SSC-GD 2023 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 1
GK
Jagoi is a major style of which of the following forms of Indian classical dance?
A
SattriyaB
KathakC
ManipuriD
OdissiQuestion 2
GK
Identify a way to reduce the pollution caused due to burning of fossil fuels
A
By lowering the temperature of burningB
By increasing the efficiency of the combustion processC
By increasing the number of carbon moleculesD
By decreasing the latent heatQuestion 3
GK
Tapan Kumar Pattanayak won the Sangeet natak Akademi Award in which dance form?
A
KuchipudiB
ChhauC
SattriyaD
OdissiQuestion 4
GK
Who was the first Indian to conquer the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 1958, and also the only man to swim the oceans of the five continents in one calendar year in 1966?
A
Mihir SenB
Ramanathan KrishnanC
Ajit PatelD
Khashaba JadhavQuestion 5
GK
Rs. 2000 banknote of Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series has ______ motif on its back.
A
Rani Ki VavB
MangalyaanC
Sun Temple, KonarkD
Red FortQuestion 6
GK
Who commissioned India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi in September 2022?
A
Rajnath SinghB
Amit ShahC
Jyotiraditya ScindiaD
Narendra ModiQuestion 7
GK
Which latitude line passes through the middle of India influencing the climate of the country?
A
EquatorB
Tropic of CapricornC
Tropic of CancerD
Antarctic CircleQuestion 8
GK
During the reign of which of the following Mauryan kings, the Kalinga War was fought?
A
BindusaraB
AshokaC
ChandraguptaD
DasarathaQuestion 9
GK
When was the first complete Census conducted in India?
A
1882B
1880C
1887D
1881Question 10
GK
Who has been appointed as the “State Brand Ambassador” of Uttarakhand government in August 2022?
A
Dinesh KarthikB
Rishabh PantC
Akshay KumarD
Rohit ShettyQuestion 11
GK
The President of India is elected by _________.
A
Only the Members of State Legislative AssembliesB
Only the elected members of both Houses of ParliamentC
Only the members' of Council of StatesD
the Elected Members of both Houses of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies.Question 12
GK
Which of the following is the thanksgiving festival of Maharashtra, where bulls are honoured as they are considered indispensable to farming?
A
Makar SankrantiB
Pola FestivalC
Gudi PadwaD
Kala Ghoda Arts FestivalQuestion 13
GK
Original text of the Indian Constitution contained ______ articles.
A
376B
395C
386D
440E
Question Not AttemptedQuestion 14
GK
Which of the following was one of the main objectives of the Seventh Five-Year Plan?
A
Increase in InfrastructureB
Increase in production of Food GrainsC
Elimination of povertyD
Improve the standard of livingQuestion 15
GK
Moss and Marchantia comes under which of the following?
A
AlgaeB
GymnospermsC
PteridophytesD
BryophytesQuestion 16
GK
Revenue receipts are __________ as they do not lead to a claim on the government.
A
capital receiptsB
reinforceableC
redeemableD
non-redeemableQuestion 17
GK
During emergency which fundamental rights cannot be suspended?
A
Article 14-15B
Article 20-21C
Article 18-19D
Article 16-17Question 18
GK
In which among the following states, Arabica coffee grown in India?
A
AssamB
UttarakhandC
West BengalD
KarnatakaQuestion 19
GK
_________falls under the Ministry of textiles.
A
Samarth SchemeB
Ambekar Social Innovation & Incubation MissionC
MPLADS (Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme)D
Merchandise Export From India SchemeQuestion 20
GK
Which State won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2017-18?
A
Uttar PradeshB
KeralaC
MaharashtraD
KarnatakaQuestion 21
GK
Sadanam P.V Balakrishnan won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in which dance form?
A
LavaniB
KathakaliC
BharatnatyamD
KuchipudiQuestion 22
GK
Who among the following was the first Indian to be recruited in Indian Civil Service in British India?
A
Satyendranath TagoreB
Rahimtulla M SayaniC
Rabindranath TagoreD
Surendra Nath BanerjeeQuestion 23
GK
In badminton each game consist of how many points?
A
15B
21C
11D
20Question 24
GK
Who was the first flag bearer for India in the Olympics?
A
Purma BanerjeeB
Dhyan ChandC
Lal Shah BokhariD
Zafar IqbalQuestion 25
GK
Rs. 50 banknote of Mahatma Gandhi (New) series has base colour of ______.
A
chocolate brownB
stone greyC
fluorescent blueD
lavender