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SSC CGL Mock – Tier I Mock Test 10 – 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 pH scale was introduced in 1909 by:
Correct Answer: D [S. P. L. Sørensen]
Explanation:
Answer: S. P. L. Sørensen. PH scale introduced by S. P.
2.
How many members does the Estimates Committee have, all from the Lok Sabha?
Correct Answer: B [30]
Explanation:
Answer: 30. Estimates 30 LS (1950).
3.
The first World Food Prize (1987) was awarded to:
Correct Answer: C [M. S. Swaminathan]
Explanation:
Answer: M. S. Swaminathan. First awarded 1987 to M. S.
4.
Which of the following has the greatest penetrating power?
Correct Answer: A [Gamma rays]
Explanation:
Answer: Gamma rays. Penetrating power γ > β > α.
5.
The Earth behaves like a huge bar magnet. Which pole of this magnet lies near the geographic North Pole?
Correct Answer: C [Its south pole]
Explanation:
Earth's magnetic south pole near geographic North Pole.
6.
The refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Pachpadra (Balotra), Rajasthan, has a capacity of:
Correct Answer: D [9 MMTPA]
Explanation:
PIB described the HPCL–Rajasthan joint venture at Pachpadra (Balotra) as India's first greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, with a capacity of 9 MMTPA (as on 03-07-2026, PIB).
7.
At the 29th NTCA meeting (Coimbatore, July 2026), the assessment of tiger reserves released was called:
Correct Answer: A [STRIDES 2026]
Explanation:
At the 29th NTCA meeting in Coimbatore, 'Roadmap to Rescue' and 'STRIDES 2026', an assessment of tiger reserves, were released (as on 09-07-2026, PIB).
8.
Statement-basedConsider the following statements about the Supreme Court:
I. The original Article 124(1) provided for a CJI and not more than seven other judges.
II. Under Article 130, the Supreme Court can sit only at Delhi.
I. The original Article 124(1) provided for a CJI and not more than seven other judges.
II. Under Article 130, the Supreme Court can sit only at Delhi.
Correct Answer: A [Only I]
Explanation:
Answer: Only I. Statement II is wrong – Art.
9.
In which year did India lift the inaugural T20 World Cup title?
Correct Answer: B [2007]
Explanation:
India won the first ICC T20 World Cup in 2007.
10.
Under the Morley–Minto reforms, the first Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council was:
Correct Answer: D [S. P. Sinha]
Explanation:
S. P. Sinha first Indian in Viceroy's Executive Council.
11.
FERA, 1973 was replaced by the:
Correct Answer: A [FEMA, 1999]
Explanation:
FERA 1973 replaced by FEMA 1999, in force 1 June 2000.
12.
Statement-basedConsider the following statements:
I. The Ajanta caves are on the Waghora river.
II. The true arch appears in the tomb of Balban at Delhi.
I. The Ajanta caves are on the Waghora river.
II. The true arch appears in the tomb of Balban at Delhi.
Correct Answer: C [Both I and II]
Explanation:
All the statements are correct: Ajanta about 30 Buddhist caves on the Waghora, Vakataka paintings; Indo-Islamic: Quwwat-ul-Islam and Qutb Minar (Aibak, completed Iltutmish, repaired Firoz Shah).
13.
The McMahon Line was drawn at the:
Correct Answer: B [Simla Convention of 1914]
Explanation:
McMahon Line Simla Convention 1914.
14.
Which steel plant was built with Russian help and gets iron ore from Dalli-Rajhara?
Correct Answer: C [Bhilai]
Explanation:
Bhilai (Durg) Russian, ore from Dalli-Rajhara.
15.
From which city did the Ghadar Party, formed in 1913, run its headquarters?
Correct Answer: A [San Francisco]
Explanation:
Ghadar Party 1913, headquarters San Francisco (Lala Har Dayal, Sohan Singh Bhakna).
16.
The Poona Pact of September 1932 provided for:
Correct Answer: C [Reserved seats in joint electorates]
Explanation:
Poona Pact 24 September 1932 (Yerwada) – reserved seats in joint electorates.
17.
In the Chishti line in India, who was the disciple of Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki and the teacher of Nizamuddin Auliya?
Correct Answer: B [Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar]
Explanation:
Chishti chain in India: Moinuddin Chishti → Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki → Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar (Ajodhan) → Nizamuddin Auliya → Nasiruddin Chiragh-i-Dehli.
18.
Under Article 104, a person who sits in Parliament when not qualified is liable to a penalty of:
Correct Answer: D [₹ 500 for each day]
Explanation:
Art 104 penalty five hundred rupees per day.
19.
India and Indonesia marked 2026–27 as a commemorative year honouring Rabindranath Tagore and:
Correct Answer: C [Ki Hajar Dewantara]
Explanation:
During the Prime Minister's State Visit to Indonesia (6–8 July 2026) the two leaders welcomed the Indonesia Open Network (ION), based on India's ONDC, and marked 2026–27 as a commemorative year honouring Rabindranath Tagore and Ki Hajar Dewantara (as on…
20.
Going by the 2011 Census, which State recorded the most females per thousand males?
Correct Answer: D [Kerala (now Keralam)]
Explanation:
Census 2011 state sex ratio: Keralam 1084, Puducherry 1037, TN 996, Punjab 895, Haryana 879, Delhi 868.
21.
A Joint Declaration on which subject was an outcome of the 16th India–Japan Annual Summit (July 2026)?
Correct Answer: B [Economic Security]
Explanation:
Outcomes of the 16th India–Japan Summit included a Joint Declaration on Economic Security and a memorandum on a Next Generation Mobility Partnership (as on 02-07-2026, PIB).
22.
India and New Zealand aim to double two-way trade by 2030 to:
Correct Answer: A [NZ$7 billion]
Explanation:
India and New Zealand raised their relationship to a Strategic Partnership guided by a 'Roadmap to 2030', aiming to double two-way trade to NZ$7 billion by 2030 (as on 11-07-2026, PIB).
23.
The circulation of blood was demonstrated in 1628 by:
Correct Answer: D [William Harvey]
Explanation:
William Harvey (1628) demonstrated the circulation of blood.
24.
Working in India in 1897, who showed that the malaria parasite develops in the Anopheles mosquito?
Correct Answer: C [Ronald Ross]
Explanation:
Ronald Ross showed malaria parasite develops in Anopheles mosquito, 1897, working in India.
25.
Oil was first struck in India, in 1867, at:
Correct Answer: B [Makum (Assam)]
Explanation:
Oil struck at Makum, Assam 1867.
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