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Mock Test 14
Cut of Marks – 6/10 Pratiksha Desai
Que 1) The basis of determining dearness allowance (D.A.)
to government employees in India is…
(a) National income
(b) Consumer Price Index
(c) Standard of living
(d) Per capita income
Que 1) Explanation : b
• The basis of determining dearness allowance (D.A.) to government
employees in India is consumer price index.
• Dearness Allowance (DA) is an allowance paid to employees to compensate
them for erosion of real income / wage due to inflation. The increase in the
cost of living and the consequent erosion of income is measured in terms of
a consumer price index number and, DA to be sanctioned to employees is
determined on the basis of the percentage increase in that index.
• Dearness Allowance - D.A. is calculated as a percentage of an Indian
citizen’s basic salary to mitigate the impact of inflation on people.
Que 2) Consider the following statements with reference to
Consumer Protection Act, 2019 :
1. It provides for establishment of the Central Consumer Protection
Authority (CCPA).
2. Under this act every e-commerce entity is required to provide
information relating to country of origin at the pre-purchase stage
on its platform.
• Select the correct statements
a) 1 Only
b) 2 Only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Que 2) Explanation : c
• The Consumer Protection Act,2019 comes in to force from 20th July 2020.
• Act includes establishment of the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to
promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers.
• The CCPA will be empowered to conduct investigations into violations of consumer rights
and institute complaints / prosecution, order recall of unsafe goods and services, order
discontinuance of unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements, impose
penalties on manufacturers/endorsers/publishers of misleading advertisements.
(includes e-commerce platforms)
• Under this act every e-commerce entity is required to provide information relating to
return, refund, exchange, warranty and guarantee, delivery and shipment, modes of
payment, grievance redressal mechanism, payment methods, security of payment
methods, charge-back options, etc. including country of origin which are necessary for
enabling the consumer to make an informed decision at the pre-purchase stage on its
platform.
Que 3) ‘Lemru Elephant Reserve’ is being set up in…
a) Assam
b) Chattisagarh
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
Que 3) Solution (b)
• The Lemru Elephant Reserve will come into existence soon in Chattisgarh,
by merging the forest areas of Korba, Katghora, Dharamjigarh and Surguja
forest divisions of Korba, Raigad and Surguja districts. The total area
records to be of about one thousand 995 square kilometers.
Que 4) Which among the following cities
marked the 160th anniversary of its
founding on July 2020 and is literally
known as ‘Ruler of the East’?
a. Tokyo
b. Istanbul
c. Vladivostok
d. Kaliningrad
Que 4) Explanation : c
• Vladivostok, the main city of the Russian Far East, marked the
160th anniversary of its founding on July 2, 2020.
• Vladivostok is literally known as ‘Ruler of the East’, ‘Rule the East’,
‘Lord of the East’, or ‘Expansion to the East’.
Que 5) Which of the following is not a ‘Public Good’?
(a) Electricity
(b) National Defence
(c) Light House
(d) Public Parks
 Que 5) Explanation : a
• A commodity or service that is provided without profit to
all members of a society, either by the government or by
a private individual or organization.
• Electricity is not public good but it is club good including
roads, bridges, gas, sewage, wires, telecom.
Que 6) With reference to India, consider the following
statements…
1. WPI is available on a monthly basis only.
2. As compare to Consumer Price Index for the Industrial Worker
(CPI-IW), the WPI gives less weightage to food articles

Select the correct Statements using code below

a) 1 Only
b) 2 Only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Que 6) Explanation : b
• This rise in wholesale food prices was not captured by WPI as the
weightage for food articles is just 14.3% compared to 65% for
manufactured products in this index.
• On the other hand, the weightage for food is 57% in CPI items
which captures the impact of food prices better. Further,
wholesale prices do not take into account the substantial
margins at the retail level, which tend to rise when there are
shortages.
Que 7) Consider the following pairs:
(Space Mission) : : (Associated organization)
1. OSIRIS-REx : : NASA
2. Double Asteroid Redirection Test : : ESA
3. Hera : : Roscosmos

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 only
d) All of the above
Que 7) Explanation : c
• The OSIRIS-REx is a NASA asteroid study and sample-return
mission. The mission’s primary goal is to obtain a sample of at
least 60 grams from 101955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earth
asteroid, and return the sample to Earth for a detailed analysis.
• European Space Agency’s Hera – named after the Greek
goddess of marriage, along with NASA’s (Double Asteroid
Redirection Test) DART spacecraft would travel to a binary
asteroid system – the Didymos pair of near-Earth asteroids.
Que 8) Consider the following statements about the Preamble of
the Constitution and state which of them are correct with the help
of given codes :
1. The objective resolution proposed by Pt. Nehru ultimately became
the Preamble.
2. It is not justiciable in nature.
3. It cannot be amended.
4. It cannot override the specific provisions of the Constitution.
Select the correct Statements using code below
(a) Only 1 and 2
(b) Only 1, 2 and 4
(c) Only 1, 2 and 3
(d) Only 2, 3 and 4
 Que 8) Explanation : b
• In Keshvanand Bharti V. State of Kerala is was laid down by
the Supreme Court that the Preamble of the Indian
Constitution is amended only those parts of the preamble
which contain basic features could not be amended.
• The Preamble is called the introduction letter of the Indian
Constitution. The preamble was amended by the 42nd
Constitutional Amendment Act in 1976, in which three new
words Socialist, Secular, and Integrity were added.
Que 9) Consider the below pairs :
(Protected Areas in news) : : (Associated state)
1. DibruSaikhowa : : Assam
2. Keoladeo National Park : : Arunachal Pradesh
3. Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone : : Uttarakhand

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Que 9) Explanation : c
Correct pairs :
DibruSaikhowa : : Assam
Keoladeo National Park : : Rajasthan
Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone : : Uttarakhand
Que 10) Consider the following statements and select the correct
answer from the codes given below :
Assertion (A) : An imminent danger of war or external aggression is not
enough for the proclamation of emergency.
Reason (R) : The Proclamation of Emergency shall cease to operate at the
expiration of one month unless approved by both the Houses of Parliament.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Que 10) Explanation : d
• A state of emergency in India refers to a period of governance under an altered
constitutional setup that can be proclaimed by the President of India, when he/she
perceives grave threats to the nation from internal and external sources or from
financial situations of crisis.
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