JKPSC JKCCE (Prelims) 2025 – General Studies Paper–I (B Series)

Tentative Answer Key

The Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) conducted the Combined Competitive Examination (Prelims) 2025 for General Studies Paper-I (B Series). Based on standard references, government reports, and authoritative data sources, the following tentative answer key has been compiled for aspirants. This key reflects conceptual accuracy, updated schemes, and factual verification relevant to the 2025 examination cycle.

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Tentative Answer Key: GS Paper–I (B Series)

1. A – CPCB night-time noise limit for residential areas is 40 dB.
2. D – The Mercalli Scale measures the intensity/destruction caused by earthquakes.
3. D – Correct GWP order: CO₂ < CH₄ < N₂O < Fluorinated gases.
4. A – PQLI includes infant mortality, life expectancy at age 1, literacy rate.
5. D – Depreciation does not always improve trade balance; J-curve applies.
6. B – Only Statement II correct; ERM is European, not IMF-led.
7. C – Union Budget 2025–26 targets 100 GW nuclear power by 2047.
8. D – All five (PM-SHRI, STARS, DIKSHA, ULLAS, PM-POSHAN) align with NEP 2020.
9. A – NISHTHA, Vidya Pravesh, DIETs under Samagra Shiksha for NEP implementation.
10. A – Correct deficit figures: Primary 0.3%, Effective Revenue 0.8%, Revenue 1.5%, Fiscal 4.4%.
11. B – ESIC initiatives: E-Pehchan, E-Biz, ABHA linkage, GIS mapping.
12. B – Focus on preventive care, early detection, affordability, technology—not urban specialists.
13. B – Top trading partners FY 2024–25: USA > China > UAE > Russia > Saudi Arabia.
14. A – All correct; scheme valid till 2037, not 2047.
15. C – Population census years: India 2021, China 2020, Japan 2023, UK 2022.
16. A – SDGs correctly matched: 4-Quality Education, 5-Gender Equality, 6-Water, 10-Reduced Inequality.
17. B – 2.69 crore PMAY-G houses completed (MoRD, Jan 2025).
18. D – All four chairpersons correctly matched.
19. C – GoI Act 1919 established Public Service Commission for the first time.
20. C – Education – Concurrent; Public Health – State; Census – Union.
21. C – SC not bound to answer (I correct); advisory opinions not binding (II incorrect).
22. C – Remuneration of State Election Commissioners is fixed by Governor, not legislature.
23. D – Correct order of precedence: CJI > Union Ministers > CEC > Cabinet Secretary.
24. D – Lokpal covers PM, Ministers, Central Govt officials; MPs excluded.
25. C – President can only assent or withhold a Money Bill—no return provision.
26. A – Both statements true; R correctly explains A.
27. D – All three payments are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.
28. C – Line-item veto does not exist in India.
29. A – 91st Amendment 2003 added Article 75(1A).
30. C – Both correct: 37th Amendment + J&K Reorganisation Act 2019.
31. B – Only Dr. Radhakrishnan & Dr. Zakir Husain died in office.
32. A – Correct order of milk production: UP > Karnataka > Tamil Nadu > MP.
33. A – Statewise Lok Sabha seats: Punjab (7) < Rajasthan (10) < Karnataka (12) < WB (16).
34. B – Arunachal & Goa became states in 1987 (some sources note 1986 passage).
35. C – 14 national parties in the first general election (1952).
36. A – Article 243J deals with audit of Panchayat accounts.
37. C – Vokkaligas are from Karnataka, not Tamil Nadu.
38. A – India’s first Blue Flag beach: Shivrajpur (Gujarat).
39. B – Dongar cultivation of Kondhs threatened by eucalyptus plantations.
40. A – Languages with >50 million speakers dropped from 2024 criteria.
41. A – IISc-Computing, IITM-Communication, IITD-Sensing, IITB-Materials.
42. A – Gaganyaan mission is in Low Earth Orbit, not geostationary.
43. C – Nipah virus is a paramyxovirus.
44. B – Only Dost & Ganga correct; Kaveri-Sudan and Ajay-Israel incorrect.
45. C – Hugging Face supports NLP, Audio, Vision; not Quantum.
46. B – Correct order: Greece, PNG, Russia, France.
47. D – All four restrictions fall under Article 19(2).
48. D – SCO composition 2025: 10 members, 2 observers, 14 dialogue partners.
49. C – JAKEDA’s vision: leading clean-energy transition with sustainability focus.
50. D – Classical musicians: all four pairs correctly matched.
51. A – India won no gold in Paris 2024 Olympics; other options correct.
52. B – Only the Great Bath statement correct.
53. B – Two pairs incorrectly matched (3 and 4).
54. A – Only Surat factory established under Jahangir.
55. C – Shalimar Bagh has no pietra dura work.
56. B – Ibn Battuta visited India before Vijayanagara’s rise.
57. C – All three statements correct.
58. A – Only 6 provinces had bicameral legislatures.
59. B – Nehru presided; INC boycotted Second RTC.
60. B – Three leaders correctly associated.
61. B – Two pairs correct.
62. A – Glucose is an aldohexose.
63. D – Sandhyakaranandin is correctly matched.
64. A – Traditional legend attributes to Madhyantika/Mijjhantika.
65. B – Lakes are not >50% of Earth’s freshwater.
66. B – Only two statements correct (Statement 1 incorrect).
67. B – Cameroon is not on the equator.
68. A – NAVYA implemented in Baramulla.
69. B – The site hosts migratory birds.
70. B – India’s longitudinal extent: 68°7’E to 97°25’E.
71. D – All statements correct.
72. A – Correct cattle breed mapping.
73. C – Sivagalai sarcophagus (2024–25 dating).
74. A – Correct years: 1989, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2008.
75. B – Disaster was 2014 J&K floods, not earthquake.
76. D – Statement A false; R true.
77. D – All statements correct.
78. B – Bacteria reproduce via binary fission.
79. C – All three correct.
80. B – RNA is single-stranded.
81. D – All four correct.
82. B – Constant speed but changing velocity indicates circular motion.
83. A – Karlfeldt & Hammarskjöld.
84. B – SA node is the natural pacemaker.
85. A – Only Statement I correct.
86. A – Only Statements I & II correct.
87. D – pH of pure water is 7 at 25°C.
88. A – Graphite conducts; diamond does not.
89. A – Akash integrated with Akashteer.
90. B – Species is Endangered, not Critically Endangered.
91. D – Pacific salmon & bamboo example correctly matched.
92. A – All three statements correct.
93. A – All four states approved Plastic Parks.
94. D – All four are brood parasites.
95. C – Both statements correct.
96. C – Quagga – Africa; Thylacine – Australia.
97. D – India, Liberia, Eswatini, Somalia, Nicaragua.
98. B – Carbon pricing primarily targets CO₂ emissions.
99. A – Bt cotton is India’s only approved GM crop.
100. A – Chilika Lake was removed from the Montreux Record in 2002.

Note:

This tentative answer key is crafted to support JKPSC aspirants in assessing their performance and understanding the conceptual depth of GS Paper-I. Candidates are advised to cross-verify with the official answer key once released by JKPSC.