SSC-CGL 2022 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 76
GK

All the ______ countries likely to have Constitution.

A
communist
B
democratic
C
oligarchic
D
totalitarian
Question 77
GK

In which of the following places is the Tak Tok festival celebrated?

A
Assam
B
Nagaland
C
Ladakh
D
Tripura
Question 78
GK

Who among the following teamed up with flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia and guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra and produced a concept album, ‘Call of the Valley’ (1967)?

A
Tarun Bhattacharya
B
Bhajan Sopori
C
Shivkumar Sharma
D
Satish Vyas
Question 79
GK

Dekhni is a folk dance associated with which Indian state?

A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Bihar
C
Goa
D
West Bengal
Question 80
GK

Which of the following is one of the Open Market Operations by the Reserve Bank of India?

A
Buying and selling of bonds issued by the Government in the open market
B
Buying and selling of bonds issued by commercial banks in the open market
C
Only buying of bonds issued by the Government in the open market
D
Only selling of bonds issued by the Government in the open market
Question 81
GK

In 1931, who recognised that an aromatic compound must have an odd number of pairs of electrons, which can mathematically be written as 4n+2 (n = 0,1,2,3 etc.)?

A
Antoine Lavoisier
B
Erich Huckel
C
Auguste Laurent
D
Jacob Berzelius
Question 82
GK

What is the chemical name of saltpetre?

A
Potassium nitrate
B
Potassium manganite
C
Lead nitrate
D
Lead sulphate
Question 83
GK

Which of the following statement is correct with respect to the Prashastis and land grants? I. Prashastis were composed by learned Brahmanas. II. Kings often rewarded Brahmanas by grants of land which were recorded on copper plates.

A
Only I
B
Both I and II
C
Only II
D
Neither I nor II
Question 84
GK

Identify the place from the following where an Atomic Power Station is located:

A
Hirakud
B
Naharkatiya
C
Kakrapar
D
Tatipaka
Question 85
GK

In Tennis, what is the score when the receiver wins the next point after deuce?

A
Advantage out
B
30-40
C
Advantage in
D
40-30
Question 86
GK

According to census 2011, Density of population is ______ persons per square km.

A
362
B
412
C
382
D
392
Question 87
GK

Which of the following combinations is NOT correct?

A
Wular lake – Kashmir
B
Vembanad lake – Maharashtra
C
Chilika lake – Odisha
D
Naini lake – Uttarakhand
Question 88
GK

What is the correct statement related to Avogadro?

A
Avogadro discovered electrons.
B
Avogadro made a distinction between electrons and neutrons.
C
Avogadro discovered a difference between animal and plant cell.
D
Avogadro made a distinction between atoms and molecules.
Question 89
GK

‘Anaconda’ one of the world’s largest snakes is found in ______.

A
Tropical evergreen forest
B
Monsoon forest
C
Temperate evergreen forest
D
Temperate grasslands
Question 90
GK

The 22nd Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held in which of the following countries?

A
India
B
Australia
C
England
D
Japan
Question 91
GK

Which state government decided to conduct a caste-based census called the ‘Jaati Aadharit Ganana’ exercise?

A
Madhya Pradesh
B
Rajasthan
C
Tripura
D
Bihar
Question 92
GK

Battle of Buxar was fought in ______.

A
1767
B
1757
C
1764
D
1774
Question 93
GK

In June 2022, AGNIPATH scheme was launched by the central government for which of the following purposes?

A
Recruitment of youth in the Armed Forces
B
Popularising the use of non-plastic alternatives
C
Sustainable and inclusive development of metro cities
D
Providing house facilities to tea garden workers
Question 94
GK

One of India’s worst industrial disasters of all time occurred in Bhopal on December 1984, in which of the following factories?

A
Exide
B
Bharat Rasayan Limited
C
Union Carbide
D
UPL Limited
Question 95
GK

Which of the following awards was received by Vempati Chinna Satyam, an Indian Kuchipudi dancer, in 1998?

A
Padma Bhushan
B
Padma Vibhushan
C
Padma Shri
D
Tagore Puraskar
Question 96
GK

Which dynasty bronze statues were made using the “lost wax” technique?

A
Chola
B
Pandya
C
Chalukya
D
Pala
Question 97
GK

Lake Kolleru is situated in which of the following states?

A
Andhra Pradesh
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Karnataka
D
Kerala
Question 98
GK

In March 2022, who among the following became the Chief Minister of Punjab?

A
Lal Chand Kataruchakk
B
Bhagwant Mann
C
Laljit Singh Bhullar
D
Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal
Question 99
GK

The Supreme Court on 18 July, 2022 ordered its registry to work out a mechanism to remove personal details of persons entangled in matrimonial litigation. This decision was taken to recognize which right as part of ‘right to privacy’?

A
Right to practice religion
B
Right to be forgotten
C
Right to division of power
D
Right to live
Question 100
GK

The word India came from the Indus, called ______ in Sanskrit.

A
Bhanuh
B
Adya
C
Sarvatr
D
Sindhu