UPSC : Civil Services Examination and Indian Forest Service Examination – 2015 Common Preliminary Examination

The Union Public Service Commission will hold 

the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination,

 2015 on August 23, 2015. This Preliminary 

Examination will be common for the candidates 

applying for Civil Services Examination and Indian 

Forest Service Examination, and will act as a screening 

mechanism for selection of candidates for the Civil

 Services (Main) Examination and Indian Forest Service (Main)

G.K.

1) Which is the hardest material ever known in the Universe?

(A) Platinum

(B) Graphite

(C) Diamond

(D) Marble

2) Which instrument regulates the resistance or current in a circuit?

(A) Volta cell

(B) Rheostat

(C) Generator

(D) Sonometre

G K QUE.

1) Which among the following has recently decided to introduce the concept of a Red Flagged Account (RFA) in a bid to minimize fraud risks?

(A) RBI

(B) SEBI

(C) PFRDA

(D) IRDAI

2) Achal Kumar Jyoti was recently appointed as the?

G K QUE.

1) Which among the following has recently decided to introduce the concept of a Red Flagged Account (RFA) in a bid to minimize fraud risks?

(A) RBI

(B) SEBI

(C) PFRDA

(D) IRDAI

2) Achal Kumar Jyoti was recently appointed as the?

Civil Services(Preliminary) Examination Rules-2015.

The Government has approved the following in respect of Civil Services Examination: 

• An Expert Committee would be constituted to comprehensively examine various issues raised from time to time namely, eligibility, syllabus, scheme and pattern of Civil Services Examination.