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This section includes 5672 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UPSC IAS Exam knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1051. |
which of the following is the extension of HTML file? |
| A. | html |
| B. | htm |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. htm | |
| 1052. |
The expansion of HTTP is....... |
| A. | hypertext transfer programme |
| B. | hypertest transfer programme |
| C. | hypertest transfer protocol |
| D. | hypertext transfer protocol |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1053. |
URL stands for …… |
| A. | uniform resource locator |
| B. | unique resource locator |
| C. | uniform range locator |
| D. | unique range locator |
| Answer» B. unique resource locator | |
| 1054. |
Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to orgreater than. |
| A. | arithmetic and logic unit |
| B. | control unit |
| C. | both of above |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» B. control unit | |
| 1055. |
A computer with CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the wordlength of around 64 bits is known as |
| A. | super computer |
| B. | minicomputer |
| C. | micro computer |
| D. | macro computer |
| Answer» B. minicomputer | |
| 1056. |
Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs andbatteries? |
| A. | claude shannon |
| B. | konrardzues |
| C. | george stibits |
| D. | howard h. aiken |
| Answer» D. howard h. aiken | |
| 1057. |
The Third Generation Computer was made with ________ |
| A. | vacuum tube |
| B. | discrete components |
| C. | ic |
| D. | bio chips |
| Answer» D. bio chips | |
| 1058. |
All modern computers operate on |
| A. | information |
| B. | floppies |
| C. | data |
| D. | word |
| Answer» D. word | |
| 1059. |
The abbreviation PDF Stands for |
| A. | printable document file |
| B. | portable document file |
| C. | printable document format |
| D. | portable document format |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1060. |
Which of the following is a fixed disk? |
| A. | hard disks |
| B. | flash disk |
| C. | compact disk |
| D. | dvds |
| Answer» B. flash disk | |
| 1061. |
Which is a valid statement |
| A. | 1 kb = 1024 bytes |
| B. | 1 mb = 1024 bytes |
| C. | 1 kb = 1000 bytes |
| D. | 1 mb = 1000 bytes |
| Answer» B. 1 mb = 1024 bytes | |
| 1062. |
Which of the following is not a category of computer based on size? |
| A. | mainframe computer |
| B. | micro computer |
| C. | mini computer |
| D. | digital computer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1063. |
Who signed in the Petition of Rights? |
| A. | charles i |
| B. | henry i |
| C. | james i |
| D. | james ii |
| Answer» B. henry i | |
| 1064. |
When the Stuart Dynasty came to power in England? |
| A. | 1601 |
| B. | 1603 |
| C. | 1654 |
| D. | 1678 |
| Answer» C. 1654 | |
| 1065. |
Charles II became the ruler of England in …………….a) 1660 b) 1664 c) 1670 d) 1760 |
| A. | francis bacon |
| B. | edmund spenser |
| C. | marlowe |
| D. | john dryden |
| Answer» B. edmund spenser | |
| 1066. |
Who was the founder of the Stuart Dynasty in England? |
| A. | henry vii |
| B. | james i |
| C. | george i |
| D. | william i |
| Answer» C. george i | |
| 1067. |
Oliver Cromwell fought against the king………… |
| A. | william iii |
| B. | charles ii |
| C. | james i |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1068. |
‘Age of Faith’ is the work of ……………….. |
| A. | g.m.trevelyan |
| B. | edward gibbon |
| C. | winston churchill |
| D. | will durant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1069. |
The Principia made …………one of the best known intellectualfigures in Europe. |
| A. | newton |
| B. | marlowe |
| C. | john dryden |
| D. | jonathan swift |
| Answer» B. marlowe | |
| 1070. |
English East India Company, the British maritime organizationchartered by ……………in 1600 AD with rights of monopoly trading in the eastern waters and later founding a colonial state in India. |
| A. | queen elizabeth i |
| B. | king james i |
| C. | henry viii |
| D. | queen mary i |
| Answer» B. king james i | |
| 1071. |
Who developed the ‘Theory of Universal Gravitation?’ |
| A. | sir isaac newton |
| B. | edmund spenser |
| C. | marlowe |
| D. | john dryden |
| Answer» B. edmund spenser | |
| 1072. |
In 1615 King James I sent Sir Thomas Roe as his ambassador to thecourt of Emperor …………………… |
| A. | jahangir |
| B. | aurangzeb |
| C. | baber |
| D. | humayun |
| Answer» B. aurangzeb | |
| 1073. |
When the Spanish Armada was defeated? |
| A. | 1585 |
| B. | 1588 |
| C. | 1603 |
| D. | 1688 |
| Answer» C. 1603 | |
| 1074. |
Who was the author of the Paradise Lost? |
| A. | shelly |
| B. | william shakespeare |
| C. | sir thomas more |
| D. | john milton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1075. |
…………..came to the throne of England by the act of successionpassed by Henry VIII. |
| A. | edward vi |
| B. | queen mary i |
| C. | charles i |
| D. | james i |
| Answer» B. queen mary i | |
| 1076. |
Catherine of Aragon was the wife of …………….. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | sir thomas more |
| C. | john milton |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» B. sir thomas more | |
| 1077. |
Who was awarded the title of Defender of the Faith by the Pope? |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | sir thomas more |
| C. | martin luther |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» B. sir thomas more | |
| 1078. |
Who summoned Reformation Parliament in 1529 in England? |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | queen mary i |
| C. | charles i |
| D. | charles ii |
| Answer» B. queen mary i | |
| 1079. |
The Reformation in England under ………….was more of a politicaland personal movement. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | martin luther |
| C. | queen mary i |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» B. martin luther | |
| 1080. |
Who was the second Tudor King? |
| A. | queen mary i |
| B. | henry viii |
| C. | james i |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» C. james i | |
| 1081. |
………………defeated the Spanish Armada. |
| A. | henry viii |
| B. | elizabeth i |
| C. | queen marry |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» C. queen marry | |
| 1082. |
Who was the First Tudor King? |
| A. | queen mary i |
| B. | henry vii |
| C. | james i |
| D. | charles i |
| Answer» C. james i | |
| 1083. |
Who is the author of the book ‘England under Tudors and Stuarts?’ |
| A. | robert raynes |
| B. | sir thomas more |
| C. | john milton |
| D. | william shakespeare. |
| Answer» B. sir thomas more | |
| 1084. |
Who was the last ruler of the Tudor dynasty? |
| A. | elizabeth i |
| B. | charles v |
| C. | henry viii |
| D. | mary the tudor |
| Answer» B. charles v | |
| 1085. |
Monarchy in England was restored in…………. |
| A. | 1560 |
| B. | 1660 |
| C. | 1669 |
| D. | 1760 |
| Answer» C. 1669 | |
| 1086. |
Oliver Cromwell was determined to execute Charles I and onJanuary 30,………….. , the king was beheaded in London. |
| A. | 1549 |
| B. | 1639 |
| C. | 1649 |
| D. | 1749 |
| Answer» D. 1749 | |
| 1087. |
Henry VII was the founder of the ……………….dynasty. |
| A. | stuart |
| B. | tudor |
| C. | hanoverians |
| D. | windsor |
| Answer» C. hanoverians | |
| 1088. |
Henry VIII was the ruler of the ……………….dynasty. |
| A. | stuart |
| B. | tudor |
| C. | windsor |
| D. | plantagenet |
| Answer» C. windsor | |
| 1089. |
Elizabeth I was the daughter of ………………. |
| A. | james i |
| B. | henry viii |
| C. | charles v |
| D. | sir thomas more |
| Answer» C. charles v | |
| 1090. |
In………, Henry landed from France, defeated and killed Richard atBosworth Field and ascended the throne as Henry VII. |
| A. | 1485 |
| B. | 1490 |
| C. | 1495 |
| D. | 1498 |
| Answer» B. 1490 | |
| 1091. |
………………….. famous work, The Anatomy of Melancholy, appearedin 1621 under the pen name Democritus Junior. |
| A. | robert burton’s |
| B. | henry vaughan |
| C. | andrew marvell |
| D. | richard crashaw |
| Answer» B. henry vaughan | |
| 1092. |
……………………..wrote the book ‘Life of Cowley’ |
| A. | samuel johnson |
| B. | john donne |
| C. | george herbert |
| Answer» B. john donne | |
| 1093. |
…………….displayed his talent as a poet, publishing his firstcollection of poetry, Poetical Blossoms (1633), at the age of 15. |
| A. | abraham cowley |
| B. | geoffrey chaucer |
| C. | edmund spenser |
| D. | george herbert |
| Answer» B. geoffrey chaucer | |
| 1094. |
The term "Metaphysical Poet" was first coined by the critic…………….in his book ‘Life of Cowley’. |
| A. | dryden |
| B. | ben johnson |
| C. | samuel johnson |
| D. | john donne |
| Answer» D. john donne | |
| 1095. |
After a formal trial …………..was accused of treason and wasexecuted, on January 30, 1649. |
| A. | charles i |
| B. | oliver cromwell |
| C. | james i |
| D. | elizabeth i |
| Answer» B. oliver cromwell | |
| 1096. |
……………… wrote Pilgrim’s Progress |
| A. | john bunyan |
| B. | john milton |
| C. | ben johnson |
| D. | samuel johnson |
| Answer» B. john milton | |
| 1097. |
………..was a Scot and was considered as the ’wisest fool’ in Europe. |
| A. | queen anne |
| B. | charles i |
| C. | james i |
| D. | william iii |
| Answer» D. william iii | |
| 1098. |
John Milton wrote the epic, Paradise Lost. |
| A. | john milton |
| B. | john bunyan |
| C. | ben johnson |
| D. | dryden |
| Answer» B. john bunyan | |
| 1099. |
……………… was the first ruler of the Stuart period. |
| A. | charles i |
| B. | james i |
| C. | queen anne |
| D. | william iii |
| Answer» C. queen anne | |
| 1100. |
The Line of the Stuarts stretched from ………….. to 1714 AD inEngland . |
| A. | 1603 |
| B. | 1623 |
| C. | 1632 |
| D. | 1650 |
| Answer» B. 1623 | |