UPSC Prelims 2025 question paper

The irrigation device called ‘Araghatta’ was

Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?

Consider the following space missions: I. Axiom-4 II. SpaDeX III. Gaganyaan How many of the space missions given above encourage and support micro-gravity research?

Consider the following statements: Statement I: The amount of dust particles in the atmosphere is more in subtropical and temperate areas than in equatorial and polar regions. Statement II: Subtropical and temperate areas have less dry winds. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following countries: I. United Kingdom II. Denmark. III. New Zealand IV. Australia V. Brazil How many of the above countries have more than four time zones?

Artificial way of causing rainfall to reduce air pollution makes use of

Consider the following statements: I. The Constitution of India/explicitly mentions that in certain spheres the Governor of a State acts in his/her own discretion. II. The President of India can, of his/her own, reserve a bill passed by a State Legislature for his/her consideration without it being forwarded by the Governor of the State concerned. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Suppose the revenue expenditure is `80,000 crores and the revenue receipts of the Government are `60,000 crores. The Government budget also shows borrowings of `10,000 crores and interest payments of `6,000 crores. Which of the following statements are correct? I. Revenue deficit is `20,000 crores. II. Fiscal deficit is `10,000 crores. III. Primary deficit is `4,000 crores. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following statements with regard to recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission of India are correct? I. It has recommended grants of `4,800 crores from the year 2022-23 to the year 2025-26 for incentivizing States to enhance educational outcomes. II. 45% of the net proceeds of Union taxes are to be shared with States. III. `45,000 crores are to be kept as performance-based incentive for all States for carrying out agricultural reforms. IV. It reintroduced tax effort criteria to reward fiscal performance. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following pairs: Region Country I. Mallorca Italy II. Normandy Spain III. Sardinia France In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?