🧠 Daily UPSC Mock Test – 17 august 2025
Welcome aspirants! This is your Daily Practice Quiz consisting of 20 high-quality questions to strengthen your UPSC Prelims preparation.
- 📘 Subjects: Polity, Economy, History, Environment, S&T, Current Affairs
- ⏱️ Time Limit: 30 Minutes
- 📝 Difficulty Level: Difficult
💡 Tip: Read all options carefully, eliminate smartly, and revise your mistakes from the explanations.
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#1. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Right under Part III of the Constitution?
Answer: B. Right to Property
Right to Property was removed from FRs by the 44th Amendment (1978).
#2. Which of the following is the largest source of revenue for the Union Government?
Answer: C. GST
In recent years, GST has become the single largest revenue source.
#3. The term “Blockchain Technology” is primarily associated with:
Answer: B. Cryptocurrencies
Blockchain is a distributed ledger used in Bitcoin & other cryptocurrencies.
#4. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
Answer: C. Chandragupta Maurya
With the help of Chanakya, he founded Mauryan Empire in 321 BCE.
#5. Who founded the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in 1920?
Answer: C. Lala Lajpat Rai
AITUC was established to organize Indian workers’ movements.
#6. Which body publishes the “Index of Industrial Production (IIP)” in India?
Answer: B. CSO (now NSO)
IIP is compiled monthly by NSO under Ministry of Statistics.
#7. Which of the following taxes is NOT shared between Centre and States?
Answer: A. Corporation Tax
Corporation Tax is entirely collected and retained by the Centre.
#8. Which of the following is NOT a constitutional body?
Answer: C. NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog was created by executive resolution, not constitutional provision.
#9. The ‘Chipko Movement’ is associated with:
Answer: B. Conservation of forests
Chipko (1970s, Uttarakhand) was a forest conservation movement.
#10. Which of the following Articles deals with the abolition of Untouchability?
Answer: C. Article 17
Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice.
#11. The procedure for amendment of the Constitution is borrowed from:
Answer: D. Canada
India adopted a “flexible + rigid” amendment procedure like Canada.
#12. Which of the following is an endemic species of India?
Answer: A. Asiatic Lion
Found only in Gir National Park, Gujarat.
#13. The ‘Permanent Settlement’ system of land revenue was introduced by:
Answer: B. Lord Cornwallis
Permanent Settlement (1793) fixed land revenue permanently in Bengal.
#14. Which of the following statements about Mangroves is correct?
Answer: B. Saline coastal habitats
Mangroves thrive in brackish water of coastal intertidal zones.
#15. Disguised unemployment is most commonly found in:
Answer: A. Agriculture
In Indian agriculture, more workers are engaged than required → low productivity.
#16. Which of the following is India’s first interplanetary mission?
Answer: B. Mangalyaan
Launched in 2013, India’s first mission to Mars.
#17. The term ‘Stagflation’ refers to:
Answer: B. Low growth + high unemployment + inflation
👉 Combination of stagnation + inflation = stagflation.
#18. The first Lok Sabha elections were held in:
Answer: C. 1951-52
First general elections were held in 1951–52, first Lok Sabha formed in April 1952.
#19. Who among the following was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Answer: A. Annie Besant (1917)
Theosophist Annie Besant became INC’s first woman President.
#20. The ‘PM Vishwakarma Yojana’ launched in 2023 primarily supports:
Answer: C. Traditional artisans and craftsmen
The scheme provides loans, training, and support to artisans like carpenters, weavers, goldsmiths, etc.