UPSC Mains Mock Test 5 - Online MCQ Exam

"Barbarak Jishnu" is the nickname of which among the following Solanki king?

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Jayasimha Siddharaja Jayasimha Siddharaja
Kumarapala Kumarapala
Tribhuvanapala Tribhuvanapala
Mularaja II Mularaja II

The essential feature of shifting cultivation is

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Rotation of crops Rotation of crops
Rotation of fields Rotation of fields
Single cropping Single cropping
Use of plenty of fertilizer Use of plenty of fertilizer

Who is the Current Chief Minister of Meghalaya?

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D. D. Lapang D. D. Lapang
Mukul Sangma Mukul Sangma
Conrad Sangma Conrad Sangma
None of These None of These

INDUSTRIOUS

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Indifferent Indifferent
Indolent Indolent
Casual Casual
Passive Passive

He said to her, "What a cold day!"

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He told her that it was a cold day. He told her that it was a cold day.
He exclaimed that it was a cold day. He exclaimed that it was a cold day.
He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.
He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.

Which of the following states has become partner state at 2018 Goa International Film Festival (GIFF)?

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Jharkhand Jharkhand
Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh
Assam Assam
Mizoram Mizoram

Choose analogous pair: Choose : Discard

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Draw : Push Draw : Push
Love : Adore Love : Adore
Walk : Run Walk : Run
Sit : Stand Sit : Stand

What is the largest land animal?

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Rhino Rhino
Hippo Hippo
African elephant African elephant
Giraffe Giraffe

Do no trust a man who blows his own trumpet

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flatters flatters
praises others praises others
admonishes others admonishes others
praises himself praises himself

I have read . . . . . . . . Iliad several times over.

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a a
an an
the the
no article no article

Deficiency of Iodine causes:

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Anemia Anemia
Goiter Goiter
Scurvy Scurvy
Rickets Rickets

One who cannot easily pleased:

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Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan
Frightening Frightening
Fastidious Fastidious
Feminist Feminist

In which state, female literacy rate is the highest?

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Kerala Kerala
Maharashtra Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu
West Bengal West Bengal

Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in

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1565 A.D. 1565 A.D.
1575 A.D. 1575 A.D.
1585 A.D. 1585 A.D.
1570 A.D. 1570 A.D.

If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their

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Seasons are opposite Seasons are opposite
Day and night are opposite Day and night are opposite
Seasons day and night are opposite Seasons day and night are opposite
Climates are opposite Climates are opposite

The zone with trenches is the:

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intertidal zone intertidal zone
sub littoral zone sub littoral zone
abyssal zone abyssal zone
hadal zone hadal zone

Recycling paper reduces the amount of:

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petrol consumption petrol consumption
gas consumption gas consumption
deforestation deforestation
fossil consumption fossil consumption

Among the following States, which one has the largest forest area?

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Gujarat Gujarat
Karnataka Karnataka
Orissa Orissa
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu

I don't remember P : I saw a man dying in front of a hospital Q : but when I left lucknow in 1984 R : hit apparently by a fast moving car S : the exact date The Proper sequence should be:

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SQRP SQRP
SQPR SQPR
QRPS QRPS
SPRQ SPRQ

Who is the founder of Haryanka Dynasty?

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Ajatashatru Ajatashatru
Harshvardhan Harshvardhan
Bimbisara Bimbisara
Ghananand Ghananand

The first legislation of the Odisha Gram Panchayat Act prescribing Constitution, Power and Functioning of Gram Panchayats in Odisha was passed in

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1947 1947
1948 1948
1950 1950
1952 1952

During the time of Aurangzeb, Dalel Singh defeated Magar Khan, the ruler of

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Ramgarh Ramgarh
Rajmahal Rajmahal
Chai Chai
Tori Tori

Which of the following is one of the social reasons for 1857 revolt?

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The English could not establish any social relationship with the Indians
The racial arrogance of the British created a difference between the rulers and the ruled
Both A & B Both A & B
The company's trade policy destroyed Indian handicrafts

CANDID

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Apparent Apparent
Explicit Explicit
Frank Frank
Bright Bright

Wheat ...... carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, and dietary fibre in our daily diet.

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has has
gives gives
yields yields
provides provides

What is the capital of Pakistan?

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Karachi Karachi
Lahore Lahore
Islamabad Islamabad
Peshawar Peshawar

Who was the founder of Bundela state?

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Sohan Pal Sohan Pal
Rudrapratap Bundela Rudrapratap Bundela
Veer Singh Dev Veer Singh Dev
None of the above None of the above

Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

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Harisena Harisena
Mahasena Mahasena
Veerasena Veerasena
Vishnusena Vishnusena

The Permanent settlement introduced by Cornwallis is in Bengal is known as

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Roytwari System Roytwari System
Mahalwari System Mahalwari System
Zamindari System Zamindari System
Iqtadari System Iqtadari System

The habitat of ‘Yakut’ tribe is

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New Zealand New Zealand
Congo Basin Congo Basin
Amazon Basin Amazon Basin
North Siberia North Siberia

One of the fundamental principles of efficient and effective writing is to:

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Use case studies Use case studies
Provide examples Provide examples
Put the most important information at the start
Discuss various situations Discuss various situations

Which of the following statements regarding Ahmadiya Movement is/are correct? I. Founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed II. It described itself as standard bearer of Mohammedan Renaissance III. Based itself on the principles of Brahmo Samaj IV. Opposed jihad and worked for spreading western liberal education among Indian Muslims

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Only I and II Only I and II
Only I and IV Only I and IV
Only I, II and IV Only I, II and IV
All of the above are correct All of the above are correct

Which of the following is an important Paleolithic site of Madhya Pradesh?

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Narmada Valley Narmada Valley
Hathnora Hathnora
Jogdaha Jogdaha
All of the above All of the above

What is the highest mountain in the United States?

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Mount Rainier Mount Rainier
Denali Denali
Mount Whitney Mount Whitney
Pikes Peak Pikes Peak

Commissioners for the Affairs of India were known as

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Court of Directors Court of Directors
Board of Directors Board of Directors
Board of Control Board of Control
Board of Merchants Board of Merchants

Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhan's period was

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Fa-hien Fa-hien
I-tsang I-tsang
Nishka Nishka
Hiuen Tsang Hiuen Tsang

The "Silicon Valley of India" is:

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Hyderabad Hyderabad
Bengaluru Bengaluru
Pune Pune
Chennai Chennai

1. of 2. we 3. heard 4. him 5. had

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42351 42351
52341 52341
25341 25341
25431 25431
25314 25314

The resources provided by the Earth are known as:

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Artificial Resources Artificial Resources
Natural Resources Natural Resources
Renewable Resources Renewable Resources
Nonrenewable Resources Nonrenewable Resources

He accused the man _______ stealing.

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for for
on on
with with
of of

As my son . . . . . . . . down by the river, I . . . . . . . . his room thoroughly.

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fishes/have cleaned fishes/have cleaned
is fishing/cleaned is fishing/cleaned
has fished/clean has fished/clean
fished/have been cleaning fished/have been cleaning
was fishing/cleaned was fishing/cleaned

Chris loves flying but I _____?

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don’t don’t
haven’t haven’t
doesn’t doesn’t
isn’t isn’t

What causes lightning?

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Wind Wind
Electrical discharge Electrical discharge
Rain Rain
Pressure Pressure

A prima facie case is such

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As it seems at first sight As it seems at first sight
As it is made to seem at first sight As it is made to seem at first sight
As it turns out to be at the end As it turns out to be at the end
As it seems to the court after a number of hearings

The usual English word order is:

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O–S–V O–S–V
S–O–V S–O–V
V–S–O V–S–O
S–V–O S–V–O

What is the state Bird of Mizoram?

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Green Imperial Pigeon Green Imperial Pigeon
Common Hill Myna Common Hill Myna
Mrs. Hume's Pheasant Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
Blyth's Tragopan Blyth's Tragopan

The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is

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17th parallel 17th parallel
23rd parallel 23rd parallel
38th parallel 38th parallel
Oder-Neisse Line Oder-Neisse Line

What travels faster: light or sound?

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Sound Sound
Light Light
Same speed Same speed
Depends Depends

Although hot deserts have a very low annual rainfall, occasional heavy rain storms do occur and these sometimes produce steep-sided, flat-floored valleys called ________

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Gorges Gorges
Wadi Wadi
Canyons Canyons
Barchans Barchans

Antonym of “matutinal” is ________.

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paternal paternal
crepuscular crepuscular
maritime maritime
marsupial marsupial

What is the cause ____________ the problem?

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of of
on on
about about
in in

AWAKENED

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Enlightened Enlightened
Realised Realised
Shook Shook
Waken Waken

Identify the sentence(s) that is not in the simple future tense from the given options:

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Shall I open the window? Shall I open the window?
You will do exactly as John says. You will do exactly as John says.
He'll carry your luggage for you. He'll carry your luggage for you.
You should have studied for your exams. You should have studied for your exams.

The capital of Australia is:

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Sydney Sydney
Melbourne Melbourne
Canberra Canberra
Perth Perth

Sabarimala Temple is in:

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Kerala Kerala
Karnataka Karnataka
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu
Andhra Andhra

An odd, a typical or eccentric trait is?

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harangue harangue
hyperbole hyperbole
idiosyncrasy idiosyncrasy
elegy elegy

S1: A noise started above their heads. P : But people did not take it seriously. Q : That was to show everyone that there was something wrong R : It was a dangerous thing to do. S : For, within minutes the ship began to sink. S6: Nearly 200 lives were lost on the fateful day. The Proper sequence should be:

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PQSR PQSR
PRQS PRQS
QPRS QPRS
QPSR QPSR

Indiscreet is related to Imprudent in the same way as Indisposed is related to?

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Concerned Concerned
Crucial Crucial
Clear Clear
Reluctant Reluctant

The "Gayatri Mantra" is contained in which Veda?

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Rig Veda Rig Veda
Yajur Veda Yajur Veda
Sama Veda Sama Veda
Atharva Veda Atharva Veda

Synonym of ARROGANT is _____________?

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Conceited Conceited
Humble Humble
Progressive Progressive
Noble Noble

Which of the following statement is not correct about the provisions of the Government of India Act,1858?

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The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
A council of fifteen members was appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India
For all the communications between Britain and India, the Secretary of State became the real channel
All the above statements are incorrect All the above statements are incorrect

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