SSC MTS Previous Papers General Awareness 13/07/2022 Shift I

01) ‘The Kiss of Life’ is the autobiography of who among the following persons?

          a) Sanjay Suri

          b) John Abraham

          c) Dino Morea

          d) Emraan Hashmi

02) In which state of India is Bhogali Bihu festival celebrated?

          a) Assam

          b) Andhra Pradesh

          c) Rajasthan

          d) Tamil Nadu

03) Paika is a martial folk dance popular in which of the following states?

          a) Kerala

          b) Andhra Pradesh

          c) Gujarat

          d) Odisha

04) Who is the author of the book ‘Pride, Prejudice, and Punditry’?

          a) Manish Sisosdia

          b) Pranab Mukherjee

          c) Amitav Ghosh

          d) Shashi Tharoor

05) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

          a) A post-anal tail is present in Chordates.

          b) Mollusca is the largest animal phylum.

          c) Ctenophores are commonly known as sea walnuts.

          d) Locust is an example of Arthropoda.

06) Which of the following teams won the Ranji trophy for the year 2019-20?

          a) Mumbai

          b) Bengal

          c) Baroda

          d) Saurashtra

07) India won the Bronze medal (the only one won by India) in which team sports at the Tokyo Olympics 2020?

          a) Basketball

          b) Field hockey

          c) Badminton

          d) Table tennis

08) In which of the following years was the Preamble of the Indian Constitution first amended?

          a) 1968

          b) 1955

          c) 1976

          d) 1988

09) _______ won the women’s Singles title at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament 2022.

          a) PV Sindhu

          b) Kirsty Gilmour

          c) Ashmita Chaliha

          d) Busanan Ongbamrungphan

10) Which of the following rivers is also known as ‘Bhagirathi’ at the place of its origin?

          a) Brahmaputra

          b) Yamuna

          c) Indus

          d) Ganga

11) Which of the following railway zones has recently completed 100% electrification of its entire route?

          a) South Central Railway

          b) Konkan Railway

          c) Harbour Railway

          d) North Eastern Railway

12) Who of the following founded the Atmiya Samaj?

          a) Swami Vivekananda

          b) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

          c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

          d) Dayananda Saraswati

13) Aparna Satheesan, who won the prestigious National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022, is associated with which of the following dance forms?

          a) Sattriya

          b) Kuchipudi

          c) Mohiniattam

          d) Kathak

14) _______ is a motion moved by a member to cut short the debate on a matter before the House.

          a) Closure

          b) No-Confidence

          c) Privilege

          d) Censure

15) The Battle of Khanwa was fought between:

          a) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

          b) Babur and Rana Sangha

          c) Sher Shah Suri and Rana Sangha

          d) Babur and Sher Shah Suri

16) Which of the following is the oldest Veda?

          a) Rigveda

          b) Atharvaveda

          c) Samaveda

          d) Yajurveda

17) According to the census 2011, the second highest populated metro in India is:

          a) Bengaluru

          b) Chennai

          c) Delhi

          d) Mumbai

18) Who became the first Governor-General of India in 1773?

          a) Robert Clive

          b) Warren Hastings

          c) Thomas Munro

          d) Charles Cornwallis

19) Which of the following is NOT an institutional factor for agriculture?

          a) Land reforms

          b) Electricity

          c) Size of fields

          d) Land tenure

20) As per the 2011 census, which of the following states of India has the least population?

          a) Sikkim

          b) Bihar

          c) Kerala

          d) Chhattisgarh

21) Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which musical instrument?

          a) Flute

          b) Sarod

          c) Sarangi

          d) Guitar

22) Which of the following is an example of emulsion?

          a) Milk

          b) Mist

          c) Gemstone

          d) Clouds