APSC / UPSC PRACTICE QUESTIONS

 

 This article provides some important questions related to APSC / UPSC examination.

1. India covers an area of

a) 32,87,263 sq. km.

b) 32, 87, 233 sq. km 

c) 32, 87,345 sq . km 

d) 32, 87, 344 sq. km 

Ans: a) 32,87,263 sq. km.

2. In case of area , India is the ____ largest country in the world.

a) second

b) fifth 

c) third 

d) seventh

Ans: Seventh.

3. The North - South extension of India is 

a) 3215 km 

b) 3214 km 

c) 3216 km 

d) 3236 km 

Ans: b ) 3214 km 

4. The East - West extension of India is

a) 2933 km 

b) 2988 km 

c) 3000 km 

d) 2955 km 

Ans: a) 2933 km .

5. India has a land frontier of about

a) 12000 km 

b) 12,500 km 

c) 15,200 km 

d) 15, 000 km 

Ans: c) 15,200 km .

6. The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman and Nicobar Islands is 

a) 7516.6 km 

b) 7800 km 

c) 7688.8 km 

d) 7230 km 

Ans: a) 7516.6 km .

7. Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar?

a)  Bangladesh

b) Pakistan 

c) Bhutan 

d) Sri Lanka

Ans: Sri Lanka.

8. The climate of India may be broadly described as 

a) Monsoon type 

b) Tropical monsoon type 

c) Sub - tropical monsoon type

d) None of these

Ans: b) Tropical monsoon type .

9. What is the full form of IPCC?

a) Intergovernmental panel of Climate Change

b) Intergovernmental panel for Climate Change

c) Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change

d) Intergovernmental panel from Climate Change.

Ans: c) Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change

10. Project Tiger was launched in - 

a) 1970 

b) 1972 

c) 1973 

d) 1975 

Ans: c) 1973 

11. Who among the following is known as ' Rashtriya Pathik'?

a) Bhoop Singh Gurjar

b) Velu Nachiyar

c) Veer Narayan Singh 

d) Veera Rani Abbaka.

Ans: a) Bhoop Singh Gurjar. 

12.Who initiated the 'Satyagrah Movement ' ,much before of Mahatma Gandhi?

a) Bhoop Singh Gurjar

b) Velu Nachiyar

c) Veer Narayan Singh 

d) Veera Rani Abbaka.

Ans: a) Bhoop Singh Gurjar. 

13. Who was the first queen to wage a war against the British?

a) Bhoop Singh Gurjar

b) Velu Nachiyar

c) Veer Narayan Singh 

d) Veera Rani Abbaka.

Ans: b) Velu Nachiyar 

14. Who among the following is popularly known as ' Veera Mangai'?

a) Bhoop Singh Gurjar

b) Velu Nachiyar

c) Veer Narayan Singh 

d) Veera Rani Abbaka.

Ans: b) Velu Nachiyar 

15. Consider the following statements.

i) Veer Narayan Singh was a tribal mass leader of Chattisgarh during the revolt of 1857.

ii) He was the first martyr of Chattisgarh in the 1857 War of Independence.

Which of the above statements is/are true about Veer Narayan Singh?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii 

d) None of the above

Ans: c) Both i and ii 

16. Veer Narayan Singh was arrested on 

a) 22 October 1856

b) 24 October 1856

c) 28 August 1857

d) 10 December 1857

Ans: b) 24 October 1856

17. Veer Narayan Singh was hanged on 

a) 22 October 1856

b) 24 October 1856

c) 28 August 1857

d) 10 December 1857

Ans: d) 10 December 1857

18. Consider the following statements.

i) Durgawati Devi was the wife of Bhagat Singh.

ii) She was popularly known as ' Durga Bhabhi'

iii) She was an active member of Naujawan Bharat Sabha.

Which among the above statements is / are correct about Durgawati Devi?

a) Only i and ii

b) Only i and iii

c) Only ii and iii 

d) i , ii and iii .

19. Consider the following statements.

i) Durgabai Deshmukh is popularly known as ' Iron lady'.

ii) She actively took participate in the Non Co Operation Movement.

Which among the above  is/are true about Durgabai Deshmukh ?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii 

d) None of the above

Ans: c) Both i and ii 

20. Consider the following statements .

i) Deshbandhu Gupta was born on 14 June, 1901.

ii) He is popularly known as  Lala Desh Bandhu Gupta.

Which among the above  is/are true about Deshbandhu Gupta ?

a) Only i

b) Only ii

c) Both i and ii 

d) None of the above

Ans: c) Both i and ii