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UPSC PRELIMS MOCKS - UPSC SURE QUESTIONS 2023

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 1.Which of the following is not the member of the G20? a) Indonesia b) Singapore c) Mexico d) Turkey Answer: (B) Explanation: Singapore is not the member of the G20. Q2. Which of the following organization releases the ‘Gender Inequality Index’? a) World Economic Forum b) UN Human Rights Council c) UN Women d) United Nations Development Programme Answer: (D) Explanation: The Gender Inequality Index (GII) is an index for measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Q3. Consider the following statements about ethanol: 1. Burning of ethanol does not emit any pollutants. 2. The ethanol blending programme is being focused upon as it has high land use efficiency. 3. The electric energy generated from solar energy in one hectare of land is equivalent to ethanol generated from 187 hectares of maize. Which of the statement/s given above is/are not correct? a) 1 only b) 1...
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ECONOMICS BASICS -MCQ UPSC-SSC-ALL EXAMS

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 1. Which of the following activities is part of India’s GDP? 1. Activities in Indian embassies and consulates in other countries 2. Air India services between two different countries 3. Economic activities of residents of India in international waters 4. Purchase of movie tickets by foreigners in India Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 only (b) 1, 2 & 3 only (c) 3 & 4 only (d) All of the above 2. Consider the following statements regarding Gross Domestic Product: 1. It is the value added by all the firms in the economy 2. It is the final value of goods and services produced in the economy 3. It is the sum total of final consumption and investment expenditure by government, private and household sector 4. It is the income received by the four factors of production Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 & 2 only (b) 1, 2 & 3 only (c) 1, 2 & 4 only (d) All of the above 3. Consider the following statements 1. Capital g...
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Economic growth and human development-questions

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  1. One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that: (a) investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries (b) productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agricultural (c) ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture (d) people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development  .   2. The main reason for low growth rate in India, in spite of high rate of savings and capital formation is : (a) high birth rate (b) low level of foreign and (c) low capital output ratio (d) high capital output ratio   3. Human Development Index comprises literacy rates, life expectancy at birth and (a) Gross National Product per head in the US dollars (b) Gross Domestic Product per head at real...
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Biodiversity Conservation

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  Biodiversity Conservation 1. Consider the following statements regarding keystone species: 1. Keystone species have low functional redundancy. 2. Keystone species are always the largest or most abundant species in an ecosystem. Which of the statement/s is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2   2. An invasive species can be any kind of living organism that is not native to an ecosystem and causes harm. Consider the following statements: 1. An invasive species does not have to come from another country. 2. Higher average temperatures and changes in rain and snow patterns caused by climate change will enable some invasive plant species to move into new areas. Which of the above statement/s is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2   3. With respect to International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species, consider t...
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