IAS Prelims Mock-Test 2020 – Set 16, 10 September

To clear the UPSC CSE 2020 exam, aspirants must be very strong in their fundamentals along with the current affairs. Adda247 has taken an important step to help all CSE aspirants by providing them daily quizzes on App. Now aspirants will get free quizzes to practice along with analysis of The Hindu, PIB, etc.

1. Recent in news, consider the following statements regarding Mango Software.
1. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) obstructed the use of Real Mango software.
2. Real Mango software is illegal notorious software developed for booking Tatkal ticket over the IRCTC website.
3. This illegal and commonly banned software makes the complete process of Indian Rail ticket booking at a fly speed.
Which of the following statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2. In context to the religious history of medieval India, which of the following practices the Sufi mystics were known to pursue?
1. In a lonely place, severe ascetic exercises.
2. Meditation and control of breath
3. Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience
Choose the correct option:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

IAS Prelims Mock-Test 2020 – Set 15, 9 September
3. Consider the following statements about Attorney General of India.
1. Article 76 of the Constitution provides for the office of AG of India
2. Has the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament.
3. Holds office during the pleasure of the President (may be removed by the President at any time).
Which of the following statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4. Recently seen in news Okjokull glacier. Where is it located?
(a) Greenland
(b) Iceland
(c) Ireland
(d) None of the above

IAS Prelims Mock-Test 2020 – Set 14, 8 September
5. Consider the following statements regarding the Public Accounts Committee.
1. It examines appropriation accounts and financial accounts of the central government which is laid before Lok Sabha.
2. It examines the accounts of State corporations, Trading concerns and, Manufacturing projects.
3. Any recommendation that the committee makes is only advisory in nature. They can be ignored by the ministries.
Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
6. For which of the following purposes Hyperspectral imaging can be useful?
1. For finding oil fields
2. For monitoring the health of a crop
3. In the diagnosis of retinopathy.
4. From the processed food removing defects and foreign material.
Choose the correct option:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

IAS Prelims Mock-Test 2020 – Set 13, 7 September
7. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about ‘Hope Spots’?
1. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Mission Blue named Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep islands as the “hope spots”.
2. A hope spot is an area of an ocean that needs special protection because of its wildlife and significant underwater habitats.
3. Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep islands are the first places in India to have been added in the list of global ‘hope spots’.
Choose the correct option:
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
8. What was the demand of the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal?
(a) The uprooting of the Zamindari system and the end of serfdom.
(b) The reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third.
(c) The grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land.
(d) Writing about all peasant debts.
9. Consider the following:
1. Annie Besant was responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement.
2. Annie Besant founded the Theosophical Society.
3. Annie Besant once became the President of Indian National Congress.
Which of the following given above statement(s) is/are correct?
a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
10. Which of the following select the Chairmen of public sector banks?
(a) Union Ministry of Finance
(b) Banks Board Bureau
(c) Reserve Bank of India
(d) Management of concerned Bank
Ans: 1(d), 2(d), 3(d), 4(b), 5(d), 6(d), 7(d), 8(b), 9(c), 10(a)