APSC / UPSC PRACTICE QUESTIONS

 

APSC / UPSC PRACTICE QUESTIONS 

In this article we are going to discuss some important questions . These questions will be  helpful for preparing any competitive examination. 

1. Consider the following statements

a) Prevention of Money Laundering Act was came into force in 2005.

b) The main objective of this act is to prevent and control money laundering.

Which of the above statements is / are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b.

Ans: iii) Both a and b.

2. What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index, 2022 rankings ?

a) 108 

b) 109 

c) 106 

d) 107

Ans: d) 107

3. Consider the following statements:

a) NITI Aayog "SDG India Index" is the World's first government - led sub national measure of SDG development.

b) It was launched in 2018.

Which of the above statements is / are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b.

Ans: iii) Both a and b.

4. What is the rank of India in Global Sustainable Development Report, 2022?

a) 121 

b) 123

c) 124 

d) 125

Ans: a) 121

5. What is the rank of India in World Press Freedom Index , 2023?

a) 150 

b) 135 

c) 161 

d) 163

Ans: c) 161

6. Which ministry has launched the programme ' Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi'?

a) Ministry of Education 

b) Ministry of Home affairs 

c) Ministry of culture 

d) Ministry of Women and Child Development 

Ans: d) Ministry of Women and Child Development 

7. Consider the following statements 

a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad inaugurated the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur.

b) It was inaugurated on 18 th August, 1951. 

Which of the above statements is / are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b.

Ans: iii) Both a and b.

8. Who is popularly known as the father of Indian research laboratories?

a) APJ Abdul Kalam

b) Satish Dhawan

c) M S Swaminathan

d) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar

Ans: d) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar

9. In which year was the Defence Research and Development Organization set up?

a) 1950 

b) 1953 

c) 1955 

d)  1958 

Ans: 1958 

10. In which year was the Department of scientific research and natural resources set up?

a) 1950 

b) 1953 

c) 1955 

d) 1954

Ans: 1954

11. Consider the following statements: 

a) C V Raman was the first Asian and non - white person to get a Nobel prize in Science.

b) He was awarded Nobel prize for the discovery of the Raman effect.

Which of the above statements is / are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b.

Ans: iii) Both a and b.

12. C V Raman get the Nobel prize in Physics in the year of -

a) 1930 

b) 1935 

c) 1932 

d) 1940 

Ans: a) 1930 

13. C V Raman get the Bharat Ratna award in the year of - 

a) 1954

b) 1935 

c) 1932 

d) 1940 

Ans: a) 1954 

14. Whose birthday is observed as Engineer's Day in India?

a) Prafulla Chandra Ray 

b) C. V. Raman 

c) Meghnad Saha 

d) Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

Ans: d) Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

15. Who is regarded as the father of India's space program?

a) Prafulla Chandra Ray 

b) C. V. Raman 

c) Vikram Sarabhai 

d) Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya

Ans: c) Vikram Sarabhai.

16. Consider the following statements: 

a) Birbal Sahni was a geologist.

b) He was a pioneer of palaeobotanical studies in India.

Which of the above statements is / are true?

i) only a 

ii) only b 

iii) Both a and b.

Ans: iii) Both a and b.

17. In which year Birbal Sahni was awarded a Fellow of the Royal Society of London?

a) 1954

b) 1936

c) 1932 

d) 1940 

Ans: b) 1936

18. Srinivasa Ramanujan was a 

a) physist

b) biologist

c) astronomer 

d) mathematician 

Ans: d) mathematician 

19. Har Gobind Khorana was awarded Nobel prize in the year of - 

a) 1954

b) 1936

c) 1968

d) 1940 

Ans: c) 1968

20. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan was awarded Nobel prize in the year of - 

a) 1954

b) 1936

c) 1968

d) 2009 

Ans: d) 2009