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SSC MTS 2020 EXAM PAPER : Held on 26 October-2021 Shift-2

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Q.1 Who was the first Governor-General of British India from 1773 to 1785?

1. Sir John Shore
2. Warren Hastings
3. Lord Cornwallis
4. Lord Wellesley

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.2 Who among the following was chosen as ‘TIME’ magazine’s Person of the Year 2019?

1. Malala Yousafzai
2. Greta Thunberg
3. Lady Gaga
4. Kylian Mbappe

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.3 What is the full form of WPI?

1. Wholesale Product Index
2. Wholesale Price Information
3. World Product Index
4. Wholesale Price Index

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.4 Which of the following pair of authors jointly bagged the 2019 Booker Prize?

1. Jerry Craft and Kesha Ajọsẹ Fisher
2. Valeria Luiselli and Tayari Jones
3. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo
4. W Caleb McDaniel and Valeria Luiselli

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.5 Where is the FIFA World Cup 2026 scheduled to be held?

1. The US, Canada, Mexico
2. Germany, Italy, France
3. North Korea, South Korea, Japan
4. Australia, New Zealand, Fiji

Correct Answer is: --

Q.6 In which of the following states is the ‘Mathuri’ folk dance practiced?

1. Telangana
2. Haryana
3. Uttarakhand
4. Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer is: --

Q.7 The ‘to and fro’ or ‘back and forth’ motion of an object is termed as:

1. convulsion
2. impulse
3. swing
4. vibration

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.8 As of July 2020, which Indian cricketer captained India the most number of times in One-Day Internationals?

1. Kapil Dev
2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
3. Virat Kohli
4. Sourav Ganguly

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.9 In the symbol for the electric cell, the thicker, shorter line represents the:

1. positive terminal
2. ring terminal
3. negative terminal
4. neutral terminal

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.10 The Caves of Elephanta are predominantly dedicated to which of the following deities?

1. Lord Shiva
2. Lord Krishna
3. Lord Rama
4. Lord Ganesha

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.11 With how many States and Union Territories of India does Uttar Pradesh share its borders?

1. 7
2. 9
3. 10
4. 5

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.12 An image formed on a screen is called a ______ image, whereas the image formed by a plane mirror is called a ______ image.

1. real; virtual
2. parabolic; perpetual
3. virtual; real
4. vector; layered

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.13 Which of the following statements is correct?

1. The minimum age requirement for appointment as Governor is 30 years.
2. The Governor holds office during the pleasure of the Chief Minister.
3. The Governor submits his resignation to the Prime Minister.
4. The Governor is appointed by the President.

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.14 In animal cells, which of the following are the cell’s ‘garbage disposal’?

1. Vacuoles
2. Vesicles
3. Lysosomes
4. Endoplasmic reticulum

Correct Answer is: --

Q.15 Who among the following first deciphered the Brahmi script in 1837?

1. Dayaram Sahni
2. Alexander Cunningham
3. John Marshall
4. James Prinsep

Correct Answer is: --

 

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Q.16 Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India provides the procedure for impeachment of the President?

1. Article 61
2. Article 51
3. Article 67
4. Article 52

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.17 Who among the following was a great advocate of English education in India?

1. TB Macaulay
2. Jonathan Duncan
3. William Jones
4. Warren Hastings

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.18 Who spearheaded the Revolt of 1857 rebellion in Bihar?

1. Tatya Tope
2. Nana Sahib
3. Kunwar Singh
4. Bakht Khan

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.19 Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) is a statutory multi-disciplinary body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). Its headquarters is in:

1. New Delhi
2. Nagpur
3. Kolkata
4. Port Blair

Correct Answer is: --

Q.20 In June 2020, the Union cabinet approved the setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) worth ₹______ crore.

1. 8,000
2. 10,000
3. 12,000
4. 15,000

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.21 Which of the following is a hill pass located between India and China?

1. Khyber Pass
2. Pangsau Pass
3. Karakoram Pass
4. Zojila Pass

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.22 Who among the following became the acting Prime Minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru?

1. Gulzarilal Nanda
2. Morarji Desai
3. Indira Gandhi
4. Zakir Hussain

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.23 What is the percentage of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) allowed by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in India for the Insurance Intermediaries as on July 2020?

1. 30%
2. 50%
3. 49%
4. 100%

Correct Answer is: --

Q.24 A type of asexual reproduction in which new plants are produced from roots, stems, leaves and buds are known as:

1. layering propagation
2. grafting propagation
3. budding propagation
4. vegetative propagation

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.25 Manoj Das, the recipient of Padma Bhushan 2020, has received the award in the domain of:

1. Trade and Industry
2. Literature and Education
3. Public Affairs
4. Art

Correct Answer is: 4

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