Free UPSC Prelims GS practice set

Q1. Which Article of the Constitution of India gives the Right to Constitutional Remedies?

(a)Article 14(b)Article 19(c)Article 21(d)Article 32

Q2. Consider the following statements about the Rajya Sabha: 1. It is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution. 2. One-third of its members retire every second year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only(b)2 only(c)Both 1 and 2(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Q3. The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through which of the following states?

(a)Rajasthan(b)Odisha(c)Jharkhand(d)Tripura

Q4. Which gas makes the largest contribution to the natural greenhouse effect?

(a)Carbon dioxide(b)Methane(c)Water vapour(d)Nitrous oxide

Q5. Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905?

(a)Bal Gangadhar Tilak(b)Gopal Krishna Gokhale(c)Mahadev Govind Ranade(d)Dadabhai Naoroji

Q6. The repo rate is the rate at which:

(a)Commercial banks lend to the public(b)The RBI lends to commercial banks against government securities(c)Commercial banks park surplus funds with the RBI(d)The government borrows from the public

Q7. Kaziranga National Park is located in which state?

(a)Assam(b)Gujarat(c)Madhya Pradesh(d)Kerala

Q8. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal (1793) was introduced by:

(a)Warren Hastings(b)Lord Cornwallis(c)Lord Wellesley(d)Lord Dalhousie

Q9. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty under Article 51A?

(a)To protect and improve the natural environment(b)To develop the scientific temper(c)To safeguard public property(d)To vote in public elections

Q10. The Montreal Protocol is related to:

(a)Biodiversity conservation(b)Protection of the ozone layer(c)Climate finance(d)Trade in endangered species