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Friday, 9 September 2022

SSC MTS Previous Papers General Awareness 05/07/2022 Shift I

01)  Which of the following states of India will host the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup?

          a) Maharashtra

          b) Odisha

          c) Karnataka

          d) Uttar Pradesh

02) Who among the following personalities, known by the affectionate moniker ‘Nightingale of India’, passed away in February 2022?

          a) Lata Mangeshar

          b) Saroj Khan

          c) Abhilasha Patil

          d) Tarla Joshi

03) Shiv Kumar Sharma is associated with which instrument?

          a) Sitar

          b) Santoor

          c) Nadaswaram

          d) Dholak

04) In which state of India is Konark dance festival celebrated?

          a) Karnataka

          b) Odisha

          c) Jharkhand

          d) Rajasthan

05) Which of the following states has two houses in its state legislature?

          a) Gujarat

          b) Maharashtra

          c) Rajasthan

          d) Jharkhand

06) Which of the following is the only large river in the Indian desert?

          a) Kosi River

          b) Betwa River

          c) Luni River

          d) Banas River

07) Which country won the 2018 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup?

          a) Belgium

          b) Australia

          c) The Netherlands

          d) Spain

08) Who is the author of the book ‘Modi Gevenment: New Surge of Communalism’?

          a) Pranab Mukherjee

          b) Jaswant Singh

          c) Sitaram Yechury

          d) M J Akbar

09) Aihole was the capital of the _______.

          a) Chalukyas

          b) Pallavas

          c) Pandayas

          d) Cholas

10) Who among the following devised the policy ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?

          a) Lard Dalhousie

          b) Lord Mountbatten

          c) Lord Cornwallis

          d) Lord Canning

11) Tankeswar Hazarika Borbayan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2018 for his contribution to which classical dance of India?

          a) Kuchipudi

          b) Bharatanatyam

          c) Sattriya

          d) Kathak

12) Which Department of the Government of India launched ‘One Health’ pilot project in April 2022?

          a) Department of Consumer Affairs

          b) Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

          c) Department of Pharmaceuticals

          d) Department of Commerce

13) Which of the following is an example of artificial ecosystem?

          a) Garden

          b) Forest

          c) Lake

          d) Pond

14) Which of the following substances is insoluble in water?

          a) Salt

          b) Sugar

          c) Chalk powder

          d) Milk

15) How many fundamental duties of Indian citizens are there in the Indian Constitution, as of March 2022?

          a) 5

          b) 11

          c) 9

          d) 3

16) At which Buddhist site of India did Gautama Buddha first preach the Dharma?

          a) Kushinagar

          b) Barabar Caves

          c) Bodh Gaya

          d) Sarnath

17) The Treaty of Lahore was signed in 1846 between the British empire and _______.

          a) Maharaja Kharak Singh

          b) Maharani Chand Kaur

          c) Maharaja Ranjit Singh

          d) Maharaja Duleep Singh

18) Antyodaya Anna Yozana (AAY) was launched by the government to fight _______.

          a) Unemployment

          b) Poverty

          c) Environmental degradation

          d) Population growth

19) What is the sex ratio (Approx) of India as per Census 2011?

          a) 940 females per 1000 males

          b) 740 females per 1000 males

          c) 640 females per 1000 males

          d) 840 females per 1000 males

20) Sam talks about an example of an igneous rock. Which of the following can it be?

          a) Sandstone

          b) Basalt

          c) Limestone

          d) Marble

21) The financial year in the Indian economy runs from _______.

          a) 1 January to 31 May

          b) 1 April to 30 June

          c) 1 June to 31 March

          d) 1 April to 31 March

22) Which of the following is the state of origin of the Odissi dance form?

          a) Andhra Pradesh

          b) Odisha

          c) Tamil Nadu

          d) Kerala

23) Which of the following trains of India is the fastest (as per trial runs), as of April 2022?

          a) Vande Bharat Express (Train 18)

          b) Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express

          c) Howrah Rajdhani Express

          d) Howrah Ranchi Shatabdi Express

24) Ghiyasuddin Balban (1265-1286 AD), ruler of the Slave dynasty, took up the title of _______.

          a) Nur-al-Din (light of the faith)

          b) NurMahal (light of the palace)

          c) Zil-i-Ilahi (shadow of God)

          d) JahanPanah (protector of the world)

25) What is the chemical formula of baking soda?

          a) NaHCO3

          b) NH4Cl

          c) Na2CO3

          d) CaSO4

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