UPSC Prelims Full Length Test – 2  

Q 1.Consider the following pairs:
Hills : Region

1. Kaimur : North-East India
2. Maikal Hill : East Central
3. Nallamalas : Western Ghats

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

A. 2 Only

B. 1 and 2 Only

C. 1,2 and 3

D. None

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Answer:-A. 2 Only

Q 2.Which of the following Autonomous District Council is not located in Mizoram?

A. Chakma Autonomous District Council

B. Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council

C. Lai Autonomous District Council

D. Mara Autonomous District Council

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Answer:-B. Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council

Q 3.Krishi Karman Awards are given for which of the following crops?
  1. Sugarcane
  2. Rice
  3. Wheat
  4. Pulses
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1, 2 & 3

B. Only 2, 3 & 4

C. Only 1, 2 & 4

D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

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Answer:-B. Only 2, 3 & 4

Q 4.Consider the following statements:

1. Mediterranean/ Chaparral biome is characterized by perennial, xerophyllous grasses
2. Savanna Biome is often transitional between tropical rainforests and hot deserts

Which of the above is / are correct statements?

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 & 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer:-B. Only 2

Q 5.Which of the following crops of India will be most affected due to unusual warmer winter?

1. Wheat
2. Cotton
3. Mustard
4. Groundnut

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1, 2 & 4

B. Only 2 & 3

C. Only 1 & 3

D. Only 1, 3 & 4

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Answer:-C. Only 1 & 3

Q 6. Consider the following official languages of India:

1. Sindhi and Nepali
2. Konkani and Manipuri
3. Bodo and Santhali
4. Santhali and Konkani
5. Dogri and Maithili

Which of the above languages were added to the 8th Schedule by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003?

A. 1 and 2

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 5

D. 4 and 5

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Answer:-C. 3 and 5

Q 7.Which of the following Tiger Reserves are correctly paired with their respective locations?

1. Udanti Sitanadi – Rajasthan
2. Dandeli Anashi – Chhattisgarh
3. Sariska – Odisha
4. Satkosia – Karnataka

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. 1 and 2

B. 1, 2, and 4

C. 2 ,3 and 4

D. None of them

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Answer:-D. None of them

Q 8.Which of the following is / are correct statements about State of Forests Report? 

1. The State of Forests Report (SFR) is brought out by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. 
2. The forest cover assessment of India is published in this annual report. 

Select the correct option from the codes given below: 

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer:-D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q 9.Arrange the following events in the order of their chronology:

1. August Offer
2. Poona Pact
3. Third Round Table Conference

Choose the correct option:

A. 1-2-3

B. 2-3-1

C. 2-1-3

D. 2-1-3

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Answer:-B. 2-3-1

Q 10.Which of the following temples were constructed at Khajuraho?

1. Jain temples
2. Vaishnavite Temples
3. Saivite Temples

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Only 1 & 3

B. Only 2 & 3

C. 1, 2 & 3

D. Only 1 & 2

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Answer:-C. 1, 2 & 3

Q 11.Consider the following statements:

1. Andal was a woman Alvar whose compositions were widely sung.
2. Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Shiva who adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal

Which of the above statements is / are correct?

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 & 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer:-C. Both 1 & 2

Q 12.Consider the following statements with respect to India’s geographical span:

1. The distance between India’s extreme latitudes is more in comparison to distance between India’s extreme longitudes
2. The total land-border of India is almost double of total coastline of India (including islands).

Which of the above is / are correct statements?

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 & 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer:-C. Both 1 & 2

Q 13.Which of the following Greek Explorers is considered to have left the earliest account of India?

A. Herodotus

B. Ctesias

C. Scylax

D. Hippalus

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Answer:-C. Scylax

Q 14. A 10 Kg block of Iron has which of the following twice in value in comparison to a 5 Kg block of Iron?

1. Inertia
2. Mass
3. Volume

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1 & 2

B. Only 2

C. Only 1 & 3

D. 1, 2 & 3

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Answer:-D. 1, 2 & 3

Q 15.Which of the following is / are correct statements with respect to Copper (Cu), Silver (Ag) and Gold (Au)?

1. All of them are can be found naturally in their elemental state
2. All of them belong to same group in the periodic table

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 & 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer:-C. Both 1 & 2

Q 16.Consider the following bodies:

1. Coffee Board of India
2. Tea Board, India
3. Rubber Board of India
4. Coconut Development Board

Which among the above are statutory bodies?

A. Only 1 & 2

B. Only 1, 2 & 3

C. Only 2, 3 & 4

D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

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Answer:-D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

Q 17.The impacts of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture can be mitigated by _?

1. Crop Diversification
2. Crop Insurance
3. Crop Rotation
4. Dryland Agriculture

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1, 2 & 3

B. Only 2, 3 & 4

C. Only 1, 2 & 3

D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

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Answer:-D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

Q 18.For which among the following commodities grown in India, the export is more than the domestic consumption?

1. Natural Rubber
2. Basmati Rice
3. Coffee

Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1 & 2

B. Only 2 & 3

C. Only 1 & 3

D. 1, 2 & 3

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Answer:-B. Only 2 & 3

Q 19.Consider the following:

1. Tejas
2. Pinaka
3. Rustom-II
4. Nirbhay

Which among the above is / are unmanned aerial vehicle(s)?

A. Only 1 & 2

B. Only 2 & 4

C. Only 3 & 4

D. Only 3

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Answer:-D. Only 3

Q 20.Indian Depository Receipt is :

1. denominated in Indian Rupee
2. used to raise funds by Indians in foreign markets
3. created by a domestic custodian

Which among the above is / are correct?

A. Only 1 & 2

B. Only 2 & 3

C. Only 1 & 3

D. 1, 2 & 3

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Answer:-C. Only 1 & 3

Q 21.Which among the following signs denote that a particular country is undergoing “Economic Development”?

1. Changing structure of GDP in favour of industry
2. Institutional changes in an economy
3. Larger Capital Inflows
4. Larger share of service industry in GDP

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1 & 4

B. Only 1, 3 & 4

C. Only 1, 2 & 4

D. 1,2, 3 & 4

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Answer:-C. Only 1, 2 & 4

Q 22.Consider the following:

1. Regressive taxation policy
2. Lowering interest rates by RBI
3. Increase in number of angel investors
4. Widening of the tax base by government

Which of the above will help to boost the Start-up India programme?

A. Only 1, 2 & 3

B. Only 2, 3 & 4

C. Only 1, 2 & 4

D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

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Answer:-B. Only 2, 3 & 4

Q 23.Which of the following were patrons of Buddhism?

1. Kharvela
2. Bimbisara
3. Ashoka
4. Harshavardhan

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1 and 2

B. Only 2, 3 and 4

C. Only 1, 2 and 4

D. Only 3 and 4

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Answer:-B. Only 2, 3 and 4

Q 24.Consider the following statements regarding Economic rules in the Maurya Empire:

1. The state appointed 21 superintendents (presidents) mainly to regulate its economic activities.
2. The samaharta was the supreme authority in charge of valuation and collection, and the sannidhata was the chief custodian of the state’s treasury and reserves.

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer:-B. Only 2

Q 25.Which of the following organizations have revoked the Russia’s ‘most favoured nation’ status?

1. NATO
2. G7
3. European Union
4. G20

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

A. Only 1 & 2

B. Only 1, 2 & 3

C. Only 1, 2 & 4

D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

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Answer:-B. Only 1, 2 & 3

Q 26 .Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Chola?

1. The Chola kingdom was called Coromandal.
2. Coromandal was situated to the north-east of the territory of the Pandyas, between the Pennar and the Velur rivers.

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer:-C. Both 1 and 2

Q 27.Consider the following statements:

1. Kaveripattanam was the capital of Chera kingdom.
2. Madurai was the capital of Pandya Kingdom.

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

A. Only 1

B. Only 2

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

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Answer:-B. Only 2

Q 28.Consider the following statements:

1. Ecotone has a low species richness.
2. Ecocline can be easily identified by distinct change in soil gradient and soil composition between two communities.
3. Edge effect refers to the changes in population or community structures that occur at the boundary of two habitats.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A. Only 1 & 2

B. Only 2 & 3

C. Only 1 & 3

D. 1, 2 & 3

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Answer:-C. Only 1 & 3

Q 29.‘Extraction of sand can cause a series of damages to the environment’. Which of the following are included in it?

1. Erosion
2. Salinity of aquifers
3. Loss of protection against storm surges
4. Impact on biodiversity

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

A.Only 1 & 4

B. Only 1, 3 & 4

C. Only 1, 2 & 3

D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

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Answer:-D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

Q 30.Which of the following pairs of ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) protected site and respective locations are matched correctly?

1. Martand Sun temple – Jammu & Kashmir
2. Jalakandeswarar temple – Tamil Nadu
3. Ranganthaswamy temple – Karnataka
4. Bateshwar Nath temple – Uttar Pradesh

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

A. Only 1, 2 & 3

B. Only 1, 3 & 4

C. Only 1, 2 & 4

D. 1, 2, 3 & 4

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Answer:-D. 1, 2, 3 & 4