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Current affairs and static general knowledge — history, geography, polity, economy, science, sports, awards, books, and important days as asked in the general awareness section.

3100 Total Questions62 Official PapersYears: 2017–2025Search in General Awareness
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SSC CPO 2025 Official Paper (Held On 12 Dec, 2025 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·General Knowledge and General Awareness
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Question 301

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What does "expected years of schooling" measure? 

  1. AOption (a)

    The total number of years of schooling in a country. 

  2. BOption (b)

    The average number of years of schooling received by people ages 25 and older.

  3. COption (c)

    The number of years a child of school-entering age is expected to spend in school.

  4. DOption (d)

    The projected past years of schooling.

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Answer: (a)A.

The total number of years of schooling in a country. 

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Question 302

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To assist businesses in complying with legal requirements, governments are;

  1. AOption (a)

    Developing rules that are unique compared to other countries. 

  2. BOption (b)

    Harmonizing their laws with international standards.

  3. COption (c)

    Completely doing away with regulations. 

  4. DOption (d)

    Disregarding the implementation of legal rules. 

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Answer: (a)A.

Developing rules that are unique compared to other countries. 

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Question 303

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Which of the following is NOT within the scope of macroeconomics?

  1. AOption (a)

    National income

  2. BOption (b)

    Total investment

  3. COption (c)

    Wages of an establishment

  4. DOption (d)

    Total consumption

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Answer: (a)A.

National income

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Question 304

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What is the benefit of the NavIC system?

  1. AOption (a)

    Provides global internet services

  2. BOption (b)

    Detects earthquakes before they occur

  3. COption (c)

    Offers regional navigation and positioning services

  4. DOption (d)

    Enables high-resolution space photography

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Answer: (a)A.

Provides global internet services

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Question 305

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What does E in the PESTAL macroeconomic analysis stand for?

  1. AOption (a)

    Economic 

  2. BOption (b)

    Electronic 

  3. COption (c)

    Exchange 

  4. DOption (d)

    Equal 

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Answer: (a)A.

Economic 

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Question 306

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What does the MGNREGA stand for?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Act

  2. BOption (b)

    Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

  3. COption (c)

    Mahatma Gandhi National Regulated Employment Generation Act

  4. DOption (d)

    Mahatma Gandhi National Regulated Employment Guarantee Act

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Answer: (a)A.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Act

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Question 307

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In 1576, the Battle of Haldighati was fought between: 

  1. AOption (a)

    Akbar and Rana Kumbha

  2. BOption (b)

    Babur and Rana Sanga

  3. COption (c)

    Akbar and Maharana Pratap 

  4. DOption (d)

    Humayun and Sher Shah

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Answer: (a)A.

Akbar and Rana Kumbha

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Question 308

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Neither the Iqta system nor the Mansabdari system was prevalent under the: 

  1. AOption (a)

    Delhi Sultanate

  2. BOption (b)

    Mughals 

  3. COption (c)

    Vijayanagara Empire 

  4. DOption (d)

    Lodi Dynasty

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Answer: (a)A.

Delhi Sultanate

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Question 309

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Who won India's first-ever gold medal in the Commonwealth Games?

  1. AOption (a)

    Milkha Singh 

  2. BOption (b)

    Rashid Anwar

  3. COption (c)

    Karnam Malleswari 

  4. DOption (d)

    Mirabai Chanu. 

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Answer: (a)A.

Milkha Singh 

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Question 310

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In which Olympic Games did Leander Paes win a bronze medal in tennis?

  1. AOption (a)

    1992 Barcelona.

    1992 बार्सिलोना

  2. BOption (b)

    1996 Atlanta

    1996 अटलांटा

  3. COption (c)

    2000 Sydney

    2000 सिडनी

  4. DOption (d)

    2004 Athens

    2004 एथेंस

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Answer: (a)A.

1992 Barcelona.

1992 बार्सिलोना

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Question 311

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The National Sports Day in India is celebrated on which date?

  1. AOption (a)

    July 29 

  2. BOption (b)

    August 29 

  3. COption (c)

    September 29

  4. DOption (d)

    October 29

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Answer: (a)A.

July 29 

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Question 312

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Where did the final of the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup take place?

  1. AOption (a)

    Lucknow

  2. BOption (b)

    New Delhi

  3. COption (c)

    Mumbai

  4. DOption (d)

    Chennai

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Answer: (a)A.

Lucknow

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Question 313

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In which Indian city was the inaugural Pro Wrestling League season's final match contested?

  1. AOption (a)

    New Delhi

  2. BOption (b)

    Mumbai 

  3. COption (c)

    Bengaluru

  4. DOption (d)

    Jaipur 

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Answer: (a)A.

New Delhi

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Question 314

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Who built the famous Red Fort in Delhi?

  1. AOption (a)

    Babur 

  2. BOption (b)

    Akbar 

  3. COption (c)

    Shah Jahan 

  4. DOption (d)

    Jahangir

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Answer: (a)A.

Babur 

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Question 315

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In which district of Uttarakhand is the Jageshwar temple complex located?

  1. AOption (a)

    Tehri Garhwal

  2. BOption (b)

    Almora

  3. COption (c)

    Chamoli 

  4. DOption (d)

    Rudraprayag 

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Answer: (a)A.

Tehri Garhwal

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Question 316

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In which year did Anita Desai's novel, Clear Light of Day, make the Booker Prize shortlist?

  1. AOption (a)

    1979

  2. BOption (b)

    1980

  3. COption (c)

    1981

  4. DOption (d)

    1984

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Answer: (a)A.

1979

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Question 317

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Which of the following Five-Year Plans marked a strategic transition in India's economic policy, shifting the primary focus from agriculture to the development of heavy industries and industrialization?

  1. AOption (a)

    First Five-Year Plan

  2. BOption (b)

    Second Five-Year Plan

  3. COption (c)

    Fourth Five-Year Plan

  4. DOption (d)

    Fifth Five-Year Plan

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Answer: (a)A.

First Five-Year Plan

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Question 318

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Which of the following Five-Year Plans in India was notably criticized for its substantial dependence on foreign loans to finance the

import of machinery and capital goods?

  1. AOption (a)

    Second Five-Year Plan

  2. BOption (b)

    Fourth Five-Year Plan

  3. COption (c)

    Sixth Five-Year Plan

  4. DOption (d)

    Eighth Five-Year Plan

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Answer: (a)A.

Second Five-Year Plan

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Question 319

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Which novel by Kazuo Ishiguro won the Booker Prize in 1989 and was later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film?

  1. AOption (a)

    An Artist of the Floating World

  2. BOption (b)

    The Remains of the Day

  3. COption (c)

    Never Let Me Go

  4. DOption (d)

    A Pale View of Hills 

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Answer: (a)A.

An Artist of the Floating World

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Question 320

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How many medals did India win at Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

  1. AOption (a)

    3

  2. BOption (b)

    7

  3. COption (c)

    5

  4. DOption (d)

    9

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Answer: (a)A.

3

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