05.05.2025 UPSC PRELIMS MCQs

05.05.2025

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Q1. Consider the following statements about Article 356 of the Indian Constitution:

  1. Article 356 allows the President to impose President's Rule in a state when the constitutional machinery has failed.
  2. The Governor of a state automatically has the power to recommend President's Rule without consulting the President.
  3. During President's Rule, the Parliament of India can make laws on subjects that fall under the State List.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q2. Which of the following best defines the term cryptocurrency?

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Q3. The Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands) are a subject of territorial dispute between two countries?

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Q4. With reference to submarine canyons, consider the following statements:

  1. Submarine canyons are deep valleys cut into the continental shelf and slope by rivers during periods of lower sea levels.
  2. These canyons act as conduits for the transport of sediments from the continental margin to the deep ocean floor.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q5. Consider the following tributaries of the Krishna River:

  1. Bhima
  2. Tungabhadra
  3. Musi
  4. Ghataprabha
  5. Malaprabha

Which of the above tributaries join the Krishna River from the northern side?

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