UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

14 Mar 2025 13:24

This is very shocking !!

Deepseek refused to give any response because Arunachal Pradesh was mentioned in the options.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

12 Mar 2025 08:26

So freshers who keep asking when should I solve PYQs before reading or after reading the topic.

My answer is do it simultaneously, keep PYQs handy as many as possible, whenever you are reading.

If you are reading the topic casually, then don't read it for the second time without going through pyqs. It will be a waste of time and you will end up reading it casually one more time.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

12 Mar 2025 08:10

Consider the following statements regarding the "Monetary Policy Committee":

[JKPSC 2025] #Economy

1. The RBI Governor has to vote both in the first instance and in case of a tie.

2. The Monetary Policy Committee has to meet three times a year.

Choose the correct answer:

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

12 Mar 2025 07:32

"Quotas are the building blocks of the IMF’s financial and governance structure. An individual member country’s quota broadly reflects its relative position in the world economy."

In this context, which of the following parameters are used to calculate quota?

[JKPSC 2025] #Economy

1. GDP of the country
2. Degree of Openness
3. Demographic Dividend
4. Economic Variability
5. International Reserves

Choose the correct answer based on the code given below:

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

12 Mar 2025 07:20

Consider the following statements:

[JKPSC 2025] #Enviroment

Statement-I: Invasive species can outcompete native species.

Statement-II: Invasive species are always harmful to ecosystems.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

10 Mar 2025 05:57

Consider the following statements:

[JKPSC 2021] #Enviroment #Climate

Statement 1: Climate change is influenced by both natural and anthropogenic factors.

Statement 2: The Amazon rainforest is often referred to as the "lungs of the Earth".

Statement 3: Current extinction rates are comparable to historical background rates.

Statement 4: Urbanization can negatively impact local biodiversity.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

10 Mar 2025 05:49

Match the following Act with the year of their enactment:

[JKPSC 2025] #Enviroment #Acts

Act

1) Wildlife Protection Act
2) Environment Protection Act
3) Biological Diversity Act
4) Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act

Year of enactment

i. 1974
ii. 1986
iii. 2002
iv. 1972

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10 Mar 2025 05:39

Which of the following are UNESCO's natural world heritage sites in India?

[JKPSC 2025] #Enviroment #Biodiversity

i. Kaziranga national park
ii. Manas wildlife sanctuary
iii. Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary
iv. Western Ghats

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

09 Mar 2025 12:21

Recently, Madhav Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh was designated as India’s 58th Tiger Reserve. This is an important news item from a current affairs perspective.

Everyone advises aspirants to learn from PYQs (Previous Year Questions), but few explain how to do so effectively. PYQs provide a structured approach to analyze any topic by offering key dimensions to focus on.

For instance, after reviewing more than 50+ questions from various exams, I identified the following potential dimensions for tiger reserve-related questions. These dimensions can serve as a template to study National Parks, Tiger Reserves, Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Biosphere Reserves:

1. Location of the Tiger Reserve (State)

2. Important river(s) flowing through the reserve

3. Association with a Biosphere Reserve or National Park

4. Geographical positioning of the tiger reserve (North-South or East-West)

5. Major conservation achievements, such as Tx2 (doubling the tiger population) or its role in Project Tiger

6. Significant conservation efforts, such as M-STRIPES (asked in UPSC CSE 2017)

7. Any important mascot or species for which the reserve is known

8. UNESCO recognition or any recent significant increase or decrease in tiger population

By systematically using these dimensions, one can effectively prepare for environment and biodiversity-related topics for prelims exams.

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08 Mar 2025 11:21

This question intends to check whether you know about Stenothermal and Eurythermal.

Now seriously not many of us might be aware about this terms. So what's the way out ?

Way out is your mental preparation and strategy, clarity about which questions you are going to touch and which type of questions you are going to ignore.

Prelims is not all about just solving maximum questions, it's a mix of knowledge, strategy and emotions.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

08 Mar 2025 11:12

Similar questions asked on Eutrophication:

1) UPPSC 2020 - see here
2) JKPSC 2021 - see here
3) UPSC CISF AC 2024 - see here

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

07 Mar 2025 09:29

Consider the following statements:

[JKPSC 2025] #Environment

Assertion (A): Carbon dioxide, Methane, and Nitrous oxide are considered greenhouse gases.

Reason (R): Greenhouse gases absorb short-wave radiation from the sun and are transparent to long-wave radiation from Earth.

Choose the correct answer:

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

07 Mar 2025 08:10

Consider the following statements:

[JKPSC 2025] #Science

Statement-I : Buckyballs, also known as fullerenes, are fascinating carbon molecules that resemble soccer balls.

Statement-II : Fly ash from thermal power plants contains buckyballs.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

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06 Mar 2025 09:48

✅ UPSC CAPF AC 2025 Official Notification: 357 vacancies 🔥🔥

1. BSF - 24
(ii) CRPF - 204
(iii) CISF - 92
(iv) ITBP - 04
(iv) SSB - 33

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

05 Mar 2025 08:05

Consider the following features:

[JKPSC 2025] #C_A #Tech

i. Blockchain integration
ii. Centralized platform
iii. User ownership and control
iv. Interoperability

Which of the above are characteristics of Web 3.0?

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

14 Mar 2025 09:07

Happy Holi to everyone

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

12 Mar 2025 08:12

How PYQs are Guiding light in the preparation ?

Previous Year Questions (PYQs) serve as a guiding light in exam preparation, helping you identify important topics, understand question patterns, and focus on relevant concepts.

Without analyzing PYQs, you might approach a subject superficially, memorizing facts without grasping their real significance.

However, someone who has thoroughly reviewed PYQs can strategically prepare, knowing which aspects of a topic are frequently tested.

Take the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) as an example:

1. Understanding the Composition – PYQs often ask about the members of the committee, the chairman, total members, and the voting power of the RBI Governor.

2. Meeting Frequency – someone who has gone through PYQs knows that questions have been asked about how many times the MPC meets in a year.

3. Quorum Requirement – PYQs highlight the importance of the quorum needed to start an MPC meeting.

4. Role in Monetary Policy – PYQs reveal that the MPC decides benchmark rates and utilizes monetary policy instruments like CRR, SLR, and repo rate.

5. Expansionary vs. Contractionary Policies – PYQs help you to understand when the MPC adopts expansionary or contractionary policies and their impact on the economy.

With PYQs you stick to what is needed and what is relevant for the exams without getting lost in the vastness of the topics.

I just tried to explain superficially, it's too deep.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

12 Mar 2025 07:40

Read about IMF Quotas, what is the use of it and what is the status of India's contribution to the IMF quota.

How quota influence voting power, what is special drawing rights etc.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

12 Mar 2025 07:24

Invasive species is an important topic asked in UPSC and state pcs exams.

Prepare it well, have an eye on it. Whenever you read or see anything related to it in news don't miss it.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

12 Mar 2025 07:16

Similar questions asked :

1) UKPCS 2019 - see here

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10 Mar 2025 05:54

Arrange the following biodiversity conservation efforts in India in chronological order from earlier to later:

[JKPSC 2025] #Enviroment #Conservation

i. Project Hangul
ii. Project Elephant
iii. Project Snow leopard
iv. Project Tiger

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

10 Mar 2025 05:44

Which of the following missions cover the National Action Plan on Climatic Change (NAPCC)?

[JKPSC 2025] #C_A #Environment

i. National Solar Mission
ii. National Mission for a Green India
iii. National Green Hydrogen Mission
iv. National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
v. National Bio-Fuel Mission

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

10 Mar 2025 05:36

Consider the following statements:

[JKPSC 2025] #Environment

Statement 1: The extinction of a keystone species can lead to ecosystem collapse.

Statement 2: Climate change is solely a future concern and has no current effects.

Statement 3: Protected areas are essential for conserving biodiversity.

Statement 4: Ozone depletion directly contributes to global warming.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

09 Mar 2025 09:49

Elephant giving birth to young one and celebrating.

Beautiful video ❤️

https://x.com/UPSC_Pyq_quiz/status/1898653448750481690?t=b9eodGRSx5D5TDkgrnAvsQ&s=19

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

08 Mar 2025 11:19

Consider the following statements:

[JKPSC 2025] #Science

Statement I: Organisms that can tolerate and survive in a wide range of temperatures are called stenothermal.

Statement II: Generally, humans are considered stenothermal.

The correct answer is:

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

08 Mar 2025 11:10

Consider the following statements regarding the eutrophication of the lake:

[JKPSC 2025] #Environment

i. It is an anthropogenic process and does not occur naturally.

ii. Nitrate and phosphate are the main contaminants for eutrophication.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

07 Mar 2025 08:23

Consider the following statements regarding the productivity of an ecosystem:

[JKPSC 2025] #Science

i. Gross primary productivity is the rate of formation of organic matter by consumers.

ii. Net primary productivity is the variable biomes for the consumption to heterotrophs.

The correct answer(s) is/are

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

07 Mar 2025 08:07

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with respect to possible effects of solar storms on Earth?

[JKPSC 2025] #Science

i. Disruption of GPS navigation and satellite communications

ii. Destruction of power grids

iii. Tsunamis at equatorial regions iv. Intense auroras all over the Earth

Select the answer using the code given below.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

05 Mar 2025 08:07

Learn about Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Blockchain etc.

UPSC - Previous year questions MCQ Quiz

04 Mar 2025 10:48

Population of Indus dolphins is greater than Gangetic dolphins.

True or false ?

https://x.com/UPSC_Pyq_quiz/status/1896851135006113813?t=uKyVVEUN5MObCY1kum109Q&s=19