UPSC CSE Prelims · 2000
UPSC Prelims 2000 — Solved Previous Year Questions (PYQs) with Answers
All 59 solved UPSC (IAS) Prelims 2000 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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⚖️ Polity & Governance
- The state which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha is:
- The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is to:
- Consider the following functionaries: 1. Cabinet Secretary 2. Chief Election Commissioner 3. Union Cabinet Min…
🏛️ History & Art-Culture
- Assertion (A): The Aham and Puram poems of the Padinen Kilukanakku group formed a continuation of the Sangam c…
- Assertion (A): The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jain…
- Which one of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
- Assertion (A): The origin of the feudal system in ancient India can be traced to military campaigns. Reason (R…
- After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful satyagraha in:
- As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he:
- The native state of Tripura became involved in the freedom movement early in the 20th century because:
- DIRECTION: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as ‘Assertion A’ and the other labelled…
- At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British India came forward with a p…
- The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brainchild of:
- “In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.” To which one of the following eve…
- While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman scri…
- Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress: 1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to…
- Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the ‘Jagadguru’ by his Muslim subjects because of his b…
- Who among the following streamlined the Maratha administration after Sambhaji?
- Consider the following events: 1. Reign of Krishna Deva of Vijayanagara 2. Construction of Qutab Minar 3. …
- Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list: List-I List-II A…
🌍 Geography
- Assertion (A) : Ganga plain is the most densely populated part of India. Reason (R) : Ganga is the most harnes…
- Assertion (A) : In Australia, cattle rearing is done more for meat than for milk. Reason (R) : Australians are…
- Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new mill…
- Consider the following statements : 1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing. 2. High tide enables…
- Assertion (A) : The frequency of floods in north Indian plains has increased during the last couple of decades…
- Match the different ports of Union Territory of Pondicherry labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with th…
- Match the locations of ports labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of those ports and sele…
- Consider the following provinces of former Yugoslavia : 1. Bosnia 2. Croatia 3. Slovenia 4. Yugoslavia The cor…
- Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?
📈 Economy
- Economic liberalisation in India started with:
- The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing States in India is:
- Consider the following statements about the megacities of India: 1. Population of each megacity is more than 5…
- Consider the following statements: The Indian rupee is fully convertible: 1. in respect of Current Account of …
- The growth rate of per capita income at current prices is higher than that of per capita income at constant pr…
- Assertion (A) : The rate of growth of India’s exports has shown an appreciable increase after 1991. Reason (R)…
- In an open economy, the national income (Y) of the economy is: (C, I, G, X, M stands for Consumption, Investme…
- Which one of the following ports of India handles the highest tonnage of import cargo?
- A rise in ‘SENSEX’ means:
🌱 Environment & Ecology
🔬 Science & Technology
- Assertion (A): “DNA finger printing” has become a powerful tool to establish paternity and identity of crimina…
- Insect-resistant cotton plants have been genetically engineered by inserting a gene from a /an
- The memory of a computer is commonly expressed in terms of kilobytes or megabytes. A byte is made up of:
- Consider the following features of newer models of motor cars: 1. Radial tyres 2. Streamlined body 3. Multi…
- Assertion (A): A man standing on a completely frictionless surface can propel himself by whistling. Reason (…
- Frames Per Second (FPS) is a measure of how many individual frames (images) are displayed in one second of vid…
- When a CD (compact disc used in audio and video systems) is seen in sunlight, rainbow-like colours are seen. T…
- Fluorescent tubes are fitted with a choke. The choke coil:
- A ‘black hole’ is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out. This property is due to its:
- C is matched with 1: Positrons, the antimatter counterparts of electrons, possess fractional spin, matching th…
- Most of the explosions in mines occur due to the mixing of:
- Which one of the following organisms can serve as a biofertilizer for rice crops?
- Phytotron is a facility to:
- Soft drinks such as colas contain significant quantities of:
- Canola refers to a special type of oil seed mustard varieties bred for human consumption. The main characteris…
- Assertion (A): In human beings, the females play a major role in determining the sex of the offspring. Reason …
- At which stage in its life cycle, does the silkworm yield the fibre of commerce?
- Match List-I (Disease) with List-II (Types of disease) and select the correct answer using the codes given bel…
- The blood glucose level is commonly expressed as:
- Match List-I (Endocrine glands) with List-II (Hormones secreted) and select the correct answer using the codes…
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