25. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 21/07/2023 

Exam Time 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM 

Section : General Awareness 

Q.1 In which of the following Vedas was Dasarajna war (the war of ten kings) mentioned? 

1. Atharvaveda 

2. Yajurveda 

3. Rigveda 

4. Samaveda 

Q.2 Who was the Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India? 

1. AK Chanda 

2. YV Reddy 

3. NK Singh 

4. Vijay Kelkar 

Q.3 Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched? 

1. Acromegaly – Adrenaline 

2. Diabetes – Insulin 

3. Cushing’s syndrome – Cortisol 

4. Goitre – Thyroxin 

Q.4 Who introduced the system of Dagh and Huliyah and cash payment to soldiers in the Delhi sultanate? 

1. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq 

2. Jalaluddin Khalji 

3. Alauddin Khalji 

4. Firuz Shah Tughluq 

Q.5 The principal _________ reserves are in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu. 

1. copper 

2. iron ore 

3. bauxite 

4. lignite 

Q.6 What is the percentage share of agricultural workers in India as per Census 2011? 

1. 54.6% 

2. 64.6% 

3. 44.6% 

4. 55.6% 

Q.7 Who found an empirical relationship between the half-life of alpha decay and the energy of the emitted alpha particles in 1911? 

1. Geiger and Nuttall 

2. Soddy and Aston 

3. Fermi and Meitner 

4. Chadwick and Lawrence 

Q.8 Who founded the independent State of Bengal? 

1. Alivardi khan 

2. Shuja-ud-Din 

3. Sarafraz Khan 

4. Murshid Quli Khan 

Q.9 _________ expenditure and _________receipts are shown by the government budget. 

1. Actual; actual 

2. Estimated; actual 

3. Actual; estimated 

4. Estimated; estimated 

Q.10 Which of the following rivers is INCORRECTLY matched with its respective place of origin? 

1. Sutlej - Dal Lake 

2. Ganga - Gangotri glacier 

3. Mahanadi - Sihawa Mountain 

4. Godavari - Trimbakeshwar 

Q.11 Where was the first All India Kisan Sabha formed? 

1. Lahore 

2. Lucknow 

3. Delhi 

4. Amritsar 

Q.12 The length of the pitch in cricket is______ 

1. 22 yards 

2. 20 yards 

3. 24 yards 

4. 18 yards 

Q.13 Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? 

1. Article 17 - Abolition of titles 

2. Article 15 – Right against exploitation 

3. Article 14 – Abolition of untouchability 

4. Article 19 – Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech 

Q.14 Which state government launched ‘Kaushalya Matritva Yojana’ in March 2022? 

1. Uttar Pradesh 

2. Chhattisgarh 

3. Madhya Pradesh 

4. Haryana 

Q.15 Which of the following lines is NOT related to kabaddi? 

1. Bonus line 

2. Attack line 

3. End line 

4. Baulk line 

Q.16 Which sector has the highest percentage share of goods exports in the annual GDP (at current prices) for the year 2020-21? 

1. Electronic Goods 

2. Engineering Goods 

3. Drugs and Pharmaceuticals 

4. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 

Q.17 Identify the animal that does NOT have bilateral symmetry. 

1. Annelida 

2. Cnidarian 

3. Arthropoda 

4. Molluscs 

Q.18 What is the name of a metallic radioactive transuranic element with atomic number 101 in the actinide series, discovered in 1955? 

1. Nobelium 

2. Seaborgium 

3. Mendelevium 

4. Rutherfordium 

Q.19 The ________ National Voters’ Day was celebrated across the country on 25th January 2023, with President of India Droupadi Murmu gracing the national level event held at New Delhi. 

1. 13th 

2. 12th 

3. 11th 

4. 10th 

Q.20 Which of the Five-Year Plans was prepared and launched by DP Dhar? 

1. Sixth Five-Year Plan 

2. Fifth Five-Year Plan 

3. Fourth Five-Year Plan 

4. Seventh Five-Year Plan 

Q.21 The Sirpur National Dance and Music Festival is organised every year in which Indian state? 

1. Uttar Pradesh 

2. Jharkhand 

3. Madhya Pradesh 

4. Chhattisgarh 

Q.22 Nati is a folk dance from which of the following states of India? 

1. Kerala 

2. Nagaland 

3. Himachal Pradesh 

4. Andhra Pradesh 

Q.23 U Srinivas is a famous player of which of the following instruments? 

1. Sitar 

2. Mandolin 

3. Guitar 

4. Violin 

Q.24 In 2021, which State Government was in the news for planning to set up a Vedic Education and Sanskar Board to revive the knowledge of Sanskrit scriptures and Vedas? 

1. Meghalaya 

2. Punjab 

3. Rajasthan 

4. Kerala 

Q.25 Noted dancer Birju Maharaj bagged the Filmfare award for best Choreographer for which film in 2016? 

1. Mohenjo Daro 

2. Befikre 

3. Dangal 

4. Bajirao Mastani