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SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 05 – Section B · General Awareness – 25 questions, subject: Full Mock Tests. 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.  
The red-orange glow of advertising signs comes from:

Correct Answer: C [Neon]

Explanation:

Helium in balloons, neon in red-orange signs, argon in bulbs.

2.  
Which State was the first to come under President's Rule?

Correct Answer: B [Punjab (1951)]

Explanation:

President's Rule first imposed in Punjab, 1951.

3.  
The MSP of common paddy for Kharif marketing season 2026-27 is:

Correct Answer: A [Rs 2,441 per quintal]

Explanation:

Kharif MSP for marketing season 2026-27: paddy (common) Rs 2,441 per quintal, up Rs 72; the highest absolute rise, Rs 622 per quintal, was for sunflower seed (as on 13-05-2026, PIB).

4.  
In which year was the Inter-State Council actually constituted?

Correct Answer: D [1990]

Explanation:

Inter-State Council set up in 1990.

5.  
Portland cement was patented in 1824 by:

Correct Answer: C [Joseph Aspdin]

Explanation:

Portland cement patented by Joseph Aspdin in 1824.

6.  
The French Open tennis championship is played on:

Correct Answer: B [Clay courts]

Explanation:

French Open Roland Garros clay May-June.

7.  
The Gandhi Peace Prize was instituted in:

Correct Answer: D [1995]

Explanation:

Gandhi Peace Prize 1995, Ministry of Culture.

8.  
National Technology Day (11 May) marks the anniversary of:

Correct Answer: A [the Pokhran-II nuclear tests of 1998]

Explanation:

11 May 1998 – Pokhran-II (Shakti) tests; also the first flight of Hansa-3 and the Trishul test.

9.  
Name the longest bone in the skeleton of a human being.

Correct Answer: A [Femur]

Explanation:

Lower limb: femur (longest bone), tibia, fibula, patella, 7 tarsals, 5 metatarsals, 14 phalanges.

10.  
Which Sikh Guru created the Khalsa on the Baisakhi day of 1699?

Correct Answer: C [Guru Gobind Singh]

Explanation:

Guru Gobind Singh founded the Khalsa on Baisakhi 1699 at Anandpur and died at Nanded in 1708.

11.  
The Vijayanagara kingdom was founded in 1336 by:

Correct Answer: D [Harihara and Bukka]

Explanation:

Vijayanagara founded in 1336 by Harihara and Bukka.

12.  
DRDO's 1,200-second test of an actively cooled full-scale scramjet combustor (May 2026) was carried out at its facility in:

Correct Answer: B [Hyderabad]

Explanation:

DRDO's Defence Research & Development Laboratory ran an actively cooled full-scale scramjet combustor for over 1,200 seconds at its test facility in Hyderabad – a step in hypersonic missile development (as on 09-05-2026, PIB).

13.  
The Human Development Report was started by the UNDP in 1990 under:

Correct Answer: D [Mahbub ul Haq]

Explanation:

HDR started by UNDP in 1990 under Mahbub ul Haq.

14.  
In which of the following is the load between the fulcrum and the effort?

Correct Answer: C [Nutcracker]

Explanation:

Classes: 2 load middle (nutcracker, wheelbarrow, bottle opener, lemon squeezer).

15.  
What is the minimum speed a body needs to escape from the Earth's gravity, starting at its surface?

Correct Answer: A [11.2 km/s]

Explanation:

Escape velocity of Earth about 11.2 km/s.

16.  
Akbar named his son Salim after a Sufi saint of Fatehpur Sikri. Who was he?

Correct Answer: B [Shaikh Salim Chishti]

Explanation:

Shaikh Salim Chishti lived at Fatehpur Sikri.

17.  
Where in Indian territory is the country's only active volcano found?

Correct Answer: C [Barren Island]

Explanation:

Barren Island (Andaman Sea) India's only active volcano.

18.  
SEHAT, launched in May 2026, is a joint national mission of ICAR and:

Correct Answer: B [ICMR]

Explanation:

ICAR and ICMR launched SEHAT – Science Excellence for Health through Agricultural Transformation – a joint national mission linking farming with nutrition and health (as on 11-05-2026, PIB).

19.  
In the traditional classification of Indian instruments, the ghatam – a clay pot played without any membrane – is a:

Correct Answer: D [Ghana (solid) instrument]

Explanation:

Answer: Ghana (solid) instrument. Ghatam – ghana.

20.  
The word 'monsoon' comes from the Arabic word 'mausim', which means:

Correct Answer: A [Season]

Explanation:

The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word mausim meaning season.

21.  
The chief architect of the Taj Mahal is generally named as:

Correct Answer: C [Ustad Ahmad Lahori]

Explanation:

Answer: Ustad Ahmad Lahori. Architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori.

22.  
The ship repair facility to be built jointly by Deendayal Port Authority and Cochin Shipyard is at:

Correct Answer: A [Vadinar, Gujarat]

Explanation:

A ship repair facility at Vadinar, Gujarat, costing Rs 1,570 crore, will be built jointly by Deendayal Port Authority and Cochin Shipyard Limited (as on 05-05-2026, PIB).

23.  
Which civil servant served the Constituent Assembly as its Constitutional Adviser?

Correct Answer: B [B. N. Rau]

Explanation:

B. N. Rau was the Constitutional Adviser who prepared the preliminary draft.

24.  
Because of its many cotton mills, which city has been nicknamed the 'Manchester of South India'?

Correct Answer: D [Coimbatore]

Explanation:

Coimbatore Manchester of South India.

25.  
Which of the three tiny bones of the middle ear is the smallest bone of the body?

Correct Answer: C [Stapes]

Explanation:

Ear ossicles malleus, incus, stapes; stapes is the smallest bone.

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