General Studies Mock Test Day-12
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Who was the first Indian woman to become the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Meira Kumar
Sumitra Mahajan
Indira Gandhi
Sarojini Naidu
Q2. In which year was the Pitt’s India Act passed?
1773
1784
1793
1813
Q3. What is the SI unit of Electric Conductance?
Ohm
Siemens
Volt
Ampere
Q4. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the proclamation of President’s Rule in a state?
Article 352
Article 356
Article 360
Article 368
Q5. What is the capital of Thailand?
Phuket
Pattaya
Bangkok
Chiang Mai
Q6. Who wrote the book The Story of My Experiments with Truth?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Subhas Chandra Bose
B. R. Ambedkar
Q7. Which is the highest plateau in the world?
Deccan Plateau
Tibetan Plateau
Iranian Plateau
Mongolian Plateau
Q8. What is the chemical symbol of Platinum?
Pt
Pl
Pm
Pr
Q9. Who was the founder of the Shunga dynasty?
Agnimitra
Pushyamitra Shunga
Devabhuti
Vasumitra
Q10. What is the minimum age to become a Member of a Panchayat?
18 years
21 years
25 years
30 years
Q11. Which river is known as the ‘Lifeline of Tamil Nadu’?
Krishna
Godavari
Kaveri
Vaigai
Q12. What is the full form of PAN in banking/taxation?
Permanent Account Number
Personal Account Number
Primary Account Number
Public Account Number
Q13. In which year was the NITI Aayog established?
2014
2015
2016
2017
Q14. Which Five-Year Plan is known as the ‘Plan Holiday’ period?
First Plan
Third Plan
Fourth Plan
No Five-Year Plan (1966–69)
Q15. Which planet has the highest surface temperature in the Solar System?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Q16. Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?
Vasudeva
Susarman
Bhumimitra
Narayana
Q17. What is the tenure of a Member of a State Legislative Council?
4 years
5 years
6 years
7 years
Q18. Which planet has the strongest gravitational pull among all planets?
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Q19. What is the full form of SDR in international finance?
Special Development Reserve
Special Drawing Rights
Sovereign Debt Ratio
Standard Deposit Reserve
Q20. Which Mughal emperor granted trading rights to the English East India Company in Surat?
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
Q21. What is the currency of Maldives?
Taka
Rupiah
Rufiyaa
Ringgit
Q22. Which organ in the human body produces digestive enzymes?
Liver
Pancreas
Kidney
Spleen
Q23. The Home Rule Movement was started in which year?
1914
1915
1916
1917
Q24. How many members are nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha (Anglo-Indian provision earlier)?
1
2
3
4
Q25. Which is the longest tributary of the Ganga?
Yamuna
Gomti
Son
Ghaghara
Q26. What is the SI unit of Luminous Intensity?
Lumen
Lux
Candela
Watt
Q27. Who was the first Indian woman to become a Chief Minister?
Sucheta Kripalani
Indira Gandhi
Nandini Satpathy
Jayalalithaa
Q28. Which part of the human ear maintains balance?
Cochlea
Eardrum
Semicircular canals
Auditory nerve
Q29. What is the tenure of the Chief Justice of India?
5 years
6 years
Fixed 3 years
Until the age of 65 years
Q30. Which country shares the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India?
Nepal
Pakistan
China
Bangladesh
Q31. Who founded the Deoband Movement?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi
Syed Ahmad Barelvi
Shah Waliullah
Q32. What is the study of the atmosphere called?
Geology
Meteorology
Climatology
Ecology
Q33. Which Article deals with the power of the Supreme Court to review its own judgments?
Article 124
Article 131
Article 137
Article 142
Q34. Where is the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) located?
Geneva
Vienna
New York
Paris
Q35. Which Indian state is the largest producer of sunflower?
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Telangana
Q36. Who discovered the circulation of blood in the human body?
Hippocrates
Galen
William Harvey
Louis Pasteur
Q37. What is the national song of India?
Jana Gana Mana
Sare Jahan Se Achha
Vande Mataram
Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon
Q38. Which Act introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
Regulating Act 1773
Pitt’s India Act 1784
Charter Act 1813
It was introduced by Lord Wellesley (not by an Act)
Q39. What is the approximate value of acceleration due to gravity on the Moon (m/s²)?
1.6 m/s²
3.7 m/s²
8.9 m/s²
9.8 m/s²
Q40. Who was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
Vinoba Bhave
Mother Teresa
Jayaprakash Narayan
Kiran Bedi
Q41. Which pass connects Himachal Pradesh with Tibet?
Nathu La
Shipki La
Lipulekh
Rohtang Pass
Q42. What type of current is supplied to households in India?
Direct Current (DC)
Alternating Current (AC)
Pulsating Current
Static Current
Q43. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India nationalized?
1935
1947
1949
1950
Q44. Who was the founder of the Kadamba dynasty?
Mayurasharma
Krishnavarma
Kakusthavarma
Ravivarma
Q45. What is the atomic number of Calcium?
18
19
20
21
Q46. Which Amendment provided for the creation of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)?
97th Amendment
99th Amendment
101st Amendment
103rd Amendment
Q47. What is the full form of CBI?
Central Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Bureau of India
Central Board of Intelligence
Crime Bureau of India
Q48. Which gas is used in the manufacture of ammonia in the Haber process?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Helium
Q49. Who administers the oath to the Governor of a state?
President of India
Chief Minister
Chief Justice of the High Court
Speaker of Legislative Assembly
Q50. Which state is the largest producer of chilli in India?
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Rajasthan