SSC GD Mock Test (GS PYQ) 11/01/2023 SHIFT- 1,2,3,4
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Government of India has approved a new Central Sector Scheme entitled “National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM)” which is associated with ______ revolution.
Savoury
Sweet
Honey
Golden
Q2. ______ are a narrow belt of high altitude westerly winds in the troposphere. Their speed varies from about 110 km/h in summer to about 184 km/h in winter.
Jet Streams
Whirlwind
Derecho
Hurricane
Q3. After independence, India launched its First Five-Year Plan in ______.
1952
1953
1950
1951
Q4. Which Indian dancer among the following was the youngest recipient of the Padma Vibhushan in 2003?
Uday Shankar
Sonal Mansingh
Pandit Birju Maharaj
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Q5. What is the chemical formula of Calcium Carbonate?
CaSO₄
CaCO₃
CaCO₂
CaO
Q6. Which vitamin is also known as Thiamine?
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B12
Q7. Who took oath as the Governor of Meghalaya in October 2022?
Banwarilal Purohit
Tathagata Roy
Satya Pal Malik
B. D. Mishra
Q8. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in which year?
1931
1935
1929
1933
Q9. A budget document related to the government’s revenue receipts and revenue expenditure for a particular financial year is called ______.
Revenue Budget
Zero Budget
Long-term Budget
Capital Budget
Q10. The last article of the Constitution of India has been given the number ______ (as of May 2022).
380
390
395
385
Q11. As of November 2022, who is the Union Minister for Education in India?
Dharmendra Pradhan
Mansukh Mandaviya
Anurag Thakur
Kiren Rijiju
Q12. Which Union Territory has the highest sex ratio as per the 2011 Census?
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
Daman & Diu
Chandigarh
Q13. __________ is celebrated as the Gujarati New Year in India.
Bestu Varas
Vishu
Losar
Losoong
Q14. The primary raw material for the sugar industry is ______.
Chemical sweeteners
Sweet potato
Apple
Sugarcane
Q15. Which among the following classical dance forms was introduced in the 16th century by Vaishnava saint Mahapurusha Sankaradeva?
Kuchipudi
Sattriya
Odissi
Manipuri
Q16. In which city is the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club situated?
Jaipur
Kolkata
Lucknow
Bulandshahr
Q17. Who hosted the FIFA World Cup 2022?
Brazil
Qatar
Spain
Germany
Q18. Removal of the President of a country from office is known as ______.
Impeachment
Termination of Services
Resignation
Voluntary Retirement from Services
Q19. Which Greek ruler sent Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
Seleucus Nicator
Amyntas II
Amyntas III
Philip II
Q20. The right of inheritance leads to ______.
Barren land
Land pollution
Division of land
Shortage of land
Q21. Who among the following personalities won the Padma Shri in 2019 for contributions to the Kathakali dance form?
Geeta Kapoor
Vaibhavi Merchant
Shovana Narayan
Milena Salvini
Q22. Cow dung is used in agriculture as a _______.
Organic fertilizer
Inorganic fertilizer
Chemical fertilizer
Waste product
Q23. In which city is the M. Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium located?
Delhi
Kolkata
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Q24. In which Part of the Constitution of India are Fundamental Rights embodied?
Part IV
Part I
Part III
Part II
Q25. Who became the Member of Legislative Assembly from Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh, in April 2022?
Musafir Paswan
Bandhu Tirkey
Yashoda Verma
Manoj Singh Mandavi
Q26. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Jal Jeevan Mission in ________.
2022
2019
2018
2014
Q27. During which festival do people of North India worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha together?
Dussehra
Janmashtami
Holi
Diwali
Q28. Which means of transport is used to transfer crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas?
Bus
Pipelines
Cable
Airways
Q29. Which waterway connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean?
Suez Canal
Kiel Canal
Volga–Don Canal
Panama Canal
Q30. Which dancing legend was the youngest recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 1992?
Anuradha Pandey
Sonal Mansingh
Uday Shankar
Pandit Birju Maharaj
Q31. According to Article 243 of the Constitution of India, ________ means an institution of self-government constituted under Article 243B for rural areas.
Gram Sabha
Municipal Committee
Panchayat
Municipal Corporation
Q32. Lakshya Sen is associated with which sport?
Badminton
Table Tennis
Cricket
Kabaddi
Q33. What best describes bulimia?
Eating disorder
Neurodevelopmental disorder
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety disorder
Q34. Prior to independence, India was especially known for its ________ industries.
Flower
Spices
Metal
Handicraft
Q35. Which organisation conducts sample surveys for calculating the poverty line in India?
Ministry of Finance
RBI
CSO
NSSO
Q36. Who was appointed as the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in June 2022?
Aamir Subhani
Arun Mishra
Naresh Kumar
Dinkar Gupta
Q37. India accounts for how much of the world’s total surface area?
2.8%
3.9%
4.2%
2.4%
Q38. Who spent considerable time at Harshavardhana’s court and left a detailed account of his observations?
Xuan Zang
Faxian
Kang Seng
Yijing
Q39. In which year was Jhansi annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse?
1854
1850
1852
1848
Q40. A utensil remains exposed to moist air for a long time and develops a light green coating. The utensil is made of ________.
Phosphorus
Carbon
Copper
Iron
Q41. The Council of States is also known as ________.
High Court
Lok Sabha
Supreme Court
Rajya Sabha
Q42. Which university was established in 1857?
University of Bombay
University of Bundelkhand
University of Punjab
University of Allahabad
Q43. Who among the following founded the Shunga Dynasty?
Pushyamitra
Devabhuti
Agnimitra
Vasumitra
Q44. In India, the workforce population does NOT include people of ________.
16 years
20 years
17 years
14 years
Q45. As per Consumer Protection Rules, 2021, District Commissions shall have jurisdiction to entertain complaints where the value of goods or services paid as consideration ________.
does not exceed ten lakh rupees
exceeds one crore rupees
does not exceed fifty lakh rupees
does not exceed one lakh rupees
Q46. Who was appointed as Executive Director for India at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in August 2022?
Rajesh Sharma
Gita Gopinath
Ramesh Chand
Krishnamurthy Subramanian
Q47. How many Fundamental Duties are mentioned in the Indian Constitution? (As of May 2022)
9
10
11
8
Q48. Rasheswar Saikia Barbayan is related to which dance form?
Kuchipudi
Odissi
Sattriya
Bharatanatyam
Q49. Which non-conventional energy sources are available in India?
Tidal, wind and solar energy
Only solar energy
Only solar and wind energy
Only tidal energy
Q50. Who among the following is the founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh?
Abdus Salam
Muhammad Yunus
Muzaffar Ahmed
Mahbub ul Haq
Q51. The chemical name of the acid present in vinegar is ________.
Nitric acid
Acetic acid
Formic acid
Malonic acid
Q52. In West Bengal, local thunderstorms during the hot weather season are known as ________.
Mahawat
Tahiti
Loo
Kaal Baisakhi
Q53. Which political leader from Jammu and Kashmir started a 3-day visit to the Kishtwar-Doda belt in November 2022?
Mehbooba Mufti
Farooq Abdullah
Ghulam Nabi Azad
Tariq Hameed Karra
Q54. ________ is the sum total of gross value added of all the firms in the economy.
NI
GDP
GNP
NNP
Q55. The South Asian Games were first held in which year?
1990
1988
1985
1984
Q56. Thrissur Pooram festival is celebrated in which state?
Karnataka
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Q57. Vitamin C is an ________.
Antioxidant
Antibiotic
Antigen
Antivirus
Q58. The horizontal rows of squares in chess are called ________.
Ranks
Pawns
Bishops
Files
Q59. Which of the following is considered a major hub of the Information Technology industry in India?
Surat
Bengaluru
Bhopal
Kashmir
Q60. Grida folk dance is performed in Madhya Pradesh during ________ when the rabi crop is ready to be harvested.
Winter
Autumn
Summer
Spring
Q61. __________ (NPS) is a voluntary, defined contribution retirement savings scheme that enables subscribers to make optimum decisions regarding their future through systematic savings.
National Permit System
National Pension System
National Paid Scheme
National Payer System
Q62. ‘Gonph’ dance is a famous folk dance of which state?
Uttar Pradesh
Goa
Bihar
Odisha
Q63. Which of the following is NOT an essential qualification for the candidature of the President of India?
Qualified for election as a member of the House of the People
Minimum 35 years of age
Citizen of India
Higher Education
Q64. In India, the responsibility of conducting the decadal census rests with which ministry?
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of Statistics
Q65. Identify the third layer of soil from the top.
Unweathered parent bedrock
Subsoil
Topsoil
Substratum weathered parent rock material
Q66. The Hemis Festival is predominantly celebrated in ________.
Puducherry
Chandigarh
Ladakh
Lakshadweep
Q67. Which Five-Year Plan was running in India during the 1971 Indo-Pak War?
Eighth
Fourth
Second
Sixth
Q68. The first phase of the Green Revolution in India was from mid ________ up to mid ________.
1940, 1950
1970, 1980
1960, 1970
1950, 1960
Q69. The Asian Games 2018 were held in which country?
Indonesia
Singapore
Thailand
Maldives
Q70. Aparna Satheesan was honoured with the prestigious Bharata Shastra Nritya Praveena National Award for her outstanding performance in which dance form?
Kathakali
Bharatanatyam
Lavani
Kuchipudi
Q71. What are the weight and diameter of the discus used in the Men’s category?
3 kg in weight and 24 cm in diameter
2 kg in weight and 23 cm in diameter
2 kg in weight and 22 cm in diameter
2.5 kg in weight and 22 cm in diameter
Q72. In 2019, with ______ million tonnes of crude steel production, India ranked second among the world crude steel producers.
71
234
198
111
Q73. Which among the following elements has atomic number 33?
Arsenic
Barium
Neon
Iodine
Q74. The __________ has the sole authority to issue banknotes in India.
State Bank of India
Securities Bank
World Bank
Reserve Bank of India
Q75. Who was appointed as the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog from 1 May 2022?
Gita Gopinath
Dr. Hiren Joshi
Ranjan Gogoi
Suman Bery
Q76. As the Mauryan Empire was very large, different parts were ruled differently. The area around ________ was under the direct control of the emperor.
Taxila
Ujjain
Pataliputra
Lumbini
Q77. To defend the Khalifa’s temporal powers, a Khilafat Committee was formed in Bombay in ________.
May 1918
May 1919
March 1918
March 1919
Q78. Which of the following pair of cell-shape is correct?
I. Red blood cells – Spherical shape
II. Muscle cells – Spindle shape
I. Red blood cells – Spherical shape
II. Muscle cells – Spindle shape
Neither I nor II
Both I and II
Only II
Only I
Q79. Which of the following duties was NOT added by the 42nd Amendment to the Indian Constitution?
To provide opportunities for education to one’s child or ward between the ages of six and fourteen years
To value and preserve the rich heritage of the country’s composite culture
To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
Q80. Who was approved as the non-executive part-time chairman of Yes Bank by the Reserve Bank of India in September 2022?
Osborn Smith
Shaktikanta Das
Rama Subramaniam Gandhi
Raghuram Rajan