Mock Test-1 (Paper-1) (Question 1-50)

Total Questions: 50

21. Which of the following statements relating to the Government of India Act, 1858 is/are correct?

1. The British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company.

2. The British Parliament enacted the first statute for the governance of India under the direct rule of the British.

3. This Act was dominated by the principle of absolute imperial control without any popular participation in the administration of the country.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2 and 3
Solution:Salient features of the Government of India Act - 1858.
  • India's rule came directly under British Crown.
  • The administration was to be run by Her Majesty, through the Secretary of State for India, assisted by the Council of India
  • The court of Directors and Board of control were abolished.
  • The council of India was an advisory body, with the secretary of state as its Chairman.
  • This act made India a direct colony of the British Crown.
  • Council of India had.15 members, 8 appointed by the Crown and 7 elected by the Court of Directors.

22. Arrange the following events in a chronological order and select correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Poona Pact

II. Gandhi-Irvin Agreement

III. Cripps Mission

IV. Civil Disobedience Movement

Correct Answer: (c) IV, II, I, III
Solution:The civil disobedience movement was started by Gandhiji after breaking the salt low on 6 April 1930. On 5 March 1931, pact was signed between M.K Gandhi congress suspended civil disobedience movement and decided to participate in 2nd round table conference while Irwin agreed on some demands of congress.

Poona Pact was signed in 1932 between Dr. Ambedkar and Hindu leaders over the issue of separate electorate for Dalifs. After this pact demand for separate electorate was abandoned by Ambedkar.

Cripps Mission was sent by the British Government in March 1942 to India with key objective to secure Indian cooperation and support for British War Efforts.

23. Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?

1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced

2. Establishment of universities was recommended

3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
Solution:Wood's dispatch recommended that Primary and secondary education should be in Vernacular language.*" so statement#3 is wrong, and by elimination we are left with Answer (a): only 1 and 2.

24. Balgangadhar Tilak worked to inspire the national spirit in people

Correct Answer: (d) All the above
Solution:Balgangadhar Tilak worked to inspire the national spirit in people by publishing atrocities and by organising festivals. He used religious orthodoxy as a method of mass contact through his alignment against reformers on the Age of Consent Bill in 1891 followed by the organization of the Ganapati festival from 1894 and the development of a patriotic-cum-historical cult as a central symbol of nationalism, through the Shivaji festivals from 1896 onwards.

25. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and the Moon

2. Solar eclipse happens when the Moon comes directly between the Sun and the Earth

3. Lunar eclipse takes place when the Sun comes directly between the Earth and the Moon

4. Solar eclipse happens when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and the Moon

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 2
Solution:Lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and the Moon. Solar eclipse happens when the Moon comes directly between the Sun and the Earth.

26. Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. Which one among the following statements regarding Plate tectonics is not correct?

Correct Answer: (d) Along divergent plate boundaries, subduction carries plates into the mantle
Solution:Tectonic plates are composed of oceanic lithosphere and thicker continental lithosphere, each topped by its own kind of crust. Tectonic plates are able to move because the Earth's lithosphere has greater strength than the underlying as the no sphere.

The outer shell of the earth, the lithosphere is broken up into tectonic plates, The seven major plates are the African plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, Pacific plate and South American plate. Along convergent boundaries, subduction carries plates into the mantle.

27. The term "Swash" refers to —

Correct Answer: (c) Forward movement of sea water up the beach after the breaking of a wave
Solution:Swash refers to the movement of a turbulent layer of water up the slope of a beach as a result of breaking of a wave. It is capable of moving beach material of substantial water.

28. Jet stream is westerlies in upper part of Troposphere.

Correct Answer: (a) Fast blowing
Solution:Jet stream is fast blowing westerlies in upper part of troposphere. Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow air currents found in the atmospheres of some planets, including Earth. The main jet streams are located near the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere (where temperature decreases with altitude) and the stratosphere (where temperature increases with altitude).

29. Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns:

Column I (Water falls)Column II (Countries)
(A) Angel falls(i) Africa
(B) Niagara falls(ii) India
(C) Victoria falls(iii) South America
(D) Jog falls(iv) North America

 

Code:ABCD
(a)iiiiviii
(b)iiiiiivi
(c)iiiiiiiv
(d)iiiiiiiv
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 meters and a plunge of 807 meters.

Niagara Falls, Ontario, is a Canadian city at the famous waterfalls of the same name, linked with the U.S. by the Rainbow Bridge.

Victoria Falls, or Mosi-oa-Tunya, is a waterfall in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. It has been described by CNN as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world.

Jog Falls, Gerosoppa Falls is the second highest plunge waterfall in India located near Sagara taluk, Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka.

30. Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns:

Column I (Land forms)Column II (Exogenic forces)
(A) Flood plain(i) Sea waves
(B) Sea cliff(ii) Glaciers
(C) Moraines(iii) Wind
(D) Sand dunes(iv) River

 

Code:ABCD
(a)iviiiiii
(b)iiiiiiiv
(c)iviiiiii
(d)iiiiviii
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:
Column I (Land forms)Column II (Exogenic forces)
Flood PlainRiver
Sea cliffSea waves
MorainesGlaciers
Sand dunesWind

Flood plain are formed by deposits brought

(a) down by river along its course.

(b) Sea cliff is new vertical rock expoure formed due to costal erosion.

(c) Monaires are accumulation of dirt and rocks that have fallen onto glacier surface or have been pushed by glaciern as it moves,

(d) Sand dues are depositional landfarm formed by deposits of wind mainly in desert arieas.