UPSC 2024 Previous-Year Questions
3 solved questions from 2024 (OTHER), organised by subject with explanations.
Geography
1. Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?
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Answer: C
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are the world's two largest cocoa producers. (AI-derived, unverified — pending official-key verification.)
Science & Technology
1. Consider the following plants: 1. Groundnut 2. Horse-gram 3. Soybean How many of the above belong to the pea family?
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Answer: C
Groundnut, horse-gram and soybean are all legumes belonging to the pea family (Fabaceae), so all three qualify. (AI-derived, unverified — pending official-key verification.)
2. The organisms "Cicada, Froghopper and Pond skater" are:
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Answer: C
Cicada, froghopper and pond skater are all insects (order Hemiptera, the true bugs). (AI-derived, unverified — pending official-key verification.)