GK Current Affairs IAS Test Paper

GK Current Affairs IAS Test Paper

General Awareness Practice Test

1. Who can preside but cannot vote in one of the Houses of Parliament?

(a) Speaker

(b) Deputy Speaker

(c) Vice President

(d) Vice Chairman

Answer. (c)

2. The 38th (Amendment) Act to the Constitution

Of India relates to:

(a) Raising the upper limit of membership Of Lok Sabha

(b) President’s ‘satisfaction’ in declaring Emergency has been made non justiciable

(c) Provision for a Legislative Assembly and Council of minister for Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union

Answer. (b)

3. How many languages are recognized by the Constitution of India in the 8th Schedule?

(a) 14

(b) 16

(c) 18

(d) 12

Answer. (c)

4. The oceans cover ...... of the surface of the Earth:

(a) 50%

(b) 60%

(c) 71%

(d) 80%

(e) 90%

Answer. (c)

5. In which of the following, Indian lions are Nurtured in their natural habit:

(a) Corbett National Park

(b) Bandipur Sanctuary

(c) In Gir forest

(d) Kaziranga Sanctuary

Answer. (c)

6. Kiwis are the inhabitants of:

(a) New Zealand

(b) Hungary

(c) Indonesia

(d) South Africa

Answer. (a)

7. Wood pulp is used as a raw material in the

Manufacture of:

(a) Nylon

(b) Terylene

(c) Rayon

(d) Sanforized cloth

Answer. (a)

8. The single most important item of import to

The Chola Empire was?

(a) Dye stuff

(b) Horses

(c) Metalwares

(d) Precious

Answer. (b)

9. Which of the following cities has the Largest population in the world?

(a) Mexico City

(b) New York

(c) London

(d) Tokyo

Answer. (a)

10. Name the state of India which has the

Largest area:

(a) Punjab

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Karnataka

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer. (b)

11. The coldest planet is:

(a) Pluto

(b) Venus

(c) Uranus

(d) Jupiter

Answer. (a)

12. Steppes are the temperate grasslands of:

(a) South America

(b) North America

(c) Australia

(d) Europe and Asia

Answer. (d)

13. On the river Hudson is situated:

(a) Chicago

(b) Washington

(c) New York

(d) New Jersey

Answer. (c)

14. Name the state which has the least Population:

(a) Goa

(b) Tripura

(c) Sikkim

(d) Nagaland

Answer. (c)

15. Pampas are the:

(a) Temperate grassland of South America

(b) Temperate grasslands of North America

(c) Temperate grasslands of Africa

(d) Temperate grasslands of Eurasia

Answer. (a)

16. On what date did the U.N.O. adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

(a) 20th October, 1945

(b) 24th October, 1945

(c) 26th June, 1945

(d) lOth December, 1948

Answer. (d)

17. Which of the following countries is not a member of the U.N.O.?

(a) Switzerland

(b) Philippines

(c) China

(d) Mozambique

(e) Netherlands

Answer. (a)

18. Which of the following countries was Expelled from the U.N.O. when it did not

Accept the name as suggested by the U.N.O.?

(a) Indonesia

(b) South Africa

(c) Southern Rhodesia

(d) Taiwan

Answer. (d)

19. The primary function of an entrepreneur is to:

(a) Decide the time and place to start the Factory

(b) Take risk and bear the uncertainties

(c) Lay down the policy

(d) Provide the money

(e) Make optimum use of the scarce resources.

Answer. (b)

20. The 12th Non-aligned Summit was held at in Sept. 1998.

(a) Algiers

(b) Havana

(c) Colombo

(d) Harare

(e) Durban

Answer. (e)

21. Which of the following is not the main Organ of the U.N.O.?

(a) General Assembly

(b) Security Council

(c) Trusteeship Council

(d) International Court of Justice

(e) United Nations Educational, Scientific

And Cultural Organization

Answer. (e)

22. The headquarters of the World Health Organization is located at:

(a) London

(b) Rome

(c) Paris

(d) Geneva

Answer. (d)

23. The A state with highest density of Population in India is:

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c)Kerala

(d) West Bengal

Answer. (d)

24. How many banks were nationalized in the Year 1980?

(a) 2

(b) 6

(c) 7

(d) 3

Answer. (b)

25. The inaugural Afro-Asian Games in the

Year 2001 will be hosted by:

(a) Nigeria

(b) Algeria

(c) India

(d) South Africa

Answer. (c)