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					Mock Test
				
			25 Questions
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			SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
			Q. 01 / 25
		
		Macroeconomics is sometimes referred to as:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Because macroeconomics centres on the determination of national income, output, and employment levels, it is often called 'income and employment theory'.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 02 / 25
		
		[UPSC Prelims pattern] Consider the following statements regarding India’s maritime neighbours:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect — Thailand does share a maritime boundary with India near the Andaman Sea, at a tri-junction point with Indonesia and Myanmar.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 03 / 25
		
		As of 2026, the restoration of full statehood to Jammu & Kashmir (a Union Territory since 2019) is:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: While the Supreme Court upheld the abrogation of Article 370 in 2023 and directed early restoration of statehood to J&K, this restoration remained pending as of 2026, continuing to be a live political and constitutional issue.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 04 / 25
		
		The Tropic of Cancer is located at approximately:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer lies at about 23.5°N (23°26'N), marking the northernmost point where the Sun can appear directly overhead.			
			
		
		
			SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
			Q. 05 / 25
		
		A ‘mixed economy’ is characterized by:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: A mixed economy combines elements of capitalism and socialism: private enterprise operates in most sectors, while the government intervenes to regulate markets, provide public goods, and pursue social welfare and equity goals.			
			
		
		
			SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
			Q. 06 / 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. 07 / 25
		
		The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, converted the erstwhile state of J&K into:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Effective 31 October 2019, J&K was reorganised into two Union Territories — Jammu & Kashmir (with a legislature) and Ladakh (without one) — reducing India's state count from 29 to 28.			
			
		
		
			SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
			Q. 08 / 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 / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
			Q. 09 / 25
		
		Which of the following best describes ‘consumer sovereignty’?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Consumer sovereignty refers to the market mechanism whereby consumers, through their purchasing decisions, effectively 'vote' on what goods and services get produced.			
			
		
		
			SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
			Q. 10 / 25
		
		Which of the following is an example of a microeconomic issue?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: A single company's pricing strategy concerns an individual firm, making it a microeconomic issue, unlike the other economy-wide (macro) measures listed.			
			
		
		
			SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
			Q. 11 / 25
		
		The mismatch between agriculture’s share in GDP and its share in employment in India mainly reflects:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: A large workforce producing a relatively small share of output points to low labour productivity and significant disguised unemployment within agriculture.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 12 / 25
		
		The smallest Union Territory of India by area is:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Lakshadweep, at just about 32 sq km, is India's smallest Union Territory by area.			
			
		
		
			SET / MICROECONOMICS VS. MACROECONOMICS
			Q. 13 / 25
		
		Alfred Marshall’s “Principles of Economics” (1890) is considered a foundational text for:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Marshall's work systematised the neoclassical analysis of individual markets, demand, supply, and price determination — the core of microeconomics.			
			
		
		
			SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
			Q. 14 / 25
		
		In a market/capitalist economy, prices are primarily determined by:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: In a market economy, the price mechanism — the interplay of demand and supply — determines prices and guides resource allocation.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 15 / 25
		
		India lies completely within which two hemispheres?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: India lies entirely north of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian. Its latitude ranges from 8°4'N to 37°6'N and longitude from 68°7'E to 97°25'E, so the whole country falls in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 16 / 25
		
		Which Indian Union Territory’s actual local (solar) time runs considerably ahead of IST because of its far eastern location?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Being far to the east (around 92–94°E), the Andaman & Nicobar Islands' local solar time runs roughly 45 minutes ahead of IST, while parts of western India run correspondingly behind it.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 17 / 25
		
		Indian Standard Time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) by:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: IST = GMT + 5 hours 30 minutes, based on the 82°30'E Standard Meridian.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 18 / 25
		
		[WBCS Prelims pattern] The Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, came into effect (i.e., the state was actually reorganised into two Union Territories) on:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Although the Act was passed and received assent in early August 2019, it formally came into effect on 31 October 2019, the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.			
			
		
		
			SET / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
			Q. 19 / 25
		
		India is often described as a ‘dualistic economy’ because it exhibits:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: India's economy shows a 'dual' character: advanced, globally competitive sectors (like IT services) exist alongside large traditional, low-productivity sectors (like subsistence agriculture).			
			
		
		
			SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
			Q. 20 / 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. 21 / 25
		
		Which Indian state shares a border with three foreign countries — Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: West Bengal is unique in bordering three countries — Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh — in addition to several Indian states.			
			
		
		
			SET / TYPES OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, AND MIXED
			Q. 22 / 25
		
		Which feature is generally associated with a mixed economy like India’s?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: A mixed economy blends market-driven private enterprise with government regulation, public sector participation, and welfare-oriented intervention.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 23 / 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 / CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIAN ECONOMY AS A DEVELOPING NATION
			Q. 24 / 25
		
		A key characteristic of India as a developing economy is that agriculture:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Agriculture's share in India's Gross Value Added has fallen to around 16-18%, yet it continues to employ close to 45% of the total workforce — a classic sign of low agricultural productivity relative to other sectors.			
			
		
		
			SET / GEOGRAPHY
			Q. 25 / 25
		
		The Tropic of Cancer’s passage through India is climatically significant mainly because it:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer is often used as a broad climatic marker, separating India's tropical southern climate from the sub-tropical climate found further north.