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1. Consider the following airports:1. Donyi Polo Airport2. Kushinagar International Airport3. Vijayawada International Airp 2. Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization:1. It is one of the agencies of the United Nations 3. Which one of the following was the latest inclusion in the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO? 4. Consider the following properties included in the World Heritage List released by UNESCO:1. Shantiniketan2. Rani-ki-Vav3 5. Consider the following countries:1. Italy2. Japan3. Nigeria4. South Korea5. South AfricaWhich of the above countries are 6. Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of th 7. Select the answer using the code given below :1. This was a joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh.2. It c 8. Who of the following is the author of the books "The India Way" and "Why Bharat Matters"? 9. Consider the following pairs:table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0; } th { background-color: bl 10. Consider the following statements:Statement-I:There is instability and worsening security situation in the Sahel region.

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Geography

1. Consider the following statements:Statement-I:Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to 2. Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January?The isotherms de 3. Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world? 4. With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the fol 5. Consider the following countries:1. Finland2. Germany3. Norway4. RussiaHow many of the above countries have a border wit 6. Consider the following information: table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0; } th { background-co 7. Consider the following information: table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0; } th { background-co 8. With reference to “water vapour”, which of the following statements is/are correct?1. It is a gas, the amount of which d 9. Consider the following description:1. Annual and daily range of temperatures is low.2. Precipitation occurs throughout t 10. With reference to “Coriolis force”, which of the following statements is/are correct?1. It increases with increase in wi 11. On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience(s) a sunlight of more than 12 hours?1. Equator2. Tr 12. Consider the following :1. Cashew2. Papaya3. Red sandersHow many of the above trees are actually native to India? 13. The longest border between any two countries in the world is between : 14. Consider the following statements:Statement-I:Sumed pipeline is a strategic route for Persian Gulf oil and natural gas s 15. Consider the following statements:1. The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form.2. No water enters the R

History of India

1. With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets? 1. Nayaputta 2. 2. Consider the following information :table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0; } th { background-co 3. Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal? 4. With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements:1. Under the Ryotwari Settlement o 5. Consider the following statements :1. There are no parables in Upanishads.2. Upanishads were composed earlier than the P 6. Which one of the following is a work attributed to playwright Bhasa? 7. Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a co

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Science and Technology

1. With reference to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are used in making many consumer products, c 2. Consider the following :1. Battery storage2. Biomass generators3. Fuel cells4. Rooftop solar photovoltaic unitsHow many 3. With reference to radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), consider the following statements :1. RTGs are miniatur 4. Consider the following statements :Statement-1 : Giant stars live much longer than dwarf stars.Statement-2 : Compared to 5. Which one of the following is synthesised in human body that dilates blood vessels and increases blood flow ? 6. Consider the following activities :1. Identification of narcotics on passengers at airports or in aircraft2. Monitoring 7. Consider the following aircraft :1. Rafael2. MiG-293. Tejas MK-1How many of the above are considered fifth generation fi 8. In which of the following are hydrogels used?1. Controlled drug delivery in patients2. Mobile air-conditioning systems3. 9. Which one of the following is the exhaust pipe emission from Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, powered by hydrogen? 10. Recently, the term “pumped-storage hydropower” is actually and appropriately discussed in the context of which one of th 11. “Membrane Bioreactors” are often discussed in the context of: 12. Consider the following materials:1. Agricultural residues2. Corn grain3. Wastewater treatment sludge4. Wood mill wasteWh 13. Which one of the following words/phrases is most appropriately used to denote “an interoperable network of 3D virtual wo 14. Which of the following is/are correctly matched in terms of equivalent rank in the three services of Indian Defence forc

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2024 (General Studies)

MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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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.

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

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I

Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect

Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2024 (General Studies)

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Consider the following:

Pyroclastic debris
Ash and dust
Nitrogen compounds
Sulphur compounds

How many of the above are products of volcanic eruptions?

Only one

Only two

Only three

All four

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2024 (General Studies)

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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.

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

Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct and both of them explain Statement-I

Both Statement-II and Statement-III are correct, but only one of them explains Statement-I

Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement-I

Neither Statement-II nor Statement-III is correct

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2024 (General Studies)

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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?

Amazon Basin

Congo Basin

Kikori Basin

Rio de la Plata Basin

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