General Awareness Paper for UPSC IES Exams

General Awareness Paper for UPSC IES Exams

GK MCQ Sample Questions

1. Which  among the following was first Indian Navy carrying  war planes?

(1) INS Virat

 (2) INS Vikrant

3) INS Vikray

(4) INS Varun.

Ans:-1

2 .In 1799  Tipu   sultan  was dead in the war of

(1) Mysore

(2) Kunge.

(3) Rangpatnam

(4) Wandiwash.

Ans:-3

3. In a mixture of 20kg sprirt and water there is 10 per cent water. How much water will be add so that the quantity of water become 25 per cent.

(1)4kg

 (2) 5kg

(3)8 kg

(4)30kg

Ans:-2

4.  In the second World War which country did not participate?

(1) Turkey

 (2) Italy

(3) Belgium

 (4) Spain

Ans:-1

5. Fhe\rtk1e 302 of the Indian penal code is related to:

‘(1) Murder

(2) Robbery

(3) Kidnapping

(4) None of these

Ans:-1

6. Which among the following is nearest to Andaman and Nicobar ?

(1)Chennai

(2) Vishakhapatanam

(3) Myanmar

(4) None of these

Ans:-1

7. World Environment Day is celebrated on:

(l)  5thJune

(2) 5th December

(3) l5th July

(4) 30th November

Ans:-1

8. ‘The construction of  Kutub Minar was completed by:’

(1) Razia.

(2) Qutubddin  Aibak.

(3) Iltutmish

 (4)Balban.

Ans:-3

9. In which Article of Indian Constitution ‘there is a provision of same

 justice and free  legal help.

 (1) Article - 30

(2) Article-39A

(3)  Article-25

(4) Article - 33 B

Ans:-2

10. The maximum age for a justice of Supreme Court is:

(1) 56 years

(2) 58 years

(3) 60 years

 (4) None of these

Ans:-4

11.’ Men Kamph ’ is:

(1) Diamond

 (2) Island

(3) Desert

(4) Book

Ans:-4

12. Which  of the following Chandrashekhar got the Nobel Prize: --

(1) Mathematics

(2) Chemistry

(3) Physics
(4) Literature

Ans:-3

13. Lee Buzier is famous as:

(1) Architecture

(2) Painter

(3) Singer

(4) None of these

Ans:-1

14. The cost of a sewing machine is 1391 with 7% salestak.. If the sales tax will increase by 10%, then what will the sales price of the sawing machine?

(1) Ra. 1460
(2) Rs. 1430

(3) Rs. 1480
(4) Rs. 1490

Ans:-2

15. The great bath of Indus valley civilisation was found at

(1) Mohanjodaro

(2) Harppa

(3) Lothal

(4) Kalibanga

Ans:-1

16. Which is the higest building of the world?

(1) Siers  tower, Chikago

(2) Empire estale, New York

(3) Petranugs,  Kualalampur

(4) None of these

Ans:-3

17. When the United Nations was founded?

(1) 12 November 1948.

(2) 24 October 1945.

(3)  May- 1988.

(4) 1 January, 1990.

Ans:-2

18 Which on is odd?

(1) Apple

 (2) Orange

(3) Papaya

(4) Cocconut

Ans:-4

19. In which kingdom Mahavira was berm?

(1) Sakya

 (2) Khatriyle.

(3) Likchhavi

(4) Shantwahana.

Ans:-3

20. Clotting of blood is not made in human body due to:

(1) Haemoglobin

(2) Haperine.

(3) Fibrozine.

(4) None of these

Ans:-3

21. Name the Indian Cricketer who has made triple century?

(1) Sunil Gavaskar.

(2) Chandu Borde.

(3) G. R. Vishwanath.

(4) Virender Sehwag.

Ans:-4

22. In the manufacturing of Mirror which among the following is used?

(1)  Silver

  (2) silver oxide

(3) Silver Amalgam

 (4) Silver Acitate.

Ans:-2

23. Dible is related to

  (1)Tennis

(2)Cricket

(3) Football

(4) Baseball

Ans:-1

24. The Island between India and SriLanka is:

(1) Lakshdweep

(2) Rameshwararm

(3) Nadrika

(4)Myanmar

Ans:-2

25. At which place on 27th, December 1911, the first time Jan Gum

Man was sung at:

(1’) Mumbai,

 (2) Luckhnow

(3) Kolkata

 (4) Sabarmati

Ans:-3

26. Which among the following is the largest lake of the world?.

(1) Buffin Lake

(2) Caspian Lake

(3) Arall Lake

(4) Jeneva Lake

Ans:-2

27. Who among the following visitors met Jehangir:

(1) Sir Thomas Row

(2) Ralta Bith

(3) Sir Jont

(4) None of these

Ans:-1

28. The chairman of Planning Commission is:

(1) Prime Minister

(2) Finance Minister

(3) Governor of RBI

(4) President

Ans:-1

29. Who was the commander of 1971, Bangladesh war of east command?

(1) Sam  Manexa

 (2) Jagjit Singh

(3) A. Sunderjee

(4)M .M. Jacob

Ans:-2

30. Which among these Pakistan’s ruler had given the officially death punishment?

(1) General Haq

(2) General Tikko Khan

 (3) Julfikar Ali Bhutto

 (4) General Ayub Khan

Ans:-3