SSC MTS Mock Test (GS PYQ) 11/09/2023 SHIFT-1
Rules:
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
✔ Correct Answer = +2 Marks
✖ Wrong Answer = -1 Mark
Q1. What is the purpose of a savings account?
Obtaining a mortgage loan
Earning interest on deposits
Making day-to-day transactions
Paying bills online
Q2. According to the Census of India 2011, the female literacy rate was recorded as ________.
75.35%
65.46%
55.84%
70.24%
Q3. Which of the following crops is most suitable for black soil?
Soybean
Maize
Cotton
Barley
Q4. In India, the ‘Aus’, ‘Aman’ and ‘Boro’ terms are associated with which crop?
Wheat
Gram
Sugarcane
Paddy
Q5. The President of India conferred the Padma Shri award to Gurcharan Singh for his distinguished service in the field of ____________ in 2023.
Tennis
Cricket
Football
Badminton
Q6. Who moved the resolution proposing that the National Flag of India be a ‘horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and dark green in equal proportion’?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Q7. In which of the following States was the first Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav held?
Odisha
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Andhra Pradesh
Q8. Identify the Indian singer who sang the song ‘Ae mere watan ke logon jara akhon mein bharlo paani…’ before the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
Lata Mangeshkar
Mohammad Rafi
Mukesh
Asha Bhosle
Q9. Which regulatory body in India is responsible for overseeing and regulating Micro Finance Institutions?
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Q10. Who among the following was the viceroy of India at the time of India’s independence from colonial rule on 15 August 1947?
Lord Wavell
Lord Willingdon
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Linlithgow
Q11. Which of the following is the legislative organ of the Union Government?
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Executive
Parliament
Q12. Due to rapid urbanisation, the human lifestyle has changed severely; obesity is a major health issue in such condition. Which of the following is a reason for obesity?
Excessive consumption of water
Excessive intake of high calorie foods
Lack of protein
Lack of vitamins in regular diet
Q13. Which gas is known as laughing gas?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Nitrous Oxide
Carbon Dioxide
Q14. Where was Shree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam founded?
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Karnataka
Telangana
Q15. Who is the renowned Kathak dancer, student of ‘Pandit Birju Maharaj’ and also served as an officer with Indian Audit and Accounts Services?
Sonal Mansingh
Guru Bipin Singh
Shovana Narayan
Padma Subrahmanyam
Q16. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Q17. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is now located in Pakistan?
Harappa
Lothal
Alamgirpur
Kalibangan
Q18. In April 2023, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian men’s doubles pair to win a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships. Where was this championship held?
Singapore
Dubai
Qatar
Malaysia
Q19. Which of the following states introduced a dedicated Semiconductor Policy 2022-27 to generate at least 2,00,000 new employment opportunities?
Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Kerala
Q20. The classical dance style of Bharatanatyam belongs to the state of ____________.
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Assam
Rajasthan
Q21. Which of the following peninsular rivers of India is a west flowing river?
Kaveri
Narmada
Godavari
Krishna
Q22. Which Articles of the Constitution of India deal with the Union and its territory?
Articles 5-11
Articles 1-4
Articles 12-35
Articles 36-51
Q23. ‘The Great Indian Novel’ is a satirical novel by ______.
Suryakant Tripathi
R.K. Narayan
Munshi Prem Chand
Shashi Tharoor
Q24. What is the systematic name of a colourless gas with a faint, ethereal odour called acetylene, widely used for welding?
Ethyne
Ethanoic anhydride
Azoethane
Ethyl acetate
Q25. Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn