Now lets see the types of questions & Topics that come from the General Awareness/General Knowledge section in UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examinations.
Sample Questions:
1. ‘Dhamma’ or ‘Law of Piety’
(A) had the essence of all religions
(B) was a revolt against inefficiency in the Buddhist Sangha.
(C) was a new religion which Ashoka founded
(D) laid emphasis on following a mild religious policy
2. Consider the following literary works
I. Kumara Sambhavam
II. Mudraraksasa
III. Raghuvamsa
IV. Ritusamhara
Which of these were the works of Kalidas?
(A) I, II and III
(B) II, III and IV
(C) I, III and IV
(D) I, II and IV
3. Who was the political Guru of Netaji?
(A) Patel
(B) Gokhale
(C) C.R. Das
(D) Tilak
4. In which year did the Congress Party form the Government under the British Rule?
(A) 1937
(B) 1939
(C) 1936
(D) 1938
5. Who was the editor of the Magazine ‘Harijan’?
(A) M. K. Gandhiji
(B) Tilak
(C) Bharathiyar
(D) Motilal
6. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 1919 occurred at
(A) Meerut
(B) Panipat
(C) Amritsar
(D) Patiala
7. In a sense the political guru of Gandhiji was
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Surendra Nath Banerjee
8. How is the change in government in modern State carried out?
(A) Through violence and bloodshed
(B) Through compromise and electoral adjustments among the competing forces
(C) Through elections and smooth transfer of power
(D) By bringing all aspects of life to a standstill
9. The President of India must have completed the age of
(A) 25 years
(B) 35 years
(C) 30 years
(D) 40 years
10. The President of India by order constitutes a Finance Commission every
(A) third year
(B) fifth year
(C) fifth year or earlier as necessary
(D) seventh year
11. As per the Constitution of India, the intervening period between two sessions of Parliament should not be more than
(A) one year
(B) nine months
(C) six months
(D) three months
12. In an election, electioneering has to cease in a constituency
(A) 2 days before the poll
(B) 48 hours before the commencement of polling
(C) 48 hours before the closing hour of polling
(D) 24 hours before the poll
13. When the goods are imported for the purpose of export, it is called
(A) import
(B) export
(C) entre-port
(D) none of these
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