17. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 19/07/2023 

Exam Time 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM 

Section : General Awareness 

Q.1 The Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana was announced in which year‘s Union Budget? 

1. 2018 -19 

2. 2019- 20 

3. 2020- 20 

4. 2021-22 

Q.2 In which year was the 1st winter edition of the Olympic Games organised? 

1. 1924 

2. 1922 

3. 1920 

4. 1926 

Q.3 In 1908, _________ and Prafulla Chaki threw a bomb at a carriage that was occupied, they believed, by Kingsford, the unpopular judge of Muzzafarpur. 

1. Jaitndranath Bose 

2. Rajguru 

3. Khudiram Bose 

4. Bhagat Singh 

Q.4 Pepperonil, ethyl acetate, butyraldehyde and nitrate are some common adulterants used in: 

1. oils 

2. spices 

3. ice cream 

4. honey 

Q.5 Which pioneer scientist used radio waves to transmit signals over distances of several kilometres in the 1890s? 

1. Guglielmo Marconi 

2. Pierre Weiss 

3. Paul Langevin 

4. Michael Faraday 

Q.6 Why is PC Mahalanobis’ name talked about in the context of Five-Year Plans? 

1. He conceptualised the framework for the Second Five-Year Plan. 

2. He was the finance minister during the First Five-Year Plan period. 

3. He established the Institute of Economic Growth. 

4. He was the chairman of the Planning Commission. 

Q.7 Micro credit or micro finance is a novel approach to bank with poor. In this approach bank credit is extended to the poor through ________. 

1. co-operative credit societies 

2. anganwadees 

3. self-help groups 

4. RBI 

Q.8 The slogan of which census of India was ‘Our Census, Our Future’? 

1. 1981 

2. 2001 

3. 2011 

4. 1991 

Q.9 Jamda folk dance is associated with which Indian state? 

1. Maharashtra 

2. Assam 

3. Jharkhand 

4. Manipur 

Q.10 The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed by the Parliament. This is pertaining to the state of________. 

1. Jammu and Kashmir 

2. Andhra Pradesh 

3. Uttar Pradesh 

4. Kerala

Q.11 The capital of Vajji Mahajanapada was ______. 

1. Vaishali 

2. Koshala 

3. Pataliputra 

4. Champa

Q.12 Which of the following pair of compound – boiling point is correct? 

I. Chloroform – 334K 

II. Methane – 111K 

1. Both I and II 

2. Only II 

3. Neither I nor II 

4. Only I 

Q.13 Which Grand Slam tournament was played between 17 to 30 January 2022? 

1. Australian Open 

2. French Open 

3. US Open 

4. Wimbledon open 

Q.14 Which autonomous body was operationalised under the Ministry of Surface Transport in 1995? 

1. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) 

2. Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) 

3. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) 

4. Border Roads Organization (BRO) 

Q.15 The art of decoration, called Pietra dura became popular during whose reign? 

1. Akbar 

2. Jahangir 

3. Sher Shah Suri 

4. Shah Jahan 

Q.16 "India House", a revolutionary organisation, was established by Shyamji Krishna Varma in ________ for the spread of Indian Nationalism. 

1. San Francisco 

2. Paris 

3. Singapore 

4. London 

Q.17 Which from the following is a phylum of animals found in fresh water ponds, lakes and swamps provides setae or parapodia for locomotion? 

1. Porifera 

2. Platyhelminthes 

3. Ctenophora 

4. Annelida 

Q.18 Vajira Chitrasena of Sri Lanka was conferred the Padma Shri award 2020 for which of the following? 

1. Enriching India- Sri Lanka ties through social work 

2. Enriching India-Sri Lanka ties through Indian classical music 

3. Enriching India-Sri Lanka ties through Indian classical dance 

4. Enriching India- Sri Lanka ties through education 

Q.19 Which of the following states organises ‘Lokrang’, a five-day festival, beginning every year on 26 January? 

1. Madhya Pradesh 

2. Uttar Pradesh 

3. Himachal Pradesh 

4. Arunachal Pradesh 

Q.20 Who administers oath of office to the Vice President of India? 

1. The Prime Minister of India 

2. The Speaker of Lok Sabha 

3. The Chief Justice of India 

4. The President of India 

Q.21 Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) was incorporated in the year ______. 

1. 1981 

2. 1967 

3. 1972 

4. 1963 

Q.22 Which of the following committees recommended for the inclusion of fundamental duties in the Constitution of India? 

1. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee 

2. Swaran Singh Committee 

3. Rajamannar Committee 

4. Sarkaria Commission 

Q.23 In December 2022, India’s Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has recommended the federal government to introduce a pension scheme like UK pension scheme for the country's ________________. 

1. gig workers 

2. paramedics 

3. textile workers 

4. farmers 

Q.24 Which state ranks first with a total length of 31.2 thousand km of rivers and canals, which is about 17% of the total length of rivers and canals in the country? 

1. West Bengal 

2. Kerala 

3. Uttar Pradesh 

4. Madhya Pradesh 

Q.25 Who among the following personalities is associated with the musical instrument Mandolin? 

1. U Srinivas 

2. MS Gopalkrishnan 

3. Vishwa Mohan Bhat 

4. Brij Bhushan Kabra