UPSC Ki Taiyari

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Consider the following statements: 1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production. 2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? A) 1 only B) 2 only C) Both 1and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2✓ Q-2. The leading states in the production of cotton in India are: A) Maharashtra and Gujarat✓ B) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh C) Maharashtra and Punjab D) Gujarat and Punjab Q-3. Consider the following statements: 1. In India, groundnut crop is raised mostly during the Khartf season under rainfed conditions. 2. In India, tobacco is cultivated only in black cotton soils. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? A) 1 only✓ B) 2 only C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2 Q-4. Which State has the largest number of sugar mills? A) Punjab B) Haryana C) Tamil Nadu D) Uttar Pradesh✓ Q-5. Which one among the following pairs of States is the leading producer...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which of the following was not one of the ruling dynasties of South India in the Sangam Age? A) Chola B) Chera C) Pandya D) Pallava✓ Q-2. Which of the following is one of the greatest classics of the Sangam literature? A) Tikappiyam B) Kural C) Pattuppattu D) Silapadikaram or Manimekalai✓ Q-3. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas? A) Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas B) Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas C) Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas✓ D) Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas Q-4. The last great ruling dynasty of Magadha was A) Sunga B) Kanva C) Kusana D) Gupta✓ Q-5. Kanishka is associated with an era which is known as A) Vikram era B) Saka-Shalivahan era C) Saka era✓ D) Gupta era

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Who of the following was the personal physician of Kanishka and also the author of a famous treatise on the Indian system of medicine? A) Charaka✓ B) Susruta C) Nagarjuna D) Jevaka Q-2. The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during the period A) Mauryan B) Sunga C) Kushana✓ D) Gupta Q-3. The earliest stratum of the history of the Tamils is known as A) Chola Age B) Pandyan Age C) Sangam Age✓ D) Pallava Age Q-4. The Sangam Age in the history of South India represents A) The period of Aryanisation of South India B) A period when an assembly of a college of Tamil poets was held at Madurai C) A literary-cultural phase of the Tamilham during the first three centuries of the Christian era D) Both (b) and (c) above✓ Q-5. During the Sangam Age brisk and nourishing foreign trade was conducted from the south Indian ports of Muziris, Kaveripattnam or Poom-Puhar and Arikamedu to A) West Asia B) South ...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was A) Kadphises B) Kanishka I✓ C) Vasishka D) Huvishka Q-2. The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by A) Ashoka B) Menander C) Kanishka✓ D) Huvishka Q-3. The first image of the Buddha-was carved out during the reign of A) Ashoka B) Pusyamitra Shunga C) Kanishka I✓ D) Menander Q-4. The Gandhara-Mathura School of Art, which flourished during the Kushana period and the foreign influence of A) Greece B) Rome C) Both (a) and (b) above✓ D) China Q-5. During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time went to China and from China it went to A) Burma and Tibet B) Thailand and Cambodia C) Korea and Japan✓ D) Indonesia and Vietnam

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because A) he fell ill B) he suffered defeat in India C) his forces refused to go further✓ D) he did not like India Q-2. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was A) wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors B) the presence of a 'council of ministers' C) the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy✓ D) an extensive network of spy-system Q-3. The principles of Ashoka's Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from A) Buddhism B) Jainism C) Brahmanism D) The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period✓ Q-4. Which social evil was conspicuously absent in ancient India? A) Polygamy B) Sati system C) Devadasi system D) Purdah system✓ Q-5. The greatest Saka ruler of India, who was a great conqueror, is said to have gained fame by being well-versed in grammar, polity, logic, music etc. and had taken a vow not to kill men except in...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. What is the minimum percentage of seats a party should get to be recognised as the opposition party in the legislature? A) 20% B) 15% C) 10% D) No such limit✓ Q-2. Which of the following is incorrect in respect of parliamentary control over the Budget? A) Parliament has no say in the preparation of the Budget✓ B) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund C) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President's recommendation D) Parliament cannot increase a tax without the President's recommendation Q-3. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of: A) Ministry of Home Affairs B) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs C) Speaker of Lok Sabha✓ D) President Q-4. The maximum number of representatives of the States in Lok Sabha is : A) 525 B) 530 C) 545✓ D)none Q-5. Which of the following States sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya ...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. When the Lok Sabha is dissolved, the Speaker continues in office till a new: A) Lok Sabha is formed B) Speaker is appointed by the President C) Speaker is elected when the new House meets✓ D) Government is formed Q-2. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha? A) President B) Vice-President✓ C) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs D) Leader of Opposition Q-3. Parliament's expenditure is controlled by : A) President B) Finance Commission C) National Development Council D) Comptroller and Auditor General✓ Q-4. Which of the following States has the largest percentage of reserved parliamentary seats? A) Orissa B) Bihar C) Uttar Pradesh✓ D) Madhya Pradesh Q-5. Which one of the following statements regarding the office of the Speaker is correct? A) He holds office during the pleasure of the President B) He needs not be a member of the House at the time of his election but has to become a member of the Ho...