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Practice Set — SSC GD/RPF Constable GS Mock Test (100 MCQs)
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Practice Set — SSC GD/RPF Constable GS Mock Test
This full-length practice set contains 100 objective-type questions covering the complete General Studies syllabus for the SSC GD and RPF Constable examinations, organised section-wise in the same order as the chapters of this book. Each question carries four options; the correct option is marked in bold at the end of each question. Attempt the full set under timed conditions, then review the answer key against the relevant chapter for any question you got wrong.
History (Q1-15)
- Who founded the Maurya Empire?
(a) Ashoka (b) Chandragupta Maurya (c) Bindusara (d) Samudragupta
Answer: (b) Chandragupta Maurya - The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
(a) 1757 (b) 1764 (c) 1857 (d) 1707
Answer: (a) 1757 - Who built the Qutub Minar?
(a) Iltutmish (b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak (c) Balban (d) Alauddin Khilji
Answer: (b) Qutb-ud-din Aibak (completed by Iltutmish) - The Indus Valley Civilisation site of Mohenjo-daro is located in present-day:
(a) India (b) Pakistan (c) Afghanistan (d) Bangladesh
Answer: (b) Pakistan - Who gave the title "Father of the Nation" to Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Subhas Chandra Bose (c) Sardar Patel (d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: (b) Subhas Chandra Bose - The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
(a) 1940 (b) 1942 (c) 1930 (d) 1920
Answer: (b) 1942 - Akbar's revenue minister who introduced the Dahsala system was:
(a) Birbal (b) Todar Mal (c) Man Singh (d) Abul Fazl
Answer: (b) Todar Mal - The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which city?
(a) Lahore (b) Amritsar (c) Delhi (d) Ludhiana
Answer: (b) Amritsar - Who was the founder of the Bhakti saint tradition associated with the Guru Granth Sahib and Sikhism?
(a) Kabir (b) Guru Nanak (c) Ramananda (d) Chaitanya
Answer: (b) Guru Nanak - The first President of the Indian National Congress was:
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) W. C. Bonnerjee (c) A. O. Hume (d) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: (b) W. C. Bonnerjee - Ashoka's edicts were primarily inscribed in which script?
(a) Devanagari (b) Brahmi (c) Kharosthi only (d) Sanskrit script
Answer: (b) Brahmi - The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:
(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Curzon (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Cornwallis
Answer: (a) Lord Dalhousie - Who composed the national song "Vande Mataram"?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (c) Muhammad Iqbal (d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay - The Battle of Panipat (1526), which established Mughal rule in India, was fought between Babur and:
(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Rana Sanga (c) Sher Shah Suri (d) Hemu
Answer: (a) Ibrahim Lodi - India attained independence on:
(a) 26 January 1950 (b) 15 August 1947 (c) 2 October 1947 (d) 30 January 1948
Answer: (b) 15 August 1947
Polity (Q16-30)
- The Constitution of India was adopted on:
(a) 26 November 1949 (b) 26 January 1950 (c) 15 August 1947 (d) 9 December 1946
Answer: (a) 26 November 1949 - Who is known as the "Father of the Indian Constitution"?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) B. R. Ambedkar (c) Rajendra Prasad (d) Sardar Patel
Answer: (b) B. R. Ambedkar - Fundamental Rights are contained in which part of the Constitution?
(a) Part II (b) Part III (c) Part IV (d) Part V
Answer: (b) Part III - Directive Principles of State Policy are inspired by the Constitution of:
(a) USA (b) UK (c) Ireland (d) Canada
Answer: (c) Ireland - The minimum age to become a member of the Lok Sabha is:
(a) 21 years (b) 25 years (c) 30 years (d) 35 years
Answer: (b) 25 years - The minimum age to become a member of the Rajya Sabha is:
(a) 25 years (b) 30 years (c) 35 years (d) 21 years
Answer: (b) 30 years - Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
(a) The Prime Minister (b) The President (c) The Law Minister (d) The Parliament
Answer: (b) The President - The Right to Property was removed from Fundamental Rights and made a legal right by which amendment?
(a) 42nd Amendment (b) 44th Amendment (c) 52nd Amendment (d) 61st Amendment
Answer: (b) 44th Amendment - Which article of the Constitution abolishes untouchability?
(a) Article 15 (b) Article 17 (c) Article 19 (d) Article 21
Answer: (b) Article 17 - The Preamble was amended by which constitutional amendment?
(a) 42nd Amendment (b) 44th Amendment (c) 61st Amendment (d) 73rd Amendment
Answer: (a) 42nd Amendment - The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by:
(a) The Prime Minister (b) The President (c) The Parliament (d) The Chief Justice
Answer: (b) The President - Panchayati Raj was given constitutional status by which amendment?
(a) 72nd Amendment (b) 73rd Amendment (c) 74th Amendment (d) 76th Amendment
Answer: (b) 73rd Amendment - Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
(a) The President (b) The Vice President (c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) The Prime Minister
Answer: (b) The Vice President - Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by which amendment, on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee?
(a) 42nd Amendment (b) 44th Amendment (c) 61st Amendment (d) 86th Amendment
Answer: (a) 42nd Amendment - The concept of "Basic Structure" of the Constitution was propounded in which case?
(a) Golaknath case (b) Kesavananda Bharati case (c) Minerva Mills case (d) Shah Bano case
Answer: (b) Kesavananda Bharati case
Geography (Q31-42)
- The longest river in India is:
(a) Yamuna (b) Godavari (c) Ganga (d) Brahmaputra
Answer: (c) Ganga - Which is the highest peak in India?
(a) Nanda Devi (b) Kanchenjunga (c) K2 (d) Everest
Answer: (b) Kanchenjunga - The Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through which of these Indian states?
(a) Gujarat (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Punjab (d) West Bengal
Answer: (c) Punjab - Which is the largest state in India by area?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan (c) Maharashtra (d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (b) Rajasthan - The Deccan Plateau is bordered on the west by which mountain range?
(a) Eastern Ghats (b) Western Ghats (c) Aravalli (d) Vindhya
Answer: (b) Western Ghats - Which river is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar"?
(a) Kosi (b) Son (c) Gandak (d) Ghaghara
Answer: (a) Kosi - The world's largest desert (hot desert) is:
(a) Thar (b) Sahara (c) Gobi (d) Kalahari
Answer: (b) Sahara - The longest river in the world is:
(a) Amazon (b) Nile (c) Yangtze (d) Mississippi
Answer: (b) Nile - Which is the smallest continent by area?
(a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) Australia (d) South America
Answer: (c) Australia - India's southernmost point, Indira Point, is located in:
(a) Lakshadweep (b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
Answer: (b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra
Answer: (c) Gujarat - The Palk Strait separates India from:
(a) Bangladesh (b) Myanmar (c) Sri Lanka (d) Maldives
Answer: (c) Sri Lanka
Economy (Q43-50)
- The Reserve Bank of India was established in which year?
(a) 1935 (b) 1947 (c) 1949 (d) 1951
Answer: (a) 1935 - Who is regarded as the architect of India's Green Revolution?
(a) Verghese Kurien (b) M. S. Swaminathan (c) Norman Borlaug (d) C. Subramaniam
Answer: (b) M. S. Swaminathan - The First Five-Year Plan of India focused primarily on:
(a) Industry (b) Agriculture (c) Services (d) Defence
Answer: (b) Agriculture - NITI Aayog replaced which earlier body?
(a) Finance Commission (b) Planning Commission (c) National Development Council (d) RBI
Answer: (b) Planning Commission - GST (Goods and Services Tax) was implemented in India from:
(a) 1 April 2016 (b) 1 July 2017 (c) 1 January 2017 (d) 1 April 2018
Answer: (b) 1 July 2017 - The Green Revolution in India began primarily during which decade?
(a) 1950s (b) 1960s (c) 1970s (d) 1980s
Answer: (b) 1960s - Who is known as the "Father of the White Revolution" (Operation Flood) in India?
(a) M. S. Swaminathan (b) Verghese Kurien (c) Norman Borlaug (d) B. P. Pal
Answer: (b) Verghese Kurien - India's currency, the Rupee, is issued by:
(a) Ministry of Finance (b) Reserve Bank of India (c) State Bank of India (d) NITI Aayog
Answer: (b) Reserve Bank of India
Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) (Q51-65)
- The SI unit of force is:
(a) Joule (b) Newton (c) Watt (d) Pascal
Answer: (b) Newton - Which organ in the human body produces insulin?
(a) Liver (b) Pancreas (c) Kidney (d) Spleen
Answer: (b) Pancreas - The chemical formula for common salt is:
(a) NaOH (b) NaCl (c) Na2CO3 (d) NaHCO3
Answer: (b) NaCl - Which gas is most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere?
(a) Oxygen (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Nitrogen (d) Hydrogen
Answer: (c) Nitrogen - The powerhouse of the cell is:
(a) Nucleus (b) Mitochondria (c) Ribosome (d) Golgi body
Answer: (b) Mitochondria - Who discovered the Raman Effect?
(a) Homi Bhabha (b) C. V. Raman (c) S. Chandrasekhar (d) Meghnad Saha
Answer: (b) C. V. Raman - The normal human body temperature is approximately:
(a) 35 degree Celsius (b) 37 degree Celsius (c) 40 degree Celsius (d) 42 degree Celsius
Answer: (b) 37 degree Celsius - Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy?
(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B12 (c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin D
Answer: (c) Vitamin C - The process by which plants prepare their own food is called:
(a) Respiration (b) Photosynthesis (c) Transpiration (d) Fermentation
Answer: (b) Photosynthesis - The pH value of pure water is:
(a) 0 (b) 7 (c) 14 (d) 5
Answer: (b) 7 - Which blood group is known as the universal donor?
(a) AB positive (b) O negative (c) A positive (d) B negative
Answer: (b) O negative - The study of heredity is called:
(a) Genetics (b) Ecology (c) Physiology (d) Anatomy
Answer: (a) Genetics - Which part of the human eye controls the amount of light entering it?
(a) Retina (b) Cornea (c) Iris (d) Lens
Answer: (c) Iris - The metal used in making the filament of an electric bulb is:
(a) Copper (b) Tungsten (c) Aluminium (d) Iron
Answer: (b) Tungsten - Sound cannot travel through:
(a) Solids (b) Liquids (c) Gases (d) Vacuum
Answer: (d) Vacuum
Computer Awareness (Q66-72)
- CPU stands for:
(a) Central Processing Unit (b) Computer Processing Unit (c) Central Program Unit (d) Central Processor Utility
Answer: (a) Central Processing Unit - RAM is a type of:
(a) Permanent memory (b) Volatile memory (c) Storage device only (d) Input device
Answer: (b) Volatile memory - Which of the following is an input device?
(a) Monitor (b) Printer (c) Keyboard (d) Speaker
Answer: (c) Keyboard - WWW stands for:
(a) World Wide Web (b) World Web Wide (c) Wide World Web (d) Web World Wide
Answer: (a) World Wide Web - Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
(a) Bill Gates (b) Tim Berners-Lee (c) Steve Jobs (d) Mark Zuckerberg
Answer: (b) Tim Berners-Lee - A computer virus is a type of:
(a) Hardware (b) Malicious software (c) Input device (d) Operating system
Answer: (b) Malicious software - MS Word is an example of:
(a) Operating system (b) Application software (c) Hardware (d) Programming language
Answer: (b) Application software
Railways and RPF (Q73-80)
- Indian Railways was nationalised/consolidated into a single system in:
(a) 1947 (b) 1951 (c) 1853 (d) 1905
Answer: (b) 1951 - The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay and Thane in:
(a) 1843 (b) 1853 (c) 1863 (d) 1873
Answer: (b) 1853 - The Railway Protection Force functions under which ministry?
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs (b) Ministry of Railways (c) Ministry of Defence (d) Ministry of Road Transport
Answer: (b) Ministry of Railways - The apex body governing Indian Railways is:
(a) Railway Board (b) NITI Aayog (c) Zonal Council (d) RPF Headquarters
Answer: (a) Railway Board - RPF was granted powers to arrest, search and investigate under an amendment act passed in:
(a) 1957 (b) 1985 (c) 2003 (d) 2019
Answer: (c) 2003 - Which is regarded as India's first railway zone headquarters concept implemented from 1951-52 onward?
(a) Zonal system (b) Divisional system (c) Board system (d) Sectional system
Answer: (a) Zonal system - The Railway Recruitment Boards primarily conduct recruitment for:
(a) Group A officers (b) Non-gazetted railway staff (c) RPF officers only (d) Contractors
Answer: (b) Non-gazetted railway staff - Indian Railways runs on which broad track gauge, the most widely used gauge in the network?
(a) Metre Gauge (b) Narrow Gauge (c) Broad Gauge (d) Standard Gauge
Answer: (c) Broad Gauge
CAPF and Static GK (Q81-90)
- Which force is known as the "First Line of Defence" and guards the India-Pakistan border?
(a) CRPF (b) BSF (c) ITBP (d) SSB
Answer: (b) BSF - CISF primarily provides security to:
(a) International borders (b) Industrial installations and airports (c) Railways (d) Coastal areas
Answer: (b) Industrial installations and airports - The national emblem of India is adopted from the Lion Capital of:
(a) Ashoka at Sanchi (b) Ashoka at Sarnath (c) Ashoka at Lumbini (d) Ashoka at Bodh Gaya
Answer: (b) Ashoka at Sarnath - India's national animal is:
(a) Lion (b) Elephant (c) Tiger (d) Leopard
Answer: (c) Tiger - India's national bird is:
(a) Parrot (b) Peacock (c) Crane (d) Dove
Answer: (b) Peacock - The national song "Vande Mataram" was taken from which novel?
(a) Anandamath (b) Gora (c) Gitanjali (d) Ghare Baire
Answer: (a) Anandamath - Which day is celebrated as National Sports Day in India?
(a) 29 August (b) 24 January (c) 5 September (d) 14 November
Answer: (a) 29 August - Teachers' Day in India is celebrated on 5 September in honour of:
(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (d) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: (b) Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan - The ITBP is primarily deployed along the:
(a) India-Pakistan border (b) India-China border (c) India-Nepal border (d) India-Myanmar border
Answer: (b) India-China border - India's national aquatic animal is:
(a) Gharial (b) River Dolphin (c) Olive Ridley Turtle (d) Whale Shark
Answer: (b) River Dolphin
Sports, Defence, Awards and Schemes (Q91-100)
- The Khel Ratna award was renamed in honour of which sportsperson in 2021?
(a) Milkha Singh (b) Major Dhyan Chand (c) P. T. Usha (d) Dara Singh
Answer: (b) Major Dhyan Chand - The Davis Cup is associated with which sport?
(a) Golf (b) Tennis (c) Badminton (d) Table Tennis
Answer: (b) Tennis - India's indigenous light combat aircraft is named:
(a) Arjun (b) Tejas (c) Akash (d) Agni
Answer: (b) Tejas - BrahMos is a joint venture between India and:
(a) United States (b) France (c) Russia (d) Israel
Answer: (c) Russia - Param Vir Chakra is awarded for:
(a) Best sportsperson (b) Highest wartime gallantry (c) Civil service excellence (d) Scientific achievement
Answer: (b) Highest wartime gallantry - MGNREGA guarantees how many days of wage employment per year to rural households?
(a) 50 days (b) 100 days (c) 150 days (d) 200 days
Answer: (b) 100 days - Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is primarily aimed at:
(a) Crop insurance (b) Financial inclusion (c) Housing for all (d) Skill development
Answer: (b) Financial inclusion - The Ryder Cup is associated with which sport?
(a) Tennis (b) Golf (c) Cricket (d) Hockey
Answer: (b) Golf - ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission is popularly known as:
(a) Gaganyaan (b) Mangalyaan (c) Aditya-L1 (d) Chandrayaan
Answer: (b) Mangalyaan - Which scheme aims to provide affordable housing to the urban and rural poor under the goal "Housing for All"?
(a) Digital India (b) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (c) Skill India (d) Swachh Bharat Mission
Answer: (b) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
Answer Key Summary
All correct answers are marked in bold immediately after each question above for quick self-checking. If you scored below 70 out of 100 on this practice set, revisit the corresponding chapters — History (Chapters 2-4), Polity (Chapters 5-9), Geography (Chapters 10-12), Economy (Chapters 13-14), Science (Chapters 15-17), Computer Awareness (Chapter 18), Railways and RPF (Chapters 19-20), CAPF and Static GK (Chapters 21-25), and Sports, Science and Technology, Defence, and Government Schemes (Chapters 26-29) — before attempting a fresh timed run of this mock test. Treat this practice set as a diagnostic tool: the goal is not just the final score but identifying which topic clusters need another revision pass before the actual examination.
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