Explore topic-wise MCQs in SSC.

This section includes 24 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your SSC knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Duty Entitlement Pass Book (DEPS) is an scheme of Indian Government provided to _?

A. Exporters
B. Importers
C. Wholesalers
D. Retailers
Answer» B. Importers
2.

Frugal engineering is defined as the process of:

A. raising the profit of a firm by reducing labour and capital cost
B. reducing the complexity and cost of a good and its production
C. accelerating the profit of a firm by adoption of science-based innovations
D. increasing customer base by offering discounts to customers
Answer» C. accelerating the profit of a firm by adoption of science-based innovations
3.

Which of the following firms has been recently named as the world s biggest private equity firm?

A. Apollo Global Management LLC
B. Blackstone Group
C. Goldman Sachs
D. General Atlantic
Answer» B. Blackstone Group
4.

Which of the following currencies is not included in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) Currency Basket?

A. Indian Rupee
B. British Pound
C. Japanese Yen
D. Chinese Renminbi
Answer» B. British Pound
5.

Which of the following statements is correct about the chairperson of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)?

A. The chairperson of the committee is appointed by the RBI Governor
B. RBI Governor is the ex officio Chairperson of the committee
C. Finance Minister is the ex-officio chairperson of the committee
D. The Chairperson of the committee is appointed by the Finance Minister
Answer» C. Finance Minister is the ex-officio chairperson of the committee
6.

Which of the following was the first paper currency issued by RBI?

A. Rs 1-Note
B. Rs 2-Note
C. Rs 5 Note
D. Rs 100 Note
Answer» D. Rs 100 Note
7.

At which of the following places, printing press of Reserve Bank of India is not present?

A. Nasik
B. Dewas
C. Salboni
D. Mumbai
Answer» E.
8.

The base year for the calculation of all-India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is:

A. 2004-05
B. 2005-06
C. 2010-11
D. 2011-12
Answer» E.
9.

Which of the following industries is the not covered in the Index of Eight Core Industries?

A. Electricity
B. Crude Oil
C. Natural Gas
D. Pharmaceutical
Answer» E.
10.

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Lysosome?

A. It is a membrane-bound organelle found in plant as well as animal cells
B. It is also called the suicidal bag of the cell
C. It helps in the synthesis of protein
D. It acts as a dispatch station of protein products received from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER
Answer» E.
11.

Which of the following is not present in animal cells?

A. Cell walls
B. Mitochondria
C. Ribosomes
D. Cytoplasm
Answer» B. Mitochondria
12.

Hemoglobin in humans has the highest affinity for which of the following gases?

A. Methane
B. Carbon Monoxide
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Carbon dioxide
Answer» C. Nitrous oxide
13.

Which of the following are the most and the least electronegative elements in the periodic table?

A. Fluorine and Caesium
B. Hydrogen and Helium
C. Carbon and Oxygen
D. Chlorine and Fluorine
Answer» B. Hydrogen and Helium
14.

Which of the following is the most commonly used chemical for ripening of mangoes in India?

A. Potassium lodide
B. Silver lodide
C. Ammonium Nitrate
D. Calcium Carbide
Answer» E.
15.

Which of the following was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky during the second millennium BC?

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
Answer» C. Jupiter
16.

Which of the following was the first planet in the solar system to be visited by a Spacecraft?

A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
Answer» C. Mars
17.

The Neolithic sites Kuchai and Golbai Sasan are located in which Indian state?

A. Maharashtra
B. Bihar
C. Odisha
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh
18.

Which of the following straits connect Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean?

A. Strait of Hormuz
B. Strait of Gibraltar
C. Bosporus Strait
D. Dover Strait
Answer» C. Bosporus Strait
19.

India shares land borders with how many countries?

A. Six
B. Seven
C. Eight
D. Nine
Answer» C. Eight
20.

Khardung La mountain pass is located in which Indian state?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Jammu and Kashmir
D. Sikkim
Answer» D. Sikkim
21.

At which of the following Harappan sites, terracotta female figures were discovered?

A. Mohenjo-daro
B. Kot Bala
C. Kot Diji
D. Khirasara
Answer» B. Kot Bala
22.

Jorwe culture, a Chalcolithic culture, was first discovered in which of the following states of India?

A. Maharashtra
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Jammu and Kashmir
Answer» B. Rajasthan
23.

Which of the following countries is not larger than India in terms of geographical area?

A. Australia
B. Brazil
C. Canada
D. Indonesia
Answer» E.
24.

The Nitisara of Kamandaka, also known as the Kamandakiya-Nitisara, was composed during the period of:

A. Satavahana dynasty
B. Gupta dynasty
C. Kalachuri dynasty
D. Nanda dynasty
Answer» C. Kalachuri dynasty