General Awareness For UPSC Civil Services Exam

General Awareness For UPSC Civil Services Exam
Civil Services Prelims General Awareness Mock Test
GK For UPSC Civil Services IAS


1. The Gandhi -Irwin Pact proclaimed the suspension of
(a) Non Cooperation Movement
(b) Dandi March
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) None of these

Ans:-C

2. Choose the set of correct chronological order of the following events:
1. Non- Cooperation Movement
2. Lucknow Pact
3 Montague Reforms
4. World War I
(a) 3,2,4,1
(b) 4,1,2,3
(c) 4,2,3,1
(d) 4,3,2,1

Ans:-C

3. The Indian National Congress adopted Tip resolution of Poorna Swaraj (complete independence) at its session held at
(a) Calcutta
(b) Karachi
(c) Allahabad
(d) Lahore
.
Ans:-D

4. The Home Rule Movement in India was started by
(a) S.N. Banerjee and W.C. Banerjee
(b) Annie Besant and Tilak
(c) Mahatma Gandhi and Motilal Nehru
(d) Annie Besant and Gokhale

Ans:-B

5. The Industrial Revolution in the last quarter of the eighteenth century in England first affected the
(a) Coal mining industry
(b) Shipping industry
(c) Cotton textiles industry
(d) Iron & steel industry

Ans:-C

6. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Renaissance artists Paintings
1. Leonardo da Vinci — Monalisa
2. Michaelangel — The last Judgments
3. Raphael — Madonna
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans:-D

7, The Central Government has set up a new Pay Commission to revise the pay structure of the
(a) Bank employees
(b) Employees of the public sector undertakings
(c) President, Vice President and Ministers etc of the Union Government
(d) Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court of the states
(e) Central Government employees including defence personnel

Ans:-E


9. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly established in July 1946?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) K. M. Munshi
(d) J. B. Kripalani
(e) Abul Kalam Azad

Ans:-B

10. Which is known as the Forbidden City’?
(a) Lhasa
(b) Tripoli
(c) Amman
(d) Baku

Ans:-A


Directions: Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) in the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R 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.

11. Assertion (A): Caste society is a stratified society.
Reason (R): All stratified societies are caste societies.

Ans:-C

12. Assertion (A): Equality before the law is not applicable to the President of India.
Reason (R): The President of India enjoys special powers and privileges under the
Constitution.

Ans:-D

13. Assertion (A): Indian Forest Service is one of the All india Services.
Reason (R): Only three services are All India Services.

Ans:-C

14. Assertion (A): Rajya Sabha is subjected to dissolution.
Reason(R): Members of Rajya Sabha are elected for 6 years and one- third of them retire every second year.

Ans:-D


15. Assertion (A): A consultative committee has been formed by the Union Government to provide a forum for discussions between members of Parliament and the ministries.
Reason (R): It consists of members from outside the Parliament.

Ans:-C

16. Which city celebrates Christmas in summer?
(a) London
(b) Moscow
(c) Sydney
(d) Tokyo

Ans:-C


17. In which occupations are most people of the developed countries employed?
(a) Primary occupation
(b) Secondary occupation
(c) Tertiary occupation
(d) Mining

Ans:-C


18. Which country is known as ‘Cockpit of Europe’?
(a) Switzerland
(b)Italy
(c) Belgium
(d) Holland

Ans:-C


19. The Nilgiri hills are located in the state of
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu

Ans:-D




20. The river Cauvery originates from which of the following states?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans:-C