General Studies Mock Test Day-23
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Economics?
Amartya Sen
Abhijit Banerjee
Raghuram Rajan
Jagdish Bhagwati
Q2. In which year was the Treaty of Allahabad signed?
1756
1765
1773
1784
Q3. What is the SI unit of Entropy?
Joule
Joule per Kelvin
Watt
Kelvin
Q4. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)?
Article 148
Article 149
Article 150
Article 151
Q5. What is the capital of Sweden?
Stockholm
Oslo
Copenhagen
Helsinki
Q6. Who wrote the book “The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money”?
Milton Friedman
John Maynard Keynes
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
Q7. Which is the largest river basin in India?
Godavari
Ganga
Brahmaputra
Mahanadi
Q8. What is the chemical symbol of Selenium?
Se
S
Sm
Si
Q9. Who was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire?
Harihara I and Bukka I
Krishnadevaraya
Devaraya II
Raja Raja Chola
Q10. What is the minimum age to become a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC)?
21 years
25 years
30 years
35 years
Q11. Which river forms the Jog Falls?
Kaveri
Krishna
Sharavathi
Godavari
Q12. What is the full form of ADR in the banking sector?
American Depository Receipt
Asset Deposit Receipt
Annual Deposit Record
Account Deposit Regulation
Q13. In which year was the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) enacted?
2014
2015
2016
2017
Q14. Which Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of Sustainable Development?
Ninth Plan
Tenth Plan
Eleventh Plan
Twelfth Plan
Q15. Which planet has the largest number of rings?
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Q16. Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?
Simuka
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Kanha
Pulumavi
Q17. What is the strength of the Electoral College that elects the President of India composed of?
Members of Parliament only
Members of State Legislatures only
Members of Parliament and State Legislatures
Citizens of India
Q18. Which planet is known for a methane-rich atmosphere giving a blue color?
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Jupiter
Q19. What is the full form of TDS?
Tax Deducted at Source
Tax Deposited by Seller
Total Direct Savings
Tax Deferred System
Q20. Which Mughal emperor commissioned the Peacock Throne?
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
Q21. What is the currency of South Africa?
Rand
Dollar
Pound
Peso
Q22. Which vitamin deficiency causes night blindness?
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Q23. In which year was the Champaran Satyagraha launched?
1915
1917
1920
1922
Q24. How many types of constitutional amendments are there in India?
2
3
4
5
Q25. Which is the longest river in Russia?
Don
Volga
Yenisei
Lena
Q26. What is the SI unit of Electric Conductivity?
Siemens per meter
Ohm
Ampere
Volt
Q27. Who was the first Indian woman fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force?
Avani Chaturvedi
Gunjan Saxena
Bhawana Kanth
Mohana Singh
Q28. Which part of the human body produces cerebrospinal fluid?
Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland
Choroid plexus
Pineal gland
Q29. What is the maximum duration of President’s Rule in a state with parliamentary approval?
3 months
6 months
1 year
3 years
Q30. Which country shares the longest maritime boundary with India?
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Indonesia
Thailand
Q31. Who founded the Young Bengal Movement?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Q32. What is the study of volcanoes called?
Seismology
Vulcanology
Petrology
Geomorphology
Q33. Which Article deals with the Attorney General’s right to participate in Parliament proceedings?
Article 76
Article 74
Article 77
Article 75
Q34. Where is the headquarters of the International Red Cross located?
Geneva
New York
London
Paris
Q35. Which Indian state is the largest producer of lithium (recent exploration data)?
Karnataka
Rajasthan
Jammu & Kashmir
Gujarat
Q36. Who discovered radio waves?
Heinrich Hertz
Nikola Tesla
Guglielmo Marconi
James Clerk Maxwell
Q37. What is the national calendar of India called?
Gregorian Calendar
Saka Calendar
Vikram Samvat
Hijri Calendar
Q38. Which Act abolished the practice of Sati?
Hindu Marriage Act
Sati Abolition Act 1829
Widow Remarriage Act
Indian Penal Code
Q39. What is the approximate value of gravitational acceleration on Mars (m/s²)?
3.7
4.8
9.8
1.6
Q40. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal?
Saina Nehwal
P. V. Sindhu
Mary Kom
Karnam Malleswari
Q41. Which pass connects Uttarakhand with Nepal?
Lipulekh Pass
Nathula Pass
Rohtang Pass
Shipki La
Q42. What type of radiation has the highest penetrating power?
Alpha rays
Beta rays
Gamma rays
X-rays
Q43. In which year was the States Reorganisation Act passed?
1949
1956
1960
1965
Q44. Who was the founder of the Mauryan dynasty?
Ashoka
Chandragupta Maurya
Bindusara
Samudragupta
Q45. What is the atomic number of Titanium?
20
21
22
23
Q46. Which Amendment provided constitutional status to the OBC Commission?
73rd Amendment
77th Amendment
81st Amendment
82nd Amendment
Q47. What is the full form of NPCI?
National Payment Corporation of India
National Payments and Credit Institution
National Payment and Currency Institute
National Processing Corporation of India
Q48. Which gas is primarily responsible for the formation of photochemical smog?
Ozone
Nitrogen oxides
Carbon monoxide
Methane
Q49. Who administers the oath of office to the Chief Justice of India?
Prime Minister
President of India
Vice President
Senior-most Supreme Court Judge
Q50. Which state is the largest producer of saffron in India?
Jammu & Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Uttarakhand