SSC GD Mock Test (GS PYQ) 06/02/2025 SHIFT- 1,2,3
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. The Indian badminton team won the Thomas Cup title for the first time in 2022 by defeating which country in the final?
Malaysia
Indonesia
Japan
Denmark
Q2. Rangarajan Committee is related to which of the following?
Unemployment
Banking
Poverty
Education
Q3. Which Constitutional Amendment Act constituted the State Finance Commission?
74th Amendment Act
76th Amendment Act
75th Amendment Act
73rd Amendment Act
Q4. ‘Roppi’ is a popular folk dance of which Indian state?
Kerala
Assam
Karnataka
Arunachal Pradesh
Q5. Lanthanides along with which two elements are sometimes called ‘rare earth elements’?
Molybdenum and Palladium
Ruthenium and Zirconium
Yttrium and Scandium
Vanadium and Niobium
Q6. Which Five-Year Plan is also known as the ‘Mahalanobis Plan’?
Second Plan
Seventh Plan
First Plan
Fourth Plan
Q7. Which Indian leader was popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Liaquat Ali Khan
Shaukat Ali
Q8. Which Articles of the Constitution of India deal with Fundamental Rights?
Articles 10 to 40
Articles 12 to 35
Articles 2 to 7
Articles 15 to 35
Q9. Which edition of the Khelo India University Games was held in Uttar Pradesh in 2023?
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
Q10. Lalrinpuii was the Health & Family Welfare Minister of which state as of October 2024?
Nagaland
Mizoram
Assam
Haryana
Q11. Which state government started the ‘Shantala Natya Sri Award’ in 1995 in the field of classical dance?
Assam
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Q12. The layer of the Earth’s atmosphere where weather phenomena occur is called:
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Q13. Select the INCORRECT statement regarding mitosis.
Each mother cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
The daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes as the mother cell.
It helps in growth and repair of tissues.
Cells divide for growth.
Q14. What was the primary objective of economic planning in India?
To follow British culture
To initiate a process of development
To initiate privatisation
To promote uniqueness
Q15. How can a high fiscal deficit lead to crowding out in an economy?
By increasing the availability of credit for businesses
By causing higher interest rates and reducing private investment
By reducing government borrowing and debt
By increasing private investment in the market
Q16. Chapchar Kut Festival is primarily celebrated in which state?
Mizoram
Uttarakhand
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala
Q17. Which state was awarded the Best State for Farming in 2024 by the 15th Agriculture Leadership Awards Committee?
Haryana
Punjab
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Q18. Which religion is followed by the majority of people in China?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Q19. Which Mauryan archaeological site is associated with the remains of a wooden palisade?
Bhita
Taxila
Mathura
Bulandibagh
Q20. Ramnad V. Raghavan was associated with which musical instrument?
Mridangam
Nadaswaram
Sarangi
Dholak
Q21. Which of the following best describes the term ‘Public Debt’?
The total amount of money owed by the citizens of a country
The total investments made by the government
The total revenue generated by the government
The total amount of money owed by the government to its creditors
Q22. According to the Constitution of India, who is considered the real executive of a state?
Deputy Chief Minister
Chief Minister
Speaker
Governor
Q23. Which of the following is a popular dance form of Punjab?
Garba
Chhau
Ghumar
Bhangra
Q24. The Directive Principles of State Policy are mentioned in Articles _____ of the Constitution of India.
36–51
45–55
40–60
35–45
Q25. Sangeet Natak Akademi, the apex body in the field of performing arts in India, was established in:
1961
1963
1949
1953
Q26. What was the targeted growth rate of the Second Five-Year Plan?
5.6%
3.6%
4.5%
5.2%
Q27. Whose name was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for recording 28 songs in one day in 1993?
Udit Narayan
Krishnakumar Kunnath
Sonu Nigam
Kumar Sanu
Q28. According to the National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023, which Union Territory has the lowest percentage of multidimensionally poor population?
Delhi
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
Chandigarh
Q29. K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who faced a major setback in the Telangana Elections 2023, belongs to which political party?
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
Indian National Congress (INC)
Q30. Who became the highest wicket-taker in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 ODI tournament?
Mohammed Siraj
Kuldeep Yadav
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammed Shami
Q31. Which movement, led by Swami Dayananda Saraswati, advocated a return to the teachings of the Vedas?
Prarthana Samaj
Arya Samaj
Aligarh Movement
Brahmo Samaj
Q32. ‘Cheiraoba’ is the New Year festival celebrated in:
Karnataka
Goa
Manipur
Uttarakhand
Q33. What is the chemical name of the substance that forms tooth enamel in the human body?
Calcium
Sodium
Calcium Hydroxyapatite
Hydrochloric Acid
Q34. The AAI 50th All India Inter-Institutional Table Tennis Championships 2023 was organised by:
Andhra Pradesh State Table Tennis Association
Telangana State Table Tennis Association
Madhya Pradesh State Table Tennis Association
Gujarat State Table Tennis Association
Q35. Who has the power to appoint the Census Commissioner under the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024?
State Government
Central Government
Supreme Court
Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Q36. A body is dropped from a height of 20 metres with zero initial momentum. Calculate its mass if it hits the ground with momentum 40 kg·m/s. (Assume g = 10 m/s²)
2 kg
4 kg
20 kg
1 kg
Q37. By which of the following names are the prayers written in the Rigveda known?
Kavya
Shloka
Sukta
Richa
Q38. As per Employment Exchange Statistics 2023, what was the percentage of women jobseekers in the Live Register in India during 2022?
35.6%
35.9%
50%
33%
Q39. Which of the following can help in the conservation of water?
Culling animal population
Rainwater harvesting
Halving the supply of drinking water
Setting up water treatment factories
Q40. What is the title of the comprehensive report submitted by the National Commission on Self-Employed Women and Women in the Informal Sector during the Seventh Five-Year Plan?
Shramshakti
Nari Shakti
Mahila Vikas
Shakti Sahayog
Q41. Which of the following best describes the term ‘Public Debt’?
The total amount of money owed by the citizens of a country
The total investments made by the government
The total revenue generated by the government
The total amount of money owed by the government to its creditors
Q42. According to the Constitution of India, who is considered the real executive of a state?
Deputy Chief Minister
Chief Minister
Speaker
Governor
Q43. Which of the following is a popular dance form of Punjab?
Garba
Chhau
Ghumar
Bhangra
Q44. The Directive Principles of State Policy are mentioned in Articles _____ of the Constitution of India.
36–51
45–55
40–60
35–45
Q45. Sangeet Natak Akademi, the apex body in the field of performing arts in India, was established in:
1961
1963
1949
1953
Q46. What was the targeted growth rate of the Second Five-Year Plan?
5.6%
3.6%
4.5%
5.2%
Q47. Whose name was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for recording 28 songs in one day in 1993?
Udit Narayan
Krishnakumar Kunnath
Sonu Nigam
Kumar Sanu
Q48. According to the National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023, which Union Territory has the lowest percentage of multidimensionally poor population?
Delhi
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
Chandigarh
Q49. K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who faced a major setback in the Telangana Elections 2023, belongs to which political party?
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)
Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
Indian National Congress (INC)
Q50. Who became the highest wicket-taker in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 ODI tournament?
Mohammed Siraj
Kuldeep Yadav
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammed Shami
Q51. Which movement, led by Swami Dayananda Saraswati, advocated a return to the teachings of the Vedas?
Prarthana Samaj
Arya Samaj
Aligarh Movement
Brahmo Samaj
Q52. ‘Cheiraoba’ is the New Year festival celebrated in:
Karnataka
Goa
Manipur
Uttarakhand
Q53. What is the chemical name of the substance that forms tooth enamel in the human body?
Calcium
Sodium
Calcium Hydroxyapatite
Hydrochloric Acid
Q54. The AAI 50th All India Inter-Institutional Table Tennis Championships 2023 was organised by:
Andhra Pradesh State Table Tennis Association
Telangana State Table Tennis Association
Madhya Pradesh State Table Tennis Association
Gujarat State Table Tennis Association
Q55. Who has the power to appoint the Census Commissioner under the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024?
State Government
Central Government
Supreme Court
Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Q56. A body is dropped from a height of 20 metres with zero initial momentum. Calculate its mass if it hits the ground with momentum 40 kg·m/s. (Assume g = 10 m/s²)
2 kg
4 kg
20 kg
1 kg
Q57. By which of the following names are the prayers written in the Rigveda known?
Kavya
Shloka
Sukta
Richa
Q58. As per Employment Exchange Statistics 2023, what was the percentage of women jobseekers in the Live Register in India during 2022?
35.6%
35.9%
50%
33%
Q59. Which of the following can help in the conservation of water?
Culling animal population
Rainwater harvesting
Halving the supply of drinking water
Setting up water treatment factories
Q60. What is the title of the comprehensive report submitted by the National Commission on Self-Employed Women and Women in the Informal Sector during the Seventh Five-Year Plan?
Shramshakti
Nari Shakti
Mahila Vikas
Shakti Sahayog