Public prelims questions

2014 Environment & Ecology

Every year, a month-long ecologically important campaign/festival is held during which certain communities/tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the f...

2014 Geography

Consider the following pairs 1. Dampa Tiger Reserve: Mizoram 2. Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary: Sikkim 3. Saramati Peak: Nagaland Which of the above pairs is /are correctly...

2015 Economy

With reference to Indian economy, consider the following : 1. Bank rate 2. Open market operations 3. Public debt 4. Public revenue Which of the above is/are component...

2015 Environment & Ecology

With reference to ‘dugong’, mammal found in India, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a herbivorous marine animal. 2. It is found along the ent...

2015 Geography

“Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form than rain co...

2015 Indian Polity

With Reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It has increased the share of States in the central divisible...

2016 Economy

‘Global Financial Stability Report’ is prepared by the -

2016 Environment & Ecology

Which of the following is/are the advantage/advantages of practising drip irrigation? 1. Reduction in weed 2. Reduction in soil salinity 3. Reduction in soil erosio...

2016 Science & Technology

In the context of the developments in bioinformatics, the term ‘transcriptome’, sometimes seen in the news, refer to -

2017 Economy

With reference to ‘National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is an organ of NITI Aayog. 2. It has a corpus...

2017 Environment & Ecology

Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?

2017 Indian Polity

Which of the following statements is/are true of the Fundamental Duties of an Indian citizen? 1. A legislative process has been provided to enforce these duties. 2. T...

2018 Economy

Consider the following statements: 1. Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) is the amount that banks have to maintain in the form of their own funds to offset any loss that ba...

2018 Environment & Ecology

"Momentum for Change: Climate Neutral Now" is an initiative launched by

2018 Indian Polity

"Rule of Law Index" is released by which of the following?

2018 Modern History

Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the -

2018 Science & Technology

With reference to India’s satellite launch vehicles, consider the following statements: 1. PSLVs launch the satellites useful for Earth resources monitoring whereas G...

2019 Economy

The economic cost of food grains to the Food Corporation of India is Minimum Support Price and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers plus

2019 Environment & Ecology

Which of the following statements are correct about the deposits of ‘methane hydrate’? 1. Global warming might trigger the release of methane gas from these deposits. ...

2019 Indian Polity

Under which Schedule of the Constitution of India can the transfer of tribal land to private parties for mining be declared null and void?