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SSC MTS 2021 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

GK questions asked in SSC MTS 2021, with answers and explanations.

Previous Year Questions

Q83.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC MTS · 2 Nov 2021, Shift 3Easy

On which of the following dates is International Tiger Day observed?

  1. A.12th May
  2. B.10th January
  3. C.5th November
  4. D.29th July
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Correct answer: D. 29th July

International Tiger Day, also called Global Tiger Day, is observed every year on 29 July. It was started in 2010 at the Tiger Summit held in St Petersburg, Russia, where the thirteen tiger-range countries promised to double the number of wild tigers by 2022.

Q84.Static GKAsked in: SSC MTS · 27 Oct 2021, Shift 2Hard

Who was the first woman chief secretary of Punjab?

  1. A.Akanksha Juneja
  2. B.Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu
  3. C.Vini Mahajan
  4. D.Kiran Bedi
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Correct answer: C. Vini Mahajan

Vini Mahajan, an IAS officer of the 1987 batch of the Punjab cadre, was appointed Chief Secretary of Punjab in June 2020, the first woman to hold the state's top civil service post since Punjab was formed in 1966.

Q85.General ScienceAsked in: SSC MTS · 7 Oct 2021, Shift 2Medium

The deficiency of Vitamin ______ causes Pellagra.

  1. A.B3
  2. B.B6
  3. C.B2
  4. D.B12
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Correct answer: A. B3

Pellagra is caused by a lack of vitamin B3, also called niacin or nicotinic acid. The body can also make niacin from the amino acid tryptophan, so the disease is common where people live mainly on maize, which is poor in both.

Q88.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC MTS · 18 Oct 2021, Shift 1Easy

Who was the first Mughal emperor?

  1. A.Babur
  2. B.Jahangir
  3. C.Sher Shah Suri
  4. D.Humayun
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Correct answer: A. Babur

Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India after defeating Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat on 21 April 1526, and he ruled till his death in 1530.

Q90.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC MTS · 18 Oct 2021, Shift 1Easy

When did the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly take place?

  1. A.January 1950
  2. B.August 1945
  3. C.December 1946
  4. D.July 1948
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Correct answer: C. December 1946

The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on 9 December 1946. The Muslim League boycotted the sitting and pressed its demand for a separate Pakistan, and Dr Sachchidananda Sinha, the oldest member, presided as temporary President.

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