SSC MTS Mock Test (GS PYQ) 14/09/2023 SHIFT-2
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded a reform organisation in 1875 that attempted to reform Hinduism. What was it called?
Arya Samaj
Prarthna Samaj
Satyashodhak Samaj
Brahmo Samaj
Q2. The Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur was built by:
Rajaraja II
Samudragupta
Rajendra Chola
Rajaraja I
Q3. Which river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
Ganga
Yamuna
Kosi
Godavari
Q4. What is the minimum voting age for the citizens of India?
18 years
21 years
30 years
25 years
Q5. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Q6. Which gas is essential for human respiration?
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Q7. The four Nattuvanars namely Ponaiyah, Vadivelu, Sivanandam and Chinnaiya, who are renowned as Tanjaore Bandhu shaped up the modern day ___________.
Bharatanatyam
Kuchipudi
Kodiattam
Kathakali
Q8. In February 2023, Uttar Pradesh government launched a/an _____ called Family ID-One Family One Identity.
Portal
News Letter
WhatsApp Group
Email ID
Q9. Which is the largest ocean in the world?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Q10. Why are intermediate goods NOT included in the calculation of national income?
Including intermediate goods would result in double counting
Intermediate goods are not produced within the country’s borders
Including intermediate goods would decrease the value of national income
Intermediate goods are not important for measuring economic activity
Q11. According to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2021, India’s rank is ________ out of 109 countries.
66th
71st
59th
63rd
Q12. Who is known as the Father of the Nation in India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Subhas Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Sardar Patel
Q13. What is the main purpose of a bank statement?
To track income and expenses
To transfer funds to another account
To advertise new banking products
To have locker facility in the bank
Q14. The Konark Dance Festival (KDF) has been held at Konark since 1986 between ___________ every year.
1st and 5th October
1st and 5th August
1st and 5th January
1st and 5th December
Q15. Identify the southernmost range of the Himalaya from the following.
Shiwaliks Range
Trans Himalaya Range
Lesser Himalaya Range
Greater Himalaya Range
Q16. Which of the following statements about Directive Principles of State Policy is NOT correct?
Ensuring proper employment and healthy working conditions for men, women and children
Providing adequate means of livelihood for both men and women
Ensuring equal pay for equal work only for men
Preventing concentration of wealth in a few hands
Q17. Which of the following events took place in 1919?
Renewal of Charter Act
Passing of Representation of People Act
Passing of Thuggee and Dacoity Suppression Act
Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act
Q18. The novel ‘Train to Pakistan’ was written by ______.
Khushwant Singh
Nawaz Sharif
Zakir Hussain
Imran Khan
Q19. Popular Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon is a trained __________ dancer.
Kuchipudi
Kathak
Odissi
Bharatanatyam
Q20. In which of the following cities was the final match of the 2022 Vijay Hazare Trophy held?
Ahmedabad
Raipur
Lucknow
Ranchi
Q21. Who started the chemical revolution in the 18th century by naming oxygen and helping to organize chemical nomenclature?
Dame Kathleen Lonsdale
Svante August Arrhenius
Joseph Priestley
Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
Q22. Aman Sehrawat became the first Indian to win a gold medal in World Wrestling Championship in which category?
U-15
U-20
U-23
U-25
Q23. Independence Day is celebrated every year in Pakistan on ________.
30 January
14 August
31 December
23 March
Q24. Which of the following Indian musicians was called ‘Mallika-e-Ghazal’?
Prabha Bharti
Begum Akhtar
Chitra Singh
Farida Khanum
Q25. The word ‘yorker’ is related to which sport?
Kho Kho
Cricket
Basketball
Kabaddi