UPSC 2009 Prelims – all questions

Consider the following statements:

1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala.
2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?

Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?

Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called “Golden Threshold”?

During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?

Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?

Anekāntavāda is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?

With

which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or die” associated?

Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?

In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons?

In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?

Consider the following statements:

1. Full independence for India.
2. Creation of Constitution-making body.

The Cripps Proposals include the provision for

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in

With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?

In a dry cell (battery),

which of the following are used as electrolytes?

Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons?

Consider the following statements:

1. Sweet orange plant is propagated by grafting technique.
2. Jasmine plant is propagated by layering technique.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus ?

In the context of genetic disorders, consider the following: A woman suffers from colour blindness while her husband does not suffer from it. They have a son and a daughter. In this context, which one of the following statements is most probably correct ?

A person travels 12 km due North, then 15 km due East, after that 15 km due West and then 18 km due South. How far is he from the starting point ?

Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a row. C and D are standing close to each other alongside E. B is standing beside A only. A is fourth from F. Who are standing on the extremes ?

Which one of the following is used as an explosive ?

Consider the following :

1. Camphor
2. Chicory
3. Vanilla

Which of the above is/are plant product(s) ?

In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a

During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected ?

Consider the following statements :

1. Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after birth.
2. Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year, per 100 live births during that year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within

Consider the following statements :

1. The Governor of Punjab is concurrently the Administrator of Chandigarh.
2. The Governor of Kerala is concurrently the Administrator of Lakshadweep.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

Consider the following pairs :

1. Asian Development Bank — Tokyo
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation — Singapore
3. Association of South East Asian Nations — Bangkok

Organization — Location of Headquarters

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?

With reference to the United Nations, consider the following statements :

1. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 member States.
2. It is elected by a 2⁄3rd majority of the General Assembly for a 3-year term.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found ?

Consider the following statements :

1. The Advocate General of a State in India is appointed by the President of India upon the recommendation of the Governor of the concerned State.
2. As provided in Civil Procedure Code, High Courts have original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction at the State level.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

In India, the first Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following ?

With reference to Lok Adalats, consider the following statements :

1. An award made by a Lok Adalat is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and no appeal lies against thereto before any court.
2. Matrimonial/Family disputes are not covered under Lok Adalat.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements :

1. The Constitution of India provides that all Cabinet Ministers shall be compulsorily the sitting members of Lok Sabha only.
2. The Union Cabinet Secretariat operates under the direction of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments states that the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of members of the House of the People ?

Consider the following statements :

1. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up during the Prime Ministership of Lal Bahadur Shastri.
2. The Members for CAT are drawn from both judicial and administrative streams.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements :

1. The number of Ministries at the Centre on 15th August 1947 was 18.
2. The number of Ministries at the Centre at present is 36.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Consider the following statements :

1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.
2. The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Which one of the following Union Ministries implements the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety ?

Where is the headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India located ?

Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning :

1. The Second Five-Year Plan emphasised on the establishment of heavy industries.
2. The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialisation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Consider the following statements :

1. The National School of Drama was set up by Sangeet Natak Akademi in 1959.
2. The highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi on a writer is by electing him its Fellow.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements :

1. The Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are created by the Prime Minister on the advice of the Cabinet Secretary.
2. Each of the Ministries is assigned to a Minister by the President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

A person has 4 coins each of different denomination. What is the number of different sums of money the person can form (using one or more coins at a time)?

How many numbers lie between 300 and 500 in which 4 comes only one time?

How many letters of the English alphabet (capitals) appear same when looked at in a mirror?

How many three-digit numbers can be generated from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 such that the digits are in ascending order?

There are four persons A, B, C, D; and A has some coins. A gave half of the coins to B and 4 more besides. B gave half of the coins to C and 4 more besides. C gave half of the coins to D and 4 more besides. Both B and D end up with same number of coins. How many coins did A have originally?

While adding the first few continuous natural numbers, a candidate missed one of the numbers and wrote the answer as 177. What was the number missed?