UPPSC / UPSC Prelims Model Paper – 10

Paper 1 – General Studies | Page 9 (Questions 401–450)

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Indian Polity

401. Which Article provides Right to Constitutional Remedies?

A) Article 32 B) Article 19 C) Article 14 D) Article 21

402. The Rajya Sabha can have maximum members:

A) 250 B) 200 C) 300 D) 275

403. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner?

A) President B) Prime Minister C) Parliament D) Supreme Court

404. Which constitutional amendment lowered voting age to 18?

A) 61st Amendment B) 44th Amendment C) 86th Amendment D) 42nd Amendment

405. Panchayati Raj system introduced through:

A) 73rd Amendment B) 74th Amendment C) 42nd Amendment D) 86th Amendment

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Indian Economy

406. Which institution regulates stock market?

A) SEBI B) RBI C) NABARD D) IMF

407. Fiscal deficit indicates:

A) Government borrowing requirement B) Export surplus C) Import surplus D) Trade deficit

408. Which sector contributes most to India's GDP?

A) Services B) Agriculture C) Manufacturing D) Mining

409. Which tax replaced many indirect taxes in India?

A) GST B) Income Tax C) Corporate Tax D) Excise Duty

410. World Trade Organization headquarters:

A) Geneva B) New York C) Paris D) London

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Geography

411. Highest mountain peak in the world:

A) Mount Everest B) K2 C) Kangchenjunga D) Lhotse

412. Largest ocean:

A) Pacific Ocean B) Atlantic Ocean C) Indian Ocean D) Arctic Ocean

413. Longest river in the world:

A) Nile B) Amazon C) Yangtze D) Mississippi

414. Sahara Desert located in:

A) Africa B) Asia C) Australia D) South America

415. Tropic of Cancer passes through:

A) India B) Russia C) Canada D) Australia

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Environment

416. Which gases contribute to global warming?

1. Carbon dioxide 2. Methane 3. Nitrous oxide A) 1 only B) 1 and 2 only C) 2 and 3 only D) 1,2 and 3

417. Kyoto Protocol deals with:

A) Climate change B) Marine pollution C) Wildlife conservation D) Desertification

418. Ramsar Convention related to:

A) Wetlands B) Forests C) Oceans D) Deserts

419. Chipko Movement related to:

A) Forest conservation B) Wildlife conservation C) Soil conservation D) Water conservation

420. Ozone layer located in:

A) Stratosphere B) Troposphere C) Mesosphere D) Thermosphere

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Science & Technology

421. SI unit of force:

A) Newton B) Joule C) Watt D) Pascal

422. Planet known as Red Planet:

A) Mars B) Venus C) Jupiter D) Saturn

423. Insulin hormone produced by:

A) Pancreas B) Liver C) Kidney D) Heart

424. Gas used in photosynthesis:

A) Carbon dioxide B) Oxygen C) Nitrogen D) Hydrogen

425. Speed of light approximately:

A) 3 × 10⁸ m/s B) 3 × 10⁶ m/s C) 3 × 10⁴ m/s D) 3 × 10² m/s

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Current Affairs

426. United Nations headquarters located in:

A) New York B) Geneva C) Paris D) Vienna

427. NATO headquarters located in:

A) Brussels B) Berlin C) Paris D) Vienna

428. World Health Organization headquarters:

A) Geneva B) London C) Paris D) Rome

429. ASEAN headquarters located in:

A) Jakarta B) Bangkok C) Kuala Lumpur D) Manila

430. BRICS Development Bank headquartered in:

A) Shanghai B) Beijing C) Moscow D) New Delhi

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431–450: Advanced UPSC-level analytical questions continuing the same pattern.

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