UPSC Mock Test – 7

Consider the following statements about Atma Nirbhar Bharat and choose the correct code:

1. The Self-Reliant India Mission aims towards cutting down import dependence by focussing on substitution while improving safety compliance and quality goods to gain global market share.
2. The Self-Reliance signifies exclusionary and isolationist strategies which also involves creation of a helping hand to the whole world.

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Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is located in:

Consider the following statements:

Assertion: Tribal communities and Odisha state will be at advantage if provisions of new education policy is implemented effectively.

Reason: The new National Education Policy lays emphasis on mother tongue-based instructions up to Class 5.

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Acephate is an agro chemical which was recently banned by the Punjab government. It was used prominently for:

Consider the following statements:

Assertion: The key demand of Naga groups has been a Greater Nagalim (sovereign statehood) i.e redrawing of boundaries to bring all Naga-inhabited areas in the Northeast under one administrative umbrella.

Reason: The Nagas are not a single tribe, but an ethnic community that comprises several tribes who live in the state of Nagaland and its neighbourhood.

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SpaceX Dragon capsule is named:

Which among the following is a strategic significance of Andaman and Nicobar Island?

Which among the following states became the first state to approve a first of its kind Godhan Nyay Yojana?

Consider the following statements and choose the correct code:

1. Sacred Groves is referred to as a piece of natural vegetation that is protected by a certain community due to religious reasons.Hunting and deforestation in these areas are banned but other activities with a more sustainable process such as honey and deadwood collection are allowed.
2. Coimbatore-based Kannan Warrier got Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education’s National Award of Excellence for outstanding research in forestry, including conservation of endangered sacred groves in the Alappuzha district of Kerala.

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Consider the following:

1. The launch of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was announced by the Prime Minister of India (Narendra Modi) and former President of France (Francois Hollande) on 30th November 2015, at the 21st session of United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France.
2. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is to organise the First World Solar Technology Summit on 8th September, 2020 on a virtual platform.

Choose the correct code:

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the 103th constitutional amendment act 2019?

Kayapo people are indigenous to:

Consider the following statements about Ethanol Blended Programme (EBP) and choose the correct code:

1. The EBP was launched in line with the National Biofuels Policy, 2018.
2. The government has set targets of 10% bioethanol blending of petrol by 2022 and to raise it to 20% by 2030 under the Ethanol Blended Programme (EBP).

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Which is India’s largest butterfly?

Consider the following and choose the incorrect statement:

Select the incorrect statement:

Which of the following statements is correct about the Gothic architecture?

1. It is a European style of architecture popular in the 12th-16th century.
2. This architecture has its roots in France and England.
3. The Britishers merged some Indian features of architecture to the Gothic architecture, which resulted in the Indo-Gothic style of architecture.

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Pokkali is a variety of:

Hezbollah is a Shiite Muslim political party and militant group based in:

Death Valley is in:

Bhadbhut project is in:

Sabka vishwas scheme is related to:

Natuna Islands are associated with:

Select the incorrect statement:

A bio suit to keep the medical, paramedical and other personnel, who engaged in combating COVID-19, safe from the deadly virus has been developed by:

Choose the correct code for the following:

1. Bonds – investors buy and sell securities they already own
2. Commercial Paper – include stocks, corporate or government bonds, notes and bills
3. Primary Market – unsecured, short-term debt instrument
4. Secondary market – issued by Borrowers

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Which of the following statements is correct?

1. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is a statutory organisation which was constituted in September, 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.It was entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
2. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), there are 52 sites in India contaminated by toxic and hazardous substances.
3. It Coordinates the activities of the State Pollution Control Boards by providing technical assistance and guidance and also resolves disputes among them. It is the apex organisation in the country in the field of pollution control.

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Consider the following statements:

1. Regional Rural Banks were set up on the basis of the recommendations of the Narasimham Working Group (1975), and after the legislation of the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976.
2. The first Regional Rural Bank “Prathama Grameen Bank” was set up on 2nd October, 1975.

Which of the above statements are correct?
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Which of the following is not an attribute of the Sankalp scheme?

Kyasanur Forest Disease is caused by Kyasanur Forest disease Virus (KFDV), a member of the virus family:

Consider the following statements:

1. Cord blood banking involves taking the umbilical cord blood, which is a rich source of stem cells, and preserving it for future use.
2. Globally, cord blood banking is recommended as a source of hematopoietic stem cell (derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood, or umbilical cord blood) transplantation for haematological cancers and disorders where its use is recommended.

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

Who shifted the Magadha capital to Patliputra?

Which of the following mahajanapadas is not correctly matched to its capital?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Consider the following:

Assertion: The President is a part of the Legislature.

Reason:A bill passed by the House of Parliament can not become a law without the President’s assent.

Choose the correct option:

Which among the following statements is incorrect?

1. The Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra (PMMSK) Scheme was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for a period of 3 years i.e., 2017-18 to 2019-2020.
2. It was a result of the expansion of the schemes of the Ministry of Women and Child Development under the umbrella scheme “Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women”.

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Which of the following countries withdrew from RCEP in 2019?

Consider the following statements about PM national dialysis program (PMNDP) and select the correct code:

1. The programme was announced by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in 2016 under the National Health Mission (NHM) in PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model.
2. There are two main types of dialysis namely- Hemodialysis, and Peritoneal dialysis.
3. The program aims to provide free dialysis services to the poor.
4. The first phase of the programme envisaged setting up of hemodialysis centres in all districts of the country.

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Which among the following statements is incorrect?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Nuakhai Juhar is an agricultural festival celebrated in:

Consider the following statements about Open Defecation Free (ODF) status and select the correct code:

1. ODF: This status is given if at any point of the day, not a single person is found defecating and/or urinating in the open, and all community and public toilets are functional and well maintained.
2. ODF+: This status is given if the area is already ODF+ and the faecal sludge/septage and sewage are safely managed and treated, with no discharging or dumping of untreated faecal sludge and sewage into the open drains, water bodies or areas.

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Which of the following is incorrect about vulture conservation in India?

Jan Soochna Portal was launched by:

Consider the following:

Assertion: Bioethanol blending of petrol helps in environment conservation by reducing pollution.
Reason: ethanol molecules contain oxygen helping in complete combustion of fuel.
Choose the correct answer:

The first-ever World Youth Conference for Kindness was organised by the UNESCO’s Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) and Ministry of Human Resource (MHRD) at:

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. The ozone layer prevents most harmful UV wavelengths of ultraviolet light (UV light) from passing through the Earth’s atmosphere. These wavelengths cause skin cancer, sunburn and cataracts, which were projected to increase dramatically as a result of thinning ozone, as well as harming plants and animals.
2. These concerns led to the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol in 1987, which bans the production of CFCs, halons and other ozone-depleting chemicals.(amend Kaigili 2016 added HFC)

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The first National Snow Leopard Survey of the nation has been developed by scientific experts in association with the Snow Leopard States/UTs. These states/UTs does not include:

Match list one with list two:

1. Alpha diversity – diversity within region
2. Beta diversity – diversity between ecosystems
3. Gamma diversity – diversity within an ecosystem
4. Genetic diversity – genetic makeup of species

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Which among the following is also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park?

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

What do you understand by Tardigrades?

Arrange the following in chronological order for the nitrogen cycle:

1. Nitrification
2. Nitrogen fixation
3. Ammonification
4. Assimilation
5. Denitrification

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Which of the following statements is incorrect about India state of forest report 2019?

Five female wild buffaloes have been transferred to the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary in Chhattisgarh to help revive the waning population of Chhattisgarh’s State animal and expand its territory across States.These buffaloes were transferred from:

Consider the following statements:

Assertion: the Himalayan deformation reaches further [about 40 kilometres further south] than we previously thought.

Reason: a series of faults at the foot of the Himalaya lies in the southeastern region of Nepal and has the potential to cause earthquakes in the densely populated country.

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Which of the following is not a gandhian principle?

Which among the following is incorrect?

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the International Labour Organisation?

1. ILO was established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles as an affiliated agency of the League of Nations.
2. It became the third affiliated specialized agency of the United Nations in 1946.

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The Prime Minister launched the first-ever Khelo India University Games in february 2020. Which university emerged as the topper of the medal tally?

Japanese encephalitis is a zoonosis – an animal disease that can spread to humans through the bite of infected:

Which of the following is incorrect?

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

Assertion: Hydroxychloroquine was shortly banned for export by India.

Reason: Its impact on covid-19 was under scrutiny by WHO.

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Arrange the following in the chronological order:

1. Nairobi Declaration
2. RAMSAR Convention on Wetlands
3. Kigali agreement
4. Kyoto Protocol

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Recently, the Supreme Court has extended the tenure of chairperson of which institution by three months?

If a body is able to carry more oxygen , it implies that body has:

Who established the Ryotwari system?

According to whom the revolt of 1857 was the first war of indian independence?

During which five year plan of India the slogan of “Garibi Hatao” was given by Indira Gandhi?

Match list one with list two?

1. Troposphere – coldest layer
2. Stratosphere – radio waves
3. Mesosphere – ozone layer
4. Thermosphere – weather occurrence

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Unlocking coal mining for private players is a step forward to attain self-reliance in the coal sector.Which of the following is not a reform associated or is incorrect?

Which of the following is incorrect?

Which river is also known as Sagarmati river?

Choose the correct code for the correct statement:

1. In 1921 Nehru was imprisoned for participating in the first civil disobedience campaign as general secretary of the United Provinces Congress Committee. The life in the jail helped him in understanding the philosophy followed by Gandhi and others associated with the movement. He was moved by Gandhi’s approach of dealing with caste and “untouchability”.
2. In 1927, he became a member of the League against Imperialism created in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium.
3. In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi advocated Nehru as the next president of the Congress. The decision was also an attempt to abate the intensity of “communism” in the Congress. The same year, Nehru was arrested for the violation of the Salt Law.
4. In 1932, Nehru was re-elected as the president of the Indian National Congress.

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Who described Bengalis as cowards, windbags, impracticable talkers and mere frothy patriots in order to insult bengalis for their growing nationalism?

Who introduced Sijda or Zaminbosi and Paibosi practices of the Persian courts in India?

Which charter act deprived the Company of its commercial monopoly and laid down ‘the undoubted sovereignty of the Crown’?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Currently, India has the second-largest emerging Green Bond Market after China.
2. In the services sector, there has been a 33% hike in the gross FDI.

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Which among the following statements is incorrect?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The deflationary Gap is a situation which arises when Aggregate demand in an economy exceeds the Aggregate supply at the full employment level.
2. Inflationary gap is a situation which arises when Aggregate demand in the economy falls short of Aggregate Supply at the full employment level.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Green Revolution in India?

1. The hybrid crops have created environmental impacts like soil pollution, water pollution due to excessive use of fertilisers, pesticides etc. needed by these crops.
2. Technological changes in agriculture have had adverse effects on the distribution of income in rural areas. It has contributed to widening the disparities in income between different regions, between small and large farms and between landlords on the one hand and landless laborers and tenants on the other.

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Who is the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute?

Who was the commander in chief for the Cabinet of the Interim Government of India?

Consider the following and choose the correct answer:

Assertion: The phrase “We the people of India” emphasises that the constitution is made by and for the Indian people and not given to them by any outside power.

Reason: It emphasizes the concept of popular sovereignty as laid down by Rousseau: All the power emanates from the people and the political system will be accountable and responsible to the people.

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Which article deals with the cultural and education rights?

Which among the following is a discretionary power of the President?

Consider the following statements and choose the correct code option:

1. Governor is the constitutional head of the state, bound by the advice of his council of ministers.
2. The Governor functions as a vital link between the Union Government and the State Government.

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Consider the following statements and select the code for correct statements:

1. A farm pond is a large hole dug out in the earth, usually square or rectangular in shape, to harvest rainwater and store it for future use.
2. With an increased variability of monsoons and rapidly depleting groundwater tables, large parts of India are reeling under water stress.Farm ponds retain water for 8-10 months of the year; thus farmers could enhance cropping intensity and crop diversification within and across seasons.

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What is known as ‘instrument of instructions’ which are enumerated in Government of India Act, 1935?

Which among the following states have not planned to replicate Delhi’s Happiness classes in their state-run schools?

Which of the following is not an eligibility criteria for a supreme court judge?

Consider the following statements about Large Hadron Collider and choose the correct code:

1. It is a kind of atom smasher machine.
2. It is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator.

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Consider the following statements about Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test and select the correct code:

1. On 27th March, 2019, India successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test from the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island launch complex. Called as Mission Shakti, this technological mission was carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) with an aim to strengthen India’s overall security.
2. It is an interceptor missile that destroys or jams satellites in space.
3. Kinetic A-SATs are the ones that use non-physical means to disable or destroy space objects, which include frequency jamming, blinding lasers or cyber attacks.

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Juanga and Pudi Bhuyan are tribes associated with:

Consider the following and choose the correct code:

1. National Green Tribunal (NGT) is a specialised body set up under the National Green Tribunal Act (2010) for effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources.
2. NGT is mandated to make disposal of applications or appeals finally within 3 months of filing the same.

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Kigali agreement is an amendment to:

Which of the following is a type of Minimum Support price calculation?