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UPSC Civil Service Exam General Knowledge questions



Father of civil Aviation in India

Ans : J.R.D. Tata

India’s first electric car

Ans : Rava

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

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

Green plant pigment used in photosynthesis is called

Ans : Chlorophyll

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