UPSC Prelims GS 2006 — Solved Question Paper

All 107 UPSC Prelims GS Previous Year Questions from 2006, grouped by subject, each with the answer and a detailed explanation.

Economy8

Directions: The following Six (6) items consist 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 code given below: 1. Assertion (A): Balance of Payments. represents a better picture of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world than the. Balance of Trade. 2. Reason (R) : Balance of Payments. Takes into account the exchange of both visible and invisible items whereas. Balance of Trade. does not.
Consider the following statements: 1. In India, during the financial year 2004 - 2005 an increase of below 10% over the value of exports (in rupee terms) in the financial year 2003 - 2004 was reported. 2. According to the WTO, India's share in the world merchandise exports 2% in the year 2005. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements: 1. The agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) came into effect from 1st December, 2005. 2. As per SAFTA agreement terms, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have to decrease their custom duties to the level of 0 to 5 percent by the year 2013. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following Indian banks is not a nationalized bank?
Consider the following statements: 1. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the oldest insurance company is India. 2. National Insurance Company Limited was nationalized in the year 1972 and made a subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of India. 3. Headquarters of United India Insurance Company Limited are located at Chennai. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which one of the following statements is correct? Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA) concerns
Which one of the following is the correct statements? Service tax is a/an
Consider the following statements: 1. Petronet LNG Ltd. Is setting up another LNG terminal at Mangalore. 2. The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at Visakhapatnam. 3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of Indian Limited. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Environment3

Geography (Human geography)6

Geography (Indian physical environment)6

Geography (Physical)6

Geography (World mapping)7

Governance and social sector4

History (Ancient India)9

History (Culture)1

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Monastery - State

History (Medieval India)6

History (Modern India)11

International relations9

Polity11

Science and Technology20

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