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3976
Consider the following pairs:

Area of conflict mentioned in news : Country where it is located
1. Donbas : Syria
2. Kachin : Ethiopia
3. Tigray : North Yemen

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
UPSC Prelims 2023 World Geography
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3977
Consider the following statements in respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022:
1. It was the first time that the Chess Olympiad was held in India.
2. The official mascot was named 'Thambi'.
3. The trophy for the winning team in the open section is the Vera Menchik Cup.
4. The trophy for the winning team in the women’s section is the Hamilton-Russell Cup.

How many of the statements given above are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Current Affairs
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3978
Consider the following pairs with regard to sports awards:
1. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award : For most spectacular and outstanding performance by a sportsperson over a period of last four years
2. Arjuna Award : For the lifetime achievement by a sportsperson
3. Dronacharya Award : To honour eminent coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or teams
4. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar : To recognize the contribution made by sports persons even after retirement

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Current Affairs
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3979
Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Israel has established diplomatic relations with some Arab States.
Statement-II: The 'Arab Peace Initiative' mediated by Saudi Arabia was signed by Israel and Arab League.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
UPSC Prelims 2023 International Relations
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3980
Consider the following pairs:

Regions often mentioned in news : Reason for being in news
1. North Kivu and Ituri : War between Armenia and Azerbaijan
2. Nagorno-Karabakh : Insurgency in Mozambique
3. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia : Dispute between Israel and Lebanon

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
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3981
With reference to India, consider the following pairs:

Action : Act under which it is covered
1. Unauthorized wearing of police or military uniforms : The Official Secrets Act, 1923
2. Knowingly misleading or otherwise interfering with a police officer or military officer when engaged in their duties : The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
3. Celebratory gunfire that endangers personal safety of others : The Arms (Amendment) Act, 2019

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Polity
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3982
With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements:
1. Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the Central Government.
2. The role of the Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of internal security.
3. To prevent infiltration on the international border/coastal areas, the Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in some States.

How many of the above statements are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Internal Security
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3983
Consider the following infrastructure sectors:
1. Affordable housing
2. Mass rapid transport
3. Health care
4. Renewable energy

How many of the above does UNOPS Sustainable Investments in Infrastructure and Innovation (S3i) initiative focus on for its investments?
UPSC Prelims 2023 International Relations
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3984
Consider the following:
1. Demographic performance
2. Forest and ecology
3. Governance reforms
4. Stable Government
5. Tax and fiscal efforts

For the horizontal tax devolution, the Fifteenth Finance Commission used how many of the above as criteria other than population, area and income distance?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Polity
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3985
Consider the investments in the following assets:
1. Brand recognition
2. Inventory
3. Intellectual property
4. Mailing list of clients

How many of the above are considered intangible investments?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Economy
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3986
Consider the following statements:
1. The Government of India provides Minimum Support Price for Niger (Guizotia abyssinica) seeds.
2. Niger is cultivated as a Kharif crop.
3. Some tribal people in India use Niger seed oil for cooking.

How many of the above statements are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Economy
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3987
Which one of the following best describes the concept of 'Small Farmer Large Field'?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Economy
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3988
Consider the following markets:
1. Government Bond Market
2. Call Money Market
3. Treasury Bill Market
4. Stock Market

How many of the above are included in capital markets?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Economy
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3989
Which one of the following activities of the Reserve Bank of India is considered to be part of 'sterilization'?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Economy
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3990
Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Carbon markets are likely to be one of the most widespread tools in the fight against climate change.
Statement-II: Carbon markets transfer resources from the private sector to the State.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Environment
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3991
Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: In the post-pandemic recent past many Central Banks worldwide had carried out interest rate hikes.
Statement-II: Central Banks generally assume that they have the ability to counteract the rising consumer prices via monetary policy means.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Economy
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3992
Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Interest income from the deposits in Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) distributed to their investors is exempted from tax, but the dividend is taxable.
Statement-II: InvITs are recognized as borrowers under the 'Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002'.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Economy
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3993
With reference to India’s connectivity projects, consider the following statements:
1. East-West Corridor under Golden Quadrilateral Project connects Dibrugarh and Surat.
2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand via Myanmar.
3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor connects Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in China.

How many of the above statements are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Geography
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3994
Consider the following statements:
1. Amarkantak Hills are at confluence of the Vindhya and Sahyadri Ranges.
2. Biligirirangan Hills constitute the easternmost part of Satpura Range.
3. Seshachalam Hills constitute the southernmost part of Western Ghats.

How many of the statements given above are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Geography
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3995
Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?
UPSC Prelims 2023 World Geography
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3996
About three-fourths of world’s cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by
UPSC Prelims 2023 Economic Geography
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3997
Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Economic Geography
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3998
Which one of the following is the best example of repeated falls in sea level, giving rise to present-day extensive marshland?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Physical Geography
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3999
Consider the following statements:
1. India has more arable area than China.
2. The proportion of irrigated area is more in India as compared to China.
3. The average productivity per hectare in Indian agriculture is higher than that in China.

How many of the above statements are correct?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Indian Economy
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4000
Consider the following trees:
1. Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
2. Mahua (Madhuca indica)
3. Teak (Tectona grandis)

How many of the above are deciduous trees?
UPSC Prelims 2023 Environment
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