UPSC Mains Mock Test 3 - Online MCQ Exam

What is the percentage of Nitrogen in atmosphere of the Earth?

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0.94 0.94
0.03 0.03
78.03 78.03
85.02 85.02

Synonym of sacrosanct is __________?

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Prayer Prayer
violent violent
sacred sacred
Loud Loud

GRATIFY

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Appreciate Appreciate
Frank Frank
Indulge Indulge
Pacify Pacify

Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?

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Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
Both A & B Both A & B
None of the above None of the above

Who was the first Mughal ruler to be sworn in Patna?

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Shahjahan Shahjahan
Farrukhsiyar Farrukhsiyar
Akbar Akbar
Aurangzeb Aurangzeb

Who of the following was the first superintendent appointed in Chhattisgarh under the British protectorate over the Bhosla Kingdom of Nagpur?

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Captain Edmund Captain Edmund
Major P. Vans Agnew Major P. Vans Agnew
Captain Hunter Captain Hunter
Major Sandis Major Sandis
Wilkinson Wilkinson

Gol Gumbaz is located in:

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Karnataka Karnataka
Andhra Andhra
Maharashtra Maharashtra
Telangana Telangana

Angulimala was

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Prostitute Prostitute
Guru Guru
Thief Thief
None None

He writes ___ ink.

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WITH WITH
IN IN
FOR FOR
ON ON

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal.II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.

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Only I Only I
Only II Only II
Both I & II Both I & II
none of the above none of the above

ONGC stands for:

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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Oil National Gas Company Oil National Gas Company
Organization of Natural Gas Organization of Natural Gas
Oil Natural Gas Centre Oil Natural Gas Centre

Total Number of Lok Sabha seats in Meghalaya?

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Two Two
Five Five
Six Six
None of These None of These

The method of soil conservation in which stones grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?

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Mulching Mulching
Contour barriers Contour barriers
Rock dam Rock dam
Terrace farming Terrace farming

A person fluent in two languages is known as _________?

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Bilingual Bilingual
Bigot Bigot
Bigamy Bigamy
Brittle Brittle

Of many artists P : those who impressed me the most Q : I was a child R : but those with unique personalities off stage S : were not always the successful ones The Proper sequence should be:

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SRQP SRQP
QRSP QRSP
RSPQ RSPQ
QPSR QPSR

The "Bombay Stock Exchange" (BSE) was established in:

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1875 1875
1900 1900
1947 1947
1992 1992

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.He ___out five minutes ago.

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has gone has gone
had gone had gone
went went
none of these none of these

Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?

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Thermosphere Thermosphere
Troposphere Troposphere
Stratosphere Stratosphere
Mesosphere Mesosphere

The year of the foundation of the Women's Indian Association (WIA) is

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1947 1947
1937 1937
1927 1927
1917 1917

Environment includes

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Abiotic component Abiotic component
Biotic component Biotic component
Oxygen and Nitrogen Oxygen and Nitrogen
Abiotic and Biotic component Abiotic and Biotic component

When was Kashmir ruled by the Achaemenid Empire?

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100 - 200 AD 100 - 200 AD
600 - 400 BC 600 - 400 BC
300 - 200 BC 300 - 200 BC
800 - 700 BC 800 - 700 BC

Which of the following parallels of latitude represent the Tropic of Capricorn?

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23½° in the Northern Hemisphere 23½° in the Northern Hemisphere
66½° in the Southern Hemisphere 66½° in the Southern Hemisphere
23½° in the Southern Hemisphere 23½° in the Southern Hemisphere
66½° in the Northern Hemisphere 66½° in the Northern Hemisphere

What is a large ocean wave caused by an earthquake called?

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Tsunami Tsunami
Tidal wave Tidal wave
Hurricane Hurricane
Typhoon Typhoon

Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip?

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Simlipal National Park Simlipal National Park
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

Which among the following matches of tribes and their area of occurrence are correct? 1. Adivasis- Madhya Pradesh 2. Moplahs- Kerala 3. Todas- Nilgiri Hills 4. Angamis- Manipur Choose the correct option:

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1 & 2 1 & 2
1, 2 & 3 1, 2 & 3
1, 3 & 4 1, 3 & 4
1, 2, 3 & 4 1, 2, 3 & 4

I felt like afish out of water among all those business tycoons.

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troubled troubled
stupid stupid
uncomfortable uncomfortable
inferior inferior

Every time I go in a lift to my sixth floor apartment, I remember the calm and serenity of my ancestral home in the village.

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move in a lift move in a lift
ascend in a lift ascend in a lift
take a lift take a lift
No improvement No improvement

Which strait separates Europe and Africa?

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Strait of Gibraltar Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Dover Strait of Dover
Bering Strait Bering Strait
Strait of Hormuz Strait of Hormuz

In which of the following sects was Bindusara interested?

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Buddhism Buddhism
Jainism Jainism
Ajivakas Ajivakas
Lokayata Lokayata

BrahMos is a joint venture between:

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India and Russia India and Russia
India and USA India and USA
India and Israel India and Israel
India and France India and France

During the Mauryan period the administration was in the hands of

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three boards three boards
four boards four boards
five boards five boards
six boards six boards

The first machine made paper was manufactured

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In 1870 near Kolkata In 1870 near Kolkata
In 1903 in Mumbai In 1903 in Mumbai
In 1910 at Delhi In 1910 at Delhi
After independence After independence

Who shifted his capital from Kashmir to Rajouri during winters ?

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Hushka Hushka
Harandev Harandev
Abhimanyu I Abhimanyu I
Mihirkula Mihirkula

Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of ________ river.

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Salween Salween
Menam Menam
Mekong Mekong
Irrawaddy Irrawaddy

“She wants ___ to school early.”

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Go Go
Going Going
To go To go
Goes Goes

How many Districts are in Mizoram?

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8 8
9 9
11 11
7 7

Kirti Mandir is a memorial house of which of the following leaders:

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Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Patel Sardar Patel
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi
Narendra Modi Narendra Modi

The largest museum in the world is:

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Louvre Louvre
British Museum British Museum
Metropolitan Metropolitan
Vatican Museum Vatican Museum

Which of the following concept the Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman)?

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Nirguna and Saguna Nirguna and Saguna
Shaivism Shaivism
Sikkhism Sikkhism
Jainism Jainism

Hydrogen gas can be used _______ a fuel?

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For For
As As
of of
None of these None of these

ENMITY

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Important Important
Unnecessary Unnecessary
Friendship Friendship
Likeness Likeness

Jizya tax was re-imposed by:

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Akbar Akbar
Jahangir Jahangir
Aurangzeb Aurangzeb
Shah Jahan Shah Jahan

The deadline was nearby, so Mrs. Jamal had her students’________their essays.

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complete complete
to complete to complete
completing completing
completed completed

Tungsten is related to Filament in the same way as Bronze is related to?

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Copper Copper
Ships Ships
Tin Tin
Ornaments Ornaments

Neither of the students ___ present.

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are are
is is
were were
have have

Alamatti Dam in Bijapur is also known as

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Indira Gandhi dam Indira Gandhi dam
Mahatma Gandhi dam Mahatma Gandhi dam
Vallabhbhai Patel dam Vallabhbhai Patel dam
Lal Bahadur Shastri dam Lal Bahadur Shastri dam

When did the Third Battle of Panipat take place?

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1707 1707
1761 1761
1751 1751
1765 1765

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