Daily Mock Test – 18 August 2025 – Mumkin Hai IAS Coaching

🧠 Daily UPSC Mock Test – 18 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. ‘Crowding out effect’ in economics refers to:

A) Private investment reduced due to higher government borrowing

B) Inflation caused by excessive money supply

C) Depreciation of currency due to high imports

D) Fall in exports due to global slowdown

Answer: A. Private investment reduced due to higher govt borrowing
👉 Govt borrowing → higher interest rates → less private investment.

Sulphur dioxide
Nitrogen oxides
Carbon monoxide

#2. Options:

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A. 1 and 2 only
👉 SO₂ NOx react with water → acid rain.

#3. Who among the following first used the word ‘Swaraj’ in the context of Indian freedom?

A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B) Dadabhai Naoroji

C) Swami Vivekananda

D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: B. Dadabhai Naoroji
👉 In 1906 Calcutta Session (INC), he demanded Swaraj.

#4. In computing, ‘Blockchain’ ensures security primarily through:

A) End-to-end encryption

B) Decentralization and immutability of records

C) Artificial Intelligence

D) High speed data compression

Answer: B. Decentralization & immutability
👉 Core strength of blockchain.

#5. ‘Liquidity trap’ refers to:

A) When interest rates are very high and savings fall

B) When monetary policy fails as people hoard cash even at low rates

C) When fiscal deficit is higher than monetary deficit

D) When currency appreciates due to capital inflows

Answer: B. People hoard cash even at low interest rates
👉 Keynesian concept: monetary policy ineffective.

Private consumption expenditure
Net factor income from abroad
Government expenditure
Net exports

#6. Options:

A) 1, 2 and 3 only

B) 1, 3 and 4 only

C) 1, 2, 3 and 4

D) 2 and 4 only

Answer: B. 1, 3 and 4 only
👉 GDP = C I G (X – M). NFIA is included in GNP, not GDP.

#7. With reference to Bhakti Movement, who preached ‘Nirguna Bhakti’ (formless God)?

A) Mirabai

B) Kabir

C) Tulsidas

D) Surdas

Answer: B. Kabir
👉 Kabir emphasized devotion to a formless, nirguna God.

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

69th Amendment – Creation of National Capital Territory of Delhi
73rd Amendment – Panchayati Raj Institutions
74th Amendment – Cooperative Societies

#8. Options:

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A. 1 and 2 only
74th = Urban Local Bodies, not cooperatives (97th was for cooperatives).

#9. Which of the following nations recently joined BRICS (2024 expansion)?

A) Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, Egypt, Ethiopia, Argentina

B) Japan, Germany, Indonesia, Turkey, Nigeria, Vietnam

C) Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar

D) Canada, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Brazil

Answer: A. Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, Egypt, Ethiopia, Argentina
👉 BRICS expanded from 5 to 11 members in 2024.

#10. ‘PM Gati Shakti Yojana’ primarily aims to:

A) Improve healthcare accessibility

B) Boost agricultural productivity

C) Integrate multi-modal infrastructure planning

D) Promote digital education

Answer: C. Multi-modal infrastructure
👉 Gati Shakti = Unified master plan for infra connectivity.

#11. Which of the following statements is correct regarding FRBM Act (2003)?

A) It mandates fiscal deficit to be reduced to 2% of GDP

B) It aims at ensuring intergenerational equity in fiscal management

C) It allows RBI to participate in primary market of govt securities

D) It sets absolute limit on public debt

Answer: B. Ensuring intergenerational equity
👉 FRBM’s main goal is fiscal discipline & intergenerational equity.

#12. The concept of ‘Due Process of Law’ is absent in Indian Constitution but it is ensured through:

A) Fundamental Rights under Article 21

B) Directive Principles

C) Judicial Activism

D) Basic Structure Doctrine

Answer: A. Fundamental Rights under Article 21
Though ‘due process’ isn’t written, SC has read it into Article 21.

#13. CRISPR-Cas9 technology is associated with:

A) Gene Editing

B) Artificial Intelligence

C) Quantum Communication

D) Space Propulsion

Answer: A. Gene Editing
👉 CRISPR is a precise DNA editing tool.

Kyoto Protocol – Carbon trading
Montreal Protocol – Ozone layer protection
Basel Convention – Transboundary movement of hazardous wastes

#14. Which are correctly matched?

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1, 2 and 3

D) 1 and 3 only

Answer: C. 1, 2 and 3
👉 All three correctly matched.

#15. Which Governor-General is associated with ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

A) Warren Hastings

B) Lord Dalhousie

C) Lord Wellesley

D) Lord Cornwallis

Answer: B. Lord Dalhousie
👉 Annexed states where ruler died without male heir.

#16. In which case did the Supreme Court lay down that Parliament cannot destroy the ‘Basic Structure’ of the Constitution?

A) Golaknath v. State of Punjab

B) Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala

C) Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain

D) Minerva Mills v. Union of India

Answer: B. Kesavananda Bharati (1973)
Landmark case establishing ‘basic structure doctrine’.

#17. Which of the following provisions reflects the unitary features of the Indian Constitution?

A) Independent Judiciary

B) Single Citizenship

C) Division of Powers

D) Rigid Constitution

Answer: B. Single Citizenship
Single citizenship (like UK) is a unitary feature, unlike USA’s dual citizenship.

#18. The Ilbert Bill controversy (1883) was related to:

A) Indian judges trying European criminals

B) Racial discrimination in army recruitment

C) Press restrictions on Indian newspapers

D) Ban on Indian representation in Legislative Councils

Answer: A. Indian judges trying European criminals
It created uproar among Europeans in India.

#19. Which of the following is true about 5G technology?

A) Uses only higher frequency bands above 60 GHz

B) Has ultra-low latency and supports IoT devices

C) Provides higher call quality but not higher data speed

D) Requires satellites for functioning

Answer: B. Ultra-low latency, supports IoT
👉 5G designed for IoT, AR/VR, smart tech.

#20. The term ‘Ecological Footprint’ measures:

A) Forest cover destroyed by humans

B) Amount of land & resources needed to sustain lifestyle

C) Carbon dioxide released in industries

D) Biodiversity loss in hotspots

Answer: B. Land & resources needed for lifestyle
👉 Used to assess sustainability.

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#1. ‘Crowding out effect’ in economics refers to:

Which of the following pollutants cause acid rain?

Sulphur dioxide

Nitrogen oxides

Carbon monoxide

#2. Options:

#3. Who among the following first used the word ‘Swaraj’ in the context of Indian freedom?

#4. In computing, ‘Blockchain’ ensures security primarily through:

#5. ‘Liquidity trap’ refers to:

Which of the following is/are included in the calculation of India’s GDP at market prices?

Private consumption expenditure

Net factor income from abroad

Government expenditure

Net exports

#6. Options:

#7. With reference to Bhakti Movement, who preached ‘Nirguna Bhakti’ (formless God)?

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

69th Amendment – Creation of National Capital Territory of Delhi

73rd Amendment – Panchayati Raj Institutions

74th Amendment – Cooperative Societies

#8. Options:

#9. Which of the following nations recently joined BRICS (2024 expansion)?

#10. ‘PM Gati Shakti Yojana’ primarily aims to:

#11. Which of the following statements is correct regarding FRBM Act (2003)?

#12. The concept of ‘Due Process of Law’ is absent in Indian Constitution but it is ensured through:

#13. CRISPR-Cas9 technology is associated with:

Consider the following pairs of Environmental Conventions:

Kyoto Protocol – Carbon trading

Montreal Protocol – Ozone layer protection

Basel Convention – Transboundary movement of hazardous wastes

#14. Which are correctly matched?

#15. Which Governor-General is associated with ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

#16. In which case did the Supreme Court lay down that Parliament cannot destroy the ‘Basic Structure’ of the Constitution?

#17. Which of the following provisions reflects the unitary features of the Indian Constitution?

#18. The Ilbert Bill controversy (1883) was related to:

#19. Which of the following is true about 5G technology?

#20. The term ‘Ecological Footprint’ measures: