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SSC MTS 2020 EXAM PAPER : Held on 13 October-2021 Shift-2

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Q.1 The capital of the British Indian Empire was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in:

1. 1911
2. 1905
3. 1907
4. 1909

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.2 Meenakshi Srinivasan is an exponent of which of the following dance forms?

1. Kathakali
2. Bharatnatyam
3. Kuchipudi
4. Kathak

Correct Answer is: --

Q.3 Which of the following teams won the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament?

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore
2. Mumbai Indians
3. Chennai Super Kings
4. Kolkata Knight Riders

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.4 Which of the following processes converts liquid directly into its vapour form?

1. Evaporation
2. Sublimation
3. Condensation
4. Vaporisation

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.5 Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of independent India?

1. RK Shanmukham Chetty
2. TT Krishnamachari
3. Syama Prasad Mukherjee
4. Jagjivan Ram

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.6 Who among the following was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) in March 2020?

1. Ajay Bhushan Pandey
2. Satish Kumar Sharma
3. Amita Pandove
4. Bimal Julka

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.7 LAC (Line of Actual Control) is the effective border between India and:

1. Bangladesh
2. Myanmar
3. Afghanistan
4. China

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.8 Under the Prime Minister Mudra Yojna, loans for income generating activities up to ______ are termed as Shishu loans.

1. ₹50,000
2. ₹75,000
3. ₹60,000
4. ₹40,000

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.9 Which of the following states has the highest number of Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituencies?

1. Rajasthan
2. Maharashtra
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.10 In which year was the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) established in India?

1. 1990
2. 1992
3. 1994
4. 1997

Correct Answer is: --

Q.11 Who among the following won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 in the English nonfiction category?

1. Roshani Chokshi
2. Shashi Tharoor
3. Raghu Karnad
4. Amitabha Bagchi

Correct Answer is: --

Q.12 What was the literacy rate of India as per the Census of 2011?

1. 72.0%
2. 61.0%
3. 74.0%
4. 81.5%

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.13 Which of the following is an example of an infectious disease?

1. Tuberculosis
2. Dementia
3. Pulmonary hypertension
4. Diabetes

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.14 Which of the following statements is correct?

1. Twelve members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Twelve members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President.
3. Fifteen members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the Prime Minister.
4. Fifteen members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President.

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.15 Which of the following types of mirrors show lateral inversion of light?

1. Convex mirror
2. Concave mirror
3. Rectangle mirror
4. Plane mirror

Correct Answer is: 4

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Q.16 In which of the following parts of the human body is the masseter muscle located?

1. Hand
2. Thigh
3. Jaw
4. Chest

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.17 Who among the following founded the organisation ‘East India Association’?

1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. George Yule
3. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Correct Answer is: --

Q.18 SC Jamir, one of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan 2020 award, received the award for his contribution in:

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

Correct Answer is: 1

Q.19 Which among the following is NOT one of the four locations of the ‘Kumbh Mela’?

1. Ujjain
2. Haridwar
3. Prayagraj
4. Varanasi

Correct Answer is: 4

Q.20 Who won Tour de France in 2020?

1. Sepp Kuss
2. Rudy Molard
3. Romain Sicard
4. Tadej Pogacar

Correct Answer is: --

Q.21 Where did Lord Mahavira attain salvation?

1. Sonagiri
2. Pawapuri
3. Shravanabelagola
4. Mount Abu

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.22 The index titled SENSEX of BSE (erstwhile Bombay Stock Exchange) is an index of trading of top ______ companies in terms of their volume of trade and their share prices.

1. ten
2. thirty
3. hundred
4. fifty

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.23 The First Buddhist Council is said to have been patronised by:

1. Porus
2. Ashoka
3. Ajatashatru
4. Chandragupta Maurya

Correct Answer is: 3

Q.24 The Deccan Plateau is a triangular shaped plateau and is bounded by the ______ range in the North.

1. Arravalis
2. Satpura
3. Western Ghats
4. Vindhya

Correct Answer is: 2

Q.25 Which of the following causative agents causes the disease ‘kala-azar ’?

1. Bacteria
2. Fungus
3. Protozoa
4. Virus

Correct Answer is: 3

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