UPSSSC PET Mock Test 2026

Question 1

Who founded the Maurya Empire in ancient India?

1. a. Chandragupta Maurya
2. b. Ashoka
3. c. Bindusara
4. d. Samudragupta

Correct answer: A

Explanation: Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya Empire around 322 BCE.

Question 2

From which place did Rani Lakshmibai lead during the Revolt of 1857?

1. a. Jhansi
2. b. Kanpur
3. c. Lucknow
4. d. Meerut

Correct answer: A

Explanation: Rani Lakshmibai led the resistance against the British from Jhansi during the Revolt of 1857.

Question 3

Which is the highest mountain peak located within India?

1. a. Kangchenjunga
2. b. Nanda Devi
3. c. K2
4. d. Annapurna

Correct answer: A

Explanation: Kangchenjunga (in Sikkim) is the highest mountain peak located within India.

Question 4

In which year did the First Five-Year Plan begin in India?

1. a. 1947
2. b. 1950
3. c. 1951
4. d. 1955

Correct answer: C

Explanation: India's First Five-Year Plan began in 1951.

Question 5

Which constitutional amendment added Fundamental Duties to the Indian Constitution?

1. a. 42nd Amendment
2. b. 44th Amendment
3. c. 52nd Amendment
4. d. 61st Amendment

Correct answer: A

Explanation: Fundamental Duties were added by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976.

Question 6

What is the largest organ of the human body?

1. a. Liver
2. b. Skin
3. c. Heart
4. d. Lungs

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Skin is the largest organ of the human body.

Question 7

An item costing ₹800 is sold for ₹960. Next year its cost price rises by 10% but the selling price is kept the same. What is the profit percentage now?

1. a. 10%
2. b. 9.09%
3. c. 9.5%
4. d. 8%

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Original profit = (960−800)/800 = 20%. New cost = 800 × 110/100 = ₹880. New profit = 960 − 880 = ₹80, profit% = 80/880 × 100 = 9.09%. Traps: using the old cost (800), or subtracting 20%−10% = 10% — profit is always on the new cost.

Question 8

'विद्वान' शब्द का शुद्ध स्त्रीलिंग रूप क्या है?

1. a. विद्वानी
2. b. विदुषी
3. c. विदुषा
4. d. ज्ञानी

Correct answer: B

Explanation: 'विद्वान' का शुद्ध स्त्रीलिंग 'विदुषी' है। 'विद्वानी' और 'विदुषा' बने हुए अशुद्ध रूप हैं; 'ज्ञानी' अपने आप में शुद्ध शब्द है पर 'विद्वान' का स्त्रीलिंग नहीं — यही सूक्ष्म भ्रम परीक्षा में पूछा जाता है।

Question 9

Choose the correct synonym of the word 'Candid'.

1. a. Rude
2. b. Blunt
3. c. Frank
4. d. Secretive

Correct answer: C

Explanation: 'Candid' is synonymous with 'Frank'. 'Blunt' is the near-meaning trap (outspoken with a negative shade); 'Rude' is uncivilised and 'Secretive' points the opposite way.

Question 10

If in a certain code 'CAT' is written as 'DBU', how would 'DOG' be written?

1. a. EPI
2. b. EQH
3. c. DPH
4. d. EPH

Correct answer: D

Explanation: Each letter is shifted one place forward (C→D, A→B, T→U). Applying the same rule, D→E, O→P, G→H, giving EPH.

Question 11

What does 'UPI', India's digital payment system, stand for?

1. a. Unified Public Interface
2. b. United Payment Index
3. c. Universal Pay Interface
4. d. Unified Payments Interface

Correct answer: D

Explanation: UPI stands for 'Unified Payments Interface', an instant payment system operated by NPCI.

Question 12

The Olympic Games are usually held at an interval of how many years?

1. a. 2 years
2. b. 3 years
3. c. 4 years
4. d. 5 years

Correct answer: C

Explanation: The Olympic Games are usually held once every 4 years.

Question 13

निम्नलिखित गद्यांश पढ़ें और प्रश्न का उत्तर दें: "भारत एक कृषि प्रधान देश है। यहाँ की अधिकांश जनसंख्या प्रत्यक्ष या अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से कृषि पर निर्भर है। वर्षा की अनिश्चितता के कारण किसानों को कई बार आर्थिक कठिनाइयों का सामना करना पड़ता है — अतिवृष्टि से फसल सड़ जाती है तो अनावृष्टि से खेत सूख जाते हैं। सिंचाई सुविधाओं का विस्तार, समय पर ऋण और फसल बीमा जैसी सुरक्षा किसानों को इस अनिश्चितता से बचा सकती है।" गद्यांश से क्या निष्कर्ष निकलता है?

1. a. किसानों को केवल अधिक बीज देना चाहिए
2. b. किसानों को केवल अधिक भूमि देनी चाहिए
3. c. किसानों को शहरों की ओर पलायन करना चाहिए
4. d. सिंचाई, ऋण और फसल बीमा से किसानों को वर्षा की अनिश्चितता से सुरक्षा मिल सकती है

Correct answer: D

Explanation: गद्यांश समस्या (अति/अनावृष्टि) के साथ समाधान भी देता है — अंतिम वाक्य में सिंचाई, ऋण और फसल बीमा। उत्तर के लिए पूरे गद्यांश का निष्कर्ष निकालना होता है, न कि एक पंक्ति खोजना — इसीलिए 'केवल बीज/भूमि' (आंशिक) और 'पलायन' (विपरीत) विकल्प गलत हैं।

Question 14

A village's literacy rate (%) over 4 years is: 2019: 60%, 2020: 65%, 2021: 70%, 2022: 78%. Between which two consecutive years was the increase in literacy rate the highest?

1. a. 2019–2020
2. b. 2020–2021
3. c. 2021–2022
4. d. The increase was equal every year

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Increase: 5% (2019–20), 5% (2020–21), 8% (2021–22). The highest increase was between 2021 and 2022.

Question 15

Students passing per subject in a class — Maths: 45, Science: 38, Hindi: 50, English: 42. What is the ratio of students passing Maths and Science to those passing Hindi and English?

1. a. 80 : 90
2. b. 83 : 92
3. c. 75 : 85
4. d. 7 : 8

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Maths + Science = 45 + 38 = 83. Hindi + English = 50 + 42 = 92. Ratio = 83:92 — co-prime (83 is prime), so it does not reduce. Traps: guessing from round figures (80:90) or wrongly reducing to 7:8.

Question 1

Who is credited with founding the Delhi Sultanate (1206)?

1. a. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
2. b. Iltutmish
3. c. Balban
4. d. Razia Sultan

Correct answer: A

Explanation: After Muhammad Ghori's death in 1206, his slave-general Qutub-ud-din Aibak took power at Lahore — founding the Sultanate and the Slave dynasty. Iltutmish (Aibak's son-in-law) moved the capital to Delhi and built the Chahalgani; Balban and Razia are later sultans — the dynastic order is the trap.

Question 2

In which year was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched?

1. a. 1915
2. b. 1920
3. c. 1930
4. d. 1942

Correct answer: B

Explanation: The Non-Cooperation Movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi, began in 1920.

Question 3

In India, monsoon rainfall is mainly caused by winds coming from which direction?

1. a. North-East
2. b. North-West
3. c. South-West
4. d. South-East

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Most of India's rainfall comes from the South-West monsoon winds, which carry moisture from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.

Question 4

What is the name of India's central bank?

1. a. State Bank of India
2. b. NABARD
3. c. Punjab National Bank
4. d. Reserve Bank of India

Correct answer: D

Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India's central bank, established in 1935.

Question 5

Which constitutional amendment gave constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj system?

1. a. 73rd Amendment
2. b. 42nd Amendment
3. c. 61st Amendment
4. d. 86th Amendment

Correct answer: A

Explanation: The 73rd Constitutional Amendment (1992) gave constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj system.

Question 6

Which type of paper is used to test whether a substance is acidic or basic?

1. a. Filter paper
2. b. Graph paper
3. c. Carbon paper
4. d. Litmus paper

Correct answer: D

Explanation: Litmus paper is used to test whether a substance is acidic or basic — acids turn blue litmus red, and bases turn red litmus blue.

Question 7

The average of 6 numbers is 15. If one number is removed, the average of the remaining 5 numbers becomes 14. What is the removed number?

1. a. 18
2. b. 20
3. c. 22
4. d. 24

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Sum of 6 numbers = 6×15 = 90; sum of remaining 5 = 5×14 = 70; removed number = 90 − 70 = 20.

Question 8

इनमें से कौन-सा शब्द 'पर्वत' का पर्यायवाची नहीं है?

1. a. शैल
2. b. नग
3. c. शिखर
4. d. गिरि

Correct answer: C

Explanation: शैल, नग और गिरि — तीनों 'पर्वत' के पर्यायवाची हैं। 'शिखर' का अर्थ है चोटी (peak) — पर्वत का एक भाग, उसका पर्याय नहीं। इसीलिए उत्तर 'शिखर' है।

Question 9

Choose the correct antonym of the word 'Transparent'.

1. a. Opaque
2. b. Clear
3. c. Obvious
4. d. Apparent

Correct answer: A

Explanation: 'Transparent' antonymises as 'Opaque'. 'Clear', 'Obvious' and 'Apparent' all point the same way as the stem — hence the confusion.

Question 10

Complete the series: 3, 8, 15, 24, ?

1. a. 33
2. b. 35
3. c. 30
4. d. 32

Correct answer: B

Explanation: The successive differences are 5, 7, 9, 11 (next difference is 11); so 24 + 11 = 35.

Question 11

Which is India's largest public sector bank (by assets)?

1. a. Punjab National Bank
2. b. Bank of Baroda
3. c. State Bank of India
4. d. Canara Bank

Correct answer: C

Explanation: State Bank of India (SBI) is India's largest bank by assets.

Question 12

Who is the composer of the song 'Vande Mataram'?

1. a. Rabindranath Tagore
2. b. Subhas Chandra Bose
3. c. Mohammad Iqbal
4. d. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Correct answer: D

Explanation: 'Vande Mataram' was composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay as part of his novel 'Anandamath'.

Question 13

निम्नलिखित गद्यांश पढ़ें और प्रश्न का उत्तर दें: "जल हमारे जीवन के लिए अत्यंत आवश्यक है। पृथ्वी पर उपलब्ध जल का बहुत छोटा हिस्सा ही पीने योग्य है। बढ़ती जनसंख्या और प्रदूषण के कारण स्वच्छ जल की कमी होती जा रही है। हमें जल का संरक्षण करना चाहिए और उसे व्यर्थ नहीं बहाना चाहिए। वर्षा जल संचयन एक प्रभावी उपाय है जिससे भूजल स्तर बढ़ाया जा सकता है।" प्रश्न: भूजल स्तर बढ़ाने का एक प्रभावी उपाय क्या बताया गया है?

1. a. वर्षा जल संचयन
2. b. नए बांध बनाना
3. c. नदियों को जोड़ना
4. d. समुद्री जल का प्रयोग

Correct answer: A

Explanation: गद्यांश के अनुसार, वर्षा जल संचयन एक प्रभावी उपाय है जिससे भूजल स्तर बढ़ाया जा सकता है।

Question 14

A company's sales (in lakh rupees) — 2018: 20, 2019: 25, 2020: 22, 2021: 30, 2022: 35. What was the percentage growth in sales in 2021 over 2020?

1. a. 30%
2. b. 36.36%
3. c. 40%
4. d. 35%

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Growth = 30 − 22 = 8 lakh. Percentage = 8/22 × 100 = 36.36%. Traps: dividing by 2021 (30) instead of the base year 2020 (22), or taking the difference itself as the percentage — growth is always on the old value.

Question 15

Population (in thousands) of four city zones — A: 45, B: 60, C: 38, D: 52. What is the ratio of the combined population of zones B and D to that of zones A and C?

1. a. 100 : 75
2. b. 4 : 3
3. c. 112 : 83
4. d. 90 : 70

Correct answer: C

Explanation: B + D = 60 + 52 = 112. A + C = 45 + 38 = 83. Ratio = 112:83 — 83 is prime, so it does not reduce. Traps: round-figure guesses (100:75) or wrongly reducing to 4:3 — the sums must come first.

Question 1

Who was the author of the book 'Akbarnama'?

1. a. Birbal
2. b. Tansen
3. c. Todar Mal
4. d. Abul Fazl

Correct answer: D

Explanation: 'Akbarnama' was written by Abul Fazl, the court historian of Akbar.

Question 2

Who gave the slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright'?

1. a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. b. Mahatma Gandhi
3. c. Subhas Chandra Bose
4. d. Lala Lajpat Rai

Correct answer: A

Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak gave the slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it' in 1916.

Question 3

In India, the 'Green Revolution' was mainly associated with the production of which crop?

1. a. Rice
2. b. Wheat
3. c. Cotton
4. d. Sugarcane

Correct answer: B

Explanation: India's Green Revolution (1960s) was mainly linked to increased wheat production, especially in Punjab and Haryana.

Question 4

In India, income tax is what type of tax?

1. a. Indirect tax
2. b. Trade tax
3. c. Direct tax
4. d. Customs duty

Correct answer: C

Explanation: Income tax is a direct tax, levied directly on the income of a person or entity.

Question 5

When and by which Constitutional Amendment was the right to property removed from the list of Fundamental Rights?

1. a. 1976 — 42nd Amendment
2. b. 1977 — 43rd Amendment
3. c. 1979 — 45th Amendment
4. d. 1978 — 44th Amendment

Correct answer: D

Explanation: The 44th Amendment (1978, Janata government) deleted Articles 19(1)(f) and 31, making property only a legal right under Article 300A — Fundamental Rights fell from 7 to 6. The 42nd (1976, Emergency) added socialist/secular; the 43rd/45th are near-number traps.

Question 6

Through which medium does sound travel fastest?

1. a. Solid
2. b. Liquid
3. c. Gas
4. d. Vacuum

Correct answer: A

Explanation: In a solid, particles are most closely packed, so sound travels fastest through it — sound cannot travel through a vacuum at all.

Question 7

If an amount is divided among three people in the ratio 3:4:5 and the total amount is ₹1200, what is the smallest share?

1. a. 250
2. b. 300
3. c. 350
4. d. 400

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Total parts = 3+4+5 = 12; each part = 1200/12 = 100; smallest share = 3 × 100 = 300.

Question 8

'सजीव' शब्द का विलोम शब्द क्या है?

1. a. सचेत
2. b. सचल
3. c. निर्जीव
4. d. सक्रिय

Correct answer: C

Explanation: 'सजीव' का विलोम शब्द 'निर्जीव' है।

Question 9

Fill in the blank with the correct option: 'Neither of the boys ___ present.'

1. a. were
2. b. are
3. c. have been
4. d. was

Correct answer: D

Explanation: 'Neither' takes a singular verb, so 'was' is correct.

Question 10

If P is the brother of Q, Q is the sister of R, and R is the father of S, how is P related to S?

1. a. Uncle
2. b. Father
3. c. Grandfather
4. d. Brother

Correct answer: A

Explanation: P, Q and R are all siblings; since R is S's father, P (R's brother) is S's uncle.

Question 11

For what purpose was India's 'Khelo India' programme launched?

1. a. To promote only cricket
2. b. To promote foreign sports
3. c. To promote sports at the grassroots level
4. d. Only Olympic preparation

Correct answer: C

Explanation: The 'Khelo India' programme was launched in 2018 to promote sports culture and talent at the grassroots level.

Question 12

In which city is the 'Qutub Minar' located?

1. a. Agra
2. b. Jaipur
3. c. Delhi
4. d. Lucknow

Correct answer: C

Explanation: The Qutub Minar is located in Delhi and its construction was begun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak.

Question 13

निम्नलिखित गद्यांश पढ़ें और प्रश्न का उत्तर दें: "स्वस्थ जीवन के लिए नियमित व्यायाम बहुत जरूरी है। प्रतिदिन कम से कम आधे घंटे टहलना या हल्का व्यायाम करना शरीर को स्वस्थ रखता है और मन को भी शांत करता है। इसके साथ ही संतुलित आहार लेना भी आवश्यक है। जो लोग नियमित व्यायाम करते हैं वे बीमारियों से दूर रहते हैं।" प्रश्न: स्वस्थ जीवन के लिए गद्यांश में क्या सुझाव दिया गया है?

1. a. केवल दवाइयां लेना
2. b. नियमित व्यायाम और संतुलित आहार
3. c. केवल आराम करना
4. d. व्यायाम से बचना

Correct answer: B

Explanation: गद्यांश के अनुसार, स्वस्थ जीवन के लिए नियमित व्यायाम और संतुलित आहार आवश्यक है।

Question 14

A family's monthly budget — Food: 40%, Rent: 25%, Education: 20%, Others: 15%. If the monthly income is ₹40,000, by how much does combined food-plus-education spending exceed rent?

1. a. ₹12,000
2. b. ₹14,000
3. c. ₹16,000
4. d. ₹10,000

Correct answer: B

Explanation: Food + education = 40% + 20% = 60% ⟹ 40,000 × 60/100 = ₹24,000. Rent = 25% ⟹ ₹10,000. Difference = 24,000 − 10,000 = ₹14,000. Traps: comparing food alone (40%), or taking the percentage gap (35%) as the amount.

Question 15

A shop's sales (units) — January: 120, February: 150, March: 135, April: 160. What was the percentage growth in sales in April over February?

1. a. 5%
2. b. 10%
3. c. 8%
4. d. 6.67%

Correct answer: D

Explanation: Growth = 160 − 150 = 10 units. Percentage = 10/150 × 100 = 6.67%. Traps: dividing by April (160) or January (120) instead of the base February (150) — growth is always on the old (comparison) value.