1. SSC CGL 2023

Exam Date 24/07/2023

Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Q.1 Emperor Ashoka conquered Kalinga after how many years of his coronation? 

1. 8 years 

2. 15 years 

3. 5 years 

4. 11 years 

Q.2 During Alauddin Khilji’s reign, the cloth market was known as ________. 

1. Shahna-i-Mandi 

2. Sarai-i-Adl 

3. Mandi 

4. Munhiy 

Q.3 Which Article of the Constitution of India mentions that law declared by Supreme Court is binding on all courts? 

1. Article 141 

2. Article 142 

3. Article 143 

4. Article 144 

Q.4 As per the report released by NITI Aayog in September 2021 entitled 'Best Practices in the Performance of District Hospitals', on average, how many beds per lakh population do district hospitals have? 

1. 40 beds 

2. 36 beds 

3. 12 beds 

4. 24 beds 

Q.5 Which of the following modern industries was in operation in India during the British rule? 

a. Cotton 

b. Jute 

c. Iron and Steel 

1. Only a 

2. Only c 

3. All of a, b and c 

4. Both a and b 

Q.6 Who was the first nationalist to give the theory of drain of wealth from India to England? 

1. RC Dutt 

2. Dadabhai Naoroji 

3. SN Banerjee 

4. Mahatma Gandhi 

Q.7 In the early 1800s, who discovered that each chemical element is made up of a unique type of atom and that atoms differ by their mass? 

1. Antoine Lavoisier 

2. Robert Boyle 

3. John Dalton 

4. Amedeo Avogadro 

Q.8 Which of the following does NOT come under the Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India? 

1. Uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India 

2. Cherish and follow the noble ideals that inspired the national struggle for freedom 

3. Safeguard public property and to abjure violence 

4. Exercise adult franchise 

Q.9 Which festival has the meaning ‘to boil’ or ‘boiling’ in its name? 

1. Pongal 

2. Bihu 

3. Raja 

4. Onam 

Q.10 The Ryotwari Settlement, in which cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was primarily introduced in which of the following provinces? 

1. Central province 

2. Assam and Bengal 

3. Madras and Bombay 

4. Punjab 

Q.11 Which of the following is the correct match of the column-A with column-B? 

1. i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a 

2. i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a 

3. i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b 

4. i-c, ii-a, iii-b, iv-d 

Q.12 Who became the first woman soldier sky diver of the Indian Army to have jumped from a height of 10,000 feet? 

1. Lieutenant General Madhuri Kanitkar 

2. Lieutenant General Rajshree Ramasethu 

3. Air Marshal Arti Sarin 

4. Lance Naik Manju 

Q.13 In which part of the Himalayas does its highest mountain peak, Kanchenjunga, lie? 

1. The Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas 

2. Kashmir Himalayas 

3. Arunachal Himalayas 

4. Uttarakhand Himalayas 

Q.14 In which year was the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’ launched? 

1. 2015 

2. 2014 

3. 2020 

4. 2019 

Q.15 In 2019, a minor planet between Mars and Jupiter was named after whom among the following Indian musicians by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU)? 

1. Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia 

2. Ustad Zakir Hussain 

3. Pt Ravi Shankar 

4. Pt Jasraj 

Q.16 Who is known as the ‘Father of Modern Dance in India’? 

1. Guru Bipin Singh 

2. Gopi Krishna 

3. Birju Maharaj 

4. Uday Shankar 

Q.17 Vitamins and minerals are helpful for which of the following? 

1. Proper breathing 

2. Carry out metabolic reactions in our body 

3. Proper sweating 

4. Proper fat storage 

Q.18 Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup 2022? 

1. USA 

2. Japan 

3. Qatar 

4. France 

Q.19 Which of the following sedimentary minerals, known to everyone as ‘salt’, usually forms in arid climates where sea water evaporates? 

1. Zeolite 

2. Calcite 

3. Halite 

4. Pyrite 

Q.20 As of April 2022, who among the following is the Chairman of the National Green Tribunal? 

1. Anoop Kumar Mendiratta 

2. Adarsh Kumar Goel 

3. Uday Umesh Lalit 

4. Vikram Nath 

Ans :2 

Q.21 Which of the following ports is NOT situated on the west coast of India? 

1. Kandla 

2. Haldia 

3. Mangaluru 

4. Marmagao 

Q.22 Who was the captain of U- 19 Indian cricket team in World Cup 2022? 

1. Dinesh Bana 

2. Vasu Vats 

3. Yash Dhull 

4. Manav Parakh 

Q.23 

1. i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d 

2. i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a 

3. i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-d 

4. i-b, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c 

Q.24 Khemraj received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award for his contribution to folk music and dance of ‘Kud’. Which state is the folk dance from? 

1. Haryana 

2. Punjab 

3. Himachal Pradesh 

4. Jammu and Kashmir 

Q.25 The central bank may _________ to discourage credit in the economy. 

1. decrease CRR 

2. reduce SLR 

3. increase bank rate 

4. buy securities in open market