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Devadasis system at Jagannath Temple at Puri — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Indian History / Places of Cultural Importance / UPSC Prelims PYQsDevadasis System / Jagannath Temple / Maharis / Odisha / Puri
Professionals at risk of a permanent change in their cells’ DNA — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Biotechnology / Indian History / Places of Cultural Importance / Science and Technology / UPSC Prelims PYQsCarbon-14 Isotope / Chemical Mutagens / DNA Mutations / Ionizing Radiation / X-ray Technicians
Constitutional definition of ‘district judge’ — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian Polity / Judiciary / UPSC Prelims PYQsConstitutional Interpretation / Constitutional Law / District Judge / Sessions Judge / Tribunal Judge
Which Sufi saint endorsed devotional music? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Bhakti and Sufism / Indian History / UPSC Prelims PYQsChishti Order / Devotional Music / Muin-ud-din Chishti / Sama / Sufi Saints
Which Indian region is an ecological hot spot? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Environment / Protected Area Network / UPSC Prelims PYQsBiodiversity / Ecological Hotspots / Endemic Species / Tropical Forests / Western Ghats
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996: Historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth centuryPMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Misc (Modern) / Modern India / UPSC Prelims PYQsAnandamath / Bankim Chandra / Bengali Literature / Durgesh Nandini / Historical Novel
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996: Medicine during the Gupta periodPMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Indian History / Persons of Cultural Importance / UPSC Prelims PYQsAncient India / Ancient Medicine / Sushruta / Sushruta Samhita / Traditional Medicine
In‑blowing winds from the Indian Ocean — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Climate / UPSC Prelims PYQsIndian Monsoon / Indian Ocean / Monsoon Winds / Southwest Monsoon / Summer Monsoon
Match List I with List II — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996 (Classical Authors and Subjects)PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Indian History / Persons of Cultural Importance / UPSC Prelims PYQsBrahmagupta / Charaka / Sanskrit Drama / Varahamihira / Visakhadatta
B.R. Ambedkar elected to the Constituent Assembly — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Modern India / Personalities / UPSC Prelims PYQsBengal Presidency / Bombay Presidency / British India / Constituent Assembly / Partition of India
Which river thrice forks to form Srirangappattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Geography / Indian Geography / India’s Rivers / UPSC Prelims PYQsCauvery River / River Islands / Shivanasamudra / Srirangam / Srirangapatna
Which atmospheric layer deflects radio waves? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / General Science / Physics / UPSC Prelims PYQsAtmospheric Layers / Ionosphere / Long-Distance Communication / Radio Wave Reflection / Radio Waves
Buddhism and Jainism similarities — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Buddhism and Jainism / Indian History / UPSC Prelims PYQsAhimsa / Buddhism / Jainism / Middle Path / Śramaṇa Traditions
Kula, Vamsa, Kosa, Gotra — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Ancient India / Indian History / Misc (Ancient) / UPSC Prelims PYQsGotra / Kinship / Kosa / Kula / Vamsa
Equatorial rainfall and convectional showers — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Climatology / Geography / Physical Geography / UPSC Prelims PYQsConvectional Rainfall / Equatorial Climate / Equatorial Rainfall / High Humidity / Intertropical Convergence Zone
Idea of a Constituent Assembly — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Misc (Modern) / Modern India / UPSC Prelims PYQsConstituent Assembly / Constitutional Development / Indian Constitution / Self-Determination / Swaraj Party
Nastaliq script — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Indian History / Language and Literature / UPSC Prelims PYQsCalligraphy / Medieval Iran / Nastaliq Script / Persian Script / Perso-Arabic Script
Sarabandi (no-tax) campaign of 1922 — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Modern India / Personalities / UPSC Prelims PYQsGujarat / Peasant Satyagraha / Sarabandi Campaign / Tax Resistance / Vallabhbhai Patel
Early Jaina literature: UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Buddhism and Jainism / Indian History / UPSC Prelims PYQsAcarangasutra / Buddhist Literature / Jaina Literature / Sutrakritanga / Therigatha
Forms of Political Protest: Which Is Eponymous? UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian Polity / Polity (Misc) / UPSC Prelims PYQsBoycott / Charles Cunningham Boycott / Gherao / Irish Land War / Political Protest
Saddle Peak location – UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Geography / Indian Geography / Physical Features of India / UPSC Prelims PYQsDiglipur / North Andaman / Port Blair / Saddle Peak / Sri Vijaya Puram
Mangroves — Assertion & Reason (UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996)PMF IAS1996 / Environment / Wetlands / UPSC Prelims PYQsCoastal Ecosystems / Forest Ecosystems / Mangroves / Subtropical Regions / Tropical Regions
Power to decide Centre–State disputes — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian Polity / Judiciary / UPSC Prelims PYQscentre-state relations / Constitutional Law / Inter-State Disputes / Original Jurisdiction / Supreme Court
De-notified tribes — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian Polity / Polity (Misc) / UPSC Prelims PYQsAyyangar Committee / Criminal Tribes / Criminal Tribes Acts / De-notified Tribes / Habitual Offenders Act
Sequence of the Four Yugas – UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Indian History / Religion and Philosophy / UPSC Prelims PYQsFour Yugas / Krita Yuga / Satya Yuga / Treta Yuga / Yuga Cycle
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996: Who suggested winding up the Indian National Congress?PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Modern India / Personalities / UPSC Prelims PYQsCongress Dissolution / Indian National Congress / Indian National Movement / Lok Sevak Sangh / Mahatma Gandhi
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996 – Match periods with events (1883, 1906, 1927, 1932)PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Misc (Modern) / Modern India / UPSC Prelims PYQsAll-India Muslim League / Communal Award / Muslim League / National Conference / States Peoples Conference
Match organisations and leaders — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Misc (Modern) / Modern India / UPSC Prelims PYQsAbhinav Bharat / Anushilan Samiti / Ghadar Party / Sri Aurobindo / Swaraj Party
Cabinet Mission Plan — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Modern India / Post-War Struggle / UPSC Prelims PYQsCabinet Mission Plan / Constituent Assembly / Constitution Making / Interim Government / Provincial Grouping
Jawaharlal Nehru UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Modern India / Personalities / UPSC Prelims PYQsConstituent Assembly / Indian National Congress / Interim Government / Jawaharlal Nehru / Objectives Resolution
Match List I with List II: Surendranath Banerjee, Gandhi, Bose, Lajpat Rai — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Modern India / Personalities / UPSC Prelims PYQsHind Swaraj / Lala Lajpat Rai / Mahatma Gandhi / Subhas Chandra Bose / Surendranath Banerjee
States and their important crops — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsCotton / Crops / Groundnut / Jute / Tapioca
Prem Vatika composer — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Indian History / Language and Literature / UPSC Prelims PYQsBhakti Movement / Krishna Poetry / Prem Vatika / Raskhan / Sufi Poetry
Landmarks in Indian Education — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Misc (Modern) / Modern India / UPSC Prelims PYQsAdam's Report / Hindu College / Indian Education / University of Calcutta / Wood's Despatch
Congress Socialist Party leader — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Modern India / Personalities / UPSC Prelims PYQsAcharya Narendra Dev / Congress Socialist Party / Jayaprakash Narayan / Ram Manohar Lohia / Socialist Ideas
The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Ancient India / Art and Culture / Indian History / Vedic Period / UPSC Prelims PYQsIndus river / Rig Veda / Sindhu River / Vedic Literature / Vedic Period
Nutritional value found in milk — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Biology / General Science / UPSC Prelims PYQsCalcium / Milk / Nutrition / Nutritional Value / Potassium
Redistribution of income: UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Economy / Public Finance / Revenue (Taxation) / UPSC Prelims PYQsIncome Inequality / Income Redistribution / Progressive Expenditure / Progressive Taxation / Taxation
What is the system of governance in the Panchayati Raj? — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian Polity / Local Government / UPSC Prelims PYQs73rd Constitutional Amendment / Gram Panchayat / Panchayat Samiti / Panchayati Raj / Zila Parishad
Electoral college vs impeachment forum for President of India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian Polity / President / UPSC Prelims PYQsElection of President / Electoral College / Impeachment / President / Presidential Elections
Wheat cultivation conditions — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsCrop Climate / Moderate Rainfall / Rabi Crops / Temperate Crops / Wheat Cultivation
Chief Justice acting in administrative capacity — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian Polity / Judiciary / UPSC Prelims PYQsAdministrative Functions / Chief Justice / High Court / Judicial Review / Writ Jurisdiction
Hawala transactions and informal cross-border payments — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Economy / External Sector / Foreign Exchange / UPSC Prelims PYQsCross-Border Payments / Currency Exchange / Foreign Exchange / Hawala / Informal Payments
Mughal painting reached its zenith under — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Indian History / Paintings / UPSC Prelims PYQsAkbar / Humayun / Jahangir / Mughal Miniature Painting / Mughal Painting
Important crop of the Barak Valley — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Agriculture / Geography / Major Crops / UPSC Prelims PYQsAssam / Barak Valley / Tea / Tea Cultivation / Tea Plantations
Apabhramsa meaning in medieval Sanskrit — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Indian History / Language and Literature / UPSC Prelims PYQsApabhramsa / Indo-Aryan Languages / Medieval Sanskrit / Prakrit Languages / Sanskrit Texts
Prime Minister’s Power to Select Ministers — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian Polity / Prime Minister / UPSC Prelims PYQsArticle 75 / Council of Ministers / Indian Constitution / Ministerial Appointments / Prime Minister
Saiva sects in ancient India — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Art and Culture / Indian History / Religion and Philosophy / UPSC Prelims PYQsAjivika / Mattamayura / Mayamata / Saiva Sects / Shaivism
Indian National Social Conference founder — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Modern India / Personalities / UPSC Prelims PYQsChild Marriage / Mahadev Govind Ranade / Purdah System / Religious Reform / Social Reform
UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996: Drain Theory of Dadabhai Naoroji — Which Leader Rejected It?PMF IAS1996 / Indian History / Modern India / Personalities / UPSC Prelims PYQsBritish Colonialism / Colonial Economy / Dadabhai Naoroji / Drain Theory / Economic Drain