SSC GD Mock Test (GS PYQ) 13/02/2025 SHIFT- 1,2,3
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. Article 74 of the Constitution elaborates on which of the following?
Appointment of Chief Justice by President
Appointment of Vice President by President
Council of Ministers to aid and advise President
Appointment of Chairman of Finance Commission
Q2. How many medals did India win in the ISSF World Championship 2023 event?
18
06
14
12
Q3. Government of India Act of 1935 had __________ schedules.
15
8
12
10
Q4. Which type of industry deals with the reproduction and multiplication of plants and animals for sale?
Extractive industry
Genetic industry
Service industry
Manufacturing industry
Q5. In which year was the Bengal Partition of 1905 reversed?
1919
1920
1911
1907
Q6. Organisms, when faced with new circumstances and surroundings, start adapting new characters to fit into their environment. This is termed as _____________.
Isolation
Mimicry
Speciation
Behavioural adaptation
Q7. How does a budget deficit affect a nation’s economy?
It indicates a surplus in government spending.
It may lead to increased government borrowing.
It results in a decrease in public spending.
It always leads to immediate economic growth.
Q8. Identify the classical dance form that is the principal dance of Northern India.
Sattriya
Kathak
Kuchipudi
Kathakali
Q9. Which of the following Union Ministries introduced The Bills of Lading Bill, 2024 in August 2024 in the Lok Sabha?
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Law and Justice
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Q10. ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ of the Sangeet Natak Akademi is NOT awarded in which of the following categories?
Music
Dance
Theatre
Literature
Q11. Dhanu Yatra celebration of Odisha, which is also the largest open-air theatre in the world, is based on _________.
Krishna Leela
Lord Shiva
Dussehra
Ram Leela
Q12. Which singer of Carnatic music was given the title of ‘Bombay’ by the people of Tamil Nadu?
Jayashri Ramnath
Ranjani Hebbar
Dwaram Lakshmi
Nithyasree Mahadevan
Q13. Who is the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry as of September 2024?
H. D. Kumaraswamy
Piyush Goyal
Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Amit Shah
Q14. What is the meaning of geological time?
Geological events over millions of years
Short-term changes in geological features
Rapid changes in climate
Long-term changes in atmospheric conditions
Q15. The Gopatha Brahmana is related to which of the following Vedas?
Rigveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Samaveda
Q16. Which of the following states has the LOWEST child sex ratio as per Census 2011?
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Haryana
Chhattisgarh
Q17. According to Census of India 2001, what was the percentage of immigrant population from Afghanistan?
0.4%
0.3%
0.5%
0.2%
Q18. Which of the following is an example of genetic industry?
Mining
Poultry farming
Cement manufacturing
Construction of dams
Q19. When was the Dronacharya Award instituted in India?
1987
1983
1981
1985
Q20. The ratio of ‘mass by volume percentage’ to ‘volume by volume percentage’ of a given solution gives ______.
Meaningless quantity
Density of solvent
Density of solution
Density of solute
Q21. When an object is moving with constant speed in a straight line, its acceleration is:
Positive
Negative
Zero
Cannot be determined
Q22. Who founded the Kanva dynasty after the death of the last Shunga ruler?
Demetrius
Pushyamitra
Vasudeva
Menander
Q23. According to the National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023, which state had the highest percentage of poor people among the following?
West Bengal
Jharkhand
Meghalaya
Assam
Q24. Which type of goods allows a person to be excluded from enjoying its benefits?
Public Goods
Merit Goods
Private Goods
Free Rider Goods
Q25. Who was appointed as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in September 2024?
Sujoy Lal Thaosen
Amrit Mohan Prasad
Daljit Singh Chaudhary
Prem Nath Kaul
Q26. Who founded the Prarthana Samaj, which promoted social reform in Maharashtra?
Atmaram Pandurang
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Keshub Chandra Sen
Dadabhai Naoroji
Q27. Large deposits of iron in the liver lead to a condition called:
Anaemia
Osteomalacia
Hemosiderosis
Kwashiorkor
Q28. What is the process by which water from oceans, lakes, and rivers changes into vapour and rises into the atmosphere?
Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
Evaporation
Q29. When was the National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA) launched in India?
2000–01
1980–81
1970–71
1990–91
Q30. Which Veda mentions dance (Nrti) and danseuse (Nrtu)?
Atharvaveda
Yajurveda
Samaveda
Rigveda
Q31. Tamilisai Soundararajan served as the Governor of which state before resigning to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections?
Telangana
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Q32. The Dhrang Fair is a two-day festival celebrated in honour of Saint Mekran Dada in which state?
Punjab
Rajasthan
Haryana
Gujarat
Q33. In an economy, the modernisation goal of a Five-Year Plan is related to:
Old Technology
Rural Technology
New Technology
Traditional Technology
Q34. Dakshinamurthy Pillai was a famous Indian musician known for playing the:
Sitar
Mridangam
Flute
Tabla
Q35. At which place did ‘Race Across India’, Asia’s longest-ever cycle race, culminate in March 2023?
Kanyakumari
Ramanathapuram
Sivaganga
Kodaikanal
Q36. Titas Sadhu is associated with which sport?
Table Tennis
Cricket
Chess
Badminton
Q37. According to Worldometer 2024 data, which neighbouring country of India has the highest percentage of urban population?
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bhutan
Q38. Ishira and Maulik Shah jointly received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2018 for excellence in which dance form?
Bharatanatyam
Kathak
Odissi
Kuchipudi
Q39. Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits trafficking in human beings and forced labour?
Article 15
Article 23
Article 25
Article 24
Q40. Who acts as the Vice-Chairman of the concerned Zonal Council on a rotational basis for one year?
Director General of Police
Chief Secretary of the State
Chief Minister of the State
Governor of the State
Q41. Which state does Indian badminton player Anmol Kharb belong to?
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Q42. As per Census 2011, which religious community has the lowest proportion in India’s population?
Sikhs
Jains
Christians
Buddhists
Q43. How many sportspersons received the inaugural Arjuna Award in 1961?
25
20
18
22
Q44. The United Nations declared which year as the ‘International Year of Millets’?
2019
2021
2023
2015
Q45. Which Russian chemist published the periodic table in a German magazine in 1872?
Lothar Meyer
Henry Moseley
Dmitri Mendeleev
Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner
Q46. Why does the temperature in the Northern Plains of India not fall below the freezing point during winter?
It is far away from Jammu and Kashmir
Due to the moderating influence of the sea
The Himalayas block the cold Siberian winds from entering India
Due to western disturbances during winter
Q47. Which statement differentiates basal bodies from centrioles?
Centrioles possess distal appendages whereas basal bodies do not
Centrioles take part in protein synthesis whereas basal bodies do not
Basal bodies are protein structures whereas centrioles are not
Centrioles have membranes whereas basal bodies are non-membranous
Q48. T. Balasaraswati was associated with which classical dance form?
Bharatanatyam
Kathak
Odissi
Manipuri
Q49. Under MGNREGA, enrolled people are guaranteed employment for how many days in a year?
100 days
125 days
150 days
130 days
Q50. Article 165 of the Indian Constitution deals with the appointment of the:
Chief Minister
Judges of the High Court
Advocate General of the State
Chief Justice of the High Court
Q51. Which Article of the Constitution directs the State to secure a Uniform Civil Code for citizens?
Article 48
Article 42
Article 46
Article 44
Q52. As of September 2024, who is the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs?
Tenzin Gyaltsen
Kiren Rijiju
L. Murugan
Arjun Ram Meghwal
Q53. Which title is popularly associated with Begum Akhtar?
Queen of Ghazals
Queen of Thumris
Queen of Khayals
Queen of Qawwalis
Q54. Which ruler of the Haryanka Dynasty annexed Kosala, Kashi, and Vajji?
Nagadarshaka
Shishunaga
Udayabhadra
Ajatashatru
Q55. Which of the following is an advantage of e-commerce?
Limited product choice
Higher operating costs
Wider market reach
Reduced customer service
Q56. The First Five-Year Plan of India was based on which model?
Harrod-Domar Model
Gandhian Model
Keynesian Model
Mahalanobis Model
Q57. Lord Zetland played an important role during which event related to India’s constitutional reforms in the 1930s?
Simon Commission
Quit India Movement
Round Table Conferences
Cabinet Mission Plan
Q58. Which harvest festival of Tamil Nadu is dedicated to the Sun God?
Makar Sankranti
Pongal
Magh Bihu
Vaisakhi
Q59. Rajashree Shirke received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for which dance form?
Manipuri
Odissi
Kathak
Kuchipudi
Q60. Under PMAY-U 2.0, what is the annual income eligibility for EWS households?
µ7 lakh to µ9 lakh
Up to µ6 lakh
µ6 lakh to µ9 lakh
Up to µ3 lakh