Mastermind Mock Test - UPSC (GS-1)
| Mastermind Mock Test - UPSC (GS-1) |
- Since this test is based on UPSC pattern, all the questions will be in English
- This mock test in ONLY for General Awareness – 1 paper
- There will be 100 questions to be answered in 2 hrs
- Once you start the mock test, you will have to finish the test within 2 hrs
- You can skip any question, go back to previous question to change your answer, or decide not to attempt a question
- For each right answer you will get 2 points while for every wrong answer there is a negative marking of 1/3 points
- Once you complete the mock test, you will get your score, a certificate with your name and all the right answers
Consider the following statements regarding Delimitation of Jammu and Kashmir.
1) The Delimitation Commission was entrusted with the work of delimiting the Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of 1971 Census.
2) Delimitation of Jammu and Kashmir was made in accordance with the provisions of Part-V of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 and the provisions of Delimitation Act, 2002.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements regarding Whip.
1) A whip is an official of a political party who acts as the party’s ‘enforcer’ inside the legislative assembly or house of parliament.
2) The office of ‘whip’ is mentioned in the Constitution of India.
3) One-line Whip is the strictest of all the whip.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements regarding Quantum Key Distribution (QKD).
1) QKD enables two parties to produce and share a key that is then used to encrypt and decrypt messages.
2) QKD works by transmitting many light particles, or photons, over fiber optic cables between parties.
3) For the first time in the country, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have successfully demonstrated Quantum Key Distribution link between Prayagraj and Vindhyachal.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements regarding Election Commission of India.
1) The Election Commission of India is an autonomous statutory authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India.
2) The Commission has advisory jurisdiction in the matter of post-election disqualification of sitting members of Parliament and State Legislatures.
3) It sets limits of campaign expenditure per candidate to all the political parties, and also monitors the same.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to relocation of Capitals.
1) Brazil changed its capital city from Rio De Janerio to Brasilia in 1960.
2) Kazakhstan moved its capital city from Almaty to Nur-Sultan in 1997.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to National Payments Corporation of India
1) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India.
2) It is an initiative of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) under the provisions of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
Consider the following statements in relation to States Reorganization Commission.
1) States Reorganization Commission was established under the chairmanship of Fazl Ali
2) It rejected the theory of ‘one language– one state’
3) It broadly accepted language as the basis of reorganization of states
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements regarding Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Act, 2020 (FCRA).
1) The act states that foreign contributions must be received only in an FCRA account opened in the State Bank of India, New Delhi Branch.
2) The act makes it compulsory for all trustees to register their Aadhaar card with the FCRA account.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to causes for revolt of 1857.
1) The General Service Enlistment Act,1856 passed by the General Canning’s Government.
2) Increase in the foreign service allowance (Bhatta) for only a fraction of soldiers serving in Punjab and Sindh.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements in relation to Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI).
1) It is compiled by Germanwatch, the New Climate Institute, and the Climate Action Network.
2) It has been published bi-annually since 2005.
3) India is ranked at number 10 with a score of 69.22 in Climate Change Performance Index-2022.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements in relation to World Wetlands Day.
1) World Wetlands Day is observed every year on February 2nd.
2) The theme of World Wetlands Day-2022 is “Wetlands Action for People and Nature”.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to Alluri Sitharama Raju.
1) He organised Adivasis against the atrocities by the police, the forest and revenue officials and extensively toured the 'Manyam' area.
2) He conducted attacks on Police stations that were concluded by a trademark letter signed by Raju himself, giving details of the booty in the station diary.
Consider the following statements in relation to Economic Survey 2021-22.
1) Economic impact of “second wave” of Covid was much more than that during the full lockdown phase in 2020-21.
2) GDP of India is projected to grow by 8- 8.5 percent in real terms in 2022-23.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to Lakes of India.
1) Roopkund lake is famous for hundreds of human skeletons found at the edge of the lake.
2) Lonar lake was created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene epoch.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements regarding river Ganga.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to Paika rebellion.
1) The Paika Rebellion, also called the Paika Bidroha was an armed rebellion against Company rule in India in 1817.
2) The Paikas rose in rebellion under their leader Bakshi Jagabandhu.
Which of the above statement/s is/are false?
Consider the following statements.
1) As per Section 3 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, it is the duty of every person having care or charge of any animal to take all reasonable measures to ensure the wellbeing of such animals and to prevent infliction of unnecessary pain and suffering.
2) As per the Article 48 of the Constitution of India, State shall endeavour to organise agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to Arctic Council.
1) Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the Arctic.
2) The Arctic Council’s mandate explicitly includes military security.
Consider the following statements regarding the Foreign Direct Investment in India.
1) Maharashtra is the top recipient state with 38% share of the total FDI Equity inflow reported during the FY 2021-22.
2) India is rapidly emerging as a preferred country for foreign investments in the manufacturing sector.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements regarding Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
1) FIFA was founded in 1804, with a view to organising the sport of Football.
2) FIFA organises Foot ball World Cup once in every four years.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements in relation to UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5).
1) A historic resolution was endorsed at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to End Plastic Pollution.
2) The resolution addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, including its production, design and disposal.
3) The resolution is intended to forge an international non-binding agreement by 2024.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements.
1) Nag is an Anti-tank Missile.
2)Tejas is an indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile.
3) Pralay is a Light Combat Aircraft.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
1) It enjoys equatorial climate.
2) This is the only place in India where a volcano is located.
3) This is the only place in India where coral bed is found.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements
1) The continental shelves of Lakshadweep have originated due to coral reefs.
2) The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements regarding Payments bank.
1) It can carry out most banking operations but cannot advance loans or issue credit cards.
2) Payments bank comes under a differentiated bank licence category of Reserve Bank of India.
3) Committee headed by Dr. Nachiket Mor recommended setting up of 'Payments Bank' to cater to the lower income groups and small businesses.
4) A payments bank cannot work as a business correspondent (BC) of another bank.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements regarding Comptroller and Auditor General.
1) He is regarded as the guardian of the public purse.
2) He is the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements with respect to anti-defection law.
1) A nominated member of a house becomes disqualified to remain a member of the House if he/she joins any political party after such nomination.
2) An independent member of a house becomes disqualified for being member of the house if he/she joins any political party after the expiry of six months from the date on which he/she takes his/her seat in the house.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements with respect to National Anthem.
1) The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem of India on 24 January 1950.
2) It was first sung on 27th December, 1911 at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs).
1) Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are cryptographic assets on a blockchain with unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each other.
2) Like cryptocurrencies, they can be traded or exchanged at equivalency.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to preamble of Indian Constitution.
1) preamble can be amended under Article 368 of the Constitution, but the basic structure of the preamble cannot be amended.
2) The term ‘Socialist’, ‘Secular’, and ‘Integrity’ were added to the preamble through 44th Amendment Act, 1976.
Which of the above statement/s is/are false?
Consider the following statements with reference to names of rivers in Rigveda.
1) Beas was called as the Drisshadvati in Rigveda.
2) Ghaggar was called as Sutudri in Rigveda.
Which of the above statement/s is/are not true?Which of the following should not be a measure to tackle Inflation by a central Bank of a country?
1) Increase rate of Interest on borrowings from commercial banks.
2) Tight Monetary policy.
3) Decrease the Cash Reserve Ratio.
4) Print fresh currency to infuse it into the economy.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements with reference to Harappan Civilization.
1) Remains of Rice husk was found at Lothal and Rangpur.
2) Amri was the only city without Citadel among Harappan Cities.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements with reference to the Ancient India.
1) Mahapadmananda was also called as Amitragatha.
2) Bindusara was also called as Ekarat by the Greeks.
Consider the following statements with reference to ecological Succession.
1) Autogenic succession refers to the ecological succession which is influenced by the entities thriving in that region.
2) Allogenic succession refers to the ecological succession influenced by abiotic or external factors.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements regarding import of edible oils in India.
1) Palm oil is imported mainly from Indonesia and Malaysia.
2) Soyabean oil is imported mainly from Argentina and Brazil.
Which of the above statement/s is/are not true?Read the following statements.
1)It is located in Assam and covers vast expanse of rainforest.
2) It is considered globally important site for the White-winged wood duck.
3) It was declared as an Elephant Reserve under Project Elephant.
4) It is the only sanctuary in India which is home to seven different species of wild cats.
The above statements provide a description of
Consider the following statements in relation to Supercomputers.
1) PARAM Shivay is the first supercomputer assembled indigenously in India.
2) PARAM Siddhi – AI is the high-performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer.
Which of the above statement/s is/are not true?Consider the following statements in relation to Private member bill.
1) The last time a private member’s bill was passed by both Houses was in 1970.
2) Its rejection in the lower house of the parliament may lead to the resignation of the whole cabinet.
Which of the above statement/s is/are not true?
Consider the following statements in relation to Guar gum.
1) Guar gum was used mainly as an additive in ice creams and sauces.
2) Guar gum is also used in the Hydraulic fracking in the extraction of Shale gas.
Consider the following statements in relation to findings of India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021.
1) Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh has the highest forest cover among the Tiger Reserves in India.
2) Odisha has shown the highest increase in Mangrove cover as per the report.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?With reference to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
which of the following statements is/are true
1) IPCC was setup by World Meteorological organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
2) It assesses science related to climate change
3) 6th assessment report of IPCC said Mumbai is at high risk of sea-level riseWhich of the following statements regarding World food Programme (WFP) is incorrect
Consider the following statements
1) Most of the world’s coral reefs are in tropical waters.
2) More than one third of the world’s coral reefs are located in the territories of Australia, Indonesia and Philippines.
3) Coral reefs host far more number of animal phyla than those hosted by tropical rainforests.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Machine learning can be used in which of the following?
1) Self driving cars
2) Mobile Phones
3) Banking Operations
4) Controlling power grids
Consider the following statements in relation to Modern Nalanda University.
1) It is Located in the town of Varanasi, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
2)The University came into being on November 25, 2010 by a special Act of the Indian Parliament (Nalanda University Act 2010) and has been designated as an “institution of national importance”.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements in relation to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
1) The alliance was established as a means to ensure collective security in eastern Europe.
2) North Macedonia is the last country to join NATO.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to Prompt Corrective Action (PCA).
1) PCA is a framework under which banks with weak financial metrics are put under watch by the RBI.
2) The RBI introduced the PCA framework in 2002 as a structured early-intervention mechanism for banks that become undercapitalized due to poor asset quality, or vulnerable due to loss of profitability.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements in relation to Gharials.
1) Gharials are listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red list.
2) Gharials are listed under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
3) Population of Gharials is a good indicator of clean river water.
Which one of the following is used as a refrigerant?
Consider the following statements in relation to Tonga islands.
1) Tonga is a small archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean.
2) The Tonga Islands occur along the Ring of Fire—a perimeter of heightened volcanic and seismic activity.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements in relation to Sensex.
1) Sensex is the stock market index for the Bombay Stock Exchange.
2) Sensex is a value- weighted index composed of 30 companies with the base 1978- 1979.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?Consider the following statements in relation to different types of Stem Cells.
1) Pluripotent cells can form all cells of the body including the ones in the extra embryonic membranes (placenta).
2) Totipotent cells can become virtually any cell in the body except those needed to support and develop a fetus in the womb.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to Five Eyes Alliance.
1) The Five Eyes alliance is an intelligence-sharing arrangement between five English-speaking democracies of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
2) The alliance was created in the aftermath of the Cold War.
Which of the above statement/s is/are not true?
Consider the following statements in relation to Assam.
1) One-horned Rhinoceros is the state animal of Assam.
2) Sikkim shares border with Assam.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements regarding Narsinh Mehta.
1) Narsinh Mehta was a saint from Gujarat who wrote songs in Gujarat depicting the love of Radha Krishna.
2) He is the author of the Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite bhajan ‘Vaishnava Jana to’.
3) He is called the Adikavi in Gujarati literature.
4) He also coined the term ‘Harijan’.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements in relation to latest Tiger Census.
1) India’s tiger population is approximately 20 percent of the global tiger population.
2) Karnataka has the highest number of tigers in India.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?
Consider the following statements about Malaria disease.
1) Malaria is a disease caused by plasmodium parasite and is usually transmitted by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquito.
2) RTS,S/AS01 (RTS.S), is the first and to date only vaccine shown to have the capability of significantly reducing malaria.
Which of the above statement/s is/are true?