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts 1. consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha 2. scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of Government 3. examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Public Accounts Committee
- In the context of India, which of the following principles is/are implied institutionally in the parliamentary government? 1. Members of the Cabinet are Members of the Parliament. 2. Ministers hold office till they enjoy confidence in the Parliament. 3. Cabinet is headed by the Head of the State.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Parliamentary Government
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively responsible to the Parliament. 2. The Union Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the President of India. 3. The Prime Minister shall communicate to the President about the proposals for legislation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Council of Ministers
- Consider the following statements: 1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission. 2. Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India. 3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Planning and Local Government
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House. 2. While nominated members of the two Houses of Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice-President. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · Rajya Sabha and Elections
- With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements: 1. Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to weaker sections of society on the basis of equal opportunity. 2. It issues guidelines for State Legal Services Authorities to implement legal programmes and schemes throughout the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · NALSA
- Who among the following constitute the National Development Council? 1. The Prime Minister 2. The Chairman, Finance Commission 3. Ministers of the Union Cabinet 4. Chief Ministers of the States2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Polity & Governance · National Development Council
- Unity in diversity remains the defining feature of Indian society despite the challenges from communalism and regionalism. Comment.2026 · Mains GS1 · Indian Society · Unity in Diversity, Communalism and Regionalism
- How do you understand disability? Substantiate the need for inclusive policy framework in India in this regard.2026 · Mains GS1 · Indian Society · Disability and Inclusive Policy
- Do you think digital technology promotes social empowerment? Explain with examples.2026 · Mains GS1 · Indian Society · Digital Technology and Social Empowerment
- Is caste disappearing in urban India? Illustrate your answer with examples.2026 · Mains GS1 · Indian Society · Caste and Urbanisation
- Critically examine the challenges of demographic transition in contemporary India.2026 · Mains GS1 · Indian Society · Demographic Transition in India
- Evaluate the impact of globalization on Indian youths with reference to social, political, economic and cultural spheres.2026 · Mains GS1 · Indian Society · Globalisation and Indian Youth
- Regarding Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), consider: (1) they are found in 18 States and one Union Territory; (2) stagnant or declining population is one identification criterion; (3) India has 95 notified PVTGs; (4) Irular and Konda Reddi are PVTGs. Which statements are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Society · Tribes & PVTGs
- With reference to the Changpa community of India, consider the following statements: 1. They live mainly in Uttarakhand. 2. They rear Pashmina goats yielding fine wool. 3. They are classified as a Scheduled Tribe. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Society · Changpa Tribe
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Limboo (Limbu) : Sikkim 2. Karbi : Himachal Pradesh 3. Dongaria : Odisha 4. Bonda : Tamil Nadu. Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Society · Tribes of India
- Consider the following pairs: Tribe : State. 1. Limboo (Limbu) : Sikkim 2. Karbi : Himachal Pradesh 3. Dongaria Kondh : Odisha 4. Bonda : Tamil Nadu. Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Indian Society · Tribes of India
- Explain how Public Private Partnership arrangements, in long gestation infrastructure projects, can transfer unsustainable liabilities to the future. What arrangements need to be put in place to ensure that successive generations’ capacities are not compromised?2014 · Mains GS3 · Infrastructure · PPP Liabilities
- National Urban Transport Policy emphasises on moving people instead of moving vehicles. Discuss critically the success of various strategies of the Government in this regard.2014 · Mains GS3 · Infrastructure · Urban Transport
- Adoption of the PPP model for infrastructure development of the country has not been free of criticism. Critically discuss pros and cons of the model.2013 · Mains GS3 · Infrastructure · PPP Model
- In the Indian context, explain how fake news and disinformation pose a threat to Internal Security and Public Order. In this regard, discuss salient features of amendments in respect of Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021.2026 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Fake News, Disinformation and IT Rules
- Ladakh is strategically located between China and Pakistan. As a measure to win hearts and minds of locals, discuss the Border Area Development Programmes (BADP) by the Central Government and civic actions by the Army. Also discuss demand of promulgation of provision of the Sixth Schedule of constitution for Ladakh.2026 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Ladakh, BADP and Sixth Schedule
- Separatist movements have been one of the major factors contributing to militancy and instability in Jammu & Kashmir (J & K). Bring out actions taken by the Government to bring J & K into national mainstream. Discuss pre and post abrogation status of Articles 370 and 35A. Also bring out positive impacts of abrogation of both articles in mainstreaming the state.2026 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Jammu and Kashmir, Separatism and Articles 370/35A
- Discuss counterfeit currency and money laundering as major sources of terror funding in India. State the actions being taken at International level to check these menaces. Highlight the role of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and methods of compliance by its member states in preventing terror funding.2026 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Terror Funding, Counterfeit Currency, Money Laundering and FATF
- Terrorism is a global scourge. How has it manifested in India? Elaborate with contemporary examples. What are the counter measures adopted by the State?2025 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Terrorism
- The Government of India recently stated that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) will be eliminated by 2026. What do you understand by LWE and how are the people affected by it? What measures have been taken by the government to eliminate LWE?2025 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Left Wing Extremism
- What are the major challenges to internal security and peace process in the North-Eastern States? Map the various peace accords and agreements initiated by the government in the past decade.2025 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · North East Peace Process
- Why is maritime security vital to protect India’s sea trade? Discuss maritime and coastal security challenges and the way forward.2025 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Maritime Security
- Explain how narco-terrorism has emerged as a threat in India and suggest measures to counter it.2024 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Narco-Terrorism
- Examine India’s border issues with China and Pakistan and development under BADP and BIM schemes.2024 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Border Security
- Social media and encrypted messaging services pose security challenges. Discuss measures adopted and suggest remedies.2024 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Social Media and Encrypted Messaging
- Winning hearts and minds is essential in terrorism-affected areas. Discuss government measures for conflict resolution in Jammu and Kashmir.2023 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Counter Terrorism
- Use of UAVs by adversaries for arms, ammunition and drugs is a security threat. Comment on measures to tackle it.2023 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · UAV Security Threats
- What internal security challenges does India face? Explain the role of central intelligence and investigative agencies.2023 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Internal Security Challenges
- Identify major sources of terror funding in India and efforts to curb them, including the No Money for Terror conference.2023 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Terror Funding
- Discuss the types of organised crime. Describe the linkages between terrorists and organised crime at national and transnational levels.2022 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Organised Crime
- What are the maritime security challenges in India? Discuss organisational, technical and procedural initiatives taken to improve maritime security.2022 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Maritime Security
- What are the different elements of cyber security? Keeping in view the challenges in cyber security, examine the extent to which India has successfully developed a comprehensive National Cyber Security Strategy.2022 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Cyber Security
- Naxalism is a social, economic and developmental issue manifesting as a violent internal security threat. Discuss the emerging issues and suggest a multilayered strategy to tackle the menace of Naxalism.2022 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Naxalism
- Discuss how emerging technologies and globalisation contribute to money laundering. Elaborate measures to tackle the problem of money laundering both at national and international levels.2021 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Money Laundering
- Keeping in view India’s internal security, analyse the impact of cross-border cyber attacks. Also, discuss defensive measures against these sophisticated attacks.2021 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Cyber Security
- Analyse the multidimensional challenges posed by external state and non-state actors to the internal security of India. Also discuss measures required to combat these threats.2021 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Internal Security Threats
- Analyse the complexity and intensity of terrorism, its causes, linkages and obnoxious nexus. Also suggest measures required to eradicate the menace of terrorism.2021 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Terrorism
- Discuss different types of cybercrimes and measures required to be taken to fight the menace.2020 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Cybercrime
- For effective border area management, discuss the steps required to be taken to deny local support to militants and also suggest ways to manage favourable perception among locals.2020 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Border Area Management
- What are the determinants of left-wing extremism in Eastern part of India? What strategy should Government of India, civil administration and security forces adopt to counter the threat in the affected areas?2020 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Left Wing Extremism
- Analyse internal security threats and transborder crimes along Myanmar, Bangladesh and Pakistan borders including Line of Control. Also, discuss the role played by various security forces in this regard.2020 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Transborder Security Threats
- The banning of Jamaat-e-Islami in Jammu and Kashmir brought into focus the role of over-ground workers in assisting terrorist organizations. Examine the role played by over-ground workers in assisting terrorist organizations in insurgency-affected areas. Discuss measures to neutralize the influence of over-ground workers.2019 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · The Banning Of Jamaat-e-islami
- What is the CyberDome Project? Explain how it can be useful in controlling internet crimes in India.2019 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Cyber Security
- The Indian government has recently strengthened the anti-terrorism laws by amending the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and the NIA Act. Analyze the changes in the context of the prevailing security environment while discussing the scope and reasons for opposing the UAPA by human rights organizations.2019 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Anti-terror Laws
- The cross-border movement of insurgents is only one of the several security challenges facing the policing of the border in North-East India. Examine the various challenges currently emanating across the India-Myanmar border. Also, discuss the steps to counter the challenges.2019 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Border Security
- Left-wing extremism is showing a downward trend but still affects many parts of the country. Briefly explain the Government of India’s approach to counter the challenges posed by LWE.2018 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Left Wing Extremism
- Data security has assumed significant importance in the digitized world due to rising cybercrimes. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Justice B. N. Srikrishna Committee Report relating to protection of personal data in cyberspace?2018 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Data Security
- India’s proximity to two of the world’s biggest illicit opium-growing states has enhanced her internal security concerns. Explain linkages between drug trafficking and gunrunning, money laundering and human trafficking. What countermeasures should be taken?2018 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Drug Trafficking
- Discuss the potential threats of cyberattack and the security framework to prevent it.2017 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Cyber Security
- The north-eastern region of India has been infested with insurgency for a very long time. Analyze the major reasons for survival of armed insurgency in this region.2017 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · North East Insurgency
- Mob violence is emerging as a serious law and order problem in India. By giving suitable examples, analyze the causes and consequences of such violence.2017 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Mob Violence
- The scourge of terrorism is a grave challenge to national security. What solutions do you suggest to curb this growing menace? What are the major sources of terrorist funding?2017 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Terrorism Funding
- The terms Hot Pursuit and Surgical Strikes are often used in connection with armed action against terrorist attacks. Discuss the strategic impact of such actions.2016 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Hot Pursuit and Surgical Strikes
- Terrorism is emerging as a competitive industry over the last few decades. Analyse the above statement.2016 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Terrorism
- Border management is a complex task due to difficult terrain and hostile relations with some countries. Elucidate the challenges and strategies for effective border management.2016 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Border Management
- Use of internet and social media by non-state actors for subversive activities is a major security concern. How have these been misused in the recent past? Suggest effective guidelines to curb the above threat.2016 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Internet and Social Media Misuse
- Human rights activists constantly highlight that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is a draconian act leading to cases of human rights abuses by security forces. What sections of AFSPA are opposed by activists? Critically evaluate the requirement with reference to the view held by the Apex Court.2015 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · AFSPA
- Religious indoctrination via social media has resulted in Indian youth joining ISIS. What is ISIS and its mission? How can ISIS be dangerous to the internal security of our country?2015 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · ISIS and Radicalisation
- The persisting drives of the government for development of large industries in backward areas have resulted in isolating the tribal population and farmers who face multiple displacements. With Malkangiri and Naxalbari foci, discuss the corrective strategies needed to win the Left Wing Extremism doctrine affected citizens back into the mainstream of social and economic growth.2015 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Left Wing Extremism
- Considering the threats cyberspace poses for the country, India needs a Digital Armed Forces to prevent crimes. Critically evaluate the National Cyber Security Policy, 2013 outlining the challenges perceived in its effective implementation.2015 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Cyber Security
- The diverse nature of India as a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society is not immune to the impact of radicalism which has been in her neighborhood. Discuss along with strategies to be adopted to counter this environment.2014 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Radicalism
- International civil aviation laws provide all countries complete and exclusive sovereignty over the airspace above their territory. What do you understand by airspace? What are the implications of these laws on the space above this airspace? Discuss the challenges and suggest ways to contain the threat.2014 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Airspace
- How does illegal trans-border migration pose a threat to India’s security? Discuss the strategies to curb this and bring out the factors which give impetus to such migration.2014 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Illegal Migration
- In 2012, the longitudinal marking of the high-risk areas for piracy was moved from 65° East to 78° East in the Arabian Sea by the International Maritime Organisation. What impact does this have on India’s maritime security concerns?2014 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Maritime Piracy
- China and Pakistan have entered into an agreement for development of an economic corridor. What threat does it pose for India’s security? Critically examine.2014 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
- Article 244 of Indian Constitution relates to administration of Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas. Analyze the impact of non-implementation of the provisions of Fifth Schedule on the growth of Left Wing Extremism.2013 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Fifth Schedule and LWE
- How far are India’s internal security challenges linked with border management, particularly in view of the long porous borders with most countries of South Asia and Myanmar?2013 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Border Management
- Money laundering poses a serious threat to country’s economic sovereignty. What is its significance for India and what steps are required to be taken to control this menace?2013 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Money Laundering
- What is social networking site and what security implications do these sites present?2013 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Social Networking Sites
- Cyber warfare is considered by some defense analysts to be a larger threat than even Al Qaeda or terrorism. What do you understand by Cyber warfare? Outline the cyber threats which India is vulnerable to and bring out the state of the country’s preparedness to deal with the same.2013 · Mains GS3 · Internal Security · Cyber Warfare
- When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.2026 · Essay · International Relations · Power, Conflict and the Vulnerable
- “IPMDA (Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness) bridges the gap between India's SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) vision and the Quad's collective Indo-Pacific strategy.” Make a critical assessment of the statement focusing on IPMDA.2026 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · IPMDA, SAGAR and Quad Maritime Strategy
- “BRICS acts as a powerful counterweight in global governance, actively amplifying the voice and influence of the Global South.” Explain the role of BRICS in projecting itself as an alternative to other groupings.2026 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · BRICS and Global South
- “India's global diaspora acts as a living bridge, as a critical economic factor and knowledge network in transforming cultural heritage into geopolitical influence and strategic leverage worldwide.” Critically examine this statement.2026 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Indian Diaspora and Strategic Influence
- “China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has transformed South Asia from a regional space into a theatre of great power competition.” Analyse the strategic implications of the BRI for India's security and regional influence in South Asia.2026 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · BRI and Great Power Competition in South Asia
- The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.2025 · Essay · International Relations · War and Diplomacy
- India-Africa digital partnership is achieving mutual respect, co-development and long-term institutional partnerships. Elaborate.2025 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India-Africa Digital Partnership
- With the waning of globalization, post-Cold War world is becoming a site of sovereign nationalism. Elucidate.2025 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Sovereign Nationalism
- Energy security constitutes the dominant kingpin of India’s foreign policy, and is linked with India’s overarching influence in Middle Eastern countries. How would you integrate energy security with India’s foreign policy trajectories in the coming years?2025 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Energy Security and Middle East
- The reform process in the United Nations remains unresolved, because of the delicate imbalance of East and West and entanglement of the USA vs. Russo-Chinese alliance. Examine and critically evaluate the East-West policy confrontations in this regard.2025 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · United Nations Reform
- Explain with examples how the West is fostering India as an alternative to China in supply chains and geopolitics.2024 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India and China Supply Chains
- Critically analyse India’s evolving diplomatic, economic and strategic relations with Central Asian Republics.2024 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Central Asia
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the UNSC Counter-Terrorism Committee and associated bodies against global terrorism.2024 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · UN Counter-Terrorism Architecture
- Discuss the geopolitical and geostrategic importance of Maldives for India, including trade, energy flows and maritime security.2024 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Maldives and India
- The virus of conflict is affecting the functioning of the SCO. Discuss India’s role in mitigating these problems.2023 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · SCO
- Indian diaspora has scaled new heights in the West. Describe its economic and political benefits for India.2023 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Indian Diaspora
- Evaluate the statement that NATO expansion and stronger US-Europe partnership work well for India.2023 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · NATO and India
- Discuss the role of the International Maritime Organisation in protecting the environment and enhancing maritime safety and security.2023 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · International Maritime Organisation
- How many news-region/reason pairs are correct: North Kivu & Ituri–Armenia/Azerbaijan war; Nagorno-Karabakh–Mozambique insurgency; Kherson & Zaporizhzhia–Israel/Lebanon dispute?2023 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Conflict Geography
- India is an age-old friend of Sri Lanka. Discuss India’s role in the recent crisis in Sri Lanka in light of this statement.2022 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India Sri Lanka
- Do you think BIMSTEC is a parallel organisation like SAARC? What are the similarities and dissimilarities between the two? How are Indian foreign policy objectives realised by forming this new organisation?2022 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · BIMSTEC and SAARC
- How will I2U2 grouping transform India’s position in global politics?2022 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · I2U2
- Clean energy is the order of the day. Describe briefly India’s changing policy towards climate change in various international fora in the context of geopolitics.2022 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Clean Energy Diplomacy
- India is a member of which among: (1) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; (2) Missile Technology Control Regime; (3) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?2022 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · International Organizations & Regimes
- On Vietnam, which statements are correct: (1) it has been among the faster-growing economies; (2) it has a multiparty political system; (3) growth is linked to global supply chains and exports; (4) low labour costs/stable conditions attracted manufacturers; (5) it has the Indo-Pacific's most productive e-service sector?2022 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Vietnam—Economy & Politics
- Regarding the UN Credentials Committee: (1) it is set up by and works under the Security Council; (2) it traditionally meets in March, June and September; (3) it examines member credentials and reports to the General Assembly. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · United Nations—Credentials Committee
- On UN General Assembly observer status: (1) non-member States may receive it; (2) intergovernmental organizations may seek it; (3) permanent observers may maintain missions at UN headquarters. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · UN General Assembly Observers
- Consider refugee settlements: (1) Bidibidi is in north-western Kenya; (2) it hosts people displaced by South Sudan's civil war; (3) Dadaab in Kenya hosts Somali refugees. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Refugee Settlements
- Which among Armenia, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Romania and Uzbekistan are members of the Organization of Turkic States?2022 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Organization of Turkic States
- Under UNCLOS: (1) a coastal State may claim territorial sea up to 12 nautical miles; (2) ships of coastal and landlocked States enjoy innocent passage through territorial seas; (3) an EEZ may extend to 200 nautical miles from baselines. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · UNCLOS & Maritime Zones
- What dispute is associated with the Senkaku Islands?2022 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · East China Sea—Senkaku/Diaoyu
- How many country-news pairs are correctly matched: Chad—Chinese permanent military base; Guinea—military suspension of constitution/government; Lebanon—severe prolonged economic depression; Tunisia—President suspended Parliament?2022 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Countries in News
- How many region-country pairs are correct: Anatolia—Turkey; Amhara—Ethiopia; Cabo Delgado—Spain; Catalonia—Italy?2022 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Regions in News
- If the last few decades were of Asia’s growth story, the next few are expected to be of Africa’s. In the light of this statement, examine India’s influence in Africa in recent years.2021 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India Africa Relations
- The USA is facing an existential threat in the form of China, that is much more challenging than the erstwhile Soviet Union. Explain.2021 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · USA China Rivalry
- Critically examine the aims and objectives of SCO. What importance does it hold for India?2021 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- The newly tri-nation partnership AUKUS is aimed at countering China’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region. Is it going to supersede the existing partnerships in the region? Discuss the strength and impact of AUKUS in the present scenario.2021 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · AUKUS
- Indian diaspora has a decisive role to play in the politics and economy of America and European countries. Comment with examples.2020 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Diaspora
- Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is transforming itself into a trade bloc from a military alliance, in present times. Discuss.2020 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · QUAD
- What is the significance of Indo-US defence deals over Indo-Russian defence deals? Discuss with reference to stability in the Indo-Pacific region.2020 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Indo-US Defence Relations
- Which international arrangement-topic pairs are correctly matched? (1) Alma-Ata Declaration—healthcare; (2) Hague Convention—biological and chemical weapons; (3) Talanoa Dialogue—global climate change; (4) Under2 Coalition—child rights.2020 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · International Agreements & Climate Initiatives
- Regarding India’s trade with neighbouring South Asian countries in the period before the 2020 exam, consider: (1) India–Sri Lanka trade value had increased consistently every year through the preceding decade; (2) textiles and textile articles were important in India–Bangladesh trade; (3) Nepal was India’s largest South Asian trading partner over the preceding five years. Which is correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · India and Neighbourhood - Trade
- Which group consists entirely of G20 member countries?2020 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · G20 & Global Institutions
- The time has come for India and Japan to build a strong contemporary relationship, one involving global and strategic partnership that will have a great significance for Asia and the world as a whole. Comment.2019 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India-Japan Relations
- Too little cash, too much politics, leave UNESCO fighting for life. Discuss the statement in the light of US withdrawal and its accusation of the cultural body as being anti-Israel bias.2019 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · UNESCO
- The long sustained image of India as a leader of the oppressed and marginalized nations has disappeared on account of its newfound role in the emerging global order. Elaborate.2019 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · The Long Sustained Image
- What introduces friction in the ties between India and the United States is that Washington is still unable to find for India a position in its global strategy, which would satisfy India's national self-esteem and ambitions. Explain with suitable examples.2019 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India-US Relations
- India signed an “Action Plan for Prioritization and Implementation of Cooperation Areas in the Nuclear Field” with which country?2019 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · India-Russia Nuclear Cooperation
- Evaluate these UN convention statements: (1) the migrant-smuggling protocol belongs to UNCAC; (2) UNCAC is the first legally binding global anti-corruption instrument; (3) asset-return provisions are a defining chapter of UNTOC; (4) UNODC assists States in implementing both UNCAC and UNTOC. Which are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · UN Conventions & UNODC
- India’s relations with Israel have, of late, acquired a depth and diversity, which cannot be rolled back. Discuss.2018 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India Israel Relations
- The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is viewed as a cardinal subset of China’s larger One Belt One Road initiative. Give a brief description of CPEC and enumerate reasons why India has distanced itself from the same.2018 · Mains GS3 · International Relations · CPEC
- A number of outside powers have entrenched themselves in Central Asia, which is a zone of interest to India. Discuss the implications, in this context, of India joining the Ashgabat Agreement, 2018.2018 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Central Asia
- What are the key areas of reform if the WTO has to survive in the present context of trade war, especially keeping in mind the interest of India?2018 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · WTO Reform
- In what ways would the ongoing US-Iran Nuclear Pact controversy affect the national interest of India? How should India respond to the situation?2018 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · US Iran Nuclear Pact
- Has the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world?2017 · Essay · International Relations · Non Alignment Movement
- Mention the advantages of the cultivation of pulses because of which the year 2016 was declared as the International Year of Pulses by United Nations.2017 · Mains GS1 · International Relations · Pulses
- China is using its economic relations and positive trade surplus as tools to develop potential military power status in Asia. In the light of this statement, discuss its impact on India as her neighbour.2017 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · China India Relations
- What are the main functions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)? Explain different functional commissions attached to it.2017 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · ECOSOC
- The term Digital Single Market Strategy seen in the news refers to2017 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · European Union
- The question of India’s energy security constitutes the most important part of India’s economic progress. Analyze India’s energy policy cooperation with West Asian countries.2017 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Energy Security
- Indian diaspora has an important role to play in South-East Asian countries’ economy and society. Appraise the role of Indian diaspora in South-East Asia in this context.2017 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Indian Diaspora
- Consider the following statements: 1. Nuclear Security Summits are periodically held under the aegis of the United Nations. 2. International Panel on Fissile Materials is an organ of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Nuclear Security
- With reference to Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD), consider: 1. The first APMCHUD was held in India in 2006 on the theme Emerging Urban Forms — Policy Responses and Governance Structure. 2. India hosts all annual ministerial conferences in partnership with ADB, APEC and ASEAN. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Urban Development Cooperation
- The Global Infrastructure Facility is a/an2017 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Infrastructure Finance
- With reference to UN-Habitat, consider: 1. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities and adequate shelter for all. 2. Its partners are governments or local urban authorities only. 3. It contributes to reducing poverty and promoting access to safe drinking water and sanitation.2017 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · UN-Habitat
- Consider the following in respect of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS): 1. Inaugural IONS was held in India in 2015 under chairmanship of Indian Navy. 2. IONS is a voluntary initiative to increase maritime cooperation among navies of littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Maritime Cooperation
- Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) is seen in the context of negotiations between India and2017 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · India-EU Trade
- Consider: 1. India has ratified the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. 2. TFA is part of WTO's Bali Ministerial Package of 2013. 3. TFA came into force in January 2016. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · WTO
- What is the importance of developing Chabahar Port by India?2017 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Chabahar Port
- The broader aims and objectives of WTO are to manage and promote international trade in the era of globalization. But the Doha round of negotiations seem doomed due to differences between developed and developing countries. Discuss in the Indian perspective.2016 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · WTO and Doha Round
- Evaluate the economic and strategic dimensions of India’s Look East Policy in the context of the post-Cold War international scenario.2016 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Look East Policy
- Consider the following pairs: Community sometimes mentioned in the news : In the affairs of — 1. Kurd : Bangladesh 2. Madhesi : Nepal 3. Rohingya : Myanmar. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Communities in News
- Increasing cross-border terrorist attacks in India and growing interference in the internal affairs of member-states by Pakistan are not conducive for the future of SAARC. Explain with suitable examples.2016 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · SAARC and Terrorism
- With reference to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), consider the following statements: 1. It is an organization of the European Union in working relation with NATO and WHO. 2. It monitors chemical industry to prevent new weapons from emerging. 3. It provides assistance and protection to States Parties against chemical weapons threats. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Chemical Weapons Convention
- What are the aims and objectives of the McBride Commission of the UNESCO? What is India’s position on these?2016 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · McBride Commission
- With reference to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, consider the following statements: 1. It is an agreement among all the Pacific Rim countries except China and Russia. 2. It is a strategic alliance for the purpose of maritime security only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Regional Trade Agreements
- Consider the following statements: The India-Africa Summit 1. held in 2015 was the third such Summit 2. was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · India-Africa Relations
- 'Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres)', often in the news, is2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · International NGOs
- Consider the following statements: 1. New Development Bank has been set up by APEC. 2. The headquarters of New Development Bank is in Shanghai. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · BRICS and NDB
- Which of the following is not a member of Gulf Cooperation Council?2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · West Asia
- 'Belt and Road Initiative' is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · China and BRI
- The term Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership often appears in the news in the context of the affairs of a group of countries known as2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Regional Trade Agreements
- Consider the following statements: 1. The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015. 2. The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · International Solar Alliance
- 'European Stability Mechanism', sometimes seen in the news, is an2016 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · European Union Institutions
- The “Fortaleza Declaration”, recently in the news, is related to the affairs of2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, International Relations · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, BRICS
- Increasing interest of India in Africa has its pros and cons. Critically examine.2015 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India-Africa Relations
- Discuss the impediments India is facing in its pursuit of a permanent seat in UNSC.2015 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · UNSC Reform
- Project ‘Mausam’ is considered a unique foreign policy initiative of Indian government to improve relationship with its neighbours. Does the project have a strategic dimension? Discuss.2015 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Project Mausam
- Terrorist activities and mutual distrust have clouded India-Pakistan relations. To what extent could the use of soft power like sports and cultural exchange help generate goodwill between the two countries? Discuss with suitable examples.2015 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India-Pakistan Relations
- The terms “Agreement on Agriculture”, “Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures” and “Peace Clause” appear in the news frequently in the context of the affairs of the2015 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · WTO Agriculture
- The area known as “Golan Heights” sometimes appears in the news in the context of events related to2015 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Golan Heights
- Amnesty International is2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, International Relations · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Human Rights Organizations
- India is a member of which among the following? 1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2. Association of South-East Asian Nations 3. East Asia Summit2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, International Relations · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Regional Groupings
- In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, which of the following is/are not a participant? 1. Bangladesh 2. Cambodia 3. China 4. Myanmar 5. Thailand2015 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Mekong-Ganga Cooperation
- With reference to Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), consider: 1. It was established very recently in response to piracy and oil spills. 2. It is an alliance meant for maritime security only. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · IORA
- “Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action”, often seen in the news, is2015 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Beijing Platform for Action
- Consider the following countries: 1. China 2. France 3. India 4. Israel 5. Pakistan. Which are Nuclear-Weapon States recognized by the NPT?2015 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · NPT
- With respect to the South China Sea, maritime territorial disputes and rising tension affirm the need for safeguarding maritime security to ensure freedom of navigation and overflight throughout the region. In this context, discuss the bilateral issues between India and China.2014 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · South China Sea
- The aim of Information Technology Agreements is to lower all taxes and tariffs on information technology products by signatories to zero. What impact would such agreements have on India’s interests?2014 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Information Technology Agreement
- Some international funding agencies have special terms for economic participation stipulating that a substantial component of aid be used for sourcing equipment from leading countries. Discuss the merits of such terms and whether there is a strong case not to accept such conditions in the Indian context.2014 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Aid Conditions
- India has recently signed to become a founding member of New Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. How will the role of the two banks be different? Discuss the strategic significance of these two banks for India.2014 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · NDB and AIIB
- WTO is an important international institution where decisions affect countries in a profound manner. What is the mandate of WTO and how binding are its decisions? Critically analyse India’s stand on the latest round of talks on food security.2014 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · WTO and Food Security
- How does India see its place in the economic space of rising natural resource rich Africa?2014 · Mains GS1 · International Relations · Africa and Resources
- A series of uprisings referred to as the “Arab Spring” originally started from2014 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Arab Spring
- Consider the following countries: 1. Denmark 2. Japan 3. Russian Federation 4. United Kingdom 5. United States of America. Which are members of the Arctic Council?2014 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Arctic Council
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Chechnya — Russian Federation 2. Darfur — Mali 3. Swat Valley — Iraq. Which of the pairs is/are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · Places in News
- With reference to BRICS, consider the following statements: 1. The first BRICS summit was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. 2. South Africa was the last to join the BRICS grouping. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations · BRICS
- The proposed withdrawal of the International Security Assistance Force from Afghanistan in 2014 is fraught with major security implications for the countries of the region. Examine in light of the fact that India is faced with a plethora of challenges and needs to safeguard its own strategic interests.2013 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Afghanistan and ISAF Withdrawal
- What do you understand by ‘The String of Pearls’? How does it impact India? Briefly outline the steps taken by India to counter this.2013 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · String of Pearls
- Economic ties between India and Japan, while growing in recent years, are still far below their potential. Elucidate the policy constraints which are inhibiting this growth.2013 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India-Japan Economic Ties
- The protests in Shahbag Square in Dhaka in Bangladesh reveal a fundamental split in society between the nationalists and Islamic forces. What is its significance for India?2013 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Shahbag Protests
- Discuss the political developments in Maldives in the last two years. Should they be of cause of concern to India?2013 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Maldives
- In respect of India-Sri Lanka relation, discuss how domestic factors influence foreign policy.2013 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · India-Sri Lanka Relations
- What is meant by Gujral doctrine? Does it have any relevance today? Discuss.2013 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Gujral Doctrine
- The World Bank and the IMF, collectively known as the Bretton Woods Institutions, are the two intergovernmental pillars supporting the structure of the world’s economic and financial order. Superficially, the World Bank and the IMF exhibit many common characteristics, yet their roles, functions and mandates are distinctly different. Elucidate.2013 · Mains GS2 · International Relations · Bretton Woods Institutions
- Consider the following countries: I. Austria II. Bulgaria III. Croatia IV. Serbia V. Sweden VI. North Macedonia. How many of the above are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?2025 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Current Affairs · International Relations
- Consider the following statements in respect of BIMSTEC: I. It is a regional organization consisting of seven member States till January 2025. II. It came into existence with the signing of the Dhaka Declaration, 1999. III. Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Nepal are founding member States of BIMSTEC. IV. In BIMSTEC, the subsector of'tourism' is being led by India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Current Affairs · International Relations
- Consider the following pairs: I. International Year of the Woman Farmer: 2026 II. International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism: 2027 III. International Year of Peace and Trust: 2025 IV. International Year of Asteroid Awareness and Planetary Defence: 2029. How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?2025 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Current Affairs · International Relations
- Consider the following statements with regard to BRICS; I. 16th BRICS Summit was held under the Chairship of Russia in Kazan. II. Indonesia has become a full member of BRICS. III. The theme of the 16th BRICS Summit was Strengthening Multiculturalism for Just Global Development and Security. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Current Affairs · International Relations
- Consider the following pairs: Country - Reason for being in the news. 1. Argentina: Worst economic crisis 2. Sudan: War between the country’s regular and paramilitary forces 3. Turkey: Rescinded its membership of NATO. How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?2024 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Current Affairs · Current Affairs (International Relations)
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Sumed pipeline is a strategic route for Persian Gulf oil and natural gas shipments to Europe. Statement-II: Sumed pipeline connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.2024 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Current Affairs · Current Affairs (International Relations)
- Consider the following statements: 1. India is a member of the International Grains Council. 2. A country needs to be a member of the International Grains Council for exporting or importing rice and wheat.2024 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Current Affairs · International Relations
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: There is instability and worsening security situation in the Sahel region. Statement-II: There have been military takeovers/coups d'etat in several countries of the Sahel region in the recent past.2024 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Current Affairs · International Relations
- Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization: 1. It is one of the agencies of the United Nations. 2. World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day and World Toilet College are the initiatives of this organization, to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. 3. The main focus of its function is to grant funds to the least developed countries and developing countries to achieve the end of open defecation.2024 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Current Affairs · International Relations
- What is/are the consequence/consequences of a country becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group? 1. It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies. 2. It automatically becomes a member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Security · International Organisations & Security
- Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts?2018 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Security · International Organisations & Security
- The term "two-state solution" is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of:2018 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Security · International Organisations & Security
- India enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 in order to comply with obligations to:2018 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Security · International Organisations & Security
- International Labour Organization's Conventions 138 and 182 are related to:2018 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Security · International Organisations & Security
- In the Indian context, what is the implication of ratifying the Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?2018 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Security · International Organisations & Security
- Consider the following countries: 1. Australia 2. Canada 3. China 4. India 5. Japan 6. USA. Which of the above are among the free-trade partners of ASEAN?2018 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Security · International Organisations & Security
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Aleppo — Syria 2. Kirkuk — Yemen 3. Mosul — Palestine 4. Mazar-i-Sharif — Afghanistan. Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?2018 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Security · International Organisations & Security
- What is "Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)", sometimes seen in the news?2018 · Prelims GS1 · International Relations & Security · International Organisations & Security
- ಕನ್ನಡದ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಎರಡು ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Regional Dialects
- ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷಾ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಭಾಷೆಗಳ ಸಾದೃಶ್ಯವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · South Dravidian Languages
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಹಳಮೆಯನ್ನು ನಿದರ್ಶನಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಖಚಿತ ಪಡಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Antiquity of Kannada
- ಭಾಷೆ ಎಂದರೇನು?2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳ ಸಹಿತ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು
- ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಅರ್ಥ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಯನ್ನು ಧ್ವನ್ಯಾತ್ಮಕ ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಅರ್ಥ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ ಬೆಳೆದು ಬಂದ ಹಂತಗಳು2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯ ಹಂತಗಳು
- ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವ ಅರ್ಥ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳು2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಅರ್ಥ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ
- ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷಾ ಕುಟುಂಬವನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷಾ ಕುಟುಂಬ
- ಕನ್ನಡದ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳ ವೈಲಕ್ಷಣ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಕನ್ನಡ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳು
- ಭಾಷೆ ಎಂದರೇನು? ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯೆಗಳ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಭಾಷೆಯ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನ
- ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷಾ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ವಿವರಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷೆಗಳು
- ಕನ್ನಡದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ವಿವರಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳು
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಕರಣ ಕುರಿತು ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಸ್ತ್ರೀಕರಣ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅದು ಬೆಳೆದುಬಂದ ವಿವಿಧ ಹಂತಗಳು.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡದ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಕನ್ನಡ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳು
- ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷೆಗಳ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷೆಗಳು
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನತೆಯ ವಿವಿಧ ಆಕರಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಕನ್ನಡದ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನತೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದ ಪರಂಪರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಯೋಗದ ವಿಧಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತ ಪ್ರಭಾವ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯ ವಿವಿಧ ಅವಸ್ಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಕನ್ನಡದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಳೀಕರಣದ ವಿವಿಧ ವಿಧಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಸ್ಥಳೀಕರಣ
- ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಧ್ವನಿಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಧ್ವನಿಬದಲಾವಣೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡದ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಕನ್ನಡ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳು
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಮೇಲಿನ ಅನ್ಯ ಭಾಷಾ ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · ಅನ್ಯಭಾಷಾ ಪ್ರಭಾವ
- ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ-ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Nature and Characteristics of Language
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪ್ರಭೇದಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Regional and Social Varieties
- ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷಾ ಪರಿವಾರಗಳ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Dravidian Language Family
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷಾ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯ ವಿವಿಧ ಹಂತಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Stages of Kannada Language Development
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ವಿವಿಧ ಪ್ರಭೇದಗಳು2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Language Varieties
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವ ಧ್ವನಿ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Historical Phonological Changes
- ಕನ್ನಡದ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳಾವುವು? ಸಮಾಲೋಚಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Kannada Dialects
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಮೇಲಾದ ಅನ್ಯಭಾಷೆಗಳ ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ಸಾಧಾರವಾಗಿ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Influence of Other Languages
- ದ್ರಾವಿಡ ಭಾಷೆಗಳ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Dravidian Languages
- ಕನ್ನಡದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಉಪಭಾಷೆಗಳು ಯಾವುವು ? ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Regional Dialects
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಉಗಮ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಕಾಸದ ವಿವಿಧ ಹಂತಗಳನ್ನು ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Origin and Development of Kannada
- ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದ ಅನ್ಯದೇಶಪದಗಳ ಧ್ವನಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಥ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಯನ್ನು ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Linguistics · Loanword Sound and Meaning Change
- ಆಧುನಿಕ ಪೂರ್ವದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಾವ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರಗಳಾವುವು? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Literary History · Pre-modern Kannada Poetic Genres
- ಹಳೆಗನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ನಡುಗನ್ನಡ ಕಾವ್ಯವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಭೋಗ-ವೈರಾಗ್ಯ-ಭಕ್ತಿಗಳ ನಾಟ್ಯೀಕರಣವಾಗಿದೆ ಎನ್ನುವ ಮಾತನ್ನು ನಿಮಗಿಷ್ಟಿರುವ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಎರಡು ಕಾವ್ಯಗಳ ಆಧಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literary History · Halegannada-Nadugannada — Bhoga, Vairagya, Bhakti
- ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ - ಇವುಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಸಂಬಂಧಾಂತರಗಳನ್ನು ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Literary History · Early Kannada Literature and Royal Power
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಂಪರೆಯ ಮೂಲ ಪ್ರೇರಣೆಗಳಾವುವು? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Kannada Literary History · Sources of Kannada Literary Tradition
- ಮೋರೆಯ ಪರಿಗಳ್ ಭೋರಂದೋಲರಂತ ಮಂಗಳ ಗೀತಿಗಳ್ ನೇರೆಯ ಗಣಿಕಾವೀರಂ ಬಂಡಾಡೆ ಪುಣ್ಯಜಲಂಗಳಂ ತರಿಸಿ ಮಿನಿಸುತಾಗಳ್ ತಾಂ ತನ್ನ ಕಯ್ಯೋಳ್ ಕಟ್ಟಿದಂ ಕುರುಪತಿವೃಂದಂ ಕರ್ಣಂಗಾ ವೀರಪಟ್ಟದ ಪಟ್ಟಮಂ2026 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಆಶಯ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಉಟ್ಟುದ ತೋರದವಂಗ ಉರೇನು, ಕಾಡೇನು? ನಮ್ಮಸಂತಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಕುಲವೇನು, ಫಲವೇನು? ಹುಟ್ಟುಗೇಡಾತಂಗ ಪುಣ್ಯವೇನು, ಪಾಪವೇನು? ಅದು ಕೆಟ್ಟದು, ಅದು ಕೆಟ್ಟದು ನಿನ್ನ ನೀನೆರೆಯದ ದಿಟ್ಟ ಬಯಲಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿದ್ದೆಯಲ್ಲಾ ಅಜಗಣ್ಣ ತಂದೆ!2026 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ವಚನ/ಭಕ್ತಿಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಆಶಯ
- ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮಗಳ ನಿತ್ಯವು ಬೋಧಿಸೆ ತೊಟ್ಟಿನ ಮನಸಿಗೆ ಸೊಗಸೀತೆ ತತ್ತ್ವದ ಅರ್ಥವು ಎಚ್ಚರದಿ ಕೇಳೆ ಕತ್ತೆಯ ಚಿತ್ತಕೆ ಹೇಳಿತೆ ಪುಳ್ಳೆ ಬೊಂಬೆಯ ಚಿತ್ರದಿ ಬಣ್ಣಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಟ್ಟರೆ ಮಾತನಾದೀತೇ ಕತ್ತರಿ ತೀರ್ಕವನೋತಿ ಫಲಯೋಜಿದ ಅರ್ಥಿಯ ತೋರದ ಇದ್ದೀತೇ2026 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ತತ್ತ್ವ
- ಸರಳ ಕೊರತೆಯೋ ಸಾರಧಿಯ ಮ ತ್ತುರವೋ ರಥದ ವಿಘಾತಿಯೋ ದು ರ್ಧರ ಧನುರ್ಭಂಗವೋ ಮಹಾಸ್ತ್ರ ವ್ಯಧೆಯೋ ರವಿಸುತನ ಹುರಳು ಗೆಡಿಸಿದಿರಂತು ರಿಪುರಾ ಯರಿಗೆ ನಾವ್ ಗೋಚರವ ದುರಿತೋ ತ್ತುರವಪ್ಪನೆಲೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಡೆಯಿತು ಶಿವಶಿವಾ ಎಂದ2026 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಯುದ್ಧಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಕೊಡದ ಸಾಲಂದದ ಮುಗಿಲು ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲ ಬಡಿಗಿಯಂ ಬಡಿಯ ದ್ವಾರಗಳು ಒಡೆದಂತೆ ಗುಡುಗಾಡುವೊಳಗಿದ್ದ ನೀರು ತೋ ಟ್ಟಿದುವಂತೆ ಕರೆಯದು ವೃಷ್ಟಿ2026 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ವರ್ಣನೆ - ಪದ್ಯ
- ಪಂಪ ಕವಿಯ ಕರ್ಣನ ಪಾತ್ರದ ಮೂಲಕ ವೀರಯುಗದ ಶೌರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ತ್ಯಾಗದ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪಂಪ - ಕರ್ಣನ ಪಾತ್ರ
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- “ಬೀದಿಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೆಳದೋ” ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳ ಅನುಭವದ ಅಂತಃಸತ್ವವನ್ನು ಬಿಂಬಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾದೆಗಳ ಮಹತ್ವವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಗಾದೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸಮುದಾಯ ಅನುಭವ
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- ದೇವರ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಾಸ್ತಿಕರು - ಆಸ್ತಿಕರು ಇವರಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಚರ್ಚೆ ಹಾಗೂ ವಾಗ್ವಾದಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಆಸ್ತಿಕ-ನಾಸ್ತಿಕ ಸಂವಾದ
- “ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವರ್ಗದ ಕಥೆಗಳಿಗೂ ‘ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು’ ಸಂಗ್ರಹ ಒಂದು ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಾದರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ” – ಈ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು
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- ಕಲಿಯನ ಪಂಡೆ ಮಾಟಿ ಕಡುಮಂದಿಯನೊಳಗೇ ಮಾಟಿ ತಕ್ಕನಂ ಪೋಲೆಯನ ಮಾಟಿ ಮುಂ ಪೋಲೆಯನಂ ನಡೆ ತಕ್ಕನ ಮಾಟಿ ಗೈಲಿ ಪೊದದ್ದು ಪವಿದ ವೀರಕತೆಯಿಂ ನೃಪಚಿತ್ತ ವೃತ್ತಿ ಚಂ ಚಲಮದರಿಂತವೋಲಗಿಸಿ ಬಾಳ್ವುದೆ ಕಷ್ಟಮೀಳ್ಗದಿ ಸಾಧಾರಂ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಆಶಯ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
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- ಹರಿಹರನ ರಗಳೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ‘ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣನ ರಗಳೆ’ ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾದುದು ಎಂದು ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರು ಹೇಳಲು ಕಾರಣವೇನು?2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಹರಿಹರ - ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣನ ರಗಳೆ
- ಕರ್ಣನ ಬದುಕಿನ ಘನತೆಯನ್ನು ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸನು ಹೇಗೆ ಅನಾವರಣಗೊಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ?2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸ - ಕರ್ಣ
- ವಚನಕಾರ್ತಿಯರ ವಚನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ವಚನಕಾರ್ತಿಯರು - ಪ್ರತಿಮೆಗಳು
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- ಹೊಸಗನ್ನಡ ಕವಿತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಹೊಸಗನ್ನಡ ಕವಿತೆ - ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ
- ‘ಒಡಲಾಳ’ ದಲಿತ ಬದುಕಿಗೆ ಬರೆದ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನ. ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಒಡಲಾಳ - ದಲಿತ ಬದುಕು
- ‘ರೂಪ ತಪಸ್ಸು’ ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾತಿ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಎತ್ತಿರುವ ಧ್ವನಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ರೂಪ ತಪಸ್ಸು - ಜಾತಿ ವಿರೋಧ
- ಗಾದೆಗಳು ಬಿಂಬಿಸುವ ‘ಮಹಿಳೆ’.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಗಾದೆಗಳು - ಮಹಿಳಾ ಚಿತ್ರ
- ‘ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನಪದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ’ದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾ.ಮಾ. ನಾಯಕನ ‘ಜನಪದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ’ ಕೃತಿಯ ಆಧಾರದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಜನಪದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ - ಹಾ.ಮಾ. ನಾಯಕ
- ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಮತ್ತು ವರ್ತಮಾನದ ಸಂಕಥನವಾಗಿ ‘ತುಘಲಕ್’ ನಾಟಕವು ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿದೆಯೇ? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ತುಘಲಕ್ - ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಮತ್ತು ವರ್ತಮಾನ
- ಜನಪದ ಗೀತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜೀವನ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳು.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಜನಪದ ಗೀತೆ - ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳು
- “ಮನುಕುಲಕ್ಕೆ ನನ್ನಂಥ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಕರಾಗಿರಲೂ ಸೇರದಂತೆ, ಕರುಣಾರ್ದ್ರ ಹೃದಯನೂ, ಪ್ರೇಮ ಸ್ವರೂಪಿಯೂ ಆದ ದೇವರು ಬೇಕು!” - ಎ.ಎನ್. ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾಯರ ಈ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಎ.ಎನ್. ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾಯ - ದೇವರು
- ನವೋದಯ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಗುರುತಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ನವೋದಯ ಕಾವ್ಯ - ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು
- ಒಗಟುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವ ಜಾನಪದ ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಒಗಟು - ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಣ್ಣಕಥೆಗಳ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅವುಗಳ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಣ್ಣಕಥೆ - ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ
- ಪೌರಾಣಿಕ ಚೌಕಟ್ಟನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದರೂ ‘ಮಾಧವಿ’ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯು ಸಮಕಾಲೀನ ಪುರುಷ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಸಮಾಜದ ಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಮಾಧವಿ - ಪಿತೃಸತ್ತೆ
- ‘ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು’ ಜನಪದರ ಸೃಜನಶೀಲತೆಯ ವಿವಿಧ ಆಯಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಜನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳು - ಸೃಜನಶೀಲತೆ
- ಭೇದಿಸಲಿಂದ ದಳ್ ನುಡಿದರೆನ್ನದಿರೋಯ್ಯನೆ ಕೇಳ್ ಕರ್ಣಾ ನೀ / ನಾದಿಯೋಳ್ಬೆ ಕೊಂತಿ ನಿನಗನ್ನಿಹಳ್ ಪಾಂಡುವನಂದನರ್ / ಸೋದರರಯ್ಯ ಮಯ್ಯನ್ನೆನಾಮ್ ಪೇಳುತಿರೆ ಪಡೆಮಾತೊನ್ನದಿ / ಮೇದಿನಿ ಪಟ್ಟಮಂ ನಿನಗೆ ನೀನಿರೆ ವಾತ್ರ ಪೆಳಿರ್ ನರೇಂದ್ರರೆ — ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಕರ್ಣ
- ನೆಲದೊಳ್ ಧರ್ಮವನಿಪ್ಪುದಿಲ್ಲಾ / ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನದನು ಮುನ್ನ ಕೊಡನೆ / ನಿಳೆಯ ಭಾಗವನಿಸೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟದೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಮೇಲಾಣ / ನೆಲನ ಕಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳ್ಳು ಮೋನೆಯು / ಚೆಳಿಪ ಧರಣಿಯನಿತ್ತನಾದರೆ / ಬಳಿಕ ನೀನಗು ಹೋಗು ಕದನವನ ಕೊಂದು ಬಾ ಎಂದ — ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಧರ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಭೂಮಿ
- ಬೆಳಗಿನೊಳೊಳಾಡುವಂತೆ ಸಂಗೀತದ / ಸುಳಿಯೊಳಲು ತೇಲಾಡುವಂತೆ / ತೆಳುಗಾಳಿಯಲಿ ವೈಹಾವಳಿಯ ಮಾಡುವಂ / ತೆಳುವೆಂಗಳರಸಿ ಹಾಡಿದಳು — ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಸಂಗೀತ ಮತ್ತು ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ
- ನುಡಿಗಲ್ಲಂ ಸಲ್ಲದ ಕ / ನ್ನಡದೊಳ್ ಚತುರಾಣಮಂ ಬೆದಂಡೆಯುಮಂದೀ / ಗಡಿನ ನೆಟ್ಟೆಯ ಕಬ್ಬದೋ / ಳೊಡೆಂಬಡಂ ಮಾಡಿದರ್ ಪುರಾತನ ಕವಿಗಳ್ — ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಆಂತರಿಕ ಕಳವಳ
- 2023 Paper II Q1(a): ನೀಡಿರುವ ಪದ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ, ಅದರ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- 2023 Paper II Q1(b): ನೀಡಿರುವ ಪದ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ, ಅದರ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- 2023 Paper II Q1(c): ನೀಡಿರುವ ಪದ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ, ಅದರ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- 2023 Paper II Q1(d): ನೀಡಿರುವ ಪದ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ, ಅದರ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- 2023 Paper II Q1(e): ನೀಡಿರುವ ಪದ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ, ಅದರ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪದ್ಯಭಾಗದ ಸಂದರ್ಭವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ ಅವುಗಳ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ — 2022 Paper II Q1(a): “ಬಾಗದ ನಣ್ಣಿಯ ... ಕವಿಕರ್ಣ ...”2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ Q1(a)
- ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪದ್ಯಭಾಗದ ಸಂದರ್ಭವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ ಅವುಗಳ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ — 2022 Paper II Q1(c): “ನಡು ನೀರ ಸಮುದ್ರದ ... ಶರಣಗೆ ...”2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ Q1(c)
- ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪದ್ಯಭಾಗದ ಸಂದರ್ಭವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ ಅವುಗಳ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ — 2022 Paper II Q1(d): “ಅರುಣ ಸಾರಥಿ ಭುವನ ಕಾರ್ಯದ ...”2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ Q1(d)
- ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪದ್ಯಭಾಗದ ಸಂದರ್ಭವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ ಅವುಗಳ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ — 2022 Paper II Q1(e): “ಮಾಗದೊಳಿಂಬಂತೆ ... ಆತ್ಮವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿಯುಂ ...”2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ Q1(e)
- ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪದ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ — Q1(a), Kannada Literature Paper II, 2021.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪದ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ — Q1(b), Kannada Literature Paper II, 2021.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪದ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ — Q1(c), Kannada Literature Paper II, 2021.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪದ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ — Q1(d), Kannada Literature Paper II, 2021.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಪದ್ಯದ ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ — Q1(e), Kannada Literature Paper II, 2021.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಪದ್ಯಭಾಗ: “ಒಡಲೊಳದೊಂದು ಜೀವ...” — ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಪದ್ಯಭಾಗ: “ನಡೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಮೂಲಪ್ರತಿವನೆಗೆ ತೋರನುತ...” — ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಪದ್ಯಭಾಗ: “ಎಲೆ ಧನಂಜಯ ನೀನು ಹಿಮಕರ...” — ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಪದ್ಯಭಾಗ: “ಜಲವೆ ಸಕಲ ಲೋಕಕೆ ತಾಯಲ್ಲವೆ...” — ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಪದ್ಯಭಾಗ: “ಹಾಲ ನೇಮ, ಹಾಲಕನೆಯ ನೇಮ...” — ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಪದ್ಯ ಸಂದರ್ಭ-ಭಾವ-ಸಾರಸ್ಯ
- ಸುಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ಣನೆಗೊಂಡ ಅಗ್ನಿಭೂತಿ - ವಾಯುಭೂತಿಯರ ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸದ ಪ್ರಸಂಗದ ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಸುಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಕಥೆ - ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸ
- ‘ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸನು ಕರ್ಣನ ಪಾತ್ರ ಚಿತ್ರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ತೋರಿದ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಕರ್ಣನ ಮೂರ್ತಿ ಜನತೆಯ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಶ್ವತವಾಗಿ ಉಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ’ – ಈ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯ ಔಚಿತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸ - ಕರ್ಣ
- ವೀರ ಭರತ - ಸಂಸಾರಿ ಭರತ - ಈ ವೈವಿಧ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಭರತೇಶ ವೈಭವಕಾವ್ಯವು ಹೇಗೆ ನಿಭಾಯಿಸಿದೆ? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · ಭರತೇಶ ವೈಭವ - ಭರತನ ವೈವಿಧ್ಯ
- ಸಕಲರಾತಿ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮಾಳಿಗೆಗಳುರುಳ್ದಾ ದೀಪ ರತ್ನಾಂಬು ಮಾ / ಳಿಕೆಯಿಂದಾ ರಣರಂಗಮುಂ ಬೆಳಗೆ ಕಾಳಿಚಂದ್ರಂ ಭೂತಾಂಗನಾ | ನಿಕರಂ ಶೋಣಿತವಾರಿಯಂ ಕುಡಿದು ಗುರ್ವ್ವಸ್ತ್ರಂಗಂ ಸೊನೆ ನೋ / ಡ ಕವಿಲ್ದುಮೆ ಕೂಡ ಸಂಚಿಗಿಂದುಂತಾ ದ್ರೋಣನಿಂ ಕೊಳ್ಳಳಂ ||2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Prescribed Verse — War Imagery
- ಮಗನು ದಶಪತಿಯಾದ ಗದ ಕಾ / ಳ್ಗೆನ ನೋಡವೆನೆಂಬ ಪೋಲು ಜಗ / ದ್ಗೆಲದಲಿ ನರೆ ಕಡಿದ ವಿಕ್ರಮ ತಿಮಿರ ವನದೊಳಗೆ / ಹೊಂಗರು ಕುವಳಯ ಕಳಿಯ ಸೋಂಪಿನ / ನಗೆ ಸರೋರುಹಕೋಗೆಯ ವಿರಹದ / ಧಗೆ ರಥಾಂಗದೊಳಳಿಯ ರವಿಯುದಯಾಚಲಕೆ ಬಂದ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Kumaravyasa Bharata — Sunrise Imagery
- ಭಾಯಾ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆಯ ಭಾಯಾ ಪುರುಷನ / ಭಾಯಗೆ ಸಜ್ಜಾನವಿಲ್ಲ | ಆಯಿರದಕೆ ತಿಳಿವೊಡೆಗೊಂಡಲ್ಲದು ತಾನೆ / ಕಾಯದೊಳಿದ್ದಾತ್ತರೊಪು |2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Prescribed Verse — Body and Knowledge
- ಹಾಲತೊರೆಗೆ ಬೆಲ್ಲದ ಕೆಸರು, ಸಕ್ಕರೆಯ ಮಳಲು / ತವರಾಜದ ನೊರೆ ತೆರೆಯಂತೆ ಆದ್ಯರ ವಚನವಿರಲು / ಬೇರೆ ಬಾವಿಯ ತೋಡಿ, ಉಪ್ಪು ನೀರನುಂಬುವನ ವಿಧಿಯಂತೆ / ಆಯಿತ್ತೆನ್ನ ಮತಿ ಕೂಡಲ ಸಂಗಮದೇವಾ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Basavanna Vachana — Literary Humility
- ಡೊಂಕು ಬಾಲದ ನಾಯಕರೇ ನೀವೇನೂಟವ ಮಾಡಿರಿ / ಕಣಕ ಕುಟ್ಟೋ ಒನಕೆಲಿ ಹೊಡೆದರೆ ಕುಯ್ ಕುಯ್ ರಾಗವ ಮಾಡುವಿರಿ / ಹುಗ್ಗಿ ಮಾಡೋ ಅಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ತಗ್ಗಿ ಬಗ್ಗಿ ನೋಡುವಿರಿ / ಹುಗ್ಗಿ ಮಾಡೋ ಸೌಟಲಿ ಹೊಡೆದರೆ ಕುಯ್ ಕುಯ್ ರಾಗವ ಮಾಡುವಿರಿ / ಹಿರಿಯ ಹಾದಿಲಿ ಓಡುವಿರಿ ಕರಿಯ ಬೂದಿಲಿ ಹೊರಳುವಿರಿ / ಸಿರಿ ಕಾಗಿನೆಲೆಯಾದಿಕೇಶವನ ಸ್ಮರಿಸದವರ ಗತಿ ತೋರುವಿರಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Kanakadasa — Social Satire
- ‘ಸುಕುಮಾರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ’ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೀವ್ರತಮ ಭೋಗವು ವೈರಾಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ದಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡುವ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಚಿತ್ರಣಗೊಂಡಿದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Vaddaradhane — Sukumaraswami
- ಕರ್ಣನ ಬದುಕೊಂದು ‘ದುರಂತಮಯ ವಿಧಿವಿಲಾಸ’ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸನ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Kumaravyasa Bharata — Karna
- ‘ಜೈನಧರ್ಮ’ ಭೋಗದ ಅತಿರೇಕವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿ ವೈರಾಗ್ಯದಡೆಗೆ ಕೊಂಡೊಯ್ಯುತ್ತದೆ. ‘ಭರತೇಶ ವೈಭವ’ದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಅಂಶ ಹೇಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ?2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Bharatesha Vaibhava — Bhoga and Vairagya
- ಭಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನಾಧರಿಸಿದ ವಚನಕಾರರು ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಹೊಸ ಆಯಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಿರುವ ವಚನಕಾರರ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿರಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Vachana Literature — New Dimensions of Bhakti
- ಕನಕ ದಾಸರ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಆಯಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Kanakadasa Keertanas — Social Dimensions
- ಕರ್ಣನ ಮೂಲಕ ಯಾವ ಮೌಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಂಪನು ತನ್ನ ವಿಕ್ರಮಾರ್ಜುನ ಕಾವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಎತ್ತಿ ತೋರಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Vikramarjuna Vijaya — Karna and Values
- ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣನ ರಗಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಭಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಎಂತಹುದು? ಇದನ್ನು ಶೃಂಗಾರಕಾವ್ಯವೂ ಹೌದೆನ್ನಬಹುದೆ? ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Nambiyannana Ragale — Bhakti and Shringara
- ಅಲ್ಲಮನ ವಚನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ತೌಲನಿಕವಾಗಿ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Allama Prabhu Vachanas — Spirituality
- ಭೋಗ ಮತ್ತು ಯೋಗ ಸಂಬಂಧದ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಭರತೇಶವೈಭವದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Bharatesha Vaibhava — Bhoga-Yoga Relationship
- ದಲಿತ ಬಡಜನರ ಮೇಲೆ ಉಳ್ಳವರ ಅಟ್ಟಹಾಸ ಎಂತಹುದೆಂದು ‘ಕುರುಡು ಕಾಂಚಾಣ’ ಪದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಡಂಬಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Kurudu Kanchana — Social Satire
- “ನರಕಕ್ಕಿಳಿಸಿ ನಾಲ್ಗೆ ಸೀಳಿದ್ರೂ” ಕನ್ನಡ ಪದವಾಡ್ತೀನಿ ಎಂಬ ರತ್ನನ ಕನ್ನಡಾಭಿಮಾನ ಎಂತಹುದು? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Ratnana Padagalu — Kannada Pride
- ‘ಮಾಧವಿ’ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಹೆಣ್ಣಿನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Madhavi — Womanhood and Agency
- ‘ಬೆಟ್ಟದಜೀವಿ’ಯ ಜೀವನಾಸಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶದೀಕರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Bettada Jeeva — Love of Life
- ‘ತುಘಲಕ್’ ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ ದುರ್ಬಲ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯೇ? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Tughlaq — Contradictory Personality
- ಕನ್ನಡದ ನವೋದಯ ಕಥೆಗಳ ವಸ್ತು ಹಾಗೂ ರಚನಾತ್ಮಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು. ನಿಮಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಿರುವ ಕಥೆಗಳ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Navodaya Short Stories — Themes and Form
- ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳ ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣತೆಯನ್ನು ಚಿತ್ತಾಲರ ಕಥೆಗಳ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Yashwant Chittal Stories — Human Relationships
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಾನಪದ ಕಥೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ವರ್ಗೀಕರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ? ನಿಮಗಿಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಪಠ್ಯದ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Kannada Folk Tales — Classification
- ದೇವನೂರು ಮಹಾದೇವ ಅವರ ‘ಒಡಲಾಳ’ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ತಳ ಸಮುದಾಯದ ಸಂವೇದನೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Odalaala — Subaltern Sensibility
- ‘ನವೋದಯ’ ಹಾಗೂ ‘ನವ್ಯ’ ಕವಿತೆಗಳ ಸಾಮ್ಯತೆ ಮತ್ತು ವೈರುಧ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Navodaya and Navya Poetry — Comparison
- ಎ.ಎನ್. ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾಯರನ್ನು ವೈಚಾರಿಕ ನೆಲೆಯ ಲೇಖಕ ಎನ್ನಬಹುದೆ? ‘ದೇವರು’ ಕೃತಿಯ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · A. N. Murthy Rao — Devaru and Rational Inquiry
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಮುದಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಒಗಟು’ಗಳ ಸ್ಥಾನವೇನು? ನಿಮಗೆ ಇಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಪಠ್ಯದ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Kannada Riddles — Social and Cultural Place
- ‘ಜಾನಪದ ಸ್ವರೂಪ’ ಕೃತಿಯ ಆಶಯ, ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳ ಲಕ್ಷಣ, ಇತಿ-ಮಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Janapada Swarupa — Concepts, Strengths and Limits
- ‘ಜನಪದ ಗೀತಾಂಜಲಿ’ ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ತ್ರಿಪದಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Kannada Literature · Janapada Geetanjali — Human Relationships in Tripadis
- ‘ಪದ ಸ್ವೀಕರಣ’ ಎಂದರೇನು ? ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ - ಪದ ಸ್ವೀಕರಣ
- ಆನಂದವರ್ಧನನ ಧ್ವನಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಆನಂದವರ್ಧನ - ಧ್ವನಿ
- ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾರ್ಕ್ಸ್ವಾದಿ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಮಾರ್ಕ್ಸ್ವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ರಸನಿಷ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಎಂದರೇನು? ಭರತನ ರಸಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಭರತನ ರಸಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ
- ವಸಾಹತೋತ್ತರ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ವಸಾಹತೋತ್ತರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಕ್ಷೇಮೇಂದ್ರನ ಔಚಿತ್ಯ ವಿಚಾರ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತದ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತತೆಯನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಕ್ಷೇಮೇಂದ್ರ - ಔಚಿತ್ಯ
- ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
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- ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಬೀರಿರುವ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳು2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಪ್ರಭಾವ
- ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ರೂಪನಿಷ್ಠ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ ಎಂದರೇನು? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ರೂಪನಿಷ್ಠ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಕಾರ್ಯ2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಕಾರ್ಯ
- ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ತಾತ್ವಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ನವ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ನೆಲೆಗಳಾವುವು? ವಿವರಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ನವ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ವಸಾಹತೋತ್ತರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ವಿಧಾನ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ವಸಾಹತೋತ್ತರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯ ಹಾದಿಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವಿಮರ್ಶೆ2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾರ್ಕ್ಸ್ವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ವಿಕಾಸವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಮಾರ್ಕ್ಸ್ವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ದಲಿತ ಬಂಡಾಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ದಲಿತ-ಬಂಡಾಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳು2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ವಸಾಹತೋತ್ತರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ನೆಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ವಸಾಹತೋತ್ತರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ರೀತಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಾನ ಮತ್ತು ರೂಪನಿಷ್ಠ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ರೀತಿ ಮತ್ತು ರೂಪನಿಷ್ಠ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಆಧುನಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಆಧುನಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ ಎಂದರೇನು? ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ
- ಚಾರಿತ್ರಿಕ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಮಾನದಂಡಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · Historical Criticism — Criteria
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಆಧುನಿಕ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · Modern Trends in Kannada Criticism
- ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · Feminist Criticism
- ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಸಂಬಂಧಾಂತರಗಳನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · Poetics and Criticism
- ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ತೌಲನಿಕ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಸಂಬಂಧ ಹಾಗೂ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · Practical and Comparative Criticism
- ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಬೆಳಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಜನ್ನನ ಅಮೃತಮತಿಯ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · Janna Amritamati
- ರೂಪನಿಷ್ಠ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · Formalist Criticism
- ವಸಾಹತೋತ್ತರ ಚಿಂತನೆಗಳು ಅಂದರೆ ಏನು ... ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · Postcolonial Thought
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದ ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ಸ್ತ್ರೀವಾದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೇಗೆ ಭಿನ್ನ ... ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · Indian and Western Feminism
- ಮಾರ್ಕ್ಸ್ವಾದಿ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆದ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Criticism · Marxist Literary Criticism
- ‘ಮಿಶೆಲ್ ಫುಕೋ’ನ ಡಿಸ್ಕೋರ್ಸ್ (Discourse) ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Theory · Foucault Discourse
- ವಸಾಹತೋತ್ತರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಡ್ವರ್ಡ್ ಸಯೀದನ ‘ಓರಿಯಂಟಲಿಸಂ’ (Orientalism) ಬೀರಿದ ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Theory · Orientalism
- ಮಾರ್ಕ್ಸ್ವಾದಿ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಮತ್ತು ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Theory · Marxist Literary Criticism
- ಮಾರ್ಗ-ದೇಶಿ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Literary Theory · Marga-Desi Concept
- How many arrangements can be made from the letters of QUEUE if Q must always be immediately followed by U?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Permutations
- Eight people P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W sit around a circle. P and R are adjacent to Q; T and R are adjacent to S; U and W are adjacent to V; S and W are opposite. Moving clockwise from P, R occurs before T. How many people does Q pass clockwise before meeting W?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Circular seating
- A fixed 6×10 rectangular tabletop has two non-overlapping blue rectangles, each 2.5×8, each touching two adjacent outer edges; the rest is white. How many distinct above-view patterns are possible?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Spatial arrangement
- A 15-character string follows a repeating pattern of a and b and is shown with two unknown characters at positions 7 and 8. The consistent repeating block is abbab. What are positions 7 and 8?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Pattern recognition
- A cube is cut by planes, pieces remaining unmoved. After the third cut all resulting pieces are identical. Which cannot be the total number of pieces after a fourth planar cut?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Spatial cutting
- P,Q,R,S,T have ranks1–5. P=4, R=1, Q≠5, S≠2, T≠3. I. If S=3 then T=2. II. If Q=3 then T=5. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Ranking
- Two five-segment rods carry matching colour positions labelled P1–P5 and Q1–Q5, with P1 matching Q3, P4 matching Q1 or Q2, and Q4 matching P3 or P5. If Q3 and Q5 are adjacent, are these possible? I. Q3 is in the middle. II. P2 is at an extreme.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Arrangement
- Seven persons A–G use cars X,Y,Z. A and two others use X; only E travels with G; C uses Z; B does not use Y; A and B are in different cars. Which are correct? I. Nobody travels alone. II. D is the only person with F. III. C is the only person with B.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Grouping
- Statements X,Y,Z,W obey: if X is false then Z is false; if Y is false then W is true; if W is true then X is false. I. If X is true, Y is true. II. If Z is true, Y need not be true. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Conditional logic
- P has a son and a daughter. S is T's mother and R's spouse. Q and R are P's children. How is Q related to S?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Blood relations
- Every red is blue; every blue is green; every green is yellow. P: every blue is yellow. Q: every red is green. R: every red is yellow. Which follow?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Syllogism
- Seven identical-looking cubes include one lighter cube; the other six have equal weight. Using a balance scale, what is the minimum worst-case number of weighings needed to identify the lighter cube?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Balance puzzle
- Facing east, a person walks4 km, turns right for3 km, turns left for2 km, then turns left for3 km. What are the straight-line distance from the start and final facing direction?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Directions
- If ZERO is coded as ADSN by alternately shifting letters +1,−1,+1,−1, how is STOP coded?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Coding-decoding
- S1: Environmental protection is an existential necessity because degradation affects climate. S2: Scientific consensus is incomplete on the extent of human contribution to climate change. S3: Environmental activism includes climate alarmism/extremism that climate-change deniers often focus on. Which relations are correct? 1. S3 is a counterpoint to S1. 2. S3 is unconnected to S1/S2. 3. S2 could help explain the dynamic in S3.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Statement relationships
- Consider: I. If A≤B>C E>F≥G=H, then B is always greater than E. II. If P>Q=R≥S=T≤U=V>W, then S is always less than V. Which statement(s) is/are correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Inequalities
- Let P=+, Q=−, R=× and S=÷. Which sequence of symbols inserted in 60 _ 15 _ 3 _ 20 _ 4 makes the result 20?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Coding arithmetic
- Find X and Y in the sequence: January, January, December, October, X, March, October, Y, September.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Sequence pattern
- PQR and PPT are three-digit numbers and PS is a two-digit number; P,Q,R,S,T are distinct non-zero digits. If PQR−PS=PPT, Q=3 and T<6, how many possible ordered pairs (R,S) exist?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Digit puzzle
- Fill the five blanks in AB_CC_A_BCCC_BBC_C so that the resulting letter sequence follows the intended pattern.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Letter series
- P is brother of Q and R. S is R's mother and T is P's father. Consider: I S and T are a couple; II Q is T's son; III T is Q's father; IV S is P's mother; V R is T's daughter; VI P is S's son. How many are definitely true?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Blood relations
- If NO is coded as 210, NOT as 4200 and NOTE as 21000, how is NOTES coded?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Coding-decoding
- If FRANCE is coded 654321 and GERMANY is coded 9158437, how is YEMEN coded?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Coding-decoding
- A five-digit number PQRST has all distinct digits and T≠0. P=3T, S=Q+4 and Q=R+3. How many such five-digit numbers are possible?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Digit constraints
- A phone is stolen and exactly one of P, Q and R is guilty. P says: 'I did not steal it; Q did.' Q says: 'R did not steal it; I did not.' R says: 'I did not steal it; I do not know who did.' With no rule about who is truthful, who stole it?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Truth and statements
- Teams P, Q and R each play one another once. A win gives 2 points, a draw 1 and a loss 0. Each team scores exactly one goal in the tournament. Final points are P=3, Q=2, R=1. Consider: I. P–Q was a 0–0 draw. II. R scored its goal against Q. Which are correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Tournament reasoning
- Seven places are linked by roads AB, AC, CD, DE, BF, EG and FG. A is 6 km south of B; A is 10 km west of C; D is 5 km east of E; C is 6 km north of D; F is 9 km west of B; F is 12 km north of G. What distance is covered travelling from D to F along the available roads?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Spatial reasoning
- In a code, 64 is written as 343 and 216 as 729. How is 512 written?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Coding pattern
- What is the smallest one-digit number with exactly four distinct factors? Statement I: 2 is one of its factors. Statement II: 3 is one of its factors. Which data-sufficiency option is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Data sufficiency
- P,Q,R,S are distinct non-zero digits and PP × PQ = RRSS, with P≤3 and Q≤4. What is Q? Statement I: R=1. Statement II: S=2. Which data-sufficiency option is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Data sufficiency
- How is Q related to P? Statement I: P has two sisters R and S. Statement II: R's father is the brother of Q. Which data-sufficiency option is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Blood relations
- No supporters of Party X who knew Z and supported his campaign strategy agreed to an alliance with Party Y, but some of them had friends in Party Y. Which statement must be true?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Deductive Logic
- Given: some Party X supporters knew Z; some who knew Z and supported his strategy did not agree to alliance with Party Y; and some had friends in Party Y. Which statement among the following is not correct? 1. Some supporters of Party X knew Z. 2. Some supporters of Party X who opposed Z's strategy knew Z. 3. No supporters of Party X supported Z's campaign strategy.2017 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Deductive Logic
- Four tests—Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology—are conducted on four consecutive days. Physics is held before the test conducted after Biology. Chemistry is conducted after exactly two tests have been held. Which is the last test?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Ordering
- Statement: A good voice is a natural gift, but one has to keep practising to improve and excel in music. Conclusions: I. Natural gifts need nurturing and care. II. Even if one's voice is not good, one can keep practising. Which is correct?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Statement and Conclusion
- If A+B means A is the son of B and A−B means A is the wife of B, what does P+R−Q mean?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Blood Relations
- A ate grapes and pineapple; B ate grapes and oranges; C ate oranges, pineapple and apple; D ate grapes, apple and pineapple. After taking fruits, B and C fell sick. In light of the above facts, it can be said that the cause of sickness was:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Causal Reasoning
- Consider the following statements: 1. The rate of population growth is increasing in the country. 2. The death rate is declining faster in the country compared to birth rate. 3. The birth rate is declining faster in the country compared to death rate. 4. Rural-urban migration is taking place regularly in the country. Which one of the following conclusions may be true in light of the above facts?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Statement and Conclusion
- A person X was driving where all roads run either north-south or east-west, forming a grid with parallel roads 1 km apart. He started at an intersection, drove 3 km north, 3 km west and 4 km south. Which further route could bring him back to the starting point without repeating the same route?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Direction Sense
- Consider the statement: “We shall go either for a picnic or for trekking.” Which of the following, if true, would falsify this claim?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Propositional Logic
- There were 50 faculty members comprising 30 males and the rest females. No male faculty member knew music, but many female faculty members did. The Head invited six faculty members to a tea party by draw of lots. At the party it was discovered that no member knew music. The conclusion is that:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Inference
- Five people A, B, C, D and E are seated around a round table with equally spaced chairs. (i) C is seated next to A. (ii) A is seated two seats from D. (iii) B is not seated next to A. On this basis, which of the following must be true? 1. D is seated next to B 2. E is seated next to A 3. D and C are separated by two seats.2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Seating Arrangement
- There are five persons in a group — P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor.\n\nWho is the doctor?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Logic Puzzle
- There are five persons in a group — P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor.\n\nWho is the artist?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Logic Puzzle
- There are five persons in a group — P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor.\n\nWho is the spouse of R?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Logic Puzzle
- There are five persons in a group — P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor.\n\nWho is the lawyer?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Logic Puzzle
- There are five persons in a group — P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist. R is not doctor.\n\nWho of the following is definitely a man?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Logic Puzzle
- Four friends A, B, C and D must cross a bridge at night with one lamp. At most two can cross at a time; a pair moves at the slower person's speed. The lamp must be carried for crossings, and after the final return of the lamp to the original side, that person crosses again without it. Their crossing times are A:1 minute, B:2 minutes, C:7 minutes and D:10 minutes. What is the total minimum time required for all friends to cross?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Bridge Crossing
- Consider the statements: 1. Either A and B are of the same age or A is older than B. 2. Either C and D are of the same age or D is older than C. 3. B is older than C. Which conclusion can be drawn?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Inequality Logic
- Six boxes A, B, C, D, E and F are painted with six different colours—violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow and orange—and arranged from left to right. Each contains one ball from cricket, hockey, tennis, golf, football and volleyball. The golf ball is in the violet box and not in D. Box A contains the tennis ball, is orange and is at the extreme right. The hockey ball is neither in D nor E and is neither in the blue nor yellow box. Box C contains the cricket ball and is green. C is fifth from the right and next to B. B contains the volleyball. The box containing the hockey ball is between the boxes containing the golf ball and volleyball.\n\nWhich one of the following boxes contains the golf ball?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Arrangement Puzzle
- Six boxes A, B, C, D, E and F are painted with six different colours—violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow and orange—and arranged from left to right. Each contains one ball from cricket, hockey, tennis, golf, football and volleyball. The golf ball is in the violet box and not in D. Box A contains the tennis ball, is orange and is at the extreme right. The hockey ball is neither in D nor E and is neither in the blue nor yellow box. Box C contains the cricket ball and is green. C is fifth from the right and next to B. B contains the volleyball. The box containing the hockey ball is between the boxes containing the golf ball and volleyball.\n\nWhich of the following statements is/are correct?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Arrangement Puzzle
- Six boxes A, B, C, D, E and F are painted with six different colours—violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow and orange—and arranged from left to right. Each contains one ball from cricket, hockey, tennis, golf, football and volleyball. The golf ball is in the violet box and not in D. Box A contains the tennis ball, is orange and is at the extreme right. The hockey ball is neither in D nor E and is neither in the blue nor yellow box. Box C contains the cricket ball and is green. C is fifth from the right and next to B. B contains the volleyball. The box containing the hockey ball is between the boxes containing the golf ball and volleyball.\n\nThe football is in the box of which colour?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Arrangement Puzzle
- When three friends A, B and C met, each wore a different outer garment and a different colour. The garments were jacket, sweater and tie; the colours were blue, white and black. Their surnames were Kumar, Singh and Ribeiro. Neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater. C wore a tie. Singh's garment was not white. Kumar did not wear a jacket. Ribeiro did not like to wear black. Each friend wore only one garment of one colour.\n\nWhat is C's surname?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Arrangement Puzzle
- When three friends A, B and C met, each wore a different outer garment and a different colour. The garments were jacket, sweater and tie; the colours were blue, white and black. Their surnames were Kumar, Singh and Ribeiro. Neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater. C wore a tie. Singh's garment was not white. Kumar did not wear a jacket. Ribeiro did not like to wear black. Each friend wore only one garment of one colour.\n\nWhat is the colour of the tie?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Arrangement Puzzle
- When three friends A, B and C met, each wore a different outer garment and a different colour. The garments were jacket, sweater and tie; the colours were blue, white and black. Their surnames were Kumar, Singh and Ribeiro. Neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater. C wore a tie. Singh's garment was not white. Kumar did not wear a jacket. Ribeiro did not like to wear black. Each friend wore only one garment of one colour.\n\nWho wore the sweater?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Arrangement Puzzle
- A military code writes SYSTEM as SYSMET and NEARER as AENRER. Using the same code, FRACTION can be written as:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Coding-Decoding
- Four-digit numbers are to be formed using digits 1, 2, 3 and 4 without repetition. Further: 2 and 3 are not to immediately follow each other; 1 is not to be immediately followed by 3; 4 is not to appear last; and 1 is not to appear first. How many different numbers can be formed?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Permutations with Restrictions
- Twelve people form a club. Each month one member is chosen by lot to host a dinner. How many dinners must a particular member host in one year?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Probability
- Figure-based sequence question: choose the figure that fits the question mark in the original 2015 Set-A paper.2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Figure sequence
- Figure-based question: four cardboard pieces are shown in the original paper. Which option can be formed by joining them?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Spatial assembly
- A,B,C,D form two married couples. Both women are shorter than their husbands; A is tallest; C is taller than B; D is B's brother. Which statement is NOT correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Family and ordering
- A man has a wife, two sons and two daughters. The daughters attend a feast; male family members go to a picnic; the man's father has not returned from work. Which statement is true?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Family inference
- Geeta says Naresh became a better boxer after meditation. Radha says this is impossible because aggression is a boxer's most important asset. What belief underlies Radha's statement?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Assumption
- All good athletes want to win; all athletes who want to win eat a balanced diet. What is the best conclusion?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Syllogism
- Given: lady's finger is tastier than cabbage; cauliflower is tastier than lady's finger; cabbage is not tastier than peas. What conclusion follows?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Ordering
- Shahid and Rohit start from the same point in opposite directions. After every 1 km Shahid turns left and Rohit turns right. Which statement is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Direction sense
- Magazine X-only readers are three times all Y readers, while Y-only readers are three times all X readers. Consider: I. Both-magazine readers are twice X-only readers. II. Total readers of either/both are twice both-magazine readers. Which conclusion follows?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Set relationships
- A cube's six faces are colored V,I,B,G,Y,O. Given adjacent triples Y-O-B, I-G-Y, B-G-Y and O-V-B, which color is opposite O?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Cube faces
- Statements: Some men are great. Some men are wise. Conclusions: I. Men are either great or wise. II. Some men are neither great nor wise. Which is valid?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Syllogism
- Statements: some claim to have seen UFOs; life elsewhere is considered possible; space voyages are established. What can be concluded about UFOs?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Inference
- Usha runs faster than Kamala; Priti slower than Swati; Swati slower than Kamala. Who is slowest?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Ordering
- Six cousins A, B, C, D, E and F have distinct ages 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 and share the same birthday. E is oldest; F's age lies between B and D; A is older than B; C is older than D; and A is one year older than C. Which assignment is possible?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Age ordering
- Using the same six-cousin conditions, how many logically possible ascending age orders are there?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Age ordering
- Anil and David are men; Shabnam and Rekha are women. Two speak Tamil and the other two Marathi. One man and one woman drive. Shabnam speaks Marathi, Anil speaks Tamil, and Rekha and David drive. Which statement is true?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Attribute deduction
- Lines satisfy X perpendicular to Y, X parallel to Z; U perpendicular to V and U perpendicular to W; and X perpendicular to V. Which statement is true?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Lines and perpendicularity
- In a society everyone is either a fighter or a coward. Any two cowards are friends; a fighter and a coward are enemies; two fighters are indifferent. Given A and B are enemies, C and D are friends, E and F are indifferent, A and E are not enemies, and B and F are enemies, which statement is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning · Classification
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- Which Vijayanagara ruler built a major dam across the Tungabhadra and a long canal-aqueduct to the capital?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Medieval History · Vijayanagara
- Which ruler of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to the Portuguese?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Medieval History · Gujarat Sultanate
- Consider the following pairs of medieval Indian region and present State/region: 1. Champaka — Central India 2. Durgara — Jammu 3. Kuluta — Malabar. Which is/are correctly matched?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Medieval History · Historical Geography
- The arrival of Babur into India led to the: 1. introduction of gunpowder in the subcontinent 2. introduction of the arch and dome in the region’s architecture 3. establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region. Select the correct answer.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Medieval History · Babur
- Who founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all land south of Krishna was supposed to belong?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Medieval History · Vijayanagara Empire
- With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are essential element/elements of the feudal system? 1. A very strong centralized authority and very weak local authority. 2. Emergence of an administrative structure based on control and possession of land. 3. Creation of a lord-vassal relationship between feudal lord and overlord.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Medieval History · Feudalism
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- In medieval India, the designations “Mahattara” and “Pattakila” were used for2014 · Prelims GS1 · Medieval History · Village Administration
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- ‘ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ ಕಾವ್ಯ’ದಲ್ಲಿ ಸತ್ಯ ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ ‘ನುಡಿದಂತೆ ನಡೆದಿಕೊಂಡ’ ರೀತಿಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ ಕಾವ್ಯ - ಸತ್ಯ
- ಕುಮಾರ ವ್ಯಾಸನ “ತಿಳಿಯ ಹೇಳುವೆ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕಥೆಯನು ಇಳೆಯಜಾಣರು ಮೆಚ್ಚುವಂತಿರೆ” ಎಂಬ ಮಾತನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸನ ಕಾವ್ಯಧೋರಣೆ
- ಹರಿಹರದ ರಗಳೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ನಾಯಕರು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರು ಎನ್ನಬಹುದೇ? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಹರಿಹರನ ರಗಳೆಗಳು
- ‘ಭರತೇಶ ವೈಭವ’ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಭರತೇಶ ವೈಭವ
- ಶೃಂಗಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಭಕ್ತಿಯ ವಿವಿಧ ಸ್ವರೂಪಗಳು ಹರಿಹರನ ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣನ ರಗಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರೂಪಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣನ ರಗಳೆ - ಶೃಂಗಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಭಕ್ತಿ
- ರಾಘವಾಂಕಕವಿಯ ‘ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ’ ಕಾವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರುವ ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಹೊಲತಿಯರ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ ಕಾವ್ಯ - ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ
- ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ಣ “ಒಬ್ಬ ದುರಂತ ನಾಯಕ” — ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸ - ಕರ್ಣ ದುರಂತನಾಯಕ
- ‘ಯಶೋಧರ ಚರಿತೆ’ ಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಅಮೃತಮತಿ ಅಷ್ಟಾವಕ್ರನಿಗೆ ಆಕರ್ಷಿತಳಾದದ್ದು ವಿಧಿಯ ಆಟ ಎನ್ನಬಹುದೆ? ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಯಶೋಧರ ಚರಿತೆ - ಅಮೃತಮತಿ
- ರಾಘವಾಂಕನ ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಜೀವನ ಸಂದೇಶ2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಹರಿಶ್ಚಂದ್ರ ಕಾವ್ಯ
- ‘ಭರತೇಶ ವೈಭವ’ದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೋಗದ ಉತ್ತುಂಗತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಭರತೇಶ ವೈಭವ - ಭೋಗ
- ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣನ ರಗಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶೃಂಗಾರ ಮತ್ತು ವೈರಾಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸಮರಸಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಕವಿಯ ಚಮತ್ಕಾರವನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣನ ರಗಳೆ
- ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕಾವ್ಯ ಪರಂಪರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ರತ್ನಾಕರವರ್ಣಿ ಯಾಕೆ ಮುಖ್ಯ? ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · ರತ್ನಾಕರವರ್ಣಿ
- ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸ ಭಾರತ ಸಮಕಾಲೀನ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಿಗೂ ಕನ್ನಡ ಹಿಡಿಯುತ್ತದೆ - ಈ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಕುಮಾರವ್ಯಾಸ ಭಾರತ - ಸಮಕಾಲೀನತೆ
- ‘ಕರ್ಣಪರ್ವ’ದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರುವ ಕರ್ಣಾರ್ಜುನರ ವಾಗ್ವಾದವನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಕರ್ಣಪರ್ವ - ಕರ್ಣಾರ್ಜುನ ವಾಗ್ವಾದ
- ಹರಿಹರನ ಶಿವ ಭಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಹರಿಹರ - ಶಿವಭಕ್ತಿ
- ನಾಗಚಂದ್ರನು ತನ್ನ ಪಂಪರಾಮಾಯಣ ಕಾವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾವಣನ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಉದಾತ್ತೀಕರಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Medieval Kannada Literature · ನಾಗಚಂದ್ರ - ರಾವಣ
- ಭೋಗ-ಯೋಗಗಳ ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ‘ಭರತೇಶ ವೈಭವ’ದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಭರತೇಶ ವೈಭವ - ಭೋಗ ಯೋಗ
- ಯಶೋಧರ ಚರಿತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಜೈನಧರ್ಮದ ತಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಯಶೋಧರ ಚರಿತೆ - ಜೈನ ತತ್ತ್ವ
- ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣನ ಲೌಕಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಬದುಕಿನ ಸಾಧನೆಯನ್ನು ಹರಿಹರ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಿದ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಹರಿಹರ - ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣ
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- ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣನ ಸರಸನಾಟಕ ಮತ್ತು ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ನೆಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹರಿಹರನು ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಿದ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · ಹರಿಹರ - ನಂಬಿಯಣ್ಣ
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- ಕಾಡು ಕೋಲುಮೂಡ ಪಾಂಡುವುತರು ಸ / ಹೊರವರು ಕೊಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ ಕೊಲ್ಲದ / ಕಾಡುನಾಡೋದ ಕಾರುವಂಗಿಯಲಿ ಹೋಗಿಲ್ಲ / ಬೆಟ್ಟದಲಿ ಹೊಕ್ಕಿರವೋ ಮಧು / ಸಂದನಮಂ ತಾಸಕೆನಂತ ಧನ ಚಂ / ತೋಡದೊಳಿಯಲಪ್ಪೋಲು ಮಾನದೊಳಿದ್ದನಾ ಕರ್ಣ2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Medieval Kannada Literature · Kumaravyasa Bharata — Karna: Mana and Heroic Selfhood
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- ‘ದೇವರು’ - ಕೃತಿಯ ವೈಚಾರಿಕ ಮಹತ್ವವನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Literature · ದೇವರು
- ಕೆ.ಎಸ್.ನ. ಅವರ ಕವನಗಳ ಆಶಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Literature · ಕೆ.ಎಸ್.ನ. ಕಾವ್ಯ
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- ಕನ್ನಡ ನವೋದಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಮೇಲಿನ ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರೇರಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Modern Kannada Literature · ನವೋದಯ - ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರೇರಣೆ
- ನವೋದಯ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Literature · ನವೋದಯ ಕಾವ್ಯ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ನವ್ಯ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Modern Kannada Literature · ನವ್ಯ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಭಾಷೆ
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- ಆಧುನಿಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಆರಂಭಕಾಲ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Literature · ಆಧುನಿಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ
- ದೇವರ ವಿಚಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರ್ತಿಕಾರರ ಚಿಂತನೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Literature · ಮೂರ್ತಿಕಾರರ ದೇವರ ಚಿಂತನೆ
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- ನವೋದಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ನಿಸರ್ಗ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Modern Kannada Literature · ನವೋದಯ - ನಿಸರ್ಗಪ್ರೇಮ
- ‘ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ’ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯ-ನಿಸರ್ಗಗಳ ಸಂಬಂಧ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Literature · ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ - ಮನುಷ್ಯ ನಿಸರ್ಗ
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- ‘ಮಾಧವಿ’ ಎದುರಿಸುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ, ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಹಿಂಸೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವೆಂದಾದ್ದು? ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಅಂತ್ಯವು ಸಮರ್ಥನೀಯದೆ? ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Literature · ಮಾಧವಿ - ಹಿಂಸೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂತ್ಯ
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- ಕನ್ನಡ ನವೋದಯ ಕಾವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯತೆಯ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Modern Kannada Literature · Navodaya and Sub-nationalism
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- ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ನವ್ಯಕಾವ್ಯದ ಉಗಮ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಕಾಸವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Modern Kannada Literature · Navya Poetry
- ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಬದುಕು ಹದವಾಗುವ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ‘ಬೆಟ್ಟದಜೀವ’ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Novel · ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ - ಸುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣ್ಯ
- ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ-ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳು ಮಾನವ ಜೀವನವನ್ನು ಮುನ್ನಡೆಸಿವೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ‘ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ’ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ - ಈ ಮಾತನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Novel · ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ - ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ಮನುಷ್ಯ
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- “ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ” ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಗೋಪಾಲಯ್ಯ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Novel · ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ
- “ಸುಖ ದುಃಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಬದುಕು ಹದವಾಗುವ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ಕಾರಂತರು ತಮ್ಮ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಗುರುತಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ” ಎನ್ನುವ ಯು.ಆರ್. ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿ ಅವರ ಮಾತನ್ನು ‘ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ’ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Novel · Bettada Jeeva — Life Tempered by Joy and Sorrow
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- ಪರಂಪರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆಧುನಿಕತೆಗಳ ಸಂಘರ್ಷ ಚೋಮನದುಡಿ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Modern Kannada Novel · Chomana Dudi — Tradition and Modernity
- ‘ಮಾಧವಿ’ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯ ಅನನ್ಯತೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Novel · Madhavi — Feminine Sensibility
- ‘ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಜೀವ’ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಗೋಪಾಲಯ್ಯನ ಹೋರಾಟದ ಬದುಕನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Novel · Bettada Jeeva — Gopalayya
- ವಿ.ಕೃ. ಗೋಕಾಕ ಮತ್ತು ಗೋಪಾಲಕೃಷ್ಣ ಅಡಿಗರ ಕವಿತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ನವ್ಯತೆಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Poetry · V.K. Gokak and Gopalakrishna Adiga — Navya Elements
- ಕೆ.ಎಸ್.ನ. ಅವರ ಕವಿತೆಗಳ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯವನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ, ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Poetry · K.S. Narasimhaswamy — Significance of Poetry
- ‘ನಿತ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ’ ಕವಿಯ ಮುದಕರ ನಿಸರ್ಗರೂಪ2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Poetry · Nityotsava — Nature Imagery
- ಎ.ಎನ್. ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾಯರ ‘ದೇವರು’ ಕೃತಿಯನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Modern Kannada Prose · ಎ.ಎನ್. ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾಯ - ದೇವರು
- ದೇವರ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ ಕುರಿತು ಎ.ಎನ್. ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾಯರ ವೈಚಾರಿಕ ನಿಲುವುಗಳೇನು? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Prose · ಎ.ಎನ್. ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾಯ - ದೇವರ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ
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- ‘ದೇವರು’ ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ದೇವರನ್ನು ಕುರಿತ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳು.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Prose · ದೇವರು - ನಂಬಿಕೆ
- ಎ.ಎನ್. ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾವ್ ಅವರು ದೇವರ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಾಳಿದ ವೈಚಾರಿಕ ನಿಲುವುಗಳಾವುವು? ‘ದೇವರು’ ಕೃತಿಯ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Prose · ದೇವರು - ವೈಚಾರಿಕ ನಿಲುವು
- “ಮಾನವ ಮತದ ಅನುಯಾಯಿಗಳು ನಿರೀಶ್ವರವಾದಿಗಳಾದರೂ ದೈವ ಭಕ್ತರೇ.” ಎ.ಎನ್. ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾಯರ ಈ ಮಾತಿನ ಅಂತರಾರ್ಥ ಏನು? ಅವರ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ನಾವು ಒಪ್ಪಬೇಕಾದ ಮತ ಯಾವುದು? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Prose · A.N. Murthy Rao — Devaru and Humanism
- ಜೀವನ ಚರಿತ್ರೆಗಳು ಆಧುನಿಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಗದ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರವಾಗಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಮೂಡಿ ಬಂದಿವೆ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Modern Kannada Prose · Biography as a Prose Genre
- ದೇವರು ಮತ್ತು ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಇವುಗಳ ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳನ್ನು ಎ.ಎನ್. ಮೂರ್ತಿರಾಯರು ತಮ್ಮ ‘ದೇವರು’ ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಪರಿಭಾವಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ - ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Prose · A.N. Murthy Rao — Devaru
- ಸಣ್ಣಕತೆಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾಸ್ತಿ2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Short Story · ಮಾಸ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಣ್ಣಕತೆ
- ‘ಧನಿಯರ ಸತ್ಯನಾರಾಯಣ’ ಕಥೆಯ ಆಶಯ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Short Story · ಧನಿಯರ ಸತ್ಯನಾರಾಯಣ
- ದೇವನೂರು ಮಹಾದೇವರ ಕಥೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರಣಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಶೋಷಣೆಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Modern Kannada Short Story · Devanuru Mahadeva — Exploitation
- ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಕಥೆಗಳು ನವೋದಯ ಕಥೆಗಳ ವಸ್ತು, ಆಶಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವರೂಪಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸುವ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ನಿಮಗಿಷ್ಟಿರುವ ಪಠ್ಯದೊಳಗಿನ ಕಥೆಗಳ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Short Story · Pragatisheela and Navodaya Stories
- ಆಧುನಿಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಮೊದಲ ಘಟ್ಟದ ಸಣ್ಣಕತೆಗಳು2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Short Story · Early Modern Kannada Short Stories
- ನವ್ಯ ಕಥೆಗಳ ವಸ್ತು ಮತ್ತು ಭಾಷೆಯ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Modern Kannada Short Story · Navya Short Stories — Theme and Language
- Weights satisfy A+B+C+D=17, A+C=6, P+Q+S+D=15, P+Q+R+B=17, with P=R and Q=S. Which statement must be correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Linear equations
- X, Y and Z jump in steps of 4, 6 and 5 feet respectively. At 8 AM all are at mark 199. How many marks between 195 and 1000 can all three land on, not necessarily at the same time?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · LCM
- A toy moves 5 feet forward for each forward jump and 2 feet backward for each backward jump. In 31 jumps it ends 15 feet ahead. What is the absolute difference between the numbers of forward and backward jumps?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Linear equations
- If 10^m ×1000×n = 75^25 ×25^32 ×32^75 and n is not divisible by 10, find m.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Prime factorization
- A 100 km/h train passes a person walking at 4 km/h in the same direction in 15 seconds. Approximately how long would it take to pass the person if the person walked in the opposite direction?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Relative speed
- For 1/3 < x < y < 2, which is always true? I. x+1/x < y+1/y. II. √(1+y²)/y < √(1+x²)/x.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Inequalities and functions
- Using measuring vessels of 1, 6, 25 and 100 litres, what is the minimum number of measurements needed to obtain a net 298 litres, allowing a measured quantity to be returned to the tank?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Measurement optimization
- Weights of 1, 2, 5 and 10 kg are available. In how many different ways can exactly 20 kg be measured if at least 8 but not more than 11 one-kilogram weights must be used?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Integer combinations
- A class average x rises by 4 when a score is corrected from 0 to100. Later another score is corrected from81 down to56. If the final average is y, find y−x.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Average
- x,y,z are distinct values chosen from 2,3,4,5. If M and N are the maximum and minimum of xy+z, what is M−N?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Optimization
- Positive variables satisfy y∝x² and x∝1/z. When z=7/25, x=5 and y=50. If y=98, find z.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Variation
- Runners X and Y have speed ratio 7:5 and start together in the same direction. After Y finishes5 laps it reverses and doubles speed; X continues until completing21 laps. How many meetings occur after start and before the final stopping instant?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Circular motion
- An exam awards +5 for correct and −2 for wrong. A student attempts all questions and scores69. Under an alternative +4/−1 scheme the same responses would score84. How many questions were there?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Linear equations
- An explosion occurs some distance from an army camp. When its sound reaches the camp, drone 1 flies to the site and sends a picture instantly on arrival. On receipt, drone 2 immediately flies to the same site and sends another picture. Pictures arrive at 5:02 PM and 5:05 PM. Drone speed is 30 m/s and sound speed 300 m/s. When did the explosion occur?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Time speed distance
- What is the units digit of 6^129 × 7^307?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Units digit
- A person saves 10% of salary. Salary rises by12% while expenditure rises by10%. What happens to monthly saving?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Percentage
- How many three-digit positive integers are integral powers of 2?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Powers
- Across all two-digit positive integers, how many times does the digit 5 occur?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Counting digits
- X cycles 6 km: first1 km at5 km/h, next2 km at10, last3 km at4. Y covers the same legs at4,10,5 km/h respectively. How many minutes earlier does Y finish?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Speed and time
- A sequence starts 4,7 and every later term is the sum of the two preceding terms. What is the sixth term?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Number sequence
- Male:female worker ratios in companies A and B are13:10 and7:5. If both companies have the same number of female workers, what is the ratio of their total workforces A:B?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Ratio
- For two distinct natural numbers, suppose HCF×LCM equals the cube of one of the numbers. I. Their difference must be even. II. One of the numbers must be a perfect square. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · HCF and LCM
- Digits x and y make the number 4x5y790 divisible by11. What remainder does x+y leave on division by11?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Divisibility by 11
- Alloy P is20% copper and80% zinc; Q is60% copper and40% zinc. In what ratio P:Q should they be mixed to obtain an alloy with equal copper and zinc?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Alligation
- A is a two-digit number with distinct non-zero reversal B, also two-digit. If A>B and A−B is a multiple of27, how many possible values of A exist?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Digits and divisibility
- A 3×100 rectangular strip must be tiled exactly with 3×3, 3×7 and 3×11 tiles. If x and y are the maximum and minimum possible numbers of tiles, what is x−y?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Integer optimization
- A train must cover800 km. After200 km a minor accident halves its speed; 400 km later a mechanical defect reduces the then-current speed to one-fourth. If reversing the order of accident and defect at those same distances would add4 hours, what was the original speed?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Speed changes
- Five candidates are scored in three components with weights0.2,0.3,0.5. Their component scores are: C1=(5,4,6), C2=(4,6,5), C3=(3,2,8), C4=(9,4,3), C5=(8,8,2). What cutoff selects exactly the top three?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Data Interpretation, Numeracy · Weighted score
- Partners A,B,C share profit proportional to capital×time. A invests one-third of total capital for one-third of the duration; B one-fourth for one-fourth; C the remaining capital for the full duration. From ₹17,000 profit, how much does C receive?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Partnership
- A 10-litre container initially holds only chemical A. Three times, 1 litre of the mixture is removed and replaced with 1 litre of B. Approximately what percentage of the final mixture is B?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Replacement mixtures
- A delivery worker earns ₹5 per delivery plus ₹2 per kilometre, wants more than ₹500 per day, and refuses to travel more than100 km. Which number of deliveries definitely guarantees the target without knowing total distance?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Basic Numeracy, Numeracy · Linear constraints
- A cube is painted on all faces and cut into 60 equal smaller pieces using the minimum number of planar cuts. Consider: I. The minimum number of cuts is 9. II. Six smaller pieces have no painted face. Which is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Mensuration
- If the operation satisfies 7 × 24 = 25 and 12 × 16 = 20, what is 16 × 63?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Number patterns
- Petrol rises by 10% from ₹90/litre. A person normally drives 2200 km per month in a car giving 16 km/litre. By how many kilometres must monthly travel be reduced to keep petrol spending unchanged?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Percentage
- A four-digit number N leaves remainders 1, 3, 4 and 7 when divided by 3, 5, 6 and 9 respectively. What is the smallest possible N?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Remainders
- What is the units digit of 1×3×5×7×9×…×999?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Units digit
- What is the greatest n for which 7×343×385×1000×2401×77777 is divisible by 35^n?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Prime factorization
- Find X in the sequence 24, X, 12, 18, 36, 90.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Number series
- P and Q start together at 5:00 a.m. on a circular track in opposite directions, moving at 5 and 3 rounds per hour. How many times do they cross between 5:20 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Time and speed
- A tram moving in the same direction overtakes walkers X and Y, who move at 3 km/h and 4 km/h. It completely passes them in 8 s and 9 s respectively. What is the tram's length?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Relative speed
- If N² = 12345678987654321, how many digits does N contain?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Squares
- A natural number N can be written as N=p+q+r, where p, q and r are distinct factors of N. How many such N below 50 exist?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Factors
- Three prime numbers p, q and r, each below 20, satisfy p−q=q−r. How many distinct values can p+q+r take?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Prime numbers
- How many distinct values of p+q+r are possible for natural numbers p, q and r satisfying 1/p + 1/q + 1/r = 1?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Diophantine fractions
- Team X scores N runs in 20 overs. Team Y ties the score in 10% fewer overs. The question also says that with a 50% higher average run rate, Y would tie the score in 12 overs. How many runs did X score?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Rates
- A commodity price p is increased by k%, decreased by k%, then again increased by k% and decreased by k%. If the final price is q, which relation is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Percentage
- Among the first 100 natural numbers, how many are not divisible by any of 2, 3, 5, 7 or 9?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Divisibility
- If 4≤x≤8 and 2≤y≤7, what is the ratio of the maximum value of (x+y) to the minimum value of (x−y)?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Optimization
- Let p and k be prime numbers such that p²+k is also prime and less than 30. How many possible values can k take?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Prime numbers
- There are n distinct sets, each containing three positive integers, whose LCM is 1001 and HCF is 1. What can be said about n?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · HCF and LCM
- X completes one-third of a work in 6 days, Y one-third in 8 days, and Z three-fourths in 12 days. They work together for n days; then X and Z stop, and Y finishes the remaining work in 8⅔ days. Find n.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Time and work
- Find X in 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, X, 42.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Number series
- Three T20 players X,Y,Z score 37 runs in total and X/Y=Y/Z. Compare their individual runs. Which ordering must hold?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Ratio and proportion
- Let p+q=10. Value I is the maximum pq for positive integers p,q. Value II is the maximum pq when integers satisfy p≥−6 and q≥−4. Compare the values.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Optimization
- For a set of 11 numbers, Value I is the minimum average when they are consecutive integers each ≥−5. Value II is the minimum product when they are consecutive non-negative integers. Compare.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Sequences
- The average of p,q,r is k. The amount by which p exceeds the average equals the amount by which q falls below the average. What is r?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Averages
- For a real number 0 x³. II. x>√x. Which is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Inequalities
- Two natural numbers differ by 10. What can be said about natural numbers divisible by 5 that lie strictly between them?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Divisibility
- Twenty pipes of set X can fill 70% of a tank in 14 minutes. Ten pipes of set Y fill 3/8 of it in 6 minutes. Sixteen pipes of set Z can empty half the tank in 20 minutes. If only 10 X pipes and 5 Y pipes work while all Z pipes are open, how long is required to fill half the tank?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Pipes and cisterns
- For natural number n, how many distinct remainders can 1^n + 2^n leave when divided by 4?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Remainders
- Let P = QQQ denote a three-digit number with all digits equal to Q. What is HCF(P, 481)?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · HCF
- In the concatenated sequence 12345678910111213..., what is the 489th digit?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Number sequence
- Consider: I. There exists a natural number whose number of factors remains unchanged after a 50% increase. II. There exists a natural number whose number of factors remains unchanged after a 150% increase. Which statements are correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Factors
- What is the remainder when 9^3 + 9^4 + ... + 9^100 is divided by 6?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Numeracy, Basic Numeracy · Modular arithmetic
- ‘ವಿಕ್ರಮಾರ್ಜುನ ವಿಜಯಂ’ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ‘ದುಶ್ಯಾಸನ ವಧೆ’ ಪ್ರಸಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವ ಹಿಂಸೆಯ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Old Kannada Literature · Vikramarjuna Vijaya
- ನಾಗಚಂದ್ರ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಿರುವ ಉದಾತ್ತ ರಾವಣನ ಪಾತ್ರ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Old Kannada Literature · Nagachandra Ravana
- ಜನ್ನನ ‘ಯಶೋಧರ ಚರಿತೆ’ ಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರೂಪಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಕಾಮದ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Old Kannada Literature · Yashodhara Charite
- ಆಧುನಿಕ ಪೂರ್ವ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜೈನಧರ್ಮದ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧೀಕರಣ.2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Old Kannada Literature · Jain Representation
- ‘ಪಂಪಭಾರತ’ದಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ರೌಪದಿಯ ಮಾನಭಂಗದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಕೆ ತೋರಿದ ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧದ ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Old Kannada Literature · ಪಂಪಭಾರತ - ದ್ರೌಪದಿಯ ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧ
- ಪಂಪನ ‘ವಿಕ್ರಮಾರ್ಜುನ ವಿಜಯ’ದ ಹದಿಮೂರನೆಯ ಆಶ್ವಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರಿತವಾದ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವದ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Old Kannada Literature · ವಿಕ್ರಮಾರ್ಜುನ ವಿಜಯ - ದುರ್ಯೋಧನ
- ‘ವಡ್ಡಾರಾಧನೆ’ಯ ವಿದ್ಯುಚ್ಚೋರ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರೂಪಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಜೈನಧರ್ಮದ ತತ್ತ್ವ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಗಳ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಮತ್ತು ತೀವ್ರತೆಯನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಸಮಾಲೋಚಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Old Kannada Literature · ವಡ್ಡಾರಾಧನೆ - ವಿದ್ಯುಚ್ಚೋರ
- “ಕರ್ಣ ರಸಾಯನಮಲ್ತೆ ಭಾರತಂ” ಎಂಬ ಪಂಪಕವಿಯ ಮಾತನ್ನು ‘ಪಂಪಭಾರತದ’ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Old Kannada Literature · ಪಂಪಭಾರತ - ಕರ್ಣ
- ‘ಸಾಹಸ ಭೀಮ ವಿಜಯ’ವನ್ನು ರನ್ನ ಕವಿಯು ಸಿಂಹಾವಲೋಕನ ತಂತ್ರದಿಂದ ರಚಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ ಎನ್ನಬಹುದೆ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Old Kannada Literature · ರನ್ನ - ಸಿಂಹಾವಲೋಕನ ತಂತ್ರ
- ಪಂಪ ‘ವಿಕ್ರಮಾರ್ಜುನ ವಿಜಯ’ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಿಟ್ಟರೂ ‘ಕರ್ಣ ರಸಾಯನಮಲ್ತೆ ಭಾರತಂ’ ಎಂದು ಏಕೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾನೆ? ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Old Kannada Literature · ಪಂಪ - ಕರ್ಣ
- ‘ವಡ್ಡಾರಾಧನೆ’ಯ ಕಥೆಗಳು ಜೈನ ಧರ್ಮಾವಲಂಬನೆಯಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿವೆ ಎನ್ನಬಹುದೇ? ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Old Kannada Literature · ವಡ್ಡಾರಾಧನೆ - ಜೈನ ಧರ್ಮ
- ಪಂಪಭಾರತದ ನಾಯಕ ಯಾರು? ಅವನ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಕವಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Old Kannada Literature · ಪಂಪಭಾರತ - ನಾಯಕ
- ನಾಗಚಂದ್ರನ ಪಂಪರಾಮಾಯಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನನ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Old Kannada Literature · ನಾಗಚಂದ್ರ - ಪಂಪರಾಮಾಯಣ
- ವಿಕ್ರಮಾರ್ಜುನ ವಿಜಯದ ಕರ್ಣನ ಪಾತ್ರ ಚಿತ್ರಣ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Old Kannada Literature · ವಿಕ್ರಮಾರ್ಜುನ ವಿಜಯ - ಕರ್ಣ
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- ರೀತಿ-ಮಾರ್ಗ-ಶೈಲಿ2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Poetics · Riti-Marga-Shaili
- ಕಾವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲಂಕಾರದ ಔಚಿತ್ಯ ಕುರಿತು ವಿವಿಧ ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕರ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಾಲೋಚಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Poetics · Aucitya of Alankara
- ರೀತಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಾನದ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಅದರ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಕುರಿತು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Poetics · Riti School
- ಭರತನ ರಸ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ ಆ ಕುರಿತು ನಡೆದಿರುವ ಚರ್ಚೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಾಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Poetics · Bharata's Rasa Theory
- ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ, ಪರಿಕರ ಹಾಗೂ ಸ್ವರೂಪಗಳನ್ನು ಕಾವ್ಯ ಮೀಮಾಂಸಕರ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಾಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Poetics · Expression, Means and Form of Poetry
- ಕಾವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲಂಕಾರಗಳು2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Poetics · Alankara
- ‘ರೀತಿರಾತ್ಮಾ ಕಾವ್ಯಸ್ಯ’ - ಇದನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Poetics · Riti Theory
- ಭಾರತೀಯ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ರೀತಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಶ್ಚಾತ್ಯ ಶೈಲಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಗಳನ್ನು ತೌಲನಿಕವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Poetics · Riti and Western Style Theory
- ಕಾವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಧ್ವನಿಯ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಯಾವುದು ? ಧ್ವನಿ ಪ್ರಭೇದಗಳನ್ನು ನಿದರ್ಶನಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Poetics · Dhvani Theory
- Right to privacy relating to self-identity is very dear to every human being and well protected under Article 21 of the Constitution. In this context, examine the effect of the amendment in 2026, to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.2026 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Privacy, Gender Identity and Transgender Rights
- Examine whether the constitutional office of the Lok Sabha Speaker has become vulnerable to partisan politics under the current anti-defection regime. What institutional changes are required to ensure the neutrality of the Lok Sabha Speaker in managing a polarised House?2026 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Speaker and Anti-Defection
- Is the right to vote a fundamental right? Discuss the position of the Election Commission of India while undertaking the revision of electoral rolls. Can it also examine the question of citizenship of voters?2026 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Right to Vote, Electoral Rolls and Citizenship
- Do constitutional bodies like the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) possess adequate enforcement powers to secure substantive social equality? Suggest measures to enhance their institutional effectiveness.2026 · Mains GS2 · Polity · NCSC and NCST Institutional Effectiveness
- Discuss the position of the Governor in the federal polity of India. What is the nature of his power while giving assent to a bill passed by the State Legislature? Is he bound by the aid and advice of his Council of Ministers in all his functions?2026 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Governor, Assent to Bills and Aid and Advice
- What is meant by judicial legislation? In this context, discuss the verdicts of the apex court allowing “passive euthanasia” and a “living will”.2026 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Judicial Legislation, Passive Euthanasia and Living Will
- How far has the Indian federal framework been successful in accommodating regional and cultural diversities? Highlight the role of asymmetric federalism and suggest measures to make dispute resolution mechanisms more effective.2026 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Asymmetric Federalism and Diversity
- Examine how the separation of powers is practised in India compared to the rigid presidential model of the United States of America. In this context, compare the actual authority of the Indian Prime Minister with that of the President of the USA.2026 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Separation of Powers: India and USA
- To what extent do pressure groups, social movements and corporate lobbies deepen pluralistic democracy in India by representing excluded interests? Analyse whether the growing convergence of corporate wealth and political power poses a threat to the autonomy of formal democratic institutions.2026 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Pressure Groups, Corporate Power and Democracy
- Discuss the ‘corrupt practices’ for the purpose of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Analyze whether the increase in the assets of the legislators and/or their associates, disproportionate to their known sources of income, would constitute undue influence and consequently a corrupt practice.2025 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Representation of the People Act
- Comment on the need of administrative tribunals as compared to the court system. Assess the impact of the recent tribunal reforms through rationalization of tribunals made in 2021.2025 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Administrative Tribunals
- Compare and contrast the President’s power to pardon in India and in the USA. Are there any limits to it in both the countries? What are preemptive pardons?2025 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Pardoning Power
- Discuss the nature of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly after the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. Briefly describe the powers and functions of the Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.2025 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization
- The Attorney General of India plays a crucial role in guiding the legal framework of the Union Government and ensuring sound governance through legal counsel. Discuss his responsibilities, rights and limitations in this regard.2025 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Attorney General of India
- Constitutional morality is the fulcrum which acts as an essential check upon the high functionaries and citizens alike. In view of the above observation of the Supreme Court, explain the concept of constitutional morality and its application to ensure balance between judicial independence and judicial accountability in India.2025 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Constitutional Morality
- Indian Constitution has conferred the amending power on the ordinary legislative institutions with a few procedural hurdles. In view of this statement, examine the procedural and substantive limitations on the amending power of the Parliament to change the Constitution.2025 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Constitutional Amendment
- Discuss the evolution of collegium system in India. Critically examine the advantages and disadvantages of the system of appointment of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India and that of the USA.2025 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Collegium System
- Examine the evolving pattern of Centre-State financial relations in the context of planned development in India. How far have the recent reforms impacted the fiscal federalism in India?2025 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Fiscal Federalism
- Examine the need for electoral reforms suggested by committees with reference to the one nation-one election principle.2024 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Electoral Reforms
- Distinguish Lok Adalats and Arbitration Tribunals and explain whether they entertain civil and criminal cases.2024 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Explain how the growth of the cabinet system has marginalised parliamentary supremacy.2024 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Cabinet System
- Comment on the CAG’s duty to ensure not only legality but also propriety of expenditure.2024 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Comptroller and Auditor General
- Explain right to privacy under Article 21 and discuss DNA testing of an unborn child to establish paternity.2024 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Right to Privacy
- Consider the following statements about the Election Commission of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Constitutional Bodies
- What recent changes has the Union Government made in Centre-State relations? Suggest measures to strengthen federalism.2024 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Centre-State Relations
- Explain reasons for growth of PIL in India and whether the Supreme Court has become the world’s most powerful judiciary.2024 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Public Interest Litigation
- Discuss India as a secular state and compare it with secular principles in the US Constitution.2024 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Secularism
- Identify factors hindering the Citizens’ Charter initiative and suggest measures to realise its promise.2024 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Citizens Charter
- Comment on the statement that constitutionally guaranteed judicial independence is a prerequisite of democracy.2023 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Judicial Independence
- Who is entitled to free legal aid? Assess the role of NALSA in providing free legal aid in India.2023 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Legal Aid
- Compare and contrast British and Indian approaches to parliamentary sovereignty.2023 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Parliamentary Sovereignty
- Discuss the role of Presiding Officers of state legislatures in maintaining order, impartiality and democratic practice.2023 · Mains GS2 · Polity · State Legislatures
- Illustrate the Constitution of India as a living instrument with special reference to the expanding right to life and personal liberty.2023 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Right to Life
- Explain constitutional perspectives on gender justice with relevant constitutional provisions and case law.2023 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Gender Justice
- Account for legal and political factors behind the reduced use of Article 356 since the mid-1990s.2023 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Article 356
- Explain the significance of the 101st Constitutional Amendment and how far it reflects accommodative federalism.2023 · Mains GS2 · Polity · GST and Federalism
- Explain the structure of the Parliamentary Committee system and the contribution of financial committees to institutionalising Parliament.2023 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Parliamentary Committees
- Consider the following statements regarding Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Parliamentary Committees
- The most significant achievement of modern law in India is the constitutionalization of environmental problems by the Supreme Court. Discuss with relevant case laws.2022 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Environmental Constitutionalism
- Right of movement and residence throughout the territory of India are freely available to Indian citizens, but these rights are not absolute. Comment.2022 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Freedom of Movement and Residence
- To what extent has the decentralisation of power in India changed the governance landscape at the grassroots?2022 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Decentralisation
- Discuss the role of the Vice President of India as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha.2022 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Vice President
- Discuss the role of the National Commission for Backward Classes after its transformation from a statutory body to a constitutional body.2022 · Mains GS2 · Polity · NCBC
- Discuss the procedures to decide disputes arising out of election of a Member of Parliament or State Legislature under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. What are the grounds on which election of a returned candidate may be declared void? What remedy is available to the aggrieved party?2022 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Election Disputes
- Discuss the essential conditions for exercise of legislative powers by the Governor. Discuss the legality of re-promulgation of ordinances by the Governor without placing them before the Legislature.2022 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Governor Ordinance Power
- While national political parties in India favour centralisation, regional parties are in favour of state autonomy. Comment.2022 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Centralisation and State Autonomy
- Critically examine the procedures through which the Presidents of India and France are elected.2022 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Presidential Elections
- Discuss the role of the Election Commission of India in light of the evolution of the Model Code of Conduct.2022 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Election Commission
- Constitutional Morality is rooted in the Constitution itself and is founded on its essential facets. Explain the doctrine of Constitutional Morality with the help of relevant judicial decisions.2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Constitutional Morality
- Discuss the desirability of greater representation to women in the higher judiciary to ensure diversity, equity and inclusiveness.2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Women in Judiciary
- How have the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission of India enabled the states to improve their fiscal position?2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Finance Commission
- To what extent, in your view, is the Parliament able to ensure accountability of the executive in India?2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Parliamentary Accountability
- Pressure groups play a vital role in influencing public policymaking in India. Explain how business associations contribute to public policies.2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Business Associations as Pressure Groups
- Can the vicious cycle of gender inequality, poverty and malnutrition be broken through the microfinancing of women SHGs? Explain with examples.2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Women SHGs
- The jurisdiction of the Central Bureau of Investigation regarding lodging an FIR and conducting probes within a particular state is being questioned by various States. However, the power of States to withhold consent to the CBI is not absolute. Explain with special reference to the federal character of India.2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · CBI and Federalism
- Though the Human Rights Commissions have contributed immensely to the protection of human rights in India, yet they have failed to assert themselves against the mighty and powerful. Analysing their structural and practical limitations, suggest remedial measures.2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Human Rights Commissions
- Analyse the distinguishing features of the notion of Equality in the Constitutions of the USA and India.2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Equality in Constitutions
- Explain the constitutional provisions under which Legislative Councils are established. Review the working and current status of Legislative Councils with suitable illustrations.2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Legislative Councils
- Do Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees keep the administration on its toes and inspire reverence for parliamentary control? Evaluate the working of such committees with suitable examples.2021 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Parliamentary Standing Committees
- There is a need for simplification of procedure for disqualification of persons found guilty of corrupt practices under the Representation of the People Act. Comment.2020 · Mains GS2 · Polity · RPA — Corrupt Practices & Disqualification
- Recent amendments to the Right to Information Act will have profound impact on the autonomy and independence of the Information Commission. Discuss.2020 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Constitutional Bodies
- How far do you think cooperation, competition and confrontation have shaped the nature of federation in India? Cite some recent examples to validate your answer.2020 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Indian Federalism
- The judicial system in India and UK seem to be converging as well as diverging in recent times. Highlight the key points of convergence and divergence between the two nations in terms of their judicial practices.2020 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Judiciary
- Once a Speaker, always a Speaker. Do you think this practice should be adopted to impart objectivity to the office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha? What could be its implication for the robust functioning of parliamentary business in India?2020 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Speaker
- Indian Constitution exhibits centralising tendencies to maintain unity and integrity of the nation. Elucidate in the perspective of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897; the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and recently passed Farm Acts.2020 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Centralisation
- Judicial legislation is antithetical to the doctrine of separation of powers as envisaged in the Indian Constitution. In this context, justify the filing of a large number of public interest petitions praying for issuing guidelines to executive authorities.2020 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Separation of Powers
- The strength and sustenance of local institutions in India has shifted from their formative phase of functions, functionaries and funds to the contemporary stage of functionality. Highlight the critical challenges faced by local institutions in terms of their functionality in recent times.2020 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Local Government
- Rajya Sabha has been transformed from a useless Stepney tyre to the most useful supportive organ in past few decades. Highlight the factors as well as areas in which this transformation could be visible.2020 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Rajya Sabha
- The Central Administrative Tribunal which was established for redressal of grievances and complaints by or against central government employees nowadays is exercising its powers as an independent judicial authority. Explain.2019 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Administrative Tribunals
- What are the methods used by the farmers' organizations to influence the policy-makers in India and how effective are these methods?2019 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Pressure Groups
- From the resolution of contentious issues regarding the distribution of legislative powers by the courts, the Principle of Federal Supremacy and Harmonious Construction have emerged. Explain.2019 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Federalism
- What can France learn from the Indian Constitution's approach to secularism?2019 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Secularism
- On what grounds can a people's representative be disqualified under the Representation of the People Act, 1951? Also, mention the remedies available to such person against his disqualification.2019 · Mains GS2 · Polity · On What Grounds Can
- Parliament's power to amend the Constitution is a limited power and it cannot be enlarged into absolute power. In light of this statement, explain whether Parliament under Article 368 of the Constitution can destroy the Basic Structure of the Constitution by expanding its amending power.2019 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Basic Structure
- The Attorney-General is the chief legal adviser and lawyer of the Government of India. Discuss.2019 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Attorney General
- Individual parliamentarians' role as national lawmaker is on a decline, which in turn has adversely impacted the quality of debates and their outcome. Discuss.2019 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Parliamentary Performance
- In the light of recent controversy regarding the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), what are the challenges before the Election Commission of India to ensure the trustworthiness of elections in India?2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · EVM and Elections
- Whether National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) can enforce the implementation of constitutional reservation for the Scheduled Castes in religious minority institutions? Examine.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · NCSC
- Under what circumstances can the Financial Emergency be proclaimed by the President of India? What consequences follow when such a declaration remains in force?2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Financial Emergency
- Why do you think the committees are considered useful for parliamentary work? Discuss, in this context, the role of the Estimates Committee.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Parliamentary Committees
- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has a very vital role to play. Explain how this is reflected in the method and terms of his appointment as well as the range of powers he can exercise.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · CAG
- Policy contradictions among various competing sectors and stakeholders have resulted in inadequate protection and prevention of degradation to the environment. Comment with relevant illustrations.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Environmental Governance
- E-governance is not only about utilization of the power of new technology but also much about the critical importance of the use value of information. Explain.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · E Governance
- Whether the Supreme Court judgement of July 2018 can settle the political tussle between the Lt. Governor and elected government of Delhi? Examine.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Delhi Governance
- How far do you agree with the view that tribunals curtail the jurisdiction of ordinary courts? Discuss the constitutional validity and competency of tribunals in India.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Tribunals
- India and USA are two large democracies. Examine the basic tenets on which the two political systems are based.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · India USA Political Systems
- How is the Finance Commission of India constituted? What do you know about the terms of reference of the recently constituted Finance Commission? Discuss.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Finance Commission
- Assess the importance of the Panchayat system in India as a part of local government. Apart from government grants, what sources can Panchayats look out for financing developmental projects?2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Panchayati Raj Finance
- Multiplicity of various commissions for vulnerable sections of society leads to overlapping jurisdiction and duplication of functions. Is it better to merge all commissions into an umbrella Human Rights Commission? Argue your case.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Commissions and Human Rights
- The Citizens’ Charter is an ideal instrument of organisational transparency and accountability, but it has its own limitations. Identify the limitations and suggest measures for greater effectiveness of Citizens’ Charters.2018 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Citizens Charter
- With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements: 1. A private member's bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India. 2. Recently, a private member's bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history. Which statement(s) is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Parliament
- The local self-government system in India has not proved to be an effective instrument of governance. Critically examine the statement and give your views to improve the situation.2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Local Self Government
- Critically examine the Supreme Court’s judgement on National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 with reference to the appointment of judges of higher judiciary in India.2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · NJAC
- 'Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme' is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Government Schemes
- Simultaneous election to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies will limit the amount of time and money spent in electioneering but it will reduce the government’s accountability to the people. Discuss.2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Simultaneous Elections
- One of the implications of equality in society is the absence of2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Equality
- Which principle was added to the Directive Principles of State Policy by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Constitutional Amendments
- Does the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 ensure an effective mechanism for empowerment and inclusion of the intended beneficiaries in society? Discuss.2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Disability Rights
- Which one of the following statements is correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Fundamental Rights
- Hunger and poverty are the biggest challenges for good governance in India still today. Evaluate how far successive governments have progressed in dealing with these humongous problems. Suggest measures for improvement.2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Hunger and Poverty
- Explain the salient features of the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016. Do you think it is efficacious enough to remove cascading effect of taxes and provide for a common national market for goods and services?2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · GST Constitutional Amendment
- Examine the scope of Fundamental Rights in the light of the latest judgement of the Supreme Court on Right to Privacy.2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Right to Privacy
- The Indian Constitution has provisions for holding a joint session of the two houses of Parliament. Enumerate the occasions when this would normally happen and also the occasions when it cannot, with reasons thereof.2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Joint Sitting
- To enhance the quality of democracy in India, the Election Commission of India has proposed electoral reforms in 2016. What are the suggested reforms and how far are they significant to make democracy successful?2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Electoral Reforms
- Is the National Commission for Women able to strategize and tackle the problems that women face at both public and private spheres? Give reasons in support of your answer.2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · National Commission for Women
- Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Local Government
- With reference to the Constitution of India, the Directive Principles of State Policy constitute limitations upon 1. legislative function 2. executive function. Which statement(s) is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Directive Principles
- Initially, Civil Services in India were designed to achieve the goals of neutrality and effectiveness, which seem to be lacking in the present context. Do you agree with the view that drastic reforms are required in Civil Services? Comment.2017 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Civil Service Reforms
- With reference to the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, consider: 1. A property transaction is not benami if the owner is unaware of the transaction. 2. Benami properties are liable to confiscation by Government. 3. The Act provides three investigative authorities but no appellate mechanism. Which are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Benami Property Law
- Which of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen? 1. A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties. 2. They are correlative to legal duties.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Fundamental Duties
- Which one of the following objectives is not embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution of India?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Preamble
- Democracy's superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into activity2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Democracy
- The main advantage of the parliamentary form of government is that2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Parliamentary Government
- In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Rights and Duties
- The mind of the makers of the Constitution of India is reflected in which of the following?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Preamble
- The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions of the Council of Ministers through 1. Adjournment motion 2. Question Hour 3. Supplementary questions.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Parliamentary Control
- For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Elections
- With reference to National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF), which statements are correct? 1. Under NSQF, a learner can acquire certification for competency only through formal learning. 2. An expected outcome is mobility between vocational and general education.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Skill Development
- Consider: 1. In Lok Sabha or State Assembly elections, the winning candidate must get at least 50% of votes polled. 2. Constitution provides that Lok Sabha Speaker goes to majority party and Deputy Speaker to Opposition. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Elections and Parliament
- Right to vote and to be elected in India is a2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Electoral Rights
- Consider: 1. Election Commission of India is a five-member body. 2. Union Home Ministry decides election schedules for general and bye-elections. 3. Election Commission resolves disputes relating to splits/mergers of recognised political parties. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Election Commission
- In India, Judicial Review implies2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Judicial Review
- Which of the following are not necessarily consequences of proclamation of President's Rule in a State? 1. Dismissal of State Legislative Assembly 2. Removal of Council of Ministers 3. Dismissal of local bodies2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · President's Rule
- Which are envisaged by the Right against Exploitation? 1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour 2. Abolition of untouchability 3. Protection of interests of minorities 4. Prohibition of employment of children in factories and mines2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Right against Exploitation
- Which statement best brings out the principle underlying the Cabinet form of Government?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Cabinet Government
- Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Polity · Federalism
- Discuss the essentials of the 69th Constitutional Amendment Act and anomalies, if any, that have led to recent reported conflicts between elected representatives and the institution of the Lieutenant Governor in Delhi. Do you think this will give rise to a new trend in Indian federal politics?2016 · Mains GS2 · Polity · 69th Constitutional Amendment
- To what extent is Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, bearing marginal note temporary provision with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir, temporary? Discuss the future prospects of this provision in the context of Indian polity.2016 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Article 370
- The Indian party system is passing through a phase of transition which looks to be full of contradictions and paradoxes. Discuss.2016 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Indian Party System
- Water disputes between states in federal India.2016 · Essay · Polity · Water Disputes
- Exercise of CAG’s powers in relation to the accounts of the Union and the States is derived from Article 149 of the Indian Constitution. Discuss whether audit of the Government’s policy implementation could amount to overstepping CAG’s jurisdiction.2016 · Mains GS2 · Polity · CAG and Policy Audit
- Discuss each adjective attached to the word Republic in the Preamble. Are they defendable in the present circumstances?2016 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Preamble and Republic
- Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality.2016 · Essay · Polity · Cooperative Federalism
- What was held in the Coelho case? In this context, can you say that judicial review is of key importance amongst the basic features of the Constitution?2016 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Judicial Review
- Did the Government of India Act, 1935 lay down a federal constitution? Discuss.2016 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Government of India Act 1935
- Discuss the possible factors that inhibit India from enacting for its citizen a uniform civil code as provided for in the Directive Principles of State Policy.2015 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Uniform Civil Code
- The concept of cooperative federalism has been increasingly emphasised in recent years. Highlight the drawbacks in the existing structure and extent to which cooperative federalism would answer the shortcomings.2015 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Cooperative Federalism
- Khap panchayats have been in the news for functioning as extra-constitutional authorities, often delivering pronouncements amounting to human right violations. Discuss critically the actions taken by the legislative, executive and judiciary to set the things right in this regard.2015 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Khap Panchayats
- It would have been difficult for the Constituent Assembly to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India in just three years, but its experience gained with the Government of India Act, 1935. Discuss.2015 · Mains GS1 · Polity · Constitutional Development
- Resorting to ordinances has always raised concern on violation of the spirit of separation of power doctrine. While noting the rationales justifying the power to promulgate, analyse whether the decisions of the Supreme Court on the issue have further facilitated resorting to this power. Should the power to promulgate ordinances be repealed?2015 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Ordinance Power
- Does the right to clean environment entail legal regulation on burning crackers during Diwali? Discuss in the light of Article 21 of Indian Constitution and judgements of the apex court in this regard.2015 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Article 21 and Environment
- Starting from inventing the basic structure doctrine, the judiciary has played a highly proactive role in ensuring that India develops into a thriving democracy. In light of the statement, evaluate the role played by judicial activism in achieving the ideals of democracy.2014 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Judicial Activism
- Though the federal principle is dominant in our Constitution and that principle is one of its basic features, it is equally true that federalism under the Indian Constitution leans in favour of a strong Centre, a feature that militates against the concept of strong federalism. Discuss.2014 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Federalism
- The Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and its Members as envisaged in Article 105 of the Constitution leave room for a large number of un-codified and un-enumerated privileges to continue. Assess the reasons for the absence of legal codification of parliamentary privileges. How can this problem be addressed?2014 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Parliamentary Privileges
- What do you understand by the concept freedom of speech and expression? Does it cover hate speech also? Why do films in India stand on a slightly different plane from other forms of expression? Discuss.2014 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Freedom of Speech
- Instances of President’s delay in commuting death sentences has come under public debate as denial of justice. Should there be a time specified for the President to accept or reject such petitions? Analyse.2014 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Death Sentence Commutation
- The size of the cabinet should be as big as governmental work justifies and as big as the Prime Minister can manage as a team. How far is the efficacy of a government inversely related to the size of the cabinet? Discuss.2014 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Cabinet Size
- The role of individual MPs (Members of Parliament) has diminished over the years and as a result healthy constructive debates on policy issues are not usually witnessed. How far can this be attributed to the anti-defection law, which was legislated but with a different intention?2013 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Anti-defection Law
- Discuss Section 66A of IT Act, with reference to its alleged violation of Article 19 of the Constitution.2013 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Section 66A
- Recent directives from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas are perceived by the ‘Nagas’ as a threat to override the exceptional status enjoyed by the State. Discuss in light of Article 371A of the Indian Constitution.2013 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Article 371A
- ‘The Supreme Court of India keeps a check on arbitrary power of the Parliament in amending the Constitution.’ Discuss critically.2013 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Constitutional Amendment
- Constitutional mechanisms to resolve the inter-state water disputes have failed to address and solve the problems. Is the failure due to structural or process inadequacy or both? Discuss.2013 · Mains GS2 · Polity · Inter-state Water Disputes
- Discuss the recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission which have been a departure from the previous commissions for strengthening the local government finances.2013 · Mains GS2 · Polity · 13th Finance Commission
- A senior official discovers that a private vaccine-distribution contractor is sacrificing quality for profit. Despite vested-interest pressure, he reports the matter to vigilance authorities and stops the contract to protect citizens. Which public-administration principle is most directly demonstrated?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Public administration ethics
- A proposed waste facility near a sacred tribal hamlet triggers conflict with urban residents seeking better waste disposal. Which measures aid responsible resolution? 1. First acknowledge cultural concerns. 2. Proceed immediately because urban interests outweigh a small group's concerns. 3. Establish multi-stakeholder dialogue. 4. Conduct and transparently share an independent environmental/social impact assessment.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Conflict resolution
- A civil servant receives confidential but unproven adverse information about a shortlisted public-works contractor. Full public disclosure may be defamatory, while silently ignoring it undermines transparency. What is the best immediate course?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Administrative ethics
- Under Article 13 of the Constitution, X says 'law' includes ordinances, orders, rules and regulations but rejects Y's statement that custom or usage having the force of law is also included. Which conclusion is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Article 13
- Consider claims that the Constitution contains no Article: 1. officially calling it the Constitution of India; 2. repealing the Indian Independence Act 1947 and Government of India Act 1935; 3. specifying 26 January 1950 as commencement. Which conclusion is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Constitutional provisions
- Regarding disability policy in India: 1. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act was enacted in 2018. 2. Sugamya Bharat targets accessibility in built environment, transport and ICT. 3. NDFDC was set up under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Disability rights
- Regarding SC/ST provisions: 1. Tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram are governed by the Fifth Schedule. 2. Certain Scheduled Tribe members in specified areas can receive income-tax exemptions on specified incomes. 3. The Constitution provides reservation in Panchayats for women belonging to SCs/STs. Which conclusion is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · SC ST safeguards
- Parliamentary questions: 1. Unstarred questions seek oral answers. 2. Starred questions seek written answers. 3. Supplementary questions cannot be asked on unstarred questions. Which conclusion is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Parliamentary procedure
- About Parliament's Committee on the Welfare of SCs/STs, consider: 1. Its chair is appointed by the Rajya Sabha Chairman. 2. It has 20 Rajya Sabha and 10 Lok Sabha members. 3. The Social Justice Minister may be a member although other ministers may not. 4. Members serve two-year terms. Which conclusion is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Parliamentary committees
- Regarding Mission Sudarshan Chakra, consider: 1. It seeks stronger air and ballistic-missile defence along with aerial offensive capability. 2. It emphasizes rapid, precise, powerful responses and strategic autonomy. 3. The announced vision includes an expanded security shield covering public/strategic places by 2035. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Defence policy
- Consider bridges linking India with neighbouring countries: 1. Maitri Setu over the Feni connects Ramgarh (India) with Sabroom (Bangladesh). 2. Jhulaghat suspension bridge links India with Myanmar. 3. Mechi bridge links Panitanki Bypass in India with Kakarvitta in Nepal. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Neighbourhood connectivity
- Regarding Zero FIR under BNSS 2023: 1. It can be used even when the offence is outside the police station's territorial jurisdiction, including the stated cognizable/non-cognizable formulation. 2. The officer-in-charge may conduct a preliminary enquiry with competent prior permission in applicable cases. 3. The informant must necessarily submit the information electronically. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · BNSS and Zero FIR
- Three Government-organisation rows are given: CEIB—coordination among enforcement agencies—Home Ministry; SFIO—complex corporate fraud—Finance Ministry; CBI—preserving probity/public life and national economic health—Department of Personnel. How many rows are fully correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Government organisations
- Which among these international instruments have not been ratified by India? 1. ILO Employment Policy Convention. 2. ILO Abolition of Forced Labour Convention. 3. International Convention on Migrant Workers and their Families. 4. Fourth Geneva Convention on protection of civilians in war. 5. Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · International conventions
- Regarding the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi: 1. Its foundational Sutras were People, Planning and Progress. 2. A cited Charter for Democratic Diffusion of AI was binding on participants. 3. The New Delhi Declaration was organized around seven Chakras including Access for Social Empowerment, AI for Science and Secure & Trusted AI. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · AI governance
- Which connectivity projects form part of India's cooperation with ASEAN member countries? 1. Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project. 2. India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway. 3. Agartala–Akhaura Rail Line.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · India ASEAN connectivity
- Match India-supported projects with countries: A Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project; B restoration of Stor Palace; C District Hospital at Dickoya; D Institute of Security and Law Enforcement Studies. Countries: 1 Maldives, 2 Afghanistan, 3 Bhutan, 4 Sri Lanka.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Development partnerships
- Which defence platforms in the list are manufactured/assembled in India? 1. Su-30MKI fighter aircraft. 2. T-90 MK-III tanks. 3. Akula-class nuclear submarine.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Defence manufacturing
- Consider migration-cooperation platforms: 1. Colombo Process decisions are legally binding when adopted by consensus. 2. Abu Dhabi Dialogue is a voluntary, non-binding consultation among Asian labour-origin and destination countries. 3. The Global Forum on Migration and Development is voluntary and non-binding. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Migration diplomacy
- Among WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR and ILO, how many have received the Nobel Peace Prize twice?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · United Nations
- Match UN peacekeeping missions to their operating periods: A UNMIL; B MINURCAT; C MINUSTAH; D UNMISET. Periods: 1 2007–2010; 2 2002–2005; 3 2003–2018; 4 2004–2017.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · UN peacekeeping
- Match BIMSTEC institutions with locations: A Cultural Industries Observatory; B Energy Centre; C Centre for Weather and Climate; D Technology Transfer Facility. Locations: 1 NOIDA; 2 Bengaluru; 3 Colombo; 4 Thimphu.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · BIMSTEC
- Which Indian Army Corps–headquarters pair is incorrectly matched?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Indian Army commands
- Regarding Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan: 1. Its implementation runs from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2026. 2. Its key purpose is to build PRI governance capacity for SDG delivery. 3. Central funding is 100% for every State and UT. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Panchayati Raj
- Which countries in the list are European Union members? 1. Belarus 2. Poland 3. Germany 4. Switzerland2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · European Union
- Match INTERPOL notices to functions: A Silver; B Blue; C Black; D Green. Functions: 1 information on unidentified bodies; 2 additional information on a person's identity/location/activity in an investigation; 3 warning about a person's criminal activity/threat; 4 identify and trace criminal assets.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · INTERPOL notices
- During the German Chancellor's January 2026 India visit, which listed outcomes are NOT correct? 1. Ayurveda MoU with University of Hamburg. 2. Youth hockey MoU between Hockey India and German Hockey Federation. 3. A bilateral Indo-Pacific dialogue mechanism. 4. Opening/announcement of an Honorary German Consul in Lucknow.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · India Germany relations
- Consider the following information about organizations and their functions: I. Directorate of Enforcement: Enforcement of Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 - Works under Internal Security Division-I, Ministry of Home Affairs II. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence: Enforces provisions of Customs Act, 1962 - Works under Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance III. Directorate General of Systems and Data Management: Carrying out big data analytics to assist tax officers - Works under Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements about the Rashtriya Gokul Mission: I. It is important for the upliftment of rural poor, as majority of low producing indigenous animals are with small and marginal farmers and landless labourers. II. It was initiated to promote indigenous cattle and buffalo rearing and conservation in a scientific and holistic manner. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Government Schemes
- Consider the following statements: I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States. II. To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person should attain the age of thirty years. III. The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at the intermediate levels and to make recommendations regarding the distribution of net proceeds of taxes and duties, leviable by the State, between the State and Panchayats at the intermediate level. Which of the statements given above are not correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements about Lokpal : I. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India, but not to the Indian public servants posted outside India. II. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a Member of the Parliament or a Member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory, and only the Chief Justice of India, whether incumbent or retired, has to be its Chairperson. III. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a person of less than forty-five years of age on the date of assuming office as the Chairperson or Member, as the case may be. IV. Lokpal cannot inquire into the allegations of corruption against a sitting Prime Minister of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements with regard to pardoning power of the President of India: I. The exercise of this power by the President can be subjected to limited judicial review. II. The President can exercise this power without the advice of the Central Government. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements: I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution. II. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party. III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements: I. If any question arises as to whether a Member of the House of the People has become subject to disqualification under the 10th Schedule, the President's decision in accordance with the opinion of the Council of Union Ministers shall be final. II. There is no mention of the word'political party' in the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories. Statement II: In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements about 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana': I. It targets installation of one crore solar rooftop panels in the residential sector. II. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy aims to impart training on installation, operation, maintenance and repairs of solar rooftop systems at grassroot levels. III. It aims to create more than three lakhs skilled manpower through fresh skilling, and up-skilling, under scheme component of capacity building. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Government Schemes
- With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements : I. An Ordinance can amend any Central Act. II. An Ordinance can abridge a Fundamental Right. III. An Ordinance can come into effect from a back date. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following pairs: State - Description. I. Arunachal Pradesh : The capital is named after a fort, and the State has two National Parks II. Nagaland : The State came into existence on the basis of a Constitutional Amendment Act III. Tripura : Initially a Part 'C' State, it became a centrally administered territory with the reorganization of States in 1956 and later attained the status of a full-fledged State. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- With reference to India, consider the following: I. The Inter-State Council II. The National Security Council III. Zonal Councils. How many of the above are established as per the provisions of the Constitution of India?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements: I. The Constitution of India explicitly mentions that in certain spheres the Governor of a State acts in his/her own discretion. II. The President of India can, of his/her own, reserve a bill passed by a State Legislature for his/her consideration without it being forwarded by the Governor of the State concerned. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following pairs: Provision in the Constitution of India - Stated under. I. Separation of Judiciary from the Executive in the public services of the State: The Directive Principles of the State Policy II. Valuing and preserving of the rich heritage of our composite culture: The Fundamental Duties III. Prohibition of employment of children below the age of 14 years in factories: The Fundamental Rights. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements: With reference to the Constitution of India, if an area in a State is declared as Scheduled Area under the Fifth Schedule I. the State Government loses its executive power in such areas and a local body assumes total administration II. the Union Government can take over the total administration of such areas under certain circumstances on the recommendations of the Governor. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- With reference to India, consider the following pairs: Organization - Union Ministry. I. The National Automotive Board: Ministry of Commerce and Industry II. The Coir Board: Ministry of Heavy Industries III. The National Centre for Trade Information: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following subjects under the Constitution of India: I. List I-Union List, in the Sevent Schedule II. Extent of the executive power of a State III. Conditions of the Governor's office. For a constitutional amendment with respect to which of the above, ratification by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States is required before presenting the bill to the President of India for assent?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements : I. The Governor of a State is not answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his/her office. II. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted or continued against the Governor during his/her term of office. III. Members of a State Legislature are not liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of anything said within the House. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to include which of the following languages? 1. Konkani 2. Manipuri 3. Nepali 4. Maithili2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Which of the following statements are correct about the Constitution of India? 1. Powers of the Municipalities are given in Part IX A of the Constitution. 2. Emergency provisions are given in Part XVIII of the Constitution. 3. Provisions related to the amendment of the Constitution are given in Part XX of the Constitution.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Which one of the following statements is correct as per the Constitution of India?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India, has the Supreme Court of India placed the Right to Privacy?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- What are the duties of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as Head of the Department of Military Affairs? 1. Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee. 2. Exercise military command over the three Service Chiefs. 3. Principal Military Advisor to Defence Minister on all tri-service matters.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Current Affairs (Polity & Governance)
- Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct? 1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee. 2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha. 3. This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Current Affairs (Polity & Governance)
- Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- As per Article 368 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution by way of: 1. Addition 2. Variation 3. Repeal2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Which of the following statements are correct in respect of a Money Bill in the Parliament? 1. Article 109 mentions special procedure in respect of Money Bills. 2. A Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Council of States. 3. The Rajya Sabha can either approve the Bill or suggest changes but cannot reject it. 4. Amendment to a Money Bill suggested by the Rajya Sabha have to be accepted by the Lok Sabha.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the amendment of NEC Act in 2002, the Council comprises which of the following members? 1. Governor of the Constituent State 2. Chief Minister of the Constituent State 3. Three Members to be nominated by the President of India 4. The Home Minister of India2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements regarding ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’: 1. Provisions will come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha. 2. This will be in force for 15 years after becoming an Act. 3. There are provisions for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes Women within the quota reserved for the Scheduled Castes.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Current Affairs (Polity & Governance)
- A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to:2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- Consider the following statements: 1. It is the Governor of the State who recognizes and declares any community of that State as a Scheduled Tribe. 2. A community declared as a Scheduled Tribe in a State need not to be so in another State.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- With reference to Union Budget, consider the following statements: 1. The Union Finance Minister on behalf of the Prime Minister lays the Annual Financial Statement before both the Houses of Parliament. 2. At the Union level, no demand for a grant can be made except on the recommendation of the President of India.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements: While any resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under consideration: 1. He/She shall not preside. 2. He/She shall not have the right to speak. 3. He/She shall not be entitled to vote on the resolution in the first instance.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements: 1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution. 2. A bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. 3. A bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements: 1. Prorogation of a House by the President of India does not require the advice of the Council of Ministers. 2. Prorogation of a House is generally done after the House is adjourned sine die but there is no bar to the President of India proroguing the House which is in session. 3. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha is done by the President of India who, save in exceptional circumstances, does so on the advice of the Council of Ministers.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Polity & Governance
- With reference to the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme, consider the following statements: 1. To implement the scheme, the Central Government provides 100% funding. 2. Under the Scheme, Cadastral Maps are digitized. 3. An initiative has been undertaken to transliterate the Records of Rights from local language to any of the languages recognized by the Constitution of India.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Current Affairs (Social Schemes)
- With reference to the ‘Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan’, consider the following statements: 1. This scheme guarantees a minimum package of antenatal care services to women in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy and six months post-delivery health care service in any government health facility. 2. Under this scheme, private sector health care providers of certain specialities can volunteer to provide services at nearby government health facilities.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Current Affairs (Social Schemes)
- With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Yojana, consider the following statements: 1. The entry age group for enrolment in the scheme is 21 to 40 years. 2. Age specific contribution shall be made by the beneficiary. 3. Each subscriber under the scheme shall receive a minimum pension of Rs. 3000 per month after attaining the age of 60 years. 4. Family pension is applicable to the spouse and unmarried daughters.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Current Affairs (Social Schemes)
- With reference to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, consider: (1) paid maternity leave is fixed as three months before and three months after delivery; (2) establishments with crèches must permit at least six visits by the mother each day; (3) a woman who already has two children receives a reduced leave entitlement for a subsequent child. Which statement set is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Polity & Governance · Social Legislation
- Linguistic reorganization of Indian States was driven by popular pressure from below. Comment.2026 · Mains GS1 · Post-Independence History · Linguistic Reorganisation of States
- The model of planned economy was adopted in India to address the regional imbalances left behind by colonial rule. Comment.2026 · Mains GS1 · Post-Independence History · Planned Economy and Regional Imbalances
- Trace India’s consolidation process during early phase of independence in terms of polity, economy, education and international relations.2025 · Mains GS1 · Post-Independence India · National Consolidation
- Critically discuss the objectives of Bhoodan and Gramdan movements initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave and their success.2013 · Mains GS1 · Post-Independence India · Bhoodan and Gramdan
- Write a critical note on the evolution and significance of the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”.2013 · Mains GS1 · Post-Independence India · Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
- Discuss the contribution of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to pre-and post independent India.2013 · Mains GS1 · Post-Independence India · Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Analyse the circumstances that led to Tashkent Agreement in 1966. Discuss the highlights of the agreement.2013 · Mains GS1 · Post-Independence India · Tashkent Agreement
- Critically examine the compulsions which prompted India to play a decisive role in the emergence of Bangladesh.2013 · Mains GS1 · Post-Independence India · Emergence of Bangladesh
- ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಶೋಷಣೆಯ ಚಿತ್ರಣ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Progressive Literature · ಶೋಷಣೆಯ ಚಿತ್ರಣ
- ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ನೆಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿರಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Progressive Literature · ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ನೆಲೆ
- ‘ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ’ ಪಂಥದ ಕಥೆಗಳ ವಿಚಾರವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಒಂದು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Progressive Literature · ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಕಥೆಗಳು
- ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಕಥೆಗಳ ತಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Progressive Literature · ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಕಥೆಗಳು
- ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಥೆಗಳ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Progressive Literature · ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಸಣ್ಣಕಥೆ
- ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ನೆಲೆಗಳು ಕಥಾಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಫಲವಾಗಿವೆ? ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Progressive Literature · ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಆಶಯಗಳನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Progressive Literature · Major Concerns of Pragatisheela Literature
- If second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays are the only holidays for an office, what is the minimum possible number of working days in any month of any year?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Calendar
- If one-third of a community's population migrates every year and there is no population growth, what fraction of the original population remains after the sixth year?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Geometric Reduction
- A+B income is greater than C+D; A+C equals B+D; and A earns half the sum of B and D. Whose income is highest?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Algebraic Comparison
- Three spiders climb pillars X, Y and Z. A climbs 6 cm and slips 1 cm; B climbs 7 cm and slips 3 cm; C climbs 6.5 cm and slips 2 cm. Each reaches the top on its 40th chance. What is the height of the shortest pillar?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Climb and Slip
- Fifteen students failed in a class of 52. After failed students are removed, Ramesh is 22nd from the top in the merit list. What is his position from the bottom?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Ranking
- Gopal bought a cell phone and sold it to Ram at 10% profit. Ram then sells it back to Gopal at 10% loss. What is Gopal's position if he agrees?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Profit and Loss
- There are five hobby clubs in a college: photography, yachting, chess, electronics and gardening. Gardening meets every second day, electronics every third day, chess every fourth day, yachting every fifth day and photography every sixth day. How many times do all five groups meet on the same day within 180 days?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · LCM
- There are some nectar-filled flowers on a tree and some bees hovering on it. If one bee lands on each flower, one bee is left out. If two bees land on each flower, one flower is left out. The numbers of flowers and bees respectively are:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Linear Equations
- There is an order of 19,000 units of a product. The firm produces 1,000 units per day, of which 5% are unfit for sale. In how many days will the order be completed?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Percentage and Production
- A class starts at 11:00 a.m. and lasts till 2:27 p.m. Four periods of equal duration are held during this interval. After every period, a rest of 5 minutes is given to the students. The exact duration of each period is:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Time Calculation
- 30 g of sugar was mixed in 180 ml water in vessel A, 40 g in 280 ml water in vessel B and 20 g in 100 ml water in vessel C. The solution in vessel B is:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Ratio and Concentration
- In aid of charity, every student in a class contributes as many rupees as the number of students in that class. With an additional contribution of Rs. 2 by one student only, the total collection is Rs. 443. How many students are there?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Quadratic Reasoning
- Anita's mathematics test had 70 equal-mark problems: 10 arithmetic, 30 algebra and 30 geometry. She answered 70% of arithmetic, 40% of algebra and 60% of geometry correctly. How many more questions would she need correct to reach 60% overall?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Percentages
- In a class there are 18 very tall boys. If these constitute three-fourths of the boys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of all students, what is the number of girls?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Fractions
- The monthly average salary of all employees of a company was Rs. 5000. The monthly average salaries of male and female employees were Rs. 5200 and Rs. 4200 respectively. What percentage of employees were male?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Averages and Alligation
- Two numbers X and Y are respectively 20% and 28% less than a third number Z. By what percentage is Y less than X?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Percentages
- A daily train service is to run between stations A and B, with a train starting from each end at 6 a.m.; each journey takes 42 hours. What number of trains is needed to maintain the shuttle service?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Time and Scheduling
- A piece of tin is a rectangle 12 cm by 8 cm and is used to construct a closed cube. The side of the cube is:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Mensuration
- A question paper has five questions, each answered True or False. No two candidates give an identical five-answer sequence. What is the maximum number of candidates possible?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Counting
- A person climbs a hill in a straight path from point O in the north-east direction and reaches A after 5 km. From A he moves to B in the north-west direction for 12 km. How far is he from O?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Geometry and Directions
- An agricultural field is rectangular, with length X1 metres and breadth X2 metres, where X1 + X2 = 40 metres. The area of the field will not exceed which value?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Maxima and Mensuration
- The sum of the ages of five family members three years ago was 80 years. The average age of the family today is the same as it was three years ago because a baby was added during the intervening period. How old is the baby?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Averages and Ages
- The total emoluments of two persons are the same, but one gets allowances equal to 65% of basic pay and the other 80% of basic pay. The ratio of the basic pay of the former to the latter is:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Ratio
- A person is standing on the first step from the bottom of a ladder. If he must climb four more steps to reach exactly the middle step, how many steps does the ladder have?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Number Reasoning
- A vertical tree trunk is broken at a point 12 metres above the ground. The broken top remains attached and its end touches the ground 5 metres from the base. What was the original height of the tree?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Pythagoras
- A person walks 12 km north, 15 km east, 19 km west and then 15 km south. How far is he from the starting point?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Direction and Distance
- A cube has all its faces painted with different colours. It is cut into equal smaller cubes whose side is one-fourth that of the big cube. How many small cubes have only one side painted?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Cubes
- Ram and Shyam work together for four days and complete 60% of a job. Ram then leaves and Shyam works eight more days to finish it. How long would Ram take to complete the entire job alone?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Time and Work
- If R and S are different integers both divisible by 5, which of the following is not necessarily true?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Divisibility
- How many numbers are there between 100 and 300 which either begin with or end with 2?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Counting and Digits
- A cylindrical overhead tank of radius 2 m and height 7 m is to be filled from an underground tank of size 5.5 m × 4 m × 6 m. What portion of the underground tank remains filled after the overhead tank is completely filled?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Mensuration
- In a class of 60 students, the number of girls is twice the number of boys. Kamal, a boy, ranks seventeenth from the top. If nine girls are ahead of Kamal, how many boys rank after him?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Ranking
- A and B walk around a circular park from the same point at 8 a.m. in opposite directions. Their speeds are 2 and 3 rounds per hour respectively. How many times do they cross each other after 8:00 a.m. and before 9:30 a.m.?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Circular Motion
- W can do 25% of a work in 30 days, X can do one-fourth in 10 days, Y can do 40% in 40 days and Z can do one-third in 13 days. Who will complete the entire work first?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Time and Work
- The average monthly income per person in a family of five is Rs. 10,000. What will be the new average monthly income per person if one person's income increases by Rs. 1,20,000 per year?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Average
- In a race, six apples lie in a straight line. A bucket is at the starting point, 5 m from the first apple; successive apples are 3 m apart. The competitor may carry only one apple at a time and must return each to the bucket. What total distance must be run?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Arithmetic Progression
- A circular archery target has diameter 1 m. Its central red region has radius 0.20 m. Assuming arrows are uniformly distributed over the target area, what is the probability an arrow falls in the red region?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Probability and Area
- A seller allows a 10% cash discount on the marked price of a toy and still makes a 10% gain. If the marked price is Rs. 770, what is the cost price?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Profit and Loss
- Petrol price and monthly consumption are: ₹40→60 L, ₹50→48 L, ₹60→40 L, ₹75→32 L. If price becomes ₹80/L, expected consumption is?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Inverse proportion
- Matrix rows are (3,8,10,2,?,1) and (6,56,90,2,20,0). What is the missing number?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Number matrix
- Find X in the series 7, X, 21, 31, 43.2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Number series
- A candidate attempted 8 questions, scoring 50% on each. His overall test score was 40%, with all questions equally weighted. How many questions were in the test?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Percentages
- A father is 9 times his son's age and the mother is 8 times the son's age. Together the parents are 51. What is the son's age?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Ages
- A, B, C and D each start with ₹100. A pays ₹20 to B; B pays ₹10 to C; C receives ₹30 from D. Which statement is NOT correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Money transfers
- In a town, 45% read magazine A, 55% B, 40% C; 30% read A&B, 15% B&C, 25% A&C and 10% all three. What percentage read none?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Set theory
- In a 500 m race, B starts 45 m ahead of A. A finishes while B is still 35 m short of the finish. Find speed ratio A:B.2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Race and speed
- Two equal glasses are respectively 1/3 and 1/4 full of milk, then filled with water and mixed. What is the ratio of milk to water?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Mixture
- Of 130 students, 62 failed English, 52 failed Mathematics and 24 failed both. How many passed both subjects?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Set theory
- In a bus group, 6 speak Tamil, 15 Hindi, 6 Gujarati; nobody speaks another language. Two people speak exactly two languages and one speaks all three. How many people are in the group?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Set theory and languages
- In a parking area, total wheels of cars and two-wheelers are 100 more than twice the total number of vehicles. How many cars are parked?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Linear equations
- One Principal and two Vice-Principals are to be selected from six candidates. Only two candidates are eligible for Principal; all six are eligible for Vice-Principal. How many possible combinations of selectees are there?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Combinations
- A student must choose 2 subjects from Commerce, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics I and Mathematics II. Mathematics II may be chosen only with Mathematics I. How many valid combinations are possible?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Combinations
- A person orders 5 pairs of black socks and x pairs of brown socks. A black pair costs three times a brown pair. The clerk swaps the quantities, doubling the bill. How many brown pairs were originally ordered?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Algebra
- Pipes A and B can fill a tank independently in 20 and 30 minutes. If opened together, how long do they take?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Pipes and cisterns
- If ABC × DEED = ABCABC, where A,B,C,D,E are distinct digits, what are D and E?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Cryptarithm
- Between 6 and 7 o'clock, when is the minute hand ahead of the hour hand by 3 minute-spaces?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Clock problems
- Five different tasks are to be assigned to five persons, one task each. Task 1 cannot be assigned to person 1 or 2, and Task 2 must be assigned to person 3 or 4. How many valid assignments are possible?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Assignments and permutations
- Peter and Paul have incomes in the ratio 4:3 and expenditures in the ratio 3:2. Each saves ₹6,000. What are their respective incomes?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Ratio and savings
- Two cities are 360 km apart. A person travels from one to the other at 40 km/h and returns at 60 km/h. What is the average speed for the whole journey?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Average speed
- At a gathering, each pair of friends of the same sex hugs, while each pair of opposite sex shakes hands. There are 24 handshakes. Which number of hugs is possible?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Combinatorics
- The price of a cow is more than the price of 4 goats but less than the price of 5 goats. Each goat costs between ₹600 and ₹800. Which statement about the cow's price is necessarily the most valid?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Inequalities
- A bag has 10 white balls. The number of white balls is 3 fewer than the number of red balls and 5 more than the number of green balls. How many balls are there in total?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Quantitative Aptitude · Ratios and counts
- Passage: Kalagram at the Maha Kumbh displayed seven regional 'Sanskriti Angans', temple-inspired thematic zones featuring Bengal Pattachitra, Assam bamboo craft, Tamil Nadu Thanjavur painting and Madhya Pradesh tribal sculpture, created by 230 master artisans. Which conclusions are valid? 1. Seven Sanskriti Angans represented different regions. 2. Regional artistry was recognized specifically through the temple inspiration. 3. Contemporary artisans used old techniques to shape representations of India's ancient heritage. 4. Art forms from every region of India were displayed.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Kalagram passage
- Using the Kalagram passage, which statement is NOT correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Kalagram passage
- Passage: Sport should be seen not merely as medals or quota jobs but as a way of life that can address isolation, anxiety and inactivity while teaching time management, fitness, teamwork and coordination. Which conclusions are valid? 1. Sport is more than games and can be a way of life. 2. It can reduce seclusion among young people. 3. Sporting achievement can help through sports-quota employment. 4. Corporate-type skills cannot be learnt through sport.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Sport and life skills
- From the sport passage, consider: 1. Parents are insufficiently encouraging children to play sport. 2. Sporting participation can develop life skills. 3. Sport as a way of life can help shape a healthier, happier society. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Sport and life skills
- Passage: Most countries use 'double deflation', separately deflating input and output prices. With unchanged quantities and output prices, a fall in imported-oil prices should not change real value added; using one deflator for both may make productivity appear higher. Which statements are correct? 1. Real value should remain unchanged in the stated case. 2. Separate input/output deflators are universally used by all economies.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Double deflation
- From the deflation passage, evaluate assumptions: 1. A deflation method can make manufacturing performance appear better than it truly is. 2. 'Double deflation' means deflating both input and output against a single input-price index.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Double deflation
- Passage: SARS-CoV-2 was novel in 2019, whereas HMPV has circulated for decades; they belong to different virus families, have different epidemiology, seasonality, severity and affected population profiles. Which conclusions are valid? 1. They are similar viruses and SARS-CoV-2 became pandemic mainly because it was novel. 2. Their fundamentally different impacts mean they should not automatically be treated in the same manner.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · HMPV and SARS-CoV-2
- From the HMPV/SARS-CoV-2 passage, which proposed writer-intents are supported? 1. Develop methodologies for objective analysis. 2. Establish epidemiological similarities and differences. 3. Explain HMPV remedies by comparison with SARS-CoV-2.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Writer's intent
- From the same virus passage, which rational inferences follow? 1. HMPV has a much longer documented history than SARS-CoV-2. 2. Their differences produce different outcomes among affected populations. 3. Their long-term effects differ materially. 4. Both share strong seasonal specificity.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Virus epidemiology
- Passage: India is beginning to use AI in weather forecasting, pest control and yield optimization, but adoption is concentrated among tech-savvy farmers. Wider use could come from affordable Indian-language tools, AgTech partnerships and government advisory programmes. Which assumptions are valid? 1. Western agricultural productivity advanced because AI economies of scale. 2. Affordable local-language AI can reach more small farmers. 3. India already uses AI in some critical farm applications despite low penetration.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · AI in agriculture
- From the agricultural-AI passage, which statements are NOT correct? 1. Tech-savvy farmers will drive future AgTech companies. 2. Government AI advisory services would help. 3. AI has replaced traditional farming in the US and Europe. 4. Large datasets are already integrated for real-time agronomic insight.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · AI in agriculture
- Passage: Under the JJ Act 2015, a child above16 may potentially be tried as an adult for a heinous offence, defined by a minimum punishment of seven years; the 2021 amendment classifies offences with no minimum but maximum of seven years or more as serious. Which conclusions are valid? 1. Only a serious offence justifies transfer to adult court. 2. Serious-offence classification in the stated category depends on maximum rather than minimum sentence.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Juvenile Justice Act
- Using the JJ Act passage, consider: 1. An offence with no prescribed minimum punishment cannot meet the 2015 definition of 'heinous'. 2. Under the 2021 amendment, an offence with no minimum but a maximum sentence of at least seven years is classified as serious. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Juvenile Justice Act
- Passage: Cleaner air depends strongly on the fuels we burn. Pet coke and coal bans show that bans need feasible cleaner alternatives; the CNG transition required assured supply and fiscal measures keeping clean fuel affordable. Which inferences follow? 1. Fuel choice is central to clean-air policy. 2. Bans work mainly when public will is strong. 3. Courts have supported fiscal intervention to keep cleaner fuels competitively priced.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Clean fuel transition
- From the clean-air passage, consider: 1. Thermal power stations in Delhi were ordered simply to shut down. 2. CNG supply had to be assured when diesel buses were stopped. 3. The Supreme Court itself imposed the coal ban across the NCR. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Clean fuel transition
- Passage: Earlier customer-service technologies raised fears of job losses that largely did not materialize. AI may differ, but it could also free humans for more creative and rewarding work such as using feedback to improve products. Which option best captures the passage?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · AI and employment
- Using the customer-service technology passage, which conclusions are correct? 1. New customer-service technologies have repeatedly triggered job-loss fears. 2. Technology may replace tasks without eliminating jobs, creating alternative work. 3. New technology inevitably creates stressful outcomes.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · AI and employment
- Passage: Rai Sahib refuses profitable offers to lease a common grazing ground because cattle from nearby villages use it; he believes a landlord must look after tenants. Which conclusion is correct? 1. All landlords have innate goodness. 2. Village common grazing land is intended only for cattle of that village. 3. A tradition-minded landlord such as Rai Sahib may be especially concerned about tenants. 4. Winds later in the day are cooler than the morning air.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Rai Sahib passage
- From the Rai Sahib passage, which statements are NOT correct? 1. All of Rai Sahib's landholdings were not being farmed. 2. He was as greedy as other landlords. 3. It cannot be known whether leasing the grazing land could earn money. 4. He valued tenants and their livelihood.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Rai Sahib passage
- Passage: At Wimbledon, actor Hugh Grant briefly fell asleep in the Royal Box. The writer treats the nap as a quietly radical surrender not to laziness but to bodily limits, placing rest above society's relentless performance demands. Which statements are correct? 1. A mild surrender against social expectations can itself be radical. 2. Accepting age/body limitations should not be equated with laziness. 3. The phrase 'leading man, not of action but of rest' deliberately recasts a cinematic expression.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Rest and social expectations
- From the Hugh Grant passage, consider: 1. He was watching a men's semifinal between Cobolli and Djokovic. 2. 'Unexpected ace' uses tennis imagery for the nap but the act is condemned. 3. Grant lets bodily wisdom override social performance expectations. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Rest and social expectations
- Passage: Convergence theory describes breakaway, catch-up and fine-tuning phases between technology leaders and followers. Leaders pull ahead when a new technology emerges; followers later adopt it; in fine-tuning both extract remaining gains and incomes converge. Which conclusions are correct? 1. Followers make slow progress during breakaway. 2. Leaders stagnate during catch-up. 3. In fine-tuning, an increasingly exhausted technology yields similar income levels. 4. The historical sequence cited is scavenging→hunting→farming→industrial technology.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Convergence theory
- Using the convergence passage, which statements are correct? 1. The model divides nations themselves into three phases. 2. Its core is closing a gap between 'labour' and 'productivity'. 3. Technology leaders generally enter new economic eras earlier than followers. 4. The time span should be obtained by adding all four historical date markers listed in the passage.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Convergence theory
- Passage: Climate risks and mitigation opportunities differ across Indian regions: coasts face sea-level rise, dry districts face variable monsoons, Himalayan regions have distinct risks, while some peninsular and offshore areas have wind-energy potential. What is the most pragmatic message?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Climate adaptation
- Using the same passage on region-specific climate risks and opportunities, consider the assumptions: I. Green-energy production can be integrated with climate mitigation/adaptation. II. Climate-change effects are necessarily much more severe in coastal and mountainous regions. Which assumption(s) is/are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Climate adaptation
- Passage: In India, social inequality is acutely felt socially, while economic insecurity can be felt even more sharply than poverty. People just above the poverty line also face health, wealth, market and job risks, and many public policies seek to reduce such insecurity. What is the critical message?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Economic insecurity
- From the passage on economic insecurity, evaluate assumptions: I. People above the poverty line can also experience anxiety about economic insecurity. II. Eradicating poverty by itself can bring peace and social equality. Which is/are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Economic insecurity
- Passage: Exam-focused teaching is inadequate for future work, which needs critical and independent thinking, learning by doing, multidisciplinary questioning, evidence-based argument and reflection. Higher learning should teach how to think, and teaching must be reinvented. What best expresses the central idea?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Education
- From the higher-education passage, consider: I. Higher education must evolve with changing social and work demands. II. India does not allocate sufficient funds to higher education. Which assumption(s) is/are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Education
- Passage: As societies become wealthier, more grains and legumes are diverted to animal feed, yet converting plant calories into animal food is inefficient—only a small fraction returns as edible animal calories. What is the crux?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Food efficiency
- From the passage on plant-to-animal food conversion, consider assumptions: I. Food-processing industries everywhere should alter objectives with social needs. II. Wealthier societies can lose substantial food calories through indirect use of crops as animal feed. Which is/are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Food efficiency
- Passage: Conserving an ecosystem exclusively for biodiversity can constrain livelihoods and commercial use, while exploitation can cause deforestation, floods, siltation and livelihood damage. These tensions are especially acute where people depend heavily on ecosystems. What is the critical message?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Ecosystem-livelihood trade-offs
- From the ecosystem-use passage, evaluate assumptions: I. No country needs ecosystems to boost national income. II. Resource-rich countries must share resources with resource-poor countries to prevent ecosystem degradation. Which is/are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Ecosystem-livelihood trade-offs
- Passage: Renewable-energy costs often fall rapidly with scale and learning. Green innovation is path-dependent: the more firms do now, the more they can do later. Solar prices fell dramatically, and starting transition early and gradually reduces disruption compared with a late chaotic shift. What is the central idea?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Green transition
- From the passage on path-dependent green innovation, consider assumptions: I. Path-dependent green investment can plausibly support growth and public finances in a country such as India. II. If other green technologies repeat solar's cost decline, transition is likely to become easier. Which is/are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Green transition
- Passage: Indian agriculture never experienced a sustained high-growth phase comparable with the non-agricultural economy. Agricultural growth peaked around the 1980s and then relatively stagnated while non-agricultural growth kept rising. Which corollary is most reasonable?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Agricultural growth
- From the passage on agricultural and non-agricultural growth divergence, consider suggested assumptions for reducing the gap: I. Large-scale commercial crops and corporate farming. II. Free crop insurance and very heavy input subsidies comparable with developed countries. Which is/are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Agricultural growth
- Passage: Handlooms are often supported as a continuous 'tradition', but the idea of a single linear tradition is contested because dominant narratives have excluded many identities and histories. Against this background, promoting handloom only as traditional can alienate sections of society. What is the most logical message?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Culture and handloom
- From the handloom passage, evaluate assumptions: I. The State need not be involved in the handloom sector at all. II. Handloom products have become unattractive in the modern world. Which is/are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Culture and handloom
- Passage: Climate and atmospheric changes may alter crop-disease prevalence. Modern high-value crops have been selectively bred for present conditions, often losing genetic variation that could help them cope with new stresses; a minor or unfamiliar disease could therefore spread rapidly through a genetically uniform crop. What is the central idea?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Crop genetic diversity
- From the passage on crop disease and genetic uniformity, consider assumptions: I. Climate change can shift plant diseases into new areas. II. Better understanding of wild crop relatives could help strengthen food security. Which is/are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Crop genetic diversity
- Passage: A wise statesman learns from opponents because supporters may overlook danger. A healthy balance of political power prevents arbitrary administration and revolutionary opposition. What is the critical message?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Democratic opposition
- From the passage on political opposition, evaluate assumptions: I. Strong opposition is needed only when the head of government is indifferent. II. More aggressive opposition always produces better governance. Which is/are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Democratic opposition
- Passage: A single inflation number aggregates many prices with weights. WPI uses production weights; CPI uses a consumption basket, but consumption differs substantially among poor, middle-class and rich households, requiring a composite average. What is the key message?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inflation measurement
- Passage: Trust involves vulnerability to others. Entrepreneurship and global systems rely on trust despite the possibility of betrayal; trusting also means expecting competence and good conduct. What is the crux?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Trust
- Passage: Net-zero commitments require household emissions to fall sharply. Behavioural change may deliver only part of the reduction, and even that depends on governments and companies making low-carbon choices cheaper and more available. What is the central idea?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Climate behaviour
- Using the same net-zero passage, consider: I. Supply-side investment can encourage low-carbon behaviour. II. People cannot adopt low-carbon behaviour without government or company involvement. Which assumption(s) are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Assumptions
- Passage: Global raw-material use has risen sharply while reuse remains low. End-of-life EV batteries contain valuable minerals that can be recovered and used in new batteries, reducing supply-chain and environmental risks. What is the most pragmatic message?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Circular economy
- Using the battery-recycling passage, consider: I. Automobile factories are themselves examples of a circular economy. II. Economic growth can be compatible with circular use of mineral resources. Which assumption(s) are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Assumptions
- Passage: Corporate capitalism is presented as a driver of modernization, structural transformation, jobs, competitiveness and tax revenue that can finance welfare. What is the critical message?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Corporate capitalism
- Using the corporate-capitalism passage, consider: I. It promotes expansion of employment opportunities. II. Poor and marginalized groups can benefit because additional State revenue can finance welfare and wider opportunity. Which assumptions are valid?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Assumptions
- A passage says that a network of voluntary associations acts as a 'buffer' between the relatively powerless individual and a potentially powerful State. Which explanation best captures this idea?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Civil society
- What climate change will undeniably do is cause or amplify events that hasten the reduction of resources. Competition over these diminishing resources would ensue in political or violent conflict. Resource-based conflicts are rarely overt and may appear as identity or ideological conflicts. What does the passage imply?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Climate and Conflict
- The man who perpetually hesitates between two things will do neither; one who resolves but changes course at the first counter-suggestion accomplishes little. The person who consults wisely, resolves firmly and executes with perseverance can advance to eminence. The keynote of the passage is that:2017 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Main Idea
- During summer in the Arctic Ocean, sea ice has been melting earlier and faster and winter freeze has been coming later. The lengthening melt period threatens the Arctic food web, atop which stand polar bears. What is the most crucial message?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Climate Change
- Research on open defecation identifies ideas of purity and pollution and reluctance to empty pits or septic tanks as major barriers. To eradicate open defecation these issues must be confronted. What is the crucial message?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Sanitation
- In two decades world GDP rose about 50%, but inclusive wealth rose only about 6%; natural capital declined sharply while human capital grew only modestly. What is the most crucial inference?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inclusive Wealth
- India has a large youth surplus, but most of its labour force is in the unorganised sector and employment growth has slowed. Which is the most rational inference?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Labour Reforms
- Complete freedom from the obligation to work is unnatural because society survives only through shared work; the real question is how much leisure we can afford. The main idea is that:2017 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Work and Society
- There is no harm in cultivating non-injurious habits. Habits simplify the mechanism of life and enable us to do many things automatically. The author suggests that habits:2017 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Main Idea
- “Rights are certain advantageous conditions of social well-being indispensable to the true development of the citizen.” What is the correct understanding of rights?2017 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Political Concepts
- Accountability, or the lack of it, in governance generally, and civil services in particular, is a major factor underlying deficiencies in governance and public administration. Designing an effective framework for accountability has been a key element of the reform agenda. A fundamental issue is whether civil services should be accountable to the political executive of the day or to society at large. In other words, how should internal and external accountability be reconciled? Internal accountability is sought through internal performance monitoring, official supervision by bodies like the Central Vigilance Commission and Comptroller and Auditor General, and judicial review of executive decisions. Articles 311 and 312 of the Constitution provide job security and safeguards to the civil services, especially the All India Services. The framers envisaged that these safeguards would produce a civil service not totally subservient to the political executive but strong enough to function in the larger public interest. The need to balance internal and external accountability is thus built into the Constitution. Over the years, emphasis seems to have tilted in favour of greater internal accountability to political leaders of the day, who in turn are expected to be externally accountable to society through elections. This system has not worked out and has led to adverse consequences for governance. Measures can be considered for improving accountability. Articles 311 and 312 should be reviewed and laws and regulations framed to ensure external accountability. The respective roles of professional civil services and political executive should be defined so professional managerial functions and management of civil services are depoliticized. Effective statutory civil service boards should be created at the Centre and in the States. Decentralization and devolution of authority to bring government and decision-making closer to people also helps enhance accountability.\n\nAccording to the passage, which of the following factor/factors led to adverse consequences for governance/public administration? 1. Inability of civil services to strike a balance between internal and external accountabilities 2. Lack of sufficient professional training to officers of All India Services 3. Lack of proper service benefits in civil services 4. Lack of Constitutional provisions to define the respective roles of professional civil services vis-a-vis political executive. Select the correct answer.2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Governance passage
- Accountability, or the lack of it, in governance generally, and civil services in particular, is a major factor underlying deficiencies in governance and public administration. Designing an effective framework for accountability has been a key element of the reform agenda. A fundamental issue is whether civil services should be accountable to the political executive of the day or to society at large. In other words, how should internal and external accountability be reconciled? Internal accountability is sought through internal performance monitoring, official supervision by bodies like the Central Vigilance Commission and Comptroller and Auditor General, and judicial review of executive decisions. Articles 311 and 312 of the Constitution provide job security and safeguards to the civil services, especially the All India Services. The framers envisaged that these safeguards would produce a civil service not totally subservient to the political executive but strong enough to function in the larger public interest. The need to balance internal and external accountability is thus built into the Constitution. Over the years, emphasis seems to have tilted in favour of greater internal accountability to political leaders of the day, who in turn are expected to be externally accountable to society through elections. This system has not worked out and has led to adverse consequences for governance. Measures can be considered for improving accountability. Articles 311 and 312 should be reviewed and laws and regulations framed to ensure external accountability. The respective roles of professional civil services and political executive should be defined so professional managerial functions and management of civil services are depoliticized. Effective statutory civil service boards should be created at the Centre and in the States. Decentralization and devolution of authority to bring government and decision-making closer to people also helps enhance accountability.\n\nWith reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. Political executive is an obstacle to the accountability of civil services to society. 2. In the present framework of Indian polity, political executive is no longer accountable to society. Which assumption(s) is/are valid?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference and Assumption
- Accountability, or the lack of it, in governance generally, and civil services in particular, is a major factor underlying deficiencies in governance and public administration. Designing an effective framework for accountability has been a key element of the reform agenda. A fundamental issue is whether civil services should be accountable to the political executive of the day or to society at large. In other words, how should internal and external accountability be reconciled? Internal accountability is sought through internal performance monitoring, official supervision by bodies like the Central Vigilance Commission and Comptroller and Auditor General, and judicial review of executive decisions. Articles 311 and 312 of the Constitution provide job security and safeguards to the civil services, especially the All India Services. The framers envisaged that these safeguards would produce a civil service not totally subservient to the political executive but strong enough to function in the larger public interest. The need to balance internal and external accountability is thus built into the Constitution. Over the years, emphasis seems to have tilted in favour of greater internal accountability to political leaders of the day, who in turn are expected to be externally accountable to society through elections. This system has not worked out and has led to adverse consequences for governance. Measures can be considered for improving accountability. Articles 311 and 312 should be reviewed and laws and regulations framed to ensure external accountability. The respective roles of professional civil services and political executive should be defined so professional managerial functions and management of civil services are depoliticized. Effective statutory civil service boards should be created at the Centre and in the States. Decentralization and devolution of authority to bring government and decision-making closer to people also helps enhance accountability.\n\nWhich one of the following is the essential message implied by this passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Main Idea
- Accountability, or the lack of it, in governance generally, and civil services in particular, is a major factor underlying deficiencies in governance and public administration. Designing an effective framework for accountability has been a key element of the reform agenda. A fundamental issue is whether civil services should be accountable to the political executive of the day or to society at large. In other words, how should internal and external accountability be reconciled? Internal accountability is sought through internal performance monitoring, official supervision by bodies like the Central Vigilance Commission and Comptroller and Auditor General, and judicial review of executive decisions. Articles 311 and 312 of the Constitution provide job security and safeguards to the civil services, especially the All India Services. The framers envisaged that these safeguards would produce a civil service not totally subservient to the political executive but strong enough to function in the larger public interest. The need to balance internal and external accountability is thus built into the Constitution. Over the years, emphasis seems to have tilted in favour of greater internal accountability to political leaders of the day, who in turn are expected to be externally accountable to society through elections. This system has not worked out and has led to adverse consequences for governance. Measures can be considered for improving accountability. Articles 311 and 312 should be reviewed and laws and regulations framed to ensure external accountability. The respective roles of professional civil services and political executive should be defined so professional managerial functions and management of civil services are depoliticized. Effective statutory civil service boards should be created at the Centre and in the States. Decentralization and devolution of authority to bring government and decision-making closer to people also helps enhance accountability.\n\nAccording to the passage, which one of the following is NOT a means of enhancing internal accountability of civil services?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Explicit Detail
- In general, religious traditions stress our duty to God, or to some universal ethical principle. Our duties to one another derive from these. The religious concept of rights is primarily derived from our relationship to this divinity or principle and the implication it has on our other relationships. This correspondence between rights and duties is critical to any further understanding of justice. But for justice to be practiced, rights and duties cannot remain formal abstractions. They must be grounded in a community bound together by a sense of common union. Even as a personal virtue, this solidarity is essential to the practice and understanding of justice.\n\nWith reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. Human relationships are derived from their religious traditions. 2. Human beings can be duty bound only if they believe in God. 3. Religious traditions are essential to practice and understand justice. Which assumption(s) is/are valid?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Assumptions
- In general, religious traditions stress our duty to God, or to some universal ethical principle. Our duties to one another derive from these. The religious concept of rights is primarily derived from our relationship to this divinity or principle and the implication it has on our other relationships. This correspondence between rights and duties is critical to any further understanding of justice. But for justice to be practiced, rights and duties cannot remain formal abstractions. They must be grounded in a community bound together by a sense of common union. Even as a personal virtue, this solidarity is essential to the practice and understanding of justice.\n\nWhich one of the following is the crux of this passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Main Idea
- Biomass as fuel for power, heat and transport has very high mitigation potential among renewable sources. It comes from agricultural and forest residues as well as energy crops. The biggest challenge in using biomass residues is securing a long-term reliable supply at reasonable cost; logistics and collection costs are key problems. Energy crops, if not managed properly, compete with food production and may affect food prices. Biomass production is also sensitive to climate change. Projections of its future role may be overestimated because sustainable supply is limited unless technology greatly raises productivity. Some climate models rely on biomass-based carbon capture and storage, an unproven technology, to achieve negative emissions. Some liquid biofuels such as corn-based ethanol may aggravate rather than reduce lifecycle carbon emissions; second-generation lignocellulosic biofuels hold promise but remain under development.\n\nWhat is/are the present constraint/constraints in using biomass as fuel for power generation? 1. Lack of sustainable supply of biomass 2. Biomass production competes with food production 3. Bio-energy may not always be low carbon on a life-cycle basis.2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Environment Passage
- Biomass as fuel for power, heat and transport has very high mitigation potential among renewable sources. It comes from agricultural and forest residues as well as energy crops. The biggest challenge in using biomass residues is securing a long-term reliable supply at reasonable cost; logistics and collection costs are key problems. Energy crops, if not managed properly, compete with food production and may affect food prices. Biomass production is also sensitive to climate change. Projections of its future role may be overestimated because sustainable supply is limited unless technology greatly raises productivity. Some climate models rely on biomass-based carbon capture and storage, an unproven technology, to achieve negative emissions. Some liquid biofuels such as corn-based ethanol may aggravate rather than reduce lifecycle carbon emissions; second-generation lignocellulosic biofuels hold promise but remain under development.\n\nWhich of the following can lead to a food-security problem? 1. Using agricultural and forest residues as feedstock for power generation 2. Using biomass for carbon capture and storage 3. Promoting cultivation of energy crops.2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- Biomass as fuel for power, heat and transport has very high mitigation potential among renewable sources. It comes from agricultural and forest residues as well as energy crops. The biggest challenge in using biomass residues is securing a long-term reliable supply at reasonable cost; logistics and collection costs are key problems. Energy crops, if not managed properly, compete with food production and may affect food prices. Biomass production is also sensitive to climate change. Projections of its future role may be overestimated because sustainable supply is limited unless technology greatly raises productivity. Some climate models rely on biomass-based carbon capture and storage, an unproven technology, to achieve negative emissions. Some liquid biofuels such as corn-based ethanol may aggravate rather than reduce lifecycle carbon emissions; second-generation lignocellulosic biofuels hold promise but remain under development.\n\nIn the context of using biomass, which of the following is/are characteristic/characteristics of sustainable production of biofuel? 1. Biomass could meet all primary energy requirements of the world by 2050. 2. Biomass need not disrupt food and forest resources. 3. Biomass could help achieve negative emissions, given certain nascent technologies.2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- Biomass as fuel for power, heat and transport has very high mitigation potential among renewable sources. It comes from agricultural and forest residues as well as energy crops. The biggest challenge in using biomass residues is securing a long-term reliable supply at reasonable cost; logistics and collection costs are key problems. Energy crops, if not managed properly, compete with food production and may affect food prices. Biomass production is also sensitive to climate change. Projections of its future role may be overestimated because sustainable supply is limited unless technology greatly raises productivity. Some climate models rely on biomass-based carbon capture and storage, an unproven technology, to achieve negative emissions. Some liquid biofuels such as corn-based ethanol may aggravate rather than reduce lifecycle carbon emissions; second-generation lignocellulosic biofuels hold promise but remain under development.\n\nWith reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. Some climate-energy models suggest biomass as fuel for power generation helps mitigate greenhouse-gas emissions. 2. It is not possible to use biomass as fuel without disrupting food and forest resources. Which assumption(s) is/are valid?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Assumption
- We are witnessing a dangerous dwindling of biodiversity in our food supply. The Green Revolution is a mixed blessing. Farmers have come to rely heavily on broadly adapted, high-yield crops to the exclusion of varieties adapted to local conditions. Monocropping vast fields with genetically uniform seeds boosts yield and meets immediate hunger needs, yet high-yield varieties can be genetically weaker and require expensive chemical fertilisers and toxic pesticides. In focusing on increasing food production today, we may have put ourselves at risk of food shortages in the future.\n\nWhich among the following is the most logical and critical inference that can be made from the passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Main Inference
- By killing transparency and competition, crony capitalism is harmful to free enterprise, opportunity and economic growth. Crony capitalism, where the rich and influential are alleged to have received land, natural resources and licences in return for payoffs to venal politicians, is a major issue to be tackled. One of the greatest dangers to growth of developing economies like India is the middle-income trap where crony capitalism creates oligarchies that slow down growth.\n\nWhich among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- Climate adaptation may be rendered ineffective if policies are not designed in the context of other development concerns. For instance, a comprehensive strategy that seeks to improve food security in the context of climate change may include coordinated measures related to agricultural extension, crop diversification, integrated water and pest management and agricultural information services. Some of these measures may have to do with climate change and others with economic development.\n\nWhat is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- Understanding the role of biodiversity in the hydrological cycle enables better policy-making. Biodiversity refers to the variety of plants, animals, microorganisms and ecosystems in which they occur. Water and biodiversity are interdependent. The hydrological cycle influences how biodiversity functions; in turn, vegetation and soil drive the movement of water. Water passing through ecosystems is cleansed and made fit for consumption. The supply of water is a critical service that the environment provides.\n\nWhich among the following is the most critical inference that can be made from the above passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- In the last decade, the banking sector has been restructured with a high degree of automation and products that mainly serve middle-class and upper-middle-class society. Today there is need for a new agenda for banking and non-banking financial services that does not exclude the common man.\n\nWhich one of the following is the message essentially implied in the passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Main Idea
- Safe and sustainable sanitation in slums has immeasurable benefits to women and girls in terms of health, safety, privacy and dignity. However, women do not feature in most schemes and policies on urban sanitation. The continued existence of manual scavenging shows that not enough has been done to promote pour-flush toilets and discontinue dry latrines. A sustained campaign towards the right to sanitation is needed, with abolition of manual scavenging as a primary focus.\n\nWith reference to the passage, consider the following statements: 1. Urban sanitation problems can be fully solved by abolition of manual scavenging only. 2. There is a need to promote greater awareness on safe sanitation practices in urban areas. Which statement(s) is/are correct?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- To understand the nature and quantity of government proper for man, it is necessary to attend to his character. Nature created him for social life and fitted him for that station. His natural wants are greater than his individual powers. No one man is capable, without the aid of society, of supplying his own wants; and those wants impel individuals into society.\n\nWhich among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- The nature of the legal imperatives in any given state corresponds to the effective demands that state encounters, and these in turn depend, in a general way, upon the manner in which economic power is distributed in the society which the state controls.\n\nThe statement refers to:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Conceptual Inference
- About 15 percent of global greenhouse-gas emissions come from agricultural practices, including nitrous oxide from fertilizers, methane from livestock, rice production and manure storage, and carbon dioxide from burning biomass. Forestry, land use and land-use change account for another substantial share, much of it from tropical deforestation. The remainder is largely from draining and burning tropical peatland; peatlands store enormous quantities of carbon.\n\nWhich among the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- As we look to 2050, when we will need to feed two billion more people, the question of which diet is best takes on new urgency. The foods we choose to eat in coming decades will have dramatic ramifications for the planet. A diet revolving around meat and dairy—an eating pattern on the rise throughout the developing world—will take a greater toll on the world's resources than one revolving around unrefined grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables.\n\nWhat is the critical message conveyed by the passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Main Idea
- All humans digest mother's milk as infants, but until cattle began being domesticated about 10,000 years ago, children once weaned no longer needed to digest milk and stopped making much of the enzyme lactase. After humans began herding cattle, it became advantageous to digest milk, and lactose tolerance evolved independently among cattle herders in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Groups not dependent on cattle, such as the Chinese and Thai, largely remained lactose intolerant.\n\nWhich among the following is the most logical assumption that can be made from the passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Assumption
- The conceptual difficulties in National Income comparisons between underdeveloped and industrialised countries are particularly serious because a part of the national output in various underdeveloped countries is produced without passing through commercial channels.\n\nIn the above statement, the author implies that:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- An increase in human-made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could initiate a chain reaction between plants and microorganisms that would unsettle one of the largest carbon reservoirs on the planet—soil. Soil contains roughly twice the carbon present in plants and the atmosphere combined. Higher carbon dioxide can increase plant growth; roots of flourishing vegetation can stimulate microbial activity in soil, which may accelerate decomposition of soil carbon and its release back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.\n\nWhich among the following is the most logical corollary to the passage?2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- Historically, the biggest challenge to world agriculture has been to achieve a balance between demand for and supply of food. At the level of individual countries, this can be critical for a closed and populous economy whose domestic agriculture does not grow sufficiently, while an open growing economy with adequate foreign exchange may buy food abroad. For the world as a whole, supply-demand balance is indispensable for warding off hunger and starvation. Yet adequate global supply does not ensure food will move from surplus countries to deficit countries when the latter lack purchasing power. Uneven hunger and malnutrition are therefore concentrated in poorer economies. Worldwide food supply is gaining importance because the quantum and composition of demand are changing and countries' capabilities to maintain uninterrupted supplies are under strain. Food production, marketing and prices—especially affordability for the poor—need global thinking and solutions.\n\nAccording to the passage, which of the following are fundamental solutions for the world food-security problem? 1. Setting up more agro-based industries 2. Improving price affordability by the poor 3. Regulating the conditions of marketing 4. Providing food subsidy to one and all. Select the correct answer.2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Passage Detail
- Historically, the biggest challenge to world agriculture has been to achieve a balance between demand for and supply of food. At the level of individual countries, this can be critical for a closed and populous economy whose domestic agriculture does not grow sufficiently, while an open growing economy with adequate foreign exchange may buy food abroad. For the world as a whole, supply-demand balance is indispensable for warding off hunger and starvation. Yet adequate global supply does not ensure food will move from surplus countries to deficit countries when the latter lack purchasing power. Uneven hunger and malnutrition are therefore concentrated in poorer economies. Worldwide food supply is gaining importance because the quantum and composition of demand are changing and countries' capabilities to maintain uninterrupted supplies are under strain. Food production, marketing and prices—especially affordability for the poor—need global thinking and solutions.\n\nAccording to the passage, the biggest challenge to world agriculture is:2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Explicit Detail
- Historically, the biggest challenge to world agriculture has been to achieve a balance between demand for and supply of food. At the level of individual countries, this can be critical for a closed and populous economy whose domestic agriculture does not grow sufficiently, while an open growing economy with adequate foreign exchange may buy food abroad. For the world as a whole, supply-demand balance is indispensable for warding off hunger and starvation. Yet adequate global supply does not ensure food will move from surplus countries to deficit countries when the latter lack purchasing power. Uneven hunger and malnutrition are therefore concentrated in poorer economies. Worldwide food supply is gaining importance because the quantum and composition of demand are changing and countries' capabilities to maintain uninterrupted supplies are under strain. Food production, marketing and prices—especially affordability for the poor—need global thinking and solutions.\n\nAccording to the passage, which of the following helps/help in reducing hunger and starvation in developing economies? 1. Balancing demand and supply of food 2. Increasing imports of food 3. Increasing purchasing power of the poor 4. Changing food-consumption patterns and practices. Select the correct answer.2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inference
- Historically, the biggest challenge to world agriculture has been to achieve a balance between demand for and supply of food. At the level of individual countries, this can be critical for a closed and populous economy whose domestic agriculture does not grow sufficiently, while an open growing economy with adequate foreign exchange may buy food abroad. For the world as a whole, supply-demand balance is indispensable for warding off hunger and starvation. Yet adequate global supply does not ensure food will move from surplus countries to deficit countries when the latter lack purchasing power. Uneven hunger and malnutrition are therefore concentrated in poorer economies. Worldwide food supply is gaining importance because the quantum and composition of demand are changing and countries' capabilities to maintain uninterrupted supplies are under strain. Food production, marketing and prices—especially affordability for the poor—need global thinking and solutions.\n\nThe issue of worldwide supply of food has gained importance mainly because of: 1. Overgrowth of population worldwide 2. Sharp decline in the area of food production 3. Limitation in the capabilities for sustained supply of food. Select the correct answer.2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Passage Detail
- Passage on historical claims that governing rights belong to a select few and exclusion is justified for societal viability. Which statement is least essential to the passage's argument?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Governance and exclusion
- Passage: by 2050 population growth, changing diets, climate change and finite land/water will strain food supply; higher yields, efficiency and waste reduction are needed. What best summarizes it?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Food security
- Passage argues against the belief that cutting weapon-building expenditure will by itself create peace with neighbours. Which assumption is most valid?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Defence and deterrence
- Passage links India's high child mortality to gaps in breastfeeding, immunisation, maternal care, child marriage, anaemia and sanitation. What critical inference follows?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Maternal and child health
- Passage describes environmental and food-security costs of long-distance processed food. Consider: I. Regionally grown food can be eco-friendly. II. Food processing can burden natural resources. Which is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Food systems and environment
- In the passage, the author says a thoughtless word hardly escapes his tongue or pen. Which is NOT a valid reason?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Gandhi on silence
- From the same passage, why was the author spared many a mishap?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Gandhi on speech
- For the author, silence is necessary to overcome which tendency?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Gandhi on silence
- Passage says richer States have greater capacity and responsibility to cut carbon emissions, promote clean energy and support poorer States. What is the most logical assumption?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Renewable energy and federal burden
- A story describes Guleri's suicide after her husband Manak is remarried under family pressure because the couple had no child. What issue is the story primarily meant to sensitize readers about?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Patriarchy
- Passage says government's ultimate aim is not rule by fear but freeing people from fear so they can live securely, develop mind and body, and use reason. What inference follows?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Purpose of government
- Passage says municipal corporations are understaffed and often lack technical, managerial and professional competencies required for complex urban services. What is the most logical assumption?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Urban governance capacity
- Passage notes flamingos are social, perform group mating displays and place chicks in creches while adults forage. What is the most logical corollary?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Animal social behaviour
- Passage describes electronic MGNREGS wage payments but notes many rural beneficiaries still depend on village leaders due to financial and technological illiteracy. What crucial message follows?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Financial literacy and MGNREGS
- Passage warns against focusing exclusively on economic growth and supports balanced investment in non-income dimensions of human development. Consider: I. A strong institutional framework is the only requirement for human development. II. Human development and economic growth are not always positively inter-related. III. Focusing only on human development should be the goal of economic growth. Which is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Human development
- From the same human-development passage, assess assumptions: I. Higher economic growth is essential to reduce economic disparity. II. Environmental degradation can sometimes result from economic growth.2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Growth and environment
- Statement describes mangrove leaf litter feeding fungi/bacteria, worms, crustaceans, fish, birds and crocodiles. What is the most logical inference?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Mangrove food chains
- “By liberty I mean the eager maintenance of that atmosphere in which men have the opportunity to be their best selves.” What view is implied?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Liberty
- Passage says climate change worsens hunger and malnutrition among poor communities, while poverty can drive unsustainable resource use that worsens climate change. What is the most logical corollary?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Climate change and poverty
- Passage notes rising portfolio investment from advanced to emerging economies and warns that reversal of US quantitative easing could trigger instability. What is the most rational inference?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Foreign portfolio investment risk
- Passage explains how open defecation contaminates food and water, spreads disease, worsens malnutrition and stunting, and harms cognitive development. What is the most critical inference?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Open defecation and human capital
- Passage criticizes caste/community/religious favouritism and argues that people should be respected as individuals and given opportunities on merit. What best summarizes it?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Democracy and equal opportunity
- Passage says formal financial institutions and suitable instruments help households save, but poor rural households often lack access and may spend savings immediately. Consider: I. Indian institutions offer no instruments to rural households. II. Poor households may spend earnings because they lack access to suitable instruments. Which is correct?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Savings and financial access
- From the same passage on savings and access to financial institutions, what is the crucial message?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Financial inclusion
- Passage says governments sometimes need discretionary power but it must operate under parliamentary authorization, rules and safeguards to prevent abuse. What is the most logical assumption?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Administrative discretion and rule of law
- Passage links persistent inflation to administered prices, supply-demand pressures, imported inflation, currency depreciation and speculation, while noting that some pressures can accompany economic reform and trade liberalisation. What is the most logical message?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Inflation and economic reforms
- Passage argues that no right is absolute and that personal property must be reconciled with liberty, equality and cooperation. Which inference best reflects the passage?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Property rights and economic justice
- Passage discusses the continuing conflict between individual freedom and State authority, warning that absolute freedom can produce chaos. Which statement best follows?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Liberty and state authority
- A passage on UNFCCC climate finance discusses support from developed to developing countries. Which matters are subjects of intense debate? 1. Scale and size of required financial support 2. Crop loss in developing countries 3. Enhancing mitigation and adaptation actions in developing countries.2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Climate finance
- Why does the passage place greater responsibility on developed countries to provide climate support? 1. Higher per-capita income 2. Larger GDP 3. Larger historical contribution to atmospheric greenhouse-gas stock.2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Climate responsibility
- From the climate-finance passage, what implications arise for developing countries? 1. Mobilisation/use of domestic finances 2. Multilateral trade.2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Climate finance implications
- What is essentially discussed in the climate-finance passage?2015 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Climate negotiations
- X receives three different coins chosen from denominations 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20; their total is m. Is a ₹5 coin included? Statement I: m is not prime. Statement II: the sum of the digits of m exceeds 5.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Analytical Ability, Reasoning · Data sufficiency
- For two distinct real numbers x and y, can we determine which is larger? Statement I: x² < y < 1. Statement II: y < √x < 1.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Analytical Ability, Reasoning · Data sufficiency
- For integers x and y, is x even? Statement I: x²y² is even. Statement II: 1+x²+y² is odd.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Analytical Ability, Reasoning · Parity data sufficiency
- X contains odd numbers, Y contains even numbers, and every member of T comes from X or Y. Is every member of T from Y? I. The sum of any two members of T is even. II. For any p,q in T, (p−1)q is even.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Analytical Ability, Reasoning · Parity data sufficiency
- Integers x,y,z are each greater than 1. Is x prime? I. xy²=116. II. xz=261.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Analytical Ability, Reasoning · Data sufficiency
- How many arrangements can be made from the letters of QUEUE if Q must always be immediately followed by U?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Permutations
- Eight people P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W sit around a circle. P and R are adjacent to Q; T and R are adjacent to S; U and W are adjacent to V; S and W are opposite. Moving clockwise from P, R occurs before T. How many people does Q pass clockwise before meeting W?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Circular seating
- A fixed 6×10 rectangular tabletop has two non-overlapping blue rectangles, each 2.5×8, each touching two adjacent outer edges; the rest is white. How many distinct above-view patterns are possible?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Spatial arrangement
- A 15-character string follows a repeating pattern of a and b and is shown with two unknown characters at positions 7 and 8. The consistent repeating block is abbab. What are positions 7 and 8?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Pattern recognition
- A cube is cut by planes, pieces remaining unmoved. After the third cut all resulting pieces are identical. Which cannot be the total number of pieces after a fourth planar cut?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Spatial cutting
- P,Q,R,S,T have ranks1–5. P=4, R=1, Q≠5, S≠2, T≠3. I. If S=3 then T=2. II. If Q=3 then T=5. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Ranking
- Two five-segment rods carry matching colour positions labelled P1–P5 and Q1–Q5, with P1 matching Q3, P4 matching Q1 or Q2, and Q4 matching P3 or P5. If Q3 and Q5 are adjacent, are these possible? I. Q3 is in the middle. II. P2 is at an extreme.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Arrangement
- Seven persons A–G use cars X,Y,Z. A and two others use X; only E travels with G; C uses Z; B does not use Y; A and B are in different cars. Which are correct? I. Nobody travels alone. II. D is the only person with F. III. C is the only person with B.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Grouping
- Statements X,Y,Z,W obey: if X is false then Z is false; if Y is false then W is true; if W is true then X is false. I. If X is true, Y is true. II. If Z is true, Y need not be true. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Conditional logic
- P has a son and a daughter. S is T's mother and R's spouse. Q and R are P's children. How is Q related to S?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Blood relations
- Every red is blue; every blue is green; every green is yellow. P: every blue is yellow. Q: every red is green. R: every red is yellow. Which follow?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Syllogism
- Seven identical-looking cubes include one lighter cube; the other six have equal weight. Using a balance scale, what is the minimum worst-case number of weighings needed to identify the lighter cube?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Balance puzzle
- Facing east, a person walks4 km, turns right for3 km, turns left for2 km, then turns left for3 km. What are the straight-line distance from the start and final facing direction?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Directions
- If ZERO is coded as ADSN by alternately shifting letters +1,−1,+1,−1, how is STOP coded?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Coding-decoding
- S1: Environmental protection is an existential necessity because degradation affects climate. S2: Scientific consensus is incomplete on the extent of human contribution to climate change. S3: Environmental activism includes climate alarmism/extremism that climate-change deniers often focus on. Which relations are correct? 1. S3 is a counterpoint to S1. 2. S3 is unconnected to S1/S2. 3. S2 could help explain the dynamic in S3.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Logical Reasoning, Reasoning · Statement relationships
- Match relationship with communication style: A cricket captain–team; B judge–lawyers; C Vice Chancellor–Deputy Registrar; D peers/coworkers. Styles: 1 informal & firm, 2 informal & open-ended, 3 formal & open-ended, 4 formal & firm.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Communication styles
- Match communication tools to purpose: A Memorandum; B Flyer; C Bcc; D Minutes. Purposes: 1 record decisions, 2 inform confidentially, 3 intimate a directive, 4 disseminate non-targeted information.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Communication tools
- For interpersonal conflict among culturally diverse office staff, which directives are most appropriate? 1. Require staff to practise each group's cultural-marker activities. 2. Let conflicts resolve naturally over time. 3. Encourage staff to understand one another's perspectives.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Interpersonal conflict
- Match communication barriers to examples: A Semantic; B Cognitive; C Organisational; D Affective. Examples: 1 lack of feedback, 2 misunderstanding a word, 3 fear of social stigma, 4 information overload.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Communication barriers
- For an on-location questionnaire assessing feasibility of a family-oriented vacation resort near a mountain lake, which information should be included? 1. Family size. 2. Budget. 3. Number of earners. 4. Food allergies/diet restrictions.2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Questionnaire design
- Regarding circular letters: 1. They are usually addressed to a group. 2. They typically contain customized non-standard content. 3. They are appropriate for confidential employee appraisal/increment notices. 4. They are less cost-effective than individually tailored letters. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims CSAT · Communication Skills, Reasoning · Circular letters
- Consider: I. If A≤B>C E>F≥G=H, then B is always greater than E. II. If P>Q=R≥S=T≤U=V>W, then S is always less than V. Which statement(s) is/are correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Inequalities
- Let P=+, Q=−, R=× and S=÷. Which sequence of symbols inserted in 60 _ 15 _ 3 _ 20 _ 4 makes the result 20?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Coding arithmetic
- Find X and Y in the sequence: January, January, December, October, X, March, October, Y, September.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Sequence pattern
- PQR and PPT are three-digit numbers and PS is a two-digit number; P,Q,R,S,T are distinct non-zero digits. If PQR−PS=PPT, Q=3 and T<6, how many possible ordered pairs (R,S) exist?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Digit puzzle
- Fill the five blanks in AB_CC_A_BCCC_BBC_C so that the resulting letter sequence follows the intended pattern.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Letter series
- P is brother of Q and R. S is R's mother and T is P's father. Consider: I S and T are a couple; II Q is T's son; III T is Q's father; IV S is P's mother; V R is T's daughter; VI P is S's son. How many are definitely true?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Blood relations
- If NO is coded as 210, NOT as 4200 and NOTE as 21000, how is NOTES coded?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Coding-decoding
- If FRANCE is coded 654321 and GERMANY is coded 9158437, how is YEMEN coded?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Coding-decoding
- A five-digit number PQRST has all distinct digits and T≠0. P=3T, S=Q+4 and Q=R+3. How many such five-digit numbers are possible?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Digit constraints
- Data sufficiency: With 10 minutes left, football team P trails Q by 3 goals. Does P win? I. P scores 4 goals in the last 10 minutes. II. Q scores 4 goals in the entire match.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Analytical Ability · Data sufficiency
- Data sufficiency: For natural numbers p and q, is (p+q)²−4pq positive? I. p q.2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Analytical Ability · Data sufficiency
- A phone is stolen and exactly one of P, Q and R is guilty. P says: 'I did not steal it; Q did.' Q says: 'R did not steal it; I did not.' R says: 'I did not steal it; I do not know who did.' With no rule about who is truthful, who stole it?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Truth and statements
- Teams P, Q and R each play one another once. A win gives 2 points, a draw 1 and a loss 0. Each team scores exactly one goal in the tournament. Final points are P=3, Q=2, R=1. Consider: I. P–Q was a 0–0 draw. II. R scored its goal against Q. Which are correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Tournament reasoning
- Seven places are linked by roads AB, AC, CD, DE, BF, EG and FG. A is 6 km south of B; A is 10 km west of C; D is 5 km east of E; C is 6 km north of D; F is 9 km west of B; F is 12 km north of G. What distance is covered travelling from D to F along the available roads?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Spatial reasoning
- In a code, 64 is written as 343 and 216 as 729. How is 512 written?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Coding pattern
- What is the smallest one-digit number with exactly four distinct factors? Statement I: 2 is one of its factors. Statement II: 3 is one of its factors. Which data-sufficiency option is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Data sufficiency
- P,Q,R,S are distinct non-zero digits and PP × PQ = RRSS, with P≤3 and Q≤4. What is Q? Statement I: R=1. Statement II: S=2. Which data-sufficiency option is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Data sufficiency
- How is Q related to P? Statement I: P has two sisters R and S. Statement II: R's father is the brother of Q. Which data-sufficiency option is correct?2025 · Prelims CSAT · Reasoning, Logical Reasoning · Blood relations
- Explain by giving two examples, how biotechnology has helped the Indian farmers in processing their perishable crops.2026 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Biotechnology in Processing Perishable Crops
- Distinguish between a Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) and a thermal nuclear reactor. In the context of first indigenously developed prototype FBR at Kalpakkam, explain the term “criticality”. What are its implications for clean energy future of our country?2026 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Fast Breeder Reactor and Criticality
- Mention salient features of “Mission Drishti”. Discuss the imaging techniques used in the satellite launched on 3rd May 2026. Why it is being considered world's first satellite of its kind?2026 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Mission Drishti and OptoSAR
- What is agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Explain its working. Describe its applications with suitable examples. Discuss the advantages, risks and challenges associated with agentic AI systems.2026 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Agentic Artificial Intelligence
- Which statements about genetic medicines are correct? 1. They can repair, replace or compensate for faulty genes causing disease. 2. Engineered viral vectors and lipid nanoparticles can deliver genetic material. 3. They necessarily alter the entire DNA sequence of a patient.2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Genetic medicine
- Regarding Large Language Models: 1. They model probabilities of possible next tokens/words. 2. Training uses mathematical optimization to reduce prediction loss. 3. Their outputs are guaranteed to be unbiased. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Large Language Models
- Consider stealth technology: 1. Low radar cross-section and radar-absorbing materials are used. 2. Certain radar frequency bands can still detect stealth platforms. 3. Metamaterials are applied mainly to increase electromagnetic scattering. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Stealth technology
- With reference to aircraft flight recorders ('black boxes'): 1. Their underwater beacons emit red-light pulses. 2. They record cockpit audio and flight data. 3. Crash-survivable memory is protected using materials such as stainless steel or titanium. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Aviation technology
- Regarding green hydrogen: 1. Hydrogen from natural-gas reforming with carbon capture is green hydrogen. 2. Renewable-powered water electrolysis produces green hydrogen. 3. India's National Green Hydrogen Mission targets roughly 50 MMT annual GHG-abatement potential by 2030. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Green hydrogen
- Private participation in India's space sector: 1. IN-SPACe facilitates and authorizes non-government space activity. 2. Agnikul demonstrated a flight using a fully 3D-printed single-piece rocket engine. 3. Skyroot developed the liquid propellant used by GSLV. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Private space sector
- Regarding drone swarms: 1. They normally rely on terahertz links to the command centre. 2. Drones within a swarm can communicate with one another. 3. GPS spoofing can be used as a counter-drone technique. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Drone swarms
- Regarding GenomeIndia: 1. It is a component of the original international Human Genome Project. 2. It is supported by India's Department of Biotechnology. 3. It seeks to catalogue genetic diversity across Indian populations. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · GenomeIndia
- The National Quantum Mission includes which features? 1. Development of intermediate-scale quantum computers in roughly the 50–1000 physical-qubit range. 2. Four thematic hubs for major quantum-technology domains. Which is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · National Quantum Mission
- Regarding India's Deep Ocean Mission: 1. It is administered by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. 2. Matsya-6000 is designed for a three-person crew. 3. Samudrayaan forms part of the mission. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Deep Ocean Mission
- Regarding DHRUV64: 1. It is the third chip fabricated under the DIR-V programme aimed at enabling Indian microprocessors. 2. It is described as India's first indigenous 1.0 GHz 64-bit dual-core microprocessor. Which is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · DHRUV64 microprocessor
- Regarding BIS standard IS 19445:2025 for bomb-disposal systems: 1. IS 19445:2025 is the relevant standard. 2. Standardized test/performance requirements can improve equipment interoperability across agencies. 3. It was co-developed by TBRL-DRDO with Russia's 30th Central Scientific Research Institute. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Bomb disposal standards
- Which semiconductor-project location is NOT correctly matched?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Semiconductor ecosystem
- Regarding the Bharat Forecast System, consider: 1. It is designed to enable very high-resolution forecasts down to local/Panchayat-cluster scales. 2. It was developed by IIT Delhi. Which is correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Weather forecasting
- Regarding blockchain technology, consider: 1. Relevant participants can inspect shared records while accepted entries are resistant to alteration. 2. Copies of the ledger/database may be maintained across multiple network computers and synchronized. 3. A consortium blockchain is simply a hybrid of a fully public and a fully private blockchain that gives selective access to the public. 4. Consensus/cryptographic mechanisms make accepted records effectively immutable. Which are correct?2026 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Blockchain
- Consider the following types of vehicles: I. Full battery electric vehicles II. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles III. Fuel cell-electric hybrid vehicles. How many of the above are considered as alternative powertrain vehicles?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- With reference to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAVs), consider the following statements: I. All types of UAVs can do vertical landing. II. All types of UAVs can do automated hovering. III. All types of UAVs can use battery only as a source of power supply. How many of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- In the context of electric vehicle batteries, consider the following elements: I. Cobalt II. Graphite III. Lithium IV. Nickel. How many of the above usually make up battery cathodes?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- The fusion energy programme in India has steadily evolved over the past few decades. Mention India’s contributions to the international fusion energy project – International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). What will be the implications of the success of this project for the future of global energy?2025 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Fusion Energy and ITER
- What is the common characteristic of the chemical substances generally known as CL-20, HMX and LLM-105, which are sometimes talked about in media?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- How can India achieve energy independence through clean technology by 2047? How can biotechnology play a crucial role in this endeavour?2025 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Clean Technology and Biotechnology
- Consider the following statements: I. It is expected that Majorana 1 chip will enable quantum computing. II. Majorana 1 chip has been introduced by Amazon Web Services (AWS). III. Deep learning is a subset of machine learning. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- With reference to monoclonal antibodies, often mentioned in news, consider the following statements: I. They are man-made proteins. II. They stimulate immunological function due to their ability to bind to specific antigens. III. They are used in treating viral infections. Which of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- Consider the following statements: I. No virus can survive in ocean waters. II. No virus can infect bacteria. III. No virus can change the cellular transcriptional activity in host cells. How many of the statements given above are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Basic Science
- How does nanotechnology offer significant advancements in agriculture? How can this technology help to uplift the socio-economic status of farmers?2025 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Nanotechnology in Agriculture
- India aims to become a semiconductor manufacturing hub. What are the challenges faced by the sector in India? Mention the salient features of the India Semiconductor Mission.2025 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Consider the following pairs: Plant - Description. I. Cassava: Woody shrub II. Ginger: Herb with pseudostem III. Malabar spinach: Herbaceous climber IV. Mint: Annual shrub V. Papaya: Woody shrub. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Basic Science
- GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) uses a system of ground stations to provide necessary augmentation. Which of the following statements is/are correct in respect of GAGAN? I. It is designed to provide additional accuracy and integrity. II. It will allow more uniform and high quality air traffic management. III. It will provide benefits only in aviation but not in other modes of transportation.2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- Consider the following statements regarding AI Action Summit held in Grand Palais, Paris in February 2025: I. Co-chaired with India, the event builds on the advances made at the Bletchley Park Summit held in 2023 and the Seoul Summit held in 2024. II. Along with other countries US and UK also signed the declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- Consider the following statements: Statement I: Some rare earth elements are used in the manufacture of flat television, screens and computer monitors, Statement II: Some rare earth elements have phosphorescent properties. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- Consider the following statements: I. Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan(NRP) to create a future ready railway system by 2028. II. 'Kavach' an Automatic Train Protection system developed in collaboration with Germany. III. 'Kavach' system consists of RFID tags fitted on track in station section. Which of the statements given above are not correct?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- Consider the following space missions: I. Axiom-4 II. SpaDeX III. Gaganyaan. How many of the space missions given above encourage and support micro-gravity research?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- With reference to India's defence, consider the following pairs: Aircraft type: Description. I. Dornier-228: Maritime patrol aircraft II. IL-76: Supersonic combat aircraft III. C-17 Globemaster: Military transport aircraft. How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?2025 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Science & Technology
- The doubter is a true man of science.2024 · Essay · Science & Technology · Scientific Temper
- Discuss the world IPR scenario for life materials and why India has low commercialisation despite high patent filing.2024 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Intellectual Property Rights
- Social media is triggering fear of missing out among youth, causing depression and loneliness.2024 · Essay · Science & Technology · Social Media and Youth
- What technology is used for electronic toll collection? Explain its advantages, limits, proposed seamless changes and risks.2024 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Electronic Toll Collection
- What are asteroids, how real is the extinction threat, and what strategies exist to prevent such catastrophe?2024 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Asteroids
- Which one of the following words/phrases is most appropriately used to denote "an interoperable network of 3D virtual worlds that can be accessed simultaneously by millions of users, who can exert property rights over virtual items"?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Current Affairs (S&T)
- With reference to radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), consider the following statements: 1. RTGs are miniature fission reactors. 2. RTGs are used for powering the onboard systems of spacecrafts. 3. RTGs can use Plutonium-238, which is a by-product of weapons development.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Current Affairs (S&T)
- Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Giant stars live much longer than dwarf stars. Statement-II: Compared to dwarf stars, giant stars have a greater rate of nuclear reactions.2024 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · S&T
- Which one of the following is synthesised in human body that dilates blood vessels and increases blood flow?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Basic Science
- Consider the following activities: 1. Identification of narcotics on passengers at airports or in aircraft 2. Monitoring of precipitation 3. Tracking the migration of animals. In how many of the above activities can the radars be used?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · S&T
- Consider the following aircraft: 1. Rafael 2. MiG-29 3. Tejas MK-1. How many of the above are considered fifth generation fighter aircraft?2024 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Current Affairs (S&T)
- In which of the following are hydrogels used? 1. Controlled drug delivery in patients 2. Mobile air-conditioning systems 3. Preparation of industrial lubricants2024 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Current Affairs (S&T)
- Introduce Artificial Intelligence and explain its role in clinical diagnosis. What privacy threats can arise from AI in healthcare?2023 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · AI in Healthcare
- Discuss ways in which microorganisms can help meet the current fuel shortage.2023 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Microorganisms and Fuel
- Mathematics is the music of reason.2023 · Essay · Science & Technology · Mathematics and Reason
- Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one learned in school.2023 · Essay · Science & Technology · Education and Learning
- How do electric vehicles reduce carbon emissions, and what key benefits do they offer over combustion-engine vehicles?2023 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Electric Vehicles
- Explain the main task of India’s third Moon mission, countries that achieved it, and the spacecraft system/launch-control role.2023 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Chandrayaan Mission
- Carbon-fibre statements: used in automobile/aircraft components; once used it cannot be recycled. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Advanced Materials
- How many listed actions use an accelerometer: crash-triggered airbags; laptop free-fall protection; phone screen orientation?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Sensors
- In recirculating aquaculture, how many biofilter statements are correct: remove uneaten feed; convert ammonia to nitrate; increase phosphorus as fish nutrient?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Aquaculture
- How many space-object pairs are correctly described: Cepheids as dust/gas clouds; nebulae as periodically varying stars; pulsars as neutron stars formed after massive-star collapse?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Astronomy
- Which country has its own satellite navigation system among these?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Satellite Navigation
- Missile statements: ballistic missiles are jet-propelled subsonically throughout while cruise missiles are initially rocket-powered; Agni-V is a medium-range cruise missile while BrahMos is an ICBM. Which is correct?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Missile Technology
- How many statements about green hydrogen are correct: usable in internal-combustion engines; blendable with natural gas for heat/power; usable in fuel cells for vehicles?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Green Hydrogen
- The Wolbachia method is discussed mainly in connection with what?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Vector Control
- What does “aerial metagenomics” most closely mean?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Metagenomics
- Microsatellite DNA is especially useful for which purpose?2023 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Genetics
- History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic man.2022 · Essay · Science & Technology · Science and History
- The increase in life expectancy in the country has led to newer health challenges in the community. What are those challenges and what steps need to be taken to meet them?2022 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Health and Ageing
- Each year a large amount of plant material, cellulose, is deposited on the surface of planet Earth. What natural processes does this cellulose undergo before yielding carbon dioxide, water and other end products?2022 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Cellulose Decomposition
- Launched on 25 December 2021, James Webb Space Telescope has been much in news since then. What are its unique features that make it superior to predecessor space telescopes? What are the key goals and potential benefits of this mission?2022 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · James Webb Space Telescope
- What is the basic principle behind vaccine development? How do vaccines work? What approaches were adopted by Indian vaccine manufacturers to produce COVID-19 vaccines?2022 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Vaccine Development
- Which among Aarogya Setu, CoWIN, DigiLocker and DIKSHA were built on top of open-source digital platforms?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Digital Public Infrastructure
- Regarding Web 3.0: (1) users can control their own data; (2) blockchain-based social networks can exist; (3) systems may be collectively operated by users rather than a single corporation. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Web3 & Blockchain
- With reference to Software as a Service: (1) customers may configure interfaces/data fields within the application; (2) users may access data from mobile devices; (3) Outlook, Hotmail and Yahoo Mail are SaaS examples. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Cloud Computing—SaaS
- What best describes a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Defence Technology—FOBS
- The term 'qubit' belongs to which field?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Quantum Computing
- Which of these can be categorized as short-range communication devices/technologies: (1) CCTV; (2) RFID; (3) WLAN?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Communication Technologies
- Biofilms: (1) can form on medical implants in the body; (2) can form on food and food-processing surfaces; (3) may show antibiotic resistance. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Microbiology—Biofilms
- Regarding probiotics: (1) formulations may contain bacteria and yeasts; (2) probiotic organisms do not naturally occur in the human gut; (3) some probiotics help digest milk sugars. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Probiotics & Microbiome
- For COVID-19 vaccines: (1) Covishield used an mRNA platform; (2) Sputnik V used a viral-vector platform; (3) Covaxin used an inactivated-virus platform. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · COVID-19 Vaccines
- A major solar storm can plausibly cause which effects: 1 GPS/navigation failures; 2 equatorial tsunamis; 3 power-grid damage; 4 widespread auroras; 5 forest fires over much of Earth; 6 satellite-orbit disturbances; 7 polar shortwave-radio disruption?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Space Weather
- About polyethylene terephthalate (PET): (1) its fibres can be blended with wool/cotton; (2) PET containers are suitable for any alcoholic beverage; (3) PET bottles can be recycled into other products; (4) incinerating PET causes no greenhouse-gas emissions. Which are correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Polymers—PET
- In the context of quantum computing, what is the significance of superposition?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Quantum Computing
- What is the principal role of B cells and T cells in the human body?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Adaptive Immunity
- Regarding nanoparticles: (1) they occur only through human manufacture; (2) some metallic-oxide nanoparticles are used in cosmetics; (3) nanoparticles released from some commercial products can pose environmental or human-health risks. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Nanotechnology & Safety
- DNA barcoding can be used to: (1) determine the age of a plant or animal; (2) distinguish visually similar species; (3) detect unwanted animal/plant material in processed foods. Which is correct?2022 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · DNA Barcoding
- The process of self-discovery has now been technologically outsourced.2021 · Essay · Science & Technology · Self Discovery and Technology
- How is the S-400 air defence system technically superior to any other system presently available in the world?2021 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · S-400 Air Defence
- What is research, but a blind date with knowledge!2021 · Essay · Science & Technology · Research and Knowledge
- Explain the purpose of the Green Grid Initiative launched at the World Leaders Summit of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November 2021. When was this idea first floated in the International Solar Alliance?2021 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Green Grid Initiative
- What are the research and developmental achievements in applied biotechnology? How will these achievements help to uplift the poorer sections of society?2021 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Applied Biotechnology
- The Nobel Prize in Physics of 2014 was jointly awarded for the invention of Blue LEDs in the 1990s. How has this invention impacted the everyday life of human beings?2021 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Blue LEDs
- Describe the major outcomes of the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. What are the commitments made by India at this conference?2021 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · COP26
- Regarding recombinant-vector vaccines, consider: (1) genetic engineering is used in their development; (2) bacteria or viruses can serve as vectors. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Vaccines & Biotechnology
- In relation to mitochondrial disease, examine: (1) mitochondrial replacement techniques can prevent transmission and may be performed in connection with IVF; (2) pathogenic mitochondrial DNA is inherited maternally rather than from the father. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Genetics & Reproductive Technology
- Bollgard I and Bollgard II are technologies associated with which field?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · GM Crops
- In a pressure cooker, the equilibrium cooking temperature depends mainly on: (1) the vent-hole area; (2) flame temperature; (3) the weight/pressure regulator on the lid. Which factors matter?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Heat & Pressure
- Which among these can be cultured on artificial or synthetic nutrient media: (1) bacteria; (2) fungi; (3) viruses?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Microbiology
- Consider: (1) adenoviruses possess single-stranded DNA while retroviruses possess double-stranded DNA; (2) some common colds are caused by adenoviruses, while AIDS is caused by a retrovirus. Which is correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Virology
- Why can water dissolve an unusually wide range of substances?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Chemistry of Water
- For street lighting, compare sodium lamps with LEDs: (1) sodium lamps radiate broadly in many directions whereas LED fixtures can be directional; (2) sodium lamps generally last longer than LEDs; (3) sodium light is nearly monochromatic whereas LEDs offer much better colour rendering. Which are correct?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Lighting Technology
- The receptor/protein term 'ACE2' became widely discussed in relation to what?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · COVID-19 Biology
- Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical of health concern, is a key building block of which plastic?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Polymers & Health
- Triclosan, which can be harmful with high or prolonged exposure, has commonly been used in which category of products?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Chemicals in Consumer Products
- Why are astronomical distances conveniently expressed in light-years?2021 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Astronomy
- Regarding carbon nanotubes, consider: (1) they can carry drugs or antigens in the body; (2) they can form artificial blood capillaries for injured tissue; (3) they can be used in biochemical sensors; (4) some carbon nanotubes can be biodegradable. Which statements are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Nanotechnology
- Which activities can present-day drone technology successfully perform? (1) spraying pesticides over crops; (2) inspecting craters of active volcanoes; (3) collecting breath samples from spouting whales for DNA analysis.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Drones & Remote Sensing
- A planned space observatory uses three spacecraft flying as an enormous equilateral triangle with laser links between them to detect gravitational waves. Which mission concept does this describe?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Space Science & Gravitational Waves
- Which are technically possible in modern biomedical research? (1) introducing genetic changes into cells that form eggs or sperm; (2) editing a human genome at an early embryonic stage; (3) introducing human induced pluripotent stem cells into a pig embryo.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Genome Editing & Stem Cells
- Why are pneumococcal conjugate vaccines important? (1) they protect against pneumococcal pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis; (2) vaccination can reduce infections requiring antibiotics, including those involving resistant bacteria; (3) they have absolutely no side effects or allergic reactions.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Vaccines & Public Health
- What do you understand by nanotechnology and how is it helping in the health sector?2020 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Nanotechnology
- In India, the expression Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is primarily associated with which field?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Cybersecurity & Cryptography
- How is science interwoven deeply with our lives? What are the striking changes in agriculture triggered off by the science-based technologies?2020 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Science in Agriculture
- Which statements correctly distinguish typical plant and animal cells? (1) plant cells possess cellulose cell walls whereas animal cells do not; (2) plant cells lack a plasma membrane; (3) a mature plant cell commonly has one large central vacuole while animal cells may have smaller vacuoles.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Cell Biology
- Technology as the silent factor in international relations2020 · Essay · Science & Technology · Technology As The Silent
- COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented devastation worldwide. However, technological advancements are being availed readily to win over the crisis. Give an account of how technology was sought to aid management of the pandemic.2020 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · COVID-19
- Describe the benefits of deriving electric energy from sunlight in contrast to the conventional energy generation. What are the initiatives offered by our Government for this purpose?2020 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Solar Energy
- In reproductive medicine, “pronuclear transfer” is a technique principally used to do what?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Reproductive Technology & Mitochondria
- At the level of AI development considered by UPSC in 2020, which applications were accepted as effective? (1) reducing electricity consumption in industrial units; (2) producing meaningful short stories and songs; (3) disease diagnosis; (4) text-to-speech conversion; (5) wireless transmission of electrical energy.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Artificial Intelligence Applications
- Regarding Visible Light Communication (VLC), which are correct? (1) it operates roughly in the visible spectrum of 375–780 nm; (2) it is inherently a long-range optical wireless system; (3) it can support data rates exceeding Bluetooth; (4) it avoids radio-frequency electromagnetic interference.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Visible Light Communication
- Concerning blockchain, consider: (1) a blockchain can function as a ledger inspectable by participants without control by a single user; (2) blockchain data can concern only cryptocurrencies; (3) permissionless applications can be built using basic blockchain features. Which are correct?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Blockchain & Distributed Ledgers
- Why are some Indian civilian nuclear reactors placed under IAEA safeguards while others are outside such safeguards?2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Nuclear Energy & IAEA Safeguards
- Individual cyber-insurance policies can commonly cover which losses/costs? (1) restoration of a computer system after malware disrupts access; (2) replacement of a computer physically damaged by a miscreant; (3) hiring a specialist to mitigate cyber-extortion losses; (4) legal defence costs arising from a third-party cyber claim.2020 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Cybersecurity & Cyber Insurance
- On LTE and VoLTE technologies, evaluate: (1) LTE is generally marketed as 3G whereas VoLTE is an advanced form of 3G; (2) LTE carries only data while VoLTE carries only voice. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Telecommunications
- How did India benefit from the contributions of Sir M. Visvesvaraya and Dr. M. S. Swaminathan in the fields of water engineering and agricultural science respectively?2019 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Science and Engineering
- What is India's plan to have its own space station and how will it benefit our space programme?2019 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Space Programme
- Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of a jobless future or better job opportunities through reskilling and upskilling.2019 · Essay · Science & Technology · Right to Information
- How is the Government of India protecting traditional knowledge of medicine from patenting by pharmaceutical companies?2019 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Traditional Knowledge Digital Library
- How can biotechnology improve the living standards of farmers?2019 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Agricultural Biotechnology
- Which jurisdiction enacted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2016 and began applying it from 25 May 2018?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Data Protection & Privacy
- Under Indian intellectual-property law as applicable at the time of the examination, consider: (1) an essentially biological process for producing seed is patentable; (2) India has no Intellectual Property Appellate Board; (3) plant varieties are excluded from patentability. Which is correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Intellectual Property & Patents
- For entertainment technologies, assess these statements: (1) AR replaces the physical world with a fully simulated environment; (2) VR overlays computer-generated images onto real surroundings; (3) AR enhances a real-world view through a phone or computer camera; (4) VR immerses the user in a simulated environment. Which are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Augmented & Virtual Reality
- The term “Denisovan”, sometimes seen in scientific news, refers to what?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Human Evolution & Genetics
- Which statement about modern biotechnology was considered incorrect in the 2019 paper?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Biotechnology & Synthetic Biology
- Which statement correctly describes a digital signature? (1) it is an electronic record identifying the certifying authority; (2) it is primarily an identity credential used to access an internet server; (3) it electronically signs a document and helps verify that its content has not been altered.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Cybersecurity & Digital Signatures
- Which tasks can wearable devices perform? (1) identify a user’s location; (2) monitor sleep; (3) assist persons with hearing impairment.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Wearable Technology
- RNA interference (RNAi) has attracted attention because it can be used for which purposes? (1) gene-silencing therapies; (2) potential cancer therapies; (3) hormone-replacement therapy; (4) developing crops resistant to viral pathogens.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · RNA Interference & Gene Silencing
- Scientists detected a merger of massive black holes billions of light-years away. What was the key significance of that observation?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Gravitational Waves & Black Holes
- Which factors contribute to multi-drug resistance among microbial pathogens in India? (1) genetic predisposition of some people; (2) incorrect antibiotic dosing; (3) antibiotic use in livestock; (4) having multiple chronic illnesses.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Antimicrobial Resistance
- What is the Cas9 protein commonly mentioned in the context of CRISPR technology?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · CRISPR & Gene Editing
- Which statement about hepatitis was incorrect?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Human Health & Infectious Diseases
- Atal Innovation Mission operates under which institution?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Innovation Policy
- For hydrogen-enriched CNG (H-CNG) in public buses, consider: (1) it completely eliminates CO emissions; (2) it can reduce CO2 and hydrocarbon emissions; (3) hydrogen around one-fifth by volume can be blended with CNG; (4) it necessarily costs less than conventional CNG. Which are correct?2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Alternative Fuels - H-CNG
- Remote-sensing and satellite data can be used to estimate which of the following at a specific location? (1) vegetation chlorophyll content; (2) greenhouse-gas emissions associated with rice paddies; (3) land-surface temperature.2019 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Remote Sensing Applications
- Why is the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) needed? How does it help in navigation?2018 · Mains GS1 · Science & Technology · IRNSS
- Discuss the work of Bose-Einstein Statistics done by Prof. Satyendra Nath Bose and show how it revolutionized the field of physics.2018 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Bose Einstein Statistics
- Why is there so much activity in the field of biotechnology in our country? How has this activity benefitted the field of biopharma?2018 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Biotechnology
- With growing energy needs, should India keep on extending its nuclear energy programme? Discuss the facts and fears associated with nuclear energy.2018 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Nuclear Energy
- The identity platform Aadhaar provides open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). What does it imply? 1. It can be integrated into any electronic device. 2. Online authentication using iris is possible. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- Which of the following is/are the aim/aims of the Digital India Plan of the Government of India? 1. Formation of India's own Internet companies like China did. 2. Establish a policy framework to encourage overseas multinational corporations that collect Big Data to build their large data centres within our national geographical boundaries. 3. Connect many of our villages to the Internet and bring Wi-Fi to many of our schools, public places and major tourist centres. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- In which of the following areas can GPS technology be used? 1. Mobile phone operations 2. Banking operations 3. Controlling the power grids. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Earth's magnetic field has reversed every few hundred thousand years. 2. When the Earth was created more than 4000 million years ago, there was 54% oxygen and no carbon dioxide. 3. When living organisms originated, they modified the early atmosphere of the Earth. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- The terms "WannaCry, Petya and EternalBlue" sometimes mentioned in the news recently are related to:2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- With reference to the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), consider the following statements: 1. IRNSS has three satellites in geostationary and four satellites in geosynchronous orbits. 2. IRNSS covers entire India and about 5500 sq. km beyond its borders. 3. India will have its own satellite navigation system with full global coverage by the middle of 2019. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- Consider the following phenomena: 1. Light is affected by gravity. 2. The Universe is constantly expanding. 3. Matter warps its surrounding space-time. Which of the above is/are the prediction/predictions of Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, often discussed in media?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- With reference to the Genetically Modified mustard (GM mustard) developed in India, consider the following statements: 1. GM mustard has the genes of a soil bacterium that give the plant the property of pest-resistance to a wide variety of pests. 2. GM mustard has the genes that allow the plant cross-pollination and hybridization. 3. GM mustard has been developed jointly by the IARI and Punjab Agricultural University. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Belle II experiment — Artificial Intelligence 2. Blockchain technology — Digital/Cryptocurrency 3. CRISPR-Cas9 — Particle Physics. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- When the alarm of your smartphone rings in the morning, you wake up and tap it to stop the alarm, which causes your geyser to switch on automatically. A smart mirror shows the day's weather and water level; your refrigerator recognizes a shortage of groceries and places an order; locking the house switches appliances off; and your car warns about traffic and communicates delays. In the context of emerging communication technologies, which term best applies to this scenario?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- "3D printing" has applications in which of the following? 1. Preparation of confectionery items 2. Manufacture of bionic ears 3. Automotive industry 4. Reconstructive surgeries 5. Data processing technologies. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Barren Island volcano is an active volcano located in Indian territory. 2. Barren Island lies about 140 km east of Great Nicobar. 3. The last time the Barren Island volcano erupted was in 1991 and it has remained inactive since then. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- With reference to India's satellite launch vehicles, consider the following statements: 1. PSLVs launch satellites useful for Earth-resources monitoring whereas GSLVs are designed mainly to launch communication satellites. 2. Satellites launched by PSLV appear to remain permanently fixed in the same position in the sky, as viewed from a particular location on Earth. 3. GSLV Mk III is a four-stage launch vehicle with the first and third stages using solid rocket motors and the second and fourth stages using liquid rocket engines. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2018 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Technology, Space & Applied Science
- How does the Juno Mission of NASA help to understand the origin and evolution of the Earth?2017 · Mains GS1 · Science & Technology · Juno Mission
- Stem cell therapy is gaining popularity in India to treat a wide variety of medical conditions including leukaemia, thalassemia, damaged cornea and several burns. Describe briefly what stem cell therapy is and what advantages it has over other treatments.2017 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Stem Cell Therapy
- India has achieved remarkable successes in unmanned space missions including Chandrayaan and Mars Orbiter Mission, but has not ventured into manned space mission. Explain critically in terms of technology and logistics.2017 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Manned Space Mission
- Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Smart India Hackathon 2017? 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme for developing every city into Smart Cities in a decade. 2. It is an initiative to identify digital technology innovations for solving problems faced by the country. 3. It aims to make all financial transactions completely digital in a decade.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Digital Innovation
- Give an account of the growth and development of nuclear science and technology in India. What is the advantage of the fast breeder reactor programme in India?2017 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Nuclear Technology
- Consider the following statements: 1. In tropical regions, Zika virus disease is transmitted by the same mosquito that transmits dengue. 2. Sexual transmission of Zika virus disease is possible. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Zika Virus
- The terms Event Horizon, Singularity, String Theory and Standard Model are sometimes seen in the news in the context of2017 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Astrophysics
- With reference to agriculture in India, how can genome sequencing be used in the immediate future? 1. Identify genetic markers for disease resistance and drought tolerance in crops. 2. Reduce time required to develop new crop varieties. 3. Decipher host-pathogen relationships in crops.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Genomics in Agriculture
- Consider the following pairs of materials and unwanted/controversial chemicals likely to be found in them: 1. Lipstick — Lead 2. Soft drinks — Brominated vegetable oils 3. Chinese fast food — Monosodium glutamate. Which are correctly matched?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Chemistry in Everyday Life
- OLEDs are used to create digital displays. What are advantages of OLED over LCD? 1. Can be fabricated on flexible plastic substrates 2. Roll-up displays embedded in clothing can be made 3. Transparent displays are possible2017 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Display Technology
- What is the application of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Cloning
- In India, it is legally mandatory for which of the following to report cyber-security incidents? 1. Service providers 2. Data centres 3. Body corporate2017 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Cyber Security
- What is the purpose of the evolved Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA) project?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Gravitational Waves
- With reference to LiFi, recently in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It uses light as the medium for high-speed data transmission. 2. It is a wireless technology and is several times faster than WiFi. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Communication Technology
- Cyberspace and internet: Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long run.2016 · Essay · Science & Technology · Cyberspace and Internet
- Discuss India’s achievements in the field of Space Science and Technology. How has the application of this technology helped India in its socio-economic development?2016 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Space Technology
- Why is nanotechnology one of the key technologies of the 21st century? Describe the salient features of Indian Government’s Mission on Nanoscience and Technology and the scope of its application in the development process of the country.2016 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Nanotechnology
- In the context of developments in Bioinformatics, the term transcriptome, sometimes seen in the news, refers to2016 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Bioinformatics
- 'Project Loon', sometimes seen in the news, is related to2016 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Communication Technology
- Which one of the following is the best description of INS Astradharini, that was in the news recently?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Defence Technology
- What is Greased Lightning-10 (GL-10), recently in the news?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Aviation Technology
- Which of the following statements is/are correct? Viruses can infect 1. bacteria 2. fungi 3. plants. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Virology
- With reference to Bitcoins, sometimes seen in the news, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Bitcoins are tracked by the Central Banks of the countries. 2. Anyone with a Bitcoin address can send and receive Bitcoins from anyone else with a Bitcoin address. 3. Online payments can be sent without either side knowing the identity of the other. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
- India is an important member of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. If this experiment succeeds, what is the immediate advantage for India?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Nuclear Fusion and ITER
- With reference to Astrosat, the astronomical observatory launched by India, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Other than USA and Russia, India is the only country to have launched a similar observatory into space. 2. Astrosat is a 2000 kg satellite placed in an orbit at 1650 km above Earth. Select the correct answer using the code given below.2016 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Space Astronomy
- Consider the following statements: The Mangalyaan launched by ISRO 1. is also called the Mars Orbiter Mission 2. made India the second country to have a spacecraft orbit Mars after USA 3. made India the only country to be successful in making its spacecraft orbit Mars in its very first attempt. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2016 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Space Missions
- Technology cannot replace manpower.2015 · Essay · Science & Technology · Technology and Labour
- Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)? 1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government. 2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen highly advanced scientific research in premier institutions in collaboration with foreign institutions.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · National Innovation Foundation
- What do you understand by Standard Positioning System and Precision Positioning System in the GPS era? Discuss the advantage India perceives from its ambitious IRNSS programme employing just seven satellites.2015 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · GPS and IRNSS
- What are the areas of prohibitive labour that can be sustainably managed by robots? Discuss the initiatives that can propel research in premier research institutes for substantive and gainful innovation.2015 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Robotics
- Discuss the advantages and security implications of cloud hosting of servers vis-a-vis in-house machine-based hosting for government business.2015 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Cloud Hosting
- India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, which has a database containing formatted information on more than two million medicinal formulations, is proving a powerful weapon in the country’s fight against erroneous patents. Discuss the pros and cons of making the database available publicly under open-source licensing.2015 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Traditional Knowledge Digital Library
- Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Ebola
- With reference to use of nanotechnology in the health sector, which statements are correct? 1. Targeted drug delivery is made possible by nanotechnology. 2. Nanotechnology can contribute to gene therapy.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Nanotechnology in Health
- In the context of modern scientific research, consider the following statements about IceCube, a particle detector located at the South Pole: 1. It is the world’s largest neutrino detector, encompassing a cubic kilometre of ice. 2. It is a powerful telescope to search for dark matter. 3. It is buried deep in the ice. Which are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · IceCube Neutrino Observatory
- With reference to Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology, which statements are correct? 1. It is a contactless communication technology that uses electromagnetic radio fields. 2. NFC is designed for devices that can be at a distance of even a metre from each other. 3. NFC can use encryption when sending sensitive information.2015 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · NFC
- The term “Goldilocks Zone” is often seen in the news in the context of2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Science & Technology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, Habitable Zone
- Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014 was given to2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Science & Technology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, ISRO
- The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is constituted under the2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Science & Technology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, GEAC
- In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used? 1. Assessment of crop productivity 2. Locating groundwater resources 3. Mineral exploration 4. Telecommunications 5. Traffic studies2015 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Remote Sensing
- The term “IndARC”, sometimes seen in the news, is the name of2015 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Polar Research
- H1N1 virus is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to which disease?2015 · Prelims GS1 · General Studies, Science & Technology · UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I, H1N1
- With reference to bio-toilets used by Indian Railways, consider: 1. Decomposition of human waste is initiated by a fungal inoculum. 2. Ammonia and water vapour are the only end products released into the atmosphere. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Bio-toilets
- With reference to fuel cells in which hydrogen-rich fuel and oxygen generate electricity, consider: 1. If pure hydrogen is used, the fuel cell emits heat and water as by-products. 2. Fuel cells can power buildings but not small devices like laptops. 3. Fuel cells produce electricity in AC form. Which is/are correct?2015 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Fuel Cells
- Scientific research in Indian universities is declining because a career in science is not as attractive as business professions, engineering or administration, and universities are becoming consumer-oriented. Critically comment.2014 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Scientific Research
- Can overuse and free availability of antibiotics without doctor’s prescription be contributors to the emergence of drug-resistant diseases in India? What are the available mechanisms for monitoring and control? Critically discuss the issues involved.2014 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Drug Resistance
- In a globalized world, Intellectual Property Rights assume significance and are a source of litigation. Broadly distinguish between copyrights, patents and trade secrets.2014 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · IPR
- Consider the following pairs: 1. Vitamin C — Scurvy 2. Vitamin D — Rickets 3. Vitamin E — Night blindness. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Vitamins
- There is concern regarding nanoparticles of some chemical elements used by industry. Why? 1. They can accumulate in the environment and contaminate water and soil. 2. They can enter food chains. 3. They can trigger production of free radicals.2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Nanotechnology Risks
- With reference to Agni-IV missile, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a surface-to-surface missile. 2. It is fuelled by liquid propellant only. 3. It can deliver one-tonne nuclear warheads about 7500 km away.2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Missile Technology
- With reference to coalbed methane and shale gas, consider the following statements: 1. Coalbed methane is pure methane extracted from coal seams, while shale gas is a mixture of propane and butane only. 2. India has abundant coalbed methane sources, but so far no shale gas sources have been found. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Unconventional Hydrocarbons
- With reference to Neem tree, consider the following statements: 1. Neem oil can be used as a pesticide to control some insects and mites. 2. Neem seeds are used in manufacture of biofuels and hospital detergents. 3. Neem oil has applications in pharmaceutical industry. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Neem Applications
- Which one of the following is the process involved in photosynthesis?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Photosynthesis
- In addition to fingerprint scanning, which of the following can be used in biometric identification of a person? 1. Iris scanning 2. Retinal scanning 3. Voice recognition2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Biometrics
- Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding vegetative propagation of plants? 1. It produces a clonal population. 2. It helps in eliminating viruses. 3. It can be practiced most of the year.2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Plant Propagation
- Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Cassini-Huygens — Orbiting Venus and transmitting data to Earth 2. Messenger — Mapping and investigating Mercury 3. Voyager 1 and 2 — Exploring the outer solar system2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Space Missions
- Which of the following is/are example/examples of chemical change? 1. Crystallization of sodium chloride 2. Melting of ice 3. Souring of milk2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Chemical Changes
- Consider the following techniques/phenomena: 1. Budding and grafting in fruit plants 2. Cytoplasmic male sterility 3. Gene silencing. Which of the above is/are used to create transgenic crops?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Crop Biotechnology
- Among the following organisms, which one does not belong to the class of the other three?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Animal Classification
- With reference to technologies for solar-power production, consider the following statements: 1. Photovoltaics directly converts light to electricity, while solar thermal uses solar heat in an electricity-generation process. 2. Photovoltaics generates AC while solar thermal generates DC. 3. India has a manufacturing base for solar thermal but not for photovoltaics. Which is/are correct?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Solar Energy
- Consider the following diseases: 1. Diphtheria 2. Chickenpox 3. Smallpox. Which of the above diseases has/have been eradicated in India?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Disease Eradication
- Which of the following phenomena might have influenced the evolution of organisms? 1. Continental drift 2. Glacial cycles2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Evolution
- Consider the following: 1. Bats 2. Bears 3. Rodents. Hibernation can be observed in which of the above kinds of animals?2014 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Hibernation
- Science and Technology Is The Panacea For The Growth and Security Of The Nation.2013 · Essay · Science & Technology · Growth and Security
- Recombinant DNA technology (Genetic Engineering) allows genes to be transferred: 1. across different species of plants 2. from animals to plants 3. from microorganisms to higher organisms. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Genetic Engineering
- Bring out the circumstances in 2005 which forced amendment to section 3(d) in the Indian Patent Law, 1970. Discuss how it has been utilized by Supreme Court in its judgment rejecting Novartis patent application for Glivec. Discuss briefly the pros and cons of the decision.2013 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Patent Law and Glivec
- What do you understand by fixed dose drug combinations? Discuss their merits and demerits.2013 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Fixed Dose Combinations
- What do you understand by Umpire Decision Review in cricket? Discuss its various components. Explain how silicon tape on the edge of a bat may fool the system.2013 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Decision Review System
- What is digital signature? What does its authentication mean? Give various salient built-in features of a digital signature.2013 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · Digital Signature
- How does the 3D printing technology work? List out the advantages and disadvantages of the technology.2013 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · 3D Printing
- What is an FRP composite material? How are they manufactured? Discuss their applications in aviation and automobile industry.2013 · Mains GS3 · Science & Technology · FRP Composite
- Improper handling and storage of cereal grains and oilseeds result in production of toxins known as aflatoxins which are not generally destroyed by normal cooking process. Aflatoxins are produced by2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Food Safety and Mycotoxins
- 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 by2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Food Safety and Aflatoxins
- Which of the following diseases can be transmitted from one person to another through tattooing? 1. Chikungunya 2. Hepatitis B 3. HIV-AIDS2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Communicable Diseases
- Which of the following diseases can be transmitted from one person to another through tattooing? 1. Chikungunya 2. Hepatitis B 3. HIV-AIDS. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Disease Transmission
- Consider the following minerals: 1. Calcium 2. Iron 3. Sodium. Which of the minerals given above is/are required by human body for contraction of muscles?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Human Physiology
- Consider the following minerals: 1. Calcium 2. Iron 3. Sodium. Which of the minerals given above is/are required by human body for the contraction of muscles?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Minerals and Muscle Function
- During a thunderstorm, the thunder in the skies is produced by the 1. meeting of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky 2. lightning that separates the nimbus clouds 3. violent upward movement of air and water particles. Select the correct answer.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Thunder and Lightning
- During a thunderstorm, the thunder in the skies is produced by the 1. meeting of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky 2. lightning that separates the nimbus clouds 3. violent upward movement of air and water particles. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Thunder and Lightning
- Fruits stored in a cold chamber exhibit longer storage life because2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Plant Physiology, Plant Respiration and Cold Storage
- Ball bearings are used in bicycles, cars, etc., because2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Friction, Friction and Ball Bearings
- Consider the following phenomena: 1. Size of the sun at dusk 2. Colour of the sun at dawn 3. Moon being visible at dawn 4. Twinkle of stars in the sky 5. Polestar being visible in the sky. Which of the above are optical illusions?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Optics and Atmosphere, Atmospheric Optics
- Rainbow is produced when sunlight falls on drops of rain. Which of the following physical phenomena are responsible for this? 1. Dispersion 2. Refraction 3. Internal reflection2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Optics
- Rainbow is produced when sunlight falls on drops of rain. Which of the following physical phenomena are responsible for this? 1. Dispersion 2. Refraction 3. Internal reflection. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Rainbow Formation
- Many transplanted seedlings do not grow because2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Plant Physiology, Plant Transplantation
- Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Viruses lack enzymes necessary for generation of energy. 2. Viruses can be cultured in any synthetic medium. 3. Viruses are transmitted from one organism to another by biological vectors only.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Viruses
- Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Viruses lack enzymes necessary for the generation of energy. 2. Viruses can be cultured in any synthetic medium. 3. Viruses are transmitted from one organism to another by biological vectors only. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Viruses
- The known forces of nature can be divided into four classes: gravity, electromagnetism, weak nuclear force and strong nuclear force. Which one of the following statements is not correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Fundamental Forces
- The known forces of nature can be divided into four classes, viz., gravity, electromagnetism, weak nuclear force and strong nuclear force. With reference to them, which one of the following statements is not correct?2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Fundamental Forces
- The efforts to detect the existence of Higgs boson particle have become frequent news. What is/are the importance/importances of discovering this particle? 1. It will enable us to understand as to why elementary particles have mass. 2. It will enable us in the near future to develop technology to transfer matter from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. 3. It will enable us to create better fuels for nuclear fission.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Particle Physics
- The efforts to detect the existence of Higgs boson particle have become frequent news in the recent past. What is/are the importance/importances of discovering this particle? 1. It will enable us to understand as to why elementary particles have mass. 2. It will enable us in the near future to develop the technology of transferring matter from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. 3. It will enable us to create better fuels for nuclear fission. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.2013 · Prelims GS1 · Science & Technology · Higgs Boson
- Which of the following gives Global Gender Gap Index ranking to countries of the world?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Social Issues · Indexes and Reports
- Which of the following are objectives of National Nutrition Mission? 1. Create awareness on malnutrition among pregnant women and lactating mothers. 2. Reduce anaemia among young children, adolescent girls and women. 3. Promote millets, coarse cereals and unpolished rice. 4. Promote poultry-egg consumption.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Social Issues · Nutrition Mission
- Consider the following in respect of National Career Service: 1. It is an initiative of Department of Personnel and Training. 2. It was launched in Mission Mode to improve employment opportunities to uneducated youth. Which is/are correct?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Social Issues · Employment Services
- What is the purpose of Vidyanjali Yojana? 1. Enable famous foreign educational institutions to open campuses in India. 2. Increase quality of education in government schools by taking help from private sector and community. 3. Encourage voluntary monetary contributions to improve school infrastructure.2017 · Prelims GS1 · Social Issues · School Education
- What is the aim of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan?2017 · Prelims GS1 · Social Issues · Rural Development
- 'Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan' is a national campaign to2016 · Prelims GS1 · Social Issues · Manual Scavenging
- 'Mission Indradhanush' launched by the Government of India pertains to2016 · Prelims GS1 · Social Issues · Public Health and Immunisation
- 'SWAYAM', an initiative of the Government of India, aims at2016 · Prelims GS1 · Social Issues · Digital Education
- “Women as a class neither belong to a minority group nor are they regarded as forming a backward class.” In the light of this statement, discuss the evolution of women's reservation from local bodies to Parliament.2026 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Women’s Political Representation
- Does India's tribal development policy reflect the aspirations for a socially grounded and equity-based governance? Justify your answer.2026 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Tribal Development and Equity-Based Governance
- Malnutrition in India is not merely a public health concern; it is also a challenge of social equity, human development and effective welfare governance. Discuss.2026 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Malnutrition and Welfare Governance
- Can the constitutional mandate of rights-based welfare be effectively realised in the context of non-integrated governance and minimal public investment? Examine.2026 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Rights-Based Welfare and State Capacity
- Should education be treated primarily as a welfare obligation of the state or as a strategic investment for building a globally competitive, knowledge-driven nation? Critically evaluate.2026 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Education as Welfare and Strategic Investment
- Women’s social capital complements in advancing empowerment and gender equity. Explain.2025 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Women Empowerment
- Inequality in the ownership pattern of resources is one of the major causes of poverty. Discuss in the context of ‘paradox of poverty’.2025 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Poverty and Resource Ownership
- The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has to address the challenges faced by children in the digital era. Examine the existing policies and suggest measures the Commission can initiate to tackle the issue.2025 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Child Rights in Digital Era
- Public charitable trusts can make development more inclusive by addressing vital public issues. Comment.2024 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Charitable Trusts
- Poverty and malnutrition form a vicious cycle affecting human capital. What steps can break it?2024 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Poverty and Malnutrition
- Suggest how the Indian State can strengthen grassroots public healthcare amid marketisation of healthcare.2024 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Public Healthcare
- Human Resource Development has received inadequate attention in India’s development process. Suggest measures to address this.2023 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Human Resource Development
- Development and welfare schemes for vulnerable groups are discriminatory by nature. Do you agree? Give reasons.2023 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Welfare Schemes
- Analyse the linkages between education, skill and employment in the context of skill-development programmes.2023 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Skill and Employment
- The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 remains only a legal document without intense sensitisation of government functionaries and citizens regarding disability. Comment.2022 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Disability Rights
- The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 remains inadequate in promoting an incentive-based system for children’s education without generating awareness about the importance of schooling. Analyse.2022 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Right to Education
- Besides being a moral imperative of the Welfare State, primary health structure is a necessary pre-condition for sustainable development. Analyse.2021 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Primary Health
- Earn while you learn scheme needs to be strengthened to make vocational education and skill training meaningful. Comment.2021 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Vocational Education
- Though women in post-Independent India have excelled in various fields, the social attitude towards women and the feminist movement has been patriarchal. Apart from women education and women empowerment schemes, what interventions can help change this milieu?2021 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Women Empowerment
- In order to enhance the prospects of social development, sound and adequate health care policies are needed in the fields of geriatric and maternal health care. Discuss.2020 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Geriatric & Maternal Health
- Critically examine the role of WHO in providing global health security during the COVID-19 pandemic.2020 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · COVID-19
- Which steps are required for constitutionalisation of a commission? Do you think imparting constitutionality to the National Commission for Women would ensure greater gender justice and empowerment in India? Give reasons.2020 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Gender
- Incidence and intensity of poverty are most important in determining poverty based on income alone. In this context, analyze the latest United Nations Multidimensional Poverty Index report.2020 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Poverty
- Microfinance as an anti-poverty vaccine is aimed at asset creation and income security of the rural poor in India. Evaluate the role of Self Help Groups in achieving twin objectives along with empowering women in rural India.2020 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Gender
- National Education Policy 2020 is in conformity with Sustainable Development Goal 4. It intends to restructure and re-orient the education system in India. Critically examine the statement.2020 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Education and Ethics
- Despite consistent experience of high growth, India still goes with the lowest indicators of human development. Examine the issues that make balanced and inclusive development elusive.2019 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Inclusive Development
- There is a growing divergence in the relationship between poverty and hunger in India. The shrinking of social expenditure by the government is forcing the poor to spend more on non-food essential items squeezing their food budget. Elucidate.2019 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Poverty
- The reservation of seats for women in the institutions of local self-government has had a limited impact on the patriarchal character of the Indian political process. Comment.2019 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Gender
- The performance of welfare schemes that are implemented for vulnerable sections is not so effective due to the absence of awareness and active involvement at all stages of the policy process. Discuss.2019 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Welfare Schemes
- Appropriate local community level healthcare intervention is a prerequisite to achieve Health for All in India. Explain.2018 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Community Healthcare
- How far do you agree with the view that the focus on lack of availability of food as the main cause of hunger takes attention away from ineffective human development policies in India?2018 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Hunger and Human Development
- Professor Amartya Sen has advocated important reforms in primary education and primary health care. What are your suggestions to improve their status and performance?2016 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Primary Education and Health
- Examine the main provisions of the National Child Policy and throw light on the status of its implementation.2016 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · National Child Policy
- Demographic Dividend in India will remain only theoretical unless our manpower becomes more educated, aware, skilled and creative. What measures have been taken by the government to enhance the capacity of our population to be more productive and employable?2016 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Demographic Dividend
- The Self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage Programme (SBLP), which is India’s own innovation, has proved to be one of the most effective poverty alleviation and women empowerment programmes. Elucidate.2015 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · SHG Bank Linkage
- The quality of higher education in India requires major improvement to make it internationally competitive. Do you think that the entry of foreign educational institutions would help improve the quality of technical and higher education in the country? Discuss.2015 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Higher Education
- Public health system has limitation in providing universal health coverage. Do you think that private sector can help in bridging the gap? What other viable alternatives do you suggest?2015 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Health Sector
- Though there have been several different estimates of poverty in India, all indicate reduction in poverty over time. Do you agree? Critically examine with reference to urban and rural poverty indicators.2015 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Poverty Estimation
- National Human Rights Commission in India can be most effective when its tasks are adequately supported by other mechanisms that ensure accountability of government. Assess the role of NHRC as an effective complement to judiciary and other institutions in promoting and protecting human rights standards.2014 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · NHRC
- The penetration of Self Help Groups in rural areas in promoting participation in development programmes is facing socio-cultural hurdles. Examine.2014 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Self Help Groups
- Do government schemes for uplifting vulnerable and backward communities by protecting required social resources for them lead to their exclusion in establishing businesses in urban economies?2014 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Vulnerable Communities
- An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives by various agencies on return. Discuss the merit of state-sponsored talent hunt and cultivation as against the rationale of a reward mechanism as encouragement.2014 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Sports Policy
- The concept of Mid Day Meal scheme is almost a century old in India with early beginnings in Madras Presidency in pre-independent India. The scheme has again been given impetus in most states in the last two decades. Critically examine its twin objectives, latest mandates and success.2013 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Mid Day Meal Scheme
- The Central Government frequently complains on the poor performance of the State Governments in eradicating suffering of the vulnerable sections of the society. Restructuring of Centrally sponsored schemes across the sectors for ameliorating the cause of vulnerable sections of population aims at providing flexibility to the States in better implementation. Critically evaluate.2013 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · Centrally Sponsored Schemes
- Identify the Millennium Development Goals that are related to health. Discuss the success of the actions taken by the Government for achieving the same.2013 · Mains GS2 · Social Justice · MDGs and Health
- How does smart city in India, address the issues of urban poverty and distributive justice?2025 · Mains GS1 · Society · Smart Cities and Urban Poverty
- Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.2025 · Essay · Society · Contentment and Consumerism
- Do you think that globalization results in only an aggressive consumer culture? Justify your answer.2025 · Mains GS1 · Society · Globalization and Consumer Culture
- How do you account for the growing fast food industries given that there are increased health concerns in modern society? Illustrate your answer with the Indian experience.2025 · Mains GS1 · Society · Fast Food and Health
- Does tribal development in India centre around two axes, those of displacement and of rehabilitation? Give your opinion.2025 · Mains GS1 · Society · Tribal Development
- Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.2024 · Essay · Society · Environment and Civilization
- Analyse the role of local bodies in good governance and the pros and cons of merging rural and urban local bodies.2024 · Mains GS2 · Society · Local Governance
- Why do large cities attract more migrants than smaller towns in developing countries?2024 · Mains GS1 · Society · Migration and Urbanisation
- What is demographic winter, and is the world moving towards such a situation?2024 · Mains GS1 · Society · Demographic Winter
- Distinguish gender equality, gender equity and women’s empowerment, and explain why gender concerns matter in programme design.2024 · Mains GS1 · Society · Gender Equity
- Intercaste marriages among groups with socio-economic parity have increased, but interreligious marriages remain less common. Discuss.2024 · Mains GS1 · Society · Intercaste and Interreligious Marriage
- What is regional disparity and how does it differ from diversity? How serious is regional disparity in India?2024 · Mains GS1 · Society · Regional Disparity
- Despite equity and social-justice policies, underprivileged sections do not get the full benefits of affirmative action. Comment.2024 · Mains GS1 · Society · Affirmative Action
- How has globalisation-driven urban migration by skilled young unmarried women affected personal freedom and family relationships?2024 · Mains GS1 · Society · Women Migration
- Critically analyse the correlation between India’s cultural diversities and socio-economic marginalities.2024 · Mains GS1 · Society · Diversity and Marginality
- Girls are weighed down by restrictions and boys by demands; both are harmful disciplines.2023 · Essay · Society · Gender Socialisation
- Do you think marriage as a sacrament is losing its value in modern India?2023 · Mains GS1 · Society · Marriage and Society
- Explain why suicide among young women is increasing in Indian society.2023 · Mains GS1 · Society · Women and Mental Health
- Child cuddling is increasingly being replaced by mobile phones. Discuss its impact on children’s socialisation.2023 · Mains GS1 · Society · Children and Socialisation
- Why has human development failed to keep pace with economic development in India?2023 · Mains GS1 · Society · Human Development
- Does urbanisation lead to greater segregation or marginalisation of the poor in Indian metropolises?2023 · Mains GS1 · Society · Urbanisation and Poverty
- Why is caste identity in India both fluid and static?2023 · Mains GS1 · Society · Caste Identity
- Discuss the impact of the post-liberal economy on ethnic identity and communalism.2023 · Mains GS1 · Society · Liberalisation and Identity
- Explore and evaluate the impact of Work From Home on family relationships.2022 · Mains GS1 · Society · Work From Home
- How is the growth of Tier 2 cities related to the rise of a new middle class with an emphasis on the culture of consumption?2022 · Mains GS1 · Society · Tier-2 Cities and New Middle Class
- Given the diversities among tribal communities in India, in which specific context should they be considered as a single category?2022 · Mains GS1 · Society · Tribal Communities
- Besides welfare schemes, India needs deft management of inflation and unemployment to serve the poor and underprivileged sections of society. Discuss.2022 · Mains GS2 · Society · Inflation and Unemployment
- Analyse the salience of sect in Indian society vis-a-vis caste, region and religion.2022 · Mains GS1 · Society · Sect in Indian Society
- Are tolerance, assimilation and pluralism the key elements in the making of an Indian form of secularism? Justify your answer.2022 · Mains GS1 · Society · Indian Secularism
- Elucidate the relationship between globalization and new technology in a world of scarce resources, with special reference to India.2022 · Mains GS1 · Society · Globalization and Technology
- Examine the uniqueness of the tribal knowledge system when compared with mainstream knowledge and cultural systems.2021 · Mains GS1 · Society · Tribal Knowledge System
- Examine the role of the gig economy in the process of empowerment of women in India.2021 · Mains GS1 · Society · Gig Economy and Women
- Discuss the main objectives of Population Education and point out the measures to achieve them in India in detail.2021 · Mains GS1 · Society · Population Education
- What is Cryptocurrency? How does it affect global society? Has it been affecting Indian society also?2021 · Mains GS1 · Society · Technology and Society
- How does Indian society maintain continuity in traditional social values? Enumerate the changes taking place in it.2021 · Mains GS1 · Society · Traditional Social Values
- Culture is what we are, civilization is what we have2020 · Essay · Society · Culture Is What We
- There can be no social justice without economic prosperity but economic prosperity without social justice is meaningless2020 · Essay · Society · Social Justice & Economic Prosperity
- Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality2020 · Essay · Society · Patriarchy Is The Least
- Has caste lost its relevance in understanding the multi-cultural Indian Society? Elaborate your answer with illustrations.2020 · Mains GS1 · Society · Caste
- COVID-19 pandemic accelerated class inequalities and poverty in India. Comment.2020 · Mains GS1 · Society · COVID-19
- Do you agree that regionalism in India appears to be a consequence of rising cultural assertiveness? Argue.2020 · Mains GS1 · Society · Regionalism
- Is diversity and pluralism in India under threat due to globalisation? Justify your answer.2020 · Mains GS1 · Society · Globalisation
- Customs and traditions suppress reason leading to obscurantism. Do you agree?2020 · Mains GS1 · Society · Tradition and Reason
- How have digital initiatives in India contributed to the functioning of the education system in the country? Elaborate your answer.2020 · Mains GS1 · Society · Digital Education
- Best for an Individual is not necessarily best for society2019 · Essay · Society · Best For An Individual
- South Asian societies are woven not around the state but around their plural cultures and identities.2019 · Essay · Society · South Asian Societies Are
- Neglect of primary health care and education in India are reasons for its backwardness2019 · Essay · Society · Education and Ethics
- What makes Indian society unique in sustaining its culture? Discuss.2019 · Mains GS1 · Society · What Makes Indian Society
- Empowering women is the key to controlling population growth. Discuss.2019 · Mains GS1 · Society · Gender
- What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism?2019 · Mains GS1 · Society · Secularism
- Do we have cultural pockets of small India all over the nation? Elaborate with examples.2019 · Mains GS1 · Society · Do We Have Cultural
- What are the continued challenges for women in India against time and space?2019 · Mains GS1 · Society · Gender
- Are we losing our local identity for the global identity? Discuss.2019 · Mains GS1 · Society · Identity
- Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life.2018 · Essay · Society · Customary Morality
- A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both.2018 · Essay · Society · Privileges and Principles
- Caste system is assuming new identities and associational forms. Hence, the caste system cannot be eradicated in India. Comment.2018 · Mains GS1 · Society · Caste System
- Despite the implementation of various programmes for the eradication of poverty by the government in India, poverty is still existing. Explain by giving reasons.2018 · Mains GS1 · Society · Poverty
- How is the Indian concept of secularism different from the western model of secularism? Discuss.2018 · Mains GS1 · Society · Secularism
- Women’s movement in India has not addressed the issues of women of lower social strata. Substantiate your view.2018 · Mains GS1 · Society · Women Movement
- Globalisation is generally said to promote cultural homogenisation but due to this cultural specificities appear to be strengthened in Indian society. Elucidate.2018 · Mains GS1 · Society · Globalisation and Culture
- Communalism arises either due to power struggle or relative deprivation. Argue by giving suitable illustrations.2018 · Mains GS1 · Society · Communalism
- Fulfillment of “new woman” in India is a myth.2017 · Essay · Society · Gender Equality
- Social media is inherently a selfish medium.2017 · Essay · Society · Social Media
- In the context of the diversity of India, can it be said that the regions form cultural units rather than the States? Give reasons with examples for your viewpoint.2017 · Mains GS1 · Society · Cultural Regions
- What are the two major legal initiatives by the State since Independence addressing discrimination against Scheduled Tribes?2017 · Mains GS1 · Society · Scheduled Tribes
- The spirit of tolerance and love is not only an interesting feature of Indian society from very early times, but it is also playing an important part at the present. Elaborate.2017 · Mains GS1 · Society · Tolerance
- Poverty alleviation programmes in India remain mere show pieces until and unless they are backed by political will. Discuss with reference to the performance of the major poverty alleviation programmes in India.2017 · Mains GS2 · Society · Poverty Alleviation
- The women’s questions arose in modern India as a part of the 19th-century social reform movement. What are the major issues and debates concerning women in that period?2017 · Mains GS1 · Society · Women Reform Movement
- Distinguish between religiousness or religiosity and communalism, giving one example of how the former has got transformed into the latter in independent India.2017 · Mains GS1 · Society · Communalism
- If development is not engendered, it is endangered.2016 · Essay · Society · Gender and Development
- Has the formation of linguistic states strengthened the cause of Indian unity?2016 · Mains GS1 · Society · Linguistic States
- To what extent has globalisation influenced the core of cultural diversity in India? Explain.2016 · Mains GS1 · Society · Globalisation and Cultural Diversity
- An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from the process of deprivation. Substantiate this statement with suitable examples.2016 · Mains GS1 · Society · Poverty and Deprivation
- Why are the tribals in India referred to as the Scheduled Tribes? Indicate the major provisions enshrined in the Constitution of India for their upliftment.2016 · Mains GS1 · Society · Scheduled Tribes
- What is the basis of regionalism? Is it that unequal distribution of benefits of development on regional basis eventually promotes regionalism? Substantiate your answer.2016 · Mains GS1 · Society · Regionalism
- Describe any four cultural elements of diversity in India and rate their relative significance in building a national identity.2015 · Mains GS1 · Society · Cultural Diversity
- Critically examine whether growing population is the cause of poverty OR poverty is the main cause of population increase in India.2015 · Mains GS1 · Society · Poverty and Population
- How do you explain the statistics that show that the sex ratio in Tribes in India is more favourable to women than the sex ratio among Scheduled Castes?2015 · Mains GS1 · Society · Tribal Society
- Discuss the changes in the trends of labour migration within and outside India in the last four decades.2015 · Mains GS1 · Society · Migration
- Discuss the positive and negative effects of globalization on women in India.2015 · Mains GS1 · Society · Globalization and Women
- Debate the issue whether and how contemporary movements for assertion of Dalit identity work towards annihilation of caste.2015 · Mains GS1 · Society · Caste and Dalit Assertion
- Smart cities in India cannot sustain without smart villages. Discuss this statement in the backdrop of rural urban integration.2015 · Mains GS1 · Society · Smart Cities and Smart Villages
- Is the growing level of competition good for the youth?2014 · Essay · Society · Competition and Youth
- How does patriarchy impact the position of a middle-class working woman in India?2014 · Mains GS1 · Society · Patriarchy
- Why do some of the most prosperous regions of India have an adverse sex ratio for women? Give your arguments.2014 · Mains GS1 · Society · Sex Ratio
- The life cycle of a joint family depends on economic factors rather than social values. Discuss.2014 · Mains GS1 · Society · Joint Family
- Discuss the various economic and socio-cultural forces that are driving increasing feminization of agriculture in India.2014 · Mains GS1 · Society · Feminization of Agriculture
- How do the Indian debates on secularism differ from the debates in the West?2014 · Mains GS1 · Society · Secularism
- Discuss the various social problems which originated out of the speedy process of urbanization in India.2013 · Mains GS1 · Society · Urbanization
- “Male membership needs to be encouraged in order to make women’s organizations free from gender bias.” Comment.2013 · Mains GS1 · Society · Women’s Organizations
- Critically examine the effect of globalization on the aged population in India.2013 · Mains GS1 · Society · Globalization and Aged Population
- Growing feeling of regionalism is an important factor in the generation of demand for a separate State. Discuss.2013 · Mains GS1 · Society · Regionalism
- What are Smart Cities? Examine their relevance for urban development in India. Will they increase rural-urban differences? Give arguments for Smart Villages in the light of PURA and RURBAN Mission.2016 · Mains GS3 · Urbanization · Smart Cities and Smart Villages
- With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the Smart City Programme.2016 · Mains GS1 · Urbanization · Smart City Programme
- ‘ಶರಣಸತಿ - ಲಿಂಗಪತಿ’ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ ವಚನಗಳ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ?2026 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · Sharansasati-Lingapati
- ವಚನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಯಕ ತತ್ತ್ವದ ಮಹತ್ವ.2025 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · ಕಾಯಕ ತತ್ತ್ವ
- ಮರಮರ ಮಧನಿಸಿ ಕಿಚ್ಚು ಹುಟ್ಟಿ / ಸುಟ್ಟಣ ತರುಮರಾದಿಗಳ ಸುಡಲಾಯಿತ್ತು / ಆತ್ಮಾತ್ಮ ಮಧನಿಸಿ ಅನುಭಾವ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ / ಹೊದ್ದರ್ಥ ತನುಗುಣಾದಿಗಳ ಸುಡಲಾಯಿತ್ತು / ಇದು ಕಾರಣ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮಹಾನುಭಾವಿಗಳ ಅನುಭಾವವ ತೋರಿ / ಎನ್ನೋ ದಲನುಹಿಕೊಳ್ಲಾ ಚೆನ್ನಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನಾ — ಸಂದರ್ಭ, ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ - ಅನುಭಾವ
- ‘ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯವೇ ಶರಣರ ವಚನಗಳ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಆಶಯವಾಗಿದೆ’ — ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯ
- ಮಹಿಳಾ ವಚನಕಾರ್ತಿಯರ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಸತಿಪತಿ ಭಾವದ ಭಕ್ತಿಯೇ ಮೂಲ ಧಾತುವಾಗಿದೆ — ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ಮಹಿಳಾ ವಚನಕಾರ್ತಿಯರು - ಸತಿಪತಿ ಭಾವ
- ಕೆಳವರ್ಗದ ವಚನಕಾರರ ‘ಕಾಯಕ’ ಸಂವೇದನೆಗಳು ಅವರ ವಚನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಡಿ ಬಂದಿರುವ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಾಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2024 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ಕೆಳವರ್ಗದ ವಚನಕಾರರು - ಕಾಯಕ
- ಬಸವಣ್ಣನವರ ವಚನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಾಳಜಿ2023 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · ಬಸವಣ್ಣ - ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಾಳಜಿ
- ‘ವಚನ ಕಮ್ಮಟ’ - ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಮಹತ್ವವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ವಚನ ಕಮ್ಮಟ
- ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ ಮತ್ತು ಚೆನ್ನಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನನ ಸಂಬಂಧದ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2023 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ - ಚೆನ್ನಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ
- ಕೆಳಗಿನ ವಚನಭಾಗದ ಸಂದರ್ಭವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾರಸ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಬರೆಯಿರಿ: “ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಮೇಲೊಂದು ಮನೆಯ ಮಾಡಿ / ಮೃಗಗಳಿಗಂಜಿದೊಡಂತೆಯ್ಯ? / ಸಮುದ್ರದ ತಡಿಯೊಳೊಂದು ಮನೆಯ ಮಾಡಿ / ನೊರೆತೊರೆಗಳಿಗಂಜಿದೊಡಂತೆಯ್ಯ? / ಸಂತೆಯೊಳಗೊಂದು ಮನೆಯ ಮಾಡಿ / ಶಬ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಚಿದೊಡಂತೆಯ್ಯ? / ಚೆನ್ನಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ ದೇವ ಕೇಳಯ್ಯ / ಲೋಕದೊಳಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ಬಳಿಕ / ಸ್ತುತಿ ನಿಂದೆಗಳು ಬಂದರೆ / ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋಪವತಾಳದೆ ಸಮಾಧಾನಿಯಾಗಿರಬೇಕು.”2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ ವಚನ - ಸಂದರ್ಭ
- ‘ಚೆನ್ನಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ’ನೊಂದಿಗಿನ ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿಯ ಭಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ - ಭಕ್ತಿ
- ಧರ್ಮದ ಮುಖೇನ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಮಾನತೆಯನ್ನು ವಚನಕಾರರು ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಿದರು? ವಚನಗಳ ಆಧಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ವಚನಕಾರರು - ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಮಾನತೆ
- ವಚನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಚಿಂತನೆ ಇಂದಿಗೂ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತವಾಗಿದೆ? ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · ವಚನಗಳ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಚಿಂತನೆ
- ಕೆಳವರ್ಗದ ವಚನಕಾರರ ಸಂವೇದನೆ, ವಸ್ತು-ವಿಷಯ ಮತ್ತು ಶೈಲಿಗಳು ಉಳಿದ ವಚನಕಾರರಿಗಿಂತ ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿವೆ - ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2022 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ಕೆಳವರ್ಗದ ವಚನಕಾರರು
- ವಚನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವನಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳು2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · ವಚನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಜೀವನಮೌಲ್ಯ
- ಅಕ್ಕನ ವಚನಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೌಲ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ
- ವಚನ ಮತ್ತು ದಾಸಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ತೌಲನಿಕವಾಗಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · ವಚನ-ದಾಸ ತೌಲನಿಕತೆ
- “ಸಮಾಜವೇ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಯೇ ಬಸವಣ್ಣನವರ ಶರಣಧರ್ಮದ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಆಶಯ” – ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2021 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · ಬಸವಣ್ಣನ ಶರಣಧರ್ಮ
- ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಾವ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ
- ಬಸವಣ್ಣನವರ ವಚನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ವರೂಪ2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · ಬಸವಣ್ಣ - ಭಕ್ತಿ
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- ಶರಣರ ಭಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕರ ಭಕ್ತಿಯ ಅಂತರಗಳನ್ನು ವಚನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗುರುತಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · ಶರಣರ ಭಕ್ತಿ
- ವಚನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಳಕಳಿಯ ವಿವಿಧ ನೆಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿ.2020 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · ವಚನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ - ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಳಕಳಿ
- ನೆಲದ ಮರೆಯ ನಿದಾನದಂತೆ, / ಮುಗಿಲ ಮರೆಯೊಳಗಿದ ಮಿಂಚಿನಂತೆ, / ಬಯಲ ಮರೆಯೊಳಗಿದ ಮರೀಚಿಯಂತೆ, / ಕಂಗಳ ಮರೆಯೊಳಗಿದ ಬೆಳಗಿನಂತೆ, / ಗುಹೇಶ್ವರ ನಿಮ್ಮ ನಿಲುವು2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · Allamaprabhu — Guheshwara Nilavu
- ವಚನ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸತಿ-ಪತಿ ಭಾವವು ನಿರೂಪಿತವಾದ ಬಗೆ2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · Sati-Pati Bhava
- ಭಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಚಿಂತನೆ. ಈ ಎರಡೂ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ವಚನಕಾರರು ತುಳಿದ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಕಾರಿ ಹಾದಿಯನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ, ವಚನಗಳು ಇಂದಿಗೂ ಹೇಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತವಾಗಿವೆ ಎಂದು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · Bhakti and Social Thought — Contemporary Relevance
- ತಳ ಸಮುದಾಯಗಳ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ ಅಂಬಿಗರ ಚೌಡಯ್ಯ, ತುರುಗಾಹಿ ರಾಮಣ್ಣ, ಧಕ್ಕೆಯ ಬೊಮ್ಮಯ್ಯ, ಮಾದಾರ ಚೆನ್ನಯ್ಯ, ಮೋಳಿಗೆಯ ಮಾರಯ್ಯವರ ವಚನಗಳ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · Selected Vachanakara Styles
- ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಗೆ ವಚನ ಚಳುವಳಿಯ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ಏನು? ಸೋದಾಹರಣವಾಗಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಿ.2019 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · Contribution of Vachana Movement to Kannada Culture
- ಒಡಲಿಗೊಂದು ಹಸಿವ / ಒಡಲಿಗೊಂದು ಹುಸಿವ / ಒಡಲಿಗೊಂದುವೆಂದು ನೀನನ್ನ ಜಡಿಮಾಡಿ ನುಡಿಯದಿರಾ! / ನೀನನ್ನಂ ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಒಡಲಿಗೊಂದು ನೋಡಾ ರಾಮನಾಥ!2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · Devara Dasimayya — Body, Hunger and Ramanatha
- ಅಕ್ಕಮಹಾದೇವಿ ಮತ್ತು ಚೆನ್ನಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನನ ಸಂಬಂಧದ ಸ್ವರೂಪವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · Akkamahadevi and Chennamallikarjuna
- ‘ವಚನ ಕಮ್ಮಟ’ ಕೃತಿಯ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಚನಗಳ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸ್ವರೂಪಗಳನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಿರಿ.2018 · Kannada Optional Paper II · Vachana Literature · Vachana Kammata — Literary and Social Nature
- ಬಸವಣ್ಣನವರ ವಚನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ರೂಪಕಗಳು2017 · Kannada Optional Paper I · Vachana Literature · Basavanna Animal Metaphors
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