UPSC

Rhodiola has been a significant herb of research interests among the scientist all over the world. Consider the statements w.r.t Rhodiola
1. It has immunomodulatory, adaptogenic and radio-protecting abilities.
2. The root part is used by local people as vegetables
3. It is found in cold regions of the world

Which of the following statements is /are correct

Consider the following statements with regard to the public expenditure on education in India.
1. Elementary education takes a major share of total education expenditure.
2. Expenditure per student in tertiary education is higher than that of elementary.
3. Public expenditure on education per year is greater than that in Defence sector.

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सड़कों को प्रकाशित करने के लिए उद्दीप्त बल्बों की अपेक्षा नियाॅन या सोडियम वाष्प लैम्प को प्राथमिकता दी जाती है क्यों?  

 In which of the following fields was the first co-operative movement in India initiated?

Consider the following statements with respect to state economy.
1. Socialist & Communist economies are the forms of state economy
2. Planning is the central theme of state economy.
3. India at present is pursuing state economy.

 

Which of the following is/are correct?

With reference to the food chains in Ecosystems which of the following kinds of organism is/are known as decomposer organism/ organisms ?
1. Virus
2. Fungi
3. Bacteria
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Consider the following pairs:

​Q. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Marginal Cost of funds based Lending Rate’ (MCLR):
1. It aims to improve the transmission of policy rates into the lending rates of banks. 
2. It helps the banks to become more competitive and enhance their long run value. 
3. It ensures availability of bank loans at interest rates which are fair to the borrowers as well as the banks. 
4. It aims to improve transparency in the methodology followed by banks for determining interest rates. 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

When a bill has been passed by one house and transmitted to the other house in the Indian Parliament, in which of the following circumstances the President of India may call for joint sitting to remove the deadlock?
1. The Bill is rejected by the other house.
2. More than three months have elapsed from the date of receipt of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it.

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There are six villages namely A, B, C, D, E and F. Further, it is known that:
F is 1 km to the west of D and they are connected by motorable road.
B is 1 km to the east of E and they are connected by a muddy path which is non motorable.
A is 2 km to the north of E and they are connected by a motorable road.
C is 1 km to the east of A. C is not connected by roads. It is accessible only by a path in the jungle.
D is 1 km to the south of A and is connected by a motorable road.

Q. A person takes 10 min to cover 1 km distance on a motorable road, 30 min to cover 1 km on the muddy path and 1 hour to cover 1 km in the jungle terrain. How long will he take to reach A from B?

Consider the following regarding the Civil Disobedience Movement:
1. During the Civil Disobedience Movement women, youth and students played the most important role in the boycott of foreign cloth and liquor.

2. During the Civil Disobedience Movement East India became the scene of a new kind of no tax campaign refusal to pay the chowkidara tax.

3. The participation of Muslims in the Civil Disobedience Movement was certainly nowhere near that in 1920-22.

4. The Civil Disobedience got immense support from the poor and the illiterate.

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What is/are the purpose of ‘District Mineral Foundations” in India?
1. Promoting mineral explorative activities in mineral-rich districts
2. Protecting the interests of the persons affected by mining operations
3. Authorizing State Governments to issue licenses for mineral exploration
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 Remittances to India have declined by what percent in 2016, according to World Bank India?

In the context of which of the following do some scientists the use of cirrus cloud thinning technique and the injection of sulphate aerosol into stratosphere?

Which of the following is correct?
I. In a first, Europe-based Astronomers have discovered a ring encircling an egg-shaped dwarf planet Haumea that has an orbit beyond Neptune.
II. Haumea has a diameter three times smaller thanthe Moon and has a ring width of 70 km.
III. The Black Swan in England has been named the World's best Restaurant by the TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards, which are based on Millions of Customer reviews over a 12-month period.

In which one of the following States has India's largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently? 

Match the following:

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Photochemical smog is a resultant of the reaction among ? 

Consider the following statements regarding North Indian Plains :

1. The pebble deposited in a narrow belt lying parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks is called as Bhangar.
2. The belt of older alluvium deposits is called as Bhabar.

Which of the given statement(s) is/are true?

Consider the following statements regarding Anti-Defection Law
1. It was introduced by the 52nd Amendment in 1985 during tenure of Rajiv Gandhi.
2. A party could be merged into another if at least one-thirds of its party legislators voted for the merger and anti-defection doesn’t apply in this case
3. If a member has been elected as “Independent”, he / she would be disqualified if joined a political party.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Which of the undermentioned facts about Taj is not correct?

Which of the following statements is/are true about Rowlatt Satyagraha:

1. Gandhiji called off the Satyagraha after the incident of Jalliawallah bagh
2. The Satyagraha had no support from the Muslim League and the Home Rule League

Which of the following energy sources are not the conventional sources of energy ?

How many different differences can be obtained by taking only 2 numbers at a time from 3, 5,2,10 and 15? 

The first Muslim incursion on Deccan occurred during the reign of

Silver fir is found in the following type of vegetation zone:

The oxidising agent used to convert alcohols into carboxylic acid is:

Volcanoes are

Which of the following factors have never been accounted in the calculation of poverty in India before the Rangarajan committee came up with its report on Poverty?
1. Cost of basic Education
2. Health expenses
3. Housing expenses
4. Nutrition based expenses

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Which of the following government actions can be used as remedy for the “recession”
phase of the business cycle?
1. Cut in the direct and indirect taxes.
2. Slashing interest rate and liberalizing the lending procedures.
3. Upward revision of salaries and wages.

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What is the maximum period upto which a proclamation issued by the President under Article 356 of the Constitution and approved/extended by the Parliament may, normally, remain in force?

In the South Atlantic and South Eastern Pacific regions in tropical latitudes, cyclone does not originate. What is the reason?

Life was created by some supernatural power. This theory is :

Recently the Second National Lok Adalat held across the country amicably settled about 1.25 crore pending and pre-litigation cases and brought financial relief to ordinary litigants in a single day. Which of the following
statements regarding Lok Adalats is/are correct?
1. The first Lok Adalat in India was held at Junagarh, Gujarat, the land of Mahatma Gandhi.
2. The Lok Adalat is presided over by a sitting or retired judicial officer or other person of respect and legal
knowledge.
3. No appeal lies against the order of the Lok Adalat.

4. The procedural laws and the Evidence Act are strictly followed during litigation.
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With reference to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. IUCN is an organ of the United Nations and CITES is an international agreement between governments
2. IUCN runs thousands of field projects around the world to better manage natural environments.
3. CITES is legally binding on the States that have joined it, but this Convention does not take the place of national laws.
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Flue gas is the gas exiting to the atmosphere via a flue, which is a pipe or channel for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, oven, furnace, boiler or steam generator. It usually consist of mostly 

Which of the following has/have been accorded ‘Geographical Indication’ status?
1. Banaras Brocades and Sarees
2. Rajasthani Daal-Bati-Churma
3. Tirupathi Laddu
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Tomara Rajputs were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of

The earliest and best exposition of the doctrines of Bhagavatism is to be found in the     

Vultures which used to be very common in Indian countryside some years ago are rarely seen nowadays. This is attributed to:

Consider the following statements with respect to measures taken by RBI monetary policy committee to tackle CoVID-19:

Which of the following codes below given is/are correct?

In the Constitution of India, promotion of international peace and security is included in the__:

What was the basis for constituting the Constituent Assembly of India?

Which of the following was the reason behind the Khilafat agitation in India?

The Indian Constitution recognises minorities on the basis of

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect about volcanoes?

1. Dormant volcanoes have not erupted at all in historic times.
2. The Himalayas have no active volcano.
3. The greatest concentration of volcanoes is found in Circum-pacific region.

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The art of Zari work is cantered in which state of India?

Fiscal consolidation is one of the objectives of India’s economic policy. Which of the following would help in fiscal consolidation?

1. Increasing taxes

2. Getting more loans

3. Reducing subsidies

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How many natural numbers below 660 are divisible by 5 and 11 but not by 3?

The office of the Guru of Sikhs became hereditary from the period of Guru    

Consider the following statements with respect to e-Waste clinic:|
1. India’s first e-Waste clinic is going to set up in Bhopal
2. Bhopal Municipal Corporation and Ministry of Environment joined hands to start eWaste clinic initiative
Which of the following below given codes are correct?

According to the latest excavations, Manda is the______site of the Indus Civilization?

Seasonal hunger occurs in :

Consider the following statements regarding Article 33 of the Indian Constitution:
1. The power to make laws under Article 33 is conferred only on Parliament and not on the state legislatures.
2. The laws made under Article 33 cannot be challenged in any court for violation of any of the fundamental rights.
3. Laws made under Article 33 cover only combatant employees and officers of armed forces.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following has a platform inside the citadel with fire-altars on top of it?

A. Kalibangan              B. Banwali

C. Harappa                  D. Chanhudaro

E. Lothal                      F. Mohenjodaro                                                                  

Identify the diagram. Options are as follows

The Govemment of India tried to increase the number of purchasers of British goods by following a policy of

Out of the given options, which one refer to the land used for grazing cattle

Which of the following statements about ‘Tillite’ is correct?