UPSC Prelims GS Mock Tests – Chapter 7: Mock Test 6 – Advanced Level (100 MCQs)

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: A Money Bill cannot be introduced in Parliament without the recommendation of the President.

Statement-II: A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following pairs of industrial regions and places:

I. Po triangle – Milan, Turin and Genoa

II. Maquiladoras – Brazil

III. Magnitogorsk – the Urals

IV. Pohang – Japan

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Who took oath as Chairperson of the Lokpal on 10 March 2024?

The RBI's e-rupee (central bank digital currency) pilots began in:

Consider the following statements:

I. Every living cell has a membrane-bound nucleus.

II. Vegetative propagation always gives virus-free plants.

III. A lichen is an association of an alga and a fungus.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Data held in RAM is lost when the power is switched off.

Statement-II: RAM is a permanent memory that holds the start-up instructions.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following pairs of original rocks and their metamorphic forms:

I. Granite – gneiss

II. Shale – slate

III. Limestone – marble

IV. Sandstone – schist

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

The Raajmarg InvIT, listed on 24 March 2026, was launched by:

Consider the following pairs:

I. MeghRaj – government cloud

II. AIRAWAT – AI supercomputer

III. FLOPS – a unit of data storage

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs of persons and the rulers or dynasties with whom tradition links them:

I. Charaka – Kanishka

II. Ashvaghosha – Kanishka

III. Kalidasa – Kushanas

IV. Gunadhya – Indo-Greeks

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

I. Sedimentary rocks make up about three-quarters of the earth's crust.

II. Feldspar makes up about half of the earth's crust.

III. Quartz is used in radio and radar.

IV. Mica is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about the later Vedic age:

I. Iron, called shyama ayas, came into use in the later Vedic age.

II. Bali changed from a voluntary gift into a regular tax.

III. Prajapati rose to become the supreme god.

IV. Women were wholly excluded from philosophical debate in this age.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: India banned the veterinary use of diclofenac in 2006.

Statement-II: Vultures that ate carcasses of cattle treated with diclofenac died of kidney failure.

Statement-III: Diclofenac is an antibiotic.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs of local names of shifting cultivation and countries:

I. Milpa – Mexico

II. Conuco – Brazil

III. Ladang – Vietnam

IV. Ray – Indonesia

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs of PPP models and features:

I. EPC – the government pays the full cost

II. BOT-Toll – the government bears the traffic risk

III. HAM – a 40:60 split, with NHAI collecting the toll

IV. TOT – the private partner builds a new road from scratch

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs:

I. Angel Falls – Venezuela

II. Itaipu dam – Brazil and Argentina

III. Atacama desert – the Benguela Current

IV. Lake Maracaibo – Colombia

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements about employment data and law:

I. In PLFS 2025 the unemployment rate (usual status) was 3.1 per cent.

II. In PLFS 2025 the female LFPR was 40.0 per cent.

III. The four Labour Codes subsume 29 central labour laws.

IV. Under the current weekly status, a person counts as employed only if he or she worked on all seven days.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Four bytes contain:

Consider the following pairs of international institutions and their headquarters:

I. International Fund for Agricultural Development – Rome

II. Bank for International Settlements – Washington DC

III. Asian Development Bank – Jakarta

IV. International Finance Corporation – Geneva

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman (150 CE) is the first long inscription in chaste Sanskrit.

Statement-II: Rudradaman belonged to the Satavahana dynasty of Pratishthana.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements about the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act:

I. The RPwD Act, 2016 recognises 21 disabilities.

II. A benchmark disability means at least 40 per cent of a specified disability.

III. The Act reserves 4 per cent of government jobs.

IV. The Act reserves 5 per cent of seats in higher education.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about the National Human Rights Commission:

I. Since 2019, a former judge of the Supreme Court can be appointed Chairperson of the NHRC.

II. The NHRC's recommendations are binding on the government.

III. An NHRC member holds office for three years or until 70.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about Indo-Islamic architecture:

I. The Qutb Minar was begun and completed by Qutbuddin Aibak.

II. Tughlaq buildings are known for sloping walls.

III. The double dome was never used in India before the Mughals.

IV. The tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah shows early pietra dura work.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs of events in South India and dates:

I. Andhra State – 1 October 1953

II. Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu – 1 November 1956

III. Mysore State renamed Karnataka – 14 January 1969

IV. State of Kerala formed – 26 January 1950

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

The Nine Degree Channel separates:

Consider the following statements about the Sixteenth Finance Commission:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs of Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets and aims:

I. Target 2 – at least 30 per cent of degraded ecosystems under restoration

II. Target 3 – "30 by 30"

III. Target 18 – cut harmful subsidies by at least US$500 billion a year

IV. Target 6 – eliminate all invasive alien species

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

I. Flood management is mainly a State subject.

II. The Ganga Flood Control Commission is at Patna.

III. The Central Water Commission issues river flood forecasts.

IV. The India Meteorological Department is the agency that issues river flood forecasts.

How many of the above statements are correct?

PRAGATI, mentioned in discussions on policy implementation, is:

The IPBES assessment on invasive alien species (2023) found that invasive species played a major part in about what share of recorded global extinctions?

Consider the following statements:

I. Exactly five Indian States border Nepal.

II. Nepal's map of 2020 shows Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura as Nepali territory.

III. The 2007 revision of the India–Bhutan Treaty removed the clause on Bhutan being guided by India in external affairs.

IV. Bhutan became a constitutional monarchy in 2008.

How many of the above statements are correct?

The PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, launched in August 2025 with an outlay of ₹99,446 crore, aims to support the creation of about:

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs of border-guarding forces and borders:

I. BSF – Pakistan and Bangladesh

II. ITBP – China

III. SSB – Nepal and Bhutan

IV. Assam Rifles – Myanmar

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs of classical languages and the year they were declared:

I. Tamil – 2004

II. Sanskrit – 2005

III. Malayalam – 2013

IV. Odia – 2008

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The Central Government can deprive a citizen by birth of Indian citizenship.

Statement-II: Deprivation does not apply to a citizen by birth; it applies to citizens by naturalisation or registration (and to those who are citizens only under Article 5(c)).

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements about Census 2011:

I. Bihar had the highest population density among the States in 2011.

II. Kerala had the highest sex ratio in 2011.

III. Haryana had the lowest child sex ratio in 2011.

IV. The child sex ratio in 2011 was lower than the overall sex ratio.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following pairs of hydropower projects in Bhutan and their capacity:

I. Chukha – 336 MW

II. Tala – 720 MW

III. Mangdechhu – 1,020 MW

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs of Articles and subjects:

I. Article 268 – stamp duties collected by the States

II. Article 269A – IGST

III. Article 271 – surcharges for the Union only

IV. Article 275 – statutory grants on Finance Commission principles

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

I. The "evil quartet" includes co-extinction.

II. The last mass extinction was about 66 million years ago.

III. The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau was set up in 2007.

IV. IPBES (2019) estimated about one million species to be threatened.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about the joint sitting of Parliament:

I. A joint sitting cannot be held on a Money Bill.

II. The Speaker presides over a joint sitting.

III. A Bill at a joint sitting needs a majority of the total membership of both Houses.

IV. There have been three joint sittings so far.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following pairs of authors and works:

I. Bharavi – Kiratarjuniya

II. Magha – Shishupalavadha

III. Dandin – Kavyadarsha

IV. Vishakhadatta – Mudrarakshasa

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about the post-Mauryan period:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs of food policy measures and years:

I. TPDS – 1997

II. Antyodaya Anna Yojana – 1965

III. Food Corporation of India – 2000

IV. National Food Security Mission – 1954

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs of India–Nepal agreements and years:

I. Kosi agreement – 1954

II. Gandak agreement – 1959

III. Mahakali Treaty – 1996

IV. India–Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship – 1949

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs of Articles and budget subjects:

I. Article 114 – Appropriation Bill

II. Article 115 – supplementary grants

III. Article 116 – vote on account

IV. Article 265 – Annual Financial Statement

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs of laws and years:

I. Water Act – 1974

II. Air Act – 1981

III. Environment (Protection) Act – 1986

IV. Biological Diversity Act – 2010

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs of names of tropical cyclones and regions:

I. Hurricanes – Atlantic and eastern Pacific

II. Typhoons – western Pacific

III. Willy-willies – north-west Australia

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

For 2026–31, the inflation target under the RBI's monetary policy framework is:

Consider the following pairs of committees or programmes and their focus:

I. Surinder Nath Committee – training

II. Yugandhar Committee – training

III. Hota Committee – mid-career training

IV. Mission Karmayogi – recruitment

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

A Proclamation of President's Rule under Article 356 must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within:

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: None of the 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets was fully met at the global level.

Statement-II: The Kunming–Montreal Framework has 23 targets.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following pairs of agencies and hazards:

I. INCOIS – tsunami warnings

II. National Centre for Seismology – earthquakes

III. DGRE – cyclone warnings

IV. Forest Survey of India – lightning

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs:

I. ARPANET – 1969

II. World Wide Web proposed – 1989

III. Public internet in India – 1995

IV. National Supercomputing Mission – 2015

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

If the labour force participation rate is 60 per cent and the unemployment rate is 5 per cent, the worker population ratio is:

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: "Relief of the disabled and unemployable" is a subject in the Union List.

Statement-II: Article 41 directs the State to provide public assistance in cases of disablement.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements about Centre–State relations:

I. The residuary power of legislation rests with Parliament.

II. The 42nd Amendment moved education and forests to the Concurrent List.

III. A law made under Article 249 continues in force permanently.

IV. A resolution under Article 249 needs the support of two-thirds of the total membership of the Rajya Sabha.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: O negative blood is the universal donor for red cells.

Statement-II: O negative red cells carry neither the A nor the B antigen.

Statement-III: O negative red cells carry no Rh (D) antigen.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following forest types and the annual rainfall they need:

I. Tropical wet evergreen – over 200 cm

II. Tropical moist deciduous – 100 to 200 cm

III. Tropical dry deciduous – 70 to 100 cm

IV. Tropical thorn – under 50 cm

How many of the above are correctly matched?

The reference date of the next Census, for most of India, is:

Consider the following pairs:

I. CBI – Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946

II. CVC – statutory status in 1964

III. NITI Aayog – 1 January 2014

IV. Lokpal Act – in force from 16 January 2013

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

I. The western coastal plain is an example of a submerged coast.

II. The eastern coastal plain is broader than the western coastal plain.

III. The Lakshadweep islands are entirely of volcanic origin.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Arrange the following events of Akbar's reign in chronological order:

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following pairs of India–US exercises and services:

I. Yudh Abhyas – army

II. Vajra Prahar – special forces

III. Cope India – air force

IV. Tiger Triumph – navy only

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Which country adopted the euro in 2026?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The World Health Assembly adopted the WHO Pandemic Agreement in May 2025.

Statement-II: The WHO Pandemic Agreement deals only with vaccine patents.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

According to NFHS-5 (2019–21), the share of children under five years who are underweight is about:

Consider the following statements about citizenship:

I. Article 11 empowers Parliament to regulate citizenship by law.

II. For a person born abroad before 10 December 1992, citizenship by descent came only through the father.

III. An OCI cardholder can vote in Lok Sabha elections.

IV. Deprivation can be ordered against any citizen, including a citizen by birth.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following pairs of lakes and features:

I. Chilika – the largest salt-water lake

II. Kolleru – a freshwater lake between the Godavari and Krishna deltas

III. Pulicat – on the Andhra Pradesh–Tamil Nadu border

IV. Vembanad – Karnataka

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Arrange the following steps in India–US relations in chronological order:

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The correct order of seed classes in seed multiplication is:

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The Model Flood Plain Zoning Bill was circulated to the States in 1975.

Statement-II: Most States have enacted flood-plain zoning laws on that model.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following statements:

I. The National Supercomputing Mission is run by MeitY and DST.

II. PARAM supercomputers are built through C-DAC.

III. India taxes income from virtual digital assets.

IV. An NFT is a token that can be exchanged one-for-one with any other NFT.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The partition of Bengal came into effect on 16 October 1905.

Statement-II: The boycott resolution was passed at the Calcutta Town Hall on 7 August 1905.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Consider the following pairs of skill institutions and years:

I. NSDC – 2008

II. NSQF – 2013

III. NCVET – 2018

IV. MSDE – 2019

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about social legislation and reports:

I. The Special Marriage Act was passed in 1954.

II. The Hindu Marriage Act was passed in 1955.

III. The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in 1961.

IV. The report "Towards Equality" appeared in 1974.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following statements about the early Mughals and the Surs:

I. Babur wrote the Baburnama in Persian.

II. Sher Shah died during the siege of Kalinjar.

III. The Humayun-nama was written by Gulbadan Begum.

IV. Humayun never regained Delhi after his defeat at Kanauj.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Which one of the following is NOT one of the three countries of the "Lithium Triangle"?

Consider the following pairs of judgments and years:

I. M.C. Mehta (oleum gas, absolute liability) – 1986

II. Vellore Citizens' Welfare Forum (precaution and polluter pays) – 1996

III. M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath (public trust) – 1996

IV. Ranjitsinh (right against adverse effects of climate change) – 2024

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements about the Company's constitutional history:

I. The Regulating Act, 1773 made the Governors of Bombay and Madras subordinate to the Governor-General of Bengal.

II. Pitt's India Act, 1784 abolished the Court of Directors.

III. The Charter Act, 1853 first opened Indian trade to all British merchants.

IV. The Act of 1858 gave the Secretary of State a Council of India of fifteen members.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Consider the following pairs of glands and hormones:

I. Pineal – melatonin

II. Thyroid – thyroxine

III. Pancreas – insulin

IV. Adrenal – glucagon

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Which one of the following is capital expenditure of the Union Government?

Consider the following pairs of monuments and places:

I. Atala Masjid – Mandu

II. Adina Masjid – Pandua

III. Sidi Saiyyed mosque – Bijapur

IV. Gol Gumbaz – Golconda

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Arrange the following floods in chronological order:

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements about 1940:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs of historians and their views on early medieval India:

I. R. S. Sharma – the case for Indian feudalism

II. Harbans Mukhia – Indian peasants were serfs

III. B. D. Chattopadhyaya – state formation, not fragmentation

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Under the Viability Gap Funding scheme, for a PPP project in economic infrastructure the Centre can give up to:

Consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

I. The Aspirational Districts Programme began in 2018.

II. The Aspirational Blocks Programme covers 500 blocks.

III. The Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy dates from 2014.

IV. Results-Framework Documents were introduced in 2009.

How many of the above statements are correct?