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Complete 2007 UPSC CSE Prelims GS1 paper with 147 questions, answers, and detailed explanations. Attempt all questions with show/hide answers, or take the timed quiz.
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The 2007 UPSC Civil Services Preliminary General Studies paper stood out for its pronounced tilt towards Science & Technology, which contributed 49 of the 147 questions—roughly one-third of the paper. Current Affairs followed with 27 items, signalling the Commission’s growing preference for dynamic, year-specific knowledge. Geography retained its traditional heft with 22 conceptual questions on mapping, soils and climatology. Modern History (13) and Indian Polity (11) offered familiar territory for veterans, while Art & Culture (9) and Environment & Ecology (6) received only token representation compared to later years.
The difficulty profile was unusually candidate-friendly: 75 questions were categorised as ‘easy’, 71 as ‘moderate’ and only a single item breached the ‘difficult’ threshold. With an average stem length of about 26 words and limited use of tricky negative framing, speed was rarely a bottleneck. Aspirants who had revised NCERT science texts, kept abreast of 2006-07 breakthroughs in biotech and IT, and tracked basic economic indicators could comfortably attempt 115-plus questions without excessive risk.
Notable surprises included a mini-cluster on nanotechnology, an early nod to climate-change negotiations, and a lone sports-governance question that hinted at UPSC’s widening current-affairs net. Overall, the 2007 paper rewarded breadth over depth, privileging wide reading and newspaper-based updates rather than niche expertise—a trend that would continue, but with greater balance, in subsequent editions.
| Subject | Questions | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Science & Technology | 49 | 33.3% |
| Current Affairs | 27 | 18.4% |
| Geography | 22 | 15.0% |
| Modern History | 13 | 8.8% |
| Indian Polity | 11 | 7.5% |
| Indian Economy | 10 | 6.8% |
| Art & Culture | 9 | 6.1% |
| Environment & Ecology | 6 | 4.1% |
| Total | 147 | 100% |
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. Bhajan Sopori B. Birju Maharaj C. Priyadarshini Govind D. T V Gopalkrishnan List-II (Known as) 1. Bharatanatyam Dancer 2. Exponent of Santoor 3. Mridangam Maestro 4. Kathak Dancer Codes:
Q: Who among the following is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW)?
Q: Where are the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) located?
Q: Which one of the following is NOT a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
Q: Who among the following wrote the book "Ayodhya : 6 December 1992"?
Q: Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Prize winner from Kenya, is known for her contribution to which one of the following?
Q: How is Gabriel García well known?
Q: Where was the first conference of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs held in the year 1957?
Q: The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following?
Q: Raghu Rai is well known for which one of the following areas?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Eminent Person) A. Bhanu Bharti B. Mike Pandey C. Mohd. Zafar Khayyam D. Vinda Karandikar List-II (Known as) 1. Music composer 2. Poet and litterateur 3. Theatre director 4. Wildlife film-maker Codes:
Q: Who wrote the book "The Story of the Integration of Indian States"?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Writer) A. V. S. Naipaul B. Salman Rushdie C. Paul Scott D. J. G. Farrell List-II (Book) 1. The Siege of Krishnapur 2. In a Free State 3. Midnight's Children 4. Staying On Codes:
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The series of international paper sizes is based on A0 size whose area is 0.5 m² (approx). 2. The area of A4 size paper is 1⁄8th of the A0 size paper. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which of the following countries signed the Tshwane Declaration in October 2006?
Q: Recently, the European Union and six other countries including India signed the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project. Which one of the following was NOT a signatory to it?
Q: Which one of the following Himalayan passes was reopened in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China?
Q: How is Steve Fossett known?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. Nancy Pelosi B. Margaret Chan C. Pascal Lamy D. Steve Ballmer List-II (Position/Organization) 1. WTO 2. Speaker, US House of Representatives 3. WHO 4. Microsoft Codes:
Q: In which of the following cities is the Global Automotive Research Center being set up?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Republicans won majority in the US House of Representatives election held in the year 2006. 2. Republican Bobby Jindal won a seat in the US House of Representatives for the second time. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: What is the broad area in which the Nobel Prize winners for the year 2006 in Physiology or Medicine worked to get the prize?
Q: Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. In the year 2006, India successfully tested a full-fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry. 2. After USA, Russia and China, India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of cryogenic stage in rocketry. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to the international meetings held in the year 2006, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. NAM Summit : Havana 2. APEC Meeting : Bangkok 3. EU–India Summit : Helsinki 4. UN Climate Change Conference : Geneva Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. Vishwapati Trivedi B. Tulsi R. Tanti C. Shashi Ruia D. S. Bikachandani List-II (Company) 1. Essar Group 2. Info Edge India (which runs naukri.com) 3. Indian Airlines 4. Suzlon Energy Codes:
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) is the name of the new organization which has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 2. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became members of NATO when it was formed in 1949. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: For which one of the following books did Kiran Desai win the Man Booker Prize 2006?
Q: Who among the following is Chile’s first woman President?
Q: What was the purpose of Operation Sukoon launched by the Government of India?
Q: Which one of the following pairs of countries joined the European Union in 2007?
Q: Which one of the following organizations won the CSIR Award for Science and Technology Innovations for Rural Development, 2006?
Q: Which of the following countries recently upgraded its defence agency to a full-fledged defence ministry?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. China has observer status at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. 2. India has observer status at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: In the latter half of the year 2006, in which one of the following countries did a military coup take place?
Q: Near the end of the year 2006, which one of the following countries was suspended from the Commonwealth after a military coup?
Q: Who was Leander Paes’s partner when he won the Doubles Final in the US Open Tennis Tournament?
Q: Which of the following cities has been the venue of the Asian Games for the maximum number of times from the year 1951 to the year 2006?
Q: Who among the following bowlers have taken more than 500 wickets in Test cricket? 1. Wasim Akram 2. Richard Hadlee 3. Glenn McGrath 4. Courtney Walsh Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Parimarajan Negi excelled in which one of the following games?
Q: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? (a) T. S. Krishnamurthy : Former Chief Election Commissioner of India (b) K. C. Pant : Chairman, Tenth Finance Commission of India (c) A. M. Khusro : Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (d) R. C. Lahoti : Former Chief Justice of India
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The Judges (Inquiry) Bill, 2006 contemplates establishing a Judicial Council which will receive complaints against judges of the Supreme Court including the Chief Justice of India, High Court Chief Justices and Judges. 2. Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, a woman can file a petition before a 1st Class Judicial Magistrate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The mode of removal of a Judge of a High Court in India is the same as that of removal of a Judge of the Supreme Court. 2. After retirement from office, a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following as full States of the Indian Union?
Q: Who among the following have been the Union Finance Minister of India? 1. V. P. Singh 2. R. Venkataraman 3. Y. B. Chavan 4. Pranab Mukherjee Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Assertion (A): The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible both to the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Reason (R): The members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the Ministers of the Union.
Q: Who was the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death. 2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a member of Parliament. 3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed office in the year 1977. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The nationwide scheme of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) is run by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. 2. Gurupadswamy Committee dealt with the issues of child labour. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements in respect of Financial Emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India: 1. A proclamation of Financial Emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by resolutions of both Houses of Parliament. 2. If any proclamation of Financial Emergency is in operation, it is competent for the President of India to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union, but excluding the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which of the Constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 percent of the total number in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State, respectively?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 2. The Committee on Public Accounts comprises members of the Lok Sabha, members of the Rajya Sabha, and a few eminent persons of the industry and trade. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q: Which one of the following was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?
Q: Where is the famous Vijaya Vittala Temple having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes located?
Q: Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal. Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.
Q: Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?
Q: At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
Q: Who among the following started the newspaper "Shome Prakash"?
Q: The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
Q: Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal. 2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
Q: The song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’, written during the Swadeshi Movement of India, inspired the Liberation Struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as the National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?
Q: The first Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing local governments to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?
Q: Who among the following wrote the book "Bahubivah"?
Q: In which one of the following districts have reserves of diamond-bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?
Q: Where is Copacabana Beach located?
Q: With reference to the steel industry in India in recent times, consider the following statements: 1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared a Mini-Ratna. 2. Merger of IISCO with SAIL has been completed. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: The Stilwell Road, built in the 1940s, which has recently been in news, connects which of the following?
Q: Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip?
Q: Where are the Shevaroy Hills located?
Q: Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production (in million tonnes) of the given food grains in India?
Q: What is the average distance (approximate) between the Sun and the Earth?
Q: Which one of the following cities does NOT have the same clock time as that of the other cities at any given instant?
Q: Assertion (A): River Kalinadi is an east-flowing river in the southern part of India. Reason (R): The Deccan Plateau is higher along its western edge and gently slopes towards the Bay of Bengal in the east.
Q: Assertion (A): There are no tea plantations in any African country. Reason (R): Tea plants need fertile soil with high humus.
Q: Which of the following National Highways passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa?
Q: Consider the following statements : 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines. 2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which one of the following States of India has the lowest density of population?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (City) A. Bangkok B. Phnom-Penh C. Hanoi D. Yangon List-II (River) 1. Irrawaddy 2. Mekong 3. Menam (Chao Phraya) 4. Red River
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Either of the two belts over the ocean at about 30°–35° N and S latitudes is known as Horse Latitude. 2. Horse Latitudes are low-pressure belts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which one among the following rivers originates at Amarkantak?
Q: Which one among the following rivers is the longest?
Q: Which one among the following major cities is most eastward located?
Q: Out of the Southern States – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu – which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Aluminium Company) A. BALCO B. HINDALCO C. Indian Aluminium Company D. NALCO List-II (Location) 1. Hirakud 2. Korba 3. Koraput 4. Renukoot
Q: Which of the following is located in the Bastar region?
Q: Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than in the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries?
Q: In which State is the Guru Shikhar Peak located?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : List-I (Town) A. Betul B. Jagdalpur C. Jabalpur D. Ujjain List-II (River) 1. Indravati 2. Narmada 3. Shipra 4. Tapti
Q: Dalbergia species is associated with which one of the following?
Q: Consider the following statements : 1. In India, Red Panda is naturally found in the western Himalaya only. 2. In India, Slow Loris lives in the dense forests of the North-East. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Shahgarh area in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan was in news in the year 2006 because of which one of the following?
Q: Basel II relates to which one of the following?
Q: Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The repo rate is the rate at which other banks borrow from the Reserve Bank of India. 2. A value of 1 for the Gini Coefficient in a country implies that there is perfectly equal income for everyone in its population. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly-owned subsidiary of which one of the following?
Q: Tarapur Committee was associated with which one of the following?
Q: Who among the following served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund?
Q: Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following?
Q: Which one of the following is another name of RDX?
Q: Which one of the following non-metals is NOT a poor conductor of electricity?
Q: Robert Webster is known for his work associated with which one of the following?
Q: Consider the following statements : 1. If magenta and yellow coloured circles intersect, the intersected area will have red colour. 2. If cyan and magenta coloured circles intersect, the intersected area will have blue colour. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. A flute of smaller length gives waves of lower frequency. 2. Sound travels in rocks in the form of longitudinal elastic waves only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Four wires of the same material and of the dimensions given below are stretched by equal loads separately. Which one of them will be elongated the maximum?
Q: Which one of the following parts of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher?
Q: Assertion (A): A jet aircraft moving at Mach number equal to 1 travels faster at an altitude of 15 km than while moving at Mach number equal to 1 near sea level. Reason (R): The velocity of sound depends on the temperature of the surrounding medium.
Q: In the human body, to which structure is the appendix attached?
Q: Which one of the following types of glass can cut off ultraviolet rays?
Q: In the human body which one of the following hormones regulates blood calcium and phosphate?
Q: How do most insects respire?
Q: Which one of the following parts of the human brain is the regulating centre for swallowing and vomiting?
Q: Production of which one of the following is a function of the liver?
Q: Which of the following is not a digestive enzyme in the human system?
Q: Which of the following light types of light are strongly absorbed by plants:
Q: In human beings, normally in which one of the following parts does the sperm fertilize the ovum?
Q: Three identical vessels A, B and C are filled with water, mercury and kerosene respectively up to an equal height. The three vessels are provided with identical taps at the bottom of the vessels. If the three taps are opened simultaneously, then which vessel is emptied first?
Q: Which one of the following is called Philosopher’s wool?
Q: Which one of the following does not contain silver?
Q: Which of the following types is used by computed tomography employed for visualization of the internal structure of human body?
Q: Which on the following is the correct sequence in order of decreasing length of the three structural parts given below of small intestine in the human body?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. In November 2006, DRDO successfully conducted the interception test using Prithvi-II missile. 2. Prithvi-II is a surface-to-surface missile and can be deployed to guard the metros against air attack. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: NASA’s Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus?
Q: MCA-21 is a major initiative taken up by the Government of India in which one of the following areas?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Person) A. John C. Mather B. Michael Griffin C. Paul G. Allen D. Piers Sellers List-II (Known as) 1. Co-founder of Microsoft 2. Space walker 3. Administrator of NASA 4. Nobel Prize winner, 2006 in Physics Codes:
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List-I (Company) A. Chevron B. AT&T C. AMD D. Enercon GmbH List-II (Major Area/Product) 1. Wind Energy 2. Oil 3. Telephone, Internet 4. Micro-processor Codes:
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q: What is the Galileo project which has been in news recently?
Q: (Each small circle represents a different station) Refer to the figure showing a network between station A and station B. What is the maximum number of different paths that exist between station A and station B?
Q: In how many maximum different ways can 3 identical balls be placed in 12 squares (each ball is placed in the exact centre of a square) shown in the figure above such that they do not lie along the same straight line?
Q: In the figure shown above, what is the maximum number of different ways in which 8 identical balls can be placed in small triangles 1, 2, 3 and 4 such that each triangle contains at least one ball?
Q: Amit has five friends: 3 girls and 2 boys. Amit’s wife also has five friends: 3 boys and 2 girls. In how many maximum different ways can they invite 2 boys and 2 girls such that two of them are Amit’s friends and two are his wife’s friends?
Q: Five balls of different colours are to be placed in three different boxes such that any box contains at least one ball. What is the maximum number of different ways in which this can be done?
Q: All six letters of the name SACHIN are arranged to form different words without repeating any letter in any one word. The words so formed are then arranged as a dictionary. What will be the position of the word SACHIN in that sequence?
Q: Three dice (each having six faces with each face showing one number from 1 to 6) are rolled. What is the number of possible outcomes such that at least one die shows the number 2?
Q: Groups, each containing 3 boys, are to be formed out of 5 boys – A, B, C, D and E – such that no one group contains both C and D together. What is the maximum number of different groups?
Q: Six faces of a cube are numbered from 1 to 6, each face carrying one different number. Further, 1. The face 2 is opposite to the face 6. 2. The face 1 is opposite to the face 5. 3. The face 3 is between the face 1 and face 5. 4. The face 4 is adjacent to the face 2. Which one of the following is correct?
Q: Each of the 3 persons is to be given some identical items such that the product of the numbers of items received by each of the three persons is equal to 30. In how many maximum different ways can this distribution be done?
Q: Six equidistant vertical lines are drawn on a board. Six equidistant horizontal lines are also drawn on the board cutting the six vertical lines and the distance between any two consecutive horizontal lines is equal to that between any two consecutive vertical lines. What is the maximum number of squares thus formed?
Q: A person has to completely put each of three liquids – 403 litres of petrol, 465 litres of diesel and 496 litres of mobile oil – in bottles of equal size without mixing any of the three types of liquids such that each bottle is completely filled. What is the least possible number of bottles required?
Q: A and B can complete work together in 5 days. If A works at twice his speed and B at half of his speed, this work can be finished in 4 days. How many days would it take for A alone to complete the job?
Q: If all the numbers from 501 to 700 are written, what is the total number of times the digit 6 appears?
Q: Amit starts from a point A, walks to another point B and then returns from B to A by his car, taking a total time of 6 hours 45 minutes. If he had driven both ways in his car, he would have taken 2 hours less. How long would it take for him to walk both ways?
UPSC used the 2007 paper to reflect India’s focus on emerging technologies such as biotechnology, IT and nanoscience. The result was 49 S&T questions, aimed at testing whether candidates could connect basic science concepts with contemporary developments.
Yes. With 75 easy and only 1 difficult question, 2007 is remembered as one of the more approachable papers of the decade. A solid NCERT foundation plus routine newspaper reading was sufficient to attempt a high number of questions safely.
The paper underlined the need for breadth and current relevance. Even though core subjects like History and Polity remained important, disproportionate weightage can suddenly shift to areas like S&T. Diversified study plans that include daily current-affairs updates and basic science refreshers are therefore essential.
