🧠 Daily UPSC Mock Test – 16 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. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched by:
Answer: B. NASA + ESA + CSA
Webb telescope launched in 2021, most advanced space observatory.
#2. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) was enacted in:
Answer: C. 2016
IBC was introduced in 2016 for faster resolution of stressed assets.
#3. Which is NOT a gene-editing technology?
Answer: D. PCR
PCR amplifies DNA, not edits it.
Fly ash from thermal power plants can be used in:
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Cement industry
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Road construction
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Agriculture
#4. Select the correct option:
Answer: D. 1, 2 and 3
Fly ash is multipurpose: cement, roads, and soil conditioning.
#5. The term ‘Secular’ was added to the Preamble of India by:
Answer: B. 42nd Amendment
The 42nd Amendment Act (1976) inserted Secular and Socialist into the Preamble.
#6. The concept of judicial review in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from:
Answer: A. USA
U.S. Constitution inspired India’s provision of judicial review.
#7. The term ‘Twin Balance Sheet Problem’ refers to:
Answer: A. Bad loans of banks and over-leveraged corporates
Both corporates and banks were financially stressed, creating a “twin” crisis.
#8. Ramsar Convention (1971) is related to:
Answer: B. Wetlands conservation
Ramsar Convention = global treaty for wetlands.
#9. The Charter Act of 1813 is significant because it:
Answer: A. Ended monopoly (except tea & China trade)
Opened Indian trade to private merchants.
#10. Theme of India’s G20 Presidency (2023) was:
Answer: A. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth, One Family, One Future
Highlighted global unity and sustainability.
#11. In India, Minimum Support Price (MSP) is declared by:
Answer: C. CACP and approved by Cabinet
CACP recommends, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves.
#12. The slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it” was given by:
Answer: A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Tilak popularized this slogan, strengthening the nationalist movement.
#13. The Quit India Movement was launched in:
Answer: C. 1942
Gandhi gave “Do or Die” call in August 1942.
#14. The 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 added which languages to the Eighth Schedule?
Answer: D. All of the above
Bodo, Maithili, Santhali, and Dogri were added to the Eighth Schedule.
#15. The Ryotwari System of land revenue was introduced by:
Answer: B. Sir Thomas Munro
Ryotwari was implemented in Madras and Bombay Presidencies.
#16. PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (2024) aims to provide:
Answer: B. Rooftop solar power
Households to install rooftop solar panels for free electricity.
#17. Which of the following is NOT a Biosphere Reserve in India?
Answer: D. Gir
Gir is a National Park, not a Biosphere Reserve.
#18. Which of the following is NOT a part of India’s Forex reserves?
Answer: C. Forward Contracts with IMF
Forex reserves = FCA + Gold + SDR + IMF Reserve Position.
#19. Which provision of the Indian Constitution reflects its quasi-federal nature?
Answer: D. Division of Powers
Division of powers between Union and States makes India federal, but with a strong center (quasi-federal).
#20. ‘Quantum Supremacy’ means:
Answer: B. Quantum computers outperform classical supercomputers
Google achieved a milestone in 2019 claiming quantum supremacy.