UPSC CSE Prelims · 2009
UPSC Prelims 2009 — Solved Previous Year Questions (PYQs) with Answers
All 51 solved UPSC (IAS) Prelims 2009 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
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Advocate General of a State in India is appointed by the President o…
- Consider the following statements: 1. Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up during the Prime Minist…
- With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements: 1. Number of Ministries at the Centre o…
- With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements: 1. The Ministries and Departments of th…
- With reference to Lok Adalats, consider the following statements: 1. An award made by a Lok Adalat is deemed t…
- If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:
- In India, the first Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following?
🏛️ History & Art-Culture
- Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?
- In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for ................?
- During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did the Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?
- Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
- Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?
- With which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or Die” associated?
- In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
- Consider the following statements: The Cripps Proposals include the provision for 1. Full independence for Ind…
- During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in:
- Who of the following Prime Ministers sent the Cripps Mission to India?
- Consider the following statements: 1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Cal…
- In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutt…
- With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?
- Where is the famous Virupaksha temple located?
🌍 Geography
- Which one of the following planets has the largest number of natural satellites or moons ?
- In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following?
- Consider the following statements : 1. Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a …
- Consider the following statements : 1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of I…
- At which one of the following places do two important rivers of India originate; while one of them flows towar…
- Consider the following statements : 1. India does not have any deposits of Thorium. 2. Kerala’s monazite sands…
- Consider the following statements : 1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala. 2. There are no west flowin…
- Consider the following regions : 1. Eastern Himalayas 2. Eastern Mediterranean region 3. North-Western Austral…
- In India, which one of the following states has the largest inland saline wetland ?
- In India, the ports are categorized as major and non- major ports. Which one of the following is a non-major p…
- Consider the following statements : 1. In the world, the tropical deserts occur along the western margins of c…
- Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of :
📈 Economy
- During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elect…
- Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning: 1. The Second Five-Year Plan emphasized on the es…
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the Minimum …
- Consider the following statements: 1. MMTC Limited is India’s largest international trading organization. 2. N…
- Consider the following: 1. Fringe Benefit Tax 2. Interest Tax 3. Securities Transaction Tax Which of the above…
- Which one of the following brings out the publication called “Energy Statistics” from time to time?
🌱 Environment & Ecology
🔬 Science & Technology
- WiMAX is related to which one of the following
- In the context of Indian defence, consider the following statements: 1. The Shourya missile flies with a speed…
- Consider the following statements: 1. INS Sindhughosh is an aircraft carrier. 2. INS Viraat is a submarine. Wh…
- In the year 2008, which one of the following conducted a complex scientific experiment in which sub-atomic par…
- In a dry cell (battery), which of the following are used as electrolytes?
- In making the saffron spice, which one of the following parts of the plant is used?
- Consider the following statements: 1. The sweet orange plant is propagated by grafting technique. 2. The Jasmi…
- In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a
- With reference to the evolution of living organisms, which one of the following sequences is correct?
- The Panda belongs to the same family as that of
- The marine animal called Dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is
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