Daily MCQs for UPSC/State PSC Exams
Q1. Consider the following pairs
| Maritime Exercise of India | Partner |
| 1. Malabar | U.S, Japan |
| 2. SIMBEX | Singapore |
| 3. Varuna | Malaysia |
Which of the pair(s) is/ are correctly matched?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. All of the above
Q2. Consider the following statements about Retail Inflation
1. It is measured through Consumer Price Index.
2. Only goods are taken into account while measuring retail inflation.
3. The base year for CPI (rural, urban, and combined) is 2012-13.
A. 2 only
B. 2, 3 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1 and 3 only
Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the Rig Vedic Period:
1. During the RigVedic period only copper metal was used
2. The sea is mentioned in the context of trade and ocean wealth
3. The RigVeda ignored the importance of agriculture
4. The plough was drawn by single ox
Select the correct statements using the code given below?
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 4 only
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q4. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding Vedic People?
A. The Zero was known in RigVedic
times itself
B. Vedic people knew the methods
of making squares equal in area to triangles, circles and calculate the sums and
differences of squares
C. They knew that the earth moved
on its own axis and around the sun
D. Trigonometry as a separate
branch of mathematics was developed by Vedic people
Q5. Consider the following features:
1. Federalism
2. Parliamentary Form of Government
3. Division of Powers
4. Isolation of state from religion
Which of the feature(s)given above is/are the features of Indian Constitution?
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 Only
C. 1, 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q6. Only a secular State can realise its objectives to ensure that
1. one religious community does not dominate another.
2. some members do not dominate other members of the same religious community.
3. the State does not enforce any particular religion nor take away the
religious freedom of individuals.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Q7. Consider the following statements :
1. The main carbohydrates found in our food are in the form of starch and
sugars.
2. If a food item contains starch then it can be tested with the help of dilute
iodine solution.
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
Q8. With reference to Vitamins, consider the following statements :
1. Vitamin A helps our body to use calcium for bones and teeth.
2. Vitamin D keeps our skin and eyes healthy.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Q9. The factors that cause the variations in insolation are:
1. the rotation of earth on its axis
2. the angle of inclination of the sun's rays
3. the length of the day
4. the transparency of the atmosphere
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1,2 and 3 only
D. 1,2,3 and 4
Q10. With reference to 'Coriolis Force', consider the following statements
1. The Coriolis force acts perpendicular to the pressure gradient force
2. The Coriolis force is indirectly proportional to the angle of latitude
3. It is maximum at the equator and is absent at the pole
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1, 2 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1,2 and 3
