General Studies Mock Test Day-74

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Q1. Which constitutional provision deals with the special address by the President to Parliament at the commencement of the first session each year?

Article 85

Article 86

Article 87

Article 88

Q2. In which year was the Essential Commodities Act enacted?

1953

1955

1957

1960

Q3. What is the SI unit of Electric Permittivity?

Farad

Farad per meter

Coulomb

Henry

Q4. Which committee recommended the setting up of the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector?

Arjun Sengupta Committee

Rangarajan Committee

Narasimham Committee

Kelkar Committee

Q5. What is the capital of Slovenia?

Zagreb

Ljubljana

Bratislava

Sofia

Q6. Who wrote the book “Why Nations Fail”?

Adam Smith

Paul Krugman

Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson

Joseph Stiglitz

Q7. Which is the largest inland freshwater lake in Europe?

Lake Geneva

Lake Ladoga

Lake Onega

Lake Balaton

Q8. What is the chemical symbol of Iridium?

Q9. Who founded the Bahmani Sultanate?

Alauddin Bahman Shah

Muhammad bin Tughlaq

Firuz Shah

Hasan Gangu

Q10. Which constitutional provision deals with the establishment of the Election Commission of India?

Article 320

Article 324

Article 326

Article 329

Q11. Which river flows through the city of Nashik before joining the Arabian Sea?

Godavari

Narmada

Tapti

Mahi

Q12. What is the full form of NEFT in banking?

National Electronic Fund Transfer

National Exchange Fund Transfer

New Electronic Finance Transfer

National Economic Fund Transfer

Q13. In which year was the Food Safety and Standards Act enacted?

2004

2005

2006

2007

Q14. Which economic concept explains “fiscal deficit”?

Revenue surplus

Total expenditure minus total receipts (excluding borrowings)

Balance of trade

Inflation rate

Q15. Which celestial object is known as the Sombrero Galaxy?

M31

M81

M104

M87

Q16. Who founded the Pallava dynasty?

Simhavishnu

Mahendravarman

Narasimhavarman

Shivaskandavarman

Q17. What type of majority is required to remove the Vice-President of India?

Simple majority

Absolute majority

Effective majority in Rajya Sabha and simple majority in Lok Sabha

Special majority

Q18. Which planet has the longest rotation period (longest day)?

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Q19. What is the full form of ICAO?

International Civil Aviation Organization

International Council of Aviation Operations

International Civil Air Office

International Committee for Air Operations

Q20. Which Mughal emperor annexed Bijapur?

Aurangzeb

Akbar

Jahangir

Shah Jahan

Q21. What is the currency of Tunisia?

Dinar

Dirham

Pound

Riyal

Q22. Which deficiency leads to goitre?

Iron

Iodine

Calcium

Vitamin D

Q23. In which year was the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms introduced?

1917

1918

1919

1920

Q24. How many members constitute the National Commission for Women?

Q25. Which is the longest river in Ukraine?

Dniester

Dnieper

Don

Danube

Q26. What is the SI unit of Electric Conductivity?

Ohm-meter

Siemens per meter

Volt

Ampere

Q27. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympic Games in shooting?

Anjali Bhagwat

Tejaswini Sawant

Apurvi Chandela

None of the above

Q28. Which part of the brain controls endocrine regulation via the pituitary gland?

Cerebellum

Hypothalamus

Medulla

Thalamus

Q29. What is the tenure of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

5 years

6 years or 65 years of age

6 years or 60 years of age

5 years or 62 years of age

Q30. Which country shares the longest border with Germany?

France

Poland

Austria

Czech Republic

Q31. Who founded the Wahabi Movement in India?

Shah Waliullah

Syed Ahmad Barelvi

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Muhammad Iqbal

Q32. What is the study of ocean tides called?

Oceanography

Hydrology

Tidal science

Mareography

Q33. Which constitutional provision deals with the ordinance-making power of the President?

Article 123

Article 124

Article 213

Article 356

Q34. Where is the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency located?

Geneva

Vienna

New York

Paris

Q35. Which Indian state is the largest producer of apples?

Uttarakhand

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Sikkim

Q36. Who discovered the law of gravitation?

Galileo

Isaac Newton

Kepler

Einstein

Q37. What is the name of India’s first indigenously developed submarine-launched ballistic missile?

Agni-I

Prithvi

K-15 (Sagarika)

BrahMos

Q38. Which Act introduced communal electorates in 1909?

Indian Councils Act 1909

Government of India Act 1919

Charter Act 1833

Indian Independence Act 1947

Q39. What is the approximate average temperature of the Sun’s surface (in Kelvin)?

3000 K

4500 K

5800 K

7000 K

Q40. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal?

P.V. Sindhu

Karnam Malleswari

Saina Nehwal

Mirabai Chanu

Q41. Which pass connects Uttarakhand with Tibet near Mana Pass?

Nathu La

Lipulekh

Mana Pass

Shipki La

Q42. What type of radiation is used in CT scanning?

Gamma rays

X-rays

Infrared rays

Alpha particles

Q43. In which year was the National Green Tribunal established?

2008

2009

2010

2011

Q44. Who founded the Sayyid dynasty of Delhi?

Khizr Khan

Mubarak Shah

Alauddin Alam Shah

Bahlol Lodi

Q45. What is the atomic number of Mercury?

Q46. Which Amendment introduced the 10% EWS reservation?

101st Amendment

102nd Amendment

103rd Amendment

104th Amendment

Q47. What is the full form of PFRDA?

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

Public Finance Regulation and Development Authority

Pension Finance Regulatory Development Agency

Public Fund Regulation and Development Authority

Q48. Which gas is primarily responsible for ozone depletion in the stratosphere?

Carbon dioxide

Methane

Chlorofluorocarbons

Nitrogen

Q49. Who appoints the Chief Justice of a High Court?

Prime Minister

President of India

Governor

Chief Justice of India

Q50. Which state is the largest producer of jute in India?

Assam

Bihar

Odisha

West Bengal