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SSC MTS 2019 EXAM PAPER : Held on 22 August-2019 Shift-3 ::GENERAL AWARENESS::

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SSC MTS 2019 EXAM PAPER : Held on 22 August-2019 Shift-3

::GENERAL AWARENESS::

Q.1 Who appoints Judges of Supreme Court and High Court in India?
1. Chief Justice of India
2. President
3. Prime Minister
4. Law Minister

Correct Answer: President

Q.2 Current Account of Balance of payments does NOT include which of the following?
1. Investments
2. Transfer Payments
3. Trade in Goods
4. Trade in Services

Correct Answer: Investments

Q.3 Jallikattu-Bull fight takes place in ______.
1. Maharashtra
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer: Tamil Nadu

Q.4 Which plant tissue is responsible for transport of water and minerals from roots to the leaves?
1. Phloem
2. Xylem
3. Stomata
4. Pith

Correct Answer: Xylem

Q.5 The Kaveri river basin falls in how many states of India?
1. 2
2. 5
3. 4
4. 3

Correct Answer: 3

Q.6 Lomas Rishi Cave, constructed for Buddhist monks is located in which state?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Jharkhand
4. Bihar

Correct Answer: Bihar

Q.7 Battle of Plassey was fought between ______.
1. Alivardi Khan and British Amry
2. Sirajuddaulah and British Army
3. Mir Qasim and British Army
4. Marathas and British Army

Correct Answer: Sirajuddaulah and British Army

Q.8 Which of the following sportsperson is NOT associated to Hockey?
1. Harmanpreet Kaur
2. P. A. Raphel
3. Sardar Singh
4. S. V. Sunil

Correct Answer: Harmanpreet Kaur

Q.9 Who among the following has been selected for the Vyas Samman 2018 award by the KK Birla Foundation?
1. Leeladhar Jagudi
2. Mohan Rana
3. Ashok Vajpayi
4. Kunwar Narayan

Correct Answer: Leeladhar Jagudi

Q.10 Which of the following is NOT a Cricket tournament?
1. Indian Premier League
2. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
3. Indian Super League
4. Vijaya Hazare Trophy

Correct Answer: Indian Super League

Q.11 Natyanjali Dance Festival pays tribute to which deity?
1. Lord Brahma
2. Lord Vishnu
3. Lord Ganesh
4. Lord Shiva

Correct Answer: Lord Shiva

Q.12 Which Book won Golden Man Booker Prize 2018?
1. Five Point Someone
2. Sacred Hunger
3. The English Patient
4. Moon Tiger

Correct Answer: The English Patient

Q.13 Noble gases belong to which of the following groups of the periodic table?
1. 16
2. 18
3. 13
4. 15

Correct Answer: 18

Q.14 At which temperature are Fahrenheit and Celsius equal?
1. -30
2. -40
3. -10
4. -20

Correct Answer: -40

Q.15 Military Commanders during the Rule of Akbar were known as _______.
1. Kotwal
2. Faujdars
3. Bakhshi
4. Sadr

Correct Answer: Faujdars

Q.16 What is the reason behind food chains generally having 3-4 Trophic Levels?
1. Decreasing Organisms at each level
2. Increasing Number of Organism at each level
3. Decreasing Energy at each level
4. Similar Energy at each level

Correct Answer: Decreasing Energy at each level

Q.17 The President of India has same powers and functions as ______.
1. President of USA
2. President of China
3. President Of Turkey
4. Queen of Britain

Correct Answer: Queen of Britain

Q.18 Which of the following newspaper was NOT launched by Lala Lajpat Rai?
1. The People
2. Young India
3. Regenerator of Aryavarta
4. The Panjabee

Correct Answer: Young India

Q.19 Who among the following does NOT take part in the election of the President of India?
1. Elected Member of State Assembly
2. Elected Member of Lok Sabha
3. Elected Member of Rajya Sabha
4. Nominated Member of Parliament

Correct Answer: Nominated Member of Parliament

Q.20 _______ carries oxygenated blood from lungs to heart.
1. Aorta
2. Renal artery
3. Pulmonary artery
4. Vena Cava

Correct Answer: Pulmonary artery

Q.21 Which of the following relations is true?
1. GNP ≡ GDP × Net factor income from abroad
2. GNP ≡ GDP ̶ Net factor income from abroad
3. GNP ≡ GDP + Net factor income from abroad
4. GNP ≡ GDP / Net factor income from abroad

Correct Answer: GNP ≡ GDP + Net factor income from abroad

Q.22 Black Soil is NOT found in which State of India?
1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Punjab
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Maharashtra

Correct Answer: Punjab

Q.23 Under which Governor General did Britishers adopt "Policy of Paramountcy"?
1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Clive
3. Lord Cornwallis
4. Lord Hastings

Correct Answer: Lord Hastings

Q.24 The difference between the value of exports and value of imports of goods of a country in a given period of time is known as ______.
1. Balance of Trade
2. Balance of payment
3. Balance of currency
4. Balance of invisibles

Correct Answer: Balance of Trade

Q.25 Which hills are located at the junction of Eastern and Western Ghats?
1. Nilgiri
2. Palconda
3. Satpura
4. Vindhyas

Correct Answer: Nilgiri