UPSC MCQs exam questions
SET 1 – POLITY (50 MCQs)
1. The
idea of Judicial
Review in India is borrowed from:
a) USA
b) UK
c) Canada
d) Ireland
Answer:
a
2. The
Right
to Property was removed from Fundamental Rights by which
amendment?
a) 42nd
b) 44th
c) 52nd
d) 73rd
Answer:
b
3. Which
Article deals with Equality before Law?
a) 14
b) 19
c) 21
d) 32
Answer:
a
4. The
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is:
a) President
b) Vice President
c) Prime Minister
d) Speaker
Answer:
b
5. Which
Schedule defines the official languages?
a) 6th
b) 7th
c) 8th
d) 10th
Answer:
c
6. Money
Bill is decided by:
a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
b) President
c) PM
d) Law Minister
Answer:
a
7. The
term "Republic" means:
a) Head of state is elected
b) Existence of constitution
c) Legislature elected
d) Judicial independence
Answer:
a
8. Minimum
age for Rajya Sabha:
a) 30
b) 25
c) 35
d) 21
Answer:
a
9. Who
appoints the Chief Election Commissioner?
a) PM
b) President
c) Parliament
d) Chief Justice
Answer:
b
10. Fundamental
Duties were added by:
a) 40th Amendment
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 44th Amendment
d) 52nd Amendment
Answer:
b
11. Article
21 deals with:
a) Equality
b) Freedom of speech
c) Right to life
d) Right to culture
Answer:
c
12. Finance
Commission is constituted every:
a) 3 years
b) 5 years
c) 10 years
d) 7 years
Answer:
b
13. Who
is the custodian of the Constitution?
a) President
b) Parliament
c) Supreme Court
d) PM
Answer:
c
14. The
Governor is appointed by:
a) PM
b) Chief Justice
c) President
d) Home Minister
Answer:
c
15. All
India Services are created under:
a) Art 312
b) Art 130
c) Art 350
d) Art 323
Answer:
a
16. Which
Article deals with Writs?
a) 32
b) 14
c) 51
d) 371
Answer:
a
17. Who
declares a financial emergency?
a) PM
b) President
c) Lok Sabha
d) CAG
Answer:
b
18. Right
to Education is under Article:
a) 14
b) 21A
c) 39A
d) 45
Answer:
b
19. DPSPs
are:
a) Enforceable
b) Non-justiciable
c) Fundamental Rights
d) Laws
Answer:
b
20. Anti-defection
law is in which Schedule?
a) 6th
b) 10th
c) 8th
d) 12th
Answer:
b
21. Who
can remove judges of SC?
a) President
b) PM
c) Parliament (Impeachment)
d) CJI
Answer:
c
22. Panchayati
Raj is included by:
a) 73rd Amendment
b) 74th Amendment
c) 76th Amendment
d) 80th Amendment
Answer:
a
23. Chairman
of NITI Aayog is:
a) Finance Minister
b) PM
c) President
d) Home Minister
Answer:
b
24. The
term "Secular" was added by:
a) 40th
b) 42nd
c) 44th
d) 52nd
Answer:
b
25. Constitutional
Remedies are under:
a) Article 32
b) 21A
c) 51
d) 246
Answer:
a
26. Ninth
Schedule was added by:
a) 1st Amendment
b) 3rd
c) 4th
d) 7th
Answer:
a
27. CAG
tenure:
a) 5 years
b) 6 years
c) Till age 65
d) Till age 62
Answer:
c
28. Impeachment
of President requires:
a) Simple majority
b) 2/3 majority
c) Special majority
d) Absolute majority
Answer:
c
29. Vice
President can be removed by:
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) Both Houses
d) Supreme Court
Answer:
b
30. Which
Article defines Union of India?
a) Art 1
b) Art 3
c) Art 10
d) Art 52
Answer:
a
31. The
Speaker submits resignation to:
a) PM
b) President
c) Deputy Speaker
d) CJI
Answer:
c
32. The
concept of Concurrent
List comes from:
a) US
b) Australia
c) UK
d) Ireland
Answer:
b
33. The
minimum strength for a whip to apply under Anti-defection:
a) 1/3
b) 2/3
c) 1/4
d) 3/4
Answer:
b
34. Ordinance
can be promulgated by President under:
a) Art 123
b) Art 352
c) Art 356
d) Art 360
Answer:
a
35. National
Emergency can be declared on:
a) Internal disturbance
b) Armed rebellion
c) Political unrest
d) Economic instability
Answer:
b
36. President
must sign a bill within:
a) 10 days
b) No time limit
c) 30 days
d) 60 days
Answer:
b
37. GST
Council is headed by:
a) PM
b) Finance Minister
c) President
d) RBI Governor
Answer:
b
38. Writ
of Mandamus is issued to:
a) Courts
b) Private companies
c) Public authorities
d) President
Answer:
c
39. The
Preamble is:
a) Justiciable
b) Non-justiciable
c) Fundamental Right
d) Law
Answer:
b
40. Who
presides over joint sittings?
a) Speaker
b) President
c) PM
d) CJI
Answer:
a
41. Union
List contains how many subjects?
a) 97
b) 66
c) 47
d) 100
Answer:
a
42. The
first signature on a Money Bill is by:
a) PM
b) President
c) Finance Minister
d) Speaker
Answer:
d
43. The
Supreme Court was established in:
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1952
d) 1960
Answer:
b
44. Basic
Structure Doctrine was given in:
a) Golaknath
b) Kesavananda Bharati
c) Minerva Mills
d) Berubari
Answer:
b
45. Minimum
age for President:
a) 25
b) 30
c) 35
d) 40
Answer:
c
46. Who
can dissolve Lok Sabha?
a) PM
b) President
c) Speaker
d) CJI
Answer:
b
47. Right
to Vote is:
a) FR
b) Legal right
c) Constitutional right
d) Fundamental duty
Answer:
b
48. "State"
under Article 12 includes:
a) Judiciary
b) Legislature
c) Executive
d) All of the above
Answer:
d
49. Which
is NOT a Fundamental Right?
a) Right to equality
b) Right to property
c) Right to religion
d) Cultural rights
Answer:
b
50. The
74th Amendment relates to:
a) Panchayats
b) Municipalities
c) Cooperative societies
d) Elections
Answer:
b
SET 2 – HISTORY (50 UPSC MCQs)
(Ancient,
Medieval, Modern India + Culture)
1.
Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
a)
Bindusara
b) Ashoka
c) Chandragupta Maurya
d) Bimbisara
Answer:
c
2.
The Rig Veda is primarily a collection of:
a)
Hymns
b) Laws
c) Poems
d) Rituals
Answer:
a
3.
The Indus Valley people were mainly:
a)
Nomadic
b) Pastoralists
c) Urban settlers
d) Hunters
Answer:
c
4.
The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between:
a)
British & French
b) British & Tipu Sultan
c) British & Mir Jafar–Siraj-ud-Daulah
d) French & Marathas
Answer:
c
5.
Who wrote Arthashastra?
a)
Chanakya
b) Patanjali
c) Kalidasa
d) Banabhatta
Answer:
a
6.
The slogan “Do or Die” was given during:
a)
Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Civil Disobedience Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Swadeshi Movement
Answer:
c
7.
The capital of the Vijayanagara Empire was:
a)
Hampi
b) Mysuru
c) Madurai
d) Pattadakal
Answer:
a
8.
Who among the following was associated with the Bhakti Movement?
a)
Shankaracharya
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer:
a
9.
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in:
a)
1917
b) 1919
c) 1921
d) 1930
Answer:
b
10.
The first Governor-General of independent India was:
a)
Mountbatten
b) Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer:
a
11.
The Harappan script is:
a)
Fully deciphered
b) Partially deciphered
c) Not deciphered
d) A Sanskrit script
Answer:
c
12.
Lord Buddha attained enlightenment at:
a)
Lumbini
b) Bodh Gaya
c) Sarnath
d) Kushinagar
Answer:
b
13.
“Din-i-Ilahi” was introduced by:
a)
Jahangir
b) Akbar
c) Aurangzeb
d) Babur
Answer:
b
14.
The Home Rule Movement was led by:
a)
Subhash Chandra Bose
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak & Annie Besant
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Sardar Patel
Answer:
b
15.
The earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent is from:
a)
Mehrgarh
b) Lothal
c) Kalibangan
d) Dholavira
Answer:
a
16.
The first battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between:
a)
Akbar & Hemu
b) Babur & Ibrahim Lodi
c) Aurangzeb & Shivaji
d) Marathas & Abdali
Answer:
b
17.
Who founded the Arya Samaj?
a)
Dayananda Saraswati
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Vivekananda
d) Annie Besant
Answer:
a
18.
The Permanent Settlement was introduced by:
a)
Hastings
b) Cornwallis
c) Dalhousie
d) Curzon
Answer:
b
19.
The 'Doctrine of Lapse' is associated with:
a)
Warren Hastings
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Ripon
Answer:
b
20.
The first Indian newspaper was:
a)
The Hindu
b) Sambad Kaumudi
c) Bengal Gazette
d) Kesari
Answer:
c
21.
The inscription of Ashoka are mostly written in:
a)
Sanskrit
b) Prakrit
c) Persian
d) Tamil
Answer:
b
22.
The capital of the Chola Empire was:
a)
Tanjore
b) Madurai
c) Kanchi
d) Dwarasamudra
Answer:
a
23.
Who established the Mughal Empire?
a)
Akbar
b) Babur
c) Humayun
d) Jahangir
Answer:
b
24.
The First Indian War of Independence (1857) began at:
a)
Delhi
b) Meerut
c) Lucknow
d) Kanpur
Answer:
b
25.
Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was in:
a)
Champaran
b) Kheda
c) Ahmedabad
d) Dandi
Answer:
a
26.
The Gupta period is known as the:
a)
Iron Age
b) Golden Age
c) Dark Age
d) Bronze Age
Answer:
b
27.
Who was called “Napoleon of India”?
a)
Ashoka
b) Samudragupta
c) Harsha
d) Pulakesin II
Answer:
b
28.
Swadeshi Movement began due to:
a)
Rowlatt Act
b) Partition of Bengal
c) Jallianwala Bagh
d) Simon Commission
Answer:
b
29.
Who led the Salt March with Gandhiji?
a)
Sarojini Naidu
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Patel
d) Subhash Bose
Answer:
a
30.
The capital of the Kushan Empire was:
a)
Pataliputra
b) Mathura
c) Taxila
d) Peshawar
Answer:
d
31.
The first Buddhist Council was held at:
a)
Pataliputra
b) Vaishali
c) Sarnath
d) Rajgir
Answer:
d
32.
The title “Sardar” was given to:
a)
Nehru
b) Patel
c) Bose
d) Azad
Answer:
b
33.
Who started the “Young Bengal Movement”?
a)
Raja Rammohan Roy
b) Henry Derozio
c) Vivekananda
d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer:
b
34.
The first English factory in India was established at:
a)
Surat
b) Calcutta
c) Madras
d) Bombay
Answer:
a
35.
The capital city of Harappan Civilization was:
a)
Harappa
b) Mohenjo-daro
c) Rakhigarhi
d) Dholavira
Answer:
b
36.
Which Veda contains music and chants?
a)
Rig Veda
b) Yajur Veda
c) Sama Veda
d) Atharva Veda
Answer:
c
37.
The founder of the Slave Dynasty was:
a)
Balban
b) Iltutmish
c) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
d) Alauddin Khilji
Answer:
c
38.
The Indian National Congress was formed in:
a)
1880
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1900
Answer:
b
39.
The Gandhara School is known for:
a)
Stone tools
b) Buddha sculptures
c) Vedic hymns
d) Temple architecture
Answer:
b
40.
Tipu Sultan ruled over:
a)
Mysore
b) Hyderabad
c) Maratha Empire
d) Vijayanagara
Answer:
a
41.
“Forward Bloc” was founded by:
a)
Bose
b) Nehru
c) Gandhi
d) Tilak
Answer:
a
42.
Ajanta Caves belong to:
a)
Jainism
b) Hinduism
c) Buddhism
d) Sikhism
Answer:
c
43.
The Chauri Chaura incident led to suspension of:
a)
Civil Disobedience
b) Quit India
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
d) Swadeshi
Answer:
c
44.
Who was known as “Sher Shah”?
a)
Babur
b) Humayun
c) Sher Shah Suri
d) Jahangir
Answer:
c
45.
The Viceroy during Quit India Movement was:
a)
Linlithgow
b) Curzon
c) Wavell
d) Mountbatten
Answer:
a
46.
The Indus Valley people worshipped:
a)
Pashupati
b) Shiva only
c) Vishnu only
d) Rama
Answer:
a
47.
The Ryotwari System was introduced in:
a)
Bengal
b) Bombay & Madras
c) Punjab
d) Delhi
Answer:
b
48.
Who built the Red Fort of Delhi?
a)
Babur
b) Humayun
c) Akbar
d) Shah Jahan
Answer:
d
49.
Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:
a)
1927
b) 1931
c) 1935
d) 1940
Answer:
b
50.
Who wrote the book Anandmath?
a)
Tagore
b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c) Prem Chand
d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
b
UPSC MCQs – Set 3
(Questions 41–60)
41. Which Article of the Indian Constitution
deals with the abolition of untouchability?
a) Article 14
b) Article 15
c) Article 17
d) Article 19
Answer:
c)
Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice.
42. The Ellora Caves were built by which of
the following dynasties?
a) Rashtrakutas
b) Guptas
c) Mauryas
d) Pallavas
Answer:
a)
Ellora’s rock-cut temples were patronized mainly by Rashtrakutas.
43. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse
gas?
a) Methane
b) Nitrous oxide
c) Oxygen
d) Carbon dioxide
Answer:
c)
Oxygen is not a greenhouse gas.
44. The concept of Fundamental Duties was
borrowed from the constitution of:
a) USA
b) USSR
c) UK
d) Ireland
Answer:
b)
Fundamental duties were inspired by the USSR constitution.
45. Which river is known as the ‘Dakshin
Ganga’?
a) Narmada
b) Godavari
c) Krishna
d) Kaveri
Answer:
b)
Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India, called Dakshin Ganga.
46. The finance bill is introduced in which
house of Parliament?
a) Only Lok Sabha
b) Only Rajya Sabha
c) Both Houses
d) Joint sitting
Answer:
a)
Money bills can be introduced only in Lok Sabha.
47. The first Battle of Panipat was fought
between:
a) Akbar and Hemu
b) Babar and Ibrahim Lodi
c) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
d) Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
Answer:
b)
Fought in 1526: Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
48. The Suez Canal connects:
a) Mediterranean
Sea and Red Sea
b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
c) Baltic Sea and North Sea
d) Red Sea and Arabian Sea
Answer:
a)
49. The ‘Chipko Movement’ began in:
a) Karnataka
b) Gujarat
c) Uttarakhand
d) Assam
Answer:
c)
Started in 1970s in the Himalayan region (then Uttar Pradesh).
50. Who was the founder of the Indian National
Congress?
a) Dadabhai
Naoroji
b) A.O. Hume
c) W.C. Bonnerjee
d) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer:
b)
A.O. Hume founded the INC in 1885.
51. Which amendment is known as the “Mini
Constitution”?
a) 24th
b) 42nd
c) 44th
d) 52nd
Answer:
b)
42nd Amendment of 1976 made major changes.
52. The process of water seeping into the
ground is called:
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Infiltration
d) Transpiration
Answer:
c)
53. The RBI was established in the year:
a) 1930
b) 1935
c) 1947
d) 1950
Answer:
b)
RBI was established on April 1, 1935.
54. Which gas causes the feeling of suffocation
in dense traffic?
a) Carbon
monoxide
b) Ozone
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen
Answer:
a)
CO binds with hemoglobin and reduces oxygen supply.
55. Who wrote ‘Arthashastra’?
a) Chanakya
b) Megasthenes
c) Kautilya
d) Vishnugupta
Answer:
a/c/d
All three names refer to the same person.
56. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
was set up under which Act?
a) Air Act, 1981
b) Water Act, 1974
c) Environment Protection Act, 1986
d) Forest Conservation Act, 1980
Answer:
b)
CPCB was created under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,
1974.
57. What is the main ore of aluminium?
a) Hematite
b) Bauxite
c) Galena
d) Magnetite
Answer:
b)
58. The Fundamental Rights are given in which
part of the Constitution?
a) Part II
b) Part III
c) Part IV
d) Part IVA
Answer:
b)
59. Who was the first woman Speaker of the Lok
Sabha?
a) Sumitra
Mahajan
b) Pratibha Patil
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Meira Kumar
Answer:
d)
60. WTO replaced which organisation?
a) IMF
b) GATT
c) UNCTAD
d) ILO
Answer:
b)
WTO replaced GATT in 1995.
UPSC MCQs – Questions
61–80
61. The largest delta in the world is:
a) Nile Delta
b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
c) Amazon Delta
d) Mekong Delta
Answer:
b)
The Sundarbans region of India and Bangladesh forms the largest delta.
62. Which of the following rivers flows
through the Grand Canyon?
a) Mississippi
b) Colorado
c) Amazon
d) Nile
Answer:
b)
63. The term ‘El Niño’ refers to:
a) Ocean currents
b) Warm ocean-water phenomenon
c) Earthquake
d) Cyclone
Answer:
b)
El Niño is a periodic warming of Pacific Ocean waters.
64. Which crop is known as ‘Golden Fibre’?
a) Cotton
b) Jute
c) Hemp
d) Flax
Answer:
b)
65. India’s largest coal-producing state is:
a) Jharkhand
b) Odisha
c) Chhattisgarh
d) West Bengal
Answer:
b)
66. Which gas is primarily responsible for
acid rain?
a) CO₂
b) SO₂
c) O₂
d) N₂
Answer:
b)
67. Which Article of the Constitution allows
Parliament to legislate on the state list during National Emergency?
a) Article 352
b) Article 360
c) Article 356
d) Article 250
Answer:
d)
68. The largest producer of iron ore in India
is:
a) Odisha
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Karnataka
d) Jharkhand
Answer:
a)
69. The headquarters of UNESCO is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
b)
70. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie in:
a) Bay of Bengal
b) Arabian Sea
c) Indian Ocean
d) Laccadive Sea
Answer:
a)
71. The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 was
triggered by:
a) Cyclone
b) Undersea earthquake
c) Volcanic eruption
d) Landslide
Answer:
b)
72. Which Indian state has the largest
mangrove cover?
a) West Bengal
b) Odisha
c) Gujarat
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
a)
73. The first woman Chief Minister of an
Indian state was:
a) Mamata
Banerjee
b) Sucheta Kripalani
c) Sheila Dikshit
d) Mayawati
Answer:
b)
Sucheta Kripalani – Uttar Pradesh, 1963.
74. Which Indian state has the longest
coastline?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Gujarat
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Answer:
b)
75. Which of the following is a non-renewable
source of energy?
a) Solar
b) Wind
c) Coal
d) Tidal
Answer:
c)
76. The headquarters of the World Bank is
located in:
a) Geneva
b) Washington D.C.
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
b)
77. The ‘Chipko Movement’ aimed at:
a) Soil
conservation
b) Forest conservation
c) Wildlife protection
d) Water conservation
Answer:
b)
78. Which of the following is the largest
saltwater lake in India?
a) Chilika
b) Vembanad
c) Pulicat
d) Sambhar
Answer:
a)
79. The Indian Rupee symbol (₹) was designed
by:
a) R.K. Laxman
b) Udaya Kumar
c) M.F. Husain
d) Satyajit Ray
Answer:
b)
80. The Global Climate Summit (COP) is
organized by:
a) UNEP
b) UNFCCC
c) WHO
d) WTO
Answer:
b)
UPSC MCQs – Questions
81–100
81. The first Indian satellite launched was:
a) INSAT-1A
b) Aryabhata
c) Rohini
d) GSAT-1
Answer:
b)
Aryabhata was launched in 1975.
82. Which one of the following is a non-metal
that conducts electricity?
a) Sulphur
b) Phosphorus
c) Graphite
d) Iodine
Answer:
c)
Graphite conducts electricity due to delocalized electrons.
83. The headquarters of SAARC is in:
a) Kathmandu
b) New Delhi
c) Islamabad
d) Dhaka
Answer:
a)
84. The primary source of income for
Panchayati Raj institutions is:
a) Taxes
b) Grants-in-aid
c) Loans
d) Donations
Answer:
b)
Grants and share in taxes are major sources.
85. The Indian state with the largest forest
area is:
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Odisha
Answer:
a)
86. The headquarters of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) is in:
a) Tokyo
b) Manila
c) New Delhi
d) Bangkok
Answer:
b)
87. The 'Bhagavad Gita' is a part of:
a) Rig Veda
b) Mahabharata
c) Ramayana
d) Upanishads
Answer:
b)
88. Who led the Salt March in 1930?
a) Jawaharlal
Nehru
b) Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer:
c)
89. Which one of the following is an intrusive
igneous rock?
a) Basalt
b) Granite
c) Pumice
d) Obsidian
Answer:
b)
Granite forms from magma that cools slowly underground.
90. The first Indian woman to climb Mount
Everest was:
a) Santosh Yadav
b) Bachendri Pal
c) Arunima Sinha
d) Premlata Agarwal
Answer:
b)
91. Which Article of the Constitution protects
freedom of speech and expression?
a) Article 14
b) Article 19(1)(a)
c) Article 21
d) Article 22
Answer:
b)
92. Which Indian state has the largest
population?
a) Maharashtra
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Bihar
Answer:
c)
93. The headquarters of the World Health
Organization (WHO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) New York
c) Paris
d) London
Answer:
a)
94. The Himalayan peak ‘Kanchenjunga’ is
located in:
a) Nepal and
India
b) India and China
c) Bhutan and India
d) India and Pakistan
Answer:
a)
95. Who introduced the Ryotwari system in
India?
a) Lord
Cornwallis
b) Thomas Munro
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer:
b)
96. Which among the following is NOT a primary
color of light?
a) Red
b) Blue
c) Green
d) Yellow
Answer:
d)
Red, blue, and green are primary colors of light.
97. The Union List in the Indian Constitution
has how many subjects?
a) 66
b) 97
c) 47
d) 101
Answer:
b)
98. The headquarters of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Washington D.C.
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
b)
99. The term ‘Ring of Fire’ is associated
with:
a) Cyclones
b) Earthquakes and Volcanoes
c) Tsunamis
d) Desertification
Answer:
b)
100. Which Indian leader is associated with
the slogan ‘Do or Die’?
a) Bal Gangadhar
Tilak
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:
b)
Gandhi used it during the Quit India Movement, 1942.
UPSC MCQs – Questions
101–120
101. The first woman Governor of an Indian
state was:
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Pratibha Patil
c) Fatima Beevi
d) Sucheta Kripalani
Answer:
a)
Sarojini Naidu became Governor of Uttar Pradesh in 1947.
102. The largest freshwater lake in India is:
a) Chilika
b) Wular
c) Pulicat
d) Loktak
Answer:
b)
Wular Lake is located in Jammu & Kashmir.
103. The longest river in India is:
a) Yamuna
b) Godavari
c) Ganga
d) Brahmaputra
Answer:
c)
104. Who wrote the book India’s Struggle for
Independence?
a) Bipin Chandra
b) R.C. Majumdar
c) V.D. Savarkar
d) Ramachandra Guha
Answer:
a)
105. The headquarters of the International
Court of Justice (ICJ) is in:
a) Geneva
b) The Hague
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
b)
106. Which of the following is a greenhouse
gas?
a) Helium
b) Methane
c) Oxygen
d) Argon
Answer:
b)
107. The ‘Chipko Movement’ primarily focused
on:
a) Soil erosion
b) Forest conservation
c) Water preservation
d) Air pollution control
Answer:
b)
108. Which Indian state produces the most tea?
a) Assam
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
a)
109. Which Article of the Constitution allows
the President to proclaim Financial Emergency?
a) Article 352
b) Article 360
c) Article 356
d) Article 370
Answer:
b)
110. The headquarters of the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in:
a) Rome
b) Geneva
c) Paris
d) Washington D.C.
Answer:
a)
111. Which of the following rocks is of
volcanic origin?
a) Basalt
b) Sandstone
c) Limestone
d) Slate
Answer:
a)
112. The first battle of independence (1857)
began at:
a) Delhi
b) Kanpur
c) Meerut
d) Lucknow
Answer:
c)
113. The Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 was
caused by:
a) Volcanic
eruption
b) Undersea earthquake
c) Cyclone
d) Landslide
Answer:
b)
114. The ‘Do or Die’ slogan was given by:
a) Subhash
Chandra Bose
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer:
b)
115. The “Doctrine of Lapse” was introduced
by:
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Ripon
Answer:
a)
116. Which Indian state has the largest coal
reserves?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Jharkhand
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal
Answer:
c)
117. The ‘Eastern Ghats’ are older than the:
a) Himalayas
b) Western Ghats
c) Vindhyas
d) Aravallis
Answer:
b)
118. The Indian National Congress was founded
in:
a) 1880
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1905
Answer:
b)
119. Which Article of the Constitution
provides for the formation of Finance Commission?
a) Article 280
b) Article 275
c) Article 300
d) Article 263
Answer:
a)
120. Which Indian state has the highest
literacy rate as per 2021 census estimates?
a) Kerala
b) Goa
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
a)
Kerala continues to have the highest literacy rate in India.
UPSC MCQs – Questions
121–140
121. The first woman Chief Minister in India
was:
a) Sucheta Kripalani
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer:
a)
Sucheta Kripalani became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963.
122. The headquarters of the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is in:
a) Beijing
b) Tokyo
c) Singapore
d) Seoul
Answer:
a)
123. The largest delta in the world is:
a) Nile Delta
b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
c) Mekong Delta
d) Amazon Delta
Answer:
b)
Located in India and Bangladesh.
124. Which Article of the Constitution deals
with the protection of minorities?
a) Article 29
b) Article 30
c) Article 32
d) Both a and b
Answer:
d)
Article 29 and 30 protect cultural and educational rights of minorities.
125. The first Indian satellite to be launched
from India was:
a) INSAT-1A
b) Rohini
c) Aryabhata
d) GSAT-1
Answer:
b)
Rohini was launched in 1980 using SLV-3 from Sriharikota.
126. The headquarters of the International
Labour Organization (ILO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
127. Which Indian state has the highest forest
cover?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Odisha
Answer:
a)
128. The first battle of Panipat (1526) was
fought between:
a) Babur and
Ibrahim Lodi
b) Akbar and Hemu
c) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
d) Marathas and Abdali
Answer:
a)
129. Which Article of the Constitution allows
the President to issue ordinances?
a) Article 123
b) Article 356
c) Article 352
d) Article 360
Answer:
a)
130. Which Indian state has the largest
production of tea?
a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
b)
131. The headquarters of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
132. The longest river in Peninsular India is:
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
Answer:
a)
133. The ‘Green Revolution’ in India started
in which decade?
a) 1940s
b) 1950s
c) 1960s
d) 1970s
Answer:
c)
Introduced high-yield variety seeds and modern farming techniques.
134. Who was the first woman Speaker of Lok
Sabha?
a) Meira Kumar
b) Sumitra Mahajan
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
a)
135. The Indian National Congress was founded
in:
a) 1880
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1905
Answer:
b)
136. The headquarters of the World Bank is in:
a) Geneva
b) Washington D.C.
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
b)
137. Which Indian state has the highest coal
reserves?
a) Jharkhand
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal
Answer:
c)
138. The highest peak in India is:
a) Nanda Devi
b) Kangchenjunga
c) Kamet
d) Saltoro Kangri
Answer:
b)
Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) is on the India-Nepal border.
139. The Indian Constitution was adopted on:
a) 15 August 1947
b) 26 January 1950
c) 26 November 1949
d) 1 January 1950
Answer:
c)
140. The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize
was:
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) C.V. Raman
c) Amartya Sen
d) Hargobind Khorana
Answer:
a)
Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
UPSC MCQs – Questions
141–160
141. The headquarters of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) is in:
a) Tokyo
b) Manila
c) Beijing
d) Singapore
Answer:
b)
142. Which Indian state has the longest
coastline?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Gujarat
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Answer:
b)
Gujarat has a coastline of about 1,600 km.
143. The Indian Constitution came into effect
on:
a) 15 August 1947
b) 26 January 1950
c) 26 November 1949
d) 1 January 1950
Answer:
b)
144. The Suez Canal connects:
a) Red Sea and
Mediterranean Sea
b) Arabian Sea and Red Sea
c) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
d) Gulf of Aden and Red Sea
Answer:
a)
145. The longest river in India is:
a) Godavari
b) Yamuna
c) Ganga
d) Brahmaputra
Answer:
c)
146. The largest delta in the world is:
a) Nile Delta
b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
c) Mekong Delta
d) Amazon Delta
Answer:
b)
147. The headquarters of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Washington D.C.
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
b)
148. Which Article of the Constitution allows
the President to proclaim National Emergency?
a) Article 352
b) Article 360
c) Article 356
d) Article 250
Answer:
a)
149. Who was the first woman Governor of an
Indian state?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Pratibha Patil
c) Fatima Beevi
d) Sucheta Kripalani
Answer:
a)
150. The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 was
triggered by:
a) Cyclone
b) Undersea earthquake
c) Volcanic eruption
d) Landslide
Answer:
b)
151. The headquarters of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
152. Which Indian state is the largest
producer of tea?
a) Assam
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
a)
153. The first Battle of Panipat (1526) was
fought between:
a) Babur and
Ibrahim Lodi
b) Akbar and Hemu
c) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
d) Marathas and Abdali
Answer:
a)
154. The ‘Chipko Movement’ began in:
a) Karnataka
b) Uttarakhand
c) Gujarat
d) Assam
Answer:
b)
155. The Indian Rupee symbol (₹) was designed
by:
a) M.F. Husain
b) Udaya Kumar
c) R.K. Laxman
d) Satyajit Ray
Answer:
b)
156. The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize
was:
a) Rabindranath
Tagore
b) C.V. Raman
c) Amartya Sen
d) Hargobind Khorana
Answer:
a)
157. The headquarters of the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in:
a) Rome
b) Geneva
c) Paris
d) Washington D.C.
Answer:
a)
158. The longest river in Peninsular India is:
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
Answer:
a)
159. The ‘Green Revolution’ in India started
in which decade?
a) 1940s
b) 1950s
c) 1960s
d) 1970s
Answer:
c)
160. The first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha was:
a) Meira Kumar
b) Sumitra Mahajan
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
a)
UPSC MCQs – Questions
161–180
161. The first woman Chief Minister in India
was:
a) Sucheta
Kripalani
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer:
a)
Sucheta Kripalani became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963.
162. The headquarters of the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is in:
a) Beijing
b) Tokyo
c) Singapore
d) Seoul
Answer:
a)
163. The largest delta in the world is:
a) Nile Delta
b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
c) Mekong Delta
d) Amazon Delta
Answer:
b)
164. Which Article of the Constitution deals
with the protection of minorities?
a) Article 29
b) Article 30
c) Article 32
d) Both a and b
Answer:
d)
Articles 29 and 30 protect cultural and educational rights of minorities.
165. The first Indian satellite to be launched
from India was:
a) INSAT-1A
b) Rohini
c) Aryabhata
d) GSAT-1
Answer:
b)
166. The headquarters of the International
Labour Organization (ILO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
167. Which Indian state has the highest forest
cover?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Odisha
Answer:
a)
168. The first battle of Panipat (1526) was
fought between:
a) Babur and
Ibrahim Lodi
b) Akbar and Hemu
c) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
d) Marathas and Abdali
Answer:
a)
169. Which Article of the Constitution allows
the President to issue ordinances?
a) Article 123
b) Article 356
c) Article 352
d) Article 360
Answer:
a)
170. Which Indian state has the largest
production of tea?
a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
b)
171. The headquarters of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
172. The longest river in Peninsular India is:
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
Answer:
a)
173. The ‘Green Revolution’ in India started
in which decade?
a) 1940s
b) 1950s
c) 1960s
d) 1970s
Answer:
c)
174. Who was the first woman Speaker of Lok
Sabha?
a) Meira Kumar
b) Sumitra Mahajan
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
a)
175. The Indian National Congress was founded
in:
a) 1880
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1905
Answer:
b)
176. The headquarters of the World Bank is in:
a) Geneva
b) Washington D.C.
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
b)
177. Which Indian state has the highest coal
reserves?
a) Jharkhand
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal
Answer:
c)
178. The highest peak in India is:
a) Nanda Devi
b) Kangchenjunga
c) Kamet
d) Saltoro Kangri
Answer:
b)
179. The Indian Constitution was adopted on:
a) 15 August 1947
b) 26 January 1950
c) 26 November 1949
d) 1 January 1950
Answer:
c)
180. The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize
was:
a) Rabindranath
Tagore
b) C.V. Raman
c) Amartya Sen
d) Hargobind Khorana
Answer:
a)
UPSC MCQs – Questions
181–200
181. The first woman Chief Minister in India
was:
a) Sucheta
Kripalani
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer:
a)
Sucheta Kripalani became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963.
182. The headquarters of the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is in:
a) Beijing
b) Tokyo
c) Singapore
d) Seoul
Answer:
a)
183. The largest delta in the world is:
a) Nile Delta
b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
c) Mekong Delta
d) Amazon Delta
Answer:
b)
184. Which Article of the Constitution deals
with the protection of minorities?
a) Article 29
b) Article 30
c) Article 32
d) Both a and b
Answer:
d)
Articles 29 and 30 protect cultural and educational rights of minorities.
185. The first Indian satellite to be launched
from India was:
a) INSAT-1A
b) Rohini
c) Aryabhata
d) GSAT-1
Answer:
b)
186. The headquarters of the International
Labour Organization (ILO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
187. Which Indian state has the highest forest
cover?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Odisha
Answer:
a)
188. The first battle of Panipat (1526) was
fought between:
a) Babur and
Ibrahim Lodi
b) Akbar and Hemu
c) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
d) Marathas and Abdali
Answer:
a)
189. Which Article of the Constitution allows
the President to issue ordinances?
a) Article 123
b) Article 356
c) Article 352
d) Article 360
Answer:
a)
190. Which Indian state has the largest
production of tea?
a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
b)
191. The headquarters of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
192. The longest river in Peninsular India is:
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
Answer:
a)
193. The ‘Green Revolution’ in India started
in which decade?
a) 1940s
b) 1950s
c) 1960s
d) 1970s
Answer:
c)
194. Who was the first woman Speaker of Lok
Sabha?
a) Meira Kumar
b) Sumitra Mahajan
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
a)
195. The Indian National Congress was founded
in:
a) 1880
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1905
Answer:
b)
196. The headquarters of the World Bank is in:
a) Geneva
b) Washington D.C.
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
b)
197. Which Indian state has the highest coal
reserves?
a) Jharkhand
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal
Answer:
c)
198. The highest peak in India is:
a) Nanda Devi
b) Kangchenjunga
c) Kamet
d) Saltoro Kangri
Answer:
b)
199. The Indian Constitution was adopted on:
a) 15 August 1947
b) 26 January 1950
c) 26 November 1949
d) 1 January 1950
Answer:
c)
200. The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize
was:
a) Rabindranath
Tagore
b) C.V. Raman
c) Amartya Sen
d) Hargobind Khorana
Answer:
a)
UPSC MCQs – Questions
201–220
201. The headquarters of the United Nations is
in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
c)
202. The Indian state with the largest area
is:
a) Maharashtra
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:
c)
Rajasthan is the largest state by area.
203. Which Article of the Constitution deals
with Right to Equality?
a) Article 14
b) Article 15
c) Article 16
d) All of the above
Answer:
d)
Articles 14–16 deal with equality before law, prohibition of discrimination,
and equality of opportunity.
204. The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in
Science was:
a) Rabindranath
Tagore
b) C.V. Raman
c) Hargobind Khorana
d) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Answer:
b)
C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
205. Which Indian state is the largest
producer of iron ore?
a) Odisha
b) Jharkhand
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Karnataka
Answer:
a)
206. Which Article of the Constitution
provides for the establishment of the Finance Commission?
a) Article 265
b) Article 280
c) Article 275
d) Article 300
Answer:
b)
207. The first woman Governor of an Indian
state was:
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Fatima Beevi
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Sucheta Kripalani
Answer:
a)
208. The headquarters of the World Health Organization
(WHO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
209. Which Article of the Constitution allows
the President to proclaim National Emergency?
a) Article 352
b) Article 356
c) Article 360
d) Article 250
Answer:
a)
210. The first Indian woman to climb Mount
Everest was:
a) Santosh Yadav
b) Bachendri Pal
c) Arunima Sinha
d) Premlata Agarwal
Answer:
b)
211. The headquarters of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) is in:
a) Tokyo
b) Manila
c) Beijing
d) Singapore
Answer:
b)
212. The ‘Green Revolution’ in India started
in which decade?
a) 1940s
b) 1950s
c) 1960s
d) 1970s
Answer:
c)
213. The Indian National Congress was founded
in:
a) 1880
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1905
Answer:
b)
214. The highest peak in India is:
a) Nanda Devi
b) Kangchenjunga
c) Kamet
d) Saltoro Kangri
Answer:
b)
215. The headquarters of the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in:
a) Rome
b) Geneva
c) Paris
d) Washington D.C.
Answer:
a)
216. The largest delta in the world is:
a) Nile Delta
b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
c) Mekong Delta
d) Amazon Delta
Answer:
b)
217. The longest river in Peninsular India is:
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
Answer:
a)
218. The first Battle of Panipat (1526) was
fought between:
a) Babur and
Ibrahim Lodi
b) Akbar and Hemu
c) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
d) Marathas and Abdali
Answer:
a)
219. Which Indian state is the largest
producer of tea?
a) Assam
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
a)
220. The headquarters of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
UPSC MCQs – Questions
221–240
221. The Indian Constitution was adopted on:
a) 15 August 1947
b) 26 January 1950
c) 26 November 1949
d) 1 January 1950
Answer:
c)
222. The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize
was:
a) Rabindranath
Tagore
b) C.V. Raman
c) Amartya Sen
d) Hargobind Khorana
Answer:
a)
223. The longest river in India is:
a) Yamuna
b) Godavari
c) Ganga
d) Brahmaputra
Answer:
c)
224. The headquarters of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Washington D.C.
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
b)
225. Which Indian state has the largest forest
area?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Odisha
Answer:
a)
226. The first woman Chief Minister of India
was:
a) Sucheta
Kripalani
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer:
a)
227. The headquarters of the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is in:
a) Beijing
b) Tokyo
c) Singapore
d) Seoul
Answer:
a)
228. The largest delta in the world is:
a) Nile Delta
b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
c) Mekong Delta
d) Amazon Delta
Answer:
b)
229. Which Article of the Constitution
protects minorities?
a) Article 29
b) Article 30
c) Article 32
d) Both a and b
Answer:
d)
230. The first Indian satellite launched from
India was:
a) INSAT-1A
b) Rohini
c) Aryabhata
d) GSAT-1
Answer:
b)
231. The headquarters of the International
Labour Organization (ILO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
232. The first battle of Panipat (1526) was
fought between:
a) Babur and
Ibrahim Lodi
b) Akbar and Hemu
c) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
d) Marathas and Abdali
Answer:
a)
233. Which Article of the Constitution allows
the President to issue ordinances?
a) Article 123
b) Article 356
c) Article 352
d) Article 360
Answer:
a)
234. The Indian Rupee symbol (₹) was designed
by:
a) M.F. Husain
b) Udaya Kumar
c) R.K. Laxman
d) Satyajit Ray
Answer:
b)
235. The first Indian woman to climb Mount
Everest was:
a) Santosh Yadav
b) Bachendri Pal
c) Arunima Sinha
d) Premlata Agarwal
Answer:
b)
236. The Indian National Congress was founded
in:
a) 1880
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1905
Answer:
b)
237. The highest peak in India is:
a) Nanda Devi
b) Kangchenjunga
c) Kamet
d) Saltoro Kangri
Answer:
b)
238. The headquarters of the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in:
a) Rome
b) Geneva
c) Paris
d) Washington D.C.
Answer:
a)
239. The longest river in Peninsular India is:
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
Answer:
a)
240. The headquarters of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
UPSC MCQs – Questions
241–260
241. The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in
Science was:
a) Rabindranath
Tagore
b) C.V. Raman
c) Hargobind Khorana
d) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Answer:
b)
242. The Indian state with the largest area
is:
a) Maharashtra
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:
c)
243. The headquarters of the United Nations is
in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
c)
244. Which Article of the Constitution deals
with Right to Equality?
a) Article 14
b) Article 15
c) Article 16
d) All of the above
Answer:
d)
245. The Indian state with the largest forest
cover is:
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Odisha
Answer:
a)
246. The first woman Chief Minister of India
was:
a) Sucheta
Kripalani
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer:
a)
247. The headquarters of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) is in:
a) Tokyo
b) Manila
c) Beijing
d) Singapore
Answer:
b)
248. The largest delta in the world is:
a) Nile Delta
b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
c) Mekong Delta
d) Amazon Delta
Answer:
b)
249. Which Articles of the Constitution
protect minorities?
a) Article 29
b) Article 30
c) Article 32
d) Both a and b
Answer:
d)
250. The first Indian satellite launched from
India was:
a) INSAT-1A
b) Rohini
c) Aryabhata
d) GSAT-1
Answer:
b)
251. The headquarters of the International
Labour Organization (ILO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
252. The first Battle of Panipat (1526) was
fought between:
a) Babur and
Ibrahim Lodi
b) Akbar and Hemu
c) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
d) Marathas and Abdali
Answer:
a)
253. Which Article of the Constitution allows
the President to issue ordinances?
a) Article 123
b) Article 356
c) Article 352
d) Article 360
Answer:
a)
254. The Indian Rupee symbol (₹) was designed
by:
a) M.F. Husain
b) Udaya Kumar
c) R.K. Laxman
d) Satyajit Ray
Answer:
b)
255. The first Indian woman to climb Mount
Everest was:
a) Santosh Yadav
b) Bachendri Pal
c) Arunima Sinha
d) Premlata Agarwal
Answer:
b)
256. The Indian National Congress was founded
in:
a) 1880
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1905
Answer:
b)
257. The highest peak in India is:
a) Nanda Devi
b) Kangchenjunga
c) Kamet
d) Saltoro Kangri
Answer:
b)
258. The headquarters of the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in:
a) Rome
b) Geneva
c) Paris
d) Washington D.C.
Answer:
a)
259. The longest river in Peninsular India is:
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
Answer:
a)
260. The headquarters of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
UPSC MCQs – Questions
261–280
261. The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in
Literature was:
a) C.V. Raman
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Amartya Sen
d) Hargobind Khorana
Answer:
b)
262. The headquarters of the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Nairobi
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
b)
263. Which Indian state has the largest
population?
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) West Bengal
Answer:
b)
264. Which Article of the Constitution
provides for the establishment of the Finance Commission?
a) Article 280
b) Article 265
c) Article 275
d) Article 300
Answer:
a)
265. The headquarters of the World Health
Organization (WHO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
266. The Indian state with the largest coal reserves
is:
a) Jharkhand
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal
Answer:
c)
267. The Indian Constitution was adopted on:
a) 15 August 1947
b) 26 January 1950
c) 26 November 1949
d) 1 January 1950
Answer:
c)
268. The headquarters of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) is in:
a) Tokyo
b) Manila
c) Beijing
d) Singapore
Answer:
b)
269. The first woman Chief Minister of India
was:
a) Sucheta
Kripalani
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer:
a)
270. The first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha was:
a) Meira Kumar
b) Sumitra Mahajan
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
a)
271. The Indian National Congress was founded
in:
a) 1880
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1905
Answer:
b)
272. The headquarters of the International
Labour Organization (ILO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
273. The longest river in Peninsular India is:
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
Answer:
a)
274. The largest delta in the world is:
a) Nile Delta
b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
c) Mekong Delta
d) Amazon Delta
Answer:
b)
275. The Indian Rupee symbol (₹) was designed
by:
a) M.F. Husain
b) Udaya Kumar
c) R.K. Laxman
d) Satyajit Ray
Answer:
b)
276. The first Indian woman to climb Mount
Everest was:
a) Santosh Yadav
b) Bachendri Pal
c) Arunima Sinha
d) Premlata Agarwal
Answer:
b)
277. The headquarters of the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in:
a) Rome
b) Geneva
c) Paris
d) Washington D.C.
Answer:
a)
278. The first Battle of Panipat (1526) was
fought between:
a) Babur and
Ibrahim Lodi
b) Akbar and Hemu
c) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
d) Marathas and Abdali
Answer:
a)
279. Which Article of the Constitution allows
the President to issue ordinances?
a) Article 123
b) Article 356
c) Article 352
d) Article 360
Answer:
a)
280. The Indian state with the largest
production of tea is:
a) Assam
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
a)
UPSC MCQs – Questions
281–300
281. The headquarters of the World Trade
Organization (WTO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
282. The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in
Science was:
a) Rabindranath
Tagore
b) C.V. Raman
c) Hargobind Khorana
d) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Answer:
b)
283. The headquarters of the United Nations is
in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
c)
284. The Indian state with the largest area
is:
a) Maharashtra
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:
c)
285. The Indian state with the largest
population is:
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) West Bengal
Answer:
b)
286. The first woman Chief Minister of India
was:
a) Sucheta
Kripalani
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Indira Gandhi
Answer:
a)
287. The first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha was:
a) Meira Kumar
b) Sumitra Mahajan
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer:
a)
288. The Indian National Congress was founded
in:
a) 1880
b) 1885
c) 1890
d) 1905
Answer:
b)
289. The headquarters of the International
Labour Organization (ILO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
290. The headquarters of the World Health
Organization (WHO) is in:
a) Geneva
b) Paris
c) New York
d) London
Answer:
a)
291. The headquarters of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) is in:
a) Tokyo
b) Manila
c) Beijing
d) Singapore
Answer:
b)
292. The headquarters of the Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is in:
a) Beijing
b) Tokyo
c) Singapore
d) Seoul
Answer:
a)
293. The largest delta in the world is:
a) Nile Delta
b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
c) Mekong Delta
d) Amazon Delta
Answer:
b)
294. The longest river in Peninsular India is:
a) Godavari
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Kaveri
Answer:
a)
295. The first Battle of Panipat (1526) was
fought between:
a) Babur and
Ibrahim Lodi
b) Akbar and Hemu
c) Aurangzeb and Shivaji
d) Marathas and Abdali
Answer:
a)
296. The Indian Rupee symbol (₹) was designed
by:
a) M.F. Husain
b) Udaya Kumar
c) R.K. Laxman
d) Satyajit Ray
Answer:
b)
297. The first Indian woman to climb Mount
Everest was:
a) Santosh Yadav
b) Bachendri Pal
c) Arunima Sinha
d) Premlata Agarwal
Answer:
b)
298. The highest peak in India is:
a) Nanda Devi
b) Kangchenjunga
c) Kamet
d) Saltoro Kangri
Answer:
b)
299. The headquarters of the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in:
a) Rome
b) Geneva
c) Paris
d) Washington D.C.
Answer:
a)
300. The Indian Constitution was adopted on:
a) 15 August 1947
b) 26 January 1950
c) 26 November 1949
d) 1 January 1950
Answer:
c)
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