[MCQ]General Studies For UPSC Civil Services Exam(GS Paper 1), SET 35||DEB STUDY

 General Studies For UPSC Civil Services Exam

UPSC CS EXAM MCQ Q.1

Which of the following adds/add nitrogen to the soil?

1. Excretion of urea by animals

2. Burning of coal by man

3. Death of vegetation

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans.(c)

UPSC CS EXAM MCQ Q.2

According to the Constitution of India, which of the following are fundamental for the governance of the country?

(a) Fundamental Rights

(b) Fundamental duties

(c) Directive Principles of the State Policy

(d) Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties

Ans.(c)

UPSC CS EXAM MCQ Q.3

The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because

(a) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919

(b) Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the Provinces

(c) there was no Indian member in the Simon Commission

(d) The Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country

Ans.(c)

UPSC CS EXAM MCQ Q.4

An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates that the

(a) market rate of interest is likely to fall

(b) Central Bank is no longer making loans to commercial banks.

(c) Central Bank is following an easy money policy

(d) Central Bank is following a tight money policy

Ans.(d)

UPSC CS EXAM MCQ Q.5

In India, deficit financing is used for raising resources for

(a) economic development

(b) redemption of public debt

(c) adjusting the balance of payments

(d) reducing the foreign debt

Ans.(a)

UPSC CS EXAM MCQ Q.6

Which one of the following terms describes not only the physical space occupied by an organism, but also it's functional role in the community of organisms?

(a) Ecotone

(b) Ecological niche

(c) Habitat

(d) Home range

Ans.(b)

UPSC CS EXAM MCQ Q.7

The chess player Alexi Shirov represents

(a) Albania

(b) Kazhakstan

(c) Russia

(d) Spain

Ans.(d)

UPSC CS EXAM MCQ Q.8

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

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans.(b)

UPSC CS EXAM MCQ Q.9

The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where

(a) warm and cold atmospheric currents meet

(b) rivers drain out large amounts of fresh water into the sea

(c) warm and cold oceanic currents meet

(d) continental shelf is undulating

Ans.(c)

UPSC CS EXAM MCQ Q.10

With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Sankhya school:

1. Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul

2. Sankhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent

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

Ans.(b)

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