APSC/ UPSC PRACTICE QUESTIONS

 

This article provides some important practice questions about APSC /  UPSC.

1. Consider the following statements

i) Assam Himalaya extends from river Tista to Brahmaputra for about 720 km 

ii) Pauhunri and Kulakangri are two important peaks of Assam Himalaya.

Which of the above statements is/ are true about Assam Himalaya?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

Ans: Both i and ii.

2. Consider the following events : 

i) Regulating Act

ii) First intervention in Indian affairs

iii) Battle of Buxar 

iv) Pitt's India Act 

Find out the correct chronological order:

a) i, ii, iii, iv

b) i , iii, iv , ii 

c) iii, ii, i, iv 

d) iii, iv , ii,i 

Ans: c) iii, ii, i, iv.

3. Who is known as strong man ?

a) Rajendra Prasad

b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

c) Lala Lajpat Rai

d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans: b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

4. Identify the correct chronological order of the following:

i) Lord Wellesley

ii) Lord Cornwallis 

iii) Lord Amherst

iv) Sir John Shore 

Codes :

a) i, ii ,iii , iv

b) ii, iv , i, iii 

c) ii, i , iii, iv 

d) i, iii, ii, iv 

Ans: b) ii, iv, i, iii 

5. Within India's current geographic boundaries, the highest point of India is - 

a)  K2 

b) Kanchanjunga

c) Mount Everest

d) Nanda Devi

Ans: b) Kanchanjunga.

6. Consider the following statements.

i) Western ghats are older than Eastern ghats .

ii) The elevation of Eastern ghats is lower than the Western ghats.

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. The Western ghats running through the states of - 

a) Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu , and Kerala.

b) Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

c) Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

d) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Ans: a) Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu , and Kerala.

8. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

a) Kesari      -    Bombay 

b) Swadeshamitran  -   Madras 

c) Yugantar      -        Bengal

d) Sandhya       -        Maharashtra.

Ans: d) Sandhya       -        Maharashtra.

9. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

a) Kesari        -      1881

b) Sandhya       -    1906

c) Bombay Chronicle    -      1910

d) Kranti           -       1927 

Ans: c) Bombay Chronicle - 1910.

10 . Who is known as Punjab Kesari?

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b) Lala Lajpat Rai

c) Ashutosh Mukherjee

d) Sheikh Abdullah

Ans: b) Lala Lajpat Rai.

11. Who is known as Babuji?

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b) Lala Lajpat Rai

c) Ashutosh Mukherjee

d) Jagjeevan Ram 

Ans: Jagjeevan Ram.

12. Consider the following statements.

i) India accounts for 2.42 percent of the total world area.

ii) India is home to around 17.5 percent of the world's population.

which of the above statements is/ are true about India?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

Ans: Both i and ii.

13. Consider the following statements.

i) The southernmost part of India is Indira Point.

ii) Sri Lanka is separated from India by Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar .

iii) The territorial waters of India extend into the sea to a distance of 12 nautical miles .

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

a) i and ii

b) i and iii

c) ii and iii

d) i , ii and iii.

Ans: i , ii and iii.

14. Zojila is an important pass of - 

a) Central Himalaya

b) Assam Himalaya

c) Punjab Himalaya

d) Kashmir Himalaya

Ans: c) Punjab Himalaya

15. Bara Lacha La is an important pass of - 

a) Central Himalaya

b) Assam Himalaya

c) Punjab Himalaya

d) Kashmir Himalaya

Ans: c) Punjab Himalaya. 

16. Nanda Devi is an important peak of - 

a) Kumaon Himalaya

b) Central Himalaya

c) Assam Himalaya

d) Kashmir Himalaya

Ans: a) Kumaon Himalaya.

17.  Which pass is known as pass of the butterflies?

a) Bara Lacha La

b) Chang la 

c) Saltoro 

d) Bilafond la 

Ans: Bilafond la.

18 . Consider the following statements.

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

ii) India's border with Bhutan runs 699 km .

Which of the above statements is/ are true?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii

Ans: Both i and ii.

19. Consider the following statements.

i) The average height of Greater Himalayas is about 6000 m.

ii) The average height of Lesser Himalayas is about 3000 m.

iii) The average height of Lower Himalayas is about 800 m.

Which of the above statements is/ are true?

a) i and ii

b) i and iii

c) ii and iii

d) i , ii and iii

Ans: a) i and ii.

20 . Mt. Godwin Austin is located in which range?

a) Pir Panjal range 

b) Zaskar range 

c) Karakoram range 

d) Ladakh range 

Ans: c) Karakoram range.