UPSC CSE Prelims · 2023
UPSC Prelims 2023 — Solved Previous Year Questions (PYQs) with Answers
All 73 solved UPSC (IAS) Prelims 2023 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
- By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of In…
- In essence, what does ‘Due Process of Law’ mean?
- Consider the following statements: 1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Suprem…
- With reference to the Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:…
- Consider the following organisations/bodies in India: 1. The National Commission for Backward Classes 2. The N…
- Consider the following: 1. Demographic performance 2. Forest and ecology 3. Governance reforms 4. Stable gover…
- With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements: 1. Home Guards are raised under the Home Gua…
- With reference to India, consider the following pairs: S.No. Action The Act under which it is covered 1. Unaut…
- Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a dut…
- With reference to ‘Scheduled Areas’ in India, consider the following statements: 1. Within a State, the notifi…
🏛️ History & Art-Culture
- With reference to ancient India, consider the following statements: 1. The concept of Stupa is Buddhist in ori…
- Consider the following pairs: Site Well known for 1. Besnagar Shaivite cave shrine 2. Bhaja Buddhist cave shri…
- With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs: Literary work Author 1. Devichandragup…
- In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under …
- With reference to ancient South India, Korkai, Poom-puhar and Muchiri were well-known as:
- Which one of the following explains the practice of ‘Vattakirutal’ as mentioned in Sangam poems?
- With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elli…
- Who among the following rulers of Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam across Tungabhadra River and a c…
- Consider the following pairs: (2023) Site Well known for 1. Besnagar Shaivite cave shrine 2. Bhaja Buddhist ca…
- In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under …
- With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elli…
- Which one of the following explains the practice of ‘Vattakirutal’ as mentioned in Sangam poems? (2023)
- With reference to ancient Indian History, consider the following pairs: (2023) Literary work Author 1 . Devich…
- “Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other nat…
🌍 Geography
- Consider the following statements : 1. In a seismograph, P waves are recorded earlier than S waves. 2. In P wa…
- With reference to coal-based thermal power plants in India, consider the following statements: 1. None of them…
- With reference to India’s projects on connectivity, consider the following statements: 1. East-West Corridor u…
- About three-fourths of the world’s cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric moto…
- Consider the following statements: 1. India has more arable area than China. 2. The proportion of irrigated ar…
- Which one of the following is the best example of repeated falls in sea level, giving rise to present-day exte…
- Consider the following statements : 1. Amarkantak Hills are at the confluence of the Vindhya and Sahyadri Rang…
- Consider the following statements : 1. Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake. 2. Krishna River directly feeds…
- Consider the following countries : 1. Bulgaria 2. Czech Republic 3. Hungary 4. Latvia 5. Lithuania 6. Romania …
📈 Economy
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Government of India provides Minimum Support Price for niger (Guizot…
- Consider the investments in the following assets: 1. Brand recognition 2. Inventory 3. Intellectual property 4…
- Consider the following statements with reference to India: 1. According to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterpr…
- Which one of the following activities of the Reserve Bank of India is considered to be part of ‘sterilization’…
- With reference to Central Bank digital currencies, consider the following statements: 1. It is possible to mak…
- Consider the following statements: 1. The Self-Help Group (SHG) programme was originally initiated by the Stat…
- Consider the following markets: 1. Government Bond Market 2. Call Money Market 3. Treasury Bill Market 4. Stoc…
- In the context of finance, the term ‘beta’ refers to:
🌱 Environment & Ecology
- Consider the following fauna: 1. Lion-tailed Macaque 2. Malabar Civet 3. Sambar Deer How many of the above are…
- Which of the following organisms perform waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate the direction and th…
- Consider the following statements: 1. Some microorganisms can grow in environments with temperature above the …
- Which one of the following makes a tool with a stick to scrape insects from a hole in a tree or a log of wood?
- Consider the following statements: 1. In India, the Biodiversity Management Committees are key to the realisat…
- Consider the following: 1. Aerosols 2. Foam agents 3. Fire retardants 4. Lubricants In the making of how many …
- Consider the following statements: Once the Central Government notifies an area as a ‘Community Reserve’. 1. T…
- Consider the following statements: 1. Some mushrooms have medicinal properties. 2. Some mushrooms have psychoa…
- Consider the following statements regarding the Indian squirrels: 1. They build nests by making burrows in the…
- Consider the following infrastructure sectors: 1. Affordable housing 2. Mass rapid transport 3. Health care 4.…
🔬 Science & Technology
- ‘Aerial metagenomics’ best refers to which one of the following situations?
- Microsatellite DNA’ is used in the case of which one of the following?
- ‘Wolbachia method’ is sometimes talked about with reference to which one of the following?
- Consider the following pairs: Objects in space Description 1. Cepheids Giant clouds of dust and gas in space 2…
- Which one of the following countries has its own Satellite Navigation System?
- Consider the following statements: 1. Ballistic missiles are jet-propelled at subsonic speeds throughout their…
- Consider the following heavy industries: 1. Fertilizer plants 2. Oil refineries 3. Steel plants Green hydrogen…
- Consider the following activities: 1. Spreading finely ground basalt rock on farmlands extensively 2. Increasi…
- Consider the following actions: 1. Detection of car crash/collision, which result in the deployment of airbags…
- With reference to the role of biofilters in Recircu- lating Aquaculture System, consider the following stateme…
- With reference to green hydrogen, consider the following statements: 1. It can be used directly as a fuel for …
🗞️ Current Affairs
- Consider the following pairs: Area of conflict Country Where it is Located 1. Donbas Syria 2. Kachin Ethiopia …
- Consider the following pairs: Regions Often in News Reason for Being Mentioned in News 1. North Kivu and Ituri…
- In recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan caught the international attention for which one of the following…
- Consider the following statements about G-20: 1. The G-20 group was originally established as a platform for t…
- Consider the following statements: The ‘Stability and Growth Pact’ of the European Union is a treaty that 1. l…
- Consider the following statements: 1. Recently, all the countries of the United Nations have adopted the first…
- Which one of the following countries has been suffering from decades of civil strife and food shortages and wa…
- Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022: 1. It was the first time that C…
- Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana: 1. It is a safe motherhood interventi…
- Consider the following pairs with regard to sports awards: 1. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award For the most …
- Consider the following statements in the context of interventions being undertaken under Anaemia Mukt Bharat S…
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