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UPSC Prelims – Mini Mock Test (25 MCQs)

Weekly Current Affairs Based
Time: 30 Minutes | Questions: 25

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📝 Instructions

• ✔ Attempt all questions without referring notes
• ✔ Apply elimination method
• ✔ Mark doubtful questions for revision
• ✔ Review explanations after completion

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📘 QUESTIONS

Q1. Constitutional morality primarily emphasises:

A) Literal interpretation of the Constitution
B) Ethical adherence to constitutional values
C) Judicial supremacy
D) Parliamentary sovereignty

Q2. Capital expenditure by the government leads to:

A) Immediate inflation reduction
B) Long-term asset creation
C) Decline in employment
D) Reduced private investment

Q3. Strategic autonomy in India’s foreign policy implies:

A) Isolationism
B) Alignment with one bloc
C) Independent national decision-making
D) Avoidance of multilateral institutions

Q4. Which of the following best explains climate resilience?

A) Preventing climate change completely
B) Adapting systems to climate impacts
C) Ignoring environmental costs
D) Dependence on fossil fuels

Q5. MSP is primarily intended to:

A) Control food inflation
B) Ensure remunerative prices to farmers
C) Promote exports
D) Reduce imports

Q6. Digital governance raises ethical concerns mainly related to:

A) Speed of delivery
B) Privacy and data protection
C) Administrative decentralisation
D) Budgetary allocation

Q7. Parliamentary committees are important because they:

A) Replace Parliament
B) Ensure executive accountability
C) Function as courts
D) Draft the Constitution

Q8. Biodiversity conservation contributes to:

A) Economic instability
B) Ecosystem balance and livelihoods
C) Industrial slowdown
D) Urban congestion

Q9. Which sector employs the largest share of India’s workforce?

A) Manufacturing
B) Services
C) Agriculture
D) Mining

Q10. RTI Act strengthens democracy by promoting:

A) Secrecy
B) Transparency and accountability
C) Executive dominance
D) Judicial activism

Q11–Q25. (Questions to be continued in similar UPSC pattern covering)

• Inflation & RBI
• MSMEs & employment
• Climate diplomacy
• Cyber security
• Ethics in administration
• Federalism
• Social justice
• International institutions
• Disaster management
• Technology & governance
• Public finance
• Environment laws
• Internal security
• Welfare schemes
• Judicial review

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✅ Answer Key (Q1–Q10)

• Q1 – B
• Q2 – B
• Q3 – C
• Q4 – B
• Q5 – B
• Q6 – B
• Q7 – B
• Q8 – B
• Q9 – C
• Q10 – B

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🎯 Evaluation Strategy

• ✔ 20+ correct → Excellent
• ✔ 15–19 → Good, revise weak areas
• ✔ Below 15 → Revisit Pages 1–10

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