General Studies Mock Test Day-48
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
Lord Mountbatten
C. Rajagopalachari
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru
Q2. In which year was the Indian Arms Act enacted?
1878
1882
1891
1901
Q3. What is the SI unit of Electric Polarizability?
C m² V⁻¹ (or F·m²)
Farad per meter
Coulomb per square meter
Volt per meter
Q4. Which committee recommended the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)?
Shekatkar Committee
Naresh Chandra Committee
Kargil Review Committee
L. P. Singh Committee
Q5. What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?
Bishkek
Tashkent
Dushanbe
Astana
Q6. Who wrote the book “The Discovery of Poverty in India”?
Amartya Sen
Simon Kuznets
V. K. R. V. Rao
R. K. Merton
Q7. Which is the largest volcanic island in the world?
Java
Iceland
Sumatra
Honshu
Q8. What is the chemical symbol of Neodymium?
Nd
No
Nm
Ne
Q9. Who founded the Satavahana dynasty?
Simuka
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Hala
Satakarni I
Q10. Which constitutional provision deals with the Consolidated Fund of India?
Article 266
Article 265
Article 270
Article 275
Q11. The Tapi River mainly flows through which states of India?
Gujarat and Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat
Rajasthan and Gujarat
Karnataka and Maharashtra
Q12. What is the full form of PDS in Indian governance?
Public Distribution System
Primary Development Scheme
People’s Development Service
Price Distribution Scheme
Q13. In which year was the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) established?
2007
2008
2009
2010
Q14. Which economic term describes persistent high inflation over time?
Deflation
Stagflation
Hyperinflation
Reflation
Q15. Which celestial region lies beyond the Kuiper Belt?
Oort Cloud
Asteroid Belt
Scattered Disc
Heliosphere
Q16. Who founded the Kadamba dynasty?
Mayurasharma
Pulakeshin I
Harshavardhana
Vishnuvardhana
Q17. What type of majority is required to pass a resolution under Article 249?
Simple majority
Absolute majority
Special majority in Rajya Sabha (2/3 present & voting)
Two-thirds majority in Lok Sabha
Q18. Which planet has the strongest surface gravity among terrestrial planets?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Q19. What is the full form of GCF in climate finance context?
Global Climate Fund
Green Climate Fund
General Carbon Fund
Global Carbon Facility
Q20. Which Mughal emperor abolished the Jizya tax during his reign?
Babur
Akbar
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Q21. What is the currency of Tunisia?
Dinar
Dirham
Rial
Pound
Q22. Which deficiency leads to pernicious anemia?
Iron
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Folate
Q23. In which year was the Khilafat Movement formally withdrawn?
1920
1922
1924
1926
Q24. Who is the head of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)?
Chairperson only
Chairperson with up to 6 members
Prime Minister
Chief Justice of India
Q25. Which is the longest river in Poland?
Vistula
Oder
Warta
Bug
Q26. What is the SI unit of Electric Displacement Field?
Volt/meter
Coulomb/m²
Ampere/meter
Tesla
Q27. Who was the first Indian woman to become a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force?
Captain Ritu Kapoor
Avani Chaturvedi
Captain Seema Rao
Anuja Choudhury
Q28. Which part of the nervous system controls voluntary actions?
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
Q29. What is the tenure of the Chief Information Commissioner?
5 years or until 65 years of age (whichever earlier)
3 years
6 years
Until retirement only
Q30. Which country shares the longest border with Belarus?
Russia
Ukraine
Poland
Lithuania
Q31. Who founded the Home Rule League in India (Tilak’s branch)?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Annie Besant
Bipin Chandra Pal
Lala Lajpat Rai
Q32. What is the study of ocean salinity patterns called?
Oceanography
Hydrology
Halieutics
Hydrography
Q33. Which constitutional provision protects civil servants from arbitrary dismissal?
Article 311
Article 309
Article 312
Article 310
Q34. Where is the headquarters of the Green Climate Fund located?
Paris, France
Bonn, Germany
New York, USA
Nairobi, Kenya
Q35. Which Indian state is known for major lithium discovery?
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
Q36. Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
James Hutton
Alexander von Humboldt
Q37. What is India’s first anti-satellite (ASAT) mission called?
Agni-ASAT
Mission Shakti
Prithvi-ASAT
Akash-ASAT
Q38. Which Act introduced separate electorates for Sikhs?
Government of India Act 1909
Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1935
Indian Councils Act 1909
Q39. What is the gravitational acceleration on the Moon?
9.8 m/s²
1.62 m/s²
3.7 m/s²
24.8 m/s²
Q40. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Padma Vibhushan?
Indira Gandhi
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Aruna Asaf Ali
Kiran Bedi
Q41. Which pass connects Lahaul with Spiti Valley?
Rohtang Pass
Baralacha La
Kunzum Pass
Shipki La
Q42. What type of radiation is used in sterilizing surgical instruments?
Ultraviolet radiation
Gamma radiation
X-ray radiation
Infrared radiation
Q43. In which year was the National Water Policy first adopted?
1987
1992
2002
2012
Q44. Who founded the Karkota dynasty in Kashmir?
Lalitaditya Muktapida
Durlabhavardhana
Avantivarman
Shankaravarman
Q45. What is the atomic number of Vanadium?
21
22
23
24
Q46. Which Amendment provided constitutional status to cooperative societies?
97th Amendment
73rd Amendment
74th Amendment
86th Amendment
Q47. What is the full form of NABH?
National Accreditation Board for Health
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers
National Association of Biomedical Hospitals
National Association of Hospital Boards
Q48. Which gas contributes most to tropospheric ozone formation?
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Q49. Who appoints the Chairperson of the Finance Commission?
Prime Minister
President of India
Union Finance Minister
Chief Justice of India
Q50. Which state is the largest producer of bananas in India?
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Gujarat