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GS Paper 1 · Set A

UPSC Prelims 2019

100 questions · 2 marks each · Negative marking 1/3

Hard
18%
18 questions
Current affairs
16%
16 questions
Top subject
Economy
20 questions · 20%
General cut-off
Out of 200

Subject breakdown

Economy
20 (20%)
Polity
19 (19%)
History
16 (16%)
Environment
15 (15%)
Science & Technology
15 (15%)
Geography
10 (10%)
International Relations
5 (5%)

All 100 questions

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#TopicSubjectTypeDifficulty
1Mughal India AdministrationHistoryStatement-basedMediumRead
2Land Reforms Independent IndiaHistoryFactual singleMediumRead
3Global Competitiveness Report PublisherIRFactual singleEasyRead
4Charter Act 1813 British IndiaHistoryStatement-basedMediumRead
5Swadeshi Movement IndiaHistoryStatement-basedEasyRead
6Indian Nationalist Movements LeadersHistoryMatching pairsMediumRead
7Harappan Archaeological SitesHistoryFactual singleMediumRead
8Ashoka Relief Sculpture InscriptionsHistoryFactual singleHardRead
9Mahayana Buddhism FeaturesHistoryStatement-basedEasyRead
10Vishti Forced Labour Gupta PeriodHistoryFactual singleMediumRead
11Temple Architecture in Medieval IndiaHistoryFactual singleMediumRead
12Delhi Sultanate Administrative SystemsHistoryStatement-basedMediumRead
13Medieval Saints and Their ChronologyHistoryStatement-basedHardRead
14British Colonial Rule and Gandhi's RoleHistoryStatement-basedMediumRead
15Indian National Movement PersonalitiesHistoryMatching pairsHardRead
16Mian Tansen: Mughal MusicianHistoryFactual singleMediumRead
17Mughal Artistic TraditionsHistoryFactual singleMediumRead
18National Parks and BiogeographyGeographyFactual singleMediumRead
19Government Organizations and MissionsPolityFactual singleEasyRead
20Earth's Orbital Mechanics and Solar GeometryGeographyFactual singleMediumRead
21Plant domestication New World originsGeographyFactual singleMediumRead
22Wildlife distribution naturally found only in IndiaGeographyStatement-basedMediumRead
23Famous places and river associationsGeographyMatching pairsMediumRead
24Official poverty line variations across Indian StatesEconomyFactual singleMediumRead
25Climate engineering cirrus cloud thinning techniquesEnvironmentFactual singleMediumRead
26Pyrolysis and plasma gasification waste-to-energyS&TFactual singleMediumRead
27Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve protected areasEnvironmentMatching pairsHardRead
28Animal dietary and reproductive characteristicsS&TStatement-basedMediumRead
29Wildlife habitat location matchingGeographyMatching pairsHardRead
30Environmental concerns microbeads pollutionEnvironmentFactual singleMediumRead
31Himalayan nettle sustainable resourceEnvironmentFactual singleMediumRead
32Satellite remote sensing applications measurementS&TStatement-basedMediumRead
33Forest cover percentage state comparisonEnvironmentFactual singleHardRead
34Methane hydrate deposits climate impactEnvironmentStatement-basedMediumRead
35Crop biomass burning atmospheric emissionsEnvironmentStatement-basedMediumRead
36Seas and bordering countries matchingGeographyMatching pairsMediumRead
37World rice export leading countryEconomyFactual singleMediumRead
38Glaciers and river sources matchingGeographyMatching pairsHardRead
39Chemical pesticides agricultural useEnvironmentFactual singleEasyRead
40Ramsar Convention wetlands conservation rulesEnvironmentStatement-basedMediumRead
41Nitrogen and ammonia in environmentEnvironmentStatement-basedMediumRead
42Geographic features of Indian regionsGeographyFactual singleMediumRead
43Hydrogen-enriched CNG as transportation fuelS&TStatement-basedMediumRead
44Dew formation and atmospheric conditionsGeographyFactual singleEasyRead
45Constitutional amendments and judicial reviewPolityStatement-basedHardRead
46Impeachment of Supreme Court JudgesPolityStatement-basedHardRead
47Ninth Schedule introduction in ConstitutionPolityFactual singleMediumRead
48Coal sector in IndiaEconomyStatement-basedMediumRead
49Office of Profit disqualificationPolityStatement-basedHardRead
50Tribal land transfer and constitutional schedulesPolityFactual singleMediumRead
51Particularly Vulnerable Tribal GroupsPolityStatement-basedMediumRead
52Article 142 of ConstitutionPolityFactual singleHardRead
53State Legislative Assembly ProceduresPolityStatement-basedMediumRead
54UN Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime TreatiesIRStatement-basedHardRead
55Forest Rights Act and Bamboo RegulationsEnvironmentStatement-basedMediumRead
56Fundamental Right to MarriagePolityFactual singleEasyRead
57Patents and Intellectual Property in IndiaPolityStatement-basedMediumRead
58Environment Protection Act 1986EnvironmentStatement-basedEasyRead
59Solid Waste Management Rules 2016EnvironmentFactual singleMediumRead
60Industrial Employment Standing Orders AmendmentPolityStatement-basedMediumRead
61Banking and Financial ServicesEconomyFactual singleMediumRead
62Minor Minerals ManagementEconomyStatement-basedMediumRead
63India's External DebtEconomyStatement-basedMediumRead
64Commercial Bank Balance SheetEconomyFactual singleEasyRead
65Currency Crisis Risk ReductionEconomyStatement-basedMediumRead
66Constitutional Commission RecommendationsPolityFactual singleHardRead
67Participatory Notes and SecuritiesEconomyFactual singleHardRead
68Compensatory AfforestationEnvironmentStatement-basedMediumRead
69Regulatory Oversight MechanismsPolityMatching pairsHardRead
70Five-Year Plans and Economic StrategyEconomyStatement-basedHardRead
71Asian Infrastructure Investment BankIRStatement-basedEasyRead
72Inter-Creditor Agreement BanksEconomyFactual singleMediumRead
73Public Sector Bank GovernancePolityFactual singleMediumRead
74Petroleum Natural Gas RegulationPolityStatement-basedMediumRead
75Communication Technologies LTE VoLTES&TStatement-basedMediumRead
76Maternity Benefit Amendment Act 2017PolityStatement-basedMediumRead
77World Bank Ease of Doing BusinessEconomyFactual singleMediumRead
78Extended Producer Responsibility RulesEnvironmentFactual singleMediumRead
79Food Corporation Economic CostEconomyFactual singleMediumRead
80Social Capital DefinitionEconomyFactual singleMediumRead
81Constitutional Powers and Judicial ReviewPolityStatement-basedMediumRead
82Purchasing Power Parity and Economic RankingsEconomyStatement-basedMediumRead
83Kharif Crop Cultivation Trends in IndiaEconomyStatement-basedHardRead
84India's Agricultural Commodity ImportsEconomyFactual singleMediumRead
85Definition and Concept of LibertyPolityFactual singleMediumRead
86Monetary and Currency Management MeasuresEconomyFactual singleMediumRead
87RBI Payment System Data Storage DirectivesEconomyStatement-basedMediumRead
88General Data Protection Regulation ImplementationIRFactual singleEasyRead
89India's Nuclear Cooperation AgreementsIRFactual singleMediumRead
90Money Multiplier and Monetary EconomicsEconomyFactual singleMediumRead
91Digital Technologies for EntertainmentS&TStatement-basedMediumRead
92Early Human Species and AnthropologyS&TFactual singleMediumRead
93Recent Developments in Genetic ScienceS&TStatement-basedHardRead
94Digital Signatures and CryptographyS&TStatement-basedMediumRead
95Wearable Technology ApplicationsS&TStatement-basedEasyRead
96RNA Interference Technology ApplicationsS&TStatement-basedMediumRead
97Gravitational Waves DetectionS&TFactual singleMediumRead
98Antimicrobial Resistance and Drug ResistanceS&TStatement-basedMediumRead
99CRISPR and Cas9 Gene EditingS&TFactual singleMediumRead
100Hepatitis B and C Virus Transmission and CharacteristicsS&TStatement-basedMediumRead