SSC GD Mock Test (GS PYQ) 12/01/2023 SHIFT- 1,2,3

Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark

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Q1. Startup India was launched under which ministry?

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Ministry of Labour and Employment

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Q2. Which crop is used in making gunny bags, mats, ropes, yarn, carpets, and other artefacts?

Jute

Banana

Coconut

Palm

Q3. Who received the Rajiv Gandhi Puraskar, Indira Priyadarshini Samman, and Rotary International Award?

N. Rajam

Mahaboob Subhani

Zia Mohiuddin Dagar

Shovana Narayan

Q4. Which of the following is NOT related to the primary sector of the economy?

Forestry

Dairy

Fishing

Banking

Q5. Government intervention to expand or reduce demand is called the ________ function.

Customisation

Initiation

Stabilisation

Creation

Q6. Sattriya is the classical dance form of which state?

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra

Assam

Q7. Which country has the longest written Constitution in the world?

Netherlands

South Africa

United States of America

India

Q8. What makes imported goods more expensive?

Superior Quality

Custom-made Goods

Tariffs

Rarity in Nature

Q9. Which Shiv Sena leader was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra in July 2022?

Sanjay Raut

Vinayak Raut

Uddhav Thackeray

Aaditya Thackeray

Q10. Which of the following is NOT a cricketer?

Saina Nehwal

Sachin Tendulkar

Javagal Srinath

Rahul Dravid

Q11. In which region did the Swadeshi Movement have the strongest impact?

Bengal

Kashmir

Berar

United Provinces

Q12. In a badminton singles game, if both players reach 29 points, at which point will the winner be decided?

31st point

Match will be drawn

30th point

32nd point

Q13. The term of the Lok Sabha, unless dissolved earlier, is ______ from the date of its first meeting.

6 years

5 years

3 years

4 years

Q14. What white precipitate is formed when sodium sulphate reacts with barium chloride?

Barium hydroxide

Sodium chloride

Sodium oxide

Barium sulphate

Q15. Ravikirti composed the Prashasti of which Chalukya ruler?

Mangalesha I

Pulakeshin II

Kirtivarman II

Vikramaditya IV

Q16. “Loo” is a characteristic feature of which season?

Summer

Winter

Spring

Autumn

Q17. How many balanced meals of average size should adolescents have daily?

Three

Six

One

Two

Q18. According to Census 2011, what was the literacy rate of India?

74.04%

88.23%

65.27%

69.90%

Q19. Buddha Purnima is known as “Saga Dawa” in which state?

Andhra Pradesh

Maharashtra

Sikkim

Assam

Q20. Who became the first female Director General of CSIR in August 2022?

Navjit Kaur Brar

Apeksha Fernandes

Nallathamby Kalaiselvi

Savitri Jindal

Q21. Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about the Governor?

He appoints the Chief Minister and other Ministers.

He has the power to grant pardons, reprieves and forgive the death penalty of a person.

He may issue Ordinances under certain circumstances.

The state executive power is vested with the Governor.

Q22. Which country is known as the “Country of Winds”?

Denmark

Czech Republic

Germany

Poland

Q23. In which year did the Congress and the Muslim League sign the Lucknow Pact?

1914

1916

1910

1912

Q24. __________ can be visualized as a functional unit of nature where living organisms interact among themselves and with the physical environment.

A family

A universe

An ecosystem

A herd

Q25. What is the full form of BCCI?

Board of Cricket Control

Board of Control of Cycling in India

Board of Control for Cricket in India

Basic Cricket Control Board

Q26. India’s First Five-Year Plan was launched in ______.

1901

1961

1971

1951

Q27. Apart from the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), banks are also required to keep some reserves in liquid form in the short term, referred to as ________.

Statutory Liquidity Repo

State Liquidity Ratio

Statutory Liquidity Ratio

Statutory License Ratio

Q28. In which year was the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) passed?

1993

2005

1995

2000

Q29. The President of India appointed senior advocate ______ as the Attorney-General for India in September 2022.

Ram Jethmalani

R. Venkataramani

Pravin Anand

Jasbina Ahluwalia

Q30. Who was the Prime Minister of India when Fundamental Duties were included in the Indian Constitution?

Indira Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi

Manmohan Singh

Jawaharlal Nehru

Q31. The Green Revolution mainly revolves around ________.

Rain harvesting

Natural vegetation

High Yield Variety Programme

Use of natural fertilizers

Q32. Who was the coach of the Indian U-19 cricket team at the ICC U-19 World Cup 2022?

Ajit Agarkar

Mohammed Kaif

Anil Kumble

Hrishikesh Kanitkar

Q33. Thiruvathira festival is mainly celebrated in which state?

Odisha

Assam

Punjab

Kerala

Q34. What is used for manufacturing synthetic fibres, synthetic rubber, plastics, dyes, drugs, and pharmaceuticals?

Sugar cane

Petrochemicals

Natural gas

Coal

Q35. Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary rock?

Granite

Sandstone

Loess

Shale

Q36. Who was appointed as the Revenue Secretary by the Government of India in October 2022?

S. S. Nakul

Sanjay Malhotra

Tarun Bajaj

Ajay Bhushan Pandey

Q37. Who presented the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 in the Lok Sabha on March 28, 2022?

Meenakshi Lekhi

Ajay Kumar Mishra

Krishan Pal

Rao Inderjit Singh

Q38. According to Megasthenes, the guards of Chandragupta Maurya rode ______ decorated with gold and silver during royal processions.

Elephants

Unicorns

Bulls

Horses

Q39. Kalbelia is a famous folk dance of which Indian state?

Odisha

Bihar

West Bengal

Rajasthan

Q40. Which of the following festivals celebrates the harvest season during August–September?

Onam

Makar Sankranti

Lohri

Baisakhi

Q41. Which among the following political leaders succeeded Raghav Chadha to become Member of Legislative Assembly from Rajinder Nagar, Delhi in June 2022?

Sanjeev Jha

Manoj Tiwari

Durgesh Pathak

Adarsh Shastri

Q42. Which Part of the Constitution of India contains the powers and functions of the Union Public Service Commission?

Part XVII

Part XV

Part XVI

Part XIV

Q43. RUSA is the central government’s contribution to strengthen India’s state universities. What does RUSA stand for?

Rajiv Gandhi Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

Rashtriya Uchchatar Seekh Abhiyan

Rashtriya Unchi Shiksha Abhiyan

Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

Q44. The famous Losoong festival is celebrated in which state?

Assam

Sikkim

Manipur

Rajasthan

Q45. How many sports were included in the Asian Games 2018?

Q46. During the Chola period, Muvendavelan and Araiyar were titles of ______.

Sons of the king

Commanders of the army

Rich landowners

Ministers of the king

Q47. Guru Pankaj Charan Das was a famous exponent of which Indian classical dance form?

Manipuri

Odissi

Mohiniyattam

Kathak

Q48. Which industry in India is considered self-reliant and complete in the value chain from raw material to the highest value-added products?

Small Scale Industries

Iron and Steel Industry

Private Sector Industries

Textile Industry

Q49. Who was the founder of the non-violent movement ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’?

Syed Ahmad Khan

Abul Kalam Azad

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Q50. Cyclostomes are jawless ______.

Vertebrates

Protochordates

Mollusca

Arthropoda

Q51. The first complete census of an Indian city was conducted in 1830 by ______.

James Rennell

Henry Walter

John Graunt

Eratosthenes

Q52. The National Development Council (NDC) was established in India in ______.

1949

1960

1952

1947

Q53. In November 2021, which dancer received the Padma Shri award for contribution to Arts?

Sumitra Mahajan

Manjamma Jogati

Chutni Devi

Shanti Devi

Q54. Whose tenure was extended by one year as the Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) in June 2022?

Samant Goel

Rajinder Khanna

Arvinda Kumar

Rameshwar Nath Kao

Q55. Which of the following statements correctly defines Personal Disposable Income?

Personal Income + Personal tax payments – Non-tax payments

Personal Income – Personal tax payments – Non-tax payments

Personal Income – Personal tax payments + Non-tax payments

Personal Income + Personal tax payments + Non-tax payments

Q56. Which among the following elements has the smallest atomic radius?

Q57. In which session of the International Olympic Committee was Thomas Bach’s Olympic Agenda 2020+5 discussed?

137th Session held virtually

138th Session held in Tokyo

135th Session held in Lausanne

136th Session held virtually

Q58. Which water body lies to the west of India?

Arabian Sea

Pacific Ocean

Bay of Bengal

Indian Ocean

Q59. The main objective of the First Five Year Plan was to ______.

Promote more education

Initiate a process of development

Develop agriculture

Increase the GDP of India

Q60. The Right to Equality in the Indian Constitution consists of how many Articles?