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SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 08 – 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.  
Because of its floods before the DVC dams, which river was called the 'Sorrow of Bengal'?

Correct Answer: A [Damodar]

Explanation:

The Damodar was called the 'Sorrow of Bengal' because of its floods before the DVC dams were built.

2.  
Echocardiography and the detection of flaws in metal blocks make use of:

Correct Answer: B [Ultrasound]

Explanation:

Uses of ultrasound: ultrasonography, echocardiography, flaw detection, cleaning, kidney stones.

3.  
The Rameshwar–Paradeep coastal highway in Odisha, approved in June 2026, will be built under the:

Correct Answer: D [Hybrid Annuity Model]

Explanation:

A new coastal highway from Rameshwar to Paradeep in Odisha, under the Hybrid Annuity Model, was approved at a capital cost of Rs 8300.79 crore (as on 03-06-2026, PIB).

4.  
Which Panchayati Raj amendment bill of 1989 was passed by the Lok Sabha but failed in the Rajya Sabha?

Correct Answer: C [64th Amendment Bill]

Explanation:

64th Amendment Bill 1989 passed LS, failed in RS.

5.  
Which pass links Srinagar with Leh?

Correct Answer: B [Zoji La]

Explanation:

Passes: Zoji La (Srinagar-Leh), Banihal (Jammu-Srinagar, Jawahar tunnel), Rohtang (Manali-Lahaul), Shipki La (Satluj entry), Nathu La (Sikkim-Tibet).

6.  
The modern periodic law, based on atomic number, rests on the work of:

Correct Answer: A [Henry Moseley]

Explanation:

Moseley (1913) showed atomic number is the fundamental property.

7.  
In which city is the insurance regulator IRDAI based?

Correct Answer: D [Hyderabad]

Explanation:

IRDAI headquartered in Hyderabad.

8.  
The Indian Military Academy (IMA) is located at:

Correct Answer: C [Dehradun]

Explanation:

Officer academies: IMA Dehradun.

9.  
Which animal phylum, with jointed legs and a chitin exoskeleton, has the greatest number of named species?

Correct Answer: D [Arthropoda]

Explanation:

Arthropoda: largest phylum, over two-thirds of named species.

10.  
The silver 'rupiya' of about 178 grains was issued by:

Correct Answer: A [Sher Shah]

Explanation:

Sher Shah (Farid) 1540–1545; silver rupiya about 178 grains and copper dam.

11.  
India's Environment (Protection) Act of 1986 was enacted in the wake of the:

Correct Answer: C [Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984]

Explanation:

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 followed the Bhopal gas tragedy of December 1984.

12.  
Insulin is secreted by the:

Correct Answer: B [Beta cells of the islets of Langerhans]

Explanation:

Islets of Langerhans: insulin from beta cells lowers blood sugar (deficiency diabetes mellitus).

13.  
In 1327 Muhammad bin Tughlaq shifted his capital to:

Correct Answer: D [Daulatabad]

Explanation:

Muhammad bin Tughlaq shifted capital to Daulatabad 1327.

14.  
The Bose–Einstein condensate was first produced in the laboratory in:

Correct Answer: C [1995]

Explanation:

Answer: 1995. First made in 1995.

15.  
The CBI draws its powers from the:

Correct Answer: A [DSPE Act, 1946]

Explanation:

Powers from the DSPE Act, 1946.

16.  
The Qadiri Sufi order was founded by:

Correct Answer: B [Abdul Qadir Jilani]

Explanation:

The Qadiri order was founded by Abdul Qadir Jilani (Baghdad).

17.  
Which scientist, in 1831, found that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current?

Correct Answer: A [Michael Faraday]

Explanation:

Faraday 1831 electromagnetic induction.

18.  
On the new GDP series (base 2022-23), India's real GDP growth in 2025-26 was:

Correct Answer: D [7.7%]

Explanation:

On the new GDP series (base 2022-23), real GDP grew 7.7% in 2025-26 against 7.1% in 2024-25; Q4 (Jan–Mar) growth was 7.8% (as on 05-06-2026, PIB).

19.  
Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A, approved in June 2026, links Koteshwar Road with:

Correct Answer: C [the Airport]

Explanation:

Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A – a 6.032 km Koteshwar Road–Airport corridor with five stations (four elevated, one underground) – was approved at Rs 2,169.04 crore (as on 10-06-2026, PIB).

20.  
The British signed the Treaty of Amritsar (1809) with:

Correct Answer: B [Ranjit Singh]

Explanation:

Ranjit Singh of the Sukerchakia misl took Lahore 1799, proclaimed Maharaja 1801, Treaty of Amritsar 1809 (Metcalfe, Sutlej boundary), died 1839.

21.  
Odd one outThe verses of which of the following saints are NOT included in the Guru Granth Sahib?

Correct Answer: D [Tulsidas]

Explanation:

Tulsidas is not one of them – The Guru Granth Sahib includes verses of Kabir, Namdev, Ravidas and Baba Farid.

22.  
At its June 2026 meeting, the MPC revised its 2026-27 real GDP growth projection to:

Correct Answer: C [6.6%]

Explanation:

The RBI MPC (3–5 June) again kept the repo rate at 5.25% unanimously with a neutral stance; it revised 2026-27 GDP growth to 6.6% and CPI inflation to 5.1% (as on 05-06-2026, RBI).

23.  
Statement-basedConsider the following statements about the Vice-President:
I. He is elected by the members of only the Rajya Sabha.
II. He addresses his resignation to the President.

Correct Answer: B [Only II]

Explanation:

Statement I is wrong – Art 66 VP elected by electoral college of members of both Houses.

24.  
Odisha's Hirakud dam stands across which river?

Correct Answer: B [Mahanadi]

Explanation:

Dams: Hirakud (Mahanadi, Odisha).

25.  
Retail (CPI) inflation for May 2026 was:

Correct Answer: A [3.93%]

Explanation:

Retail (CPI) inflation for May 2026 was 3.93%; food inflation was 4.78% (as on 12-06-2026, PIB).

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