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MOCK TEST - 1
GENERAL STUDIES
PAPER-I
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With reference to number of digits in mobile It is one of the earliest places in India where
numbers, consider the following statements agriculture was practised
Every country in the world follows the standard The society is matrilineal
where mobile numbers have 10 digits
1 and 3 Only
Upanishads
1 and 3 Only
1 Only
All
2 Only
Neolithic site
None
Palaeolithic site
Buddhist site
With reference to Catal Huyuk, a historical place The Great Bath, found in Mohenjadaro is built in
in Turkey, consider the following statements one of these citadels
It is the largest and best-preserved Palaeolithic site Which of the above statements is/are correct?
found to date
1 Only
It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
2 Only
Which of the above sentences is/are correct?
Both
1 Only
None
2 Only
Both
If the horse was allowed to pass without being
held, those rajas had to surrender their kingdom
None to the raja conducting sacrifice
Inamgaon is a famous megalith site on the river Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Ghod where ancient burial grounds have been
excavated. The river Ghod is a tributary of
1 and 2 Only
River Godavari
2 and 3 Only
River Krishna
1 and 3 Only
River Bhima
All
River Narmada
During the mahajanapada period, we hear about
kammakaras. Who were these people?
2 Only
He taught that men and women should leave
homes if they wished to know the truth
Both
None
Both
These were part of the early Vedic texts
None
Social movements
2 and 3 Only
1 and 3 Only
Consider the following statements about
autocratic and Democratic form of government:
All
1 and 2
2 and 3
No Women had the right to vote in elections in Judicial sovereignty in the Indian state
India before Independence.
Both 1 and 2
Local versions of the Tibetan national epic the
Kesar Saga are performed and sung by both
Muslims and Buddhists here. 1 and 3
1 and 2
2 and 3
Consider the following statements about rural
administration:
1 and 3
1 and 2
1 and 2
None of the above
2 and 3
In rural administration, which of the following
is/are usually the functions of lekhpal/patwari/
kanungo? 1. Keeps record of the land in the village
particular area
Which of the above statements is/are true?
3.
Collects land revenue from farmers.
b)
2 and 3
a)
1 and 2
c)
1 and 3
b)
2 and 3
d)
All of the above
1 and 3
by the Tehsildar?
2.
It has adopted by other states after a
1.
He supervises
malnutrition in India.
b)
2 and 3
a)
1 and 2
c)
1 and 3
b)
2 and 3
d)
All of the above
1 and 3
a)
They migrate to urban areas.
3.
Religion
b)
Agriculture is seasonal in nature.
4.
Tribe
c)
There do not have agricultural land.
Choose the correct answer using the codes below:
d)
No government policy/scheme
d)
2 and 4 only
India?
1.
Low wages
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Parliamentary enactments
Constitution of India.
Government policies
1 and 2
2 and 3 Assertion (A): All states In India have the same
number of assembly constituencies.
1 and 3
Reason (R): Indian political system is federal in
nature.
All of the above
Consider the following health care centres: Both A and R are correct and R is a correct
explanation for A.
Sub-centres
3,2,1
State legislature
32. Consider the following statements:
Choose the correct answer using the codes below:
1 and 2
2 and 3
Women related laws concerning which of the Ownership by large and important corporate
following exist in India? houses.
Maternity benefits
Choose the correct answer using the codes below:
1 and 2
2 and 3
2 and 3
1 and 3
1 and 3
All of the above
Sugarcane
Milk
1 and 2
meteorides
2 and 3
meteorites
1 and 3
comets
Both 1 and 2
None
Which of these planets does not rotate and
revolve in the same direction?
Venus
Earth
Which of the following would be the 1 and 2
consequences if the Earth stopped rotating on its
axis?
2 and 3
these is correct?
a)
Both A and R are correct and R is a
c)
A is correct but R is incorrect.
d)
A is incorrect but R is correct.
a) 1 only
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2 and 3
Atakama deserts
43. Consider the following statements:
1, 4 and 5
Krishna river
Aravali range
1,2,3,4,5
Vindhya range
2,1,3,4,5
Satpura range
1,3,2,5,4
Godavari river
1,2,3,5,4
Both A and R are correct and R is NOT a correct Appalachians North America
explanation for A.
Ural - Russia
A is correct but R is incorrect.
Aravali - India
A is incorrect but R is correct.
2 and 3
1 and 5
1 and 3
Sunderbans
Laskhadweep
Gulf of Katch
1 and 2 only
1, 4 and 5 only
1, 2, 3 and 4
3, 4 and 5 only
2 and 5 only
Only 1
1, 4 and 5 only
4 and 5 only
Which of the following places in India houses Continental crust is denser than ocean crust.
both Mangroves and Tropical Evergreen forests?
Bhitarkanika 1 and 2
Pichavaram 2 and 3
1 and 3 Which of the following is/are responsible for the
formation of ox-bow lakes?
Only 1
Meandering tendency of the river
Magma
1 and 2
Igneous rocks
2 and 3
Metamorphic rocks
1 and 3
1 and 2
2 and 3
Only 2
Argon
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen Choose the correct answer using the codes below:
b)
2,3,4,1
a)
1 only
c)
2,3,1,4
b)
1 and 2 only
d)
2,1,3,4
c)
All of the above
d)
2 only
2.
Conditions of drought and flood may
57. Which of the following are permanent
world.
1.
Westerlies
3.
Extinction of some species of plants
2.
Trade winds
and animals
3.
Monsoon winds
4.
Albedo of the earth will increase
a) 1 and 2 only
b)
2 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 2 only
d) 3 and 4 only
1.
Oxygen
are constant.
2.
Nitrogen
3.
Carbon dioxide
engines.
a)
Only 3
b)
3 and 4
c) All of the above
a)
1 and 2
d) 2 and 3 only
b)
2 and 3
c)
1 and 3
troposphere.
sea?
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3. Underwater landslides
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
2 and 3
1 and 3
These regions experience seasonal changes.
Trees shed their leaves in the dry season to
All of the above conserve water. The hardwood trees found in
these forests are sal, teak, neem and shisham.
Hardwood. Tigers, lions, elephants, langoors
and monkeys are the common animals of
these regions.
These are found in the large parts of, inter alia,
Northern Australia and in Central America.
description?
2.
They enable fishermen to get a
a)
Tropical deciduous forests
plentiful catch of fishes.
b)
Temperate deciduous forests
3.
They help in marine upwelling due to
c)
Boreal forests
a)
1 and 2
between Savanna and Steppes grasslands?
b)
2 and 3
c)
1 and 3
Steppes.
meet.
b)
2 and 3
3.
The areas where a warm and cold
c)
1 and 3
current meet also experience foggy
d)
All of the above
navigation.
a)
Tundra vegetation
a)
1 and 2
b)
Tropical evergreen forests
c)
Desertic vegetation
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d) Temperate evergreen forests
d) Ellora caves
1 Only
INCORRECT?
2 Only
1 Only
Both
Water Puppetry, a famous
theatre dance form of South East
None Asia, originally
Laos
With reference to the Trans
Pacific Partnership (TPP),
consider the following
Malaysia statements
2 Only
Both Which of the above statements
is/are correct?
None
1 Only
It is a species of dinosaurs
1 Only
Both
None With reference to Uranium
production, consider the
following statements
Ox-bow lakes
1, 2 and 3
1 Only
2, 3 and 4
2 Only
1, 3 and 4
Both
2 and 4 only
d)
None
82. Which of the following crops can be
79. With reference to Swachh Vidyalaya
grown in the Ganga Basin?
1.
A Swachh Bharat Kosh will be
2.
Wheat
3.
Sugarcane
4.
Millets
country by 2019
Choose the correct answer using the codes below:
a)
1 Only
a)
All of the above
b)
1, 2 and 3 only
b)
2 Only
c)
1 and 4 only
c)
Both
d)
3, 4 and 5 only
d)
None
83. Given below are some associations of
them:
1.
Copper Anemia
2.
Vitamin B1 BeriBeri
a)
Mapping earth forests in 3D
3.
Vitamin C Scurvy
b)
Mapping density of ocean life
Choose the code that represents the correct
rainforests
a)
All of the above
d)
1 and 3
Which of the following features you are likely to come across if you trace the
destination (sea)?
1. Plateaus
photosynthesis.
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1 and 3 only
Acid
Base
Salt
Anthrax
Diarrhoea
Clostridium
Cholera
Salmonella typhi
Chickengunya
Yersinia pestis
1 and 2
Sulphuric acid
Nitric acid
Lichens 1 and 2
Mosses 2 and 3
Sandy loam
Formic Acid and Vinegar
Clay
Moist Baking soda and vinegar
Loam
1 and 2
They respire anaerobically.
2 and 3
They are used in the
production of alcohol.
1 and 3
1 and 2
Rear view mirrors used in
automobiles are
2 and 3
Convex mirror
1 and 3
Plane mirror
Concave mirror
Nickel
Eucalyptus
Selenium
Teak
Cadmium
Mahogany
1 and 2
2 and 3
In the eye donation, which
part of the eye is transplanted
1 and 3 from the donor ?