SSC MTS Mock Test (GS PYQ) 14/08/2021 SHIFT-1
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Which part of the Constitution of India talks about the Directive Principles of State Policy?
Part IV
Part V
Part III
Part II
Q2. Who among the following was a famous Indian playback singer and an actor too?
Kashinath Ghanekar
Kishore Kumar
Pranab Mukherjee
Sunil Chhetri
Q3. The Purple Revolution, which was launched in Jammu and Kashmir, is also known as ______.
Lavender Revolution
Indigo Revolution
Orchids Revolution
Lilac Revolution
Q4. Who among the following founded Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta (Kolkata)?
Swami Vivekanand
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q5. Which of the following is NOT a cause of rural poverty in India?
Migration from rural areas
Lack of alternate employment opportunities other than agriculture
Illiteracy
Lack of capital
Q6. Who is the Chairman of Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) of India?
Finance Minister
Human Resource Development Minister
Home Minister
Skill Development Minister
Q7. The Great Indian Novel is written by the famous politician ________.
Varun Gandhi
Derek O’Brien
AK Antony
Shashi Tharoor
Q8. Which of the given statements related to the temples of India is correct?
I. The Nagara style of architecture is also known as the North Indian style.
II. The Dravidian style of architecture is also known as the South Indian style.
I. The Nagara style of architecture is also known as the North Indian style.
II. The Dravidian style of architecture is also known as the South Indian style.
Neither I nor II
Both I and II
Only II
Only I
Q9. The uplifted blocks of block mountains are called ______.
Horsts
Grabens
Slopes
Cones
Q10. Dantidurga belonged to which dynasty of India?
Chalukya
Chola
Rashtrakuta
Chera
Q11. Bagurumba is a folk dance of which Indian state?
Haryana
Karnataka
Assam
Goa
Q12. The number of persons per unit area gives the measurement of _____.
Population density
Population sex ratio
Population movements
Population growth rate
Q13. ‘Ambubachi’ festival of Assam is celebrated in the month of ______ every year.
March
December
January
June
Q14. Harshavardhana (r. 606–647 CE) was a ruler of __________ dynasty.
Mughal
Maurya
Gupta
Pushyabhuti
Q15. All India Muslim League was formed in ______.
1906
1910
1905
1908
Q16. All the changes in the weather are driven by the ______.
Moon
Sun
Stars
Jovian planets
Q17. The HVJ gas pipeline from Hazira in Gujarat to Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh passes through which state?
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Q18. Tapeworm belongs to which group of the animal kingdom?
Annelida
Platyhelminthes
Porifera
Coelenterata
Q19. Which of the following is an Indian game of snake boat race?
Kho-Kho
Vallam Kali
Mallakhamb
Field Hockey
Q20. The judiciary has the power to strike down particular laws passed by the Parliament if it believes that these are a violation of the basic structure of the Constitution. This is called ______.
Judicial review
Dispute resolution
Judicial activism
Public interest litigation
Q21. Who among the following won a silver medal in the Summer Olympics 2020 (played in 2021)?
Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Bajrang Punia
Lovlina Borgohain
PV Sindhu
Q22. Who became the new Chief Minister of Punjab in March 2022?
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Amarinder Singh
Bhagwant Mann
Arvind Kejriwal
Q23. Which of the following gases shields the surface of Earth from ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun?
Carbon monoxide
Ozone
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Q24. Which of the following is an example of contact force?
Electrostatic force
Muscular force
Gravitational force
Magnetic force
Q25. Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma is known for which classical dance form?
Manipuri
Kuchipudi
Odissi
Mohiniyattam