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UPSC 2020 prelims

  1. Consider the following statements: 1. Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for more than three months. 2. State cannot enter into any contract with private corporations for sharing of Aadhaar data. 3. Aadhaar is mandatory for obtaining insurance products. 4. Aadhaar is mandatory for getting benefits funded out of the Consolidated Fund of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 4 only (b) 2 and 4 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only 2. Raja Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha in (a) the matter of creating new All India Services (b) amending the Constitution (c) the removal of the government (d) making cut motions 3. With reference to the funds under Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) , which of the following statements are correct? 1. MPLADS funds must be used to create durable assets like physical infrastructure for health, education, etc. 2. A specified portion of each MP’s fund must benefit SC/ST populations. 3. MPLADS fun...

UPSC 2021 previous year paper

  1. With reference to the history of ancient India, Bhavabhutti, Hastimalla and Kshemeshwara were famous a) Jain monks b) Playwrights c) temple architects d) philosophers 2. Consider the following statements: i) The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all women above the age of 21. ii) The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in the legislature. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. With reference to 8th August 1942 in Indian History, which one of the following statements is correct? a) The Quit India Resolution was adopted by AICC b) The Viceroy’s Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians. c) The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces. d) Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over. 4. Which among the following is associated with ‘’Songs from Prison’’, a translation of ancient Indi...