General Question and answers for IAS exams

1. The latitudinal extention of India is


D) 804’N - 3706’S



2. Southern most point of Indian administrative territory is

C) Indrapoint



3. Which is the highest peak in India?

A) Everest



4. Which plateau is rich in mineral deposits?

A) Chotanagpur



5. Palghat gap is located between

C) Nilgiri Hills and Anaimalai



6. Ashtamudi lake is located in

C) Kerala



7. Southern part of Eastern Coastal Plain is known as

D) Coromandal Coast.



8. Only active volcano in India is located in

D) Barren Island



9. Durand line is the boundary line between

A) Afghanistan and India



10. Which is the second largest state in population according to 2001 census?

D) Maharashtra



11. Which state is leading in forest area?

A) Arunachal Pradesh



12. Rourkela Steel Plant is situated in

A) Orissa



13. Naharkatiya oil field is located in

B) Assam



14. Head Quarters of South Central Railway is situated in

C) Secundrabad



15. The Longest National Highway in India is

C) NH 7



16. Leading producer of Tobacco is

A) Andhra Pradesh



17. The highest peak in U.S.A. is

D) Mt. Mckinley



18. The longest river in Europe is

C) Volga





19. Victoria falls is situated across river

A) Zambezi



20. Hoover Dam is constructed across river

A) Colorado



21. Dakshin Gangotri is

D) Antarctic research station



22. On which date the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of capricorn?

B) December 22



23. What happens when one crosses 1800 longitude from west to east?

B) one gains a day



24. Oxbow lake is formed by

B) River erosion



25. The Agulhas current flows in

A) Indian Ocean



26. When the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to be in

A) Perihelion



27. Which longitude is selected for calculating Indian Standard Time in India?

C) 82030’E



28. The first Indian Satellite Aryabhata was launched from

A) USSR (Russia)



29. National Remote sensing Agency is situated in

D) Hyderabad



30. World’s Highest Railway line is located in

C) China



31. In a dry battery cell, which form of energy is converted to electrical energy?

C) Chemical energy



32. Kilo watt hour is a unit of

C) Power as well as energy



33. Coal gas is a mixture of

B) Methane, hydrogen and carbon monoxide.



34. The main constituent of L.P.G. is

B) Propane



35. Alpha Particles are same as

C) Helium Nuclei



37. The Neutrino has same charge as that on

A) an electron



38. Which of the following is a rich source of protein?

B) Egg



39. Deficiency of iodine cause

B) Goitre



40. ‘Foot and Mouth’ disease in cattle is caused by

D) Virus.



41. Rinderpest is a disease of

B) Cattle



42. Which of the following diseases is a genetic disease?

D) Haemophilia.



43. Filariasis is caused by

B) Worms



44. Light year is a unit of

A) Distance



45. The matter in the core of the earth is in

C) liquid as well as solid state.



46. Major pollutant in the atmosphere is

D) CO



47. The deepest ocean is

D) Pacific.

48. Cinnabar is an ore of

C) Mercury



49. Which of the following is the lightest metal?

C) Aluminium



50. Which one of the elements has the highest melting point?

A) Tungsten