UPSC CSE Prelims · 1998
UPSC Prelims 1998 — Solved Previous Year Questions (PYQs) with Answers
All 66 solved UPSC (IAS) Prelims 1998 previous year questions, subject-wise, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Click any question for its full solution.
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🏛️ History & Art-Culture
- The concept of the Eightfold Path forms the theme of:
- Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Mrichchakatikam- Shudraka 2. Buddhacharita- Vasuvandhu …
- Many of the Greeks, Kushanas, and Shakas embraced Buddhism rather than Hinduism because:
- The Ashoka major rock edicts which tell us about the Sangam Kingdom include rock edicts:
- Which one of the following ancient Indian records is the earliest royal order to preserve food grains to be ut…
- Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Lothal: Ancient dockyard 2. Sarnath: First sermon of Bu…
- What is the correct chronological order in which the following appeared in India? 1. Gold Coin 2. Punch marked…
- The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of:
- Assertion (A): The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911. Reason …
- Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because:
- Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
- Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement. Reaso…
- Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922. Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led …
- What is the correct sequence of the following events? 1. The August offer 2. The I.N.A trial 3. The Quit India…
- Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy with specific instruction to:
- Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals. Reason (R): The Cripps Mission consisted solely of …
- When the Indian Muslims League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned…
- The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because:
- At the time of India’s Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was:
- “The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peac…
- The educated middle class in India:
- Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Theodore Beck: Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College, Aliga…
- Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party?
- Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant:
- Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was:
- Assertion (A): At first, the Turkish administration in India was essentially military. Reason (R): The country…
- The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the Mughal empire from the viewpoint of:
- Consider the following statements: Ahadis were those troopers who: 1. offered their services singly 2. did no…
- Consider the following: 1. Tughlaqabad fort 2. Lodi Garden 3. Qutab Minar 4. Fatehpur Sikri The cor…
🌍 Geography
- Consider the following statements regarding asteroids: 1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying size orbiting …
- Consider the following climatic conditions (northern hemisphere) : Temp. Rainfall °C cm. J 3.9 4.7 F 4.4 5.7 M…
- Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II …
- In the vicinity of Mumbai, a number of specialised towns have been developed. Match the lists of specialisatio…
- What is the correct sequence of the following Indian states in descending order of their length of surface roa…
- Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the map: Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 …
- Commercial production of mineral oil has started in which one of the areas of India, labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in…
- The four railway junctions shown by numerals 1, 2, 3, 4 on the rough outline map of Gujarat are respectively:
- Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the states (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) of India shown on th…
- Among the Indian States shown labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given, the correct sequence in d…
- When there is noon at I.S.T. meridian people at another place of the earth are taking their 6 O’ clock morning…
📈 Economy
- Economic Survey in India is published officially, every year by the:
- Match these centres with the following sets of names: Names: A. Katni B. Tirunelveli C. Sikka D. Churk Select …
- Some time back, the Government of India, decided to de-license ‘white goods’ industry. ‘White goods’ include:
- The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in hand and total assets. This is called…
- The accounting year of the Reserve Bank of India is:
- Which one of the following is the correct sequence of decreasing order of the given currencies in terms of the…
- Which one of the following regions of the world supplies the maximum of our imported commodities (in terms of …
- The Capital Account Convertibility of the Indian Rupee implies:
- Human Poverty Index was introduced in the Human Development Report of the year:
- A consumer is said to be in equilibrium, if:
- Supply-side economics lays greater emphasis on the point of view of:
🔬 Science & Technology
- One astronomical unit is the average distance between:
- Match the names of outstanding Indian scientists given in List I with area of their specialized work given in …
- Which one of the following elements is essential for the construction of nuclear reactors?
- Consider the following statements : Coke is one of the materials of the charge added to blast furnaces for the…
- Given below: Assertion (A): Phenyl is used as a household germicide. Reason (R): Phenyl is phenol derivative a…
- Statement 1 is correct: Acetylene is extensively used in the welding industry due to the high flame temperatur…
- The water pollution in river is measured by the dissolved amount of:
- Ergotism is due to consumption of:
- Which one of the following types of micro organisms is most widely used in industries?
- Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists List-I List-I…
- A tree species in Mauritius failed to reproduce because of the extinction of a fruit-eating bird. Which one of…
- The complete conversion of glucose, in the presence of oxygen, into carbon dioxide and water with release of e…
- Consumption of fish is considered to be healthy when compared to flesh of other animals because fish contains:
- Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the codes given below: List-I (Disease) List-II (Organis…
- Haemophilia is a genetic disorder which leads to:
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