IAS MOCK TEST - UPSC MCQ

An estuary is a channel that has the sea at one end and a river at the other.
Which of the following statements is not true in context of estuaries?

Which of the following statements is not correct in the context of anti-oxidants and free radicals?

Marshall Plan was meant for

As per the Indian fiscal scenario during last decade, arrange the following deficits in their increasing order?
1. Fiscal Deficit
2. Revenue Deficit
3. Primary Deficit

India has decided to enhance transparency of its nuclear infrastructure by ratifying an Additional Protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).Which of the following statements are correct in context of the above development?

1. This will pave the way large imports of nuclear technology, boosting power generation and other civilian purposes.
2. Additional Protocol will cover only those facilities which are monitored by the IAEA, and will have no bearing on the non-safeguarded facilities which are used for building weapons.
3. IAEA also known as the "Atoms for Peace" organization within UN, was set up in 1957 to promote the safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.  

Endogenous technological change is not caused by

Which of the following are the differences between the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles?
1. Fundamental Rights are negative injunctions, while the Directive Principles are positive instruction to the government
2. Fundamental Rights are justiciable while the Directive Principles of State Policy are non-justiciable
3. Fundamental Rights enjoy constitutional basis while the Directive Principles are based on conventions
4. In case of a conflict between Fundamental Rights & most Directive Principles the former get precedence.

Which of the following is not correct about the micro, small and medium enterprises in India ?
1. It covers both registered and informal sectors.
2. Its classification criteria is investment in plant and machinery.
3. The fourth Census of the MSMEs is for the year 2009-10.
4. According to the fourth Census of MSME, total registered MSME sector comprised 67.1 percent manufacturing units white 32.9 percent were service enterprises.

Identify the animal on the basis of the following characteristics
1. Endemic to temperate forests of the Himalayas
2. Omnivorous
3. Habitat is Sikkim, Assam and Northern Arunachal Pradesh
4. The main threat habitat loss,fragmentation, poaching and inbreeding depression

Which of the following statements are correct in the context of Biodiversity Hot Spot?
1. The concept was put forth by Norman Myers in 1988
2. To be qualified as Biodiversity Hot Spot, it must contain atleast 1,500 species of vascular plants and loss of atleast 70% of original habitat
3. Over 50% of world’s plant species and 42% of all terrestrial vertebrate species are endemic to 34 biodiversity hot spots

Arrange the chronological order of the beginning of the following environmental movements :
1. Narmada Bachao Andolan
2. Navadhanya Movement
3. Chipko Movement
4. Silent Valley Movement

Indicate the correct chronological sequence of the following monuments in order of their construction.
1. Humayun tomb
2. Moti mosque
3. Din Panah
4. Red Fort, Delhi

With which of the following part of the World Trade Organisation, the term Reverse Consensus is specifically related?

Arrange the following treaties in the context of European Union in chronological Order
1. Lisbon Treaty
2. Treaty of Paris
3. Treaty of Rome
4. Maastricht Treaty

Which of the following is basic term used for the Optional Money?

Which of the following is the correct order?

Consider the following statements are true in the context of Brahmos Missile.
Which of the following are true?
1. BRAHMOS is a two-stage missile with a liquid propellant booster engine as its first stage
2. It operates on ‘Fire and Forget Principle’, adopting varieties of flights on its way to the target.
3. High radar signature
4. Stealth technology and guidance system with advanced embedded software

Which of the following statements are true in the context of Ground Level Ozone?
1. It is formed through a complex reaction involving hydrocarbons, Nitrogen Oxides, and sunlight
2. This Ozone is formed when pollutants released from gasoline, diesel powered vehicles and oil based solvents react with heat and sunlight
3. While the ozone in the stratosphere protect earth from harmful UV radiation, ozone on ground is also good for human health

Which of the following statements are true in the context of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) threatened species in India?
1. India has added 15 more species to the “Red List” in 2014
2. India had 988 threatened species on the list, which lists critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable species.
3. India has climbed down by one position to now seventh position for number of species in Red List
4. In a related development, World Bank mapping of endangered mammals shows India as having the fourth largest number of threatened species in the world, 31 of them endemic to the region

The greatest share of fisheries comes from

Which of the following groups is produced by erosion?

Which of the following set of nations are the world’s largest producers of oil and natural gas hydrocarbons in the increasing order for the year 2014?

Public Accounts Committee has the following Members.

When a mixture of Azospirillum,Azotobacter and Vibrio was applied to rhizosphere, fixation of atmospheric nitrogen was increased. It was due to activity of

With reference to SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012,there are three categories of Alternative
Investment Funds (AIFs) depending upon their impact on the economy.Match List I with List II.
List I                         List II
(Category)              (Examples)
1. AIF I                    A. Angel investors, VCFs
2. AIF II                   B. PE Funds, Debt Funds
3. AIF III                  C. Hedge funds

Which of the following nations have not been assigned the market economy status by India?

Xenobiotic substances are transferred from food to an organism resulting in higher concentrations compared with the source.This process continues across the food chain.It is called as