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1. Consider the following statements: Statement I: Activated carbon is a good and an attractive tool to remove pollutants f 2. Consider the following statements: Statement I: At the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), India refr 3. Consider the following statements: Statement I: Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on climate change is frequently discuss 4. Regarding Peacock tarantula (Gooty tarantula), consider the following statements: I. It is an omnivorous crustacean. II. 5. Consider the following statements: I. Carbon dioxide $\left(\mathrm{CO}_2\right)$ emissions in India are less than 0.5 t 6. With reference to the planet Earth, consider the following statements: I. Rain forests produce more oxygen than that pro 7. The World Bank warned that India could become one of the first places where wet-bulb temperatures routinely exceed $35^{

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1. Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy: I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional p 2. Consider the following subjects with regard to NonCooperation Programme: I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. 3. The irrigation device called 'Araghatta' was 4. Who among the following rulers in ancient India had assumed the titles 'Mattavilasa', Vichitrachitta' 'Gunabhara'? 5. Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of 6. Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State 7. With reference to ancient India (600-322 BC), consider the following pairs: .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacin 8. The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in 9. Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the 'Pradeshika', Rajuka' and Yukta' were important officers at the 10. Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement: I. The Congress declared the attainment of 11. "Sedition has become my religion" was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time of 12. The famous female figurine known as 'Dancing Girl', found at Mohenjo-daro, is made of 13. Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident? 14. Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its 15. Consider the following fruits: I. Papaya II. Pineapple III. Guava How many of the above were introduced in India by the 16. Who among the following was founder of the 'SelfRespect Movement?

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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)

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Consider the following:

I. Cigarette butts

II. Eyeglass lenses

III. Car tyres

How many of them contain plastic?

Only one

Only two

All the three

None

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)

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Consider the following substances:

I. Ethanol

II. Nitroglycerine

III. Urea

Coal gasification technology can be used in the production of how many of them?

Only one

Only two

All the three

None

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)

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What is the common characteristic of the chemical substances generally known as CL-20, HMX and LLM105, which are sometimes talked about in media?

These are alternatives to hydro- fluorocarbon refrigerants

These are explosives in military weapons

These are high-energy fuels for cruise missiles

These are fuels for rocket propulsion

UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)

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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?

I and II only

I and III only

II and III only

I, II and III

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