English UPSC CSE Prelims 2004
Q3281. Consider the following statements about Sikh Gurus:
1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as the military leader of the
Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur.
2. Guru Arjun Dev became the Sikh Guru after Guru Ram Das.
3. Guru Arjun Dev gave to Sikhs their own script Guru Mukhi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A 1 only B 2 and 3 C 1 and 3 D 1 and 2
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Correct answer: Source answer marker is “2 only”, but no listed option is “2 only”; no option letter was inferred.
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q3282. Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babur to invade
India was:
A An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi B A cousin of Ibrahim Lodi who was ill-treated and expelled from the country C The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi D A high official in Punjab province who was discontented with Ibrahim Lodi’s treatment to his tribe
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Correct answer: An uncle of Ibrahim Lodi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q3283. Battle of Dharmat was fought between:
A Muhammad Ghori and Jai Chand B Babur and Afghans C Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh D Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas
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Correct answer: Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q3284. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandarshah’s reign
come to an early end?
A He was deposed by his Wazir B He died due to a slip while climbing down the steps C He was defeated by his nephew in a battle D He died of sickness due to drinking
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Correct answer: He was defeated by his nephew in a battle
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2025
Q3285. Consider the following types of vehicles:
1. Full battery electric vehicles
2. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
3. Fuel Cell electric hybrid vehicles
How many of the above are considered as alternative powertrain
vehicles?
A Only one B Only two C All the three D None
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Correct answer: All the three
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q3286. Directions:
The following item consists of two statements: one labelled
as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are
to examine these two statements carefully and select the
answers to these items using the codes given below:
A Both A and R are individually true but R is the correct explanation of A B Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A C A is true but R is false D A is false but R is true Assertion (A): Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army. Reason (R): He was on his way to reclaim his ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia.
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Correct answer: A is true but R is false
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2025
Q3287. With reference to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs),
consider the following statements:
1. All types of UAVs can do vertical landing.
2. All types of UAVs can do automated hovering.
3. All types of UAVs can use battery only as a source of power
supply.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
A Only one B Only two C All the three D None
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Correct answer: None
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2003
Q3288. Directions:
The following item consists of two statements: one labeled
as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are
to examine these two statements carefully and select the
answers to these items using the codes given below:
A Both A and R are individually true but R is the correct explanation of A B Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A C A is true but R is false D A is false but R is true Assertion (A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an emperor far away from his capital. Reason (R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.
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Correct answer: Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2025
Q3289. In the context of electric vehicle batteries, consider
the following elements:
1.
Cobalt
2. Graphite
3.
Lithium
4. Nickel
How many of the above usually make up battery cathodes?
A Only one B Only two C Only three D All the four
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Correct answer: Only three
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2002
Q3290. The motive behind Shah Jahan’s Balkh campaign was
to:
A Secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul B Conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands C Fix the Mughal frontier on the ‘scientific line’, the Amu Daria D Expand the Mughal Empire beyond the sub-continent
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Correct answer: Secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2025
Q3291. Consider the following:
1. Cigarette butts
2. Eyeglass lenses
3. Car tyres
How many of them contain plastic?
A Only one B Only two C All the three D None
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Correct answer: All the three
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2001
Q3292. The shaded area in the above map shows the empire
of:
Kabul
Baluchisthan
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Golkunda
Bijapur
Ceylon
A Alauddin Khalji B Mohammad Tughlaq C Shahjahan D Aurangzeb Medieval History
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Correct answer: Shahjahan
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2025
Q3293. Consider the following substances:
1. Ethanol
2. Nitroglycerine
3. Urea
Coal gasification technology can be used in the production of
how many of them?
A Only one B Only two C All the three D None
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Correct answer: Only two
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2001
Q3294. Which among the following ports was called Babul
Makka (Gate of Makka) during the Mughal period?
A Calicut B Broach C Cambay D Surat
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Correct answer: Surat
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2025
Q3295. What is the common characteristic of the chemical
substances generally known as CL-20, HMX and LLM-
105, which are sometimes talked about in media?
A These are alternatives to hydro-fluorocarbon refrigerants B These are explosives in military weapons C These are high-energy fuels for cruise missiles D These are fuels for rocket propulsion
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Correct answer: These are explosives in military weapons
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2000
Q3296. The given map refers to the kingdom of:
INDIA PRIOR TO 1947
A Akbar at the time of capture of Khandesh in 1601 B Akbar at the time of his death in 1605 C Aurangzeb at the time of capture of Hyderabad D Aurangzeb at the time of his death in 1707
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Correct answer: Akbar at the time of capture of Khandesh in 1601
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2025
Q3297. Consider the following statements:
I.
It is expected that the Majorana 1 chip will enable quantum
computing.
Majorana 1 chip has been introduced by Amazon Web Services
II.
(AWS).
III. Deep learning is a subset of machine learning.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A I and II only B II and III only C I and III only D I, II and III
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Correct answer: I and III only
English UPSC CSE Prelims 1999
Q3298. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly
matched?
A Jim Lake : Highest number of wickets in a Cricket Test Match B Brian Lara : Highest score in an inning in Test Cricket C Sanath Jayasurya and : Highest partnership in Roshan Mahanama an innings in Test Cricket D Sunil M. Gavaskar : Highest aggregate of runs in Test Cricket
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Correct answer: Sunil M. Gavaskar : Highest aggregate of runs in Test Cricket
English UPSC CSE Prelims 2025
Q3299. With reference to monoclonal antibodies, often
mentioned in news, consider the following statements:
I.
They are man-made proteins.
II. They stimulate immunological function due to their ability to
bind to specific antigens.
III. They are used in treating viral infections like that of Nipah
virus.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A I and II only B II and III only C I and III only D I, II and III
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Correct answer: I, II and III
English UPSC CSE Prelims 1999
Q3300. Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten
cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty
horses.
Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while on march and
replacements were necessary in times of war.
A Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A B Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A C A is true but R is false D A is false but R is true
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Correct answer: Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A