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UPSC IAS Prelims GS Paper-1 Sample Paper

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CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAMINATION, 2024

GENERAL STUDIES - PAPER I (SAMPLE SET)

TIME ALLOWED: TWO HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 200

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

1. This Test Booklet contains 100 items (questions). (Sample set contains selected high-yield questions).
2. All items carry equal marks (2 Marks each).
3. Penalty for wrong answers: There will be a penalty of 1/3rd (0.66) of the marks assigned to that question for every wrong answer.
4. If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct.
Q1. With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:
1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid.
2. An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court of India.

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
Q2. Which of the following is/are the tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra?
1. Dibang
2. Kameng
3. Lohit

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • (a) 1 only
  • (b) 2 and 3 only
  • (c) 1 and 3 only
  • (d) 1, 2 and 3
Q3. With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements:
1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of 'Indentured Labour'.
2. In Lord Chelmsford's 'War Conference', Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War.

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
Q4. Which of the following is issued by registered foreign portfolio investors to overseas investors who want to be part of the Indian stock market without registering themselves directly?
  • (a) Certificate of Deposit
  • (b) Commercial Paper
  • (c) Promissory Note
  • (d) Participatory Note
Q5. Which of the following are the reasons for the occurrence of multi-drug resistance in microbial pathogens in India?
1. Genetic predisposition of some people.
2. Taking incorrect doses of antibiotics to cure diseases.
3. Using antibiotics in livestock farming.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • (a) 1 and 2
  • (b) 2 and 3
  • (c) 1 and 3
  • (d) 1, 2 and 3

SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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