31. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 25/07/2023 

Exam Time 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Section : General Awareness 

Q.1 In which Biosphere Reserve is the largest endangered marine mammal Dugong i.e., Dugong dugon and sea turtles also found? 

1. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve 

2. Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve 

3. Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve 

4. Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve 

Q.2 Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to review its own judgements or orders? 

1. Article 135 

2. Article 136 

3. Article 138 

4. Article 137 

Q.3 In how many agro-climatic zones has Tamil Nadu been classified? 

1. 5 

2. 7 

3. 3 

4. 9 

Q.4 The first phase of the Green Revolution was restricted largely to two crops and the regions where they are grown. Which of the following pairs best represents these two crops? 

1. Millet, wheat 

2. Wheat, rice 

3. Cotton, indigo 

4. Rice, corn 

Q.5 Famous dance personality Kelucharan Mohapatra is associated with which of these dance forms? 

1. Odissi 

2. Kathak 

3. Bharatanatyam 

4. Kathakali 

Q.6 Which player led India at the women's Hockey Asia Cup in Muscat, which was held in January 2022? 

1. Savita Punia 

2. Navneet Kaur 

3. Rani Rampal 

4. Susmita Patil 

Q.7 Which of the following is the only rack railway in India that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005? 

1. Kalka–Shimla Railway 

2. Nilgiri Mountain Railway 

3. Kangra Valley Railway 

4. Matheran Hill Railway

Q.8 Which is the largest Dun formations in India? 

1. Harike Dun 

2. Kota Dun 

3. Nalagarh Dun 

4. Dehra Dun 

Q.9 In which of the following sports, apart from volleyball, do players make use of the Screen technique? 

1. Basketball 

2. Baseball 

3. Handball 

4. Cricket 

Q.10 While historians use the term Vijayanagara Empire and contemporaries of this empire described it as the_______________. 

1. Sthalapati Samrajya 

2. Karnataka Samrajyamu 

3. Gajapati Samarajya 

4. Andhra Samarajyu 

Q.11 The President of India ___________ inaugurated Sangeet Natak Academi on 28 January 1953. 

1. Mohammad Hidayatullah 

2. Jakir Husain 

3. Sarvpalli Radhakrishna 

4. Rajendra Prasad 

Q.12 Non-Tax revenue is part of __________. 

1. Capital Receipts 

2. Capital Expenditure 

3. Revenue Expenditure 

4. Revenue Receipts 

Q.13 Which year census is the 15th National census survey conducted by the Census Organisation of India? 

1. 2001 

2. 1991 

3. 1981 

4. 2011 

Q.14 The Hindu Mahasabha was founded as a response to muslim fundamentalism in which year? 

1. 1925 

2. 1910 

3. 1917 

4. 1915 

Q.15 Which of the following elements has variable valency? 

1. Sulphur 

2. Sodium 

3. Iron 

4. Magnesium 

Q.16 What do you understand by ‘dual citizenship’ as in the case of the US? 

1. Citizenship of two countries simultaneously 

2. Citizenship of two states alongwith two countries 

3. Citizenship of two states simultaneously with two countries 

4. Citizenship of a country alongwith that of a constituent State, where one resides/born 

Q.17 What was the period of Harshavardhana's reign? 

1. 647 CE to 700 CE 

2. 545 CE to 570 CE 

3. 606 CE to 647 CE 

4. 570 CE to 610 CE 

Q.18 Who among the following was the flag bearer of the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018? 

1. PT Usha 

2. Bajrang Punia 

3. Saina Nehwal 

4. Neeraj Chopra 

Q.19 In December 2022, who among the following was elected as the first woman President of Indian Olympic Association? 

1. Dola Banarjee 

2. PT Usha 

3. Rajlaxmi Singh Deo 

4. Karnam Malleswari 

Q.20 Padma Bhushan awardee, Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam, was a renowned guru for which of the following classical dance forms? 

1. Odissi 

2. Kathak 

3. Kathakali 

4. Kuchipudi 

Q.21 As per physicists and their major contributions/discoveries,Which of the following pair is INCORRECT? 

1. Victor Francis Hess – Cosmic radiation 

2. Paul Dirac – Liquid helium 

3. Louis Victor de Broglie – Wavenature of matter 

4. John Bardeen –Theory of superconductivity 

Q.22 When was the International Day for Elder Persons 2021 celebrated? 

1. 3 October 

2. 1 October 

3. 2 October 

4. 4 October 

Q.23 In which year did Walther Flemming coined the term ‘chromatin’ for the stained substance found in the cell nucleus? 

1. 1900 

2. 1840 

3. 1849 

4. 1879 

Q.24 In which of the following Indian states, is Makar Sankranti celebrated by the name of ‘Magha Saaji’? 

1. Punjab 

2. Uttarakhand 

3. Jharkhand 

4. Himachal Pradesh

Q.25 For the political education of the people at the local level, who brought the resolution on local self-government? 

1. Lord Mayo 

2. Lord Canning 

3. Lord Lytton 

4. Lord Ripon