SAINIK SCHOOL KORUKONDA

UPSC WEEKLY TEST - 08/07/2025

Total Marks: 50
Total Time: 60 Minutes

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 11. Despite several warnings about the
project's unrealistic deadline, the manager
kept demanding faster progress. The team,
Instructions: Fill each blank with the most already working late nights, felt they were:
appropriate word from the options. a) Coming off with flying colours
b) Burning the midnight oil
Passage 1: Cybersecurity c) At their wits' end
Cybersecurity has become (1)______ in the digital d) Out of the wood
age. With increasing cyber threats, governments
worldwide are (2)______ stringent measures to 12. The new CEO promised transparency,
protect critical infrastructure. A significant saying she would always address issues
challenge is the (3)______ of skilled professionals. directly and not avoid difficult truths. She
Moreover, public awareness about (4)______ emphasized that she would:
online behaviour remains low. To address this,
educational institutions must (5)______ a) Have an axe to grind
cybersecurity in their curricula. b) Call a spade a spade
c) Hit the nail on the head
1. (a) negligible (b) paramount d) Be under someone's thumb
(c) trivial (d) redundant
13. After months of uncertainty following the
2. (a) diluting (b) implementing accident, the doctors finally told Rohan his
(c) revoking (d) neglecting brother was stable and expected to make a
full recovery. Hearing this, Rohan felt they
3. (a) abundance (b) dearth were finally:
(c) plethora (d) surplus
a) By fits and starts
4. (a) vulnerable (b) resilient b) Out of the wood
(c) ethical (d) obsolete c) Between the devil and the deep sea
d) Hoping against hope
5. (a) omit (b) integrate
(c) segregate (d) abolish 14. The two department heads haven't spoken
civilly in months. Their disagreement over
Passage 2: Climate Action the budget allocation has become so
intense that they are now:
The recent IPCC report underscores the
(1)______ need to limit global warming. While
a) Under each other's thumb
renewable energy adoption is rising, fossil fuel
b) Rank and file
(2)______ persists. Policymakers must (3)______
c) At daggers drawn
subsidies to coal and oil industries. Individual
d) Getting rid of differences
actions, like reducing carbon (4) ______, are
equally vital. Without collective effort, climate goals
15. Priya practiced her presentation
will remain (5) ______.
sporadically, whenever she found spare
time between other commitments, rather
6. (a) frivolous (b) urgent
than following a fixed schedule. Her
(c) optional (d) dated
preparation was:
a) A wee bit late
7. (a) dependency (b) aversion
b) By fits and starts
(c) divergence (d) redundancy
c) Hitting the nail on the head
d) Burning the midnight oil
8. (a) augment (b) phase out 16. The local residents were frustrated because
(c) perpetuate (d) initiate the powerful developer seemed to have the
town council completely:
9. (a) credits (b) sequestration a) Out of the wood
(c) footprints (d) emissions b) At their wits' end
c) Under his thumb
10. (a) attainable (b) illusory d) Calling a spade a spade
(c) feasible (d) tangible

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 24. What is the main reason for the formation
of a tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal and
17. Sanjay knew criticizing the popular team Arabian Sea during the post-monsoon
captain could backfire, but staying silent season?
meant the team's poor strategy wouldn't A. Low temperature
change. He felt trapped: B. High-pressure systems
a) At his wits' end C. High sea surface temperature
b) Between the devil and the deep sea D. Westerly disturbances
c) Hoping against hope
d) Getting rid of a problem
25. The Western disturbances that cause
winter rainfall in north-west India originate in:
18. Although the chances of finding her lost cat
after two weeks were almost zero, Mrs. A. Bay of Bengal B. Mediterranean Sea
Sharma still put up posters in every C. Arabian Sea D. Indian Ocean
neighbourhood, desperately:
a) Burning the midnight oil 26. Which process involves the lowering of
b) Hitting the nail on the head the land surface by wind erosion?
c) Hoping against hope (a) Deflation (b) Abrasion
d) Coming off with flying colours (c) Attrition (d) Saltation

19. The reviewer didn't just say the book was 27. The Theory of Plate Tectonics explains:
good; she precisely identified why its unique (a) River course changes
structure made it groundbreaking. Her (b) Formation of ocean basins and mountains
critique really: (c) Soil formation
a) Had an axe to grind (d) Weathering patterns
b) Was a wee bit harsh
c) Called a spade a spade 28. 'Moraines' are landforms associated with:
d) Hit the nail on the head (a) Rivers (b) Glaciers
(c) Winds (d) Waves
20. The consultant reviewing the department's
efficiency didn't seem neutral. His strong 29. The piedmont plateau located between the
push for outsourcing the IT staff suggested
Himalayas and the Peninsular India is:
he might:
a) Be at daggers drawn with IT (a) Malwa Plateau (b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
b) Have an axe to grind (c) Indo-Gangetic Plain (d) Shillong Plateau
c) Want to get rid of them
30. Which geomorphic theory emphasizes
d) Be under their thumb
"landscape evolution through cycles"?
21. Which of the following statements best (a) Continental Drift (b) Plate Tectonics
explains the mechanism of the Indian monsoon? (c) Davisian Cycle of Erosion (d) Isostasy
A. Movement of the westerlies from the 31. The immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 was:
Mediterranean
(a) Economic exploitation by the British
B. Differential heating of land and sea
(b) Introduction of the Enfield rifle with greased
C. Jet stream and Coriolis force
D. Rotation of the Earth cartridges
(c) Annexation of Awadh
22. The El Niño phenomenon, which affects the (d) Racial discrimination
Indian monsoon, is associated with:
A. Warming of sea surface in the Atlantic Ocean 32. Who founded the "Indian National
B. Cooling of Indian Ocean waters Congress" in 1885?
C. Warming of sea surface in the eastern Pacific (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ocean (c) A.O. Hume (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Melting of Arctic ice caps
33. The Ilbert Bill Controversy (1883) was
23. Which one of the following Indian states related to:
receives rainfall from both the South-West and (a) Land revenue reforms
North-East monsoons? (b) Allowing Indian judges to try Europeans
A. Punjab B. Kerala (c) Partition of Bengal
C. Tamil Nadu D. West Bengal (d) Abolition of Sati

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 Yojana' to promote entrepreneurship among
34. The partition of Bengal (1905) was youth?
annulled in: (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
(a) 1911 (b) 1919 (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Kerala
(c) 1935 (d) 1947
44. Which state is the host of the Bharat
Summit 2025?
35. Who said, "Swaraj is my birthright, and I
(a) Telangana (b) Kerala
shall have it"? (c) Bihar (d) Uttar Pradesh
(a) Bhagat Singh (b) Subhas Chandra Bose
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Lala Lajpat Rai 45. Where is the 2nd Asian Yogasanana
Championships being Held?
36. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (1919) (a) Bengaluru (c) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi (d) Chennai
occurred during which movement?
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
46. By which year has the World Health
(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha
Organisation set a target to eliminate filariasis
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement globally?
(d) Quit India Movement (a) Year 2028 (b) Year 2030
37. The Chauri Chaura incident (1922) led (c) Year 2035 (d) Year 2047
Gandhi to:
47.. Recently, the Governor of which state has
(a) Launch the Quit India Movement
presented the 'Yashraj Bharti Samman Award
(b) Suspend the Non-Cooperation Movement
2025'?
(c) Start the Dandi March
(a) Bihar (b) Chhattisgarh
(d) Demand Poorna Swaraj (c) Telangana (d) Maharashtra
38. The "Simon Commission" (1928) was
boycotted because: 48. For what purpose has 'Project India' been
launched recently?
(a) It proposed dominion status
(a) To promote innovation in agriculture
(b) It included no Indian members (b) To provide government jobs to 1 million youth
(c) It supported partition (c) To prepare 1 million entrepreneurs
(d) It recommended separate electorates (d) None of these
39. The Poona Pact (1932) was signed 49. Which Scriptures have been included in
between: the UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register?
(a) Gandhi and Jinnah a) Bhagavad Gita Manuscripts
(b) Gandhi and Ambedkar b) Vimana Shastra Manuscripts
(c) Nehru and Patel c) Chandala Bhikshuki manuscript
(d) Bose and Savarkar d) Abdul Sadakka Paakshipattu Manuscript

40. Who hoisted the Indian flag at 50. Recently which state in India has announced a
the International Socialist Congress (1907) in wild life sanctuary in the name of Dr BR
Stuttgart? Ambedkar?
a) Madhya Pradesh
(a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Annie Besant
b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bhikaji Cama (d) Aruna Asaf Ali c) Uttarakhand
41. Which state recorded the highest d) Odisha
economic growth rate in India for 2024-25?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) UP
(c) MP (d) Maharashtra

42. Who has been awarded the Lata Dinanath

43. Which Indian state government has