UPSC Prelims Science and Technology Test (GS Sectional 14)

Product Details

The UPSC Prelims Science and Technology Test covers the technology that appears in the news and in the Prelims, including India's space missions and launch vehicles, defence and nuclear technology, communication and cyber security, computing, artificial intelligence, quantum technology and semiconductors, biotechnology, and the national missions behind them.

Topics Covered in the Science and Technology Test

• Indian space missions, space policy, launch vehicles and orbits
• Astronomy and global space science
• Defence technology, nuclear technology and non-proliferation
• Communication, cyber security and data
• AI, computing, quantum and semiconductors
• Biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials and national missions

Basic physics, chemistry and biology are in Sectional Test 13.

What You Get

• Questions booklet: 100 questions, 200 marks, two hours, in English and Hindi, with an answer sheet to print at the end.
• Answers and Explanations booklet: The answer key, then every question solved: each statement and each option is marked correct or incorrect with the reason, followed by the sources for the facts used.
• Marking as in the Prelims: 2 marks for a correct answer, and 0.66 (one-third of 2) deducted for a wrong one.
• Your copy: PDFs licensed to you, with your name and order number printed on every page.
• Difficulty: 32 easy, 32 medium, 24 hard and 12 very hard questions.

All tests are provided as downloadable PDF booklets, which you can print and attempt on paper or read and answer directly on your screen.

Sources and References

Every question and explanation is prepared from official and standard sources, among them:

• Press Information Bureau (PIB)
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
• Prime Minister's Office
• Department of Atomic Energy
• The Gazette of India
• Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
• Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser
• Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council
• India Code: Acts of Parliament (official text)
• NCERT textbooks for Classes XI and XII (current editions)