SSC MTS Mock Test (GS PYQ) 12/08/2021 SHIFT-1
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Tanjore Balasaraswati was known for which classical dance form?
Bihu
Bharatanatyam
Manipuri
Odissi
Q2. Which of the following persons won the ‘Best Female Debut’ Award at the 2021 Paralympic Sports Awards 2021?
Deepa Malik
Bhavinaben Patel
Avani Lekhara
Mirabai Chanu
Q3. Which of the following rivers forms the largest river system of Rajasthan?
Krishna
Narmada
Tapi
Luni
Q4. In human beings, the small intestine is coiled and is about ______ metres long.
1 to 1.5
3 to 3.5
2 to 2.5
7 to 7.5
Q5. Who among the following was the first athlete to represent India in fencing at the Tokyo Olympics 2020?
Aditi Ashok
PT Usha
Bhavani Devi
PV Sindhu
Q6. A form of financial service which provides small loans and other financial services to poor and low-income households is called ______.
microfinance
commercial mortgage
invoice financing
personal finance
Q7. Which of the following are also called the amphibians of the plant kingdom?
Pteridophytes
Thallophytes
Angiosperms
Bryophytes
Q8. Buddha attained enlightenment at ______.
Varanasi
Bodh Gaya
Kusinara
Pataliputra
Q9. ‘Unfinished: A Memoir’ is the autobiography of ______.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Deepika Padukone
Kareena Kapoor
Alia Bhatt
Q10. Which of the following festivals is celebrated when the annual harvest takes place in Assam?
Lohri
Pongal
Magh Bihu
Makaravilakku
Q11. Which of the following is considered to be the fifth state of matter?
Bose-Einstein condensate
Plasma
Solid
Gas
Q12. Which of the following peninsular rivers has the largest drainage basin?
Godavari
Mahanadi
Narmada
Krishna
Q13. A type of unemployment in rural areas when people are not able to find jobs during some months of the year is called ______.
educated unemployment
disguised unemployment
frictional unemployment
seasonal unemployment
Q14. Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer came to India in ______.
1496
1498
1495
1497
Q15. Who among the following addressed the Indian National Congress as its President in 1887?
Balgangadhar Tilak
Badruddin Tyabji
WC Bannerji
Dadabhai Naoroji
Q16. Which team lost to Dabang Delhi KC in the finals of the Pro Kabaddi League season 8?
Puneri Paltan
Patna Pirates
Gujarat Giants
UP Yoddha
Q17. Soilless agriculture is called _______.
hydroponics
shifting agriculture
dry farming
pastoral farming
Q18. Which Article of the Indian Constitution enshrines the Right against Exploitation?
Article 23
Article 21
Article 25
Article 22
Q19. What does ‘Chaitya’ in Buddhist architecture refer to?
Buddha relic
Prayer hall
Residence
Monastery
Q20. As per Census 2011, what is the Total Fertility Rate (an approximate range) in India?
3.1 – 3.9
2.1 – 2.9
5.1 – 5.9
4.1 – 4.9
Q21. Who among the following is a famous Sitar player?
Ustad Rehman Khan
Kishan Maharaj
Ali Ahmad Hussain
Anoushka Shankar
Q22. As per the Constitution of India, the President of India shall hold office for a term of ______ from the date on which he enters upon his office.
four years
six years
three years
five years
Q23. Mohiniyattam is a classical dance form of which Indian state?
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Assam
Q24. Which Chola ruler built the Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?
Rajaraja I
Rajendra I
Vijayalaya
Rajendra III
Q25. Which state of India has set up District Investment Promotion Agencies (DIPA)?
Karnataka
Haryana
Odisha
West Bengal