UPPSC Prelims 2025 GS Question Paper (12-Oct-2025)

Question 1

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The interior part of Australia is desert and semi-desert.
Reason (R): Northern Australia is situated in the temperate zone.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :

Accepted Answer

(A) is true, but (R) is false,

Answer

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Answer

(A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 2

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The interior part of Australia is desert and semi-desert.
Reason (R): Northern Australia is situated in the temperate zone.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :

Accepted Answer

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Answer

(A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer

(A) is true, but (R) is false.

Answer

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 3

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Babur wrote Tuzk-e-Babri in Chagatai Turki.
Reason (R): Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Accepted Answer

(A) is true, but (R) is false

Answer

Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Answer

(A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 4

Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer by using the code given below the lists.

List - I (Coal Field)	List - II (Country)
A. Appalachian	1. England
B. Lancashire	2. Germany
C. Ruhr	3. Russia
D. Kuzbass	4. United States of America

Code:
A B C D

Accepted Answer

4 1 2 3

Answer

1 4 3 2

Answer

1 4 2 3

Answer

4 1 3 2

Question 5

With reference to 'Ecosystem', which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Green plants in terrestrial ecosystem capture about 1% of energy of the sunlight that falls on their leaves.
2. Around 10% of organic matter reaches to the next higher level of consumers.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Accepted Answer

Both 1 and 2

Answer

Only 2

Answer

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Only 1

UPPSC Prelims 2025 GS Question Paper (12-Oct-2025)

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