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Many many congratulations to all who cleared CSE-2025. Proud of the Syed Dawood, Syed Zeeshan, Talib Gulzar, Sajad, Saquib Israr, Syed, Imtiyaz and all other ICPians who have been part of our journey.

To the all hardworking aspirants who didn’t make it in the merit list this time, don’t feel down. This is just one step in your journey. Keep trying, you’ve got it!

Big cheers and congratulations to the ICPian, Dr Towseef Ahmad (AIR 254) and all others on cracking the UPSC Exam-2025

CSE Interviews 2026

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Introductory Session on KAS Personality Test

Tomorrow (Thursday,
February 5, 2026)

For KAS Mains Qualified Candidates.

• Date: Tomorrow – Thursday, February 5, 2026
• Time: 5:00 PM sharp
• Venue: ICP Campus, Raj Bagh

This session is especially designed for students enrolled in the ICP Interview Guidance Program to help you prepare effectively for the personality aspects of your KAS interview.

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

Tentative Answer Key

1. A – CPCB night-time residential limit 40 dB
2. D – Mercalli Scale measures destruction/intensity
3. D – CO₂ < CH₄ < N₂O < Fluorinated gases (GWP order)
4. A – PQLI uses infant mortality + life expectancy at age 1 + literacy
5. D – Depreciation does not always improve trade balance (J-curve); R true
6. B – Only II correct; ERM is European, not IMF
7. C – Union Budget 2025-26: 100 GW nuclear by 2047
8. D – All five (PM SHRI, STARS, DIKSHA, ULLAS, PM POSHAN) are NEP-2020 initiatives
9. A – NISHTHA, Vidya Pravesh, DIETs are under Samagra Shiksha for NEP
10. A – Primary 0.3%, Effective Rev 0.8%, Rev 1.5%, Fiscal 4.4%
11. B – E-Pehchan, E-Biz, ABHA, GIS Maps are ESIC initiatives
12. B – Preventive, early detection, affordable treatment, tech (not urban doctors)
13. B – USA > China > UAE > Russia > Saudi Arabia (FY 2024-25)
14. A – I, II, III correct; scheme valid till 2037, not 2047
15. C – India-2021, China-2020, Japan-2023, UK-2022
16. A – 4-Quality Education, 5-Gender Equality, 6-Water, 10-Reduced Inequality
17. B – 2.69 crore houses completed (MoRD Jan 2025)
18. D – All four chairpersons correctly matched
19. C – GoI Act 1919 first established Public Service Commission
20. C – Education (Concurrent), Public Health (State), Census (Union)
21. C – SC not bound to answer (I correct); opinion not binding (II wrong)
22. C – Remuneration fixed by Governor, not legislature
23. D – CJI > Union Ministers > CEC > Cabinet Secretary
24. D – PM, Ministers, Central Govt officials under Lokpal; MPs not
25. C – President can only assent or withhold Money Bill
26. A – Both true & R explains A (executive resolution)
27. A– All are charged on Consolidated Fund of India except last
28. C – Line-item veto does not exist in India
29. A – 91st Amendment (2003) added 75(1A)
30. C – Both correct (37th Amendment + J&K Reorg Act 2019)
31. B – Radhakrishnan & Zakir Husain only
32. A – UP > Karnataka > Tamil Nadu > Madhya Pradesh
33. A – Punjab (7) < Rajasthan (10) < Karnataka (12) < West Bengal (16)
34. B – Arunachal & Goa 1987 (both accepted as 1986 in many sources)
35. C – 14 national parties in 1952
36. A – Article 243J
37. C – Vokkaligas are Karnataka, not Tamil Nadu
38. A – Only I correct; first Blue Flag beach was Shivrajpur (Gujarat)
39. B – Dongar cultivation of Kondhs threatened by eucalyptus
40. A – Speaker count >50 million dropped in 2024 criteria
41. A – IISc-Computing, IITM-Communication, IITD-Sensing, IITB-Materials
42. A – Gaganyaan is LEO, not geostationary
43. C – Nipah is paramyxovirus, not orthopoxvirus
44. B – Only 2 pairs correct (Dost & Ganga); Kaveri-Sudan, Ajay-Israel
45. C – Hugging Face supports NLP, Audio, Vision; not Quantum
46. B – Greece, PNG, Russia, France
47. D – All four grounds under Art. 19(2)
48. D – 10 members, 2 observers, 14 dialogue partners (2025)
49. C – JAKEDA vision: lead transition, excellence, quality/sustainability
50. D – Mishra-Banaras, Pandit-Gwalior, Joshi-Kirana, Yashpal-Agra
51. A – No Paris 2024 gold; rest correct
52. B – Only Great Bath statement correct
53. B Two pairs are incorrectly matched (3 and 4).
54. A Only Surat factory under Jahangir
55. C – Shalimar Bagh has no pietra dura
56. B – Ibn Battuta predates Vijayanagara
57. C – All three correct
58. A – Bicameral only in 6 provinces
59. B – Nehru presided; boycotted RTC
60. B – Three leaders associated
61. B – Two pairs correct
62. A – Aldohexose
63. D – Sandhyakaranandin
64. A – Traditional legend attributes to Madhyantika/Mijjhantika
65. B – Lakes are not >50%
66. B – Only two correct (Statement 1 wrong)
67. B – Cameroon not on equator
68. A NAVYA implemented in Baramulla
69. B – Hosts migratory birds
70. B – 68°7’E to 97°25’E
71. D – All correct
72. A – Bargur-TN, Hallikar-Karnataka, Vechur-Kerala, Bachaur-Bihar
73. C Sivagalai sarcophagus (2024-25 dating) ???
74. A – 1989, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2008
75. B – 2014 J&K floods, not earthquake
76. D – A false, R true
77. D – All correct
78. B – Bacteria reproduce by binary fission
79. C – All three correct
80. B – RNA is single-stranded
81. D – All four correct
82. B – Constant speed, changing velocity
83. A – Karlfeldt & Hammarskjöld
84. B – SA node
85. A – Only I correct
86. A – Only I & II
87. D – pH 7 at 25°C
88. A – Graphite conducts, diamond does not
89. A – Akash integrated with Akashteer
90. B Endangered (not Critically Endangered)
91. D – Pacific salmon & bamboo
92. A – I, II, III
93. A – All four states approved Plastic Parks
94. D – Indigobird, Cuckoo, Honeyguide, Cowbirds
95. C – Both correct
96. C – Quagga is Africa, Thylacine Australia
97. D India, Liberia, Eswatini, Somalia, Nicaragua
98. B – Carbon pricing mainly on CO₂
99. A – Bt cotton only approved GM crop
100. A – Chilika removed from Montreux Record in 2002

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