Details: GS Mock Test

1. A hard reason climate-driven decline hits cities first is that cities depend more on sustained surplus for

A) Forest animal supply

B) Crafts and services

C) Ocean fish supply

D) Snow melt supply

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

2. A “short notice question” is asked when the matter is

A) Private member issue

B) Only budget related

C) Only foreign policy

D) Urgent public importance

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

3. Religious pluralism in India means

A) Many religions coexist

B) One religion dominates

C) Religion is forbidden

D) No worship allowed

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

4. If public sector investment increases in roads and ports, the biggest indirect benefit is

A) Higher crop pests

B) More barter trade

C) Lower business costs

D) Lower literacy

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

5. Oceanic transform faults mainly offset

A) Volcano chains

B) River channels

C) Desert belts

D) Ridge segments

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

6. Equity shares are important because they represent

A) Company ownership

B) Government debt

C) Short-term credit

D) Bank reserves

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

7. A quorum in Lok Sabha means at least

A) One-tenth members

B) One-half members

C) One-third members

D) All members present

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

8. Which term means “can be hammered into thin sheets”?

A) Ductile nature

B) Soluble nature

C) Transparent nature

D) Malleable nature

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

9. The term “successor” suggests these states were formed after the decline of

A) Mauryan empire

B) Mughal empire

C) Gupta empire

D) Chola empire

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

10. In Marxism, what is “bourgeoisie”

A) Wage laborers group

B) Capitalist owning class

C) Rural peasants class

D) Students and youth

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

11. Why did reform movements rely heavily on voluntary associations?

A) State funded all reforms

B) Public mobilization needed

C) Army led reforms

D) Courts banned meetings

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

12. If indifference curves are L-shaped, the goods are

A) Perfect substitutes

B) Luxury substitutes

C) Public goods

D) Perfect complements

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

13. The Tripartite Struggle continued for long because the three rivals controlled different strong resource zones, mainly

A) East, North-west, Deccan

B) North-east, Islands, Tibet

C) South-west, Punjab, Assam

D) Kashmir, Kerala, Sindh

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

14. The strongest common tidal constituent in many oceans, linked to the Moon’s gravitational pull, is often called

A) M2 constituent

B) K1 constituent

C) S1 constituent

D) A0 constituent

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

15. The process that combines a sharp panchromatic image with multispectral color to improve detail is

A) Pan-sharpening technique

B) Haze removal technique

C) Band ratio technique

D) Rubber sheet technique

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

16. When people trust scientists and follow warnings more, disaster risk communication becomes

A) More effective

B) Less relevant

C) Fully unnecessary

D) Always inaccurate

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

17. The UN Trusteeship Council was created mainly to supervise

A) Nuclear testing

B) World elections

C) Refugee camps

D) Trust territories

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

18. Which is a clear example of “public services”

A) Private steel plant

B) Government hospitals

C) Coal washeries

D) Cement factory

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

19. A direct consequence of gender discrimination in jobs is

A) Wage inequality

B) Equal promotion

C) Fair hiring

D) Balanced leadership

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

20. Which is the correct order from the Sun outward (first four planets)

A) Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

B) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

C) Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

D) Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

21. A reason parties are called “link institutions” is that they connect

A) Army and citizens

B) Courts and police

C) People and government

D) Taxes and markets

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

22. W.C. Bonnerjee’s role in early Congress is best described as

A) First Viceroy

B) First President

C) First Extremist

D) First Governor

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

23. Why are metallic minerals often linked with igneous activity

A) Only river sorting

B) Only wind deposition

C) High temperature formation

D) Only glacier melting

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

24. Continental crust is rich in

A) Basaltic material

B) Metallic iron

C) Granitic material

D) Molten magma

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

25. Which invasion in 1739 badly shocked Mughal prestige and wealth in Delhi

A) Nadir Shah’s invasion

B) Timur’s invasion

C) Chengiz Khan’s invasion

D) Alexander’s invasion

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

26. The phrase “unity and integrity” highlights

A) One language rule

B) One-party state

C) National togetherness

D) Army-only rule

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

27. Which practice best reduces long-term land damage after mining

A) Extra overburden dumping

B) Unplanned pit digging

C) Mine reclamation work

D) Burning tailings daily

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

28. The idea that power should be distributed to prevent dominance by one state is called what?

A) Monopoly of power

B) Cultural balance

C) Trade balance only

D) Balance of power

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

29. Which type of control involved allowing a ruler to remain, but under strong British influence?

A) Complete anarchy

B) Tribal federation

C) Religious monarchy

D) Indirect rule

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

30. A major reason “comparative public administration” developed was to study

A) Only political debates

B) Only private markets

C) Only religious texts

D) Administration in contexts

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

GS Mock Test

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