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Question 311

SSC CPO 2025• General Knowledge and General Awareness

"Raslila" is a traditional dance of which state?

  1. AOption (a)

    Punjab

  2. BOption (b)

    Uttar Pradesh

  3. COption (c)

    Kerala

  4. DOption (d)

    West Bengal 

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Answer: (a)A.

Punjab

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Question 312

SSC CPO 2025• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Which of the following works was authored by Varahamihira? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Mrichchakatika 

  2. BOption (b)

    Sushruta Samhita 

  3. COption (c)

    Brihat Samhita

  4. DOption (d)

    Dashakumaracharita

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Answer: (a)A.

Mrichchakatika 

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Question 313

SSC CPO 2025• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Who among the following was the author of Virasoliyam?

  1. AOption (a)

    Buddhamitra

  2. BOption (b)

    Ottakuthar

  3. COption (c)

    Amirthasagarar

  4. DOption (d)

    Sekkilar

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Answer: (a)A.

Buddhamitra

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Question 314

SSC CPO 2025• General Knowledge and General Awareness

What is the central theme of Mando music from Goa ?

  1. AOption (a)

    Religious devotion

  2. BOption (b)

    War and heroism

  3. COption (c)

    Love and historical narratives 

  4. DOption (d)

    Nature and philosophy 

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Answer: (a)A.

Religious devotion

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Question 315

SSC CPO 2025• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Ugadi falls in the first month of the Hindu calendar called: 

  1. AOption (a)

    Vaishakha

  2. BOption (b)

    Magha

  3. COption (c)

    Chaitra

  4. DOption (d)

    Kartika

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Answer: (a)A.

Vaishakha

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Question 316

SSC CPO 2025• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Which of the following is true about the Yaoshang Festival in Manipur? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Thabal Chongba is a moonlight circle dance

  2. BOption (b)

    Pala Eshei sung by unmarried youths

  3. COption (c)

    Includes academic quiz competitions

  4. DOption (d)

    Marks the start of harvest season

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Answer: (a)A.

Thabal Chongba is a moonlight circle dance

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Question 317

SSC CPO 2025• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Which of the following pairs of musical forms/artists and their characteristics is correctly matched? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Rampur Saheswan Gharana - Fast note patterns, technically demanding

  2. BOption (b)

    Thumri (Banaras Style) - Known for lyrical khayals followed by Tarana 

  3. COption (c)

    Tappa - Prominent exponent of lyrical love songs (Thumri)

  4. DOption (d)

    Rasoolan Devi - Slow, expressive, emphasizes mood over strict grammar 

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Answer: (a)A.

Rampur Saheswan Gharana - Fast note patterns, technically demanding

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Question 318

SSC CPO 2025• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Analyze the following statements about Handball rules and court specifications:

Assertion (A):The free-throw line in handball is drawn 3 meters outside the goal area line, and it is represented by a broken line.

Reason (R):The segments of the free-throw line are 15 cm long, with spaces of 15 cm between them.

  1. AOption (a)

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

  2. BOption (b)

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

  3. COption (c)

    A is true, but R is false.

  4. DOption (d)

    A is false, but R is true.

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Answer: (a)A.

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

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Question 319

SSC CPO 2025• General Knowledge and General Awareness

In which year did Babur take control of Kabul? 

  1. AOption (a)

    1500 CE

  2. BOption (b)

    1508 CE

  3. COption (c)

    1504 CE

  4. DOption (d)

    1512 CE

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Answer: (a)A.

1500 CE

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Question 320

SSC CPO 2025• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Which system, introduced by the Government of India Act of 1919, classified provincial subjects into "reserved" and "transferred" categories?

  1. AOption (a)

    ​Dyarchy

  2. BOption (b)

    Federation

  3. COption (c)

    Bicameralism

  4. DOption (d)

    Responsible Government

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Answer: (a)A.

​Dyarchy

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