UPSC Exam MCQs

Q1. Prahaar is
(a) a battle tank
(b) a surface-to-surface missile
(c) an aircraft carrier
(d) a submarine

Q2. Which one of the following is not an assumption in the law of demand?
(a) There are no changes in the taste and preferences of consumers.
(b) Income of consumers remains constant.
(c) Consumers are affected by demonstration effect.
(d) There are no changes in the price of substitute goods.

Q3. Whcih one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) When total utility is maximum, marginal utility is zero.
(b) When total utility is decreasing marginal utility is negative.
(c) When total utility is increasing, marginal utility is positive.
(d) When total utility is maximum, marginal and average utility are equal to each other.

Q4. ‘Sub-prime crisis’ is a term associated with which one of the following events?
(a) Economic recession
(b) Political instability
(c) Structural adjustment programmes
(d) Growing social inequality

Q5. Which among the following countries of South America does the Tropic of Capricorn not pass through?
(a) Chile
(b) Bolivia
(c) Paraguay
(d) Brazil