29. SSC CGL 2023

Exam Date 25/07/2023

Exam Time 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Section : General Awareness

Q.1 ‘Luddi’ is a folk dance of which of the ollowing states of India? 

1. Madhya Pradesh 

2. Kerala 

3. Punjab 

4. Manipur 

Q.2 The Ministry of Education (MoE) in February 2022 approved a new scheme _______ for the next five years to cover all the aspects of adult education to align with new the National Education Policy (NEP). 

1. New India Literacy Programme 

2. Open Education Programme 

3. New India Education Plan 

4. ASHA 

Q.3 ‘Back to Vedas’ was the slogan of which Reform Movement? 

1. Dev Samaj 

2. Prarthana Samaj 

3. Brahmo Samaj 

4. Arya Samaj 

Q.4 How many silver medals was won by India in Tokyo Paralympic 2020? 

1. 5 

2. 6 

3. 8 

4. 7 

Q.5 Which among the following statements about judicial review in India are correct? 

A. Judicial review means that the courts of law have the power of testing the validity of legislative as well as other governmental action with reference to the provisions of the Constitution. 

B. Under Article 23 of the Indian Constitution, the compulsion of judicial review was described in the Fundamental Rights in Part III. 

C. The power of judicial review is significantly vested upon the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. 

1. B and C only 

2. A, B and C 

3. A and B only 

4. A and C only 

Q.6 ‘Ras-Lila’ recognised as one of the classical dance forms of India belongs to which of the following states? 

1. Manipur 

2. Tripura 

3. Assam 

4. Meghalaya 

Q.7 Sporophyte stage is dominant in which plant group? 

1. Pteridophytes 

2. Vascular plants 

3. Algae 

4. Bryophytes 

Q.8 __________ became India’s first sports unicorn with its market cap having touched a high of Rs.7,600 crores as of 30 January 2022. 

1. Chennai Super Kings 

2. Kolkata Knight Riders 

3. Mumbai Indi 

4. Delhi Capitals 

Q.9 The Viceroy who took keen interest in the restoration and protection of historical monuments was _____________. 

1. Lord Auckland 

2. Lord Curzon 

3. Lord Ellenborough 

4. Lord Lytton 

Q.10 What is the colour of the flame when unsaturated hydrocarbons burn? 

1. Blue 

2. Red 

3. Yellow 

4. Green 

Q.11 As per the Census data, What was the density of population in India in 2011? 

1. 822 persons/sq km 

2. 382 persons/sq km 

3. 282 persons/sq km 

4. 328 persons/sq km 

Q.12 Tamladu is a festival celebrated by the Buddhist community of which Indian state? 

1. Himachal Pradesh 

2. Madhya Pradesh 

3. Arunachal Pradesh 

4. Karnataka 

Q.13 Who among the following Supreme Court judges was in news in 2022 for recusing himself from hearing a plea against the ED chief’s tenure extension? 

1. Justice Ajay Rastogi 

2. Justice KM Joseph 

3. Justice SK Kaul 

4. Justice Mukesh Shah 

Q.14 Pectin, which is responsible for the firmness and softness of fruits, is mainly composed of which acid unit? 

1. Glutamic acid 

2. Lactic acid 

3. Aspartic acid 

4. Galacturonic acid 

Q.15 Who among the following was the Maharana of Mewar and composed a book on music called ‘Sangeet Raj’? 

1. Maharana Sanga 

2. Maharana Pratap 

3. Maharana Kumbha 

4. Maharana Udai Singh 

Q.16 According to India State of Forest Report 2019, what is the total forest cover in India? 

1. 24.67% 

2. 23.67% 

3. 21.67% 

4. 20.87% 

Q.17 India borrowed the DPSP from the _______ Constitution. 

1. Australian 

2. German 

3. Austrian 

4. Irish 

Q.18 Commonwealth Games 2022 was held in _______. 

1. Birmingham 

2. New Delhi 

3. Beijing 

4. Tokyo 

Q.19 The country can improve its balance of payments by devaluation when the sum of elasticity of demand for exports and imports is ________. 

1. greater than unity 

2. equal to unity 

3. zero 

4. less than unity 

Q.20 The ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ was launched by which government during the financial year 2015-2016? 

1. Government of Uttar Pradesh 

2. Government of Punjab 

3. Government of India 

4. Government of Haryana 

Q.21 Iron mines in Jharkhand attributed to the rise of which of the following kingdoms in ancient India? 

1. Kuru 

2. Kashi 

3. Magadha 

4. Kushan 

Q.22 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about granite? 

1. Granite is composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with minor amounts of mica. 

2. Granite is the most abundant rock in the continental crust. 

3. These are igneous rocks that form when hot, molten rock crystallises and solidifies. 

4. It is the most common sedimentary rock. 

Q.23 Match the columns. 

Colunm-A Column-B  

(Common name) (Group number in  

the Modem  

Periodic Table) 

i. Alkali metals a. 18 

ii. Alkaline earth metals b. 17 

iii. Halogens c. 2 

iv. Noble gases d. 1 

1. i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d 

2. i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d 

3. i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a 

4. i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d 

Q.24 Which of the following committees was constituted to study the issues and concerns in the Micro Finance Institution in 2010? 

1. Ghosh Committee 

2. Sivaraman Committee 

3. Malegam Committee 

4. Khan Committee 

Q.25 The Amara-Nayakas were ________ in Vijayanagara Empire. 

1. finance officers 

2. military commanders 

3. forced labourers 

4. ordinary peasants