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UPPCS-2025 Prelims Practice Test: Set-3

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1. The Thar Desert is also known as:
  (a) Cold Desert
  (b) Great Indian Desert
  (c) White Desert
  (d) Sandy Desert
2. Which Indian state has the largest coastline?
  (a) Tamil Nadu
  (b) Andhra Pradesh
  (c) Gujarat
  (d) Maharashtra
3. The only active volcano in India is located at:
  (a) Lakshadweep Islands
  (b) Barren Island, Andaman
  (c) Nicobar Islands
  (d) Minicoy Island
4. The National Waterway-1 is on which river?
  (a) Brahmaputra
  (b) Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly
  (c) Godavari
  (d) Yamuna
5. The oldest mountain range in India is:
  (a) Himalayas
  (b) Vindhyas
  (c) Aravallis
  (d) Satpuras
6. The Western Ghats are also known as:
  (a) Sahyadri Hills
  (b) Aravalli Hills
  (c) Vindhya Range
  (d) Satpura Range
7. The largest saltwater lake in India is:
  (a) Sambhar Lake
  (b) Chilika Lake
  (c) Vembanad Lake
  (d) Pulicat Lake
8. Which of the following rivers is called the "Dakshin Ganga"?
  (a) Godavari
  (b) Krishna
  (c) Kaveri
  (d) Mahanadi
9. The highest peak in South India is:
  (a) Doda Betta
  (b) Anamudi
  (c) Mahendragiri
  (d) Nilgiri Hills
10. Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which of the following states?
  (a) Rajasthan
  (b) Chhattisgarh
  (c) Odisha
  (d) Tripura
11. The concept of Judicial Review in India is borrowed from:
  (a) UK
  (b) USA
  (c) Ireland
  (d) Canada
12. Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Right?
  (a) Right to Equality
  (b) Right to Property
  (c) Right to Freedom
  (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
13. The Supreme Court of India came into existence on:
  (a) 26 January 1950
  (b) 15 August 1947
  (c) 28 January 1950
  (d) 1 March 1950
14. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
  (a) Prime Minister
  (b) President
  (c) Parliament
  (d) Supreme Court
15. The term “Secular” was added to the Preamble by which Amendment?
  (a) 24th Amendment
  (b) 42nd Amendment
  (c) 44th Amendment
  (d) 52nd Amendment
16. Money Bill can be introduced in:
  (a) Rajya Sabha only
  (b) Lok Sabha only
  (c) Both Houses
  (d) Joint Session
17. Who has the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha?
  (a) Prime Minister
  (b) President
  (c) Speaker
  (d) Cabinet
18. The Right to Constitutional Remedies is mentioned in:
  (a) Article 21
  (b) Article 19
  (c) Article 32
  (d) Article 14
19. The 73rd Amendment Act (1992) is related to:
  (a) Fundamental Rights
  (b) Panchayati Raj
  (c) Fundamental Duties
  (d) Cooperative Societies
20. Which Article provides for the Amendment of the Constitution?
  (a) Article 356
  (b) Article 368
  (c) Article 370
  (d) Article 371
21. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
  (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
  (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  (c) B.R. Ambedkar
  (d) Sardar Patel
22. The concept of Fundamental Duties is borrowed from the Constitution of:
  (a) USA
  (b) Russia (USSR)
  (c) Japan
  (d) UK
23. Which Constitutional Amendment is known as the “Mini Constitution”?
  (a) 24th Amendment
  (b) 42nd Amendment
  (c) 44th Amendment
  (d) 73rd Amendment
24. Which Article of the Constitution deals with abolition of Untouchability?
  (a) Article 15
  (b) Article 16
  (c) Article 17
  (d) Article 18
25. Directive Principles of State Policy are borrowed from which country?
  (a) USA
  (b) Ireland
  (c) Canada
  (d) France
26. How many schedules were originally there in the Constitution of India?
  (a) 8
  (b) 10
  (c) 12
  (d) 7
27. The Constitution of India was adopted on:
  (a) 26 January 1950
  (b) 26 November 1949
  (c) 15 August 1947
  (d) 9 December 1946
28. The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio:
  (a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
  (b) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
  (c) President of India during vacancy
  (d) Attorney General of India
29. The President of India is elected by:
  (a) Direct vote of people
  (b) Lok Sabha only
  (c) Elected members of Parliament and State Legislatures
  (d) Elected members of Parliament and State Legislatures (by proportional representation)
30. Which part of the Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?
  (a) Part II
  (b) Part III
  (c) Part IV
  (d) Part V
31. The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) was related to:
  (a) Framing of the Indian Constitution
  (b) Partition of Bengal
  (c) Salt Satyagraha
  (d) Round Table Conferences
32. Who presided over the Lahore Session (1929) of INC where “Purna Swaraj” was declared?
  (a) Mahatma Gandhi
  (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
  (c) Subhash Chandra Bose
  (d) Motilal Nehru
33. The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” was given by:
  (a) Bhagat Singh
  (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
  (c) Hasrat Mohani
  (d) Chandrashekhar Azad
34. Which Act introduced “separate electorates” for Muslims?
  (a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
  (b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
  (c) Indian Councils Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto)
  (d) Government of India Act, 1919
35. Who was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj?
  (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  (c) Dayanand Saraswati
  (d) Swami Vivekananda
36. The first Governor-General of India was:
  (a) Warren Hastings
  (b) Lord Cornwallis
  (c) William Bentinck
  (d) Lord William Dalhousie
37. Who founded the “Asiatic Society of Bengal” in 1784?
  (a) William Carey
  (b) William Jones
  (c) Warren Hastings
  (d) Charles Metcalfe
38. Who is called the “Second Alexander” (Sikander-i-Sani)?
  (a) Balban
  (b) Alauddin Khilji
  (c) Sher Shah Suri
  (d) Aurangzeb
39. “Din-i-Ilahi” was started by:
  (a) Akbar
  (b) Jahangir
  (c) Shah Jahan
  (d) Babur
40. The Battle of Talikota (1565) led to the fall of:
  (a) Bahmani Kingdom
  (b) Vijayanagar Empire
  (c) Mughal Empire
  (d) Marathas
41. Who built the Alai Darwaza in Delhi?
  (a) Qutubuddin Aibak
  (b) Alauddin Khilji
  (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
42. The author of “Ain-i-Akbari” is:
  (a) Badayuni
  (b) Abul Fazl
  (c) Al-Biruni
  (d) Ferishta
43. Who introduced the “Iqtadari system”?
  (a) Iltutmish
  (b) Alauddin Khilji
  (c) Balban
  (d) Qutubuddin Aibak
44. The famous Iron Pillar at Mehrauli (Delhi) belongs to the reign of:
  (a) Ashoka
  (b) Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
  (c) Harsha
  (d) Skandagupta
45. Who was called the “Indian Napoleon” for his conquests?
  (a) Ashoka
  (b) Chandragupta Maurya
  (c) Samudragupta
  (d) Harshavardhana
46. Match the following (Dynasty – Capital):
  1. Satavahanas – Pratishthana
  2. Shakas – Ujjain
  3. Kushans – Purushapura
  4. Guptas – Pataliputra

Correct code:
  (a) 1,2,3,4
  (b) 1 and 3 only
  (c) 1,2 and 4 only
  (d) 2 and 4 only
47. Who was the first to issue gold coins in India?
  (a) Mauryas
  (b) Kushans
  (c) Guptas
  (d) Satavahanas
48. The “Tripitaka” is the sacred book of:
  (a) Jains
  (b) Buddhists
  (c) Hindus
  (d) Ajivikas
49. Rigveda mentions the Saraswati river between:
  (a) Ganga and Yamuna
  (b) Yamuna and Sutlej
  (c) Indus and Beas
  (d) Sutlej and Ganga
50. Which Harappan site is famous for dockyard remains?
  (a) Lothal
  (b) Kalibangan
  (c) Harappa
  (d) Mohenjo-Daro