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Mission UPSC Prelims - 2018(India year book; Economic Survey, PIB; Agenda of Niti Ayog)

By Dr. Milind Mohite Test : 6

Time Allowed : Two Hours Date : 25-04-2018 Maximum Marks : 200

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1. Srilanka is separated from India by

1. Palk strait 2. Gulf of mannar

3. Kaveri delta 4. Arabian sea

a) 1 and 2 only b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 only d) All

2. Match the correct one :

Passes Location

1. Shipki La Satluj valley

2. Jelep La Chamba valley

3. Nathu La Chumbi valley

a) Only 3 b) 1 and 3 both

c) only 1 d) all are correct

3. If you travel across India, which of the following place/region is of relative stability and

occasional seismic disturbance?

a) Sri nagar b) Bhuj

c) Madhubani d) Bengaluru

4. Which of the following are the principal tributaries of Brahmaputra in India

1. Manas 2. Jia Bhareli

3. Teesta 4. Pagladiya

5. Subansiri

a) All b) 1 and 5 only

c) 1, 2, 5 only d) 1, 2, 4, 5 only

5. National calendar based on the saka era was adopted in India from

a) March 22, 1957 b) Jan 01, 1950

c) Jan 26, 1950 d) March 22, 1954

6. Regarding National Anthem which statement/s is/are correct?

1. Composed originally in Bangla

2. It was adopted in its Hindi version by constituent Assembly as National Anthem.

3. First sung on Dec 27, 1911 at Calcutta session of INC

a) 1 and 2 only b) Only 1

c) 1 and 3 only d) All are correct

7. “Jalayagnam” programme to provide immediate irrigation to water starved areas has been

started by

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Gujrat

c) Bihar d) Madhya Pradesh


8. Which of the following correctly matched?

State Tourism motto

1. Karnataka “One state many worlds”

2. Kerala “God‟s own country”

3. Chattisgarh “Full of surprises”

4. Meghalaya “Half way to Heaven”

5. Sikkim “99% fun and 1% land”

a) 1, 2, 3, 4 only b) 2, 3, 4, 5 only

c) All are correct d) 2, 4, 5 only

9. Which of the following is known as a “Land of Red River and Blue Hills”

a) Jharkhand b) Uttarakhand

c) Rajasthan d) Assam

10. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

“Tourist Centres” “State”

1. Araku Valley Andhra Pradesh

2. Ketti Valley Tamil Nadu

3. Lahaul Valley Jammu and Kashmir

4. Betaab Valley Himachal Pradesh

a) 1, 3 and 4 only b) 1 and 2 only

c) 3 and 4 only d) 2, 3 and 4 only

11. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

“Festival” “Related Tribe”

a) Solung Adis

b) Lossar Monpas

c) Dree Hill Miris

d) Nyokum Nyishis

12. Colva, calangute, Baga and Anjuna are some of the famous beaches from

a) Tamil Nadu b) Puduchery

c) Goa d) Kerala

13. “Pitcher Plant” the insect-eating plants of botanical wonder will found naturally at which of

the following place?

a) Aravali range b) Cardamom hills

c) Jaintia Hills d) Great Himalaya National Park

14. Which of the following is not matched correctly?

“Festival” “Time period in year”

a) Pooram April-May

b) Hornbill festival 1st week of November

c) Navratri September - October

d) Gangaur March – April


15. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding National Song?

1. It was composed in Bengali by Bankimchandra Chatterji

2. 1896, Allahabad INC session was first political occasion when it was sung.

3. It has an equal status with National Anthem

a) All are correct b) Only 1

c) Only 3 d) Only 2 and 3

16. Which state became the first state in the country to launch diabetic registry?

a) Kerala b) Maharashtra

c) Meghalaya d) Goa

17. Arrange the following species according to their natural habitat from South to North

1. Snow leopard 2. Nilgiri Tahr

3. Salt water crocodile 4. Barasingha

a) 2-4-3-1 b) 3-2-4-1

c) 2-3-4-1 d) 3-4-2-1

18. To create an enabling atmosphere for people to live a happy and blissful life which state

started “Department of Happiness” for the first time in India?

a) Sikkim b) Meghalaya

c) Madhya Pradesh d) Kerala


“Festival” “State”

a) Lai Haraoba Manipur

b) Chapchar kut Mizoram

c) Hornbill Festival Arunachal Pradesh

d) Kherai Puja Assam

20. Chhattisgarh is bounded by which of the following state/states?

1. Jharkhand 2. Uttar Pradesh

3. Telangana 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Maharashtra

a) 1, 3, 5 only b) 1, 2, 3, 5 only

c) 2, 3, 4, 5 only d) All the above

21. In the history of Kashmir, who among the following ruled over Kashmir Valley?

1. Lalitaditya 2. Kanishka

3. Zain-ul-Abedin 4. Raja Gulab Singh

a) 2, 3, 4 only b) 1, 2, 3 only

c) 2 and 3 only d) all the above

22. If you want to see critically endangered “Pigmy Hog” in its natural habitat, which of the

following place you should visit?

a) Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

b) Namdapha National Park

c) Balphakram National Park

d) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve


23. “Mitakshara” the famous work by Vijnaneshwara is related to?

a) Calligraphy b) Law

c) Grammer d) Music

24. The colossal rock cut image of Sri Gomateshwara is situated at?

a) Girnar Hills b) Shravanbelagola

c) Parashath Hills d) Mount Abu

25. “Chyawanprash” an ancient dietary supplement which finds mention in charaka samhita was

first prepared at which of the following place?

a) Dronagiri Hills b) Kummaon Hills

c) Aravali Hills d) Satpura Hills

26. “Olive Ridley Sea Turtles” protected under schedule I of Indian wildlife (protection) Act,

1972 will be found at which of the following place?

a) Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary

b) Rushikulya River Mouth

c) Sundarban National Park

d) Gulf of Mannar

27. “Hope Island” a relatively young island formed in the 18th

century from the sediment outflow

carried by which of the following river?

a) Godavari b) Koringa

c) Penna River d) Kaveri River


“National Park” “Famous For”

a) Dachigam National Park Snow leopard

b) Pobitora wildlife sanctuary One-horned rhinoceros

c) Tal chhapar Sanctuary Blackbuck

d) Gir National Park Asiatic Lion


“Temple” “Place”

a) Sas Bahu Temple Gwalior

b) Vitthala Temple Hampi

c) Shore Temple Mahabalipuram

d) Lingaraja Temple Konark


“Festival” “Religion”

a) Ashtanika Buddhist

b) Papeti Parsi

c) Lohri Sikh

d) Navaratri Hindu


31. „Bathukamma‟, „Bonalu‟ and „Samakka Saarakka Jaathara‟ These are some of the festivals

celebrated in which of the following state?

a) Jharkhand b) Chattisagarh

c) Telangana d) Rajasthan

32. Identify the state

1. Located in the foothills of Himalayas

2. It has international boundries with China and Nepal

3. World famous Kumbha Mela is held here at every twelfth year.

a) Himachal Pradesh b) Sikkim

c) Uttar Pradesh d) Uttarakhand

33. “Kayals” a distinguishing geographical feature will be found at which of the following place?

a) Malabar Coast b) Coromandal Coast

c) Gujrat Coast d) Kakinada Coast

34. “Barren Island” the only active volcano in India is situated at?

a) Lakshadweep island b) Nicobar island

c) Hope island d) Andaman island

35. Which of the following is part of Peninsular Plateau?

1. Palamau Plateau 2. Karbi Anglong Hills

3. Malwa Plateau 4. Meghalaya Plateau

a) 1 and 3 only b) 1, 3, 4 only

c) All d) 2, 3, 4 only

36. Which of the following is known as “Molassis Basin”

a) Nagaland b) Tripura

c) Manipur d) Mizoram

37. Where do you find “Bugyals” in India?

a) Western Himalayas b) Aravali

c) Nilgiri Hills d) Vindhyan range

38. The famous „Karewa‟ formation is feature of?

a) Darjiling Himalayas b) Kashmir Himalayas

c) Himachal Himalayas d) Arunachal Himalayas

39. If you are on Sabarimala Pilgrimage, then which of the following place you will pass through?

a) Eravikulam National Park

b) Periyar Tiger Reserve

c) Silent Valley National Park

d) Mudumalai National Park


40. The world famous “Goecha La Trek” to view Himalayan beauty passes through?

a) Kanchenjunga National Park

b) Valley of flower National Park

c) Great Himalayan National Park

d) Hemis National Park

41. Which of the following place you will find maximum difference in day and night

temperature?

a) Kozhikode b) Shillong

c) Jaisalmer d) Tawang

42. Which of the following place you will find Tropical Evergreen Forests?

a) Western Himalaya b) Satpura

c) Western Ghat d) Aravali

43. “Chholiya” a marshal dance famous for artistic sword belongs to?

a) Uttarakhand b) Jharkhand

c) Chhatisgarh d) Rajasthan

44. “Puda Nach” a famous puppet Dance is from

a) Odisha b) Rajasthan

c) Assam d) Kerala

45. Where do you find parkland landscope in India?

a) Mantane forest

b) Higher rainfall region of dry deciduous forests

c) Moist deciduous forests

d) Tropical Thorn forests

46. Which of the following is wrongly matched?

“Lake” “State”

a) Loktak Manipur

b) TSO moriri Himachal Pradesh

c) Pulicut Andhra Pradesh

d) Ashtamudi Kerala

47. Where do you find Rosewood, Shisham, Mahogany in its natural habitat?

a) Orrisa b) Andaman and Nicobar Island

c) Montone forests Kerala d) Satpura range

48. Which of the following is correctly matched?

“Wetland” “State”

a) Kanjli Himachal Pradesh

b) Pong dam Uttarakhand

c) Loktak Nagaland

d) Pichola Rajasthan


49. “Pithora” a highly ritualistic tribal painting is from?

a) Maharashtra b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Gurjat d) Rajasthan

50. Which of the following are correctly matched?

Theatre State

1. Ankianat Assam

2. Tamasha Maharashtra

3. Bhavai Haryana

4. Nautanki Bihar

a) 1 and 2 only b) 1, 2, 3 only

c) 1, 3, 4 only d) All are correct

51. Consider the following pairs?

Traditions Communities

1. Bali Jatra Koraput

2. Bohaggiya Bishu Deori

3. Baneshwar fair Bhil

a) 2 only b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only d) 1, 2, 3

52. At a place in India, the water percolating from the roof of the cave containing calcium bi-

carbonate and other minerals form mounds on the cave ground called “Stalagmites” and

spear like structure hanging from the roof called “stalagcites”. This unique phenomenon is

seen at :

a) Borra Caves b) Bagh Caves

c) Ajanta Caves d) Ellora Caves

53. If you travel throughout the India, what is the maximum number of states and Union

Territories that share neither international border nor lie on the coast?

a) 6 b) 7

c) 8 d) 9

54. In which of the following all three i.e. the Asiatic elephant, Swamp deer and Asiatic water

Buffalo are found together?

a) Kaziranga National Park

b) Anamudi Shola National Park

c) Bhitarkanika National Park

d) Dachigam National Park

55. If you want to see “Indian wild Ass” in its natural habitat, which one of the following is the

best place to visit?

a) Rann of kutch b) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

c) Gulf of Mannar d) Sundarbans


56. Consider the following statement :

1. The national highway running parallel to Pakistan border is NH-5

2. NH-15 runs along the eastern coast of India.

3. NH-17 runs along the western coast of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only b) 1, 2 and c

c) 3 only d) 2 and 3 only

57. Consider the following statement with respect to chillai kalan :

1. It is a period of forty extremely cold days starting later half of December in Kashmir Valley.

2. „Harissa‟ a special sizzling breakfast mutton dish during the period.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only b) b only

c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2

58. Consider the following:

1. Pashmina

2. Kangra Paintings

3. Madhubani Paintings

4. Agra Petha

Which of the above items have been provided GI status?

a) 1, 2 and 3 only b) 2, 3, 4 only

c) 1, 3 and 4 only d) 1 and 4 only

59. Which of the following is not identified as “biodiversity hotspots” in India?

a) Western Ghats b) Eastern Himalayas

c) Assam and Andaman d) Nicobar island

60. A flagship species the Lion tailed macaque will found naturally in?

a) Eastern Himalaya b) Western Ghat

c) Garo Hills d) Maikal Range

61. On the occasion of World Wetland Day one of the NGO named Dhruvansh Introduced

biggest floating island of India at?

a) Loktak Lake b) Chilika Lake

c) Wular Lake d) Neknampur Lake

62. List the following physiographic features from South to North.

a) Doddabetta peak → Theni hills → saddle peak → baster platuea → Parasnath Hills → Tarai

Region → Shivalik Hills

b) Saddle Peak → Doddabetta → Theni Hills → Parasnath Hills → Bastar Platuea → Shivalik

Hills → Tarai Region

c) Theni Hills → Doddabetta → saddle Peak → Bastar platuea → Parasnath Hills → Tarai region

→ Shivalik Hills

d) Saddle peak → Theni Hills → Doddabetta → Parasnath Hills → Bastar Platuea → Tarai region

→ Shivalik Hills


63. Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Yamuna?

1. Chambal 2. Son

3. Tons

a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3

64. List the following physiographic features from West to East.

a) Maikal Range → Bhedaghat Water Fall → Sagar Island → Nal Sarovar bird sanctuary →

Dampa Tiger reserve

b) Nalsarovar Bird sanctuary → Bhedaghat water fall → Maikal Range → Sagar Island → Dampa

Tiger Reserve

c) Sagar Island → Dampa Tiger Reserve → Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary → Bhedaghat water fall

→ Maikal Range

d) Bhedaghat Water fall → Maikal Range → Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary → Sagar Island →

Dampa Tiger reserve

65. Where do you find characteristic “Shola” forests in India?

a) Satpura Range b) Eastern Ghat

c) Nilgiri Range d) Aravali Hills

66. Mahadayi River water dispute is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following Indian

states are involved in the Mahadayi River water dispute?

1. Goa 2. Karnataka

3. Maharashtra 4. Kerala

a) 1 and 4 only b) 1, 2 and 3 only

c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

67. If you want to see Gengetic Dolphins in their natural Habitat, which one of the following is

the best place to visit?

a) Vikramshila sanctuary b) Ramadevarbetta sanctuary

c) Devaliya sanctuary d) Kumarakom sanctuary

68. „Rajatarangini‟ a legendary and historical chronicle describes which part of country?

a) North-East India b) Kashmir

c) Malabar Region d) Mewar Region

69. What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in India as one proceeds

from North to South?

1. Kurnool 2. Koraput

3. Kanchipuram 4. Kozhikade

Select correct answer using the code given below :

a) 2-3-1-4 b) 1-2-3-4

c) 2-1-3-4 d) 2-4-1-3


70. Tripura borders with which of the following state/states?

1. Meghalaya 2. Mizoram

3. Assam 4. Manipur

a) 1 and 2 b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 2 and 3 d) 2, 3 and 4

71. Identify the state

1. It is abode of endangered Kaiser-i-hind, yellow Gorgon and Bhutan Glory butterflies.

2. Red Panda is state animal

3. Lepchas are considered to be the earliest inhabitants.

a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Sikkim

c) Uttarakhand d) Meghalaya

72. Starting with east and moving towards the west, which of the following is correct sequence of

wetlands in India?

a) Deepar Beel → Loktak lake → Bhoj wetland → Harike wetland

b) Harike → Deepor Beel → Loktak lake → Bhoj wetland

c) Loktak lake → Bhoj wetland → Deepar Bed → Harike wetland

d) Loktak lake → Deepor Beel → Bhoj Wetland → Harike wetland


„State‟ „State Animal‟

a) Jharkhand Indian bison/gaur

b) Himachal Pradesh Snow leapard

c) Uttarakhand Musk dear

d) West Bengal Fishing cat

74. Which of the following is not salt water lake in India?

a) Lonar lake b) Pangong TSO

c) Pulikat lake d) Wular lake

75. „Shikaras‟ a characteristic boat ride you will get at which of the following place?

a) Dal lake b) Vembanad lake

c) Sukhna lake d) Loktak lake

76. Keeping the Map of India in mind, which of the following cricket grounds will satisfy the

given conditions.

P. It must be below tropic of cancer

Q. It must be west to 82030‟ longitude

1. Sawai Mansingh stadium

2. Captain Roop Singh stadium

3. M. A. Chidambaram stadium

4. Green Park stadium

5. M. Chinaswamy stadium

6. Barabati stadium

a) 2, 3, 5 and 6 only b) 3 and 5 only

c) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 only d) 3, 4, 5 and 6 only


77. Where will you find Asiatic Lion in its natural Habitat?

a) Bandhavgarh National Park

b) Gir National Park

c) Todoba National Park

d) Jim Corbett National Park

78. Which of the following place in India you will find four Big cat species : snow leopard,

clouded leopard, leopard, tiger.

a) Kanchenjunga National Park

b) Valley of flower National Park

c) Namdapha National Park

d) Nokrek National Park

79. Endangered „Sangai‟ is state animal of which state?

a) Nagaland b) Manipur

c) Tripura d) Mizoram

80. Which National Park is not the part of biodiversity hot spot?

a) Namdapha National Park

b) Silent Valley National Park

c) Manas National Park

d) Periyar National Park


Mission UPSC Prelims – 2018

Test 6 (Answer Key) (25-04-18)

1-a 11-c 21-d 31-c 41-c 51-d 61-d 71-b

2-b 12-c 22-a 32-d 42-c 52-a 62-c 72-d

3-d 13-c 23-b 33-a 43-a 53-b 63-c 73-a

4-d 14-b 24-b 34-b 44-c 54-c 64-b 74-d

5-a 15-c 25-c 35-c 45-b 55-a 65-c 75-a

6-d 16-d 26-b 36-d 46-b 56-c 66-b 76-b

7-a 17-c 27-b 37-a 47-b 57-c 67-a 77-b

8-a 18-c 28-a 38-b 48-d 58-a 68-b 78-c

9-d 19-c 29-d 39-b 49-c 59-c 69-c 79-b

10-b 20-d 30-a 40-a 50-a 60-b 70-c 80-c

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