NPSC Prelims 2024

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs' flagship Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), set up in States/UTs with grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India, provide free education from class VI to class XII in residential set up to children belonging to ________. i. Scheduled Tribes ii. Scheduled Castes iii. Other Backward Classes

The Public Distribution System (PDS) is an important social security programme in India whose objective is to ensure ________.

During his tour of Russia in July 2024 the Prime Minister of India Mr Narendra Modi was awarded the highest civilian award of that country which had been announced in the year 2019. What is that award?

In July 2024, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India widened the ambit of the administrative role of the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir by amending the Transaction of Business Rules under Section 55 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, thus giving the L-G more say in matters pertaining to ________. i. police, and public order ii. All India Service (AIS) iii. appointment of Advocate-General, and Law Officers

Agri-SURE is the fund recently announced by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), with an initial corpus of ₹750 crore which is to be managed by its wholly owned subsidiary NABVENTURES Ltd. Which of the following is the correct expansion of Agri-SURE?

What is the program/project of the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) whose objective is to make India the Global Hub for production, usage and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives and serve as an inspiration for the global Clean Energy Transition?

Which of the following countries is not a part of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), a regional organisation comprising seven member states that was formed in 1997 with the aim of promoting multifaceted technical and economic cooperation among the countries of the Bay of Bengal region?

The Syed Modi India International is a sports tournament played in memory of a late ________ player of India who won the national championship in that sport multiple times.

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) that played a critical role in addressing rural poverty in India came into effect in the year

Which of the following landmark Acts/Bill of the Government of India came into effect in September 1948?

As per the seismic zoning map of the country, the total area is classified into four seismic zones. Zone V, which is seismically the most active region, covers approximately what percent area of the country?

The Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory (BGRL) in Karad, Maharashtra, is a specialised institute mandated to execute India's scientific deep-drilling programme. Scientific deep-drilling is the enterprise of strategically digging boreholes ________. i. to analyse deeper parts of the earth's crust. ii. to pump up clean drinking water for human consumption from deep inside the earth. iii. which expands our understanding of the planet's history, rock types, life forms, etc. iv. to ensure availability of adequate water resources for agriculture in drylands. v. which helps to study earthquakes.

The chance discovery of a pot containing 18th-Century gold and silver coins, and other period artefacts was made in July 2024 by a group of local women engaged in digging a rain-harvesting pit in a village in which State of India?

The Ratna Bhandar (or the treasury) of which world-famous temple of India was recently opened after 46 years, following the finalisation of the standard operating procedure by its managing committee?

Which leading car manufacturer in India introduced in July 2020, the 'subscription model' as a viable alternative option for transit professionals to have cars for fixed tenures instead of owning the same?

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaces the ________.

A study involving 2,813 species of tetrapod vertebrates shows that island-dwelling species have slower relative metabolic rates than their mainland counterparts. This phenomenon is called 'island syndrome' which could be ascribed to the fact that ________

India won the 2024 World Cup T20 International Cricket tournament which was held recently in USA and the West Indies. How many times has India won the same tournament previously?

Who took over as the 30th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of India on 14th July 2024?

What is the special majority needed to get a Constitution Amendment Bill passed in the Parliament?

On 1 January 2015, the Union Government of India announced the formation of NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India). This comes under which central ministry?

The latest amendment in the Indian Constitution (as at the end of 2023) deals with ________.

Which of the following is not amongst the powers of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

Insurance policies for Electric Vehicles (EVs) include protection against battery degradation and damage, due to the high replacement cost of the batteries. Hence, EV insurance premiums are generally higher than those for petrol and diesel vehicles. Considering this, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has recently introduced which of the following measures to make EV insurance premiums more affordable for the owners?

The Bharat BillPay Platform, which offers technological solutions to bring businesses and customers under one system and facilitate payment collections, was conceptualized by the ________.

The leaders of the Quad countries (Australia, India, Japan and the United States) had convened for their fourth summit in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., on 21 September 2024. Which country was originally slated to host this year's summit, but graciously deferred it to the U.S., and will now host the next meeting?

A deluge from the South Lhonak glacier in October 2023 washed away the Chungthang dam that was critical to the Teesta-3 power station, which was then the largest hydroelectric power project in the state of ________ in India where it was located.

Which is the global multi-specialist sports brand that recently announced its commitment to invest €100 million in India over the next five years to be channelled towards expanding the store network to reach 190 stores across India?

Which of the following statements is true about the Indian Hockey team's participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad and branded as Paris 2024, an international multi-sport event that was held in July-August this year?

Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island of Sri Lanka situated in the Palk Straits, was recently in the news. It had remained a disputed area until ________ when India recognized the former's sovereignty over it.

When an iron nail is left exposed to a humid atmosphere it gets rusted. This rusting ________.

What is the product of daily domestic use that results from the chemical reaction represented by the equation Na + Cl = NaCl (Sodium Chloride)?

We know that dissolved sodium chloride can be separated from water by the physical process of evaporation. Which of the following statements also holds true?

Brass is a mixture of which of the following pairs of metals?

During a chemical reaction, the sum of the masses of the reactants and products remains unchanged. This is known as the

Just after you have combed your dry hair using a plastic comb, the comb can attract small pieces of paper. What causes this to happen?

Absorption of water from the ground by plant roots is an example of

The process of blood clotting which helps prevent non-stop bleeding from cut or wounded blood vessels is called

At room temperature, which of the following items should float when poured/put into a bucket of water? i. Ice ii. Oil iii. Honey

Which of the following statements about gravitational forces are true? i. The weight of a body is due to the gravitational force of the earth acting on it. ii. The force of gravity decreases with altitude. iii. The force of gravity could be different at different places on the surface of the earth. iv. Gravitation force is equal regardless of the masses of the objects that are involved.

In scientific terms there is no “work” being done in which of the following? i. Food grains in a tray kept on the window sill are getting dried in the sun ii. A green plant is carrying out photosynthesis iii. A person is swimming from one end of a pool to the other

A speed that is five times faster than the speed of sound, or even faster, is called?

Organic farming is a farming system with minimal or nil use of ________ made with synthetic chemicals. i. Fertilizers ii. Herbicides iii. Pesticides

Which of the following type of nutrients forms the major structural component of cells and is responsible for the building and repair of body tissues?

What is the gas used to flush bags of packaged foods such as potato chips to prevent the oxidation of the food items?

Acid rain primarily consists of which of the following pairs of acids?

Pure gold, known as 24 carat gold, is very soft and not suitable for making jewellery. Hence, it is alloyed with either ______ or ______ to make it hard enough to be used for making jewellery.

Non-metals are bad conductors of heat and electricity, except for ______, which conducts electricity.

______ is the active ingredient of all alcoholic drinks and is also used in the manufacture of medicines such as tincture iodine, cough syrups, and many tonics.

Naturally synthesized carbohydrates are utilized for providing energy to plants. The carbohydrates which are not used immediately are stored in the form of starch, which serves as the internal energy reserve to be used as and when required by the plants. A somewhat similar situation is seen in humans where some of the energy derived from the food that we eat is stored in our body in the form of ______.

The kidneys in human beings are a part of the system for ______

Blood pressure in humans is the force that blood flowing through the body exerts against the wall of a vessel. Which of the following statements about blood pressure holds true?

Which of the following organs of a person cannot be donated for the purpose of transplanting it into another person?

Which of the following statements is/are true about reproduction in organisms? i. Reproduction, unlike other life processes, is not essential to maintain the life of an individual organism. ii. Reproduction can be either sexual or asexual. iii. Roots, stems and leaves of some plants develop into new plants through vegetative propagation.

In our houses we get an AC electric power supply through a set of wires. The wires used for this supply have red, black and green insulation. The wire with red insulation is called ______.

In which of the following geographical regions of India are tropical deciduous forests found most?

The cyclones that directly affect India primarily originate in ________?

What is the most commonly occurring natural hazard in India?

Parasnath is the highest mountain peak in which of the following regions in India?

Which of the following States is the largest producer of bauxite in India?

Which of the following rivers is considered older than the Himalayas?

Which one of the following geographical areas does not receive monsoon rainfall from either of the two branches of monsoon winds in India?

Which of the following is the largest freshwater lake in India?

Which of the following is presently the southernmost point of the Indian mainland?

The major crops grown in the kharif season in India are

What percentage of land is envisaged as forest cover in the National Forest Policy of India?

The Deccan Plateau is primarily composed of which type of rock?

Which of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?

In which part of India is the Hemis National Park located?

By what name is the river Brahmaputra known in Tibet?

Which of the following is not a form of coral reef?

Which state in India has the highest population density according to the 2011 Census?

Which of the following states has the highest proportion of people belonging to Scheduled Tribes in its population?

Which state in India has the highest percentage of urban population according to the 2011 census?

Which is the highest coffee producing state in India?

Who wrote “Poverty and Un British Rule in India”?

Dyarchy was introduced for the provinces of British India under limited self-government through which of the following?

In which year was the Justice Party founded by C. Natesa Mudaliar and others?

Members of the Constituent Assembly of India were elected/chosen by

The Quit India Resolution was adopted in the August 1942 session of the Indian National Congress. In which city was this session held?

Who implemented the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?

Under which Governor General's administration was the first Factories Act in India passed?

Which of the following is not true for the Charter Act of 1813?

What was the official name of the Commission, popularly known as the Simon Commission?

Which of the following provisions was not included in the Report of the All-Parties Conference, popularly known as the Nehru Report?

Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was formed in which year?

Chitranjan Das founded the Swaraj Party after breaking away from the Congress during the Annual Session in December 1922. Where was this session of the Indian National Congress held?

All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was founded in which year?

Who among the following did not support the call of the Quit India Resolution (1942) of the Indian National Congress?

Which Act made the Governor-General of Bengal, the Governor-General of India?

Which one among the following is not a correct match? A. Mahatma Gandhi – Hind Swaraj B. Jawaharlal Nehru – Discovery of India C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay – Durgeshnandini D. Dr. B R Ambedkar – Gulamgiri

Which of the following granted separate electorates to the Muslims of British India?

Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi against the salt tax imposed by the British?

Mahatma Gandhi stated that the Dominion Status following the war was a "post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank" regarding which of the following?

Which of the following is the title of Subhas Chandra Bose's autobiography?

Who deciphered the Brahmi script?

Who is the author of Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi?

Which of the follwing statements is not correct about the Jataka stories?

Gandhara art is best known for its depiction of which religious figure?

The script used by Harappan Civilization is

PGW, the ancient style of pottery, is an acronym for

Which of the following is not true for the Satavahana dynasty?

Panini's Ashtadhyayi is a book on

Kalhana's Rajatarangini deals with the history of

Who is the founding Director-General of Archaeological Survey of India (1861)?

The Rig Veda is divided into how many books (mandala)?

Amir Khusrow was a disciple of

Tabaqat-i-Nasiri is written by

Muhammad bin Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi to which place in Deccan?

Choose the odd one amongst the following.

Fernao Nuniz, a Portuguese traveller, visited which of the following in the sixteenth century?

In which year did Shahjahan inaugurate his new capital, Shahjahanabad?

Din-i-Ilahi was introduced by which of the following Mughal Emperors?

The land revenue system prevalent during the period of Delhi Sultanate is known as

The Brihadeswara Temple in Thanjavur was built during the rule of ________?

Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the proclamation of National Emergency?

The term ‘secular’ was added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by which amendment?

Which Indian state has the second largest number of seats in the Lok Sabha after Uttar Pradesh?

What is the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

Which constitutional body is responsible for the distribution of finances amongst the Centre and the States?

Who presides over the joint sitting of Parliament?

Which is the first state in India to implement the Panchayati Raj system?

Who among the following introduced the concept of The Public Interest Litigation (PIL)?

Which of the following states in India has a bicameral legislature?

The 74th Amendment to the Indian Constitution deals with which of the following?

Which part of the Constitution of India deals with the Union Territories?

Which schedule of the Indian Constitution establishes autonomous district councils (ADCs) with legislative, judicial, and executive powers?

In India, the power of Judicial Review is exercised by which of the following courts?

Which one amongst the following bodies calculates the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in India?

In which year was the Reserve Bank of India nationalized?

Which committee recommended rolling out GST in India?

The term ‘Stagflation’ refers to

In which year was the Indian Stock Market's BSE Sensex first introduced?

In the context of developing countries, what does the term ‘Disguised Unemployment’ signify?

What is 'Repo Rate'?

Infosys has the distinction of being the first Indian company to be listed on which of the following stock exchanges outside India?

Which of the following is the most appropriate definition of the term "Balance of Payments"?

What is the primary focus of the Oxfam Report on India?

Which institution is responsible for regulating the insurance sector in India?

'Deficit Financing' means filling the gap between government revenue and government expenditure in a government budget by...?

Consider the following data : Class: 150-155, Frequency: 18 Class: 155-160, Frequency: 15 Class: 160-165, Frequency: 11 Class: 165-170, Frequency: 9 Class: 170-175, Frequency: 10 Class: 175-180, Frequency: 7 The sum of the upper limit of the modal class and lower limit of the median class is ______.

The Modal class for the following distribution is : Marks: Below 10, No. of students: 5 Marks: Below 20, No. of students: 17 Marks: Below 30, No. of students: 31 Marks: Below 40, No. of students: 59 Marks: Below 50, No. of students: 80 Marks: Below 60, No. of students: 90

In the series of numbers that follows, what number will come in place of the question mark? 16, 20, 25, 30, 36, 42, '?'

From amongst the number pairs given below, choose the one that bears a relationship which is at variance with the remaining three.

Three of the following four numbers are alike in a certain way and one is different. Identify the different one.

If A denotes 'division', B denotes 'subtraction', C denotes 'addition', and D denotes 'multiplication', then what will be the value of : (13 D 7 C 123 B 14) A 200

Suppose A = 76 ÷ 4 + 125 x 5 -229. If B is obtained by interchanging the operations ÷ and x in the given equation, then

Which two signs should be interchanged to make the given equation correct? 3 x 18 = 6 + 7 ÷ 21 - 5

This consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. Decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question. Is a given rectangular block, a cube? Statement I: At least 2 faces of the rectangular block are squares. Statement II: The volume of the block is 125.

The adjoining pie-chart shows the distribution, in degrees, of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book. Study the pie-chart and then answer the question. Promotion: 36 degrees Royalty: 54 degrees Printing: 72 degrees Paper Cost: 90 degrees Transportation: 36 degrees Binding: 72 degrees The Marked Price of the book is 25% higher than the Cost Price. If the Marked Price is Rs. 200, then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the book?

The bar graph given below shows the percentage distribution of the total expenditures of a company under various expense heads during 2023. Infrastructure: 18% Transport: 12.5% Advertisement: 16% Taxes: 8% R&D: 6% Salary: 22% Interest on loan: 17.5% If the expenditure on advertisement changes from Rs 2.70 crores to Rs 3.10 crores, then the difference between the average expenditure on Infrastructure, Salary and R&D taken together, and that on Transport and Taxes taken together, will approximately increase or decrease by ______.

The following line graph gives the ratio of the amounts of imports by a company to the amounts of exports from that company over the period from 2017 to 2023: 2017: 0.8 2018: 1.5 2019: 2.4 2020: 1.6 2021: 1.95 2022: 2.75 2023: 2.4 If the imports in 2017 was Rs. 1150 crores and the total exports in the years 2017 and 2018 together was Rs. 2400 crores, then the imports in 2018 were more or less than that of 2017 by:

A school has four sections A, B, C, D of Class IX students. The results of half yearly and annual examinations are shown in the table given below: Result: Students failed in both Exams — Section A: 28, Section B: 18, Section C: 17, Section D: 30 Result: Students failed in half-yearly but passed in Annual Exams — Section A: 46, Section B: 38, Section C: 24, Section D: 40 Result: Students passed in half-yearly but failed in Annual Exams — Section A: 51, Section B: 47, Section C: 32, Section D: 46 Result: Students passed in both Exams — Section A: 20, Section B: 19, Section C: 22, Section D: 21 Which section has the maximum pass percentage of the two examinations taken together?

The speed of a train is 20% more than the speed of a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B, which is 150 kms away from A, at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the train is:

This consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. Decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question. How much time did X take to reach a certain destination? Statement I: The ratio between the speeds of X and Y is 3: 5. Statement II: Y takes 45 minutes to reach the destination.

This consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. Decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the question. Three towns P, Q and R, are on a straight line. Town R is between P and Q. The distance from P to R is 100 km. How far is Q from P? Statement I: The distance between R and Q is 50% more than the distance between P and R. Statement II: Five times the distance from P to R is the same as two times the distance between P and Q.

This below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. Decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question. What is the rate of simple interest? Statement I: The total interest earned was Rs. 7000 Statement II: The sum was invested for 5 years.

This consists of a question followed by three statements numbered I, II and III. Decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question. What is the length of a running train A crossing another running train B? Statement I: These two trains take 24 seconds to cross each other. Statement II: These trains are running in opposite directions. Statement III: The length of the train B is 220 metres.

This consists of a question followed by three statements numbered I, II and III. Decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question. What is the rate of interest percent per annum? Statement I: Difference between the compound interest and the simple interest earned on a certain amount in 2 years is Rs. 500. Statement II: An amount doubles itself in 5 years on simple interest. Statement III: Simple interest earned per annum is Rs. 2000.

Given below is a question followed by three statements numbered I, II and III. Decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question. What is the compound interest earned at the end of 4 years? Statement I: The rate of interest is 10 percent per annum Statement II: Simple interest earned on that amount at the same rate and for the same period is Rs. 6000/- Statement III: Compound interest for 3 years is more than the simple interest for that period by Rs. 961.50

Given below is a question followed by three statements numbered I, II and III. Decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the given question. What is the percent profit earned by the shopkeeper on selling the articles in his shop? Statement I: Marked Price of the articles sold was 20% above the cost price. Statement II: A discount of 15% on the Marked Price was offered. Statement III: Cost Price of each article was Rs. 600.

Given below is a question followed by three statements numbered I, II and III. Decide whether the data provided in the statement(s) is/are sufficient to answer the question. What is C's share of profit in a joint venture? Statement I: B started a business investing Rs. 2,00,000. Statement II: A joined after 4 months with a capital of Rs. 1,60,000 and got Rs. 8000 as his share of the profit. Statement III: C joined him after 3 months.