SSC GD Mock Test (GS PYQ) 16/01/2023 SHIFT- 1,2,3,4
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. The World Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand belongs to which country?
India
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bangladesh
Q2. As of 10 April 2022, how many general elections have been held to the Lok Sabha?
19
15
21
17
Q3. Plastids containing ______ pigment chlorophyll are called chloroplasts.
Brown
Yellow
Green
Colourless
Q4. Who among the following was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2001?
Sonal Mansingh
Anuradha Pandey
M. R. Krishnamurthy
Alarmel Valli
Q5. ____________, who lived in the court of Kanishka, composed a biography of the Buddha called Buddhacharita.
Mathara
Nagarjuna
Ashvaghosha
Samgharaksha
Q6. _____ restrict imports and help domestic producers from foreign competition.
(A) Tariffs
(B) Quotas
(A) Tariffs
(B) Quotas
Neither A nor B
Both A and B
Only A
Only B
Q7. Aluminium smelting belongs to which industry?
Textile Industry
Chemical Industry
Sugar Industry
Metallurgical Industry
Q8. Which of the following is an outer planet of the solar system?
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Saturn
Q9. Which of the following dance forms is associated with Sikkim?
Tashi Sabdo
Munari
Bhangra
Kolattam
Q10. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act commenced from:
1 July 2017
1 April 2018
1 July 2016
1 April 2016
Q11. How many elements were known when Mendeleev started his work?
73
53
63
93
Q12. Which neighbouring country of India is NOT a part of the Commonwealth Games?
China
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Q13. Which of the following harvest festivals is primarily celebrated by the people of Western Odisha?
Onam
Gudi Padwa
Wangala
Nuakhai
Q14. Which of the following is a stroke used in swimming?
Shark
Butterfly
Lion
Dog
Q15. The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 inserted which new Part into the Indian Constitution?
Part II A
Part I A
Part IV A
Part III A
Q16. Which political leader won the bypoll election from Gola Gokarannath constituency in Uttar Pradesh in November 2022?
Piyush Goyal
Vikram Singh Saini
Azam Khan
Aman Giri
Q17. Who was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal in November 2022?
Jagdeep Dhankhar
C. V. Ananda Bose
La. Ganesan
D. Y. Patil
Q18. Jallianwala Bagh, where the massacre took place in 1919, is located in:
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
Q19. The interest rate at which the Reserve Bank of India absorbs liquidity from banks against eligible government securities under the LAF is called the:
Rent Rate
Statutory Rate
Repo Rate
Reverse Repo Rate
Q20. The use of traditional inputs and the absence of modern technology lead agricultural productivity towards:
Highest Level
High Level
Low Level
Optimum Level
Q21. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 guidelines have been formulated with the aim of assisting states in making our cities _____________.
Water secure
Technologically friendly
Financially secure
Debt secure
Q22. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right against Exploitation?
Article 33–34
Article 37–38
Article 23–24
Article 27–28
Q23. Identify the element that is NOT a metalloid.
Xenon
Polonium
Tellurium
Germanium
Q24. Which of the following is correct regarding Net National Product (NNP)?
NNP = GNP – Depreciation
NNP = GNP × Depreciation
NNP = GNP ÷ Depreciation
NNP = GNP + Depreciation
Q25. Which organization was founded in Bombay in 1867?
Theosophical Society
Prarthana Samaj
Young Bengal Movement
Ramakrishna Mission
Q26. In 2015, the Planning Commission was replaced with the ___________.
NITI Aayog
NaBFID
Monetary Policy Committee
Competition Commission of India
Q27. Norman Borlaug, the Father of the Green Revolution in the world, was ________ by nationality.
Spanish
Indian
American
Chinese
Q28. Which of the following Indian ministers hosted the LeadIT Summit with Sweden on the sidelines of COP27?
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Narayan Rane
Kiren Rijiju
Bhupender Yadav
Q29. As per Railway Yearbook 2019–20, what is the length of narrow gauge railway lines in India?
12,365 km
20,334 km
9,876 km
1,604 km
Q30. In which country was the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 organized?
Bangladesh
West Indies
New Zealand
South Africa
Q31. Which of the following states uses the Bamboo Drip Irrigation System?
Tripura
Sikkim
Meghalaya
Assam
Q32. Phooldei, a harvest festival, is primarily celebrated in which Indian state?
Meghalaya
Uttarakhand
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Q33. The National Commission for Women was set up as a statutory body in January _________.
1992
1999
1995
1989
Q34. Deficiency of which of the following causes weak bones and tooth decay?
Vitamin A
Iodine
Calcium
Iron
Q35. Who received the Best Dance Director Award from the Assam Government?
Jatin Goswami
Krishna Ella
Anuradha Pandey
Amala Akkineni
Q36. Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy became MLA from which constituency in Telangana in November 2022?
Hyderabad
Warangal
Munugode
Secunderabad
Q37. In the context of Basketball, which of the following statements is correct?
A player is to be substituted within 20 seconds.
Two teams of five players are required to start a game.
Each basketball must have a minimum weight of 700 grams.
Basketball was invented in 1981.
Q38. Who among the following can issue an ordinance when the state legislature is not in session and immediate action is required?
Chief Minister
President
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Governor
Q39. ______ was the capital of Magadha for several years before it was shifted to Pataliputra.
Rajagriha
Taxila
Sarnath
Ujjain
Q40. The world-famous dancer Gulabo Sapera is associated with which dance form?
Ghoomar
Chakari
Kalbelia
Bhavai
Q41. Who received the Padma Shri Award in 2008 for contributions to Odissi dance?
Shambhu Maharaj
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Ramlal Bareth
Gangadhar Pradhan
Q42. Bauxite is mainly used as a raw material in which industry?
Aluminium Industry
Jute Industry
Steel Industry
Cement Industry
Q43. Which State/Union Territory hosted the Lusofonia Games in 2014?
Goa
Delhi
Madhya Pradesh
Puducherry
Q44. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh’s first greenfield airport in which city?
Dirang
Hollongi
Khonsa
Anini
Q45. The Hampi Utsav is celebrated every year in which state?
Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Q46. Workers who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood are known as ________.
Regular salaried workers
Skilled workers
Self-employed
Casual labourers
Q47. What is the chemical formula of washing soda?
Na₂CO₃·10H₂O
Na₂CO₂
Na₂CO₃·H₂O
NaCO₂·H₂O
Q48. A market structure with many firms, free entry and exit, and differentiated products is called ________.
Monopsony
Oligopoly
Monopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Q49. Which of the following is known as “Fool’s Gold”?
Copper
Pyrite
Silver
Quartz
Q50. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 came into force in ________.
2019
2021
2020
2022
Q51. Aga Khan Gold Cup is associated with which sport?
Golf
Hockey
Basketball
Tennis
Q52. Emperor Ashoka was the son of ________.
Bimbisara
Bindusara
Chandragupta Maurya
Ajatashatru
Q53. The upper house of a State Legislature is known as ________.
Lok Sabha
Vidhan Parishad
Vidhan Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Q54. What was the actual growth rate of the Seventh Five-Year Plan of India?
8%
3%
12%
6%
Q55. As of November 2022, who was the Union Minister for Health in India?
Hardeep Singh Puri
Mansukh Mandaviya
Parshottam Rupala
Narayan Rane
Q56. In which year did James Mill publish A History of British India?
1819
1831
1821
1817
Q57. Sharodi Saikia is known for which Indian classical dance form?
Fusion
Kuchipudi
Manipuri
Sattriya
Q58. Rule of Law is the foundation of any ________, meaning no person is above the law.
Communism
Autocracy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Q59. Visakhapatnam is the __________ landlocked and well-protected port.
Deepest
Shallowest
Longest
Shortest
Q60. The Dead Sea is bordered by which two countries?
Israel and Tunisia
Jordan and Turkey
Israel and Jordan
Syria and Jordan
Q61. In India, inter-religion marriages are performed under which Act?
Indian Succession Act
Hindu Marriage and Adoption Act
Civil Procedure Code
Special Marriage Act
Q62. The Green Revolution in India started in the late 1960s in _______.
Maharashtra
Punjab
Uttarakhand
Andhra Pradesh
Q63. What are the industrially developed urban centers usually surrounded by?
Agricultural urban hinterland
Agricultural rural hinterland
Coastal hinterland
Seaport hinterland
Q64. What is the term used for people who regularly move in and out of the poverty line?
Occasionally poor
Usually poor
Chronic poor
Churning poor
Q65. The ________ allocates ranks and portfolios to the ministers in the states.
Speaker
Governor
Chief Minister
Head of the political party
Q66. Identify a dwarf planet from the following list.
Neptune
Mercury
Mars
Pluto
Q67. _______ Fundamental Duties are listed in Article ______ of Part IV-A of the Indian Constitution.
11; 51A
11; 52A
13; 52A
13; 51A
Q68. The 2020 Summer Paralympics was hosted by ____________.
Korea
Russia
Japan
France
Q69. The term “LBW” is related to which sport?
Cricket
Volleyball
Football
Badminton
Q70. The person or entity writing the cheque is known as the payer or _________.
Drawee
Producer
Drawer
Seller
Q71. Sher Khan defeated Humayun at Chausa in ______.
1539
1537
1541
1545
Q72. Which of the following was a provincial capital under the rule of Ashoka?
I. Taxila
II. Ujjain
I. Taxila
II. Ujjain
Neither I nor II
Only II
Both I and II
Only I
Q73. Who was appointed as the 16th Attorney General of India in September 2022?
Mukul Rohatgi
Goolam Essaji Vahanvati
R. Venkataramani
K.K. Venugopal
Q74. Who was the Presidential candidate of the opposition parties in June 2022?
Sonia Gandhi
Jairam Ramesh
Yashwant Sinha
Droupadi Murmu
Q75. Which of the following organizations governs international trade?
International Labour Organization
UNESCO
SEBI
World Trade Organization
Q76. A specific place of an organism in the food chain is called _____________.
Standing crop
Biomass
Consumer
Trophic level
Q77. ___________ is the chemical formula of Ethanoic Acid.
CH2COOH
CH2OH
CH3COOH
CH3OH
Q78. Makar Sankranti marks the beginning of ‘Uttarayana’ and is celebrated on _____________.
20th January
16th March
14th January
15th February
Q79. Which of the following dance forms is NOT associated with Jharkhand?
Agni
Phagua
Mardana Jhumar
Lavani
Q80. Which among the following Indian classical dancers has been awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow (Akademi Ratna)?
Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan
Sarodi Saikia
Sonal Mansingh
Jogen Dutta Bayan