UPSC Prelims 2005 Previous Year Questions with Answers and Explanations

146 questions from the UPSC Prelims 2005 General Studies Paper I, each with the correct answer, a full explanation, why every option is right or wrong, and named sources. The other 4 questions of this paper are in the practice app while their explanations are checked.

Q1 · Geography: According to Census 2001, which one of the following Indian States has the maximum population in India after Uttar Pradesh?
Q2 · Geography: Itaipu Dam built on the River Parana is one of the largest dams in the world. Which one of the following two countries have this as a…
Q3 · Indian Polity: Consider the following statements : 1. There are 25 High Courts in India 2. Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a…
Q4 · Geography: Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?
Q5 · Geography: Consider the following statements : 1. Total land area of Earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers 2. Ratio of land area to…
Q6 · Environment & Ecology: Consider the following statements : 1. Kyoto Protocol came into force in the year 2005 2. Kyoto Protocol deals primarily with the…
Q7 · Geography: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q8 · Geography: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?
Q10 · Geography: For which one of the following countries, is Spanish not an official language?
Q11 · Art & Culture: Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award?
Q12 · Environment & Ecology: Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (National Park/Wild - life…
Q13 · Modern History: Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?
Q14 · Current Affairs: Who among the following is the President of the FICCI?
Q15 · Indian Economy: Consider the following statements : 1. During the year 2004, India’s foreign exchange reserves did not exceed the 125 billion U.S. Dollar…
Q16 · Science & Technology: Consider the following statements : 1. Anhydrous sodium carbonate is commonly known as baking soda 2. Baking soda is used in fire…
Q17 · Science & Technology: Consider the following statements : 1. A geostationary satellite is at an approximate height of 10,000 km 2. FM transmission of music is…
Q18 · Science & Technology: What is the order of magnitude of electric resistance of the human body (dry)?
Q19 · Geography: Consider the following statements : 1. The axis of the earth’s magnetic field is inclined at 23 ½° to the geographic axis of the earth. 2.…
Q20 · Current Affairs: Which one of the following is the landmark performance of Dr. V. Mohan Reddy, an Indian born doctor working in USA, during February, 2005
Q21 · Science & Technology: Pneumoconiosis afflicts the workers who work mainly in
Q22 · Ancient History: Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other three?
Q23 · Modern History: Consider the following statements : The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for 1. The provincial autonomy 2. The establishment of…
Q24 · Modern History: Consider the following statements : 1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on…
Q25 · Modern History: Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?
Q26 · Current Affairs: Which countries played in the Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Final in the year 2004?
Q27 · Geography: Where do the Sahariya tribals, who were recently in the news, live?
Q28 · Art & Culture: Whose autobiography is the book “My Music, My Life”?
Q29 · Indian Economy: Consider the following statements : 1. India is the only country in the world producing all the five known commercial varieties of silk.…
Q30 · Science & Technology: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q31 · Geography: Match items in the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Power Station) (A)…
Q32 · Geography: For which one of the following, is Satara well - known?
Q33 · Indian Economy: Which one of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called ‘e - chaupals’?
Q34 · Indian Economy: Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
Q35 · Indian Economy: Match items in the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Person) (A) V.R.S.…
Q36 · Medieval History: Which one of the following is the correct statement?
Q37 · Current Affairs: Which one of the following was probed by the Liberhan Commission?
Q38 · Indian Economy: Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by a public limited company?
Q39 · Art & Culture: Consider the following statements: 1. Champaner - Pavagadh Archaeological Park 2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai 3.…
Q40 · Geography: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q41 · Geography: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South?
Q42 · Geography: Where are the Balearic Islands located?
Q43 · Geography: Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania?
Q44 · Current Affairs: Match List - I (Distinguished Person) with List - II (Achievement/Known as) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the…
Q45 · Current Affairs: Consider the following statements: 1. The Charter of the United Nations Organization was adopted at Geneva, Switzerland in June 1945. 2.…
Q46 · Current Affairs: Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Distinguished Person) (A) B.V.…
Q47 · Indian Polity: Consider the following statements: 1. The Parliament cannot enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India as its jurisdiction is…
Q48 · Indian Polity: Consider the following statements: 1. Article 301 pertains to the Right to Property. 2. Right to Property is a legal right but not a…
Q49 · Science & Technology: Who among the following invented Lasers?
Q50 · Indian Polity: Consider the following statements: 1. Articles 371A to 371I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of…
Q51 · Indian Polity: Consider the following statements: 1. Part IX of the Constitution of India contains provisions for Panchayats and was inserted by the…
Q52 · Modern History: Consider the following statements: 1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Shimla Conference took place. 2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took…
Q53 · Modern History: Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?
Q54 · Modern History: Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857, belong to?
Q55 · Modern History: Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Movement / Satyagraha Person Actively Associated With 1. Champaran Rajendra Prasad…
Q56 · Modern History: Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918?
Q57 · Modern History: Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?
Q58 · Modern History: In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a communist party of India?
Q59 · Modern History: At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?
Q60 · Modern History: In which one of the following provinces was a Congress Ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?
Q61 · Modern History: Consider the following statements: On the eve of the launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi 1. Asked the Government servants to…
Q62 · Modern History: Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the World War I, based?
Q63 · Modern History: What was Komagata Maru?
Q64 · Modern History: Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?
Q65 · Current Affairs: Recently, to which of the following countries did India offer to build a Buddha Temple?
Q66 · Current Affairs: Which one of the following is not an ASEAN member?
Q67 · Indian Polity: Consider the following: 1. Disputes with mobile cellular companies 2. Motor accident cases 3. Pension cases For which of the above are Lok…
Q69 · Current Affairs: Consider the following statements : 1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly. 2. The Council of the Federation in the…
Q70 · Geography: Consider the following statements : 1. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 2. England covers less than…
Q71 · Science & Technology: Consider the following statements : 1. During the process of osmosis, the solvent travels from the concentrated solution to the dilute…
Q72 · Indian Economy: Consider the following statements : 1. Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) has been established by the International Development…
Q73 · Indian Economy: Consider the following statements : 1. Sensex is based on 50 of the most important stocks available on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 2.…
Q74 · Science & Technology: Consider the following statements : 1. The Headquarters of the International Organization for Standardization are located in Rome 2. ISO…
Q75 · Modern History: Consider the following statements : 1. In the First Round Table Conference Dr. Ambedkar demanded electorates for the depressed classes. 2.…
Q76 · Modern History: Consider the following statements : 1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging…
Q77 · Modern History: Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
Q78 · Geography: Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St - Helens located?
Q79 · Geography: Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Q80 · Geography: Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following?
Q81 · Geography: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
Q82 · Environment & Ecology: Which one of the following is not a Biosphere Reserve?
Q83 · Geography: Assertion (A): The same face of the Moon is always presented to the Earth. Reason (R): The Moon rotates about its own axis in 23½ days…
Q84 · Science & Technology: Assertion (A): Existence of human life on Venus is highly improbable. Reason (R): Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its…
Q85 · Science & Technology: Assertion (A): All the proteins in our food are digested in small intestine only. Reason (R): The protein - digesting enzymes from…
Q86 · Science & Technology: Assertion (A): Amoeba reproduces by fission. Reason (R): All unicellular organisms reproduce by asexual methods.
Q87 · Geography: Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti - clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Reason (R): The…
Q88 · Science & Technology: Assertion (A): The main constituent of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas is methane. Reason (R): Methane can be used directly for burning in…
Q89 · Science & Technology: Assertion (A): The person with diabetes insipidus feels thirsty. Reason (R): A person with diabetes insipidus suffers from excess…
Q90 · Science & Technology: Consider the following statements : 1. Vigyan Rail is a Science Exhibition on wheels organized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial…
Q91 · Indian Economy: Consider the following statements : 1. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is liquefied under extremely cold temperatures and high pressure to…
Q92 · Science & Technology: Which is Krishnan’s hometown?
Q93 · Science & Technology: Which College is situated in Inder’s hometown?
Q94 · Science & Technology: Who studies in Bhopal?
Q95 · Science & Technology: If Inder studies in Ahmedabad, then which one of the following is the correct combination of Person - Hometown - Place of Study?
Q96 · Science & Technology: Left pan of a faulty balance weighs 100 gram more than its right pan. A shopkeeper keeps the weight measure in the left pan while buying…
Q97 · Science & Technology: On a railway route between two places A and B, there are 10 stations on the way. If 4 new stations are to be added, how many types of new…
Q98 · Science & Technology: Aryan runs at a speed of 40 metre/minute. Rahul follows him after an interval of 5 minutes and runs at a speed of 50 metre/minute. Rahul’s…
Q99 · Science & Technology: A big rectangular plot of area 4320 m² is divided into 3 square - shaped smaller plots by fencing parallel to the smaller side of the…
Q100 · Science & Technology: Match List - I (Atomic Power Plants/Heavy Water Plants) with List - II (State) and select the correct answer using the code given below…
Q101 · Science & Technology: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given substances in the decreasing order of their densities?
Q103 · Science & Technology: 2 men and 1 woman board a bus in which 5 seats are vacant. One of these five seats is reserved for ladies. A woman may or may not sit on…
Q104 · Indian Polity: Consider the following statements: 1. The Constitution of India has 20 parts. 2. There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in…
Q105 · Indian Polity: Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
Q106 · Current Affairs: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q107 · Current Affairs: Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Publication - Group 1. Sportstar - The Hindu publication group 2. Business - world…
Q108 · Current Affairs: Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Enterprise - Industrial Group 1. VSNL - Bharti Group 2. Mundra Special Economic…
Q109 · Current Affairs: In which country is Bandung, where the Conference of African and Asian nations was held which led to establishing Non - Aligned Movement…
Q110 · Current Affairs: Match items in the List - I (Businesswoman) with List - II (Company) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:…
Q111 · Science & Technology: A square is divided into 9 identical smaller squares. Six identical balls are to be placed in these smaller squares such that each of the…
Q112 · Science & Technology: There are 6 persons - A, B, C, D, E and F. They are to be seated in a row such that B never sits anywhere ahead of A. In how many…
Q113 · Indian Economy: For which one of the following items is Tirupur well - known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world?
Q114 · Indian Economy: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? Project - Company
Q115 · Environment & Ecology: Virtual water trade is being looked at by experts as a solution to the world’s water crisis. What does virtual water (VW) imply?
Q116 · Current Affairs: Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways: 1. The Headquarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.…
Q117 · Science & Technology: 300 persons are participating in a meeting, out of which 120 are foreigners and the rest are Indians. Out of the Indians there are 110 men…
Q118 · Science & Technology: There are 6 persons: A, B, C, D, E and F. (i) A has 3 items more than C (ii) D has 2 items less than B (iii) E has 6 items less than F…
Q119 · Science & Technology: Ten identical particles are moving randomly inside a closed box. What is the probability that at any given point of time all ten particles…
Q120 · Science & Technology: An equilateral triangular plate is to be cut into a number of identical small equilateral triangular plates. Which one of the following…
Q121 · Science & Technology: There are 10 identical coins and each one of them has ‘H’ engraved on one face and ‘T’ engraved on the other face. These 10 coins are…
Q122 · Geography: Which one of the following states border Uttar Pradesh? 1. Punjab 2. Rajasthan 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Jharkhand Select the correct answer…
Q123 · Geography: Which one of the following cities is the seat of Parliament of South Africa?
Q124 · Current Affairs: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? British Prime Minister - Political Party
Q125 · Current Affairs: Match items in the List - I with those in the List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List - I…
Q126 · Geography: In which one of the following countries is Tamil a major language?
Q127 · Geography: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Indian cities in the decreasing order of their normal annual rainfall?
Q128 · Geography: Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List - I (City) A. Washington D.C. B.…
Q129 · Indian Polity: Consider the following statements: 1. The Constitution of the United States of America came into force in the year 1810. 2. All revenue…
Q130 · Science & Technology: Which one of the following diseases of milching animals are infectious? 1. Foot and Mouth disease 2. Anthrax 3. Black Quarter 4. Cowpox…
Q131 · Current Affairs: Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition Board work?
Q132 · Science & Technology: Consider the following statements: 1. Dengue is a protozoan disease transmitted by mosquitoes. 2. Retro - orbital pain is not a symptom of…
Q134 · Environment & Ecology: Consider the following statements: 1. Silent Valley National Park is in the Nallamalai range. 2. Pathrakkadavu Hydroelectric Project is…
Q135 · Current Affairs: In which one of the following countries did hundreds of people die in the year 2004 as a result of flooding and mudslides triggered by…
Q136 · Geography: Consider the following statements: 1. Area - wise, Chhattisgarh is larger than West Bengal. 2. According to the 2001 Census, the…
Q137 · Geography: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Current Name - Old Name
Q138 · Environment & Ecology: Which one of the following statements is correct?
Q139 · Current Affairs: Where was the world’s largest ever meet on HIV/AIDS held in July, 2004?
Q140 · Indian Economy: Consider the following statements: 1. Global Trust Bank has been amalgamated with the Punjab National Bank. 2. The second report of the…
Q141 · Indian Economy: Which one of the following are the correct statements on the basis of Census - 2001?
Q142 · Indian Polity: The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act is related to:
Q143 · Indian Economy: Consider the following statements: 1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning Programme. 2. The…
Q144 · Current Affairs: Match items in List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List - I (Lawn Tennis…
Q145 · Current Affairs: Match items in List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List - I (Former Sportsperson)…
Q146 · Geography: Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Q147 · Environment & Ecology: Consider the following statements: 1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20 % of its geographical area. Out of the total forest…
Q148 · Current Affairs: Consider the following statements: 1. The Man Booker Prize is awarded to citizens of any of the countries of the British Commonwealth or…
Q149 · Indian Economy: Consider the following statements: 1. The number of post offices in India is in excess of 1.5 lakhs. 2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited…
Q150 · Current Affairs: Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Person - Award 1. Champa Devi Shukla - Goldman Environmental Prize 2. Dr. P. Sri…

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