SSC MTS Mock Test (GS PYQ) 08/09/2023 SHIFT-3
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. What is the maximum time gap between two sessions of the State Legislature?
Three months
Two months
Six months
One year
Q2. In 1951, the first Asian Games was held in which city?
Jaipur
Pune
Mumbai
New Delhi
Q3. What is a government budget?
A report on the economic growth of a country
A plan for managing personal finances
A financial statement of a government’s expected revenue and expenditure for a specific period
A document outlining foreign policy goals
Q4. Who is the author of the novel ‘A Suitable Boy’?
Kiran Desai
Vikram Seth
Chetan Bhagat
Anita Desai
Q5. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Earth
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Q6. What is the meaning of the term ‘Collateral’ in banking?
An investment portfolio
A type of credit card
A form of digital payment
An asset pledged as security for a loan
Q7. The word ‘Kathak’ is derived from which of the following words?
Story
Narrator
Dance steps
Bells
Q8. Which of the following autobiographies was written by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India?
One Life is Not Enough
Waiting for a Visa
Atmakatha
Wings of Fire
Q9. Which Indian musician got the prestigious Academy Award?
AR Rahman
Anu Malik
Naushad
Bappi Lahiri
Q10. In relation to the state of Tamil Nadu, the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 included the __________ and Kurivikkaran communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Tamil Nadu.
Narikoravan
Irular
Kadar
Kammara
Q11. Which antibiotic is considered the first miracle drug, used to treat throat infections, meningitis, syphilis and other bacterial infections?
Aciclovir
Nifuratel
Penicillin
Metronidazole
Q12. Which of the following is the Fundamental Law of any country which sets out the framework and the principal functions of various organs of the government?
Customs
International Law
Constitution
Ordinance
Q13. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
Q14. Which is the largest ocean in the world?
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Q15. Jyothi Yarraji created a new national record in 2023 in which of the following sports?
Indoor hurdling
High jump
Shot put
Long jump
Q16. Which physicist’s experiment during a lecture in 1820 showed the connection between electricity and magnetism?
John Cockcroft
William Gilbert
Heinrich Hertz
Hans Christian Oersted
Q17. In the performance of ________ dance, on one side raasa dances are performed by women, whereas on the opposite side instrumentalists play the pung choloms (drums) and the karataala (cymbals).
Kathakali
Yakshagana
Odissi
Manipuri
Q18. Who among the following was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgars, a powerful non-violent movement among the Pathans of North-West Frontier Province?
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan
Q19. In which year was the Vernacular Press Act passed?
1757 CE
1878 CE
1888 CE
1600 CE
Q20. Which state of India is associated with the famous thunderstorms ‘Kaal Baisakhi’?
West Bengal
Karnataka
Gujarat
Haryana
Q21. According to Ministry of Commerce and Industry (2018-19), which state of India is the largest producer of Rubber?
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
Q22. In which year was the first Khelo India Winter Games held?
2022
2019
2021
2020
Q23. ‘Losoong’ festival, celebrated by the tribal community in ___________, is usually the time when the farmers rejoice and celebrate their harvest.
Sikkim
Jharkhand
Odisha
West Bengal
Q24. According to the Human Development Index 2021, which group of neighbouring countries has ranked behind India?
Maldives and Bhutan
Pakistan and Afghanistan
Bangladesh and China
Sri Lanka and Bhutan
Q25. Which of the following statements is true about the Great Bath of the Indus Valley Civilisation?
It was used for grain storage
It was used for farming
It was used as the water tank of the city
It was probably used for religious purpose