UPSC Prelims GS 1997 — Solved Question Paper

All 122 UPSC Prelims GS Previous Year Questions from 1997, grouped by subject, each with the answer and a detailed explanation.

Economy9

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Committees) - List II (Chaired by) 1. I. Disinvestment of shares in Public Sector Enterprises - A) Rajah Chelliah 2. II. Industrial Sickness - B) Onkar Goswami 3. III. Tax Reforms - C) R.N. Malhotra 4. IV. Reforms in Insurance Sector - D) C. Rangarajan Codes:
The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be in the range of
The sum of which of the following constitutes Broad Money in India? 1. I. Currency with the Public 2. II. Demand deposits with banks 3. III. Time deposits with banks 4. IV. Other deposits with RBI Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Which of the following come under Non-plan expenditure? 1. I. Subsidies 2. II. Interest payments 3. III. Defence expenditure 4. IV. Maintenance expenditure for the infrastructure created in the previous plans Choose the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes:
The Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) was introduced in the Budget of the Government of India for the year
The number of industries for which industrial licensing is required has now been reduced to
The contribution of India's small-scale sector to the gross turnover in the manufacturing sector since 1992 has been of the order of
In India, inflation is measured by the
National Income is the

Environment1

Which one of the following organisms is likely to show the highest- concentration of DDT once it has been introduced into the ecosystem?

Geography (Human geography)12

Geography (Indian physical environment)10

Geography (Physical)9

Geography (World mapping)4

Governance and social sector5

History (Ancient India)12

History (Culture)2

History (Medieval India)4

History (Modern India)11

International relations5

Miscellaneous1

Consider the following statements: 1. Assertion (A): The emergence of economic globalism does not imply the decline of socialist ideology. 2. Reason (R): The ideology of Socialism believes in universalism and globalism. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

Polity14

Science and Technology23

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