SSC-CGL 2022 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 201
GK

What powers the Earth's internal heat engine?

A
Solar Energy
B
Volcanoes
C
Radioactive energy
D
Tides
Question 202
GK

Which of the following has unit m/s2?

A
Speed
B
Distance
C
Acceleration
D
Velocity
Question 203
GK

Shovana Narayan was awarded which of the following awards in 2013?

A
Guru Deba Prasad
B
Sangam Kala
C
Kalidas Samman
D
Bharat Muni Samman
Question 204
GK

Medisep is a unique and comprehensive social insurance scheme. This scheme was implemented by which state government?

A
Karnataka
B
Chhattisgarh
C
Kerala
D
Rajasthan
Question 205
GK

Which of the following is a unit of distance?

A
Newton
B
Watt
C
Light year
D
Joule
Question 206
GK

Rajaraja I and Rajendra I belonged to the ____________ dynasty.

A
Chola
B
Pallava
C
Pandya
D
Chalukya
Question 207
GK

The abbreviation “CPCL” is associated with the petroleum industry in India. Expand “CPCL”:

A
Central Petroleum Corporation Limited
B
Coimbatore Petroleum Corporation Limited
C
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
D
Corporation of Petroleum and Chemicals Limited
Question 208
GK

Which law, that was proposed in 1811, predicted that the same volume of gases at the same temperature and pressure would have the same number of molecules?

A
Dalton’s law
B
Gay-Lussac’s law
C
Avogadro’s law
D
Charles' law
Question 209
GK

Which of the following dynasty was not the part of "tripartite struggle", which fought for centuries to control over one particularly prized area Kanauj?

A
Kadamba
B
Rashtrakuta
C
Pala
D
Gurjara-Pratihara
Question 210
GK

Which is the most popular coal in commercial use?

A
Bituminous
B
Anthracite
C
Peat
D
Lignite
Question 211
GK

Which of the following countries will be hosting the first edition of ICC Women's Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2023?

A
India
B
South Africa
C
Bangladesh
D
England
Question 212
GK

Mariana trench is located in which ocean?

A
Arctic ocean
B
Pacific ocean
C
Atlantic ocean
D
Southern ocean
Question 213
GK

What is the minimum quorum required in the Lok Sabha so that it can transact any business?

A
One-tenth of the total number of Members of the House
B
One-fourth of the total number of Members of the House
C
One-third of the total number of Members of the House
D
One-fifth of the total number of Members of the House
Question 214
GK

Savings deposits with Post Office savings banks are included in which measure of money supply?

A
M1
B
M4
C
M2
D
M3
Question 215
GK

In which of the following Olympic games did India NOT win Gold?

A
1948
B
1928
C
1932
D
1960
Question 216
GK

In which of the following years was the voting age reduced from 21 years to 18 years?

A
1990
B
1992
C
1988
D
1989
Question 217
GK

Which sector was given the main emphasis in the second Five-Year Plan?

A
Transport
B
Agriculture
C
Trade
D
Industry
Question 218
GK

Which Indian tabla virtuoso and musician won the 'Best Contemporary World Music Album' Grammy award for 'Global Drum Project'?

A
Pandit Sandeep Das
B
Ustad Alla Rakha
C
Ustad Zakir Hussain
D
Pandit Anindo Chatterjee
Question 219
GK

Who has been appointed as the new Attorney General of India by President Droupadi Murmu for a period of three years?

A
Shehan Karunatilaka
B
Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud
C
Rishi Sunak
D
R. Venkataramani
Question 220
GK

In leaves transpiration takes place through ______.

A
Stomata
B
Cork cell
C
Epidermal cell
D
Guard cells
Question 221
GK

Who was recognised as ‘Asthana Nartaki’ (resident dancer) of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam for her contribution in the development and promotion of the Indian classical dance forms?

A
Rukmini Devi
B
Ragini Devi
C
Yamini Krishnamurthy
D
Uma Sharma
Question 222
GK

Manimekalai describes the story of which of the following?

A
Kovalan and Madhavi’s Daughter
B
Kovalan’s wife Madhavi
C
Kovalan’s first wife Kannagi
D
Kovalan and Madhavi’s Son
Question 223
GK

“A History of British India” is a work Published by ______.

A
Lord Canning
B
Lord Dalhousie
C
James Mill
D
Warren Hastings
Question 224
GK

Acid changes the colour of blue litmus to ______.

A
yellow
B
red
C
pink
D
orange
Question 225
GK

Which of the following hills and their region are correctly matched?

A
Patkai hills – Western ghats
B
Mizo hills – Eastern ghats
C
Shevaroy hills – Western ghats
D
Javadi hills – Eastern ghats