UPSC Prelims 2018 MCQs

[UPSC Prelims 2018] In Indian tradition, who is regarded as the future Buddha yet to appear to save the world?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Regarding Mughal-era monuments: (1) white marble was used for the Buland Darwaza and the Khankah at Fatehpur Sikri; (2) red sandstone and marble were used for the Bara Imambara and Rumi Darwaza at Lucknow. Which is/are correct?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Regarding Wood's Despatch (1854): (1) it introduced the grants-in-aid system; (2) it recommended establishing universities; (3) it recommended English as the medium of instruction at all levels of education. Which is/are correct?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Match colonial-era institution to founder: Sanskrit College at Benares - William Jones; Calcutta Madrasa - Warren Hastings; Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley. Which pairs are correct?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Which of these events happened earliest: Swami Dayanand founding the Arya Samaj; Dinabandhu Mitra writing Neeldarpan; Bankim Chandra writing Anandmath; Satyendranath Tagore becoming the first Indian to clear the Indian Civil Service exam?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] In 1920, which organisation changed its name to the 'Swarajya Sabha'?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Which factors led to the introduction of English education in India: Charter Act of 1813; General Committee of Public Instruction (1823); the Orientalist-Anglicist controversy?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] What was a key economic consequence of British rule in 19th-century India?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] After the Santhal uprising subsided, what measures did the colonial government take: (1) creation of the 'Santhal Parganas' territory; (2) making it illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] This nationalist wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna, lived in America for a time, and was elected to the Central Assembly. Who was he?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Regarding the Governor of a State: (1) no criminal proceedings can be instituted against a sitting Governor in any court; (2) a Governor's emoluments and allowances cannot be reduced during the term of office. Which is/are correct?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Which are regarded as main features of the 'Rule of Law': limitation of powers, equality before law, people's responsibility to government, liberty and civil rights?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Regarding a Legislative Assembly Speaker: (1) the Speaker vacates office upon ceasing to be a member of the Assembly; (2) the Speaker must vacate office immediately whenever the Assembly is dissolved. Which is/are correct?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Which best captures the relationship between law and liberty?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Under the federal scheme of the Government of India Act 1935, residuary power was given to the:

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Regarding the election of the President of India: (1) the value of each MLA's vote varies from state to state; (2) the value of a Lok Sabha MP's vote is more than that of a Rajya Sabha MP's vote. Which is/are correct?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Which provisions best embody the Right to Privacy as part of the Right to Life and Personal Liberty?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Which Parliamentary Committee scrutinises whether delegated rule-making powers are properly exercised, within scope, by the Executive?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] Regarding the first Lok Sabha and the Leader of the Opposition: (1) the single largest opposition party in the first Lok Sabha was the Swatantra Party; (2) a formally recognised 'Leader of the Opposition' first appeared in 1969; (3) a party needs a minimum of 75 members for its leader to be recognised as Leader of the Opposition. Which is/are correct?

[UPSC Prelims 2018] If the President invokes Article 356 (President's Rule) for a state, what follows?