UPSC Indian Administrative Service (IAS) MCQs

Q1. Who was the main architect of the Indian Constitution?

Q2. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Equality?

Q3. The Indian National Congress was founded in the year:

Q4. Which river in India is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”?

Q5. Fundamental Duties were introduced in the Constitution by the:

Q6. Which is the largest gland in the human body?

Q7. The “Quit India Movement” was launched in:

Q8. Which of the following is NOT a renewable source of energy?

Q9. What is the term of the Rajya Sabha?

Q10. The “Right to Information Act” came into force in which year?

Q11. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?

Q12. Which mountain range separates India and Tibet?

Q13. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for Emergency Provisions?

Q14. The “Battle of Plassey” was fought in:

Q15. Which gas causes the greenhouse effect?

Q16. Who was the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

Q17. Which of the following is used to measure earthquake intensity?

Q18. Which crop is known as the “Golden Fibre” of India?

Q19. Which Article grants the right to constitutional remedies?

Q20. The Prime Minister is responsible to the:

Q21. Which is the smallest unit of life?

Q22. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental right?

Q23. Who among the following formulated the doctrine of “Lapse”?

Q24. Which of the following is the largest freshwater lake in India?

Q25. Which Indian leader is associated with the Dandi March?

Q26. The term “ethics” refers to:

Q27. Which Article of the Constitution defines the Union and its territories?

Q28. Which is the richest state in India by GDP?

Q29. Who is known as the “Iron Man of India”?

Q30. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Indian Constitution?

Q31. The First Five-Year Plan of India focused mainly on:

Q32. Who was the last Governor-General of India?

Q33. Which Article deals with freedom of speech and expression?

Q34. The Everest Mountain lies in which mountain range?

Q35. Who is the current Chief Justice of India?

Q36. The term “secularism” in the Indian Constitution means:

Q37. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty?

Q38. India’s longest river is:

Q39. Who wrote the “Discovery of India”?

Q40. The Prime Minister of India is appointed by: