23. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 21/07/2023 

Exam Time 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM 

Section : General Awareness 

Q.1 V Satyanarayana Sarma, a Padma Shri awardee, was recognised for which of the following dance forms? 

1. Kuchipudi 

2. Odissi 

3. Kathak 

4. Bharatanatyam 

Q.2 Which organic compound has a pleasant almond aroma that is commonly used to impart almond flavour to chocolate and baked goods? 

1. Benzaldehyde 

2. Manzanate 

3. Ethyl maltol 

4. Isoamyl acetate 

Q.3 On 30 January 2023, the two-day meeting of the first International Financial Architecture Working Group of G-20, being held under the chairmanship of India, was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister of Food Processing Industries, Pashupati Kumar Paras in ________. 

1. Chandigarh 

2. Mumbai 

3. Bhubaneswar 

4. New Delhi 

Q.4 When and at which place did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place? 

1. On 13 April 1919, at Amritsar 

2. On 12 April 1919, at Chauri Chaura 

3. On 14 March 1919, at Amritsar 

4. On 13 May 1918, at Amritsar 

Q.5 Pandit Kishan Maharaj of Benaras Gharana was a _______ player. 

1. tabla 

2. sarangi 

3. flute 

4. santoor 

Q.6 The Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhorh Divas which coincides with which Hindu festival? 

1. Dussehra 

2. Ganesh Chaturthi 

3. Holi 

4. Diwali 

Q.7 In February 2022, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced the launch of _________, which is a doorstep distribution drive to deliver crop insurance policies to farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). 

1. SEED scheme 

2. Meri Policy Mere Hath 

3. Kaushal Yojana 

4. Saubhagya scheme 

Q.8 The term 'Straight drive' is related to which of the following sports? 

1. Badminton 

2. Hockey 

3. Football 

4. Cricket 

Q.9 Which crop is grown during the Zaid season in India? 

1. Cucumber 

2. Maize 

3. Jowar 

4. Bajra 

Q.10 Who among the following Sultans of Delhi started the system of Sijda and Paibos? 

1. Muhammad Bin Tughluq 

2. Nasir ud din Muhammad 

3. Ghiyas ud din Balban 

4. Qutb ud-Din Aibak 

Q.11 Match the columns. 

Column–A Column–B  

(Enzyme/Protein) (Role in DNA  

replication) 

i. Helicase a. Joins the 3' end of the new DNA fragment to the 5' end of the previous one 

ii. RNA primase b. Nucleotide polymerisation 

iii. DNA polymerase c. RNA primer synthesis 

iv. DNA ligase d. Opens up the DNA double helix 

1. i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d 

2. i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c 

3. i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a 

4. i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d 

Q.12 Kalakshetra style is associated with which Indian classical dance form? 

1. Kuchipudi 

2. Kathak 

3. Bharatanatyam 

4. Odissi 

Q.13 Under the PL 480 scheme, India used to import wheat from which country? 

1. USSR 

2. USA 

3. UK 

4. France 

Q.14 Which of the following rights is guaranteed by Article 25 of the Indian Constitution? 

1. Right to equality 

2. Right to freedom of religion 

3. Cultural and educational rights 

4. Right to constitutional remedies 

Q.15 Who among the following Mauryan rulers conquered Kalinga? 

1. Bindusara 

2. Ashoka 

3. Chandragupta Maurya 

4. Brihadratha 

Q.16 The largest freshwater lake of India is ________ . 

1. Vembanad 

2. Koleru 

3. Wular 

4. Chilika 

Q.17 Identify the correct statement about Newlands’ law of octaves. 

1. He started with the element having the highest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended at thorium which was the 56th element. 

2. He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended at aluminium. 

3. He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended at thorium which was the 56th element. 

4. He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended at sodium. 

Q.18 What is Net National Product? 

1. Net National Product is equal to Gross National Product plus depreciation. 

2. Net National Product is equal to Gross National Product plus income of the foreigners. 

3. Net National Product is equal to Gross National Product minus depreciation. 

4. Net National Product is equal to Gross National Product. 

Q.19 Which water body separates Andaman in the north and Nicobar in the south? 

1. Eleven Degree Channel 

2. Nine Degree Channel 

3. Eight Degree Channel 

4. Ten Degree Channel 

Q.20 Someity is related to which of the following events? 

1. Tokyo paralympic 2020 

2. Commonwealth games 2022 

3. Winter Olympics 2022 

4. Tokyo Olympics 2020 

Q.21 Which of the following cities of Nepal does NOT have a branch of ‘Indian Citizen’s Association of Nepal’? 

1. Damak 

2. Lalitpur 

3. Pokhara 

4. Bhairahawa 

Q.22 Identify the last element from the fifth period. 

1. Rubidium 

2. Xenon 

3. Helium 

4. Yttrium 

Q.23 Who designed the administrative code to separate revenue administration from judicial administration? 

1. Warren Hastings 

2. Lord Auckland 

3. Lord Cornwallis 

4. Lord Lytton 

Q.24 In which of the following states Vidhan Sabha elections was not held in 2022? 

1. Goa 

2. Haryana 

3. Uttar Pradesh 

4. Punjab 

Q.25 Which Article of the Indian Constitution stipulates that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India? 

1. Article 142 

2. Article 140 

3. Article 141 

4. Article 145