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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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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?

A

Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta)

B

Prataparudra (Kakatiya)

C

Rajendra I (Chola)

D

Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
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With reference to ancient India (600-322 BC), consider the following pairs:

Territorial region River flowing in the region
I. Asmaka Godavari
II. Kamboja Vipas
III. Avanti Mahanadi
IV Kosala Sarayu
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
A

Only one

B

Only two

C

Only three

D

All the four

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
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The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in

A

Delhi

B

Gwalior

C

Ujjain

D

Lahore

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.66

Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradeshika', Rajuka' and Yukta' were important officers at the

A

village-level administration

B

district-level administration

C

provincial administration

D

level of the central administration