SSC CHSL Tier-1 2025 17 November 2025 Shift 2 GK Questions – with answers & solutions

Correct Answer: Only I (Option 1)
Statement I is CORRECT: Part VIII of the Indian Constitution (Articles 239–242) deals with the administration of Union Territories.
Statement II is INCORRECT: Part IX deals with Panchayats (Articles 243–243O). Co-operative Societies are covered under Part IX-B (Articles 243ZH–243ZT), added by the 97th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2011.
Hence only Statement I is correct.

Correct Answer: Qualified Veto (Option 3)
The President of India has three veto powers:
1. Absolute Veto: Withholding assent to a bill permanently (exercised for private member bills or bills passed by a state legislature requiring presidential assent).
2. Pocket Veto: Neither giving assent nor returning the bill — keeping it pending indefinitely. India's President can use this since no time limit is prescribed.
3. Suspensive Veto: Returning a bill for reconsideration of Parliament (Parliament can pass it again and the President must give assent).
Qualified Veto — which requires a special majority (e.g., 2/3 majority) to override the President's veto — is a feature of the US Presidential system and is NOT available to the President of India.

Correct Answer: Speaker of the House of the People (Option 2)
Under Article 110(3) of the Indian Constitution, if any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, the decision of the Speaker of the House of the People (Lok Sabha Speaker) shall be final. This power of the Speaker is not subject to judicial review, making it a constitutional privilege of the Lok Sabha Speaker.
The President, Prime Minister, and Finance Minister do not have the authority to decide whether a bill is a Money Bill.

Correct Answer: 2027 (Option 1)
The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP) connects Kolkata port with Sittwe port in Myanmar and further to Mizoram via the Kaladan river and a road link. In July 2025, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stated the project would be made fully operational by 2027.
Options 2026, 2028, and 2029 do not match the minister's stated timeline.

Correct Answer: Cherukumalli Srinivasa Rao (Option 1)
Dr. Cherukumalli Srinivasa Rao was appointed as the Director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, in December 2024. IARI, also known as 'Pusa Institute,' is India's premier agricultural research institution. Dr. Rao is a distinguished agricultural scientist specialising in plant biotechnology.
Ajit Vinayak Gupte, Pranay Verma, and Praveen Vashista did not hold this position.

Correct Answer: Ministry of Science & Technology (Option 1)
The Bio-RIDE (Biosciences Research and Innovation Drive for Economic Development) Scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet in September 2024. Its nodal ministry is the Ministry of Science and Technology (Department of Biotechnology). The scheme aims to promote bioscience R&D and biotechnology-driven innovation and entrepreneurship in India.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and Ministry of Education are not the nodal ministry for this scheme.

Correct Answer: Rahul Dravid (Option 3)
India won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, defeating South Africa by 7 runs in the final held on 29 June 2024 at Kensington Oval, Barbados. Rahul Dravid was the head coach of the Indian team. It was his last assignment as India's head coach before Gautam Gambhir took over.
Jonathan Trott was the head coach of England. Andrew McDonald was Australia's head coach. Rob Walter was the head coach of South Africa.

Correct Answer: India (Option 1)
The Hockey Men's Asia Cup 2025 was held in India, specifically at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, Bihar. India hosted the tournament in 2025. This was a major international field hockey event featuring top Asian nations.
Sri Lanka, China, and Bangladesh are incorrect — they did not host the 2025 Hockey Men's Asia Cup.

Correct Answer: Gaurav (Option 3)
DRDO successfully tested the long-range glide bomb 'Gaurav' from a Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft in 2025. Gaurav is a 1000 kg class air-launched glide bomb with a range of over 100 km, designed for precision strikes. It is developed by the Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad, under DRDO.
Prithvi and Agni are surface-to-surface ballistic missile systems. BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia — it is not a glide bomb.

Correct Answer: Australia (Option 1)
The East Asia Summit (EAS) is a regional forum held among leaders of 18 countries. Its members are: 10 ASEAN nations (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) + India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and the USA.
Australia has been a member of EAS since 2011.
UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil are NOT members of the East Asia Summit.

Correct Answer: 1964 (Option 4)
Volleyball made its official Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, where both men's and women's volleyball events were held for the first time. The Soviet Union won the men's gold and Japan won the women's gold.
1958 and 1962 are not Olympic years (Olympics are held in even-numbered years every four years). Volleyball was not included in the 1960 Rome Olympics.

Correct Answer: Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (Option 4)
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (1893–1964) was a legendary Carnatic violin maestro from Andhra Pradesh, regarded as the 'Father of Modern Carnatic Violin.' He is credited with elevating the violin as a solo Carnatic concert instrument.
U. Srinivas was a renowned mandolin player from Andhra Pradesh, not a violinist. Chitti Babu was a famous veena player from Andhra Pradesh. Sheik Chinna Moulana was a celebrated nadaswaram maestro from Tamil Nadu, not a violinist.

Correct Answer: Arundhati Roy (Option 2)
'The God of Small Things' (1997) is the debut novel of Arundhati Roy. It won the Booker Prize in 1997, making Arundhati Roy the first Indian woman to receive the award. The novel is set in Kerala and explores themes of love, caste, and social norms.
Ruskin Bond is known for works like 'The Blue Umbrella' and 'The Room on the Roof.' R.K. Narayan is famous for the Malgudi Days series. Mulk Raj Anand wrote 'Untouchable' (1935) and 'Coolie' (1936).

Correct Answer: 4 (Option 3)
The Natya Shastra, the ancient Sanskrit treatise on performing arts written by Bharat Muni, classifies musical instruments ( Vadya ) into 4 groups:
1. Tata Vadya — Chordophones (stringed instruments, e.g., veena, sitar)
2. Avanaddha Vadya — Membranophones (percussion instruments with skin, e.g., tabla , mridangam)
3. Ghana Vadya — Idiophones (solid instruments producing sound by striking, e.g., cymbals, bells)
4. Sushira Vadya — Aerophones (wind instruments, e.g., flute, nadaswaram )
Options 2, 3, and 5 are incorrect.

Correct Answer: Manu Joseph (Option 3)
'Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous' (2017) is authored by Manu Joseph, an Indian journalist and novelist. The novel is a satirical thriller set in contemporary India. Manu Joseph is also known for his novels 'Serious Men' (2010) and 'The Illicit Happiness of Other People' (2012).
Sachin Kundalkar is known for Marathi literature. Ruchir Joshi is known for 'The Last Jet-Engine Laugh.' Ajay K Pandey is known for 'You Are the Best Wife.'

Correct Answer: Meenakshi Temple, Madurai (Option 2)
The Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is popularly known as the 'Taj Mahal of the South' due to its breathtaking Dravidian architecture. It features 14 towering gopurams (gateway towers) adorned with thousands of colorful sculptures. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi (a form of Parvati) and Lord Sundareswarar (Shiva).
Sri Jagannath Puri Temple is in Odisha. Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati is known as the richest temple in the world. Chamundeshwari Temple is in Mysore, Karnataka.

Correct Answer: Odisha (Option 4)
The 'Raja' festival (also known as Raja Parba or Mithuna Sankranti) is a three-day festival celebrated in Odisha, primarily marking the onset of the agricultural season and the menstruation of Mother Earth ( symbolising her fertility). It is celebrated in mid-June. Women and girls participate enthusiastically, enjoying swings, games, and traditional foods.
The festival is not associated with Nagaland, Gujarat, or Karnataka.

Correct Answer: Tripura (Option 4)
The 'Garia' dance is a traditional folk dance of Tripura, performed by the Tripuri tribal community during the Garia Puja festival. Garia is a deity worshipped for prosperity and good harvests. The dance is performed for 7 days during the festival in the month of April-May. It is one of the most important festivals of the Tripuri community.
Gujarat, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra do not have the Garia dance tradition.

Correct Answer: Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Option 1)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890–1988) was a Pashtun independence activist and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. He was popularly called 'Badshah Khan' (King of Khans) and 'Frontier Gandhi' because of his non-violent approach similar to Gandhi's methods. He founded the Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of God) movement.
Ashfaqulla Khan was a martyr of the 1925 Kakori conspiracy. Zakir Husain Khan was the 3rd President of India. Hakim Ajmal Khan was a freedom fighter and renowned Unani physician.

Correct Answer: 5 (Option 2)
PM-YASASVI (PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India) is a central government scheme aimed at providing scholarship support to students from OBC, EBC (Economically Backward Classes), and DNT (De-notified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes) categories. It has 5 sub-schemes covering pre-matric scholarships, post-matric scholarships, top class school education, top class college education, and construction of hostels.
Options 2, 7, and 8 are incorrect figures.

Correct Answer: The government inability to repay foreign borrowings (Option 2)
India's 1991 economic crisis was a severe balance of payments crisis. The primary cause was the government's inability to repay its foreign debt — India's foreign exchange reserves had fallen to just about 2 weeks of import cover (approximately $1.2 billion). The government had to pledge 67 tonnes of gold with the Bank of England and IMF to secure emergency loans. This crisis led to landmark economic reforms initiated by Dr. Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister, including liberalisation , privatisation , and globalisation (LPG reforms).
Natural disaster, state government inefficiency, and illegal migration were not the causes of the 1991 economic crisis.

Correct Answer: 1991 (Option 2)
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) was established in 1991 under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It replaced the earlier Chief Controller of Imports and Exports (CCI&E). DGFT formulates and implements India's foreign trade policy and issues Importer Exporter Code (IEC). Its establishment was part of the 1991 economic reforms.
1997, 1995, and 1993 are incorrect years for DGFT's establishment.

Correct Answer: Blood (Option 3)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) produced in body cells is transported to the lungs through blood. It is carried in three forms:
1. Dissolved in plasma (about 7%)
2. As bicarbonate ions (HCO3-) in plasma (about 70%) — the major form
3. Combined with haemoglobin as carbaminohaemoglobin (about 23%)
Sweat is produced by sweat glands and does not transport CO2 to the lungs. Mucus lines the respiratory tract but does not transport CO2. Lymph circulates through the lymphatic system but is not a medium for CO2 transport to the lungs.

Correct Answer: Both I and II (Option 3)
In the kidney, the glomerulus filters blood to produce the initial filtrate which contains glucose, amino acids, water, salts, urea, etc. As this filtrate passes through the Proximal Convoluted Tubule (PCT), both glucose (Statement I) and amino acids (Statement II) are completely and selectively reabsorbed back into the bloodstream through active transport.
Under normal conditions, no glucose or amino acids appear in the final urine. Both are essential nutrients that the body conserves.
Option 1 (Only I) is incorrect because amino acids are also fully reabsorbed. Option 2 (Only II) is incorrect because glucose is also fully reabsorbed. Option 4 (Neither) is incorrect as both are reabsorbed.

Correct Answer: Vaishali (Option 2)
Mahavira (599–527 BCE), the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism, was born in Kundagrama , a small town near the ancient city of Vaishali (in present-day Vaishali district, Bihar). He was born into a royal Kshatriya family. He attained enlightenment (Kevala Jnana) at the age of 42 and attained nirvana at Pawapuri , Bihar.
Taxila is in present-day Pakistan and is associated with Chanakya's education, not Mahavira. Ujjain is associated with Vikramaditya and Mahakaleshwar. Pataliputra (modern Patna) was the Mauryan capital.