UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 256

1.

With reference to Indian culture, what is Nabakalebara?

An annual Hindu festival held in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram

A festival observed in the Jagannath Temple at Puri.

A festival held on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Sagardwip Island near Kolkata.

A festival observed once in six years at Ganga Ghats, of Varanasi.

2.

One of the popular and widely adopted movement in modern Jainism is Anuvrata Movement. With this reference consider the following statements:

Anuvrata refers to the vows which are to be applied to the practice of daily life
Anuvrata allows laxity in the observance of such vows

Which among the above is / are correct statements?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 & 2

Neither 1 nor 2

3.

Consider the following vitamins:

Which of the above are fat soluble?

1 & 4 Only

1, 2 & 4 Only

3 & 4 Only

1, 2, 3 & 4

4.

Consider the following pair of goods:

Which of the above has/have negative cross elasticity of demand?

1 Only

2 and 3 Only

1, 2 and 3

None

5.

UNMISS is the newest United Nations peacekeeping mission in which country?

Syria

South Sudan

Saudi Arabia

Solomon Islands