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50 Must-Know GS MCQs for SSC CGL

POLITY (12 Questions)

1. Who is the final interpreter of the Indian Constitution?
A) Parliament
B) President
C) Supreme Court
D) Council of Ministers
2. Which Article of the Constitution gives special status to Jammu &
Kashmir (before abrogation)?
A) Article 360
B) Article 370
C) Article 35A
D) Article 356
3. How many types of emergencies are mentioned in the Indian
Constitution?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) One
4. Who appoints the Governor of a state in India?
A) Prime Minister
B) Chief Minister
C) President
D) Chief Justice of India
5. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution deals with Anti-Defection
Law?
A) 8th
B) 9th
C) 10th
D) 11th
6. What is the minimum age to become a Rajya Sabha member?
A) 25
 B) 30
C) 35
D) 21
7. Who presides over the joint session of Parliament?
A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
B) Vice President
C) President
D) Prime Minister
8. Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years?
A) 42nd
B) 61st
C) 44th
D) 52nd
9. The concept of Fundamental Duties was borrowed from:
A) USSR
B) USA
C) UK
D) France
10. Money Bill can be introduced only in:
A) Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha
C) Both Houses
D) Joint Session
11. Which article guarantees the Right to Equality?
A) 14-18
B) 19-22
C) 25-28
D) 29-30
12. Which body decides the disqualification of MPs under Anti-Defection?
A) President
B) Vice President
C) Speaker
D) Supreme Court

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HISTORY (10 Questions)
13. Who founded the Maurya Empire?
A) Ashoka
B) Bimbisara
C) Chandragupta Maurya
D) Kanishka
14. The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” was given by:
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
15. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) C. Rajagopalachari
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Sardar Patel
16. The Treaty of Purandar (1665) was signed between Shivaji and:
A) Aurangzeb
B) Jai Singh I
C) Akbar
D) Humayun
17. Who launched the “Home Rule Movement” in India?
A) M.K. Gandhi
B) Annie Besant
C) Nehru
D) B.G. Tilak
18. Harappan script is:
A) Pictographic
B) Alphabetic
C) Numeric
D) Hieroglyphic
19. Dandi March was started against:
A) Simon Commission
B) Rowlatt Act
C) Salt Law
D) Pitt’s India Act
 D) Pitt’s India Act
20. Who was called the “Frontier Gandhi”?
A) Maulana Azad
B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
C) Syed Ahmed Khan
D) Fazlul Haq
21. Who established the ‘Servants of India Society’?
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
22. Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Kanpur?
A) Tantia Tope
B) Bahadur Shah Zafar
C) Mangal Pandey
D) Nana Saheb

GEOGRAPHY (10 Questions)

23. Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 7
D) 9
24. Which river forms the largest delta in the world?
A) Amazon
B) Ganga
C) Brahmaputra
D) Ganga-Brahmaputra
25. Which of the following is a landlocked state?
A) Kerala
B) Punjab
C) Odisha
D) Gujarat
26. The highest peak in South India is:
A) Anaimudi
B) Doddabetta
 B) Doddabetta
C) Nilgiri
D) Kodaikanal
27. What type of soil is best suited for cotton cultivation?
A) Red
B) Black
C) Laterite
D) Alluvial
28. Which state has the longest coastline in India?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andhra Pradesh
29. Which is the oldest mountain range in India?
A) Himalayas
B) Aravallis
C) Western Ghats
D) Vindhyas
30. Kaziranga National Park is famous for:
A) Tigers
B) Elephants
C) Rhinoceros
D) Lions
31. “Karakoram Pass” connects India with:
A) Nepal
B) Afghanistan
C) China
D) Pakistan
32. Where is the headquarters of the Survey of India?
A) Hyderabad
B) Mumbai
C) Dehradun
D) New Delhi

ECONOMICS (8 Questions)
ECONOMICS (8 Questions)
33. What is the base year of GDP calculation in India (as of 2024)?
A) 2004-05
B) 2011-12
C) 2017-18
D) 2020-21
34. What does Repo Rate mean?
A) Rate at which banks borrow from RBI
B) Rate at which RBI borrows from banks
C) Rate of inflation
D) Interest paid on savings
35. Who prepares the National Income estimates in India?
A) NITI Aayog
B) Ministry of Finance
C) CSO
D) RBI
36. Which tax is levied only by the state government?
A) Income Tax
B) GST
C) Excise
D) Stamp Duty
37. Fiscal policy is concerned with:
A) Money supply
B) Government revenue and expenditure
C) Credit control
D) Foreign trade
38. Disinvestment means:
A) Increasing govt stake in PSUs
B) Selling govt stake in PSUs
C) Starting a new PSU
D) Borrowing from IMF
39. Which sector contributes most to India’s GDP?
A) Agriculture
B) Industry
C) Services
D) Manufacturing
 40. Which of the following is NOT a direct tax?
A) Income Tax
B) Wealth Tax
C) GST
D) Corporation Tax

SCIENCE (8 Questions)
41. Which vitamin is responsible for blood clotting?
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin K
C) Vitamin D
D) Vitamin C
42. Which gas is used in fire extinguishers?
A) CO
B) CO₂
C) O₂
D) N₂
43. The hardest substance in the human body is:
A) Bone
B) Tooth Enamel
C) Cartilage
D) Skull
44. DNA is made of:
A) Amino acids
B) Fatty acids
C) Nucleotides
D) Hormones
45. Which part of the brain controls heart rate?
A) Cerebellum
B) Cerebrum
C) Medulla Oblongata
D) Hypothalamus
46. The SI unit of force is:
A) Joule
 B) Pascal
C) Newton
D) Watt
47. Which metal is used in thermometers?
A) Lead
B) Mercury
C) Zinc
D) Aluminium
48. Which element is essential for photosynthesis?
A) Hydrogen
B) Nitrogen
C) Carbon
D) Magnesium

STATIC GK / CURRENT AFFAIRS (2 Questions)

49. Who is the first tribal President of India?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Draupadi Murmu
C) Pratibha Patil
D) Meira Kumar
50. G-20 Summit 2023 was hosted by which country?
A) USA
B) India
C) Indonesia
D) Brazil

POLITY (1–12)
1. C) Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the final interpreter of the Constitution.
2. B) Article 370
 Granted special status to J&K (now abrogated in 2019).
3. B) Three
National, State, and Financial emergencies (Articles 352, 356, 360).
4. C) President
The Governor is appointed by the President.
5. C) 10th
Anti-Defection Law is in the 10th Schedule (added by 52nd Amendment
Act, 1985).
6. B) 30
A person must be at least 30 years old for Rajya Sabha.
7. A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Presides over the joint session of Parliament (Article 108).
8. B) 61st
Reduced voting age from 21 to 18 (in 1988).
9. A) USSR
Fundamental Duties were borrowed from the USSR.
10. B) Lok Sabha
Only Lok Sabha can introduce Money Bills (Article 110).
11. A) 14–18
Right to Equality is covered in these articles.
12. C) Speaker
Speaker of Lok Sabha decides on disqualification under Anti-Defection
Law.

HISTORY (13–22)
13. C) Chandragupta Maurya
Founded Maurya Dynasty with Chanakya’s help.
14. A) Bhagat Singh
Popularized “Inquilab Zindabad”.
15. A) Lord Mountbatten
First Governor-General of Independent India.
16. B) Jai Singh I
Treaty signed between Shivaji and Jai Singh I (Mughal General).
17. B) Annie Besant
 Started Home Rule League in 1916.
18. A) Pictographic
Harappan script was picture-based and remains undeciphered.
19. C) Salt Law
Dandi March was a protest against Salt Tax in 1930.
20. B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Also known as “Frontier Gandhi”.
21. B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Founded Servants of India Society in 1905.
22. D) Nana Saheb
Led the revolt in Kanpur during 1857 rebellion.

GEOGRAPHY (23–32)
23. B) 8
Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 Indian states.
24. D) Ganga-Brahmaputra
Forms the Sundarbans, the world’s largest delta.
25. B) Punjab
Completely landlocked—no coastline.
26. A) Anaimudi
Highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India (2,695 m).
27. B) Black
Black soil (Regur) is ideal for cotton due to moisture-retaining capacity.
28. A) Gujarat
Longest coastline (~1,600 km).
29. B) Aravallis
One of the oldest fold mountain ranges in the world.
30. C) Rhinoceros
Famous for one-horned rhinoceros.
31. C) China
Karakoram Pass lies on the Indo-China border.
32. C) Dehradun
Headquarters of Survey of India.
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ECONOMICS (33–40)
33. B) 2011–12
Used as base year for GDP since 2015.
34. A) Rate at which banks borrow from RBI
Repo rate helps control inflation and liquidity.
35. C) CSO
Central Statistics Office (now merged with NSO) handles this.
36. D) Stamp Duty
Levied only by state governments.
37. B) Government revenue and expenditure
Fiscal policy is managed via the Union Budget.
38. B) Selling govt stake in PSUs
Aimed at reducing fiscal burden.
39. C) Services
Services sector contributes the highest (~50-55%) to GDP.
40. C) GST
Indirect tax. Others listed are direct taxes.

SCIENCE (41–48)
41. B) Vitamin K
Essential for blood clotting.
42. B) CO₂
Displaces oxygen and stops combustion.
43. B) Tooth Enamel
Hardest substance in the human body.
44. C) Nucleotides
DNA is composed of nucleotides: A, T, C, G.
45. C) Medulla Oblongata
Controls involuntary functions like heart rate and breathing.
46. C) Newton
SI unit of force.
47. B) Mercury
 Liquid at room temperature, used in traditional thermometers.
48. D) Magnesium
Central atom in chlorophyll, essential for photosynthesis.

STATIC GK / CURRENT AFFAIRS (49–50)

49. B) Draupadi Murmu
Elected in 2022 as India’s first tribal President.
50. B) India
Hosted the G-20 Summit in 2023 under the theme “Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam”.