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General Knowledge MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Solve 15 General Knowledge questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.

Practice questions

Q1In Delhi, from 1st April, 2018;which of the following standard for automobiles was implemented ?

A BS-IV
B BS-V
C BS-VI
D BS-III
Explanation

A Government of India PIB release says BS-VI grade auto fuels in NCT Delhi were advanced to 01.04.2018. The same release notes the shift was directly from BS-IV to BS-VI, skipping BS-V, so option C is correct.

Q2Which of the following combination is wrong ?

A Tiggywinkles wildlife sanctuary – U.K.
B Koala wildlife sanctuary - Australia
C Boon Lott's Elephant Sanctuary -- Thailand
D Sanwild wildlife sanctuary - U.S.A.
Explanation

The verified location of SanWild is Limpopo, South Africa, not the U.S.A. Because the question asks for the wrong combination, the SanWild-U.S.A. pair in option D is the correct choice.

Q3Seetamata Sanctuary in Rajasthan is famous for -

A Black Deer
B Flying Squirrel
C Crane
D Lion
Explanation

The official zonal master plan for Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary records that it has the largest viable population of flying squirrel in Rajasthan. Therefore the sanctuary is best known in this question for the flying squirrel, making option B correct.

Q4According to the forest policy, how much percentage of area should come under forest ?

A 20%
B 33%
C 25%
D 15%
Explanation

The National Forest Policy sets the national goal of keeping at least one-third of the country's total land area under forest or tree cover. One-third is about 33%, so option B is correct.

Q5Select the correct pair regarding official hashtag (#) of UNEP and host country of global celebration of the World Environment Day 2025.

A LandRestoration – Denmark
B ForTheLifeofEarth – India
C BeatPlasticPollution – Republic of Korea
D GenerationRestoration – Saudi Arabia
Explanation

UNEP reported that World Environment Day 2025 was marked under the theme #BeatPlasticPollution, with official celebrations held in the Republic of Korea's Jeju Province. This matches the pair given in option C. Therefore option C is correct.

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6The biodiversity hotspot of "Succulent Karoo" is situated in-

APacific Ocean
BAsia
CCentral America
DAfrica

7'SAFAR' launched in year 2018 is related to –

ARailway Reservations
BRoads and Transportation
CAir Quality and Weather Forecast
DPoverty alleviation

8The theme of World Environment Day - 2018 was –

AStop Deforestation
BConserve Mangrove forest
CBeat Plastic Pollution
DSave ozone save world

9Which of the following part of globe is habitat of most of the population of Penguins ?

AEastern islands near Japan
BWestern islands near Europe
CNorthern Polar region
DSouthern Polar region

10'Manas' is famous wildlife region of the state of :

AAssam
BArunachal Pradesh
CMeghalaya
DManipur

11Where is 'Wood Fossil Park' situated ?

ADesert National Park
BKeoladev National Park
CMukundra National Park
DSariska National Park

12'Pea Soup Fog' is especially related to which city ?

ANew York
BBeijing
CTokyo
DLondon

13Which of the following wild life sanctuary is situated in Rajasthan.

ARamgarh Vishdhari
BGovind
CChinnar
DPeriyar

14Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to :

AUNFCCC
BWTO
CWHO
DUGC

1531st UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC-COP-31) will be held at –

AAntalya
BDubai
CRio de Janeiro
DBudapest

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