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					Mock Test
				
			25 Questions
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			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 01 / 25
		
		Sikkim became a full-fledged state of the Indian Union through the 36th Constitutional Amendment in:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Sikkim, formerly a protectorate, was integrated as India's 22nd state in 1975 through the 36th Constitutional Amendment Act.			
			
		
		
			SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
			Q. 02 / 25
		
		In a capitalist (market) economy, the means of production are primarily owned by:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Capitalism is characterised by private ownership of the means of production (land, capital, enterprise), with production decisions driven by profit motive and market forces.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 03 / 25
		
		The only Indian state capital located directly on the Tropic of Cancer is:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, lies almost exactly on the Tropic of Cancer — the only state capital to do so. Bhopal and Gandhinagar are close to it but not on it.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 04 / 25
		
		The approximate East-West extent of India (Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh) is:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: India's East-West extent is about 2,933 km, slightly less than its North-South extent of about 3,214 km.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 05 / 25
		
		Which two Union Territories were merged in January 2020 to form a single Union Territory?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Effective 26 January 2020, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli were merged into a single Union Territory, bringing the UT count back down to 8.			
			
		
		
			SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
			Q. 06 / 25
		
		Which of the following is a typical subject matter of macroeconomics rather than microeconomics?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: National income, inflation, and aggregate employment are economy-wide (aggregate) variables studied under macroeconomics.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 07 / 25
		
		India’s territorial waters extend up to:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Territorial waters extend 12 nautical miles from the baseline; beyond this lies the contiguous zone (up to 24 nm) and then the EEZ (up to 200 nm).			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 08 / 25
		
		[Judiciary / State PSC pattern] Match List-I (Boundary Line) with List-II (Associated Countries) and select the correct answer:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: The Radcliffe Line demarcates India's border with Pakistan and Bangladesh; the McMahon Line demarcates India's eastern border with China; the Durand Line is the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, unrelated to India.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 09 / 25
		
		Why was 82°30’E specifically chosen as India’s Standard Meridian?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: A meridian near the country's longitudinal centre minimises the maximum time difference between the standard time and local solar time at either extremity of the country.			
			
		
		
			SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
			Q. 10 / 25
		
		According to the UNDP’s Human Development Report 2025 (data year 2023), India’s HDI rank is:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: India ranked 130th out of 193 countries in the HDR 2025, with an HDI value of 0.685, an improvement from rank 134 in the previous report.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 11 / 25
		
		Which country shares the longest land border with India?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Bangladesh shares India's longest land border, at approximately 4,096.7 km, running along West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 12 / 25
		
		India’s maritime boundary dispute with Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal was resolved through arbitration by the:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: In 2014, a tribunal under the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled on the India-Bangladesh maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal; India accepted the verdict, which favoured Bangladesh on a significant share of the disputed area.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 13 / 25
		
		India accounts for approximately what share of the world’s total land area?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: India occupies about 2.4% of the world's total land area while supporting a much larger share of the world's population.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 14 / 25
		
		[Board/Madhyamik pattern] India’s coastline of about 7,516.6 km touches how many states and Union Territories combined?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Nine coastal states and four coastal Union Territories share India's coastline.			
			
		
		
			SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
			Q. 15 / 25
		
		Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism and the theoretical foundation for socialism is most closely associated with which work(s)?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Karl Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, authored "The Communist Manifesto" (1848) and "Das Kapital", providing the theoretical basis for socialism and communism.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 16 / 25
		
		Q2. What is the latitudinal extent of mainland India?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Explanation: Mainland India extends from 8°4'N (Kanyakumari) in the south to 37°6'N (Indira Col, Ladakh) in the north.			
			
		
		
			SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
			Q. 17 / 25
		
		Which of the following economies is generally regarded as having historically followed a centrally planned, socialist model?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: The USSR was a classic example of a centrally planned, socialist/command economy for much of the 20th century, with the state controlling most means of production.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 18 / 25
		
		Which country shares the shortest land border with India?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Afghanistan shares India's shortest land border (about 106 km), touching the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir region near the Wakhan Corridor.			
			
		
		
			SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
			Q. 19 / 25
		
		As per the World Bank’s income classification, India is currently categorized as a:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Despite being among the world's largest economies by total output, India's per-capita income remains within the World Bank's lower-middle-income range.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 20 / 25
		
		During the colonial period, tea estates in Assam informally followed a time roughly one hour ahead of IST, popularly called:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: "Chai Bagan Time" (Tea Garden Time) was an informal local time used in Assam's tea gardens to make better use of daylight hours; the idea of a separate time zone for the Northeast is still occasionally debated today.			
			
		
		
			SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
			Q. 21 / 25
		
		The term ‘microeconomics’ is derived from the Greek word ‘mikros’, meaning:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: 'Mikros' means 'small' in Greek, reflecting microeconomics' focus on small, individual economic units rather than the economy as a whole.			
			
		
		
			SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
			Q. 22 / 25
		
		As per the World Bank’s income classification, India is currently categorized as a:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Despite being among the world's largest economies by total output, India's per-capita income remains within the World Bank's lower-middle-income range.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 23 / 25
		
		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:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Katchatheevu, a tiny uninhabited island in the Palk Strait, was ceded to Sri Lanka by India under a 1974 maritime agreement; its status remains a recurring political and fisheries issue.			
			
		
		
			SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
			Q. 24 / 25
		
		Which of the following is generally considered a strength of a capitalist economic system?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Competition and the profit motive in capitalist systems tend to encourage efficiency, innovation, and responsiveness to consumer demand.			
			
		
		
			SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
			Q. 25 / 25
		
		Since 1991, India’s economic reforms have been broadly characterised by:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Facing a severe balance-of-payments crisis in 1991, India adopted LPG reforms — reducing trade/investment restrictions, encouraging private participation, and integrating further with the global economy — while retaining a mixed-economy character.