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SSC CGL Static GK – Mock Test 3 – Tier II 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.  
NumericalThe National Flag's width-to-length ratio is 2:3. A flag 90 cm wide must be how long?

Correct Answer: B [135 cm]

Explanation:

Answer: 135 cm. Length = 90 × 3 ÷ 2 = 135 cm.

2.  
NumericalIndia's north–south extent is 3,214 km and east–west extent 2,933 km. The difference is:

Correct Answer: C [281 km]

Explanation:

Answer: 281 km. 3,214 − 2,933 = 281 km.

3.  
Which constitutional amendment of 2003 brought four languages – Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali – into the list of scheduled languages?

Correct Answer: A [92nd Amendment]

Explanation:

71st – Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali; 21st – Sindhi; 96th – Oriya renamed Odia.

4.  
When the States Reorganisation Act took effect on 1 November 1956, India had how many States and Union Territories?

Correct Answer: D [14 States and 6 UTs]

Explanation:

Answer: 14 States and 6 UTs. SRA 1956: 14 States, 6 UTs.

5.  
The UN General Assembly resolution declaring 21 June as International Day of Yoga was adopted on:

Correct Answer: B [11 December 2014]

Explanation:

Proposed Sept 2014; resolution 11 Dec 2014; first observed 21 June 2015.

6.  
Statement-basedConsider: I. Sputnik-1 was launched on 4 October 1957. II. The Outer Space Treaty entered into force on 10 October 1967. Which is/are correct?

Correct Answer: C [Both I and II]

Explanation:

World Space Week (4–10 October) spans these two dates.

7.  
NumericalOf the 131 Padma Awards of 2026, 113 were Padma Shri. To the nearest whole number, this is what percentage?

Correct Answer: C [86%]

Explanation:

Answer: 86%. 113 ÷ 131 × 100 = 86.3%.

8.  
Arrange in orderArrange these Bharat Ratna 'firsts' in chronological order: 1. first woman recipient 2. first non-citizen recipient 3. first posthumous recipient

Correct Answer: D [3-1-2]

Explanation:

Posthumous – Shastri 1966; woman – Indira Gandhi 1971; non-citizen – Ghaffar Khan 1987.

9.  
Which book–year pair is correct?

Correct Answer: B [Satyarth Prakash – 1875]

Explanation:

Gulamgiri 1873; Anandamath 1882; Hind Swaraj 1909; Poverty and Un-British Rule 1901.

10.  
Dated factAs per the Sahitya Akademi's list (read 15-10-2026), Navtej Sarna's Crimson Spring won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 in the category:

Correct Answer: A [English (novel)]

Explanation:

English 2025 – Crimson Spring; Hindi 2025 – Mamta Kalia's memoir.

11.  
NumericalA hockey field is 91.4 m long and a FIBA basketball court 28 m long. By how much is the hockey field longer?

Correct Answer: C [63.4 m]

Explanation:

Answer: 63.4 m. 91.4 − 28 = 63.4 m.

12.  
NumericalA golfer takes 3 strokes on a par-5 hole and 4 strokes on a par-3 hole. Over the two holes the golfer is:

Correct Answer: A [1 under par]

Explanation:

Eagle (−2) then bogey (+1) = −1.

13.  
NumericalAt the Hangzhou Asian Games India won 107 medals, 28 of them gold. How many were silver or bronze?

Correct Answer: D [79]

Explanation:

107 − 28 = 79 (38 silver + 41 bronze).

14.  
Up to Tokyo 2020, India's men's hockey team had won how many Olympic gold medals?

Correct Answer: B [8]

Explanation:

Six in a row 1928–1956, then 1964 and 1980.

15.  
Statement-basedConsider: I. The 2026 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Canada, Mexico and the USA. II. The 2026 World Cup had 48 teams. Which is/are correct?

Correct Answer: D [Both I and II]

Explanation:

FIFA: hosts Canada, Mexico, USA; 48 teams.

16.  
NumericalThe euro is legal tender in 21 of the 27 EU Member States. How many EU members do not use it?

Correct Answer: A [6]

Explanation:

27 − 21 = 6: Czechia, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden.

17.  
Victoria is the capital of which Indian Ocean country that uses a rupee?

Correct Answer: C [Seychelles]

Explanation:

Seychelles – Victoria, Seychelles Rupee; Mauritius – Port Louis; Maldives – Malé (Rufiyaa).

18.  
As per imf.org (read 15-10-2026), the IMF has how many member countries?

Correct Answer: B [191]

Explanation:

IMF – 191 member countries; the UN has 193 members.

19.  
The UN Security Council has 15 members. The number elected for two-year terms is:

Correct Answer: A [10]

Explanation:

5 permanent + 10 non-permanent.

20.  
NumericalIndia's land border is 15,106.7 km, of which 4,096.7 km is with Bangladesh. The Bangladesh border is about what share of the total?

Correct Answer: C [27%]

Explanation:

4,096.7 ÷ 15,106.7 × 100 ≈ 27.1%.

21.  
Which three rivers did the 1960 treaty with Pakistan, brokered with World Bank help, leave for India's unrestricted use?

Correct Answer: D [Sutlej, Beas and Ravi]

Explanation:

Western rivers Indus, Jhelum, Chenab went to Pakistan.

22.  
Two-stepthe revolutionary called 'Shaheed-e-Azam' was hanged in 1931 with Rajguru and Sukhdev. He was:

Correct Answer: B [Bhagat Singh]

Explanation:

Shaheed-e-Azam – Bhagat Singh, hanged at Lahore on 23 March 1931.

23.  
'Jai Vigyan' was added to the slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' in 1998 by:

Correct Answer: C [Atal Bihari Vajpayee]

Explanation:

Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee. After the Pokhran-II tests.

24.  
NumericalPSLV-C37 placed 104 satellites in orbit, 101 of them foreign. Foreign satellites were about what percentage of the total?

Correct Answer: D [97%]

Explanation:

Answer: 97%. 101 ÷ 104 × 100 ≈ 97.1%.

25.  
NumericalINS Vikrant was commissioned on 2 Sep 2022 and Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon on 23 Aug 2023. How many days apart are these dates?

Correct Answer: A [355 days]

Explanation:

Sept 28 + Oct 31 + Nov 30 + Dec 31 + Jan 31 + Feb 28 + Mar 31 + Apr 30 + May 31 + Jun 30 + Jul 31 + Aug 23 = 355.

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