UPSC CSE Prelims · 2001
UPSC Prelims 2001 — Solved Previous Year Questions (PYQs) with Answers
All 48 solved UPSC (IAS) Prelims 2001 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 Supreme Court of India tenders advice to the President on a matter of law or fact:
- Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India: 1. There are eighteen High Courts in the…
- In which one of the following areas does the State Government not have control over its local bodies?
- Consider the following statements regarding the political parties in India: 1. The Representation of the Peopl…
🏛️ History & Art-Culture
- Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
- Assertion (A): Harshavardhana convened the Prayag Assembly. Reason (R): He wanted to popularize only the Mahay…
- Consider the following statements: 1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835. 2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of…
- Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong Armoury raid?
- Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars are required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not…
- Who among the following was the President of the All India States People’s Conference in 1939?
- Mongols under Chengiz Khan invaded India during the reign of:
- Which among the following ports was called Babul Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal period?
- In which one of the following cities is the Lingaraja Temple located?
🌍 Geography
- Assertion (A) : During the neap tides. The high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than usual. Reason (R…
- The high density of population in Nile valley and Islands of Java is primarily due to:
- Mekong Ganga Cooperation Project is:
- Assertion (A) : Anticyclonic conditions are formed in the winter season when atmospheric pressure is high and …
- Consider the following statements regarding power sector in India : 1. The installed capacity of power generat…
- The approximate age of the Aravallis range is :
- If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the :
- Identify these from the following lists and select the correct answer using the codes given below : Towns : A.…
- Consider the following statements regarding sedimentary rocks: (UPSC 2001) 1. Sedimentary rocks are formed at …
📈 Economy
- Consider the following states: 1. Gujarat 2. Karnataka 3. Maharashtra 4. Tamil Nadu The descending order of …
- Reason (R) : Indian software companies were cost- effective and maintained international quality.
- The annual agricultural production of a product for the period 1991–92 to 1998–99 is shown in the figure given…
- Consider the following factors regarding an industry 1. Capital investment 2. Business turnover 3. Labour f…
- With reference to Power Sector in India, consider the following statements: 1. Rural electrification has been …
- Consider the following: 1. Market borrowing 2. Treasury bills 3. Special securities issued to RBI Which of the…
- Consider the following statements regarding Reserve Bank of India: 1. It is a banker to the Central Government…
- Consider the following taxes: 1. Corporation tax 2. Customs duty 3. Wealth tax 4. Excise duty Which of t…
- Assertion (A) : Ceiling on foreign exchange for a host of current account transaction heads was lowered in the…
🔬 Science & Technology
- The American multinational company, Monsanto, has produced an insect-resistant cotton variety that is undergoi…
- If acceleration due to gravity on the moon is ge/6, then the mass of the body on the moon is:
- Consider the following statements: A simple pendulum is set into oscillation. Then: 1. The acceleration is zer…
- Which of the following distance-time graph (x-t) represents one-dimensional uniform motion?
- Assertion (A): A piece of copper and a piece of glass are heated to the same temperature. When touched, therea…
- Assertion (A): The boiling point of water decreases as the altitude increases. Reason (R): The atmospheric pre…
- When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C. Its volume:
- When light waves pass from air to glass, the variables affected are:
- Two wires have their lengths, diameters and resistivities all in the ratio of 1: 2 If the resistance of the th…
- Consider the following statements: In a nuclear reactor, self-sustained chain reaction is possible, because: 1…
- A radioactive substance has a half-life of four months. Three-fourth of the substance would decay in:
- Which one of the following is NOT radioactive?
- Which of the following features of DNA makes it uniquely suited to store and transmit genetic information from…
- “Metastasis” is the process by which:
- Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List-I (Substance) List-I…
- Antigen is a substance which:
- Consider the following statements 1. Tapeworm is a hermaphrodite. 2. Round-worm has separate sexes. 3. Filaria…
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