Civil Services Preliminary exam 2021 - 5 MCQs - Day 9 (9 June 2021)

 

1. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

  1. Lothal              : Ancient dockyard

  2. Sarnath            : First sermon of Buddha

  3. Rajgir                : Lion capital of Ashoka

  4. Nalanda            : Great seat of Buddhist learning

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Codes:

(a) 1,2,3 and 4

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 4

(d) 1 and 2

 

2. “ The congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitious while in India, is to assist to a peaceful demise.” This statement is attributed to:

(a) Lord Dufferin

(b) Lord Curzon

(c) Lord Lytton

(d) Lord Mountbatten

 

3. The power of the supreme court of India to decide disputes between the central and the states falls under its

(a) advisory jurisdiction

(b) appellate jurisdiction

(c) Original jurisdiction

(d) writ jurisdiction

 

4. Disguised unemployment generally means

(a) large number of people remain unemployed

(b) alternative employment is not available

(c) marginal productivity of labour is zero

(d) productivity of workers is low

 

5. In India, in which one of the following is types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?

(a) Tropical moist deciduous forest

(b) Tropical rain forest

(c) Tropical thorn scrub forest

(d) Temperate forest with grasslands

 

 

Civil Services Preliminary exam 2021 - 5 MCQs - Day 8 (8 June 2021)

 

Day 8 - 5 MCQs

1. Which one of the following was a corporation of merchants in ancient India?

(a) Chaturvedimangalam

(b) Parishad

(c) Ashtadikgaja

(d) Manigrama

 

2. Consider the following statements

 1. Brucellosis is a viral disease

 2. Humans generally acquire the disease through direct contact with infected animals, by eating or drinking contaminated animal products

Which of the statement/s is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

 

3. Sir Robert Mc Carrison founded

(a) Indian council of medical Research

(b) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

(c) National Institution of Nutrition

(d) National Institute of Virology

 

4. Consider the following religious communities

 1. Sikhs

 2. Jains

 3. Zoroastrians

Which of the above were notified as minority communities by the Union Government?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

 

5. Yudh Abhyas is a joint military exercise between India and

(a) The USA

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Maldives

(d) Canada

 

 

 

Civil Services Preliminary exam 2021 - 5 MCQs - Day 7 (7 June 2021)

 

 Day 7 - 5 MCQs

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1. When congress leaders condemned the Montagu – Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the

(a) Swarajya Party

(b) Indian Freedom Party

(c) Indian Liberal Federation

(d) Independence federation of India

 

2. The Montagu – Chelmsford Report formed the basis of

(a) the Indian Councils Act, 1909

(b) the Government of India Act, 1919

(c) the Government of India Act, 1935

(d) the India Independence Act, 1947

 

3. Consider the following:

 1. Mahadeo Hills

 2. Sahyadri Parvati

 3. Satpura Range

What is the correct sequence of the above from north to the South?

(a) 1,2,3

(b) 2,1,3

(c) 1,3,2

(d) 2,3,1

 

4. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian constitution was added by:

(a) First Amendment

(b) Eight Amendment

(c) Ninth Amendment

(d) forty Second amendment

 

5.  A Bacteriophage is

(a) a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria

(b) naked molecules of infectious RNA

(c) Proteinaceous or Peptidic toxins produced by bacteria to inhibit the growth of similar bacterial strain

(d) Rod shaped Bacteria

Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2021 - 5 MCQs - Day 4 (4 June 2021)

 

Day - 4: 4 June 2021

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1. Malta is located in which of the following

(a) Baltic Sea

(b) Black Sea

(c) North Sea

(d) Mediterranean Sea

 

2. Which of the following countries share borders with Syria?

 1. Lebanon

 2. Jordan

 3. Turkey

Select the correct answer using the code given below

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

 

3. Global Economic Prospects’ report is periodically issued by

(a) The World Bank

(b) The Asian Development Bank

(c) The US federal Reserve Bank

(d) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

 

4. Haemophilia is a genetic disorder which leads to

(a) decrease in WBC

(b) Non clotting of blood

(c) Rheumatic heart disease

(d) decrease in haemoglobin level

 

5. Consider the following statements

 1. 100% FDI is allowed in Insurance sector under automatic route

2. 74% FDI is allowed in the defence sector under automatic route

Which of the statement/s is/are given above is correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

 

Civil Services Preliminary exam 2021 - 5 MCQs - Day 3 (3 June 2021)

 

     Day – 3: June 3, 2021

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1. Which one of the following pairs of Islands is separated from each other by the Eight degree channel?

(a) Andaman and Nicobar

(b) Nicobar and Sumatra

(c) Maldives and Lakshadweep

(d) Sumatra and Java

 

2. Consider the following crops:

 1. Cotton

 2. Wheat

 3. Maize

 4. Mustard

Which of the above are Kharif crops?

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 2 and 4

 

3. Who among the following have held the offie of the Speaker of Lok Sabha?

 1. K.S.Hegde

 2. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

 3. Shivraj Patil

 4. Gopal Swarup Pathak

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Codes:

(a) 2 and 4

(b) 1, 3 and 4

(c) 1 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 3

 

4. Consider the following

 1. Foreign Loans

 2. Private Remittances

 3. FDI

 Which of the above constitute Capital Account?

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 3 only

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

 

5. Pattachitra is an old traditional art of

(a) Kerala

(b) Odisha

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Jammu and Kashmir

 

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Key:

1) c; 2)a; 3)d: 4) a; 5) b

Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2021 - 5 MCQs - Day 2 (2 June 2021)

 

Day – 2: 2 June 2021

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1. Consider the following rivers

 1. Chenab

 2. Ravi

 3. Beas

Which of the above river/s that pass through Himachal Pradesh?

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

 

2. Consider the following statements:

An amendment to the constitution of India can be initiated by the

1. Lok sabha

2. Rajya Sabha

3. State Legislature

4. President

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1 and 2

 

3. Consider the following

 1. Mahatma Gandhi

 2. Maulana Azad

 3. Pandit Nehru

 4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 5. C. Rajagopalachari

Who among the above were official congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?

(a) 1, 2 and 5

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 2, 3, 4 and 5

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

 

4. Consider the following statements regarding ‘Sea buckthorn’

 1. It helps in controlling soil erosion

 2. It is a rich source of biodiesel

Which of the following above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

 

5.  Consider the following

 1. Methane

 2. Nitrogen Oxide

 3. Hydrocarbons

Which of the above is/are produced during the formation of Photochemical Smog?

(a) 2 only

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 1 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

 

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Key:

1) d; 2) d; 3) b; 4) c; 5) a

Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2021 - 5 MCQs - Day 1 (1 June 2021)

 

Day - 1: 1 June 2021

1. Goghna refers to

(a) Performer of Yajna

(b) A guest who was fed on cattle

(c) one who gives dakshinas

(d) A marriage that took place between persons belonging to same gotra

 

2. Consider the following statements

 1. Nazca plate is in between south America and pacific plate

 2. Caroline plate is in between the Philippine and Indian plate

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

 

3. Which of the following ministry launched Nasha Mukth Bharat Abhiyan?

(a) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

(b) Ministry of Home Affairs

(c) Ministry of Health and Family welfare

(d) Ministry of AYUSH

 

4. Consider the following

 1. Sea urchins

 2. Sand dollars

 3. Sea otter

 4. seahorse

5. Sea Cucumbers

Which of the above belong to the phylum Echinodermata?

(a) 1, 3, 4 and 5

(b) 1 only

(c) 1, 2 and 5

(d) 1 and 5

 

5. Egypt shares its borders with which of the following country?

(a) Sudan

(b) Ethopia

(c) Somalia

(d) Algeria

 

 

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Key

1) b; 2) c; 3) a; 4) c; 5) a

Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2021 - 120 days study Plan

 

DAY #	DATE	TOPICS To receive study notes as per this schedule please subscribe to our 120 days study course.  To subscribe - CLICK HERE
1	1 June 2021	·       History and Making of Indian constitution ·       Salient Features of Indian constitution ·       The preamble
2	2 June 2021	·       Fundamental Rights
3	3 June 2021	·       Directive principles of state policy ·       Fundamental Duties
4	4 June 2021	·       Citizenship ·       Amendments to the constitution ·       Emergency Provisions
5	5 June 2021	·       Political systems – Democratic and Non Democratic; Parliamentary & presidential; Unitary and Federal; Direct and Representative; Republic and Monarchy ·       Centre – state Relations
6	6 June 2021	·       President ·       Vice president ·       Prime Minister ·       Central council of ministers ·       Cabinet Committees ·       Cabinet secretary
7	7 June 2021	·       Lok Sabha ·       Rajya Sabha
8	8 June 2021	·       Parliamentary committees and Parliamentary forums ·       Ministries and Departments
9	9 June 2021	·       Governor ·       Chief Minister ·       State council of ministers ·       State legislature
10	10 June 2021	·       National Income – concepts: GDP, GNP, Market Price and Factor cost, NNP,NDP ·       Per capita Income ·       Measurement of National Income
11	11 June 2021	·       Money Supply In India ·       RBI ·       Monetary policy ·       Banking Reforms
12	12 June 2021	·       Inflation – definition, types, causes and control ·       Unemployment – types, nature
13	13 June 2021	·       Evolution of Budgeting ·       Components of Budget
14	14 June 2021	·       Public Finance ·       Public Debt ·       GST
15	15 June 2021	·       Capital Markets – terms & concepts, primary and secondary markets
16	16 June 2021	·       Indian Agriculture
17	17 June 2021	·       Indian Industry ·       MSME
18	18 June 2021	·       Indian Services sector
19	19 June 2021	·       Planning ·       Economic reforms
20	20 June 2021	·       Foreign trade ·       Balance of payments
21	21 June 2021	·       Supreme Court ·       High Courts ·       Subordinate Courts: District Courts, Gram Nyayalayas, ADRs, NALSA etc.,
22	22 June 2021	·       Panchayati Raj system ·       Municipalities
23	23 June 2021	·       Election Commission ·       Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ·       State Public Service Commission (SPSC) ·       Finance Commission ·       CAG ·       Attorney general of India ·       Advocate general of India
24	24 June 2021	·       Special officer for Linguistic Minorities ·       National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) ·       National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) ·       National Commission for Backward Castes (NCBC)
25	25 June 2021	·       NITI Aayog ·       NHRC, Governing Council, SHRC, ·       CIC, SIC, ·       CVC ·       CBI ·       Lokpal ·       Lokayukta ·       NCPCR
26	26 June 2021	·       Prehistoric period ·       Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization ·       Vedic Age
27	27 June 2021	·       Mahajanapadas ·       Buddhism ·       Jainism
28	28 June 2021	·       Mauryan and post Mauryan age
29	29 June 2021	·       Sangam Age
30	30 June 2021	·       Gupta period
31	1 July 2021	·       Early Medieval Period: North India and South India
32	2 July 2021	·       Delhi Sultanate
33	3 July 2021	·       Vijayanagar ·       Bahmani
34	4 July 2021	·       Bhakti and Sufi Movement
35	5 July 2021	·       Mughal period
36	6 July 2021	·       Marathas
37	7 July 2021	·       Struggle among European powers in India ·       Regulating Acts and Charter Acts: Regulating Act of 1773, Pitt’s India Act 1773 and Charter acts of 1784, 1793, 1813,1833, 1853 ·       Works of British Governor Generals  ·       Partition
38	8 July 2021	·       Indian Kingdoms in 18th century: Marathas, Punjab, Mysore, Hyderabad etc. ·       British Expansion policy: Doctrine of lapse, Subordinate alliance etc. ·       Economic policies and their impact ·       Education Policies
39	9 July 2021	·       Socio - Religious Reform Movements in the 19th century India: Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Theosophical Society, Ramakrishna Movement, Muslim reform movements, Parsi reform movements, Sikh Reform Movements etc.
40	10 July 2021	·       The Great Revolt of 1857 ·       Changes in Indian Administration after 1858- GOI ACT 1858, Councils Act, 1861, 1892 ·       Growth of Political Ideas and Political Organisations (up to 1885)
41	11 July 2021	·       Foundation of the Indian National Congress ·       Moderate Phase (1885 – 1905) Miscellaneous & Other Dimensions ·       Tribal Movements ·       Peasants Movement ·       Working Class Movement ·       Dalit Movements ·       Women movements ·       Role of Press and Publications ·       Role of Business groups ·       Foreign policies of British India
42	12 July 2021	·       The rise of Extremism ·       The first phase of Revolutionary Terrorism ·       Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement ·       The Surat Split ·       The Foundation of All-India Muslim League
43	13 July 2021	·       The Morley-Minto Reforms or the Indian Councils Act, 1909 ·       The Delhi Durbar and the Annulment of Partition of Bengal (1911) The Lucknow Pact (1916) ·       The Home Rule Movement ·       Montague Declaration (1917) ·       Montague-Chelmsford Reforms or the Government of India Act, 1919
44	14 July 2021	·       The Beginning of the Gandhian Era ·       The Khilafat Movement (1920-22) and Non Cooperation Movement ·       The Swarajya Party ·       The Left Movement
45	15 July 2021	·       The second phase of Revolutionary and Terrorist Movement ·       Anti-Simon Commission Agitation (1928- 29) ·       Nehru Report, 1928 ·       Fourteen Points of Jinnah ·       The Lahore Session, 1929
46	16 July 2021	·       The Civil Disobedience Movement (The first phase) ·       The Dandi March, March 12, 1930 — March 5, 1931 ·       Gandhi-Irwin Pact, 1931
47	17 July 2021	·       Second Phase of Civil Disobedience Movement ·       Third Round Table Conference, 1932 ·       The Government of India Act, 1935
48	18 July 2021	·       Provincial Elections and Formation of popular Ministries in Provinces, 1937 ·       Other Political Developments, 1934-39 ·       The Struggle in the Princely States: The Praja Mandal Movement - Communalism: Different phases and forms of communalism in British India ·       The Second World War and the National Movement
49	19 July 2021	·       The August Offer 1940 ·       The Individual Satyagraha 1940-41 ·       The Cripps Proposal, 1942 ·       The Quit India Movement, I942 ·       Subhas Bose and Indian National Army
50	20 July 2021	·       Rajagopalachari Formula & Deasi Liaqat plan ·       Wavell Plan and Simla Conference 1945 ·       General Elections in India, 1945
51	21 July 2021	·       Naval Mutiny: 1946 ·       The Constituent Assembly ·       Attlee's Declaration ·       The Indian Independence Act, 1947
52	22 July 2021	·       Agriculture typology and major Crops grown in India ·       Agro-Climatic Regions ·       Land Reforms and Land use pattern ·       Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Aquaculture
53	23 July 2021	·       Water Resources- Availability and potential: Lakes, rivers, dams, power and irrigation projects, wetlands and inter-linking of rivers
54	24 July 2021	·       Mineral Resources- classification and distribution
55	25 July 2021	·       Energy Resources- conventional and non-conventional resources
56	26 July 2021	·       Population and Growth trends - density, sex ratio, literacy, tribes and racial groups in India
57	27 July 2021	·       Rural and Urban Settlements- types and patterns ·       Industries- types and their locational factors
58	28 July 2021	·       Transport and Communication-railways, highways, inland water transport, shipping and sea-ports, air
59	29 July 2021	·       Origin and evolution of Universe, Solar system ·       Geological History of the Earth ·       Geological Time scale ·       Latitude and Longitude including important Parallels and Meridians ·       Motions of the Earth and their effects ·       Inclination of the Earth’s Axis and its effects ·       Local and Standard Time and the International Date Line, Calendar Eclipses - Solar, Lunar
60	30 July 2021	·       Geomorphology - Interior structure of the earth, Earth’s crust, Classification of rocks. ·       Landform Development - First order (continental drift theory, sea floor spreading, plate tectonics theory), Second order (Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & other landforms) ·       Internal forces & their impact - Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Folding, Faulting, Isostasy) ·       External forces & their impact - Weathering, Erosion & landforms thus developed
61	31 July 2021	·       Climatology - Structure, Composition of atmosphere ·       Weather & Climate ·       Insolation, Heat Budget, Distribution of temperature, Temperature Inversion ·       Pressure and Pressure belts
62	1 August 2021	·       Winds - Planetary, Seasonal and Local; Jet Streams ·       Precipitation- Forms & Types, Distribution of rainfall ·       Air Masses, Cyclones and anti-cyclones
63	2 August 2021	·       World Climatic regions ·       Oceanography - Features, Ocean waves, currents, tides & Tsunamis, ·       Temperature & Salinity distribution, marine resources
64	3 August 2021	·       Biogeography: Soils - Classification, distribution, erosion & Conservation
65	4 August 2021	·       Continents - Major physical features, natural resources
66	5 August 2021	Physical Geography of India ▪ Location: Latitude, Longitude Northern Mountains, Plains of India, Peninsular Plateau and Islands of India.
67	6 August 2021	·       Himalayan and Peninsular Drainage System
68	7 August 2021	·       Spatial and temporal distribution of temperature, pressure, winds and rainfall ·       Indian Monsoon: mechanism, onset and variability; spatial and temporal variations
69	8 August 2021	·       Climatic Regions of India
70	9 August 2021	·       Classification of Soils ·       Problems of Soil and Conservation
71	10 August 2021	·       Forests and their distribution, Forest Conservation
72	11 August 2021	·       Natural resources and mineral resources and distribution of key natural resources across the world
73	12 August 2021	·       World Agriculture and agro-climatic regions
74	13 August 2021	·       Industry and location factors of the world
75	14 August 2021	·       World Population, density & distribution, races & tribes, settlements & migration
76	15 August 2021	·       Ecology and Functions of an ecosystem ·       Terrestrial ecosystem ·       Aquatic ecosystem
77	16 August 2021	·       Pollutants ·       Air pollution ·       Water Pollution ·       Soil Pollution ·       Noise Pollution ·       Radioactive pollution
78	17 August 2021	·       E-Waste ·       Solid Waste ·       Bioremediation
79	18 August 2021	·       Environmental Acts and Policies (Domestic and International) ·       Environmental conventions ·       Mitigation Strategies ·       India & Climate Change ·       Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment
80	19 August 2021	·       Biodiversity
81	20 August 2021	·       Indian Architecture ·       Indian Sculpture
82	21 August 2021	·       Indian paintings ·       Religions of India
83	22 August 2021	·       Music ·       Dances of India
84	23 August 2021	·       Puppetry and Theatre forms
85	24 August 2021	·       Indian Literature ·       Indian Fairs, Festivals and crafts
86	25 August 2021	·       Union Budget
87	26 August 2021	·       Economic survey 2020-2021 key points - 1
88	27 August 2021	·       Economic survey 2020 – 2021 key points - 2
89	28 August 2021	·       Economic survey 2020-2021 key points - 3
90	29 August 2021	·       Economic survey 2020-2021 key points - 4
91	30 August 2021	·       Indian year book key points - 1
92	31 August 2021	·       Indian year book key points - 2
93	1 September 2021	·       Indian year book key points - 3
94	2 September 2021	·       Indian year book key points - 4
95	3 September 2021	·       Indian year book key points - 5
96	4 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 1
97	5 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 2
98	6 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 3
99	7 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 4
100	8 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 5
101	9 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 6
102	10 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 7
103	11 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 8
104	12 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 9
105	13 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 10
106	14 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 11
107	15 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 12
108	16 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 13
109	17 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 14
110	18 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) - 15
111	19 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 16
112	20 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 17
113	21 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 18
114	22 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 19
115	23 September 2021	·       Current Affairs (Government schemes/ places in news/ persons in news/ conferences/conventions/institutions/awards/s&T) – 20
116	24 September 2021	·       General Studies Mock Test - 1
117	25 September 2021	·       General Studies Mock Test - 2
118	26 September 2021	·       General Studies Mock Test - 3
119	27 September 2021	·       General Studies Mock Test - 4
120	28 September 2021	·       General Studies Mock Test - 5