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UPSC CSE Pre 2026Q1Dance, Music, Theatre & PuppetryEasy
Which one of the following Carnatic music ragas is similar to Raga Bilawal in Hindustani music ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2026Q2Balance of Payments & Exchange RateEasy
The artificially fixed rupee-sterling exchange rate prescribed by the Hilton-Young Commission (1926) was adopted by the British Government for
which one of the following reasons ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2026Q3Ancient History – GeneralTricky
Consider the following statements :
IPali texts contain the first definite references to coins, e.g., kahapana, nikkha, kamsa, and kakanika.
IIThe literary evidence from Pali texts is corroborated by archaeological evidence of punch-marked coins from many sites, most of them made of silver.
The above statements have been associated with which of the following ?
1Emergence of urban life
2Transition to money economy
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UPSC CSE Pre 2026Q4Architecture & SculptureEasy
Which of the following temples has/have a Nagara-style shikhara ?
1Malegitti Shivalaya, Badami
2Huchimalligudi Temple, Aihole
3Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh
4Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal
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UPSC CSE Pre 2026Q5Buddhism & JainismEasy
Among the four main forms of existence of life recognized in Jainism,
which one of the following is not included ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2026Q6Painting & HandicraftsEasy
The Hallisalasya painting in the Bagh Caves represents :
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UPSC CSE Pre 2026Q7Ancient History – GeneralTricky
Consider the following statements relating to the use of the place-value system in India :
1The earliest epigraphic use of the place-value system in India is found in the Mankani plates from Gujarat (AD 595 - 596).
2In the ninth century, place-values become general in inscriptions all over India.
3The place-values have been found in Sanskrit inscriptions in South-east Asia as early as the seventh century.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2026Q8Prehistory & Indus Valley CivilisationModerate
Consider the following statements about the archaeological findings in Harappan towns :
IThere is wide occurrence of spindle-whorls in the houses but absence of spinning wheels.
IIWeights and measurement scales, complete with graduations have been discovered.
IIIThere are houses built in large part with baked bricks, around relatively spacious courtyards, with their own wells, bathing platforms, and large rooms.
Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statements ?
1Statement I suggests that spinning was a laborious activity done at home.
2Statement II suggests the extent of the scientific knowledge that the Harappans possessed.
3Statement III suggests the emergence of a common property system.
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UPSC CSE Pre 2026Q9Revolt of 1857, Tribal & Peasant MovementsEasy
Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct ?
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UPSC CSE Pre 2026Q10Vedic AgeTricky
Consider the following statements about the Rigvedic period :
IIrrigation from wells allowed agriculture to expand away from flood plains and strips on river margins into the present Punjab and Haryana plains having underground water levels reasonably close to the surface.
IIDraught-animal power was employed to draw up water out of the wells.
Which of the following information support/supports the above statements ?
1There is evidence in the Rigveda of the use of ashma chakra (stone pulley wheel) and ahava (strapped wooden pails) to draw up water.
2Mention has been made in the Rigveda of the use of implements like parashu / kulisha (axe) and datra / sreni (sickle).
3There is a history of the use of ox, even before the Rigveda, for ploughing the land and pulling the carts.
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