SSC MTS Practice Quiz 2025 – Free General Awareness Test

SSC MTS Practice Quiz 2025

Prepare for the SSC MTS 2025 exam with this Practice Quiz designed for aspirants! Covering general awareness topics like Indian history, geography, polity, science, and culture, these 50 Practice Quiz MCQs are split into 5 sections of 10 questions each. Select answers and submit to see results, or reset to clear selections. Results show your score, attempted, unattended, correct, and incorrect answers.

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SSC MTS Practice Quiz – Section 1: General Awareness 

Questions	Options
Which is the national river of India?	a) Yamuna b) Ganga c) Brahmaputra d) Godavari
How many continents are there in the world?	a) Five b) Six c) Seven d) Eight
What is the capital of India?	a) Mumbai b) Kolkata c) New Delhi d) Chennai
Which mountain range is located in the northern part of India?	a) Aravalli b) Himalayas c) Vindhya d) Satpura
Which is the deepest ocean in the world?	a) Atlantic Ocean b) Indian Ocean c) Pacific Ocean d) Arctic Ocean
Which gas do humans breathe in?	a) Nitrogen b) Oxygen c) Carbon Dioxide d) Hydrogen
Who is the Father of the Nation in India?	a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Sardar Patel d) Subhas Chandra Bose
When did India gain independence?	a) 1945 b) 1947 c) 1950 d) 1942
Which organ pumps blood?	a) Liver b) Heart c) Kidney d) Lung
Who was the first Prime Minister of India?	a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Sardar Patel d) Indira Gandhi

Answers for Section 1

• Q1: b) Ganga - Declared India’s national river in 2008.
• Q2: c) Seven - Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, South America.
• Q3: c) New Delhi - Administrative capital of India.
• Q4: b) Himalayas - Forms India’s northern boundary.
• Q5: c) Pacific Ocean - Deepest ocean, with the Mariana Trench.
• Q6: b) Oxygen - Essential for human respiration.
• Q7: b) Mahatma Gandhi - Led India’s freedom struggle.
• Q8: b) 1947 - India gained independence on August 15, 1947.
• Q9: b) Heart - Pumps blood throughout the body.
• Q10: b) Jawaharlal Nehru - First PM from 1947 to 1964.

SSC MTS Practice Quiz – Section 2: General Awareness 

Questions	Options
Who built the Taj Mahal?	a) Akbar b) Shah Jahan c) Aurangzeb d) Jahangir
Which animal is called the king of the jungle?	a) Tiger b) Lion c) Elephant d) Leopard
What is the national animal of India?	a) Lion b) Tiger c) Elephant d) Peacock
Which animal has a trunk?	a) Rhino b) Elephant c) Giraffe d) Zebra
Which empire is known for Ashoka’s pillars and inscriptions?	a) Gupta b) Maurya c) Chola d) Mughal
What is the minimum distance for clear vision?	a) 10 cm b) 25 cm c) 50 cm d) 100 cm
Who wrote the ancient Indian text, Arthashastra?	a) Kalidasa b) Kautilya c) Valmiki d) Veda Vyasa
During World War II, on which city was the first atomic bomb dropped?	a) Tokyo b) Hiroshima c) Nagasaki d) Osaka
Who discovered the sea route to India?	a) Christopher Columbus b) Vasco da Gama c) Ferdinand Magellan d) Marco Polo
Who led the Dandi March in 1930?	a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Sardar Patel d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answers for Section 2

• Q11: b) Shah Jahan - Built the Taj Mahal in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.
• Q12: b) Lion - Known as the king of the jungle.
• Q13: b) Tiger - Royal Bengal Tiger, India’s national animal.
• Q14: b) Elephant - Unique for its trunk.
• Q15: b) Maurya - Known for Ashoka’s pillars and inscriptions.
• Q16: b) 25 cm - Minimum distance for clear vision in a healthy eye.
• Q17: b) Kautilya - Also known as Chanakya, wrote Arthashastra.
• Q18: b) Hiroshima - First atomic bomb dropped in 1945.
• Q19: b) Vasco da Gama - Discovered sea route to India in 1498.
• Q20: a) Mahatma Gandhi - Led the Dandi Salt March against British taxes.

SSC MTS Practice Quiz – Section 3: General Awareness 

Questions	Options
Which is the only desert in India?	a) Sahara b) Thar c) Gobi d) Kalahari
Which planet is called the Red Planet?	a) Jupiter b) Mars c) Venus d) Mercury
How many planets are there in the solar system?	a) Seven b) Eight c) Nine d) Ten
When is Republic Day celebrated?	a) August 15 b) January 26 c) October 2 d) November 14
Who wrote the national anthem?	a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Rabindranath Tagore c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Which is the oldest civilization in India?	a) Vedic b) Indus Valley c) Gupta d) Maurya
Who was the first President of the United States?	a) Abraham Lincoln b) George Washington c) Thomas Jefferson d) John Adams
In which year was the Indian National Congress (INC) founded?	a) 1875 b) 1885 c) 1895 d) 1905
Which freedom fighter is called the ‘Iron Man of India’?	a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Which famous emperor built the Red Fort in Delhi?	a) Akbar b) Shah Jahan c) Aurangzeb d) Jahangir

Answers for Section 3

• Q21: b) Thar - Located in Rajasthan, India’s only desert.
• Q22: b) Mars - Known as the Red Planet due to its reddish appearance.
• Q23: b) Eight - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
• Q24: b) January 26 - Celebrates India’s Constitution enactment in 1950.
• Q25: b) Rabindranath Tagore - Wrote Jana Gana Mana.
• Q26: b) Indus Valley - Ancient civilization from 3300–1300 BCE.
• Q27: b) George Washington - First U.S. President from 1789.
• Q28: b) 1885 - INC founded by A.O. Hume and others.
• Q29: b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - Unified India’s princely states.
• Q30: b) Shah Jahan - Built the Red Fort in 1648.

SSC MTS Practice Quiz – Section 4: General Awareness 

Questions	Options
Who was the first sultan to rule India?	a) Qutbuddin Aibak b) Iltutmish c) Alauddin Khilji d) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his Satyagraha principles?	a) Kheda b) Champaran c) Ahmedabad d) Dandi
Who was the first to address the United Nations in Hindi?	a) Indira Gandhi b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee c) Rajiv Gandhi d) Narendra Modi
Who founded the Brahmo Samaj?	a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy b) Dayanand Saraswati c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar d) Swami Vivekananda
Who led the 1857 revolt in Jhansi?	a) Rani Lakshmibai b) Begum Hazrat Mahal c) Sarojini Naidu d) Annie Besant
What is a ‘fathometer’ used to measure?	a) Temperature b) Ocean depth c) Pressure d) Speed
What does a light-year measure?	a) Time b) Distance c) Speed d) Energy
What is the capacity to do work called?	a) Force b) Energy c) Power d) Momentum
Where is the ‘Great Bath’ located?	a) Harappa b) Mohenjo-Daro c) Lothal d) Dholavira
Who gave the slogan ‘Jai Hind’?	a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Subhas Chandra Bose c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Sardar Patel

Answers for Section 4

• Q31: a) Qutbuddin Aibak - First sultan of the Delhi Sultanate.
• Q32: b) Champaran - First Satyagraha in 1917 against indigo planters.
• Q33: b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Addressed UN in Hindi in 1977.
• Q34: a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy - Founded Brahmo Samaj in 1828.
• Q35: a) Rani Lakshmibai - Led the 1857 revolt in Jhansi.
• Q36: b) Ocean depth - Fathometer measures underwater depth.
• Q37: b) Distance - Light-year is the distance light travels in a year.
• Q38: b) Energy - Ability to do work is called energy.
• Q39: b) Mohenjo-Daro - Great Bath is a key Indus Valley site.
• Q40: b) Subhas Chandra Bose - Gave the slogan ‘Jai Hind’.

SSC MTS Practice Quiz – Section 5: General Awareness 

Questions	Options
Which social reformer was known as the ‘Nightingale of India’?	a) Annie Besant b) Sarojini Naidu c) Rani Lakshmibai d) Indira Gandhi
Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?	a) Akbar b) Babur c) Humayun d) Aurangzeb
Which is the national reptile of India?	a) Cobra b) King Cobra c) Python d) Viper
What is the name of India’s Supreme Court?	a) High Court b) Supreme Court c) District Court d) Lok Adalat
Which Indian state is known as the ‘Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains’?	a) Assam b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Nagaland d) Manipur
Which is the largest national park in India?	a) Jim Corbett b) Kaziranga c) Hemis d) Sundarbans
What is the national motto of India?	a) Satyameva Jayate b) Vande Mataram c) Jana Gana Mana d) Unity in Diversity
Which Indian city is known as the ‘Tea City of India’?	a) Darjeeling b) Guwahati c) Siliguri d) Jorhat
Which Indian state is home to the Ellora Caves?	a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Rajasthan d) Gujarat
Who founded Buddhism and where?	a) Ashoka, Sarnath b) Gautama Buddha, Lumbini c) Mahavira, Vaishali d) Nagarjuna, Bodh Gaya

Answers for Section 5

• Q41: b) Sarojini Naidu - Known as the Nightingale for her poetry.
• Q42: b) Babur - Founded the Mughal Empire in 1526.
• Q43: b) King Cobra - India’s national reptile.
• Q44: b) Supreme Court - Highest judicial authority in India.
• Q45: b) Arunachal Pradesh - Known for its sunrise views.
• Q46: c) Hemis - Largest national park in Ladakh.
• Q47: a) Satyameva Jayate - Means ‘Truth Alone Triumphs’.
• Q48: a) Darjeeling - Famous for its tea estates.
• Q49: b) Maharashtra - Ellora Caves are a UNESCO site.
• Q50: b) Gautama Buddha, Lumbini - Founded Buddhism in present-day Nepal.

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