14. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 19/07/2023 

Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Section : General Awareness 

Q.1 Imadshahi family was known for the foundation of which state? 

1. Berar 

2. Bidar 

3. Ahmednagar 

4. Golkonda 

Q.2 Who among the following was the author of ‘Indica’, an account of India under the reign of the Maurya dynasty? 

1. Diodorus Siculus 

2. Strabo 

3. Megasthenes 

4. Pliny 

Q.3 Which of the following have been characteristics of Green Revolution? 

A. Spurt in crop productivity. 

B. Shift away from commercial farming to subsistence farming. 

C. Rise in acreage. 

1. Only A and C 

2. Only A and B 

3. All – A, B and C 

4. Only B and C

Q.4 Kamalini and Nalini Asthana were conferred the Padma Shri in 2022 for which of the following? 

1. For teaching and propagating Kathak globally 

2. For disaster relief work in Gujarat 

3. For specialising in the study of Indian society 

4. For taking Indian cuisine to the world 

Q.5 Identify the water harvesting system in Western Himalayas. 

1. None of these 

2. Johads 

3. Khadins 

4. Guls 

Q.6 Which of the following statements are correct regarding composition of the State Legislative Council? 

A. The maximum strength of the Council is fixed at one-third of the total strength of the Assembly. 

B. The minimum strength of the Council is fixed at 40. 

C. A total of  of the total number of members of a Legislative Council are indirectly elected and  members are nominated. 

D. The nominations (nominated members) made by the Governor can be challenged in the court. 

1. B, C and D only 

2. A, B and D only 

3. A, B and C only 

4. A, B, C and D 

Q.7 According to a written reply to the Lok Sabha by Government of India, as on 20 July 2022, approximately _____________ unorganised sector workers are registered on the e-Shram portal. 

1. 25 crores 

2. 26 crores 

3. 27 crores 

4. 28 crores 

Q.8 The famous physicist Victor Franz Hess is known for the discovery of: 

1. quantum statistics 

2. cosmic radiation 

3. theory of super conductivity 

4. expanding universe 

Q.9 Match the animals in column A with the phylum they belong to in column B 

Column-A Column-B 

i. Jelly fish a. Mollusca 

ii. Cray fish b. Mannnal 

iii. Whale fish c. Insect 

iv. Devil fish d. Coelenterate  

1. i - a, ii - b, iii - c, iv – d 

2. i - a, ii - c, iii - b, iv - d 

3. i - d, ii - c, iii - b, iv – a 

4. i - d, ii - a, iii - b, iv - c 

Q.10 According to the 2011 Census of India, which state has the highest population in India? 

1. Bihar 

2. Uttar Pradesh 

3. West Bengal 

4. Maharashtra 

Q.11 Which is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India? 

1. Indian Iron and Steel Company 

2. The Salem Steel Plant 

3. Rourkela Steel Plant 

4. The Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited 

Q.12 Which part of the Constitution of India incorporates the Directive Principles of State Policy? 

1. Part III 

2. Part VI 

3. Part IV 

4. Part V 

Q.13 In which of the following Sessions of the IOC Executive Board Meeting was Brisbane voted to host the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics? 

1. 137th Session held in Lausanne 

2. 138th Session held in Tokyo 

3. 139th Session held in Beijing 

4. 140th Session held in India 

Q.14 Moplahs, or Muslim peasants, created a powerful anti-zamindar movement in: 

1. Bengal 

2. Uttar Pradesh 

3. Tamil Nadu 

4. Kerala 

Q.15 Who among the following Indian classical tabla players was called ‘Abbaji’? He collaborated with American jazz drummer Buddy Rich to create a music album in 1968. 

1. Zakir Hussain 

2. Fazal Qureshi 

3. Taufiq Qureshi 

4. Alla Rakha 

Q.16 The activity of making a human pyramid and putting efforts to break an earthen pot filled with buttermilk is associated with which festival? 

1. Dushara 

2. Holi 

3. Janmashtami 

4. Mahashivaratri 

Q.17 In which year did E Gorter and F Grendel make a breakthrough by examining the surface area of lipids and concluded that the lipid surface surrounding cells must be of two layers? 

1. 1910 

2. 1925 

3. 1945 

4. 1962 

Q.18 In November 2022, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the naming of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar as: 

1. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport 

2. Changlang Airport 

3. Donyi Polo Airport 

4. East Siang Airport 

Q.19 Which of the following states has won the 2022 Santosh Trophy? 

1. Kerala 

2. Tamil Nadu 

3. Goa 

4. West Bengal 

Q.20 The National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 (MPI) was released by which of the following? 

1. Ministry of Finance 

2. World Bank 

3. NITI Aayog 

4. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 

Q.21 Which of the following awards was received by Pandit Birju Maharaj in 1986? 

1. Padma Bhushan 

2. Padma Vibhushan 

3. Sangeet Natak Akademi 

4. Padma Shri 

Q.22 Who among the following advocated the ideology of “oru jati, oru matam, oru daivam manushyanu” (one caste, one religion, one god for humankind)? 

1. Keshub Chunder Sen 

2. Swami Shradhanand 

3. Birsa Munda 

4. Narayana Guru 

Q.23 Net Investment plus Depreciation gives an estimate of which of the following? 

1. Private investment 

2. Gross Domestic Product 

3. Personal income 

4. Gross investment 

Q.24 The first phase of the ‘action plan for introduction of the Cheetah in India’ witnessed ________ being released in the Kuno National Park of Madhya Pradesh in September 2022. 

1. 12 cheetahs 

2. 6 cheetahs 

3. 10 cheetahs 

4. 8 cheetahs 

Q.25 When did Henry Cavendish report the measurement of the gravitational constant with the mass and density of the Earth? 

1. June 1798 

2. April 1796 

3. March 1795 

4. May 1797