Mock Test 2
1. 2. Who invented the
light bulb?
a) Thomas Edison
b) Albert Einstein
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) Isaac Newton
Answer: a) Thomas Edison
2. 2. Who performed the
first successful human heart transplant?
a) Christiaan Barnard
b) Joseph Lister
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Wilhelm Roentgen
Answer: a) Christiaan Barnard
3. 2. At which place do the
rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi merge to form the river Ganga?
a) Devprayag
b) Rudraprayag
c)
Karnaprayag
d) Vishnuprayag
Answer: a) Devprayag
4. 2. Which city is known
as the "City of Dreams" due to its association with the Indian film
industry?
a) Kolkata
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Bangalore
Answer: b) Mumbai
5. 2. Who was the first
Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
a) Mary Kom
b) Saina Nehwal
c) Karnam Malleswari
d) P. T. Usha
Answer: c) Karnam Malleswari
6. 2. Which Fundamental
Right ensures the right of all citizens to practice and propagate any religion
of their choice?
a) Right to Freedom of Speech and
Expression
b) Right to Freedom of Religion
c) Right to Equality
d) Right to Cultural and Educational
Rights
Answer: b) Right to Freedom of Religion
7. 2. In which article of
the Indian Constitution is the Right to Freedom of Religion enshrined?
a) Article 14-18
b) Article 19-22
c) Article 23-24
d) Article 25-28
Answer: d) Article 25-28
8. 2. Under which article
of the Indian Constitution is the provision for securing just and humane
conditions of work and maternity relief enshrined?
a) Article 39A
b) Article 42
c) Article 43
d) Article 48A
Answer: c) Article 43
9. 2. Under which article
of the Indian Constitution can the President declare a State Emergency if he is
satisfied that a situation has arisen where the security of India or a part of
its territory is threatened by war or external aggression?
a) Article 352
b) Article 356
c) Article 360
d) Article 370
Answer: a) Article 352
10. 2. How many members
were there in the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 11
Answer: c) 9
11. 2. Which amendment of
the Indian Constitution lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years?
a) 61st Amendment
b) 73rd Amendment
c) 86th Amendment
d) 91st Amendment
Answer: a) 61st Amendment
12. 2. Which article of the
Indian Constitution empowers the President to dissolve the Lok Sabha?
a) Article 85
b) Article 86
c) Article 87
d) Article 88
Answer: c) Article 87
13. 2. Which article of the
Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to review its own judgments?
a) Article 131
b) Article 132
c) Article 133
d) Article 137
Answer: d) Article 137
14. 2. Who was the first
Prime Minister of India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Morarji Desai
Answer: a) Jawaharlal Nehru
15. 2. Which British
Governor-General introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, Bihar, and
Odisha?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Wellesley
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Curzon
Answer: a) Lord Cornwallis
16. 2. Which protest
against the British colonial rule involved the boycott of foreign goods and
institutions, as well as the surrender of titles and honors conferred by the
British government?
a) Quit India Movement
b) Non-cooperation Movement
c) Civil Disobedience Movement
d) Khilafat Movement
Answer: b) Non-cooperation Movement
17. 2. Who founded the
Indian National Congress in 1885?
a) A.O. Hume
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
d) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: a) A.O. Hume
18. 2. Which award is given
for exceptional service or performance of the highest order in any field of
human endeavor?
a) Bharat Ratna
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Padma Vibhushan
d) Padma Shri
Answer: c) Padma Vibhushan
19. 2. Who is often
referred to as the "God of Cricket"?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Virat Kohli
c) Ricky Ponting
d) Brian Lara
Answer: a) Sachin Tendulkar
20. 2. Which type of
circuit has only one path for electric current to flow?
a) Series circuit
b) Parallel circuit
c) Complex circuit
d) Open circuit
Answer: a) Series circuit
21. 2. The Three Gorges
Dam, the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity, is located
on which river?
a) Yangtze River
b) Yellow River
c) Mekong River
d) Ganges River
Answer: a) Yangtze River
22. 2. The Angel Falls, the
world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, is located in which country?
a) Brazil
b) Venezuela
c) Argentina
d) Colombia
Answer: b) Venezuela
23. 2. Which layer of the
Earth is the thinnest and consists of solid rock beneath the continents and
thinner sedimentary rock beneath the oceans?
a) Crust
b) Mantle
c) Outer core
d) Inner core
Answer: a) Crust
24. 2. Which biome is
characterized by vast grasslands with few trees and is home to grazing animals
such as bison and antelope?
a) Tundra
b) Savannah
c) Desert
d) Taiga
Answer: b) Savannah
25. 2. Which trophy is
awarded to the winner of the Wimbledon Championships, one of the oldest and
most prestigious tennis tournaments?
a) Claret Jug
b) Green Jacket
c) Ryder Cup
d) Venus Rosewater Dish
Answer: d) Venus Rosewater Dish
26. 2. Which mountain pass
is situated in the eastern Himalayas and connects the Indian state of Sikkim
with Tibet?
a) Nathu La Pass
b) Bomdila Pass
c) Jelep La Pass
d) Mana Pass
Answer: a) Nathu La Pass
27. 2. Which Indian state
is the largest producer of wheat?
a) Punjab
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Haryana
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: a) Punjab
28. 2. Which Indian state
hosts the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, one of the largest nuclear power
stations in India?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
Answer: a) Tamil Nadu
29. 2. Which line of
latitude is located approximately 23.5 degrees north of the Equator?
a) Tropic of Cancer
b) Equator
c) Arctic Circle
d) Antarctic Circle
Answer: a) Tropic of Cancer
30. 2. Which disease is
caused by the Epstein-Barr virus?
a) Measles
b) Chickenpox
c) Mononucleosis
d) Tuberculosis
Answer: c) Mononucleosis
31. 2. What is the chronic
inflammatory disease that primarily affects the joints and causes pain,
stiffness, and swelling?
a) Diabetes
b) Asthma
c) Arthritis
d) Hypertension
Answer: c) Arthritis
32. 2. Which festival is
celebrated by the Khasi and Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya to mark the end of the
agricultural season?
a) Bihu
b) Behdienkhlam
c) Hornbill Festival
d) Onam
Answer: b) Behdienkhlam
33. 2. Which day is
celebrated as Independence Day in India to mark the country's independence from
British rule on August 15, 1947?
a) August 15
b) January 26
c) October 2
d) January 15
Answer: a) August 15
34. 2. Which day is
celebrated as Earth Day to demonstrate support for environmental protection and
promote sustainability?
a) April 22
b) June 5
c) October 2
d) December 5
Answer: a) April 22
35. 2. Which Indian state
is known for being inhabited by the Bodo tribe, primarily found in the Bodoland
Territorial Region (BTR)?
a) Assam
b) Nagaland
c) Mizoram
d) Tripura
Answer: a) Assam
36. 2. Who is the only
Indian to have won the Nobel Prize in Physics?
a) C.V. Raman
b) Har Gobind Khorana
c)
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
d) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Answer: a) C.V. Raman
37. 2. Who was the founder
of the Maurya Empire, which became one of the largest empires in ancient India?
a) Chandragupta Maurya
b) Ashoka the Great
c)
Bindusara
d) Chandragupta II
Answer: a) Chandragupta Maurya
38. 2. Which ruler
established the Gupta Dynasty, considered the "Golden Age" of ancient
Indian civilization?
a) Chandragupta I
b) Samudragupta
c) Chandragupta II
d) Srigupta
Answer: a) Chandragupta I
39. 2. Who was the first
ruler of the Mughal Empire in India?
a) Babur
b) Humayun
c) Akbar
d) Jahangir
Answer: a) Babur
40. 2. The Finance
Commission is constituted every _____ years to recommend the distribution of
financial resources between the central government and the state governments.
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
Answer: c) Five
41. 2. What is the currency
of India?
a) Rupee
b) Rial
c) Taka
d) Baht
Answer: a) Rupee
42. 2. Which Indian author
wrote the critically acclaimed novel "Midnight's Children," which won
the Booker Prize in 1981 and the Booker of Bookers Prize in 1993?
a) Salman Rushdie
b) Arundhati Roy
c) Vikram Seth
d) Amitav Ghosh
Answer: a) Salman Rushdie
43. 2. Which ancient temple
in India is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is located in the holy city of Varanasi
on the banks of the Ganges River?
a) Badrinath Temple
b)
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
c) Dwarkadhish Temple
d) Mahakaleshwar Temple
Answer: b) Kashi Vishwanath Temple
44. 2. Which cave in India
is famous for its ancient rock-cut Jain sculptures and is located in the state
of Maharashtra?
a) Karla Caves
b) Elephanta Caves
c) Ellora Caves
d) Kanheri Caves
Answer: a) Karla Caves
45. 2. Which delta in India
is formed by the Godavari River and is known for its rich agricultural lands?
a) Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta
b)
Godavari Delta
c) Mahanadi Delta
d) Krishna Delta
Answer: b) Godavari Delta
46. 2. Which UNESCO World
Heritage Site in India is famous for its 2,000-year-old rock-cut caves,
including the Kailasa Temple?
a) Ellora Caves
b) Ajanta Caves
c) Elephanta Caves
d) Bhimbetka Caves
Answer: a) Ellora Caves
47. 2. Chandrayaan-3
mission is a collaborative effort between which two institutions in India?
a) ISRO and DRDO
b) ISRO and BARC
c) ISRO and HAL
d) ISRO and IIT
Answer: b) ISRO and BARC
