UPSC Prelims GS 2012 — Solved Question Paper

All 100 UPSC Prelims GS Previous Year Questions from 2012, grouped by subject, each with the answer and a detailed explanation.

Economy9

Which of the following would include Foreign Direct Investment in India? 1. Subsidiaries of foreign companies in India 2. Majority foreign equity holding in Indian companies. 3. Companies exclusively financed by foreign companies 4. Portfolio investment Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Consider the following statements; The price of any currency in international market is decided by the 1. World Bank 2. demand for goods/services provided by the country concerned 3. stability of the government of the concerned country 4. economic potential of the country in question Which of the statements given above are correct?
Under which of the following circumstances may 'capital gains' arise? 1. When there is an increase in the sales of a product 2. When there is a natural increase in the value of the property owned 3. When you purchase a painting and there is a growth in its value due to increase in its popularity Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) acts as a bankers' bank. This would imply which of the following? 1. Other banks retain their deposits with the RBI. 2. The RBI lends funds to the commercial banks in times of need. 3. The RBI advises the commercial banks on monetary matters. Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Which of the following measures would result in an increase in the money supply in the economy? 1. Purchase of government securities from the public by the. Central Bank 2. Deposit of currency in commercial banks by the public 3. Borrowing by the government from the Central Bank 4. Sale of government securities to the public by the Central Bank Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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What is/are the recent policy initiative(s) of Government of India to promote the growth of manufacturing sector? 1. Setting up of National Investment and Manufacturing Zones 2. Providing the benefit of 'single window clearance' 3. Establishing the Technology Acquisition and Development Fund Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Which of the following is/are among the noticeable features of the recommendations of the Thirteenth Finance Commission? 1. A design for the Goods and Services Tax, and 台 compensation package linked to adherence to the proposed design. 2. A design for the creation of lakhs of jobs in the next ten years in consonance with India's demographic dividend 3. Devolution of a specified share. of central taxes to local bodies. as grants Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
In India, in the overall Index of Industrial Production, the Indices of Eight Core Industries have a combined weight of 37-90%. Which of the following are among those Eight Core Industries? 1. Cement 2. Fertilizers 3. Natural gas 4. Refinery products 5. Textiles Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Environment22

Geography (Human geography)6

Geography (Indian physical environment)2

Geography (Physical)6

Governance and social sector8

History (Ancient India)6

History (Culture)2

History (Medieval India)1

With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices? 1. Meditation and control of breath 2. Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place 3. Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience. Select the correct answer using the codes given below;

History (Modern India)12

Polity17

Science and Technology9

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