SSC GD Mock Test (GS PYQ) 04/02/2025 SHIFT- 1,2,3
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. When was the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) implemented?
2015
2014
2017
2016
Q2. Where were the first Asian Games held in India?
New Delhi
Gwalior
Chennai
Patiala
Q3. In August 2024, who bid farewell to the Supreme Court and became the first woman Chief Justice of the High Court for the State of Telangana, as well as the ninth woman elevated to the Supreme Court of India?
Aditi Kapoor
Hima Kohli
Kutti Rameshwaram
Usha Iyer
Q4. Which sport was included as a discipline in the 11th Asian Games, Beijing 1990?
Wrestling
Kabaddi
Volleyball
Squash
Q5. Which are the two wettest places on Earth, receiving more than 1,080 cm of rainfall annually?
Pasighat and Agumbe
Gangtok and Amboli
Cherrapunji and Mawsynram
Mahabaleshwar and Neriamangalam
Q6. According to the National Multidimensional Poverty Index of India: A Progress Review 2023, which Union Territory has the highest percentage of multidimensionally poor people?
Chandigarh
Delhi
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
Puducherry
Q7. What is the maximum penalty amount under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, for unfair practices during examinations?
Up to ₹1 lakh
Up to ₹20 lakh
Up to ₹11 lakh
Up to ₹10 lakh
Q8. Which Articles of the Constitution of India deal with the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)?
Articles 300 to 320
Articles 330 to 338
Articles 210 to 219
Articles 315 to 323
Q9. The Green Revolution is related to which sector of the economy?
Service Sector
Industrial Sector
Financial Sector
Agricultural Sector
Q10. The annual Mamallapuram Dance Festival is organised in which state?
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Q11. Which of the following statements are correct?
i. The projected growth rate of the Indian agriculture sector for FY 2022–23 was 5.5%.
ii. During FY 2021–22, India’s agricultural exports reached approximately US$ 50.2 billion.
iii. During the Kharif Marketing Season 2021–22, 581.7 lakh metric tons of rice were procured in India.
i. The projected growth rate of the Indian agriculture sector for FY 2022–23 was 5.5%.
ii. During FY 2021–22, India’s agricultural exports reached approximately US$ 50.2 billion.
iii. During the Kharif Marketing Season 2021–22, 581.7 lakh metric tons of rice were procured in India.
Only i and ii
Only ii and iii
Only i
Only ii
Q12. Lakshmi Vishwanathan, recipient of the prestigious Natya Kalanidhi Award from the Music Academy, was famous for which dance form?
Kuchipudi
Odissi
Kathak
Bharatanatyam
Q13. What was the major economic challenge addressed in the Third Five-Year Plan (1961–1966)?
Liberalisation of the economy
Introduction of the service sector
Focus on digital technology advancement
War-time expenditure and resource allocation
Q14. 2nd October 2022 marked the ______ birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
153rd
150th
152nd
155th
Q15. What does NBPW stand for?
Northern Blue Polished Ware
Northern Brown Polished Ware
Northern Black Polished Ware
Northern Bronze Polished Ware
Q16. Part III of the Constitution of India deals with:
Directive Principles of State Policy
Fundamental Duties
Citizenship
Fundamental Rights
Q17. Which of the following plants can climb walls with the help of special support?
Sunflower Plant
Lemon Plant
Rose Plant
Pumpkin Plant
Q18. Who were the key figures behind the recommendations that formed the basis of the Government of India Act, 1919?
Lord Linlithgow and Edwin Montagu
Lord Irwin and Edwin Montagu
Lord Chelmsford and Edwin Montagu
Lord Curzon and Edwin Montagu
Q19. When did Michael Faraday discover electromagnetic induction, the principle behind electric transformers and generators?
1853
1820
1875
1831
Q20. Identify the legendary Carnatic singer who performed in Europe, North America, and at the United Nations General Assembly.
Begum Akhtar
Lata Mangeshkar
Asha Bhosle
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Q21. Who was the British Prime Minister when India gained independence in 1947?
Ramsay MacDonald
Anthony Eden
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Q22. Which Five-Year Plan was the first to be terminated before its completion, and why?
Seventh Plan, due to political conflicts
Third Plan, due to natural disasters
Fifth Plan, due to a change in government
Second Plan, due to economic instability
Q23. Which chemical is used for whitening clothes in textile industries?
Calcium oxychloride
Sodium hydrogencarbonate
Calcium chloride
Sodium carbonate
Q24. According to the National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023, which state showed the fastest poverty reduction?
Karnataka
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Manipur
Q25. What was the main focus of the First Five-Year Plan (1951–1956)?
Privatisation of industries
Agricultural development
Heavy industrialisation
Foreign trade expansion
Q26. Who first introduced Rock ‘n’ Roll style in Hindi film music?
Zakir Hussain
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Rahul Dev Burman
Ravi Shankar
Q27. Which goal of the Five-Year Plan is directly related to people’s welfare?
Self-reliance
Growth
Modernisation
Equity
Q28. Who resigned from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in June 2024?
Rahul Gandhi
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Sonia Gandhi
Mallikarjun Kharge
Q29. The Nilgiri Hills are located at the junction of which three states?
Assam, Nagaland, Tripura
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh
Q30. In which state is the ‘Kalinga Mahotsav’ celebrated?
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Odisha
Assam
Q31. Which colour is NOT associated with Judo grading belts?
Pink
Red
Blue
White
Q32. What is the atomic number of Lawrencium?
101
99
108
103
Q33. Rani Machaiah, known for Ummathat folk dance, belongs to which state?
Kerala
Karnataka
Telangana
Goa
Q34. Which right is included under the Right to Life and Personal Liberty?
Right to Property
Right to Equality
Right to Privacy
Right to Freedom of Speech
Q35. Which Veda contains magical spells and charms?
Samaveda
Atharvaveda
Rigveda
Yajurveda
Q36. Parul Parmar is associated with which sport?
Athletics
Shooting
Badminton
Swimming
Q37. The Constitution (SC/ST) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2024 is related to which state?
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
Q38. Who can dissolve the Legislative Assembly of a state?
Chief Minister
Chief Justice of High Court
Governor
Chief Secretary
Q39. Shovana Narayan is associated with which classical dance form?
Manipuri
Bharatanatyam
Kathak
Odissi
Q40. Which is the state religion of Bangladesh?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Q41. Who was the most famous Shaka ruler known for his inscription at Girnar?
Menander
Demetrius
Rudrabhuti
Rudradaman
Q42. Who was the first President of the All India Muslim League founded in 1906?
Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah
Aga Khan III
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Nawab Salimullah Khan
Q43. Ali-Aye-Ligang, the spring festival, is celebrated in which Indian state?
Goa
Assam
Himachal Pradesh
Kerala
Q44. Which mosquito-borne virus causes inflammation of the brain?
Lymphatic filariasis
Japanese encephalitis
Francisella tularensis
Yellow fever virus
Q45. In Basketball, the inside diameter of the metal safety ring is:
19 inches
18 inches
20 inches
17 inches
Q46. Under which Constitutional Amendment was the Right to Property removed from Fundamental Rights?
42nd Amendment
52nd Amendment
61st Amendment
44th Amendment
Q47. Who is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as of September 2024?
Bhupendra Patel
Nayab Singh Saini
M.K. Stalin
Hemant Soren
Q48. Who was appointed as the Minister of Tribal Affairs in June 2024?
Bhupender Yadav
Jual Oram
Pralhad Joshi
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Q49. Which musical instrument is played by Yella Venkateswara Rao?
Nadaswaran
Pakhawaj
Mridangam
Ghatam
Q50. Which of the following is NOT a power of the Governor of a State?
Obligatory power
Discretionary power
Executive power
Legislative power
Q51. Which Five-Year Plan aimed at “growth with stability” and self-reliance?
Second Plan
Seventh Plan
Fourth Plan
Sixth Plan
Q52. Which factor has greatly facilitated globalisation?
Isolationist policies
Rapid improvements in technology
Increased tariffs and trade barriers
Decline in multinational corporations
Q53. Who received a gold medal from the Mexican government in 1968 for choreography?
Rekha
Shovana Narayan
Rukmini Arundale
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Q54. Which of the following belongs to the tertiary sector of the economy?
Manufacturing
Public administration
Electricity supply services
Forestry
Q55. According to Census 2011, which migration stream has the highest percentage?
Rural to urban
Urban to urban
Urban to rural
Rural to rural
Q56. Who launched the nationwide Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 programme?
Anurag Thakur
Droupadi Murmu
Narendra Modi
Amit Shah
Q57. ‘Natyashastra’, the earliest text on performing arts, was compiled by:
Sakya
Valmiki
Agastya
Bharata
Q58. For a book moving on a smooth horizontal table, the work done by gravitational force is:
md
mgd
0
md cos θ
Q59. Dhivehi is the official language of which neighbouring country of India?
Maldives
Myanmar
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
Q60. Which is the saltiest water body located between Jordan and Israel?
World Ocean
Dead Sea
Great Salt Lake
Don Juan Pond