General Studies Mock Test Day-40
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the creation of Legislative Councils in states?
Article 168
Article 169
Article 170
Article 171
Q2. In which year was the Treaty of Mangalore signed?
1782
1784
1792
1799
Q3. What is the SI unit of Electric Conductivity?
Siemens per meter (S/m)
Ohm per meter (Ω/m)
Coulomb per meter (C/m)
Volt per meter (V/m)
Q4. Which committee recommended the abolition of the Planning Commission?
Rangarajan Committee
Kelkar Committee
Shivraj Patil Committee
None of the above
Q5. What is the capital of Georgia (country)?
Tbilisi
Batumi
Kutaisi
Rustavi
Q6. Who wrote the book The Republic?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Herodotus
Q7. Which is the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia?
Pulicat Lake
Chilika Lake
Vembanad Lake
Sambhar Lake
Q8. What is the chemical symbol of Indium?
In
Id
Im
Io
Q9. Who founded the Rashtrakuta dynasty?
Amoghavarsha I
Dantidurga
Krishna I
Govinda III
Q10. Which part of the Constitution deals with the Services under the Union and the States?
Part XII
Part XIII
Part XIV
Part XV
Q11. Which river flows through the city of Ahmedabad?
Narmada
Sabarmati
Tapi
Mahi
Q12. What is the full form of ADB?
Asian Development Bank
African Development Bank
American Development Bank
Asia Development Bureau
Q13. In which year was the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code implemented?
2014
2015
2016
2017
Q14. Which economic reform is associated with the year 1991 in India?
Green Revolution
Economic Liberalization
Land Reforms
Nationalization of Banks
Q15. Which celestial body is known as a pulsar?
Rotating neutron star emitting radiation
A dying red giant star
A young forming star
A black hole
Q16. Who founded the Ganga dynasty of Karnataka?
Konganivarman Madhava
Durvinita
Sripurusha
Shivamara II
Q17. What type of majority is required to remove the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
Simple Majority
Special Majority
Absolute Majority
Two-thirds Majority
Q18. Which planet has the most prominent hexagonal storm?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Q19. What is the full form of SHG in rural development?
Social Help Group
Self Help Group
State Help Group
Service Help Group
Q20. Which Mughal emperor introduced the Mansabdari system formally?
Babur
Humayun
Akbar
Jahangir
Q21. What is the currency of Colombia?
Peso
Real
Sol
Bolivar
Q22. Which deficiency leads to marasmus?
Vitamin deficiency
Protein deficiency
Protein and calorie deficiency
Iron deficiency
Q23. In which year was the Simon Commission report submitted?
1928
1929
1930
1931
Q24. How many members are there in the NITI Aayog Governing Council?
20
25
All Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories
15
Q25. Which is the longest river in Italy?
Tiber
Po
Arno
Adige
Q26. What is the SI unit of Electric Inductance?
Ohm
Henry
Farad
Tesla
Q27. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in wrestling at the Olympics?
Sakshi Malik
Geeta Phogat
Babita Kumari
Vinesh Phogat
Q28. Which part of the eye contains rods and cones?
Cornea
Retina
Iris
Lens
Q29. What is the tenure of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner?
3 years
4 years
5 years
6 years
Q30. Which country shares the longest border with Ukraine?
Poland
Russia
Belarus
Romania
Q31. Who founded the Swaraj Party?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai
C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel
Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru
Q32. What is the study of oceanography concerned with?
Study of mountains
Study of oceans and seas
Study of atmosphere
Study of deserts
Q33. Which Article deals with the Governor’s ordinance-making power?
Article 213
Article 356
Article 200
Article 368
Q34. Where is the headquarters of the Asian Development Bank located?
Tokyo
Manila
Bangkok
Singapore
Q35. Which Indian state is the largest producer of silk?
Karnataka
Assam
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Q36. Who discovered the neutron?
Ernest Rutherford
Niels Bohr
James Chadwick
J. J. Thomson
Q37. What is the name of India’s first indigenous ballistic missile?
Prithvi
Agni
Akash
Nag
Q38. Which Act introduced local self-government reforms under Lord Ripon?
Indian Councils Act 1861
Local Self-Government Act 1882
Government of India Act 1919
Charter Act 1833
Q39. What is the approximate mass of the Earth (in kg order of magnitude)?
10²² kg
10²⁴ kg
10²⁶ kg
10²⁸ kg
Q40. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in weightlifting?
Karnam Malleswari
Kunjarani Devi
Mirabai Chanu
Sanamacha Chanu
Q41. Which pass connects Manali and Leh?
Zoji La
Rohtang Pass
Nathu La
Shipki La
Q42. What type of radiation is used in PET scans?
Alpha radiation
Beta radiation
Positron emission
Gamma radiation
Q43. In which year was the National Disaster Management Act passed?
2002
2004
2005
2007
Q44. Who founded the Satavahana dynasty?
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Simuka
Satakarni I
Hala
Q45. What is the atomic number of Potassium?
18
19
20
21
Q46. Which Amendment introduced the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes?
86th Amendment
87th Amendment
89th Amendment
91st Amendment
Q47. What is the full form of UIDAI?
Unique Identification Authority of India
Universal Identification Agency of India
Unique Identity Agency of India
United Identification Authority of India
Q48. Which gas is commonly used in fire extinguishers?
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Q49. Who appoints the Chief Minister of a state?
President of India
Prime Minister
Governor of the State
Chief Justice of India
Q50. Which state is the largest producer of cardamom in India?
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Sikkim