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General Ability Solved Model Questions UPSC Engineering Services IES exam

General Ability Solved Model Questions UPSC Engineering Services IES exam
Free UPSC Solved Question Papers current affairs quiz

1. Terrorists attacked Indian Parliament on?

(A) November 13, 2001

(B) September 13, 2001

(C) December 13, 2001

(D) December 13, 2002

2. The Election Commission in 2000 derecognized which national party?

(A) Nationalist Congress

(B) Janata Dal

(C) CPI (M)

(D) CPI

3. In which year was Mandal Commission report implemented?

(A)1989

(B) 1990

(C)1991

(D) 1992

4. After being elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha a person:

(A) Remains a member of his party

(B) not a member of the Parliament

(C) Becomes a non-party man

(D) May or may not remain a party man

5. What is the expansion of CLRI?

(A) Central Laser Research Institute

(B) Central Latex Research Institute

(C) Central Leather Research Institute

(D) Culture and Research Institute Language

6.Which one of the following is not one of the recommendations of the Second Labour Commission(2002)?

(A) A broad grouping of labour legislation

(B) Permitting child labour in the unorganised sector

(C) Notifying a national floor level of minimum wage

(D) None of these



7. On which of the following bases has the Planning Commission defined poverty in India?

(A) 2400 k cal

(B) l800 k cal

(C) 2500 k cal

(D) 2600 k cal

8. What was the population of India as per the 2001 census?

(A) 1027 crore

(B) 1043 crore

(C) 1012 crore

(D) 1081 crore

9. The total number of Lok Sabha seats is?

(A) 500

(B) 520

(C) 620

(D) 543

10. Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in?

(A) 1892

(B) 1896

(C) 1904

(D) 1886

11. Which of the following is an inland river port?

(A) Kolkata

(B) Mumbai

(C)Chennai

(D)Tuticorin

12. From which of the following biodiesel is obtained?

(A) Ethyl alcohol

(B) Cellulose

(C) Bagasse

(D) Jatropha

13. When did National Biodiversity Act of India come into existence?

(A) 2002

(B) 1992

(C) 1997

(D) 1967

14. Rhinoceros is unique to which of the following sanctuaries?

(A) Periyar

(B)Gir forest

(C)Kaziranga

(D)Jim Corbett

15. Consider the following statements

Assertion (A) : The Kushanas were of Central Asian origin.

Reason (R) : They were a derivative of the Yue-chi tribe.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below—

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (10 are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

16. Consider the following statements—

Assertion (A) : Dr. Annie Besant organised the Home Rule movement against the British rule.

Reason (R) : She wanted to organise all sections of Indian people on the basis of a single political slogan above religious considerations.

Now select your answer accor ding to the coding scheme given below—

(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct

(B) (A) is not correct, but (10 is correct

(C) Both (A) and (R) are not correct

(D) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

17. Which one of the following is not the minor deity according to Aryans?

(A)Mitra

(B) Adityas

(C)Asvins

(D) Vasus

18. A great exponent of Mahayanism was—

(A) Dingnaga

(B) Dhaimakirti

(C) Nagarjuna

(D) Vasubandhu Asanga

19. Which of the following monuments was built in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives in World War I?

(A) Gateway of India

(B) India Gate

(C) Vijay Path

(D) Victoria Memorial Hall

20. Which is described in Ajanta paintings?

(A)Jainism

(B) Buddhism

(C)Saivism

(D) Vaishnavism

21. Where were the principles of Panchsheel regulated?

(A) Paris

(B) New Delhi

(C) Bandong

(D) Cairo

22. Which state produces the bulk of natural rubber in India?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Karnataka

(C) AndhraPradesh

(D) Kerala

23. The total area of India is about—

(A) 31 lakh sq km

(B) 37lakhsqkm

(C) 32lakhsqkm

(D) 35lakhsqkm

24. Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) is?

(A) V. S. Dadwal

(B) Radha Vinod Raju

(C) P. R. Raju

(D) None of them

25. The climate around Bikaner can be described as—

(A) Tropical monsoon

(B) Hot desert

(C) Mediterranean type

(D) Semi-arid steppe

Answers

1

C

2

C

3

B

4

C

5

C

6

B

7

B

8

A

9

D

10

B

11

A

12

D

13

A

14

C

15

A

16

D

17

B

18

C

19

B

20

B

21

C

22

D

23

C

24

B

25

D

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