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GS Paper 1 · Set A
UPSC Prelims 2017
100 questions · 2 marks each · Negative marking 1/3
Hard
5%
5 questions
Current affairs
29%
29 questions
Top subject
Polity
25 questions · 25%
General cut-off
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Out of 200
Subject breakdown
Polity
25 (25%)
History
14 (14%)
Environment
14 (14%)
Economy
13 (13%)
International Relations
9 (9%)
Science & Technology
9 (9%)
Current Affairs
8 (8%)
Geography
8 (8%)
All 100 questions
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| #▲ | Topic↕ | Subject↕ | Type↕ | Difficulty↕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parliament of India - Private Members Bills | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 2 | Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley Civilization | History | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 3 | Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme | Curr. Affairs | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 4 | Eastern and Western Ghats Ecological Link | Geography | Factual single | Hard | ↗Read |
| 5 | Concept of Equality in Society | Polity | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 6 | TRAFFIC - Trade Related Analysis of Fauna and Flora | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 7 | 42nd Amendment Directive Principles | Polity | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 8 | Concept of Rights in Political Theory | Polity | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 9 | Global Gender Gap Index Rankings | Curr. Affairs | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 10 | Smart India Hackathon 2017 | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 11 | Monetary Policy Committee Structure | Economy | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 12 | Manipuri Sankirtana Dance Form | History | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 13 | Ryotwari Settlement Introduction | History | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 14 | Bioremediation Pollution Technology | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 15 | Trade Disputes Act 1929 | History | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 16 | Local Self-Government Definition | Polity | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 17 | Directive Principles Limitations | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 18 | Digital Single Market Strategy EU | IR | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 19 | Tidal Bore Phenomenon India | Geography | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 20 | Benami Property Transactions Act | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 21 | Ecological consequences of species decline | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 22 | Limitations of algae-based biofuel production | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 23 | National Nutrition Mission objectives | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 24 | Factories Act and labour movement in British India | History | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 25 | Carbon sequestration sites for climate mitigation | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 26 | Butler Committee 1927 objectives | History | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 27 | Domestic Content Requirement concept | Economy | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 28 | Nuclear Security Summits and fissile materials | IR | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 29 | National Pension System eligibility criteria | Economy | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 30 | River Teesta geography and characteristics | Geography | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 31 | Zika Virus Disease Transmission | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 32 | Quality Certification Standards in India | Economy | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 33 | National Agriculture Market Scheme | Economy | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 34 | National Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 35 | Wildlife Protection Act Schedule Classification | Environment | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 36 | Fundamental Duties of Indian Citizens | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 37 | Indian Renaissance and Reform Movements | History | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 38 | Preamble to the Constitution of India | Polity | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 39 | Quality Council of India Establishment and Governance | Polity | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 40 | Small Finance Banks Objectives and Purpose | Economy | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 41 | Asia Pacific Housing Conference | IR | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 42 | Democracy and Human Excellence | Polity | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 43 | Unified Payments Interface Impact | Economy | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 44 | Cosmology and Universe Concepts | S&T | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 45 | Genome Sequencing in Agriculture | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 46 | Parliamentary Form of Government | Polity | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 47 | Rights and Duties Relationship | Polity | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 48 | Constitution's Intent and Philosophy | Polity | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 49 | Indian Geography and State Routes | Geography | How-many counting | Hard | ↗Read |
| 50 | Parliamentary Control Mechanisms | Polity | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 51 | Kakatiya Kingdom seaports | History | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 52 | Global Climate Change Alliance | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 53 | Buddhist and Jain philosophical sects | History | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 54 | Mediterranean Sea borders | Geography | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 55 | National Investment and Infrastructure Fund | Economy | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 56 | Global Infrastructure Facility | IR | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 57 | Nomination for Lok Sabha elections | Polity | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 58 | Geographic spread of Indian features | Geography | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 59 | Biological Oxygen Demand measurement | Environment | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 60 | UN-Habitat role and partnerships | IR | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 61 | National Skills Qualification Framework | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 62 | Dyarchy in Indian Constitutional History | History | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 63 | National Career Service Initiative | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 64 | Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets | Economy | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 65 | Climate and Clean Air Coalition | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 66 | Indian Ocean Dipole and Monsoon Forecasting | Environment | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 67 | Gharial Natural Habitat | Geography | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 68 | Indian Ocean Naval Symposium | IR | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 69 | Bodhisattva Padmapani Painting | History | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 70 | Traditions and Communities Matching | History | Matching pairs | Hard | ↗Read |
| 71 | Water conservation in agriculture | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 72 | Soil Health Card Scheme objectives | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 73 | Unwanted chemicals in common materials | S&T | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 74 | OLED display advantages | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 75 | Sun temples in India | History | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 76 | Election requirements and procedure | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 77 | Economic changes post-1991 liberalization | Economy | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 78 | Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology | S&T | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 79 | National Payments Corporation of India | Economy | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 80 | M-STrIPES program | Environment | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 81 | Goods and Services Tax implementation benefits | Economy | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 82 | Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement | IR | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 83 | Trade Facilitation Agreement WTO ratification | IR | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 84 | Chabahar Port strategic importance for India | IR | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 85 | Cyber security incident reporting mandate India | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 86 | Right to vote classification in Indian Constitution | Polity | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 87 | Evolved Laser Interferometer Space Antenna gravitational waves | S&T | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 88 | Vidyanjali Yojana education improvement scheme | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 89 | Unnat Bharat Abhiyan program objectives | Curr. Affairs | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 90 | Election Commission India structure and functions | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 91 | Wildlife Protection and Biodiversity | Environment | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 92 | Judicial Review in India | Polity | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 93 | Chronology of Indian Freedom Struggle | History | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 94 | India's Tax and Fiscal Trends | Economy | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 95 | Wildlife Translocation and Conservation | Environment | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 96 | President's Rule and Constitutional Provisions | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 97 | Fundamental Rights and Right Against Exploitation | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 98 | Geography of South and Southeast Asia | Geography | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 99 | Parliamentary System and Cabinet Governance | Polity | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 100 | Indian Federalism and Constitutional Features | Polity | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |