SSC CHSL Mock Test (GS PYQ) 09/07/24 SHIFT-2
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. According to the Census of India 2011, what is the sex ratio (females per 1000 males) of India?
933
927
943
934
Q2. Who calculated the approximate location of the planet Neptune by studying gravity-induced disturbances in the motion of Uranus?
John Couch Adams
Johann Gottfried Galle
Urbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier
Percival Lowell
Q3. In which year was MS Dhoni awarded the Padma Shri Award?
2010
2012
2007
2009
Q4. What was India’s population growth rate during 2001–2011?
23.87%
17.64%
24.66%
21.54%
Q5. In MS PowerPoint, where can you find the options ‘From Beginning’ and ‘From Current Slide’ to run a slide show?
Home tab
Slide Show tab
Slide Sorter tab
View tab
Q6. Which of the following refers to the purchase and sale of government securities by the central bank?
Bank Rate
Open Market Operations
Reserve Ratio
High Powered Money
Q7. Which Act, opposed by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919, was considered a direct attack on civil liberties and democratic rights?
Criminal Tribes Act
Defence of India Act
Pitt’s India Act
Rowlatt Act
Q8. Which organisation stated that India cannot have a parallel judicial system — one for the rich and another for the poor?
Supreme Court
Himachal High Court
Gujarat High Court
Kerala High Court
Q9. Oil India Limited (OIL) functions under which ministry?
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Ministry of Power
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Q10. Which Fundamental Right is known as the “Heart and Soul” of the Indian Constitution?
Right to Equality
Right to Freedom
Right to Constitutional Remedies
Right against Exploitation
Q11. On the 74th Republic Day of India, who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade?
Gamal Abdel Nasser Husain
Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak
Adly Mahmoud Mansour
Q12. Who is known as the Father of Modern Dance in India?
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Uday Shankar
Pandit Birju Maharaj
Atombapu Sharma
Q13. What is the cyclic arrangement of time units in Hindustani Classical Music called?
Alap
Raga
Tala
Jati
Q14. In honey bees, ________.
males are triploid and females are tetraploid
males are haploid and females are diploid
males are diploid and females are haploid
males are tetraploid and females are triploid
Q15. Identify the INCORRECT pair regarding material media and their refractive index.
Sapphire – 1.77
Kerosene – 1.44
Ruby – 1.71
Benzene – 2.42
Q16. The Preamble of the Constitution describes India as:
a unitary state
a federal state
an atheist state
a secular state
Q17. Which of the following is a style of Carnatic music?
Svarajati
Chaturang
Dhamar
Dhrupad
Q18. Which river is known as ‘Singi Khamban’ in Tibet?
Brahmaputra
Sutlej
Kosi
Indus
Q19. Judicial Review, an important feature of the Indian Constitution, has been borrowed from which country?
South Africa
Canada
Ireland
The United States of America
Q20. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Q21. In which year was the All India Football Federation formed?
1947
1967
1957
1937
Q22. The Press and Periodicals Registration Bill, 2023 replaced which Act?
Censorship of Press Act, 1799
Newspaper (Incitement to Offences) Act, 1908
Press (Objectionable Matters) Act, 1951
Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867
Q23. Who was the founder of the Pallava Dynasty?
Singhamvishnu
Simhavishnu
Simharaj
Balasimha
Q24. The 10% EWS reservation upheld by the Supreme Court in 2022 was based on the recommendations of which commission?
Sarkaria Commission
Kelkar Commission
Mandal Commission
Sinho Commission
Q25. In Gmail, what should you click to choose the date for sorting emails?
The calendar icon
The ‘1 Day’ dropdown menu
The ‘Date within’ field
The filter icon