SSC-GD 2024 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 26
GK
Which of the following is a function of the Reserve Bank of India?
A
Only iIssuing of currencyB
Both issuing currency and acting as a lender of last resortC
Only acting as a lender of last resortD
Neither issuing currency nor acting as a lender of last resortQuestion 27
GK
___________ partners with DAY-NULM towards empowering women entrepreneurs in June 2023.
A
UNGAB
UNESCOC
UNDPD
WHOQuestion 28
GK
Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria to measure deprivations in the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 conducted by the Government of India?
A
Households with no adult female aged 15-59B
Households with differently-abled membersC
Households with only one room with no solid walls and roofD
Households with no able-bodied membersQuestion 29
GK
Which former Supreme Court judge has been appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh?
A
Sanjay Kishan KaulB
S. Abdul NazeerC
Sanjiv KhannaD
Bhushan Ramkrishna GavaiQuestion 30
GK
After independence, India launched its First Five-Year Plan (FYP) in 1951, under ________ influence of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
A
SocialistB
CapitalistC
Authoritarian CapitalismD
AnarchismQuestion 31
GK
In India, subject to the provisions of article 333, the Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of not more than _________ members.
A
400B
600C
500D
300Question 32
GK
In which year was the Treaty of Amritsar signed?
A
1810B
1809C
1808D
1811Question 33
GK
Name the Indo-Persian dance form from Uttar Pradesh:
A
KathakB
GarbaC
ChhauD
KathakaliQuestion 34
GK
Pannalal Ghosh is famous for which musical instrument?
A
ShehnaiB
TablaC
GhatamD
FluteQuestion 35
GK
Who has been appointed as the second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in India?
A
Admiral R Hari KumarB
General Manoj PandeC
General Manoj Mukund NaravaneD
Lt General Anil ChauhanQuestion 36
GK
Which of the following terms is NOT related to cricket? 1. Eagle 2. Basket
A
Neither 1 nor 2B
Only 1C
Only 2D
Both 1 & 2Question 37
GK
Which sport is played by the Indian sportsperson Leander Paes?
A
BadmintonB
Table TennisC
CricketD
Lawn TennisQuestion 38
GK
A __________ tank called the NITI Aayog was established to advise the government.
A
Social think tankB
Religious think tankC
Environmental think tankD
Policy think tankQuestion 39
GK
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on:
A
24th January 1950B
26th November 1949C
26th January 1950D
15th August 1947Question 40
GK
As per Census 2011, which of the following states has the highest female literacy rate?
A
West BengalB
TripuraC
KeralaD
MizoramQuestion 41
GK
Which is a lively dance form of the Bundelkhand region? Its performance begins with the beating of mridang and gradually gains momentum dotted with prose and poetic dialogues.
A
MatkiB
GangaurC
RaiD
SwangQuestion 42
GK
Which of the following statement is correct regarding Gautama Buddha? 1. Siddhartha, also known as Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born about 2500 years ago. 2. The Gautama Buddha belonged to a small gana known as the Sakya gana.
A
Only IB
Only IIC
Neither I nor IID
Both I and IIQuestion 43
GK
Indian-origin _______ was the United Kingdom's Home Secretary until November 2023.
A
Kamala HarrisB
Akshata MurtyC
Rishi SunakD
Suella BravermanQuestion 44
GK
Which Union Ministry announced the launch of the 'Amazon Future Engineer Programme'?
A
Ministry of Electronics and Information TechnologyB
Ministry of Tribal AffairsC
Ministry of Science and TechnologyD
Ministry of EducationQuestion 45
GK
In which year was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed?
A
1911B
1921C
1941D
1931Question 46
GK
Leander Paes is associated with:
A
BadmintonB
Lawn TennisC
CricketD
GolfQuestion 47
GK
Ustad Binda Khan is associated with which of the following instruments?
A
ShehnaiB
TablaC
SarangiD
FluteQuestion 48
GK
In August 2023, which of the following former Chief Justices of India was appointed a member of Singapore’s International Mediator Panel?
A
U. U. LalitB
Ranjan GogoiC
N. V. RamanaD
Sharad Arvind BobdeQuestion 49
GK
With how many countries does India share a sea border?
A
6B
4C
8D
2Question 50
GK
Where was the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup 2022 held?
A
Cairo, EgyptB
Munich, GermanyC
New Delhi, IndiaD
Sydney, Australia