General Knowledge Quiz 1

Indian Administrative Service

UPSC IAS Preparation 2020

Q1. Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces?

(A) President

(B) Prime Minister

(C) Defence Minister

(D) Chief of Army Staff

Q2. Which among the following is not a parasite?

(A) Hookworm

(B) Tapeworm

(C) Ringworm

(D) Roundworm

Q3. Who authored the book 'India Wins Freedom'?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(C) Subhash Chandra Bose

(D) C. Rajagopalachari

Q4. Jatiyo Sansad is the parliament of which country?

(A) Nepal

(B) Pakistan

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Japan

Q5. According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of which God?

(A) Surya

(B) Vishnu

(C) Shiva

(D) Ganesh

Q6. In 1612, where did the British establish their first factory (trading post) in India?

(A) Surat

(B) Mumbai

(C) Chennai

(D) Kolkata

Q7. Velodrome is an arena for which sporting event?

(A) Ice Hockey

(B) Lawn Tennis

(C) Sumo Wrestling

(D) Track Cycling

Q8. Which scientist was known as 'Wizard of Menlo Park'?

(A) Isaac Newton

(B) Albert Einstein

(C) Louis Pasteur

(D) Thomas Alva Edison

Q9. On the banks of river Ganga, which ruler of Magadh founded the city of Patliputra (modern Patna)?

(A) Bimbisara

(B) Ajatashatru

(C) Chandragupta Maurya

(D) Bindusara

Q10. On 6th April 1909, who became the first person, to reach the North Pole?

(A) Richard E. Byrd

(B) Robert Edwin Peary

(C) Roald Amundsen

(D) Lincoln Ellsworth

Answers :

Q1. (A) President

Q2. (C) Ringworm

Q3. (B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q4. (C) Bangladesh

Q5. (D) Ganesh

Q6. (A) Surat

Q7. (D) Track Cycling

Q8. (D) Thomas Alva Edison

Q9. (B) Ajatashatru

Q10. (B) Robert Edwin Peary

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