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SSC MTS 2020 EXAM PAPER : Held on 26 October-2021 Shift-3

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Q.1 Which state of India had the lowest number of districts as of September 2020?

1. Goa
2. Nagaland
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Sikkim

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.2 The Lucknow Pact was signed in ______.

1. 1920
2. 1922
3. 1916
4. 1930

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.3 Who among the following was a freedom fighter, based on whose design the present Indian National Flag is designed?

1. Tanguturi Prakasam
2. Pingali Venkaiah
3. Badal Gupta
4. Tirot Sing

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.4 In which Indian state is the 'Bhushi Lake' located?

1. Punjab
2. Rajasthan
3. Gujarat
4. Maharashtra

Correct Answer is: --

Q.5 Which gland produces Cortisol often known as a 'stress hormone' in humans?

1. Thyroid gland
2. Pituitary gland
3. Adrenal gland
4. Pineal gland

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.6 Which Indian state is the source of the rivers Brahmani, Kharkai and Subarnarekha?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Bihar
3. Jharkhand
4. Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer is: --

Q.7 In which year was the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (NABARD) established?

1. 1952
2. 1962
3. 1982
4. 1972

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.8 Who among the following got the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for launching an effective new way to attack cancer by treating the immune system rather than the tumour?

1. Jeffrey Hall
2. Michael Rosbash
3. Michael W Young
4. James P Allison

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.9 ‘Tolu Bommalata’ (leather shadow puppet show) is a traditional art form from the state of:

1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer is: --

Q.10 Launched in 1951, India’s first five-year plan was based on which of the following economic models to focus on agriculture and irrigation to boost farm output?

1. Heckscher-Ohlin Model
2. Harrod-Domar Model 
3. Mundell-Fleming Model
4. Cobb-Douglas Model

Correct Answer is: --

Q.11 Which Indian scientist was conferred the distinction of Chevalier de l’Ordre national dela Légion d’Honneur by the Government of France in May 2019?

1. G Madhavan Nair
2. Tapan Mishra
3. AS Kiran Kumar
4. Mylswamy Annadurai

Correct Answer is: --

Q.12 Which aspect of the financial system do the Basel Norms focus on?

1. Share market
2. Insurance
3. Banking
4. Commodity market

Correct Answer is: --

Q.13 Which Indian actor is the author of the book 'Mrs Funnybones: She's just Like You and a Lot Like Me'?

1. Twinkle Khanna
2. Sonali Bendre
3. Madhuri Dixit
4. Aishwarya Rai

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.14 Who among the following was the youngest ever Governor of an Indian state as of July 2020?

1. Jagdish Mukhi
2. Swaraj Kaushal
3. Sharda Mukherjee
4. Margaret Alva

Correct Answer is: --

Q.15 Which city was the capital of the French Colony in India?

1. Cochin
2. Tuticorin
3. Pondicherry
4. Panjim

Correct Answer is: 3

 

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Q.16 'Mopin', a festival to drive away evil spirits, is celebrated in the state of:

1. Kerala
2. Rajasthan
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Chhattisgarh

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.17 Which of the following is a mountain peak that rises above the surrounding peaks at the mountainous border of the Indian state of Nagaland and the Sagaing region of Myanmar?

1. Mount Kalsubai
2. Mount Doddabetta
3. Mount Saramati
4. Mount Dhupgarh

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.18 Which of the following is a performing art from the state of Maharashtra?

1. Kalbelia
2. Kheliran
3. Dandi Gair
4. Lavani

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.19 Which of the following rocks floats in water?

1. Granite
2. Obsidian
3. Pumice
4. Slate

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.20 Which of the following household items contains sulphuric acid?

1. Toothpaste
2. Vinegar
3. Battery
4. Butter

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.21 Five to eight per cent solution of acetic acid in water is known as:

1. vinegar
2. lime
3. alcohol
4. quicklime

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.22 'Police and Public Order' are State subjects under the ______ Schedule of the Constitution of India.

1. 5th
2. 9th
3. 7th
4. 12th

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.23 Which Indian diplomat was conferred upon the First Class Order of Zayed II award by UAE in 2019?

1. Navdeep Singh Suri
2. Taranjit Singh Sandhu
3. Jawed Ashraf
4. Raveesh Kumar

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.24 In 2019 which Indian cueist became the first to hold the World, Asian and Indian titles simultaneously in five different years?

1. Aditya Mehta
2. Pankaj Advani
3. Rupesh Shah
4. Sourav Kothari

Correct Answer is: --

Q.25 Who among the following was the first Indian swimmer to swim across the English Channel in 1958?

1. Shamsher Khan
2. Mihir Sen
3. Brojen Das
4. Virdhawal Khade

Correct Answer is: 2

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