UPSC PRELIMS · 2022

UPSC Prelims 2022: sample questions with answers

2022 mixed institutional current affairs (IMF facilities, climate trackers) with core polity. Five representative questions:

Q1PYQ 2022Economy

'Rapid Financing Instrument' and 'Rapid Credit Facility' are related to the provisions of lending by which one of the following?

Choose an answer to see the explanation.

Answer: International Monetary Fund. Both are IMF emergency-lending windows that were widely in the news during pandemic-era support packages — a current-affairs-meets-economy classic.

Q2PYQ 2022Economy

In India, which one of the following is responsible for maintaining price stability by controlling inflation?

Choose an answer to see the explanation.

Answer: Reserve Bank of India. Under the 2016 monetary policy framework, the RBI is the inflation-targeting authority (4% ±2%). The other bodies are distractors with adjacent-sounding mandates.

Q3PYQ 2022Polity

With reference to anti-defection law in India, consider the following statements:

1The law specifies that a nominated legislator cannot join any political party within six months of being appointed to the House.
2The law does not provide any time-frame within which the presiding officer has to decide a defection case.

Choose an answer to see the explanation.

Answer: 2 only. Statement 1 inverts the rule — a nominated member MAY join a party within six months. Statement 2 is true; the Tenth Schedule sets no deadline for the presiding officer. Inverted-rule statements are UPSC's favourite trap.

Q4PYQ 2022Environment

'Climate Action Tracker', which monitors the emission reduction pledges of different countries, is a:

Choose an answer to see the explanation.

Answer: Database created by a coalition of research organisations. CAT is an independent scientific analysis produced by a research consortium — UPSC repeatedly tests whether famous climate bodies are official UN organs or independent groups.

Q5PYQ 2022International

Which one of the following statements best describes the 'Polar Code'?

Choose an answer to see the explanation.

Answer: The international code of safety for ships operating in polar waters. The IMO's Polar Code governs ship safety in Arctic and Antarctic waters. 'Best describes' questions reward the precise, boring option over the expansive one.

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