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Consider the following statements about free and compulsory education — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2006PMF IAS2006 / DPSPs / Indian Polity / UPSC Prelims PYQs42nd Amendment / 86th Amendment / Article 21A / Concurrent List / Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Central bank as lender of last resort in India UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / UPSC Prelims PYQsBanking / Central Bank / Central Banking / Commercial Banks / RBI
WaterCredit initiative and objectives UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / International Relations / Organisations and Groupings / UPSC Prelims PYQsAffordable Financing / Financial Inclusion / Microfinance / Water And Sanitation / WaterCredit
Retail investors and NDS-OM in India UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economy / Public Finance / UPSC Prelims PYQsGovernment Securities / NDS-OM / RBI / Retail Direct Scheme / Treasury Bills
Demand-pull inflation causes in India UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economy / Inflation / UPSC Prelims PYQsAggregate Demand / Demand-Pull Inflation / Expansionary Policy / Fiscal Stimulus / Inflation
Money multiplier increases with which factor? UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / UPSC Prelims PYQsBanking Habit / Cash Reserve Ratio / Money Multiplier / Money Supply / Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Which is most inflationary? UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economy / Inflation / UPSC Prelims PYQsDeficit Financing / Fiscal Deficit / Inflation / Monetisation / Money Supply
Main government concern from black money creation — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economy / Public Finance / UPSC Prelims PYQsBlack money / Government Revenue / State Exchequer / Tax Evasion / Tax Revenue
Effects of currency devaluation — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economy / External Sector / Foreign Exchange / UPSC Prelims PYQsCurrency Depreciation / Currency Devaluation / Currency Value / Exports / Foreign Exchange
What counts as FDI — FCCBs, FIIs, GDRs — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economy / External Sector / FDI and FPI / UPSC Prelims PYQsFCCBs / Foreign Direct Investment / Foreign Institutional Investors / Foreign Portfolio Investment / Global Depository Receipts
Determinants of Indian government bond yields — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economy / Financial System / UPSC Prelims PYQsBond Market / Bond Yields / Government Bonds / Inflation / Monetary Policy
Urban Cooperative Banks in India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economy / Financial System / Money and Banking / UPSC Prelims PYQsBanking Regulation Act / Cooperative Banks / Cooperative Societies / Dual Regulation / Urban Cooperative Banks
Market demand changes — substitutes, complements, inferior goods — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economic Activity / Economy / UPSC Prelims PYQsComplementary Goods / Inferior Goods / Law of Demand / Market Demand / Substitute Goods
Economic policy response during recession — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economy / Public Finance / UPSC Prelims PYQsEconomic Recession / Expansionary Fiscal Policy / Fiscal Policy / Multiplier Effect / Public Expenditure
Casual workers in India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021Jeevan Bisht2021 / Economy / Employment / Growth and Development / UPSC Prelims PYQsCasual Workers / Employees Provident Fund / EPF Act / Minimum Wage Rules / Overtime Payment
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2021: RBI Governor appointment and legal basis (statements)Jeevan Bisht2021 / Banking / Economy / Financial System / UPSC Prelims PYQsCentral Government Directions / Governor Appointment / RBI Act / RBI Governor / RBI Governor Powers
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020: Tiger Reserves with largest Critical Tiger HabitatJeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Protected Area Network / UPSC Prelims PYQsCorbett Tiger Reserve / Critical Tiger Habitat / Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam / Project Tiger / Tiger Reserves
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020: Jet streams and cyclone eye — correctness of statementsJeevan Bisht2020 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsCyclone Eye / Cyclones / Jet Streams / Temperate Cyclones / Tropical Cyclones
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020: Central Ground Water Authority and groundwater factsJeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Environmental Laws / UPSC Prelims PYQsEnvironment Protection Act / Groundwater / Groundwater Conservation / Groundwater Irrigation / Groundwater Recharge
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020: Historical place–state matches (Bhilsa, Dwarasamudra, Girinagar, Sthanesvara)Jeevan Bisht2020 / Art and Culture / Indian History / Places of Cultural Importance / UPSC Prelims PYQsBhilsa / Dwarasamudra / Halebidu / Hoysala Empire / Vidisha
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020: Location of Siachen Glacier (geography)Jeevan Bisht2020 / Geography / Indian Geography Mapping / Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsKarakoram Range / Ladakh / Nubra Valley / Saltoro Ridge / Siachen Glacier
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020: Desert National Park — correctness of statementsJeevan Bisht2020 / UPSC Prelims PYQsDesert National Park / Great Indian Bustard / National Parks / Rajasthan / Thar Desert
UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020: Chemical fertilisers in India (statements)Jeevan Bisht2020 / Agriculture / Determinants / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsChemical Fertilisers / Fertiliser Subsidy / Fertilisers / Nitrogenous Fertilisers / Urea
Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT) & monsoon prediction — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / UPSC Prelims PYQsIndian Monsoon / Indian Ocean / Ocean Mean Temperature / Sea Surface Temperature / Southwest Monsoon
Major minerals in India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Economic Geography / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsChromite / Kyanite / Major Minerals / Minor Minerals / Sillimanite
Advantages of fertigation — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Agriculture / Determinants / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsAgricultural Irrigation / Drip Irrigation / Fertigation / Fertilizer Application / Nutrient Management
Eco-friendly agriculture practices in India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Agriculture / Farming Types / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsCrop Diversification / Eco-friendly Agriculture / Legume Intensification / Sustainable Agriculture / Tensiometer Use
Sugarcane cultivation trends & techniques — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsChip Bud Technology / Sugarcane Cultivation / Sugarcane Production / Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative / Tissue Culture
Solar water pumps — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Renewable Energy / UPSC Prelims PYQsSolar energy / Solar Power / Solar Technology / Solar water pumps / Submersible Pumps
Crop requiring 210 frost-free days — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsCommercial Crops / Cotton / Fibre Crops / Frost-Free Period / Kharif Crops
Pulse production in India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsBlack Gram / Green Gram / Kharif Crops / Pulse Production / Pulses
Definition of Social Cost of Carbon — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Climate Change / Environment / UPSC Prelims PYQsCarbon Dioxide / Carbon Emissions / Carbon Footprint / Climate Change / Economic Damages
Allowed raw materials for biofuels under India’s policy — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Renewable Energy / UPSC Prelims PYQsAdvanced Biofuels / Biodiesel Production / Biofuel Feedstocks / Biofuels / Ethanol Production
Advantages of zero tillage in agriculture — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Agriculture / Farming Types / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsConservation Agriculture / Direct Seeded Rice / Soil Carbon Sequestration / Sustainable Agriculture / Zero Tillage
Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul as ports in Gupta period — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Ancient India / Gupta Empire / Indian History / UPSC Prelims PYQsChaul / Ghantasala / Gupta Empire / Gupta Period / Kadura
Implication of listing a plant in Schedule VI of Wildlife Protection Act — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Environmental Laws / UPSC Prelims PYQsCITES / Plant Cultivation / Plant Species / Schedule VI / Wildlife Protection Act
Uses and effects of biochar in farming — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Agriculture / Determinants / Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsBiochar / Carbon Sequestration / Pyrolysis / Soil Amendment / Vertical Farming
Coal ash and emissions; correctness of statements — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Air Pollution / Environment / Pollution and Degradation / UPSC Prelims PYQsCoal Ash / Coal Combustion / Coal-Fired Power Plants / Nitrogen Oxides / Sulphur Dioxide
Copper slag, cold-mix and geotextiles — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Pollution and Degradation / UPSC Prelims PYQsCarbon Footprint / Cold Mix Asphalt / Copper Slag / Geotextiles / Sustainable Road Construction
Natural Habitat of Musk Deer — Askot & Gangotri — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Species / UPSC Prelims PYQsAskot Wildlife Sanctuary / Gangotri National Park / Himalayan Musk Deer / Musk Deer / White-Bellied Musk Deer
Uses of Steel Slag — Road Base, Soil Improvement & Cement — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Advanced Materials / Science and Technology / UPSC Prelims PYQsRoad Base / Road Construction / Soil Improvement / Steel Industry / Steel Slag
Conservation of Hard‑Ground Swamp Deer (Barasingha) — Which Protected Area? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Species / UPSC Prelims PYQsBarasingha / Kanha National Park / Protected Areas / Swamp Deer / Tiger Reserves
Ceylon Frogmouth, Coppersmith Barbet, Gray‑chinned Minivet & White‑throated Redstart — Are They Birds? — UPSCJeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Species / UPSC Prelims PYQsCeylon Frogmouth / Coppersmith Barbet / Gray-chinned Minivet / Indian Birds / White-throated Redstart
Protected Areas in the Cauvery Basin — Nagarhole, Papikonda, Sathyamangalam & Wayanad — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Protected Area Network / UPSC Prelims PYQsCauvery Basin / Nagarhole National Park / Protected Areas / Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve / Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
Indian Elephants — Leadership, Gestation, Calving Age & State Populations — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Environment / Species / UPSC Prelims PYQsAsian Elephant / Elephant Gestation / Elephant Matriarchy / Elephant Reproduction / Indian Elephants
Parivrajak, Shramana and Upasaka — Cultural History UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Art and Culture / Buddhism and Jainism / Indian History / UPSC Prelims PYQsAncient History / Buddhist History / Cultural Heritage / Parivrajak / Shramana
Commercial Paper, Certificates of Deposit, Call Money & Zero‑Coupon Bonds — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Economy / Financial System / UPSC Prelims PYQsCall Money / Certificates of Deposit / Commercial Paper / Money Market / Zero-Coupon Bonds
MSP Procurement Limits and Market Prices — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Agriculture / Geography / MSP and Subsidies / UPSC Prelims PYQsAgricultural Prices / Foodgrain Procurement / Minimum Support Price / Price Floor / Pulses Procurement
River Outflows — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2020Jeevan Bisht2020 / Geography / Mapping / World Geography Mapping / UPSC Prelims PYQsCaspian Sea / Mekong River / Thames River / Volga River / Zambezi River