General Studies Mock Test Day-61
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 Special Officer for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
Article 338
Article 340
Article 341
Article 342
Q2. In which year was the modern comprehensive Indian Companies Act enacted?
1956
2008
2013
2015
Q3. What is the SI unit of Electric Displacement Flux?
Coulomb (C)
Volt (V)
Farad (F)
Ampere (A)
Q4. Which committee recommended the establishment of the National Commission for Minorities?
Sachar Committee
Gopal Singh Committee
Mandal Commission
Sarkaria Commission
Q5. What is the capital of Namibia?
Windhoek
Gaborone
Lusaka
Maputo
Q6. Who wrote the book *The Clash of Civilizations*?
Francis Fukuyama
Samuel P. Huntington
Noam Chomsky
Henry Kissinger
Q7. Which is the largest inland basin in Africa?
Congo Basin
Chad Basin
Kalahari Basin
Niger Basin
Q8. What is the chemical symbol of Hafnium?
Hf
Hn
Ha
Hm
Q9. Who founded the Sena dynasty of Bengal?
Samanta Sena
Ballala Sena
Vijaya Sena
Lakshmana Sena
Q10. Which constitutional provision deals with the appointment of the Chief Justice of India?
Article 124
Article 126
Article 127
Article 128
Q11. Which river flows through the city of Vellore?
Palar
Kaveri
Pennar
Vaigai
Q12. What is the full form of REPO rate in banking?
Repurchase Option Rate
Repurchase Agreement Rate
Reserve Purchase Rate
Regulation Purchase Rate
Q13. In which year was the National Commission for Women Act implemented?
1990
1992
1995
1998
Q14. Which economic concept explains “purchasing power parity”?
Balance of Payments
Inflation targeting
Exchange rate determination based on price levels
Fiscal deficit
Q15. Which celestial object is known as a neutron star?
A collapsed core of a massive star composed mainly of neutrons
A small asteroid
A gas giant planet
A comet nucleus
Q16. Who founded the Shilahara dynasty?
Kapardin I
Jatiga II
Pulakeshin II
Govinda III
Q17. What type of majority is required to remove the Attorney General of India?
No parliamentary majority required
Simple majority
Absolute majority
Special majority
Q18. Which planet has the strongest gravitational pull among terrestrial planets?
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Q19. What is the full form of WTO?
World Trade Organization
World Tariff Organization
World Trade Office
World Transaction Organization
Q20. Which Mughal emperor fought the Battle of Haldighati?
Babur
Akbar
Jahangir
Shah Jahan
Q21. What is the currency of Uruguay?
Peso
Real
Escudo
Bolivar
Q22. Which deficiency leads to pellagra?
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Q23. In which year was the Cabinet Mission Plan initially rejected by the Muslim League?
1945
1946
1947
1948
Q24. How many members constitute the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (including Chairperson)?
3
4
5
6
Q25. Which is the longest river in Bulgaria?
Danube
Maritsa
Iskar
Struma
Q26. What is the SI unit of Electric Power per unit area?
Watt per square meter (W/m²)
Joule per square meter (J/m²)
Volt per meter (V/m)
Ampere per meter (A/m)
Q27. Who was the first Indian woman to become the Defence Minister of India?
Indira Gandhi
Nirmala Sitharaman
Sushma Swaraj
Pratibha Patil
Q28. Which part of the brain controls emotional responses?
Cerebellum
Limbic system
Medulla oblongata
Pons
Q29. What is the tenure of the Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)?
Fixed 2 years
Fixed 3 years
Fixed 5 years
No fixed tenure
Q30. Which country shares the longest border with Chile?
Argentina
Bolivia
Peru
Brazil
Q31. Who founded the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA)?
Bhagat Singh
Ram Prasad Bismil
Chandra Shekhar Azad
Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Q32. What is the study of petrology concerned with?
Study of minerals
Study of rocks and their origin
Study of fossils
Study of earthquakes
Q33. Which constitutional provision deals with the establishment of the Public Service Commissions for the Union and States?
Article 312
Article 315
Article 320
Article 324
Q34. Where is the headquarters of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) located?
Tokyo
Beijing
Shanghai
Singapore
Q35. Which Indian state is the largest producer of turmeric?
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Q36. Who discovered the neutron?
Ernest Rutherford
James Chadwick
Niels Bohr
J. J. Thomson
Q37. What is the name of India’s first indigenously developed aircraft engine project?
Shakti
Kaveri
Garuda
BrahMos
Q38. Which Act introduced the system of Dyarchy at the provincial level in 1919?
Government of India Act 1909
Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1935
Indian Councils Act 1892
Q39. What is the approximate radius of the Earth (in km)?
4,000 km
5,200 km
6,371 km
7,500 km
Q40. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics?
Anju Bobby George
P. T. Usha
Hima Das
Dutee Chand
Q41. Which pass connects Himachal Pradesh with the Lahaul region?
Zoji La
Rohtang Pass
Shipki La
Baralacha La
Q42. What type of radiation is used in ultraviolet sterilization?
UV-A
UV-B
UV-C
Infrared
Q43. In which year was the National Biodiversity Authority constituted?
2000
2003
2005
2008
Q44. Who founded the Maitraka dynasty?
Dharasena I
Bhattarka
Siladitya I
Dhruvasena II
Q45. What is the atomic number of Zinc?
28
29
30
31
Q46. Which Amendment introduced the concept of “Cooperative Societies” into the Constitution?
96th Amendment
97th Amendment
98th Amendment
99th Amendment
Q47. What is the full form of SIDBI?
Small Industries Development Bank of India
State Industrial Development Bank of India
Small Investment Development Bank of India
Strategic Industrial Development Bank of India
Q48. Which gas is the largest contributor to anthropogenic global warming?
Methane
Nitrous oxide
Carbon dioxide
Ozone
Q49. Who appoints the Solicitor General of India?
President of India
Prime Minister
Union Cabinet
Government of India
Q50. Which state is the largest producer of black pepper in India?
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Kerala
Assam