APSC / UPSC PRACTICE QUESTIONS

 APSC / UPSC PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Who was the constitutional advisor of constituent assembly?

a) Sir B N Rau 

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Motilal Nehru

d) Rajendra Prasad

Ans: a) Sir B N Rau .

2. Find out the man - made wetland from the following:

a) Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve

b) Pichavaram Mangrove

c) Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest 

d) Karikili Bird Sanctuary 

Ans: d) Karikili Bird Sanctuary

3. Karikili Bird Sanctuary was declared a Birds Sanctuary in - 

a) 1970 

b) 1971 

c) 1972 

c) 1973 

Ans: c) 1972

4.  Which among the following are natural wetland?

a) Satkosia Gorge 

b) Ansupa Lake 

c) Hirakud Reservoir

d) Yashwant Sagar 

Codes : 

1. a and b only

2. b only

3. a and c only

4. c and d only

Ans: 1 . a and b only.

5. Vellore Bird Sanctuary is a 

a) natural wetland

b) man - made wetland

Ans: b) man - made wetland.

6. Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?

a) Kanjiramkulam Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu

b) Sirpur Wetland - Madhya Pradesh

c) Ansupa Lake - Odisha 

d) Hirakud Reservoir - Madhya Pradesh

Ans: d) Hirakud Reservoir - Madhya Pradesh 

7. Nanda Lake is a wetland of which state?

a) Goa 

b) Mizoram

c) Karnataka

d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans: a) Goa 

8. Pala wetland is a wetland of which state?

a) Maharashtra

b) Goa 

c) Mizoram

d) Karnataka

Ans: c) Mizoram.

9. Which one of the following is incorrectly matched?

a) Thane creek - Natural wetland.

b) Tampara Lake - Natural wetland

c) Pala Wetland - Man - made wetland

d) Hirakud Reservoir - Man - made wetland

Ans: c) Pala Wetland - Man - made wetland

10. The Ramsar convention entered into force in India on -

a) 1 February 1982 

b) 2 February 1983

c) 5 February 1981 

d) 2 February 1984 

Ans: a ) 1 February 1982 

11. Consider the following statements:

a) The election commission is a permanent and independent body.

b) The election commission is established by the constitution of India directly.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b

Ans: Both a and b.

12. Article 324 of the constitution provides that the power of superintendence,  direction and control of elections

i) to parliament 

ii) state legislatures 

iii) the office of presidence of India

iv) the office of vice President of India 

v) panchayat and municipal corporation

Which of the above are correct?

a) i , ii, iii,  iv

b) i , ii, iii, v 

c) i, iii, iv , v 

d) i, ii, iv , v 

Ans:a ) i , ii, iii,  iv

13. The election commission is composed of

a) The chief election commissioner and 

b) such number of other election commissioners appointed by the president.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b

Ans: Both a and b.

14. Consider the following statements

a)  The union public service commission is the central recruiting agency in India.

b) It is an independent constitutional body.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b

Ans: Both a and b.

15. Consider the following statements:

a) Articles 315 to 323 is dealing with UPSC.

b) Part XIV of the Indian Constitution is dealing with UPSC.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b

Ans: Both a and b.

16. Consider the following statements: 

a) The UPSC consists of chairman and other members appointed by the president of India.

b) Usually the UPSC consist of nine to eleven members including the chairman.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b

Ans: Both a and b.

17 . The president can appoint one of the members of the UPSC as an acting chairman of the following circumstances: 

a) when the office of the chairman falls vacant 

b) when the chairman is unable to perform his functions due to absence or some other reason.

Consider the above statements

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b

Ans: Both a and b.

18. Consider the following statements:

a) The UPSC is a only a central recruiting agency in India.

b) The department of personnel and training is the central personal agency in India.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b

Ans: Both a and b.

19. Consider the following statements:

a) Articles 315 to 323 is dealing with SPSC.

b) Part XIV of the Indian Constitution is dealing with SPSC.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b

Ans: Both a and b.

20 . Consider the following statements:

a) the Joint State Public Service Commission can be created by an act of parliament on request of the state legislatures concern.

b) it is a statutory body.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b

Ans: Both a and b.