UPSC Mock Test – 6

Match list one with list two:

1. Anguttara Nikaya – Discourses of Buddha
2. Digha Nikaya – Fraternity – minor collection
3. Khuddaka Nikaya – long discourses
4. Samyutta Nikaya – numerical

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Kisan Rails, the first ever weekly multi commodity trains, will run between:

Consider the following statements:

Assertion: Indian secularism is not an end in itself but a means to address religious plurality and sought to achieve peaceful coexistence of different religions.

Reason: India’s Constitutional secularism is marked by at least two features-First, critical respect for all religions.Second, Principled Distance from all religions.

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Which state for the first time, has radio-tagged an Indian Pangolin?

Consider the following statements:

Assertion: Fiscal deficit is the total amount of borrowings required to bridge the gap between government’s spending and revenues.

Reason: borrowing from the public (issuing bonds), borrowing from external sources like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) can be one of the ways of financing the expansion.

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Which of the following states is all set to have 3 capitals?

Which among the following is incorrect?

Which among the following countries became the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing?

Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

1. The advancement of Indian Miniatures paintings began in the Western Himalayas, about the 17th century.
2. These paintings were extremely influenced by the mural paintings which were derived during the later half of the 20th century.

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Consider the following:

1. The burning of paddy stubble by farmers to clear their fields for the next crop is considered to be responsible for 20% of the smog in Delhi.
2. In 2013, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued a directive to Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, asking them to ban stubble burning.

Choose the correct code:

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Right to Information Act 2005?

Tripartite agreement was a treaty signed in 1947 concerning the rights of Gurkhas in military service. Which of the following countries was not a part of it?

Consider the following statement and choose the correct code:

1. VC 11184 is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited , Cochin.It is the first of its kind ocean surveillance ship being built as part of efforts of the Government to strengthen the country’s strategic weapons programme.
2. It will be India’s most advanced electronics and tracking and surveillance ship i.e. a missile range instrumentation ship. It will be the first ship to be a dedicated element in Phase-2 of India’s ballistic missile defence (BMD) setup and also be deployed for duties to support India’s strategic weapons programme.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Which of the following statements is incorrect about Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana?

Consider the following and choose the incorrect statement:

Select the incorrect statement:

Which of the following statements is correct about the new education policy of India?

1. It will abolish the M.Phil. degree
2. It also envisions universalisation of early childhood education from ages 3 to 6 by 2030
3. A major departure is shifting from 10+2 format to a 5+3+3+4
4. MHRD will now be called Education Ministry

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Galapagos Islands is in:

Natesa, a rare sandstone idol which was smuggled to return to India after 22 years depicts Shiva in the 9th century. The style of the idol is:

The Budapest Convention is the first international treaty seeking to address:

Which among the following is popularly known as Dhaman?

West Nile fever is spread by:

Air bubble is a term coined recently for:

Select the incorrect statement about Finance commission:

Which among the following is a part of Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise of India?

1. Indian Army
2. Air Force
3. Navy
4. Coast Guard

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Choose the correct code for conference of parties and the places associated:

1. COP 23 – Poland
2. COP 24 – Germany
3. COP 25 – UK
4. COP 26 – Spain

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Which of the following statements is correct?

1. According to study titled Deltas, Vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation (DECMA).Economic reasons are the precipitating factor for migration in the Indian Bengal Delta that comprises the Sundarbans.There is huge gender disparity when it comes to those migrating from the region.
2. The study, held between 2014 and 2018 focused on three deltas Ganga Brahmaputra Meghna Delta (India and Bangladesh) Volta (Ghana) and Mahanadi (India) and looked into the aspect of climate change, adaptation and migration in these deltas.
3. A push factor is a feature or event that attracts a person to move to another area.Pull factors are those that drive people away from their place of origins.

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Consider the following statements:

1. A recent study has shown that the hot arid desert of Kutch was once a humid subtropical forest with a variety of birds, freshwater fish and possibly giraffes and rhinos.
2. The fossils, consisting mostly of ribs, and parts of teeth and bones, were unearthed from Palasava village of Rapar taluka in Kutch, Gujarat.
3. Overall, the fossil finds from Palasava suggest that a rich diversity of fauna and flora sustained in warm, humid/wet, tropical to subtropical environmental conditions during the Middle Miocene (14 Million years ago)
4. The bulk of fossils unearthed in Kutch have so far been mainly marine organisms, due to their proximity to the Arabian Sea.

Which of the above statements are correct?
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The ‘Bathynomus Raksasa’, a species recently discovered is basically a:

Lebanon does not share the International Border with:

Consider the following statements:

1. The Uighurs are a minority Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia.
2. The Uighurs have been recognized as native to only one region, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China

Which of the above statements are correct?
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Which of the following is not correctly matched?

107th Indian Science Congress was held at:

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the GST Council?

Consider the following:

Assertion: The Finance Commission is constituted by the President under article 280 of the Constitution, mainly to give its recommendations on distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States and amongst the States themselves.

Reason:The Indian federal system allows for the division of power and responsibilities between the centre and states. Correspondingly, the taxation powers are also broadly divided between the centre and states. State legislatures may devolve some of their taxation powers to local bodies.

Choose the correct option:

Which among the following statements is incorrect about the Central Vigilance Commission?

Lord Howe Island is in:

Consider the following statements and select the correct code:

1. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the PSLV III rocket that carried one Indian and 28 international satellites into space.
2. It was the first time ISRO launched a rocket that injected satellites in three different orbits.
3. The fourth and last stage of the rocket will function as a satellite itself for some time, instead of being rendered junk after ejecting its payloads.
4. The fourth stage is what remains of the rocket after most of it is discarded — in three stages — during the flight to reduce weight, after running out of the propellant they carry.

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Which among the following statements is incorrect?

Which of the following statements is correct?

Five varieties of Indian coffee have been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.The move is expected to enhance their visibility globally and allow growers to get the right value.
Which of the following coffee is not affiliated with GI tag:

Consider the following statements and select the correct code:

1. Blockchain can be thought of as a public account ledger, an immutable, transparent and permanent one. Each transaction is recorded and stored in the ledger that is out on a public bulletin board. Every transaction adds a block to the chain of transactions and each one is evaluated by every user based on algorithms they’ve agreed upon. Rather than being kept in a single location, a copy of the blockchain is stored on every user’s server so that a user cannot alter it without other users finding out. Even though blockchain was conceived for financial transactions, its characteristics make it an apt solution that can support voting systems.
2. With a view to enabling growers find better prices for their produce, the Coffee Board has launched Coffee Blockchain, a marketplace app, developed in coordination with Eka Software Solutions.

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Which of the following is incorrect?

Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary is in:

Consider the following:

Assertion: 21st century is witnessing hyper-consumption.

Reason: Globalization leads to hyper-consumption and affects resources.

Choose the correct answer:

Which among the following is not a party to Indira Gandhi Canal?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. Article 368 in Part XX of the Constitution deals with the power of parliament to amend the constitution and its procedures.
2. Amendment of certain provisions of the constitution requires amendment by a simple majority of each house present and voting. These amendments are also deemed to be amendments under Article 368.

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Which of the following is incorrect?

Match list one with list two for the awards to Indian Prime Minister:

1. State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan – Russia
2. Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud – UAE
3. Order of Zayed Award – Saudi Arabia
4. Order of St. Andrew award – Afghanistan

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Which among the following is known for being the residence of ‘Big Five’ animals, ie, Great Indian One horned Rhinoceros, Indian Elephant, Royal Bengal Tiger, Eastern Swamp Deer and Wild Water Buffalo.

Which of the following is not correctly matched to its founder?

SARAL Index evaluates Indian states based on:

Arrange the following in chronological order of their formation:

1. Haryana
2. Meghalaya
3. Sikkim
4. Bombay

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister launched NISHTHA program related to:

Consider the following statements:

Assertion: The Drought Toolbox can be used by countries to assess drought risks in their regions much in advance and prepare to deal with the water scarcity.

Reason: Droughts, which are normally difficult to foresee are four times costlier than floods.

Select the correct answer:

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a mega-regional economic agreement being negotiated since 2012, between ASEAN and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) member partners. Which among the following is not a member associated with it?

Which among the following is incorrect?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. Astronomers have for the first time discovered water in the atmosphere of exoplanet – K2-18b, along with Earth-like temperatures that could support life.
2. An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System.

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Shailesh Nayak committee is related to:

Silicosis is a:

Which of the following is incorrect?

Consider the following about Ayushman Bharat and choose the correct answer:

Assertion: Telangana, Odisha, Delhi, Kerala, and Punjab have already refused to implement the scheme.

Reason: Since health is a State subject and States are expected to contribute 40% funding for the scheme, it will be critical to streamline and harmonise the existing State health insurance schemes to PMJAY.

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Arrange the following in the chronological order:

1. Ramapithecus
2. Dryopithecus
3. Australopithecus

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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn made 25 drawings based on Mughal miniatures from India during 1656 to 1661. His 350th death anniversary was celebrated in 2019. Rembrandt belonged to:

Kayakalp awards are related to:

Phosphorescent term is related to:

Which among the following is a feature of Liberalization, Privatisation and globalization?

Which five year plan of India is also called Gadgil Yojna?

Match list one with list two?

1. Separate electorate – Government of India Act 1919
2. Shore Committee – Adyar
3. Home Rule movement – legal battle of the passengers
4. Montagu Chelmsford Reform Act – Act of 1909

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Which National highway passes through the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka?

PRAKASH portal has been developed by:

Choose the correct code for Asian Development Bank:

1. ADB is a regional development bank established on 19th December 1966.
2. As of 31 December 2019, ADB’s five largest shareholders are Japan and the United States (each with 15.6% of total shares), the People’s Republic of China (6.4%), India (6.3%), and Australia (5.8%).
3. ADB is headquartered in Manila, Philippines.
4. Recently, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a $1.5 billion loan to India to fund India’s immediate response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Which among the following is the first biosphere reserve in India established in the year 1986?

Tangam community is associated with:

Oligomannate (GV-971) is a drug for:

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The liquidity trap is the situation in which prevailing interest rates are low and savings rates are high, making monetary policy ineffective.
2. Liquidity trap is a situation when expansionary monetary policy (increase in money supply) does not increase the interest rate, income and hence does not stimulate economic growth

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Scientists believe that the runaway greenhouse effect phenomenon took place on the surface of which planet billions of years ago?

Axone — also called as akhuni — is a food that connects the Eastern Himalayas as a culturally cross-cutting cuisine.Axone or fermented soya bean has become popular, which is eaten by many tribal communities in different parts of Northeast India especially in:

Which of the following statements is/are correct about Jainism?

1. Jainism was taught in Pali and Prakrit thus was more accessible to the common man as compared to Sanskrit.
2. Mahavira did not believe in God’s existence. According to him, the universe is a product of the natural phenomenon of cause and effect.

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Vaikom Satyagraha is associated with:

Who among the following worked as Minister of Labour in the Viceroy’s Executive Council?

Consider the following and choose the correct answer:

Assertion: Initially, the first Anglo Mysore war was between British+Marathas+Hyderabad Nizam against Hyder Ali.

Reason: English attacked Mahe, a French possession under Hyder Ali’s dominion, he declared war on the English in 1780.

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Which type of clouds is usually black or dark grey in color and blocks sunlight?

Which is the shallowest part of the ocean?

Consider the following statements and choose the correct code option:

1. A national e-assessment centre (NeAC) has been set up in the national capital as part of the government’s ambitious plan to launch faceless and nameless assessment for income tax payers.
2. There would be no physical interface between taxpayers and tax officers.

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Consider the following statements about information fusion centre-indian ocean region(IFC-IOR))and select the code for correct statements:

1. The Navy’s IFC-IOR is a single point centre linking all coastal radar chain networks along the 7500km Indian coastline and in some neighbouring countries
2. The IFC-IOR was inaugurated in December 2018 at Mysore and has now started functioning as an information sharing hub of maritime data and “cuing incident responses” to maritime security situations through a collaborative approach.

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The Union Territory of Daman and Diu has been merged with the Union Territory, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the new UT will be called Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. This came to effect from:

Van Allen Belts refers to:

MPA and Chhaya- recently in news, are:

Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

1. The Mandal Commission was set up in 1979 under Article 340 of the Constitution by the Janata Party government when Morarji Desai was prime minister with a mandate to “identify the socially or educationally backwards”.
2. It laid down 11 indicators or criteria for determining social and economic backwardness.
3. In light of this report, the government provided 37 per cent reservation in central government jobs for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in 1990.
4. A nine-judge bench in the Indira Sawhney case had upheld reservations for OBCs in 1992, but ruled that creamy layer among the backward class of citizens must be excluded “by fixation of proper income, property or status criteria” by the central government.

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Consider the following statements about Central Information Commission and select the correct code:

1. The Chief Information Commission (CIC) is the authorised body in India to act upon complaints received from individuals who have been unable to submit requests of information to a Central or State Public Information Officer due to either the officer not having been appointed, or the respective officer refused to entertain the application under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act).
2. The CIC was constituted with effect from 12th October 2005 under the RTI Act 2005. Its jurisdiction extends upon all central public authorities.
3. The CIC is headed by the Chief Information Commissioner. He/she is assisted by ten Information Commissioners. The Chief Information Commissioner holds the office for six years.
4. CIC/IC shall not be a MP or MLA, or hold any other office of profit or connected with any political party or carrying on any business or pursuing any profession.

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Seke is a language spoken in:

Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius) is a freshwater fish, dating back from 200 million years ago is declared extinct by Chinese researchers based on the Red List criteria of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).The ancestral home of this fish is:

Which among the following states is not included in mission Purvoday?

1. Odisha
2. Jharkhand
3. Northern Andhra Pradesh
4. Southern Sikkim

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The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) is a seven-pronged system, which includes a cybercrime reporting portal, analysis of threats, capacity building, research and innovation, creating an ecosystem for cybercrime management and a joint cybercrime investigation platform for law enforcement agencies. The I4C is located in: