SSC-GD 2025 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1

Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana is being implemented since_______.

2015

2014

2017

2016

Question 2

Where were the first Asian Games held in India?

New Delhi

Gwalior

Chennai

Patiala

Question 3

In August 2024, who bid farewell to the Supreme Court, became the first woman Chief Justice of the High Court for the State of Telangana and was the ninth woman to be elevated to the Supreme Court of India?

Aditi Kapoor

Hima Kohli

Kutti Rameshwaram

Usha Iyer

Question 4

Which of the following sports was included as a discipline in the 11th Asian Games Beijing 1990?

Wrestling

Kabaddi

Volleyball

Squash

Question 5

Which are the two wettest places on Earth that receive more than 1,080 cm of rainfall in a year?

Pasighat and Agumbe

Gangtok and Amboli

Cherrapunji and Mawsynram

Mahabaleshwar and Neriamangalam

Question 6

As per National Multidimentional Poverty Index of India: A Progress Review 2023, which of the following union territories has the highest percentage of multidimensionally poor?

Chandigarh

Delhi

Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu

Puducherry

Question 7

What is the penalty amount specified under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, for individuals involved in unfair practices or offenses during exams?

Up to one lakh rupees

Up to twenty lakh rupees

Up to eleven lakh rupees

Up to ten lakh rupees

Question 8

Which Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the Union Public Service Commission?

Articles 300 to 320

Articles 330 to 338

Articles 210 to 219

Articles 315 to 323

Question 9

Which sector of the economy does the Green Revolution belong to?

Service sector

Industrial sector

Financial sector

Agricultural sector

Question 10

The annual Mamallapuram Dance Festival, which includes performances of Indian Classical Dances Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Mohiniattam, Odissi and Kathakali, is organised in_______.

Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh

Maharashtra

Karnataka

Question 11

Which of the following sentences is/are true?  i. The projected growth rate of the Indian agriculture sector for FY 2022-23 was 5.5%.  ii. During the Financial Year 2021-22, agricultural exports of India reached to about US$ 50.2 billion.  iii. During Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22, 581.7 lakh metric tons of rice was procured in India.

Only i and ii

Only ii and iii

Only i

Only ii

Question 12

Lakshmi Vishwanathan, who won the prestigious Natya Kalanidhi Award from the Music Academy was famous for which dance form?

Kuchipudi

Odissi

Kathak

Bharatanatyam

Question 13

What was the major economic challenge addressed in the Third Five-Year Plan (1961-1966)?

Liberalisation of the economy

Introduction of the service sector

Focus on digital technology advancement

War-time expenditure and resource allocation

Question 14

2nd October 2022 marked the _______ birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti.

153 rd

150 th

152 nd

155 th

Question 15

The NBPW, which can be considered as the most widespread Iron Age pottery, stands for ________________________________________________________.

Northern Blue Polished Ware

Northern Brown Polished Ware

Northern Black Polished Ware

Northern Bronze Polished Ware

Question 16

Part III of the Constitution of India stated about which of the following?

Directive Principles of States Policy

Fundamental Duties

Citizenship

Fundamental Rights

Question 17

Which of the following plants can be made to climb walls using special support?

Sunflower Plant

Lemon plant

Rose plant

Pumpkin plant

Question 18

Who were the key figures behind the recommendations that formed the basis of the Government of India Act, 1919?

Lord Linlithgow and Edwin Montagu

Lord Irwin and Edwin Montagu

Lord Chelmsford and Edwin Montagu

Lord Curzon and Edwin Montagu

Question 19

When did Michael Faraday discover electromagnetic induction, the principle behind the electric transformer and generator?

1853

1820

1875

1831

Question 20

She was a Carnatic legendary singer who sang in Europe, North America and at the United Nations General Assembly. Who was she?

Beghum Akhtar

Lata Mangeshkar

Asha Bhosle

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi

Question 21

Who was the British Prime Minister when India gained independence in 1947?

Ramsay MacDonald

Anthony Eden

Clement Attlee

Winston Churchill

Question 22

Which Five-Year Plan was the first to be terminated before its completion, and why?

Seventh Plan, due to political conflicts

Third Plan, due to natural disasters

Fifth Plan, due to a change in government

Second Plan, due to economic instability

Question 23

Which chemical is used for whitening (or removal of colours) of cloth in cloth industries?

Calcium oxychloride

Sodium hydrogencarbonate

Calcium chloride

Sodium carbonate

Question 24

According to the National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023, which of the following states showed the fastest poverty reduction?

Karnataka

Haryana

Uttar Pradesh

Manipur

Question 25

What was a key focus of the First Five Year Plan (1951-1956)?

Agricultural development

Privatisation of industries

Rapid industrialisation

Development of heavy industries

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