The sample questions on General Knowledge topic for the UPSC exam which is required for preparation purpose are as follows:


1. India has recently donated how much amount to UN Peace Building Fund (PBF)?
[A] $4 Lakh
[B] $5 Lakh
[C] $6 Lakh
[D] $8 Lakh
Answer: B [$5 Lakh]

2. Who has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India?
[A] P J Thomas
[B] M N Krishnamani
[C] K K Venugopal
[D] Rohington Nariman
Answer: C [K K Venugopal]

3. Which of the following Indian American personalities will be honoured with the 2017 “Great Immigrants: The Pride of America” award?
[A] Shantanu Narayen and Vivek Murthy
[B] Sunder Pichai and Hari Sreenivasan
[C] Bharati Mukherjee and Vikram Malhotra
[D] Satya Narayan and Vikram Murthy
Answer: A [Shantanu Narayen and Vivek Murthy]

4. Who has been appointed as the new Economic Relations Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)?
[A] Vinesh Rathore
[B] Madhu Tamble
[C] Kirti Singh
[D] Vijay Gokhale
Answer: D [Vijay Gokhale]

5. Who has taken charge as the new Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
[A] Rajiv Jain
[B] RK Pachnanda
[C] Dineshwar Sharma
[D] Krishna Chaudhary
Answer: B [RK Pachnanda]

6. Minaketan Das, the noted film actor has passed away. He was associated with which film industry?
[A] Odia
[B] Tamil
[C] Telugu
[D] Bengali
Answer: A [Odia]

7. Simone Veil, the iconic European feminist politician passed away. She hailed from which country?
[A] Germany
[B] France
[C] Italy
[D] Japan
Answer: B [France]

8. Who has been conferred with the 2017 Best astrologer of the world award?
[A] P K L Sarnath
[B] Ganesha Bejan Daruwalla
[C] T S Vneeth
[D] Viktor Kondrashin
Answer: C [T S Vneeth]

9. Who of the following has been awarded the 2017 USIBC Global Leadership Awards?
[A] Mukesh Ambani
[B] Azim Premji
[C] Aditya Birla
[D] Adi Godrej
Answer: D [Adi Godrej]

10. What is the theme of the 2017 International Co-operative Day (IDC)?
[A] Peace-building through Co-operatives
[B] Co-operative enterprise empowers women
[C] Choose co-operatives, choose equality
[D] Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind
Answer: D [Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind]

11 The most important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919 was the introduction of :
A Adult franchise
B Separate electorate
C Provincial autonomy
D Dyarchy
Answer: Option [D]

12 The Champaran Satyagraha was started by Mahatma Gandhi in the year :
A 1915
B 1917
C 1919
D 1930
Answer: Option [B]

13 The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was :
A Annie Besant
B Sarojini Naidu
C Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D Kasturba Gandhi
Answer: Option [A]

14 Who was the founder of Muslim League in India?
A Nawab Salimulla
B M.A. Jinnah
C Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
D None of the above
Answer: Option [B]

15 Ram Prasad Bismil was associated with
A Kanpur Conspiracy Case
B Meetut Conspiracy Case
C Alipore Bomb Case
D Kakori Conspiracy Case
Answer: Option [D]

16 The Chauri-Chaura incident (during Non-Cooperation Movement) relates to :
A a major offensive by underground revolutionaries
B massive police firing on unarmed Satyagrahis
C the burning of a police post by a mob
D large scale looting of government property by Congress workers
Answer: Option [C]

17 The Cripps Mission visited India during the regime of :
A Lord Linlithgow
B Lord Wavell
C Lord Wellington
D Lord Mountbatten
Answer: Option [A]

18 Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on :
A January 15, 1919
B April 13, 1919
C August 14, 1919
D July 3, 1919
Answer: Option [B]

19 Burma was separated from India in :
A 1932
B 1935
C 1937
D 1939
Answer: Option [C]

20 Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders?
A Cabinet Mission
B Cripps Proposal
C Simla Conference
D Simon Commission
Answer: Option [C]