SSC CHSL Mock Test (GS PYQ) 10/08/2023 SHIFT-3
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. From which regions did Lord Cornwallis introduce the Permanent Settlement System?
Bengal and Bihar
Madras and Bihar
Bombay and Bihar
Bengal and Madras
Q2. In the Union Budget 2023–24, the term “Amrit Peedhi” refers to:
Youth power
Senior citizens
Super senior citizens
Children as the future of India
Q3. Which district of Madhya Pradesh is famous for copper production?
Balaghat
Jabalpur
Bhopal
Gwalior
Q4. Which Indian squash player won the Girls Under-15 title at the British Junior Open 2023?
Anahat Singh
Akanksha Salunke
Tanvi Khanna
Neha Singh
Q5. Kajari Festival is mainly celebrated in which Indian state?
Punjab
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Karnataka
Q6. Indicative Planning was adopted in India during which Five-Year Plan?
Sixth Plan
Fifth Plan
Eighth Five-Year Plan
Fourth Plan
Q7. India’s parliamentary democracy is based on the Westminster model of:
United States of America
South Africa
France
United Kingdom
Q8. Who received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2020 for contribution to Contemporary Dance?
Bhushan Lakandri
Sruti Bandopadhyay
Bickram Ghosh
Sumitra Guha
Q9. Elements with electronic configuration [He]2s²2p⁶ belong to which group of the Periodic Table?
Group 8
Group 6
Group 18
Group 10
Q10. Water defluoridation is an example of which level of prevention?
Tertiary prevention
Primordial prevention
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Q11. Which trench in the Indian Ocean has a maximum depth of about 23,560 feet?
Tonga Trench
Amirante Trench
Java Trench
Diamantina Trench
Q12. Which Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with Co-operative Societies?
Articles 243ZG to 243ZJ
Articles 243P to 243ZG
Articles 243ZH to 243ZT
Articles 243A to 243O
Q13. Which state had the largest outstanding microfinance loan portfolio according to MFIN Micrometer Q4 FY21–22?
Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Q14. Who became the first Indian woman powerlifter to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020?
Arifa Bilal
Sakina Khatun
Manpreet Kaur
Kunjrani Devi
Q15. Who was appointed as the head coach of the Indian men’s hockey team in 2023?
Zak Jones
Kim Sang-ryul
Craig Fulton
David Quinn
Q16. According to the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana, which statement is NOT correct?
Applicant should belong to Madhya Pradesh
Age should be between 23–60 years
Applicant may be married, widowed, or divorced
Annual family income should be below ₹4.50 lakh
Q17. Which statements about demand for money are correct?
Only ii and iv
Only i and iv
Only ii and iii
Only i and ii
Q18. United Zakir Hussain is famous for playing which musical instrument?
Sitar
Tabla
Flute
Shehnai
Q19. Who was the Sultan of Delhi when the Vijayanagara Empire was established?
Nasiruddin Mahmud
Iltutmish
Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Alauddin Khilji
Q20. Which place is known as Asia’s largest slum?
Orangi Town
Dharavi
Niza
Khayelitsha
Q21. Identify the INCORRECT equation.
Revenue Receipts = Tax Revenue (net of states’ share) less Non-tax Revenue
Gross Fiscal Deficit = Total Expenditure − (Revenue Receipts + Non-debt Capital Receipts)
Gross Primary Deficit = Gross Fiscal Deficit − Net Interest Liabilities
Revenue Deficit = Revenue Expenditure − Revenue Receipts
Q22. Which two cities are connected by the Grand Trunk Road in India?
Amritsar – Kolkata
Karachi – Kolkata
Mumbai – Kolkata
Amritsar – Peshawar
Q23. Who introduced the Permanent Settlement Policy in 1793?
Lord Ripon
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Wellesley
Lord Cornwallis
Q24. In which year did Louis Pasteur discover molecular chirality?
1848
1830
1875
1892
Q25. Ghurehi is a folk dance of which Indian state?
West Bengal
Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Jharkhand