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SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 06 – 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 coal gasification scheme approved in May 2026 supports India's goal of gasifying how much coal by 2030?

Correct Answer: B [100 million tonnes]

Explanation:

A Rs 37,500 crore scheme to promote surface coal/lignite gasification was approved, targeting about 75 million tonnes, in line with the goal of gasifying 100 MT of coal by 2030 (as on 13-05-2026, PIB).

2.  
Which organ is called the 'graveyard of RBCs'?

Correct Answer: D [Spleen]

Explanation:

RBC 5-5.5 million per mm3, formed in red bone marrow, no nucleus, life about 120 days, destroyed in spleen (graveyard of RBCs).

3.  
Independent India's first individual Olympic medal (Helsinki 1952) was won by:

Correct Answer: C [K. D. Jadhav]

Explanation:

Summer Olympics 1952: Helsinki – K.

4.  
The Battle of Ten Kings (Dasarajna) described in the Rigveda was fought on the:

Correct Answer: A [Parushni (Ravi)]

Explanation:

Battle of Ten Kings (Dasarajna) fought on the Parushni (Ravi).

5.  
The uncharged particle of the nucleus, the neutron, was identified in 1932 by:

Correct Answer: A [James Chadwick]

Explanation:

Chadwick discovered the neutron in 1932.

6.  
The point of 0° latitude and 0° longitude lies in the:

Correct Answer: D [Gulf of Guinea]

Explanation:

0 deg latitude, 0 deg longitude lies in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa.

7.  
Rajendra Prasad was elected President of the Constituent Assembly on:

Correct Answer: C [11 December 1946]

Explanation:

Rajendra Prasad elected President of the Assembly on 11 December 1946.

8.  
The idea of biodiversity 'hotspots' was put forward by:

Correct Answer: B [Norman Myers]

Explanation:

Hotspots concept Norman Myers.

9.  
Tholu Bommalata, a shadow puppet tradition, belongs to:

Correct Answer: A [Andhra Pradesh]

Explanation:

Answer: Andhra Pradesh. Tholu Bommalata shadow AP.

10.  
On which island in the Rann of Kutch does the Harappan city of Dholavira lie?

Correct Answer: B [Khadir Bet]

Explanation:

Dholavira lies on Khadir Bet island in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.

11.  
Who discovered X-rays in 1895 and went on to receive the first Nobel Prize in Physics?

Correct Answer: D [Wilhelm Röntgen]

Explanation:

Röntgen discovered X-rays in 1895 and received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

12.  
Who headed the committee appointed in 1949 to estimate India's national income?

Correct Answer: C [P. C. Mahalanobis]

Explanation:

National Income Committee 1949 chaired by P.C.

13.  
The Third India–Nordic Summit (Oslo, May 2026) brought together India and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and:

Correct Answer: C [Sweden]

Explanation:

The Third India–Nordic Summit was held in Oslo, Norway, on 19 May 2026 with Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (as on 19-05-2026, PIB).

14.  
Which compound is called the 'king of chemicals'?

Correct Answer: A [Sulphuric acid]

Explanation:

Sulphuric acid 'king of chemicals', contact process with V₂O₅.

15.  
Nagpur airport will be upgraded under a 30-year licence to a company of the:

Correct Answer: D [GMR group]

Explanation:

Nagpur airport will be upgraded under a 30-year licence to GMR Nagpur International Airport Limited, with an ultimate capacity of 30 million passengers a year (as on 13-05-2026, PIB).

16.  
The first Dadasaheb Phalke Award was given to:

Correct Answer: B [Devika Rani]

Explanation:

Devika Rani received the first Dadasaheb Phalke Award (for 1969).

17.  
During the Prime Minister's May 2026 visit, India and the Netherlands launched a Roadmap on:

Correct Answer: D [Green Hydrogen]

Explanation:

During the Prime Minister's visit (16–17 May 2026) India and the Netherlands raised ties to a Strategic Partnership and launched a Roadmap on Green Hydrogen; the Netherlands will join the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (as on 17-05-2026, PIB).

18.  
Plaster of Paris is made by heating:

Correct Answer: A [Gypsum]

Explanation:

Plaster of Paris CaSO₄·½H₂O made by heating gypsum CaSO₄·2H₂O at 373 K; sets with water to gypsum.

19.  
The boundary between the Earth's crust and the mantle is called the:

Correct Answer: C [Mohorovicic discontinuity]

Explanation:

Discontinuities: Mohorovicic (crust-mantle, 1909).

20.  
Which Eastern Ganga ruler built the Sun temple at Konark?

Correct Answer: B [Narasimhadeva I]

Explanation:

Konark (Narasimhadeva I, 24 wheels, 7 horses).

21.  
The deportation and killing of lakhs of people in the Kalinga war is recorded in Ashoka's:

Correct Answer: D [Major Rock Edict XIII]

Explanation:

Major Rock Edict XIII records about 1,50,000 people deported and 1,00,000 killed in the Kalinga war, and Ashoka's remorse.

22.  
The ITU theme for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2026 is:

Correct Answer: B [Digital lifelines – Strengthening resilience in a connected world]

Explanation:

The ITU theme for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2026 (observed on 17 May) is 'Digital lifelines – Strengthening resilience in a connected world' (as on 17-05-2026, wtisd.itu.int).

23.  
In which case did the Supreme Court hold that national awards are not 'titles' under Article 18?

Correct Answer: A [Balaji Raghavan (1995)]

Explanation:

Balaji Raghavan (1995): national awards not titles under Art 18.

24.  
Which Chief Justice of India acted as President in 1969?

Correct Answer: C [M. Hidayatullah]

Explanation:

Answer: M. Hidayatullah. M. Hidayatullah acted 1969.

25.  
Beriberi, a disease linked to eating highly polished rice, results from lack of:

Correct Answer: A [Vitamin B1 (thiamine)]

Explanation:

Vitamin B1 thiamine - beriberi.

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