APSC / UPSC PRACTICE QUESTIONS

 

1. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

a) National Herald           Jawaharlal Nehru

b) Free Hindustan            Taraknath Das 

c)  Swadeshamitran          G. S . Aiyar.

d) Reshwa                            Ghadr Party. 

Ans: d) Reshwa                            Ghadr Party. 

2. Who among the following is known as Sher - i - Kashmir?

a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

b) Sheikh Abdullah

c) Jainul Abdin 

d) Ashutosh Mukherjee

Ans: b) Sheikh Abdullah

3. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

a) Bengal Gazette       -        James Augustus Hicky.

b) Indian Mirror - Debendranath Tagore

c) Sambad Kaumudi - Raja Rammohan Roy

d) Amrita Bazar Patrika - Debendranath Tagore

Ans: d) Amrita Bazar Patrika - Debendranath Tagore

4. Who among the following is known as Machiavelli of India?

a) Sarder Vallabhbhai Patel

b) Chanakya

c) Rabindranath Tagore

d) Dr. Srikrishna Singh.

Ans: b) Chanakya.

5. Consider the following statements

i) India lies entirely on the Indian plate in the Northern portion of Indo - Australian plate.

ii) The total  land area of India is 3,287,263 square kilometre.

iii) India has a land frontier of 15,200 km and a coastline of 7,517 km.

Which of the above statements is / are correct about India?

a) i and ii 

b) i and iii

c) ii and iii

d) i , ii and iii

Ans:d) i , ii and iii

6. Consider the following statements

i) Buland Darwaza was built in 1676 AD.

ii) It is the largest gateway of the world. 

Which of the above statements is/  are true?

a) Only i 

b) Only ii 

c) Both i and ii

Ans: Both i and ii.

7. Consider the following statements.

i) Nagarjunakonda is located in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.

ii) Earlier, it was known as Vijaypuri.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?  

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

Ans: c) Both i and ii.

8. Consider the following statements.

i) Konark Sun Temple is devoted to Odissi.

ii) It become a world heritage site in 1984.

Which of the above statements is/ are true about Konark Sun Temple?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

Ans: c) Both i and ii.

9. Consider the following statements.

i) Konark Sun Temple is situated in Odisha.

ii) The temple is known as Black Pagoda.

iii) It is an example of Sun Temple .

Which of the above statements is / are  correct about Konark Sun Temple?

a) i and ii

b) ii and iii

c) i and iii

d) i , ii and iii.

Ans: i , ii and iii.

10. Consider the following statements .

i) Most of the Khajuraho temples are constructed in the Nagara - style.

ii) These temples were made by the Chandela dynasty.

Which of the above statements is/ are true ?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

Ans: c) Both i and ii.

11.  Consider the following statements .

i) The Khajuraho group of monuments is situated in Madhya Pradesh.

ii) It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

Which of the above statements is/ are true ?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

Ans: c) Both i and ii.

12. Consider the following statements .

i) Champaner - Pavagadh Archaeological Park is situated in Panchmahal district of Gujrat.

ii) It made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.

Which of the above statements is/ are true ?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

Ans: c) Both i and ii.

13. Who is known as Rebel Poet?

a) Sarder Vallabhbhai Patel

b) Chanakya

c) Kazi Nazrul Islam.

d) Dr. Srikrishna Singh.

Ans: c) Kazi Nazrul Islam.

14. Who is known as Bard of Avon ?

a) Sarder Vallabhbhai Patel

b) William Shakespeare

c) Kazi Nazrul Islam.

d) Dr. Srikrishna Singh. 

Ans: b) William Shakespeare

15. The line of Actual control travel through - 

a) Jammu and Kashmir , Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.

b) Jammu and Kashmir , Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam.

c) Jammu and Kashmir , Uttar Pradesh , Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram.

d) Jammu and Kashmir , Sikkim, Assam, Uttarakhand, Nagaland.

Ans: a) Jammu and Kashmir , Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.

16. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

a)  Bist    -    Between Beas and Satluj.

b) Bari     -    Between Beas and Ravi.

c) Rachna     -  Between Ravi and Chenab.

d) Sind Sagar    -   Between Ravi and Beas .

Ans:  d) Sind Sagar    -   Between Ravi and Beas .

17. Consider the following statements .

i) The average elevation of Kashmir Himalaya is about 3000 m.

ii) Pir Panjal and Banihal are two important passes of Kashmir Himalaya.

Which of the above statements is/ are true ?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

Ans: c) Both i and ii.

18. Consider the following statements .

i) India's borders run a total length of 15,106.70 km.

ii) India's border with Bangladesh runs 4,096.70 km.

iii) The Teen Bigha Corridor is located on the West Bengal - Bangladesh border.

Which of the above statements is / are  correct about Konark Sun Temple?

a) i and ii

b) ii and iii

c) i and iii

d) i , ii and iii.

Ans: i , ii and iii.

19. Who is called  as morning star of Indian Renaissance? 

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b) William Shakespeare

c) Kazi Nazrul Islam.

d) Dr. Srikrishna Singh.

Ans: a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

20.Who is called  as king maker of Indian History ?

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b) William Shakespeare

c) Sayyed Bandhu

d) Dr. Srikrishna Singh.

Ans: c) Sayyed Bandhu