Wednesday, 14 January 2026

UPSC Civil services Prelims 2026 - 5 model MCQs - set 1

 

Q.1. Consider the following national events:

1.  Formation of Telangana state after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh

2.  Sikkim officially became the 22nd state of India

3.  Nepali language was included in the 8th schedule of the constitution of India

4.  Smiling Buddha, the first nuclear weapon test held at Pokhran.

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above events?

a. 3,2,4,1

b. 4,3,2,1

c. 4,2,3,1

d. 3,4,2,1

 

 

Q.2. Who among the following was the author of the Bengali novel “Kapalkundala”?

a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

b.  Rabindranath Tagore

c. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

d. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

 

Q.3. Which of the following Trench is located along the coasts of Iran and Pakistan?

a. South sandwich trench

b. Makran trench

c. Tonga trench

d. Molloy Deep

 

Q.4. Recently the operation codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve is launched by

a. Israel

b. Russia

c. Ukraine

d. USA

 

Q.5. The coir Board is a statutory Indian Government body under the ministry of

a. Agriculture

b. Commerce and industry

c. Rural development

d. MSME