Previous General Studies questions from APPSC Exams

1) Who is the chairman of the University of Grants Commission? Dhirendra Pal Singh  

2) How many seats did the BJP win in the 17th Lok Sabha? 303


3) When did the POSCO Act come into force? 2012 


4) Which country has waived the tourism visa fee for citizens of 48 countries, for tourism promotion? Sri Lanka


5) Who has been appointed the first woman Director of CIA? Gina Haspel 


6) Which former Prime Minister of Portugal has been appointed as the Secretary General of UNO? Antonio Guterres 


7) Who has the record of being the Chief Minister in India for the longest term? Pawan Chamling


8) When will the sale of BS-4vehicles for the purpose of curbing pollution be stopped? 1 April, 2020.


9) Where was the 15th Pravashi Bhartiya Divas Conference held? Varanasi 


10) The President of which country joined as the Chief Guest of India’s 70th Republic Day celebration? South Africa.


11) What is the number of member states of ASEAN? 10 


12) The first Vande Bharat Express ran from: Delhi to Varanasi 


13) Who has been appointed as India’s National Security Advisor? Ajit Doval


14) Who was appointed as the speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha? Om Birla 


15) Who has became the first Hindu woman judge of Pakistan? Suman Kumari 


16) When is world Braille Day celebrated? 4th January 


17) Who is the President of the BJP as on the 1st March of 2020? Jagat Prakash Nadda 


18) Where was the 14th Summit of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held? Mecca 


19) Sheikh Imran Abdulla, who visited India in the month of February 2020, is the Home Minister of which Country? Maldives 


20) According to the UNICEF, Which country recorded the highest number of births on the first day of the New Year, 2020? India. 


21) The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has started which helpline service with women’s safety in mind? Damini 


22) In 2020, Sunita Lakra announced her retirement from which sport? Hockey 


23) What is the name of the app launched by the RBI for the convenience of the visually paired? Mani 


24) Which woman has recently set the record for the longest space flight? Christina Koch 


25) Who was sworn in as the First Deputy Governor of Ladakh ? Radha Krishna Mathur 


26) What is measured in cusec? Water flow


27) Which part of the eye gives it a distinctive colour? Iris 


28) Rickets in chickens is caused due to deficiency of which Vitamin? Vitamin D3 


29) What causes AIDS? Virus 


30) Which is the largest gland of the human body? Liver 


31) Which fertilizer is used for wheat cultivation? Nitrogen 


32) What is the normal temperature of the human body? 98.6 F


33) What happens to the weight of the iron when it rusts? Increases 


34) What is the number of chromosomes in a normal human body cell? 46 


35) In which of the following is the best source of protein found? Soybean 


36) Which of the following has the highest energy? Blue light 


37) Sriharikota range, which is India’s satellite launch centre, is located in which state? Andhra Pradesh


38) Which of the following waves are used by the common TV remote control? Infrared waves 


39) The monetary policy in India is created and implemented by which organization? RBI 


40) In which state is the Rawatbhata nuclear power plant situated? Rajasthan


41) Who was the Union Education Minister of the first cabinet of independent India? Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad 


42) Where did Gautama Buddha preach the first Dharma? Sarnath 


43) Who among the following was the court poet of Prithviraj Chauhan? Chand Bardai 


44) In which fort was Shivaji born in 1630? Shivneri 


45) The Governor General, who inaugurated the first train that was run in India? Lord Dalhousie 


46) The Human Development Index (HDI) is attributed to which economist? Mahboob ul Haq


47) According to the Indian Constitution, who is the first citizen of the country? President of India


48) What is the tenure of a member of the Rajya Sabha? 6 years


49) No money bill can be introduced in an assembly without the permission of whom? Governor 


50) Who among the following is a Chief Justice of India who also served as the President? Justice M Hidayatullah


51) When was the first national emergency declared in the country? 1962


52) In which year was the first non-congress government formed in the country? 1977 


53) Which amendment in the Indian Constitution gives constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj System? 73rd Amendment 


54) To whom does the Speaker give his resignation? Deputy Speaker 


55) Where can an initiative to amend the constitution be taken? In any House of the Parliament 


56) In which of the following years did Mahatma Gandhi return from South Africa? 1915


57) How many fundamental rights do Indian citizens have? Six 


58) Where was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 9 December, 1946? Delhi. 


59) Where was the first round table conference held? London


60) Where was the Muslim League founded? Dhaka 


61) A country’s economic growth is measured by using data on ……? GDP


62) Which among the following is called the banker’s bank in India? RBI 


63) How many banks were nationalized in 1969? 14


64) During which five year plan did the government formulate the agricultural policy that led to the Green Revolution? Third Plan 


65) When was the Planning Commission formed in India? March 1950 


66) In which year was the first Regional Rural Bank established? 1975 


67) Who is the author of wealth of Nations? Adam Smith 


68) In which year, the Nobel Prize was started in memory of Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel? 1901 


69) In which five-year plan was the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development establishment? Sixth Five- year Plan. 


70) Which of the following is an example of alternative money? Cheque 


71) Which of the following projects is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India? Damodar Valley Project 


72) The Hirakud dam is built across which river? Mahanadi


73) Shivasamudram is an island town situated on which river? Kaveri


74) Which of the following was the first dynasty to rule the Vijayanagara Empire? Sangama dynasty


75) In which year did NT Rama Rao become the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh? 1983 


76) In which year was the Telangana state separated from Andhra Pradesh? 2014 


77) The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river? Krishna 


78) When was Andhra Pradesh formed as a linguistic state? 1956 


79) In the year did the Bhopal gas tragedy take place in India? 1984 


80) Where is the National Institute of Disaster Management situated? Delhi 


81) With which device is the intensity of earthquakes measured? Seismograph 


82) In which of the following rivers is the Majuli River Island situated? Brahmaputra


83) The Chipko Movement is related to ? Protection of trees and forests 


84) A place where an earthquake originates is called? the focus 


85) Where is the International Tsunami Information Centre located? Honolulu 


86) The Zika virus is spread by? Mosquitoes. 


87) From which term ‘Cyclone’ is derived from? Greek word 


88) Salim Ali is related to which field? Environment 


89) Where is the headquarters of Botanical Survey of India located? Kolkata 


90) As a consequence of the greenhouse effect, the temperature of the earth….? Increases 


91) When is World Forestry Day celebrated? 21 March


92) Where is the headquarters of United Nations Environment Program? Nairobi 


93) Which of the following animals is a logo of the World Wildlife Fund? Panda


94) The world’s saltiest water body is? Dead Sea 


95) In which month Forest Festival is celebrated in our country? July 


96) Which of the following is a unit to measure noise pollution? Decibel 


97) Which atmospheric pollutant is the main factor of acid rain? SO2 


98) The World life Protection Act was started in which year? 1972 


99) In which year was the Ramoji Film City established? 1996 


100) Which is the oldest University in the State of Andhra Pradesh? Andhra University


101) The Central Government has made a decision to continue support for development of the backward districts of which state? Andhra Pradesh 


102) Which Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam? Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 


103) Where is the Eastern Command Centre of the Indian Navy located? Visakhapatnam 


104) Which of the following is the largest district by area, in Andhra Pradesh? Ananthapur 


105) Telangana was formed as ----------- state of India? 29th


106) When was the Andhra University established? 1926 


107) The ancient capital of the Kakatiya Dynasty? Warangal


108) In which year was Hyderabad state made part of the Republic of India? 1948 


109) Arrangement of data in ascending and descending order of magnitude is called? Arrayed data

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