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Mock Test

Mock Test

50 Questions --:--
SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 01 / 50

Which of the following Union Territories has its own elected Legislative Assembly?

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 02 / 50

Which of the following best reflects India’s recent (2025-26) standing in terms of global economic growth?

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 03 / 50

Which of the following is generally considered a strength of a capitalist economic system?

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 04 / 50

Since 1991, India’s economic reforms have been broadly characterised by:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 05 / 50

Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism and the theoretical foundation for socialism is most closely associated with which work(s)?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 06 / 50

India’s coastline of about 7,516.6 km touches how many coastal states and Union Territories in total?

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 07 / 50

Which pair correctly matches the level of analysis with the branch of economics?

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 08 / 50

Which of the following is a widely-recognized developmental challenge that India, as a developing economy, continues to address?

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 09 / 50

Macroeconomics primarily studies:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 10 / 50

The small island once disputed between India and Sri Lanka, ceded to Sri Lanka under a 1974 agreement and still a subject of political debate, is:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 11 / 50

Which of the following is an example of a microeconomic issue?

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 12 / 50

As per the World Bank’s income classification, India is currently categorized as a:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 13 / 50

India’s total geographical area is approximately:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 14 / 50

Which of these terms is most closely associated with macroeconomic analysis?

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 15 / 50

India is often described as a ‘dualistic economy’ because it exhibits:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 16 / 50

In a capitalist (market) economy, the means of production are primarily owned by:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 17 / 50

In September 2024, the capital of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Port Blair, was officially renamed as:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 18 / 50

[SSC/Railway pattern] The Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following states?

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 19 / 50

India’s economy is best classified today as a:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 20 / 50

Q1. India lies completely within which two hemispheres?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 21 / 50

“String of Pearls” is a term used to describe:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 22 / 50

Alfred Marshall’s “Principles of Economics” (1890) is considered a foundational text for:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 23 / 50

[Board/Madhyamik pattern] Which latitude is often described as dividing India into a tropical south and a sub-tropical north?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 24 / 50

[WBCS Prelims pattern] Arrange the following states in the correct west-to-east order in which the Tropic of Cancer crosses them: Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura.

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 25 / 50

Which state has the longest stretch of the Tropic of Cancer passing through it?

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 26 / 50

John Maynard Keynes developed his macroeconomic theories largely in response to:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 27 / 50

Which of the following was a key policy framework that shaped India’s mixed-economy structure after independence, envisaging roles for both the public and private sectors?

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 28 / 50

‘Disguised unemployment’, commonly cited as a characteristic of the Indian economy, refers to a situation where:

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 29 / 50

Which of the following is a widely-cited characteristic of income distribution in the Indian economy?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 30 / 50

The total length of India’s land border is approximately:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 31 / 50

A commonly cited limitation of a purely socialist/command economy is:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 32 / 50

[Board/Madhyamik pattern] India’s coastline of about 7,516.6 km touches how many states and Union Territories combined?

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 33 / 50

A key characteristic of India as a developing economy is that agriculture:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 34 / 50

In a market/capitalist economy, prices are primarily determined by:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 35 / 50

Q2. What is the latitudinal extent of mainland India?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 36 / 50

Which country shares the longest land border with India?

SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
Q. 37 / 50

Which of the following is a widely-cited characteristic of income distribution in the Indian economy?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 38 / 50

Which of the following states is NOT crossed by the Tropic of Cancer?

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 39 / 50

Which of the following best describes ‘consumer sovereignty’?

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 40 / 50

Which feature is generally associated with a mixed economy like India’s?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 41 / 50

India’s wide range of climates, from tropical in the south to alpine in the Himalayan north, is primarily explained by its:

SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
Q. 42 / 50

The concept of the ‘invisible hand’, suggesting that individuals pursuing self-interest inadvertently benefit society as a whole, was introduced by:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 43 / 50

Which economist is widely regarded as the father of modern macroeconomics, following the publication of “The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money” (1936)?

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 44 / 50

Which Indian state does NOT share a border with Bangladesh?

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 45 / 50

John Maynard Keynes developed his macroeconomic theories largely in response to:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 46 / 50

Which two Union Territories were merged in January 2020 to form a single Union Territory?

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 47 / 50

The term ‘microeconomics’ is derived from the Greek word ‘mikros’, meaning:

SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
Q. 48 / 50

The demand and supply analysis of a single commodity, such as wheat, falls under:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 49 / 50

The Tropic of Cancer is located at approximately:

SET / GEOGRAPHY
Q. 50 / 50

Which state has the shortest stretch of the Tropic of Cancer passing through it?