SSC-CGL 2023 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 176

The ‘Lokranjan’ festival celebrates the folk and tribal culture of which Indian state?

Jharkhand

Manipur

Madhya Pradesh

Meghalaya

Question 177

How many carbon dioxide and water molecules will be there in the product side, if the following equation is made balanced? C2H5OH+O2→CO2+H2O

3 and 6, respectively

1 and 1, respectively

2 and 3, respectively

3 and 2, respectively

Question 178

Which playback singer was honoured with the Nightingale of Asia Award in 1987?

Pulapaka Susheela

Kavita Krishnamurthy

Mubarak Begum

Asha Bhosle

Question 179

To promote agriculture, Muhammad Tughlaq founded which of the following new ministries?

Diwan-i Amir-i kohi

Diwan-i-Risalat

Diwan-i-Arz

Diwan-i-Insha

Question 180

In West Bengal, how many rice crops are grown in a year?

Three

One

Two

Four

Question 181

Which of the following are enumerated in Part IV of the Indian Constitution, from Articles 36 to 51?

Directive Principles of State Policy

Fundamental Rights

the Union

Fundamental Duties

Question 182

Which of the following sectors in India faces seasonal unemployment?

Agriculture

Manufacturing

Medical

Information technology

Question 183

Arvind Parikh, a Padma Bhushan awardee, plays which of the following musical instruments?

Sarangi

Bansuri

Sitar

Tabla

Question 184

‘Kuki dance’ is a folk dance of India that is predominantly performed in _________.

Nagaland

Rajasthan

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh

Question 185

The upper portion of the Earth is known as:

Lithosphere

Mesosphere

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Question 186

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 empowers the _________ to establish authorities charged with the mandate of preventing environmental pollution in all its forms.

State Government

Supreme Court

Central Government

local municipalities

Question 187

The revolution of 1857 started in May from which of the following cantonments in India?

Lucknow

Jhansi

Kanpur

Meerut

Question 188

Who among the following famous badminton players won Singapore Open 2022?

PV Sindhu

Saina Nehwal

Aparna Popat

Jwala Gutta

Question 189

Which part of Indian Constitution deals with the election of the Vice President?

Part VI

Part IV

Part V

Part III

Question 190

The Gandak river is a tributary of which river?

Brahmaputra river

Yamuna river

Ganga river

Kaveri river

Question 191

Who among the following Pallava kings occupied Vatapi (Badami) and defeated the Chalukyas?

Parameswaravarman

Sivaskanda Varman

Narasimhavarman

Simhavarman

Question 192

The term ‘Microfinancing’ was first used in the 1970s during the development of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, which was founded by ________.

Alfred Marshall

Muhammad Yunus

Adam Smith

Jeremy Bentham

Question 193

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Light year is the unit of distance.

Light year is the distance travelled by light in one year.

Light year is the unit of time.

Angstrom is unit of length.

Question 194

Which of the following Articles and Parts of the Indian Constitution deal with the State Legislature?

Articles 168 to 212 in Part VI

Articles 214 to 231 in Part VI

Articles 79 to 122 in Part V

Articles 243 to 243-O in Part IX

Question 195

What is the economic justification for subsidies in the agriculture sector?

It is used to provide benefits for capital goods producers in agriculture.

It is mostly used to provide benefits for rich farmers.

It is a part of government expenditure in the service sector.

It is an incentive to provide the benefits of advanced technology and decrease the cost of production.

Question 196

Which of the following is a characteristic of both mammals and birds?

Pigmented skin

Pneumatic bones

Warm blooded

Viviparity

Question 197

Which actinide, discovered by Glenn T Seaborg in 1940, is used as a heat source for sensitive electrical components in satellites as well as a power source for satellites?

Curium

Plutonium

Nobelium

Americium

Question 198

The Jagannath Temple in Puri depicts which Indian classical dance form?

Kuchipudi

Bharatanatyam

Kathak

Odissi

Question 199

Who among the following IPS officers in 2023 is one of the first women officers to become the Director General of police in Punjab?

Shashi Prabha Dwivedi

Meera Chadha Borwankar

Aparajita Rai

Ruveda Salam

Question 200

A natural process of mechanical disintegration and or chemical decomposition of the rocks of the crust of the Earth by certain physical and chemical agencies of the atmosphere is known as:

solidification of rocks

weathering

mew rock formation

watering of rocks

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