SSC-GD 2023 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 326
GK

In 2015, the Planning Commission was replaced with the ______.

A
NITI Aayog
B
NaBFID
C
Monetary Policy Committee
D
Competition Commission of India
Question 327
GK

Norman Borlaug, father of Green Revolution in the world, was ______ (in terms of nationality).

A
Spanish 
B
Indian 
C
American 
D
Chinese
Question 328
GK

Which of the following Indian ministers hosted LeadIT summit with Sweden on the sidelines of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27)?

A
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
B
Narayan Rane
C
Kiren Rijiju
D
Bhupender Yadav
Question 329
GK

As per Railway Yearbook 2019–20, what is the length (in km) of narrow gauge in India?

A
12365
B
20334
C
9876
D
1604
Question 330
GK

In which of the following countries was the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 organised?

A
Bangladesh
B
West Indies
C
New Zealand
D
South Africa
Question 331
GK

Which of the following states uses the bamboo drip irrigation system?

A
Tripura
B
Sikkim
C
Meghalaya
D
Assam
Question 332
GK

Phooldei, a harvest festival, is primarily celebrated in which of the following states of India?

A
Meghalaya
B
Uttarakhand
C
Andhra Pradesh
D
Gujarat
Question 333
GK

The National Commission for Women was set up as statutory body in January ______.

A
1992
B
1999
C
1995
D
1989
Question 334
GK

Deficiency of which of the following causes weak bones and tooth decay?

A
Vitamin
B
Iodine
C
Calcium
D
Iron
Question 335
GK

Who received the Best Dance director Award from the Assam Government?

A
Jatin Goswami
B
Krishna Ella
C
Anuradha Pandey
D
Amala Akkineni
Question 336
GK

Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy, became Member of Legislative Assembly from ______ constituency in Telangana, in November 2022.

A
Hyderabad
B
Warangal
C
Munugode
D
Secunderabad
Question 337
GK

In the context of Basketball, which of the following statements is correct?

A
A player is to be substituted within 20 seconds.
B
Two teams of five players are required to start a game.
C
Each basketball must have weight of minimum 700 grams
D
The basketball game was invented in 1981.
Question 338
GK

Who among the following can issue ordinance when the state legislature is not in session and he is satisfied that immediate action is required?

A
Chief Minister
B
President
C
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
D
Governor
Question 339
GK

______ was the capital of Magadha for several year before is was shifted to Pataliputra.

A
Rajagriha
B
Taxilla
C
Sarnath
D
Ujjain
Question 340
GK

The world famous dancer Gulabo Sapera is known for which of the following dance forms?

A
Ghoomar 
B
Chakari 
C
Kalbelia 
D
Bhavai
Question 341
GK

Who among the following personalities received the Padma Shri award in the year 2008 for his contributions in Odissi dance?

A
Shambhu Maharaj
B
Kalkaprasad
C
Ramlal Bareth
D
Gangadhar Pradhan
Question 342
GK

Use of bauxite as a raw material is mainly for which industry?

A
Aluminium industry
B
Jute industry
C
Steel industry
D
Cement industry
Question 343
GK

Which state/Union Territory hosted the Lusofonia Games in the year 2014?

A
Goa
B
Delhi
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Pondicherry
Question 344
GK

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh's first greenfield airport in which city?

A
Dirang
B
Hollongi
C
Khonsa
D
Anini
Question 345
GK

The Hampi Utsav is celebrated every year in which of the following states?

A
Karnataka
B
Kerala
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Andhra Pradesh
Question 346
GK

Workers who own and operate an enterprise to earn their livelihood are known as _______.

A
regular salried workers
B
skill workers
C
self-employed
D
casual labourers
Question 347
GK

Which of the following is the chemical formula of washing soda?

A
$Na_2CO_3.10H_2O$
B
$Na_2CO_2$
C
$Na_2CO_3.H_2O$
D
$NaCO_2.H_2O$
Question 348
GK

Consider a market structure where the number of firms is large, there is free entry and exit of firms, but the goods produced by them are not homogeneous. Such a market structure is called ________.

A
monopsony
B
oligopoly
C
monopoly
D
monopolistic competition
Question 349
GK

Which of the following is known as Fool's Gold?

A
$Fe_2S_3$
B
$FeS_2$
C
$FeS$
D
$FeS_3$
Question 350
GK

The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 was passed in 2019 and came into force in ________.

A
2019
B
2021
C
2020
D
2022