General Studies Mock Test Day-83
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Which constitutional provision deals with the election of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Article 93
Article 94
Article 95
Article 96
Q2. In which year was the Biological Diversity Act enacted in India?
2000
2002
2004
2006
Q3. What is the SI unit of Electric Dipole Moment?
Coulomb
Coulomb-meter
Volt-meter
Ampere-meter
Q4. Which committee recommended the establishment of the National Commission on Urban Poverty?
Hashim Committee
Tendulkar Committee
Rangarajan Committee
NCEUS
Q5. What is the capital of Niger?
Dakar
Niamey
Bamako
N’Djamena
Q6. Who wrote the book explaining the concept of the “Invisible Hand” in economics?
Karl Marx
Adam Smith
J. M. Keynes
David Ricardo
Q7. Which is the largest inland freshwater lake in Africa?
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Malawi
Lake Victoria
Lake Chad
Q8. What is the chemical symbol of Mercury?
Me
Hg
Mc
My
Q9. Who founded the Satavahana capital at Pratishthana?
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Simuka
Satakarni I
Hala
Q10. Which constitutional provision deals with the appointment of the Vice-President of India?
Article 63
Article 64
Article 65
Article 66
Q11. Which river flows through the city of Kozhikode?
Periyar
Bharathapuzha
Kallayi River
Pamba
Q12. What is the full form of GDP deflator?
Gross Domestic Product Deflator
General Domestic Price Deflator
Global Demand Price Deflator
Gross Demand Product Deflator
Q13. In which year was the National Food Security Mission launched?
2005
2007
2009
2011
Q14. Which economic concept explains “demand-pull inflation”?
Cost-push theory
Keynesian theory
Excess demand theory
Quantity theory of money
Q15. Which celestial object is known as Betelgeuse?
A galaxy
A nebula
A red supergiant star
A comet
Q16. Who founded the Vijayanagara capital at Hampi?
Krishnadevaraya
Harihara and Bukka
Devaraya II
Saluva Narasimha
Q17. What type of majority is required to remove the Governor of a State?
Simple Majority
Special Majority
No parliamentary majority required
Absolute Majority
Q18. Which planet has the shortest day among all major planets?
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Q19. What is the full form of WTO?
World Trade Organization
World Transport Organization
World Trade Office
World Tariff Organization
Q20. Which Mughal emperor built the Buland Darwaza?
Babur
Humayun
Akbar
Shah Jahan
Q21. What is the currency of Armenia?
Ruble
Lira
Dram
Manat
Q22. Which deficiency leads to anemia due to iron deficiency?
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Iron deficiency
Vitamin C deficiency
Calcium deficiency
Q23. In which year was the Government of India Act enacted transferring administration to the Crown?
1857
1858
1861
1892
Q24. How many members constitute the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights?
5
6
7
8
Q25. Which is the longest river in Belgium?
Scheldt
Meuse
Yser
Sambre
Q26. What is the SI unit of Electric Potential Energy?
Joule
Watt
Volt
Coulomb
Q27. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics in tennis?
Sania Mirza
Nirupama Vaidyanathan
No Indian woman has won an Olympic medal in tennis
Ankita Raina
Q28. Which part of the brain controls reflex actions like blinking?
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Medulla Oblongata
Hypothalamus
Q29. What is the tenure of the Chief Justice of India?
5 years
6 years
Until age of 65 years
Fixed term decided by Parliament
Q30. Which country shares the longest border with Kazakhstan?
Russia
China
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Q31. Who founded the Arya Samaj reform movement?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Swami Vivekananda
Dayananda Saraswati
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Q32. What is the study of volcanoes called?
Seismology
Volcanology
Geomorphology
Petrology
Q33. Which constitutional provision deals with the appointment of the Prime Minister?
Article 74
Article 75
Article 76
Article 77
Q34. Where is the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization located?
Geneva
London
New York
Paris
Q35. Which Indian state is the largest producer of cotton?
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Punjab
Telangana
Q36. Who discovered radioactivity in uranium salts?
Marie Curie
Pierre Curie
Henri Becquerel
Ernest Rutherford
Q37. What is the name of India’s first indigenously developed supersonic cruise missile?
Agni
Prithvi
BrahMos
Akash
Q38. Which Act abolished the East India Company’s trade monopoly?
Charter Act, 1813
Charter Act, 1833
Regulating Act, 1773
Pitt’s India Act, 1784
Q39. What is the approximate average temperature of Mercury during daytime (in °C)?
100°C
250°C
430°C
600°C
Q40. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics in hockey?
Rani Rampal
No Indian woman has won an Olympic medal in hockey
Vandana Katariya
Savita Punia
Q41. Which pass connects Ladakh with Pangong Lake region?
Khardung La
Chang La
Zoji La
Fotu La
Q42. What type of radiation is used in nuclear power generation?
Alpha radiation
Beta radiation
Gamma radiation
Neutron radiation
Q43. In which year was the National Commission for Minorities established?
1990
1992
1995
2000
Q44. Who founded the Nanda dynasty?
Mahapadma Nanda
Dhana Nanda
Bimbisara
Ajatashatru
Q45. What is the atomic number of Argon?
16
18
20
22
Q46. Which Amendment introduced Fundamental Duties?
42nd Amendment
44th Amendment
73rd Amendment
86th Amendment
Q47. What is the full form of SEZ?
Special Economic Zone
State Economic Zone
Special Export Zone
Strategic Economic Zone
Q48. Which gas is primarily responsible for global warming due to agriculture emissions?
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous oxide
Ozone
Q49. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
Prime Minister
President of India
Parliament
Law Commission
Q50. Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?
Punjab
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh