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SSC MTS Previous Papers General Awareness 12/07/2022 Shift II

01) Which of the following dances is popularly known as the Gotipua Dance?

          a) Garba

          b) Bandha Nritya

          c) Bhangra

          d) Lavani

02) Which Article of the Indian Constitution states that ‘The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India’?

          a) Article 40

          b) Article 42

          c) Article 46

          d) Article 44

03) What is the total stock of money in circulation among the public at a particular point of time called?

          a) Money order

          b) Money supply

          c) Shot money

          d) Money laundering

04) Who is the first Indian woman to win the Grammy Award?

          a) Sunidhi Chauhan

          b) Lata Mangeshkar

          c) Asha Bhosle

          d) Tanvi Shah

05) How many General Elections to the Lok Sabha have been held till April 2022?

          a) 24

          b) 13

          c) 17

          d) 10

06) Sri Lanka is separated from India by the _______.

          a) Strait of Malacca

          b) Strait of Gibraltar

          c) Palk Strait

          d) Bering Strait

07) In which state does the Tapi river originate?

          a) Maharashtra

          b) Andhra Pradesh

          c) Madhya Pradesh

          d) Karnataka

08) The Government of India initiated the comprehensive Family Planning Programme in _______.

          a) 1954

          b) 1958

          c) 1952

          d) 1955

09) Under whose captainship did India win all three major ICC trophies in white-ball cricket till 2021?

          a) Kapil Dev

          b) Virat Kohli

          c) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

          d) Sourav Ganguly

10) Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni was a ruler of which dynasty?

          a) Rashtrakuta

          b) Satavahana

          c) Chola

          d) Chera

11) Who among the following was a leader of the Khilafat Movement?

          a) Bhagat Singh

          b) Kasturba Gandhi

          c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

          d) Jyotiba Phule

12) Which of the following teams won the first edition of ISL (Indian Super League)?

          a) Bengaluru FC

          b) Chennaiyin FC

          c) Atletico de Kolkata

          d) Kerala Blasters FC

13) In which state of India is the Nongkrem dance festival celebrated?

          a) Bihar

          b) Madhya Pradesh

          c) Kerala

          d) Meghalaya

14) In which year, did Sher Khan defeat Humayun at Kanauj?

          a) 1541

          b) 1543

          c) 1540

          d) 1542

15) Which of the following diseases is caused by insulin deficiency or insulin resistance?

          a) Diabetes

          b) Flu

          c) Cough

          d) Beri Beri

16) Who became the first woman Chairperson of the Securites and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in 2022?

          a) Madhabi Puri Buch

          b) Rekha Sharma

          c) Chanda Kochhar

          d) Gita Gopinath

17) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005 provides _______ days of assured employment every year to every rural household.

          a) 100

          b) 120

          c) 150

          d) 200

18) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting Union Budget for 2022-23 announced a programme called ‘Parvatmala’. This programme was announced to develop _______.

          a) Smart houses in hilly areas

          b) Ropeways in hilly areas

          c) Hospitality culture in hilly areas

          d) Roads in hilly areas

19) ‘The Race of My Life: An Autobiography’ is the autobiography of which of the following persons?

          a) Dutee Chand

          b) Tintu Luka

          c) PT Usha

          d) Milkha Singh

20) The splitting of white light into its component colours is called _______.

          a) Refraction

          b) Reflection

          c) Scattering

          d) Dispersion

21) After the Revolt of 1857 was put down by Britishers, which Mughal ruler was forced to leave the country?

          a) Bahadur Shah Zafar

          b) Farrukhsiyar

          c) Ahmad Shah Bahadur

          d) Muhammad Shah

22) Which of the following is known as artificial silk?

          a) Acrylic

          b) Nylon

          c) Polyester

          d) Rayon

23) Which of the following is a warm current?

          a) Labrador current

          b) Falkland current

          c) Canary curent

          d) Gulf stream

24) Which Bharatanatyam dancer became the second youngest dancer to be honoured with the ‘Padma Shri’ award in 1991?

          a) Hema Malini

          b) Nathaki Nataraj

          c) Saroj Khan

          d) Alarmel Valli

25) Mukteshwara Temple is a 10th century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in _______.

          a) Assam

          b) Odisha

          c) Maharashtra

          d) Gujarat

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