General Studies Mock Test Day-59
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Which constitutional provision empowers the President to appoint a Commission to investigate the conditions of Scheduled Areas?
Article 338
Article 339
Article 340
Article 342
Q2. In which year was the Sarda Act (Child Marriage Restraint Act) enacted?
1927
1929
1931
1935
Q3. What is the SI unit of Electric Mobility?
m²/(V·s)
V/m
C/kg
A·m²
Q4. Which committee recommended the creation of the National Knowledge Commission?
Sam Pitroda Committee
National Knowledge Commission Task Group
Administrative Reforms Commission
National Development Council
Q5. What is the capital of Malawi?
Blantyre
Lilongwe
Zomba
Mzuzu
Q6. Who wrote the book Imagined Communities?
Benedict Anderson
Eric Hobsbawm
Ernest Gellner
Anthony Smith
Q7. Which is the largest inland saline lake in China?
Qinghai Lake
Dongting Lake
Poyang Lake
Tai Lake
Q8. What is the chemical symbol of Lutetium?
Lu
Lt
Lm
Le
Q9. Who founded the Gahadavala dynasty?
Chandradeva
Govindachandra
Madanapala
Vijayachandra
Q10. Which constitutional provision deals with the Official Language Commission?
Article 343
Article 344
Article 345
Article 351
Q11. Which river flows through the city of Bhubaneswar?
Mahanadi
Brahmani
Daya
Rushikulya
Q12. What is the full form of CRR in banking?
Cash Reserve Ratio
Credit Risk Rate
Capital Reserve Requirement
Current Reserve Ratio
Q13. In which year was the Biological Diversity Act enacted in India?
2000
2002
2004
2006
Q14. Which economic concept explains the “Triffin Dilemma”?
Conflict between short-term and longterm economic goals
Conflict between domestic monetary policy and international reserve currency role
Conflict between inflation and unemployment
Conflict between trade surplus and deficit
Q15. Which celestial object is known as a pulsating variable star?
Cepheid variable
White dwarf
Neutron star
Red giant
Q16. Who founded the Chahamana (Chauhan) dynasty?
Vasudeva
Ajayaraja
Vigraharaja
Prithviraj Chauhan
Q17. What type of majority is required to remove the Deputy Chairman of a State Legislative Council?
Absolute Majority
Special Majority
Majority of all the then members of the Council
Simple Majority of members present and voting
Q18. Which planet has the highest known atmospheric wind speeds?
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
Q19. What is the full form of UNFCCC?
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Forum for Climate Control Cooperation
Universal Network for Climate Change Coordination
United Nations Federal Council for Climate Control
Q20. Which Mughal emperor constructed the Peacock Throne?
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
Q21. What is the currency of Ethiopia?
Birr
Dinar
Shilling
Peso
Q22. Which deficiency leads to cheilosis?
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Iron
Q23. In which year was the Simon Commission boycotted across India?
1927
1928
1929
1930
Q24. How many members constitute the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
5
6
7
8
Q25. Which is the longest river in Romania?
Danube
Olt
Mureș
Prut
Q26. What is the SI unit of Electric Surface Charge Density?
Coulomb per square meter
Coulomb per meter
Ampere per square meter
Volt per meter
Q27. Who was the first Indian woman to become the Foreign Secretary of India?
Chokila Iyer
Nirupama Rao
Sujatha Singh
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Q28. Which part of the brain regulates sleep-wake cycles?
Hypothalamus
Cerebellum
Medulla oblongata
Thalamus
Q29. What is the tenure of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner?
3 years
4 years
5 years or until 65 years of age
6 years
Q30. Which country shares the longest border with Iran?
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Turkey
Q31. Who founded the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?
Bhagat Singh
Chandrashekhar Azad
Ram Prasad Bismil
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Q32. What is the study of geomorphology concerned with?
Climate patterns
Landforms and their formation
Ocean currents
Soil chemistry
Q33. Which constitutional provision deals with the power of the President to grant pardons?
Article 72
Article 74
Article 356
Article 123
Q34. Where is the headquarters of the World Food Programme located?
Geneva
Rome
New York
Paris
Q35. Which Indian state is the largest producer of soybeans?
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Q36. Who proposed the Big Bang theory?
Albert Einstein
Edwin Hubble
Georges Lemaître
Stephen Hawking
Q37. What is the name of India’s first indigenous surface-to-air missile system?
Akash
Nag
Prithvi
Agni
Q38. Which Act introduced communal electorates in India for the first time?
Government of India Act, 1919
Indian Councils Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1935
Indian Councils Act, 1892
Q39. What is the approximate surface gravity of Jupiter?
9.8 m/s²
15 m/s²
24.8 m/s²
30 m/s²
Q40. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
Mother Teresa
Ela Bhatt
Aruna Roy
Kiran Bedi
Q41. Which pass connects Uttarakhand with Tibet near Niti Valley?
Nathu La
Shipki La
Niti Pass
Lipulekh Pass
Q42. What type of radiation is used in radiography for industrial testing?
Alpha rays
Beta rays
Gamma rays
Infrared rays
Q43. In which year was the National Commission for Minorities Act passed?
1990
1991
1992
1993
Q44. Who founded the Tomara dynasty of Delhi?
Anangpal Tomar
Vigraharaja
Harsha
Durlabharaja
Q45. What is the atomic number of Barium?
54
55
56
57
Q46. Which Amendment inserted Article 15(5) regarding educational reservations?
91st Amendment
92nd Amendment
93rd Amendment
94th Amendment
Q47. What is the full form of IREDA?
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
International Renewable Energy Development Authority
Indian Rural Energy Development Authority
Institute of Renewable Energy Development Agency
Q48. Which gas is primarily responsible for tropospheric ozone formation?
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen oxides (NOx)
Helium
Q49. Who appoints the Chief of Naval Staff in India?
President of India
Prime Minister
Defence Minister
Cabinet Committee on Security
Q50. Which state is the largest producer of pomegranates in India?
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Karnataka
Rajasthan