IAS GK paper

Hello sir I am preparing for the IAS exam so can you provide me some sample questions of general knowledge section of this exam so that I can be prepared well.

[Pathak]

The Current Affairs Quiz will help you on current affairs of India and the world targetted at getting you ready for the UPSC exam.

Sample questions of general knowledge section of IAS Exam

Father of civil Aviation in India
Ans: J.R.D. Tata

What are Coast Guards
Ans: an emergency service that rescues people in difficulties at sea and acts against smuggling

The paramilitary force of India setup to provide security to Industrial undertakings owned by the Government is →
Ans: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

From where was GSAT-1 launched
Ans: Sriharikota

Ans:The first human-made objects to reach altitudes above 80 km is
Ans: V-2s, a rocket

The slogan associated with French Revolution
Ans: Liberty, Equality and Fraternity

In 1815 Napoleon was defeated in the battle of
Ans: Waterloo

Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome?
Ans: Augustus Caesar

The king ruled in the period of French revolution
Ans: Louis 16th

The political party of Hitler
Ans: National Socialist Party (Nazi)

Brown shirts were associated with
Ans: Hitler

The political party of Mussolini
Ans: Fascist Party

Black shirts were associated with
Ans: Mussolini

Who organized 'Red Army'
Ans: Trotsky

Pentagon is
Ans: the defence department of USA

The movement of a plant part toward or away from a source of heat is called
Ans: Thermotropism

The movement or growth of an organism or part of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
Ans: Chemotropism

Plant that will only grow in water or in a very moist environment
Ans: Hydrophytes

Plant that needs moderate amounts of moisture for growth is known as
Ans: Mesophytes

Plant that can survive and grow in direct sunlight or that grows best in direct sunlight is called
Ans: Heliophytes

Plant that is adapted to living through seasonal changes in heat, cold, dryness, or moisture, for example, by shedding leaves during a dry season is called
Ans: Tropophyte

What is responsible for yellow, orange, or red color in flowers and fruits
Ans: Chromoplasts

The pigment found in plants that gives them their green color
Ans: Chlorophyll

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state
Ans: Gujarat

Months in Hebrew calendar
Ans: Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet

Elementary education covers children in the age group
Ans: 6 to 14 years

The National song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by
Ans: Bankim Chadra Chatterjee

The National emblem was adopted by the Government of India in the year
Ans: 26th January, 1950

The design of the National Flag was adopted in the year
Ans: 22nd July 1947

The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately equal to
Ans: 52 sec

The first regular census in India was taken in the year
Ans: 1881

First computer literate Panchayat in India is
Ans: Vellanad (Kerala State)

The longest highway in India runs from
Ans: Varanasi to Kanyakumari, NH – 7, 2369 km

Which Indian town has been selected as the first 'Eco Town' of India
Ans: Panipat

Which element helps in the flowering of plants
Ans: Phosphorous