33. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 26/07/2023 

Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM 

Section : General Awareness 

Q.1 In January 2023, Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan along with Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw successfully tested ‘BharOS’, a made-in-India mobile operating system developed by ________. 

1. IIT Kharagpur 

2. IIT Mumbai 

3. IIT Madras 

4. IIT Kanpur

Q.2 Which of the following is the largest lake in India? 

1. Indira Sagar lake 

2. Vembanad Lake 

3. Shivaji Sagar Lake 

4. Chilika Lake 

Q.3 The first Paralympic games were held in: 

1. Tokyo 

2. Beijing 

3. Rome 

4. Sydney 

Q.4 Which of the following statements is FALSE? 

1. Histidine is an essential alpha amino acid and works towards growth and tissue repair. 

2. Histidine plays an important role in growth, repair of damaged tissues and making of blood cells. 

3. Lysine plays an important role in normal growth and muscle turnover. 

4. Valine is a non-essential amino acid, and it is synthesised in the human body. 

Q.5 When was a comprehensive despatch on education called Wood’s despatch on education sent? 

1. 1833 

2. 1854 

3. 1858 

4. 1813 

Q.6 In the early nineteenth century, who demonstrated that there are fourteen space lattices, or regularly repeating arrangements of points in space, that differ in symmetry and geometry? 

1. Auguste Bravais 

2. Jerome Karle 

3. William Bragg 

4. Charles Frank 

Q.7 In 2021,which financial institution entered into a collaboration with Google India Pvt Ltd (GIPL) for piloting a social impact lending programme with financial assistance up to ₹1 crore at subsidised interest rates? 

1. IIFCL 

2. IFCI 

3. NABARD 

4. SIDBI 

Q.8 What was the prime target of the first five-year plan of India? 

1. Development of agriculture 

2. Development of infrastructure 

3. Development of industries 

4. Development of ports 

Q.9 Who among the following was the founder of the Bahmani Sultanate, who took the title of Bahman Shah after his accession to the throne? 

1. Daud Shah 

2. Ghiyas ud din Tahmatan Shah 

3. Muhammad Shah 

4. Alauddin Hasan 

Q.10 Kathak is found in three distinct forms, called ‘gharanas’, named after the cities where the Kathak dance tradition evolved. Name those three cities. 

1. Ayodhya, Prayagraj, Jaipur 

2. Jaipur, Benaras, Lucknow 

3. Banaras, Ayodhya, Lucknow 

4. Prayagraj, Thiruvananthpuram, Surat 

Q.11 In September 2021,the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) increased the entry age for the National Pension System (NPS) from_______ to ______. 

1. 65 years; 70 years 

2. 62 years; 70 years 

3. 62 years; 65 years 

4. 60 years; 65 years 

Q.12 Which of the following can make provisions for Ancillary powers of the Supreme Court? 

1. Parliament of India 

2. Minister of Law & Justice 

3. President of India 

4. Law Commission of India 

Q.13 Which was the first petrochemical company in India? 

1. Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited 

2. National Organic Chemical Industry Limited 

3. Haldia Petrochemicals Limited 

4. Gas Authority of India Limited 

Q.14 Match the columns (As per Census 2011). 

States Demographic  

characteristics 

1. Kerala a. Highest sex ratio 

2. Haryana b. Lowest sex ratio 

3. Goa c. Highest percentage share of urban population 

1. 1-a, 2-c, 3-b 

2. 1-b, 2-a, 3-c 

3. 1-c, 2-b, 3-a 

4. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c 

Q.15 Part 3 of the Indian Constitution enlists how many groups of Fundamental Rights? 

1. 5 

2. 6 

3. 7 

4. 4 

Q.16 Aner, Panzara and Waghur are the tributaries of which river? 

1. Tapi 

2. Kaveri 

3. Godavari 

4. Mahanadi 

Q.17 Which of the following is NOT one of the scheduled public sector banks in India? 

1. Bandhan Bank 

2. UCO Bank 

3. Canara Bank 

4. Indian Overseas Bank

Q.18 Karsondas Mulji and Dadoba Pandurang were associated with ________, which worked against evils like caste system and encouraged widow remarriage. 

1. Brahmo Samaj 

2. Arya samaj 

3. Ramkrishna Mission 

4. Paramahansa Mandali 

Q.19 Padma Bhushan awardee, Alarmel Velli, who is renowned for Bharatanatyam, is also an exponent of which of the following dance forms? 

1. Kuchipudi 

2. Kathakali 

3. Kathak 

4. Odissi 

Q.20 In a particular trophi level, how is the standing crop measured? 

1. As biomass 

2. As gross productivity 

3. As pyramid of energy 

4. As net productivity 

Q.21 Aruna Sairam, T M Krishna and Gayathri Girish are associated with which form of music? 

1. Carnatic Music 

2. Jazz Music 

3. Pop Music 

4. Hindustani Classical Music 

Q.22 Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was formed in the year ______. 

1. 1926 

2. 1927 

3. 1929 

4. 1930 

Q.23 The main (chief) social unit of the Aryans was ______. 

1. Rajan 

2. Parishad 

3. Gana 

4. Jana 

Q.24 In 1808, whose work provided a physical picture of how compounds are formed by the combination of two or more different types of atoms? 

1. John Dalton 

2. Joseph J Thomson 

3. George Zweig 

4. Niels Bohr 

Q.25 Which edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) took place in the year 2021? 

1. 38th 

2. 40th 

3. 41st 

4. 39th