SSC CGL Static GK – Mock Test 1 – Tier I Style

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SSC CGL Static GK – Mock Test 1 – Tier I Style – 25 questions, subject: Static GK. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Which national symbol did the Constituent Assembly adopt about three weeks before Independence Day?

Correct Answer: D [The National Flag]

Explanation:

Flag adopted 22 July 1947; Anthem and Emblem came in January 1950.

2.  
From which year does the era used by India's national (Saka) calendar count its years?

Correct Answer: A [78 CE]

Explanation:

Saka era 78 CE; Vikram Samvat 57 BCE.

3.  
As on 15-10-2026, the number of Union Territories in India is:

Correct Answer: B [8]

Explanation:

Answer: 8. 28 States and 8 UTs.

4.  
Sri Vijaya Puram is the capital of the Union Territory of:

Correct Answer: C [Andaman & Nicobar Islands]

Explanation:

Port Blair was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram (PIB, 13-09-2024).

5.  
29 August, the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand, is observed in India as:

Correct Answer: C [National Sports Day]

Explanation:

National Sports Day – 29 August.

6.  
National Pollution Control Day is observed every year on:

Correct Answer: B [2 December]

Explanation:

2 December; 4 December is Navy Day, 7 December Flag Day, 14 December Energy Conservation Day.

7.  
The Saraswati Samman is awarded by:

Correct Answer: D [the K. K. Birla Foundation]

Explanation:

K. K. Birla Foundation (from 1991); the Jnanpith is given by the Bharatiya Jnanpith trust.

8.  
The Golden Peacock is the top prize of which film festival?

Correct Answer: A [IFFI, Goa]

Explanation:

Answer: IFFI, Goa. IFFI Goa – Golden Peacock.

9.  
Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi, a chronicle of the Delhi Sultanate, was written by:

Correct Answer: D [Ziauddin Barani]

Explanation:

Barani; Abul Fazl wrote the Akbarnama; Ibn Battuta the Rihla.

10.  
The Hindi writer known by the pen name 'Agyeya' was:

Correct Answer: C [Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan]

Explanation:

Nirala – Suryakant Tripathi; Firaq – Raghupati Sahay; Premchand – Dhanpat Rai.

11.  
The Calcutta Cup, made from the silver rupees of the old Calcutta Football Club, is contested in:

Correct Answer: B [Rugby union]

Explanation:

England v Scotland in rugby union; the cup was made from the club's melted silver rupees.

12.  
The Subroto Cup is an inter-school tournament in:

Correct Answer: A [Football]

Explanation:

Subroto Cup – school football.

13.  
The Games of the I Olympiad, the first modern Olympics, took place in:

Correct Answer: D [Athens]

Explanation:

Answer: Athens. Athens, April 1896.

14.  
K. D. Jadhav, India's first individual Olympic medallist (Helsinki 1952), won his bronze in:

Correct Answer: A [Wrestling]

Explanation:

K. D. Jadhav – wrestling bronze, 1952.

15.  
The 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (October 2023) was held in:

Correct Answer: C [Mumbai]

Explanation:

Mumbai, inaugurated 14 October 2023; New Delhi hosted the 86th Session in 1983.

16.  
The currency of Mongolia is the:

Correct Answer: B [Tugrik]

Explanation:

Tugrik (MNT); Tenge – Kazakhstan; Won – Korea; Kip – Laos.

17.  
The African country formerly called Swaziland is now known as:

Correct Answer: D [Eswatini]

Explanation:

Answer: Eswatini. Renamed Eswatini in 2018.

18.  
UNOPS, the UN Office for Project Services, is headquartered in:

Correct Answer: C [Copenhagen]

Explanation:

Answer: Copenhagen. UNOPS – Copenhagen (un.org).

19.  
The World Economic Forum, known for its annual meeting at Davos, is headquartered at:

Correct Answer: A [Cologny (Geneva)]

Explanation:

WEF – Cologny near Geneva; the annual meeting is at Davos.

20.  
The Panchsheel (Five Principles) were set out in India's 1954 agreement with:

Correct Answer: B [China]

Explanation:

Panchsheel – India–China agreement on trade with Tibet, 1954.

21.  
The McMahon Line is associated with India's boundary with:

Correct Answer: C [China (eastern sector)]

Explanation:

Simla Convention 1914 – Arunachal Pradesh sector.

22.  
Which cricketer is popularly called the 'Master Blaster'?

Correct Answer: B [Sachin Tendulkar]

Explanation:

Gavaskar – Little Master; Kapil – Haryana Hurricane; Dravid – The Wall.

23.  
The samadhi named Kisan Ghat, recalling a farmers' leader, honours which former Prime Minister?

Correct Answer: A [Chaudhary Charan Singh]

Explanation:

Vijay Ghat – Shastri; Samta Sthal – Jagjivan Ram; Abhay Ghat – Morarji Desai.

24.  
Officer cadets of the Navy are trained at the Indian Naval Academy, which stands at:

Correct Answer: D [Ezhimala]

Explanation:

IMA Dehradun; INA Ezhimala; AFA Dundigal; NDA Khadakwasla.

25.  
Exercise AUSTRAHIND is held by the Indian Army with:

Correct Answer: A [Australia]

Explanation:

AUSTRAHIND – Australia (MoD Year End Review 2025).

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