39. SSC CGL 2023 

Exam Date 27/07/2023 

Exam Time 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 

Section : General Awareness 

Q.1 Where is the National Dope Testing Laboratory located? 

1. Mumbai 

2. Punjab 

3. Bangalore 

4. New Delhi 

Q.2 Name the Bhakti Saint from South India who was initially a Jaina and a minister in the court of a Chalukya king in the twelfth century. 

1. Basavanna 

2. Eknath 

3. Tallapaka Annamacharya 

4. Karaikkal Ammaiyar 

Q.3 Which of the following pair of compound – melting point is correct? 

I. Acetic acid – 290K 

II. Ethanol – 156K 

1. Only I 

2. Both I and II 

3. Neither I nor II 

4. Only II 

Q.4 Who was the founder of Benaras Gharana of Kathak? 

1. Raja Chakradhar Singh 

2. Ishwari Prasad 

3. Shambhu Maharaj 

4. Janaki Prasad 

Q.5 The Shevaroy Hills are located in which state of India? 

1. Tamil Nadu 

2. Rajasthan 

3. Odisha 

4. Chhattisgarh 

Q.6 What happens to the guard cells when water flows into them? 

1. Stomatal pores close. 

2. Stomatal pores open. 

3. Stomatal pores shrink. 

4. The guard cells close. 

Q.7 The Mauryan pillar capital found at ________ is popularly known as the Lion Capital. 

1. Sarnath 

2. Bhabru 

3. Bairat 

4. Sanchi 

Q.8 The President of which country attended the first Republic Day celebrations of India as its chief guest? 

1. Japan 

2. China 

3. Bhutan 

4. Indonesia 

Q.9 In which year did Narendra Modi propose to celebrate a day for yoga as ‘International Day of Yoga’ while speaking at the United Nations General Assembly? 

1. 2014 

2. 2015 

3. 2016 

4. 2013 

Q.10 The “Nalacharitam” play is associated with which Indian dance form? 

1. Odissi 

2. Kathakali 

3. Kathak 

4. Sattriya 

Q.11 Who coined the term ‘zeroth law of thermodynamics’ in 1931, which asserts that two bodies in equilibrium with a third are in equilibrium with each other? 

1. Ralph H Fowler 

2. Max Planck 

3. James Clerk Maxwell 

4. Josiah Willard Gibbs 

Q.12 In which year was an approach and program named Joint Forest Management (JFM) launched in the context of National Forest Policy? 

1. 1947 

2. 1965 

3. 1988 

4. 1996 

Q.13 Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following instruments? 

1. Sarangi 

2. Bansuri 

3. Tabla 

4. Ghatam 

Q.14 In January 2022, the Supreme Court conferred daughters with equal right to the father’s property even prior to codification of Hindu Personal Laws and enactment of the Hindu Succession Act in ______. 

1. 1947 

2. 1959 

3. 1952 

4. 1956 

Q.15 Which Session of Congress and Muslim League reached an understanding of creating a joint front against the British regime? 

1. Bombay 

2. Lucknow 

3. Allahabad 

4. Delhi 

Q.16 What would happen if the difference in pressure in Tahiti was negative? 

1. Below average and late monsoon 

2. Above average late monsoon 

3. Drought 

4. Above average and early monsoon 

Q.17 Which amendment of Indian Constitution removed the right to property from the list of fundamental rights? 

1. 43rd 

2. 41st 

3. 42nd 

4. 44th 

Q.18 Who was associated with the foundation of the Fergusson College? 

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak 

2. Lajpat Rai 

3. Dadabhai Naoroji 

4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale 

Q.19 How many engines drive ‘PM Gati Shakti’, a project launched by the central government with an aim to revolutionise infrastructure in India? 

1. Two 

2. Nine 

3. Seven 

4. Four 

Q.20 What is the name of the portal launched by the Government in 2022 that aims to ease the loan application and disbursement process by the applicant? 

1. E- Shram 

2. Swayatta 

3. Yukti 

4. Jan Samarth 

Q.21 Indian boxers ______________ won gold medals at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament, held in Sofia, Bulgaria in February 2022. 

1. Manju Rani (52 kg) and Nitu (48 kg) 

2. Nikhat Zareen (52 kg) and Pooja Rani (48 kg) 

3. Manju Rani (52 kg) and Pooja Rani (48 kg) 

4. Nikhat Zareen (52 kg) and Nitu (48 kg) 

Q.22 The question consists of two statements, namely, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Use them to choose the correct alternative. 

Assertion (A): During the British rule, India’s exports exceeded the imports leading to surplus of balance of trade. 

Reason (R): The surplus of balance of trade was used for growth and development of India. 

1. A is true and R is false 

2. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A 

3. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A 

4. A is false but R is true 

Q.23 In India Who among the following has the power to pardon, reprieve or commute the punishment of any criminal? 

1. Vice-President 

2. Attorney General of India 

3. Prime Minister 

4. President 

Q.24 In India, what type of unemployment is created due to lack of employable skills among the educated youths in India? 

1. Technological unemployment 

2. Structural unemployment 

3. Educated unemployment 

4. Cyclical unemployment 

Q.25 Which of the following is NOT included in capital receipts? 

1. Recovery of lo 

2. Borrowings 

3. Taxes 

4. Foreign aid