GPSC Class 1-2 Prelims Model Paper: Economy, Geography, Sci-Tech

Question 1 • Gujarat Economy (Manufacturing & Industrial Output)

EN: What proportion of India's total factory output (manufacturing gross output) does Gujarat approximately contribute, holding the highest share in the country?
GU: દેશના કુલ ઉત્પાદન ક્ષેત્ર (Manufacturing Gross Output) માં ગુજરાત આશરે કેટલા ટકા હિસ્સો ધરાવીને દેશમાં પ્રથમ સ્થાને છે?

Option (A): ~10%
✅ Option (B): ~18% to 19%
Option (C): ~28%
Option (D): ~12%

💡 In-Depth Analysis: As per the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), Gujarat leads India by contributing over 18% of the country's total manufacturing output and nearly 16% of total industrial invested capital, driven by chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and engineering.

Question 2 • GIFT City & Financial Regulation

EN: Which statutory unified authority regulates all financial services, products, and institutions in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) IFSC?
GU: ગુજરાત ઇન્ટરનેશનલ ફાઇનાન્સ ટેક-સિટી (GIFT City) IFSC માં તમામ નાણાકીય સેવાઓ, ઉત્પાદનો અને સંસ્થાઓનું નિયમન કઈ વૈધાનિક સંયુક્ત સત્તામંડળ કરે છે?

✅ Option (A): International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
Option (B): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) independently
Option (C): Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) independently
Option (D): Gujarat State Investment Commission

💡 In-Depth Analysis: The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) was established in April 2020 under the IFSCA Act, 2019, headquartered at GIFT City, Gandhinagar. It acts as a single unified regulator combining powers of RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, and PFRDA for the IFSC.

Question 3 • Indian Economy & Fiscal Federalism (GST Council)

EN: Under Article 279A of the Constitution of India, what is the weightage of votes of the Central Government in the GST Council?
GU: ભારતના બંધારણના અનુચ્છેદ ૨૭૯A હેઠળ જીએસટી કાઉન્સિલ (GST Council) માં કેન્દ્ર સરકારના મતોનું વજન (Weightage) કેટલું છે?

Option (A): One-half of total votes cast
✅ Option (B): One-third of total votes cast
Option (C): Two-thirds of total votes cast
Option (D): Three-fourths of total votes cast

💡 In-Depth Analysis: Under Article 279A(9), every decision of the GST Council requires a majority of not less than three-fourths (75%) of the weighted votes of members present and voting. The vote of the Central Government has a weightage of 1/3rd (33.33%), and all State Governments combined have 2/3rds (66.67%).

Question 4 • Monetary Policy & RBI Framework

EN: Under the flexible inflation targeting framework adopted by India, what is the target Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate mandated by the Central Government to the RBI?
GU: ભારતમાં ફ્લેક્સિબલ ઇન્ફ્લેશન ટાર્ગેટિંગ ફ્રેમવર્ક હેઠળ કેન્દ્ર સરકાર દ્વારા રિઝર્વ બેંકને ગ્રાહક ભાવ સૂચકાંક (CPI) ફુગાવાનો કયો લક્ષ્યાંક આપવામાં આવ્યો છે?

Option (A): 3% with a tolerance band of +/- 1%
✅ Option (B): 4% with a tolerance band of +/- 2% (2% to 6%)
Option (C): 5% with a tolerance band of +/- 1.5%
Option (D): 6% flat rate

💡 In-Depth Analysis: Under Section 45ZA of the RBI Act 1934, the Central Government in consultation with RBI sets the CPI inflation target at 4% with an upper tolerance limit of 6% and a lower tolerance limit of 2% (4% +/- 2%).

Question 5 • High-Tech & Semiconductor Mission

EN: At which industrial location in Gujarat is India's first commercial semiconductor fabrication facility (Fab) being set up by Tata Electronics in partnership with Taiwan's PSMC?
GU: ટાટા ઇલેક્ટ્રોનિક્સ દ્વારા તાઇવાનની PSMC સાથે ભાગીદારીમાં ભારતનો સૌપ્રથમ કોમર્શિયલ સેમિકન્ડક્ટર ફેબ્રિકેશન પ્લાન્ટ (Fab) ગુજરાતમાં કયા સ્થળે સ્થાપવામાં આવી રહ્યો છે?

✅ Option (A): Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR)
Option (B): Sanand GIDC
Option (C): Halol GIDC
Option (D): Dahej PCPIR

💡 In-Depth Analysis: Tata Electronics is constructing India's first 300mm commercial semiconductor wafer fabrication fab at Dholera SIR with an investment of Rs 91,000 crore. In addition, Micron Technology is establishing an ATMP (assembly and test) plant at Sanand.

Question 6 • Renewable Energy & Climate Transition

EN: The world's largest hybrid renewable energy park (solar and wind) with a targeted generation capacity of 30 Gigawatts (30,000 MW) is being constructed in which region of Gujarat?
GU: ૩૦ ગીગાવોટ (૩૦,૦૦૦ મેગાવોટ) ની ક્ષમતા ધરાવતો વિશ્વનો સૌથી મોટો હાઇબ્રિડ રિન્યુએબલ એનર્જી પાર્ક ગુજરાતના કયા વિસ્તારમાં નિર્માણાધીન છે?

✅ Option (A): Khavda, Kutch
Option (B): Charanka, Patan
Option (C): Radhanpur, Banaskantha
Option (D): Pipavav, Amreli

💡 In-Depth Analysis: The Khavda Renewable Energy Park in Kutch covers 72,600 hectares (comparable to Singapore in size). Once fully operational at 30 GW capacity, it will generate around 81 billion units of clean electricity annually.

Question 7 • Gujarat Physical Geography & Geomorphology

EN: The Bhal region of Gujarat, known for rainfed durum wheat cultivation, is geomorphologically situated around which geographic boundary?
GU: વરસાદ આધારિત ભાલિયા ઘઉંની ખેતી માટે જાણીતો ગુજરાતનો 'ભાલ પ્રદેશ' ભૌગોલિક રીતે ક્યાં આવેલો છે?

✅ Option (A): Low-lying coastal delta tract at the head of the Gulf of Khambhat (Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Anand districts)
Option (B): Northern borderline of Kutch desert
Option (C): Inter-montane plateau between Girnar and Shetrunjay
Option (D): Foothills of the Satpura range in Narmada district

💡 In-Depth Analysis: The Bhal region is a flat, low-lying alluvial tract formed by silting of rivers (Bhogavo, Bhadar, Sabarmati) into the Gulf of Khambhat. Its clayey soils retain deep moisture without irrigation, ideal for GI-tagged Bhalia Wheat.

Question 8 • Drainage System of Gujarat

EN: Which major river flowing through Gujarat originates in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, flows through Rajasthan, and forms an estuary before discharging into the Gulf of Khambhat?
GU: મધ્યપ્રદેશના ધાર જિલ્લામાંથી નીકળી રાજસ્થાન થઈ ગુજરાતમાં પ્રવેશી ખંભાતના અખાતને મળતી મહત્વની નદી કઈ છે?

✅ Option (A): Mahi River
Option (B): Sabarmati River
Option (C): Tapi River
Option (D): Narmada River

💡 In-Depth Analysis: Mahi river originates in the Vindhya hills (Dhar, MP), flows north into Banswara (Rajasthan), cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice, enters Gujarat (Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Kheda, Anand), and drains into Gulf of Khambhat. Kadana and Wanakbori dams are built on it.

Question 9 • Minerals & Natural Resources of Gujarat

EN: Panandhro, Mata no Madh, and Rajpardi in Gujarat are renowned for the extraction of which fossil mineral fuel?
GU: ગુજરાતના પાનંધ્રો, માતાનો મઢ અને રાજપારડી કયા ખનિજ અશ્મિ બળતણના ઉત્ખનન માટે જાણીતા છે?

Option (A): Anthracite Coal
✅ Option (B): Lignite (Brown Coal)
Option (C): Bituminous Coal
Option (D): Crude Uranium

💡 In-Depth Analysis: Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) operates large-scale open-cast lignite mines at Panandhro, Umarsar, and Mata no Madh in Kutch, and Rajpardi in Bharuch district. Gujarat is India's second largest lignite producer after Tamil Nadu.

Question 10 • Soil Regions of Gujarat

EN: Which agricultural tract in Gujarat, situated between the Narmada and Dhadhar rivers in Bharuch district, is famous for deep moisture-retentive black cotton soil?
GU: ભરૂચ જિલ્લામાં નર્મદા અને ઢાઢર નદીઓ વચ્ચે આવેલો કયો ફળદ્રુપ કાળી જમીનનો પ્રદેશ 'કપાસના વાવેતર' માટે જાણીતો છે?

✅ Option (A): Kanam Region (કાનમ પ્રદેશ)
Option (B): Charotar Region
Option (C): Chharoda Region
Option (D): Nimar Region

💡 In-Depth Analysis: Kanam tract in Bharuch district has rich regur (black cotton soil) noted for long-staple cotton cultivation. Charotar (Anand-Kheda) is famous for tobacco, and Chharoda for pulses.

Question 11 • Space Technology (ISRO Missions)

EN: India's solar observatory mission Aditya-L1 is positioned in a halo orbit around which Lagrangian point located ~1.5 million km from Earth?
GU: ભારતનું પ્રથમ સોલર ઓબ્ઝર્વેટરી મિશન આદિત્ય-L1 પૃથ્વીથી આશરે ૧૫ લાખ કિમી દૂર કયા લેગ્રાન્જ પોઇન્ટ (Lagrangian point) ની આસપાસ હાલો ઓર્બિટમાં સ્થાપિત છે?

✅ Option (A): Sun-Earth L1 point
Option (B): Sun-Earth L2 point
Option (C): Earth-Moon L1 point
Option (D): Sun-Earth L5 point

💡 In-Depth Analysis: Aditya-L1 was placed into a halo orbit around Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 (L1) on 6 January 2024. L1 allows uninterrupted 24x7 viewing of the Sun without eclipses or occultation.

Question 12 • Nuclear Energy in Gujarat

EN: Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Tapi district recently achieved commercial operation of KAPS-3 and KAPS-4. What reactor technology do these units utilize?
GU: તાપી જિલ્લામાં સ્થિત કાકરાપાર અણુ વિદ્યુત મથક (KAPS) ના નવા યુનિટ KAPS-3 અને KAPS-4 માં કઈ રિએક્ટર ટેકનોલોજીનો ઉપયોગ થયો છે?

✅ Option (A): Indigenous 700 MWe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR)
Option (B): Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) using enriched uranium
Option (C): Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) using plutonium
Option (D): High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor

💡 In-Depth Analysis: KAPS-3 and KAPS-4 are India's first indigenously designed 700 MWe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) utilizing natural uranium as fuel and heavy water (D2O) as both moderator and coolant, with advanced passive safety systems.

Question 13 • Biotechnology & Genome Editing

EN: In the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing tool, what is the specific biological role of the Cas9 enzyme?
GU: CRISPR-Cas9 જીનોમ એડિટિંગ પદ્ધતિમાં Cas9 એન્ઝાઇમનું ચોક્કસ જૈવિક કાર્ય શું છે?

✅ Option (A): Molecular endonuclease that cuts DNA strands at a targeted sequence guided by RNA
Option (B): Polymerase that synthesizes mRNA copies
Option (C): Ligase that seals double-strand breaks without insertions
Option (D): Reverse transcriptase that converts viral RNA into DNA

💡 In-Depth Analysis: CRISPR-Cas9 consists of guide RNA (gRNA) that matches the target DNA sequence and the Cas9 endonuclease enzyme. Cas9 acts as molecular scissors, cutting both strands of the target DNA at the precise site defined by the gRNA.

Question 14 • Defense Technology

EN: Which stealth guided-missile destroyer built under Project 15B of the Indian Navy was formally named after a prominent historical port city of Gujarat?
GU: ભારતીય નૌસેનાના પ્રોજેક્ટ ૧૫B હેઠળ નિર્મિત કયા સ્ટીલ્થ ગાઇડેડ-મિસાઇલ ડિસ્ટ્રોયરનું નામ ગુજરાતના ઐતિહાસિક બંદર શહેર પરથી રાખવામાં આવ્યું છે?

✅ Option (A): INS Surat
Option (B): INS Porbandar
Option (C): INS Veraval
Option (D): INS Mandvi

💡 In-Depth Analysis: INS Surat is the fourth and final ship of the Project 15B Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile destroyers, named after Gujarat's historic maritime and mercantile capital, Surat.

Question 15 • Green Hydrogen Mission

EN: Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, what is India's target for green hydrogen production per annum by the year 2030?
GU: નેશનલ ગ્રીન હાઇડ્રોજન મિશન હેઠળ વર્ષ ૨૦૩૦ સુધીમાં ભારતે વાર્ષિક કેટલા ગ્રીન હાઇડ્રોજન ઉત્પાદનનો લક્ષ્યાંક રાખ્યો છે?

Option (A): 1 Million Metric Tonne (MMT)
✅ Option (B): 5 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) per annum
Option (C): 10 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT)
Option (D): 25 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT)

💡 In-Depth Analysis: The National Green Hydrogen Mission aims to build green hydrogen production capacity of at least 5 MMT per annum by 2030, supported by ~125 GW of associated renewable energy capacity and reducing over 50 MMT of CO2 emissions annually.

Question 16 • Gujarat Maritime Board & Port Economics

EN: Established in 1982, the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) manages how many non-major ports along Gujarat's 1,600 km coastline?
GU: વર્ષ ૧૯૮૨માં સ્થપાયેલ ગુજરાત મેરીટાઇમ બોર્ડ (GMB) ગુજરાતના ૧,૬૦૦ કિમી લાંબા દરિયાકાંઠે આવેલા કેટલા નોન-મેજર (ગૌણ) બંદરોનું સંચાલન કરે છે?

✅ Option (A): 48 non-major ports
Option (B): 12 non-major ports
Option (C): 85 non-major ports
Option (D): 24 non-major ports

💡 In-Depth Analysis: GMB was India's first maritime board, administering 48 non-major ports grouped into 10 port divisions. These ports handle over 30% of India's total maritime cargo and 70% of total non-major port cargo in India.

Question 17 • Supercomputing in India

EN: Under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), which premier institute in Gujarat hosts the supercomputing facility named 'PARAM Ananta'?
GU: નેશનલ સુપરકમ્પ્યુટિંગ મિશન હેઠળ ગુજરાતની કઈ પ્રતિષ્ઠિત સંસ્થામાં 'પરમ અનંત' (PARAM Ananta) સુપરકમ્પ્યુટિંગ સિસ્ટમ સ્થાપિત કરવામાં આવી છે?

✅ Option (A): IIT Gandhinagar
Option (B): SVNIT Surat
Option (C): DA-IICT Gandhinagar
Option (D): Gujarat University Ahmedabad

💡 In-Depth Analysis: PARAM Ananta is a state-of-the-art supercomputer with 838 Teraflops capacity deployed at IIT Gandhinagar under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), jointly steered by MeitY and DST.

Question 18 • Climate Governance & Institutions

EN: In which year did Gujarat become the first state in India (and only the fourth sub-national entity globally) to create a dedicated Department of Climate Change?
GU: ગુજરાત કયા વર્ષમાં અલગ 'ક્લાઇમેટ ચેન્જ વિભાગ' (Department of Climate Change) શરૂ કરનાર ભારતનું પ્રથમ અને વિશ્વનું ચોથું રાજ્ય બન્યું હતું?

✅ Option (A): 2009
Option (B): 2002
Option (C): 2015
Option (D): 2019

💡 In-Depth Analysis: In 2009, under then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat created a separate Department of Climate Change. It was Asia's first dedicated government department addressing climate change and renewable energy initiatives.

Question 19 • Micro-Irrigation & Agriculture Economy

EN: Which special purpose vehicle was incorporated in 2005 by the Government of Gujarat to implement and promote drip and sprinkler micro-irrigation schemes across the state?
GU: ગુજરાતમાં ટપક અને ફુવારા પદ્ધતિ (સૂક્ષ્મ પિયત પદ્ધતિ) ના પ્રસાર માટે ૨૦૦૫માં કઈ વિશેષ એજન્સીની સ્થાપના કરવામાં આવી હતી?

✅ Option (A): Gujarat Green Revolution Company (GGRC)
Option (B): Gujarat State Seeds Corporation
Option (C): Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation (GAIC)
Option (D): Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited

💡 In-Depth Analysis: Gujarat Green Revolution Company (GGRC) acts as the nodal agency delivering streamlined micro-irrigation subsidies directly to farmers, conserving over 40% water while expanding irrigated agriculture across Saurashtra and North Gujarat.

Question 20 • AI & IndiaAI Mission

EN: What is the primary objective of the IndiaAI Compute Capacity pillar approved by the Union Cabinet with an outlay of Rs 10,372 crore?
GU: રૂ. ૧૦,૩૭૨ કરોડના ખર્ચે મંજૂર થયેલ IndiaAI મિશનના 'કમ્પ્યુટ કેપેસિટી' પિલરનો મુખ્ય ઉદ્દેશ્ય શું છે?

✅ Option (A): Establishing a public-private AI compute infrastructure of 10,000+ GPUs to democratize AI compute for startups and academia
Option (B): Banning open-source AI models in India
Option (C): Replacing human civil servants with automated bots
Option (D): Providing free smartphones to government employees

💡 In-Depth Analysis: The IndiaAI Compute Capacity component creates a shared AI infrastructure of 10,000+ high-end GPUs accessible to Indian startups, researchers, and universities at subsidized rates to foster indigenous AI models and sovereign computing capability.

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