Current Affairs
1. Which one of the following launched the 'Nature Solutions Finance Hub for Asia and the Pacific'?
2. Consider the following statements:
I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member.
II. India is a res 3. Consider the following countries:
I. Austria
II. Bulgaria
III. Croatia
IV. Serbia
V. Sweden
VI. North Macedonia
How many 4. Consider the following statements in respect of BIMSTEC:
I. It is a is a regional organisation consisting of seven membe 5. Consider the following statements regarding Al Action Summit held in Grand Palais, Paris in February 2025:
I. Co-chaired 6. $$ \text { Consider the following pairs: } $$
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I. 16th BRICS Summit was held under the Chairship of Russia in K 8. Consider the following statements in respect of the first Kho Kho World Cup:
I. The event was held in Delhi, India.
II. 9. Consider the following statements:
I. In the finals of the 45th Chess Olympiad held in 2024, Gukesh Dommaraju became the 10. Consider the following statements:
I. Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) to create a 'future ready 11. Which organisation has enacted the Nature Restoration Law (NRL) to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss?
12. India is one of the founding members of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), a multimodal transport 13. Consider the following countries:
I. United Arab Emirates
II. France
III. Germany
IV. Singapore
V. Bangladesh
How many c 14. Consider the following statements about 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana':
I. It targets installation of one crore solar
Ecology and Environment
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^{
Economy
1. With reference to investments, consider the following:
I. Bonds
II. Hedge Funds
III. Stocks
IV. Venture Capital
How many 2. Which of the following are the sources of income for the Reserve Bank of India?
I. Buying and selling Government bonds
I 3. Consider the following statements:
I. The Reserve Bank of India mandates all the listed companies in India to submit a B 4. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: In India, income from allied agricultural activities like poultry farmin 5. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: As regards returns from an investment in a company, generally, bondholde 6. Consider the following statements:
I. India accounts for a very large portion of all equity option contracts traded glob 7. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Circular economy reduces the emissions of greenhouse gases.
Statement II 8. Consider the following statements:
I. Capital receipts create a liability or cause a reduction in the assets of the Gove 9. Consider the following statements about the Rashtriya Gokul Mission:
I. It is important for the upliftment of rural poor 10. Suppose the revenue expenditure is ₹ $ 80,000$ crores and the revenue receipts of the Government are ₹$ 60,000$ crores 11. A country's fiscal deficit stands at ₹ $ 50,000$ crores. It is receiving ₹ $ 10,000$ crores through non-debt creating ca 12. Which of the following statements with regard to recommendations of the $\mathbf{1 5}$ th Finance Commission of India ar 13. Consider the following statements in respect of the International Bank for Reconstruction Development (IBRD):
I. It prov 14. Consider the following statements in respect of RTGS and NEFT:
I. In RTGS, the settlement time is instantaneous while in
Geography
1. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Scientific studies suggest that a shift is taking place in the Earth's r 2. Consider the following countries:
I. Bolivia
II. Brazil
III. Colombia
IV. Ecuador
V. Paraguay
VI. Venezuela
Andes mounta 3. Consider the following water bodies:
I. Lake Tanganyika
II. Lake Tonlé Sap
III. Patos Lagoon
Through how many of them do 4. Consider the following statements about turmeric during the year 2022-23:
I. India is the largest producer and exporter 5. Which of the following are the evidences of the phenomenon of continental drift?
I. The belt of ancient rocks from Brazi 6. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The amount of dust particles in the atmosphere is more in subtropical an 7. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: In January, in the Northern Hemisphere, the isotherms bend equatorward w 8. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: In the context of effect of water on rocks, chalk is known as a very per 9. Consider the following statements:
I. Without the atmosphere, temperature would be well below freezing point everywhere 10. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Of the two major ethanol producers in the world, i.e., Brazil and the Un 11. Consider the following countries:
I. United Kingdom
II. Denmark.
III. New Zealand
IV. Australia
V. Brazil
How many of th 12. Consider the following statements:
I. Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but whe 13. $$ \text { Consider the following pairs: } $$
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History of India
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?
Indian Polity and Governance
1. With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information:
.tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spa 2. Consider the following statements:
I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States.
II. To be eligible to be 3. Who amongst the following are members of the Jury to select the recipient of 'Gandhi Peace Prize'?
I. The President of I 4. Consider the following statements about Lokpal:
I. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India, but not to t 5. Consider the following statements with regard to pardoning power of the President of India:
I. The exercise of this powe 6. Consider the following statements:
I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/he 7. Consider the following statements:
I. If any question arises as to whether a Member of the House of the People has becom 8. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of 9. With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements:
I. An Ordinance can amend any Central Act.
II. A 10. $$ \text { Consider the following pairs: } $$
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.tg td{border-color:blac 11. With reference to India, consider the following:
I. The Inter-State Council
II. The National Security Council
III. Zonal 12. Consider the following statements:
I. The Constitution of India/explicitly mentions that in certain spheres the Governor 13. $$ \text { Consider the following pairs: } $$
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.tg td{border-color:blac 14. Consider the following statements:
With reference to the Constitution of India, if an area in a State is declared as Sch 15. $$ \text { With reference to India, consider the following pairs: } $$
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I. List I-Union List, in the Seventh Schedule
II. Exten 17. With reference to the Indian polity, consider the following statements:
I. The Governor of a State is not answerable to 18. Consider the following activities:
I. Production of crude oil-free
II. Refining, storage and distribution of petroleum
I
Science and Technology
1. Consider the following types of vehicles:
I. Full battery electric vehicles
II. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
III. Fuel ce 2. With reference to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), consider the following statements:
I. All types of UAVs can do vertic 3. In the context of electric vehicle batteries, consider the following elements:
I. Cobalt
II. Graphite
III. Lithium
IV. N 4. Consider the following:
I. Cigarette butts
II. Eyeglass lenses
III. Car tyres
How many of them contain plastic? 5. Consider the following substances:
I. Ethanol
II. Nitroglycerine
III. Urea
Coal gasification technology can be used in t 6. What is the common characteristic of the chemical substances generally known as CL-20, HMX and LLM105, which are sometim 7. Consider the following statements:
I. It is expected that Majorana 1 chip will enable quantum computing.
II. Majorana 1 8. With reference to monoclonal antibodies, often mentioned in news, consider the following statements:
I. They are man-mad 9. Consider the following statements:
I. No virus can survive in ocean waters.
II. No virus can infect bacteria.
III. No vi 10. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Studies indicate that carbon dioxide emissions from cement industry acco 11. With reference to 'Direct Air Capture', an emerging technology, which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. It 12. $$ \text { Consider the following pairs: } $$
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.tg td{border-color:blac 13. GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) uses a system of ground to provide necessary augmentation. Which of the follo 14. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Some rare earth elements are used in the manufacture of flat television 15. Consider the following space missions:
I. Axiom-4
II. SpaDeX
III. Gaganyaan
How many of the space missions given above e 16. With reference to India's defence, consider the following pairs:
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Current Affairs
Ecology and Environment
Economy
Geography
History of India
Indian Polity and Governance
Science and Technology
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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper I 2025 (General Studies)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.66
Artificial way of causing rainfall to reduce air pollution makes use of
A
silver iodide and potassium iodide
B
silver nitrate and potassium iodide
C
silver iodide and potassium nitrate
D
silver nitrate and potassium chloride
Paper Analysis
Total Questions
Current Affairs 14
Ecology and Environment 7
Economy 14
Geography 14
History of India 16
Indian Polity and Governance 18
Science and Technology 17
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