Mock Test 6
1. 6. Who is known for
inventing the World Wide Web (WWW)?
a) Tim Berners-Lee
b) Bill Gates
c) Steve Jobs
d) Mark Zuckerberg
Answer: a) Tim Berners-Lee
2. 6. What is the primary
function of the human lungs?
a) Pump blood
b) Filter waste
c) Exchange gases
d) Digest food
Answer: c) Exchange gases
3. 6. At which place do the
rivers Mandakini and Alaknanda merge to form the river Alaknanda?
a) Rudraprayag
b) Devprayag
c) Karnaprayag
d) Vishnuprayag
Answer: a) Rudraprayag
4. 6. Which city is called
the "City of Lakes" because of its numerous lakes?
a) Udaipur
b) Bhopal
c) Lucknow
d) Hyderabad
Answer: a) Udaipur
5. 6. Who was the first Indian
woman to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in athletics?
a) P. T. Usha
b) Anju Bobby George
c) Shiny Wilson
d) Sudha Singh
Answer: a) P. T. Usha
6. 6. Which Fundamental
Right prohibits forced labor and trafficking of human beings?
a) Right against Discrimination
b) Right to Constitutional Remedies
c) Right against Exploitation
d) Right to Equality
Answer: c) Right against Exploitation
7. 6. In which article of
the Indian Constitution is the Right against Exploitation mentioned?
a) Article 14-18
b) Article 19-22
c) Article 23-24
d) Article 25-28
Answer: c) Article 23-24
8. 6. In which article of
the Indian Constitution is the provision for organization of village panchayats
mentioned?
a) Article 40
b) Article 44
c) Article 46
d) Article 48
Answer: a) Article 40
9. 6. Under which article
of the Indian Constitution can the President appoint a Commission to
investigate the conditions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes?
a) Article 341
b) Article 342
c) Article 340
d) Article 339
Answer: c) Article 340
10. 6. How long did it take
for the Constituent Assembly to draft the Indian Constitution?
a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 4 years
d) 5 years
Answer: b) 3 years
11. 6. Which amendment of
the Indian Constitution established Panchayati Raj institutions as a third tier
of government?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 73rd Amendment
c) 74th Amendment
d) 97th Amendment
Answer: b) 73rd Amendment
12. 6. Which article of the
Indian Constitution deals with the disqualification of members of Parliament
and State Legislatures?
a) Article 100
b) Article 101
c) Article 102
d) Article 103
Answer: c) Article 102
13. 6. Which article of the
Indian Constitution empowers the Vice President to perform the duties of the
President in case of vacancy or absence?
a) Article 63
b) Article 64
c) Article 65
d) Article 66
Answer: c) Article 65
14. 6. Who was the first
woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Sonia Gandhi
d) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Answer: a) Sarojini Naidu
15. 6. Which British
Governor-General introduced the policy of subsidiary alliance in India?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Wellesley
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Hastings
Answer: b) Lord Wellesley
16. 6. The Bardoli Satyagraha
of 1928, led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was a successful peasant movement
against which British policy?
a) Land revenue policies
b) Indigo cultivation
c) Salt tax
d) Forest laws
Answer: a) Land revenue policies
17. 6. Who was the
president of the Indian National Congress when India gained independence?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: d) Rajendra Prasad
18. 6. The Arjuna Awards
are given for excellence in which field?
a) Literature
b) Sports
c) Science and Technology
d) Art and Culture
Answer: b) Sports
19. 6. Who is the only
cricketer to have scored a triple century in Test cricket for India?
a) Rahul Dravid
b) Sunil Gavaskar
c) Virender Sehwag
d) Virat Kohli
Answer: c) Virender Sehwag
20. 6. What is the speed of
light in a vacuum?
a) 300,000 kilometers per second
b) 150,000 kilometers per second
c) 300,000 meters per second
d) 150,000 meters per second
Answer: a) 300,000 kilometers per second
21. 6. The Itaipu Dam, a
binational hydroelectric dam, is located on which river forming the border
between two South American countries?
a) Paraguay River
b) Uruguay River
c) Paraná River
d) Amazon River
Answer: c) Paraná River
22. 6. The Atacama Desert,
one of the driest places on Earth, is located in which South American country?
a) Argentina
b) Chile
c)
Peru
d) Bolivia
Answer: b) Chile
23. 6. Which layer of the
Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer that absorbs most of the Sun's
ultraviolet radiation?
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Mesosphere
d) Thermosphere
Answer: b) Stratosphere
24. 6. Which biome is
characterized by hot temperatures, sparse vegetation, and limited rainfall, and
is home to animals like camels and rattlesnakes?
a) Tundra
b) Savannah
c) Desert
d) Taiga
Answer: c) Desert
25. 6. Which trophy is
awarded to the winner of the UEFA Champions League, the premier club football
competition in Europe?
a) Jules Rimet Trophy
b) Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy
c) Coupe des Mousquetaires
d) UEFA Champions League Trophy
Answer: d) UEFA Champions League Trophy
26. 6. Which canal in
Kerala connects the Kottayam district with the Kochi port and serves as an
important navigation route?
a) Buckingham Canal
b) Suez Canal
c) Vembanad Canal
d) Godavari-Krishna Canal
Answer: c) Vembanad Canal
27. 6. Which Indian state
is the largest producer of cotton?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: a) Maharashtra
28. 6. Where is the Mundra
Thermal Power Station, one of the largest coal-based thermal power plants in
India, located?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) West Bengal
d) Karnataka
Answer: a) Gujarat
29. 6. The Prime Meridian,
which divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere,
passes through which city?
a) London, United Kingdom
b) Paris, France
c) New York City, United States
d) Tokyo, Japan
Answer: a) London, United Kingdom
30. 6. What is the name of
the virus that causes influenza?
a) Rhinovirus
b) Coronavirus
c) Influenza virus
d) Norovirus
Answer: c) Influenza virus
31. 6. What is the
degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by tremors,
muscle stiffness, and difficulty in movement?
a) Alzheimer's disease
b) Parkinson's disease
c) Multiple sclerosis
d) Huntington's disease
Answer: b) Parkinson's disease
32. 6. Which festival is
celebrated by the Naga tribes of Nagaland to promote cultural heritage and
tourism?
a) Hornbill Festival
b) Bihu
c) Rath Yatra
d) Pongal
Answer: a) Hornbill Festival
33. 6. Which day is
celebrated as National Unity Day in India to commemorate the birth anniversary
of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?
a) August 15
b) January 26
c) October 2
d) October 31
Answer: d) October 31
34. 6. Which day is
celebrated as World Oceans Day to promote ocean conservation and sustainable
use of marine resources?
a) March 21
b) June 8
c) October 2
d) December 5
Answer: b) June 8
35. 6. Which Indian state
is home to the Mizo tribe, known for their rich cultural heritage and
traditional way of life?
a) Mizoram
b) Nagaland
c)
Tripura
d) Manipur
Answer: a) Mizoram
36. 6. Who is the first
Indian woman to win the Man Booker Prize for Fiction?
a) Kiran Desai
b) Arundhati Roy
c) Arundhati Subramaniam
d) Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: a) Kiran Desai
37. 6. Who was the ancient
Indian mathematician and astronomer known for his contributions to the
discovery of zero and the decimal system?
a) Aryabhata
b) Chanakya
c) Kalidasa
d) Vishnu Sharma
Answer: a) Aryabhata
38. 6. Which ruler
established the Vijayanagara Empire, one of the greatest empires in the history
of South India?
a) Harihara I
b) Bukka Raya I
c) Krishnadevaraya
d) Devaraya II
Answer: a) Harihara I
39. 6. Which Mughal Emperor
is known for constructing the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal?
a) Babur
b) Humayun
c) Shah Jahan
d) Jahangir
Answer: c) Shah Jahan
40. 6. The Finance
Commission consists of a Chairman and how many other members?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
Answer: b) Four
41. 6. Which Indian state
is known as the "Rice Bowl of India" due to its significant
contribution to rice production?
a) Punjab
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Kerala
Answer: c) West Bengal
42. 6. Which Indian author
is known for her "Interpreter of Maladies," a collection of short
stories that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000?
a) Jhumpa Lahiri
b) Kiran Desai
c) Arundhati Roy
d)
Anita Desai
Answer: a) Jhumpa Lahiri
43. 6. Which temple in
India is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and is located in the city of Guruvayur in
Kerala?
a) Padmanabhaswamy Temple
b) Jagannath Temple
c) Guruvayur Temple
d) Sabarimala Temple
Answer: c) Guruvayur Temple
44. 6. Which cave in India
is famous for its prehistoric rock shelters and cave paintings, and is a UNESCO
World Heritage Site?
a) Bhimbetka Caves
b) Ajanta Caves
c) Elephanta Caves
d) Ellora Caves
Answer: a) Bhimbetka Caves
45. 6. Which reserve forest
in India is famous for its population of Bengal tigers and is located in the
state of West Bengal?
a) Sundarbans National Park
b) Jim Corbett National Park
c) Ranthambore National Park
d) Bandipur National Park
Answer: a) Sundarbans National Park
46. 6. Which UNESCO World
Heritage Site in India comprises a group of 22 rock-cut caves dating back to
the 2nd century BCE and is known for its ancient Buddhist sculptures and
paintings?
a) Ellora Caves
b) Ajanta Caves
c) Elephanta Caves
d) Bhimbetka Caves
Answer: b) Ajanta Caves
47. 6. Where is the Space
Applications Centre (SAC), which is responsible for developing payloads for
satellite missions, located?
a) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
b) Kolkata, West Bengal
c) Pune, Maharashtra
d) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Answer: a) Ahmedabad, Gujarat