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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 2024 Official Paper-I (Held On: 27 Jun, 2024 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)·General Knowledge and General Awareness
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Question 521

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Which of the following statement/statements is/are true regarding the light year?

  1. Light year is a unit of distance.
  2. Light is a unit of time.
  3. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year.
  4. Light year is the measurement of light intensity
  1. AOption (a)

    Only 1 is correct

  2. BOption (b)

    Only 1 and 2 are correct

  3. COption (c)

    Only 1 and 3 are correct

  4. DOption (d)

    Only 2 is correct

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Answer: (a)A.

Only 1 is correct

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Question 522

SSC CPO 2024• General Knowledge and General Awareness• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Which of the following organic compounds is a benzenoid?

  1. AOption (a)

    Acetaldehyde

  2. BOption (b)

    Propane

  3. COption (c)

    Hexane

  4. DOption (d)

    Aniline

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Answer: (a)A.

Acetaldehyde

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Question 523

SSC CPO 2024• General Knowledge and General Awareness• General Knowledge and General Awareness

The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in ______.

  1. AOption (a)

    The US

  2. BOption (b)

    Japan

  3. COption (c)

    The UK

  4. DOption (d)

    Italy

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Answer: (a)A.

The US

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Question 524

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Pandit Ravi Shankar, founder of National Orchestra of India, was a __________ player.

  1. AOption (a)

    Sitar

  2. BOption (b)

    Sarangi

  3. COption (c)

    Sarod

  4. DOption (d)

    Flute

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Answer: (a)A.

Sitar

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Question 525

SSC CPO 2024• General Knowledge and General Awareness• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Who among the following has been elected as the 36th President of BCCI?

  1. AOption (a)

    Anil Kumble

  2. BOption (b)

    Roger Binny

  3. COption (c)

    Sourav Ganguly

  4. DOption (d)

    Chetan Sharma

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Answer: (a)A.

Anil Kumble

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Question 526

SSC CPO 2024• General Knowledge and General Awareness• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Which of the following Governor-Generals of British India was in favour of free press and repealed the press regulations of 1823?

  1. AOption (a)

    Lord Lytton

  2. BOption (b)

    Lord Metcalfe

  3. COption (c)

    Lord Ripon

  4. DOption (d)

    Lord Ellenborough

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Answer: (a)A.

Lord Lytton

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Question 527

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 Identify the organelle present in plant cell that is not there in an animal cell.

  1. AOption (a)

    Plastids

  2. BOption (b)

    Nucleus

  3. COption (c)

    Neuron

  4. DOption (d)

    Cytoplasm

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Answer: (a)A.

Plastids

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Question 528

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Which of the following states of India receives initial rainfall by the Arabian Sea branch of monsoon?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mizoram

  2. BOption (b)

    Tamil Nadu

  3. COption (c)

    Kerala

  4. DOption (d)

    Assam

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Answer: (a)A.

Mizoram

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Question 529

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Which is an integral membrane protein that forms the tetramer and facilitates the diffusion of water and some small, unmodified solutes across cellular membranes?

  1. AOption (a)

    Immunoglobulins

  2. BOption (b)

    Aquaporins

  3. COption (c)

    Mucins

  4. DOption (d)

    Transferrin

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Answer: (a)A.

Immunoglobulins

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Question 530

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With progressive delicensing of industries as part of liberalisation, which of the following is the industry that is removed from the requirement of license?

  1. AOption (a)

    Cigars and cigarettes of tobacco, and manufactured tobacco substitutes

  2. BOption (b)

    Coal and lignite

  3. COption (c)

    Industrial explosives

  4. DOption (d)

    Hazardous chemicals

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Answer: (a)A.

Cigars and cigarettes of tobacco, and manufactured tobacco substitutes

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Question 531

SSC CPO 2024• General Knowledge and General Awareness• General Knowledge and General Awareness

Identify the device used to change the resistance in an electric circuit.

  1. AOption (a)

    Ammeter

  2. BOption (b)

    Conductor

  3. COption (c)

    Rheostat

  4. DOption (d)

    Voltmeter

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Answer: (a)A.

Ammeter

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Question 532

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Select the correct statement/s from the following.

i. In the Tenth Plan period, the Indian economy grew at 7.7% per year.

ii. The targeted growth for the Eleventh Five Year Plan was 9% per year.

iii. In the Ninth Plan period, India realised a growth of 7.5% per year.

  1. AOption (a)

    i and iii

  2. BOption (b)

    ii and iii

  3. COption (c)

    Only iii

  4. DOption (d)

    i and ii

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Answer: (a)A.

i and iii

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Question 533

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Damodar Mauzo, who received the 57th Jnanpith Award, is primarily a/an _____________ writer.

  1. AOption (a)

    Bengali

  2. BOption (b)

    Konkani

  3. COption (c)

    Odia

  4. DOption (d)

    Maithili

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Answer: (a)A.

Bengali

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Question 534

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Under whose rule did the Mughal empire achieve its largest territorial limits?

  1. AOption (a)

    Bahadur Shah II

  2. BOption (b)

    Shah Jahan

  3. COption (c)

    Akbar

  4. DOption (d)

    Aurangzeb

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Answer: (a)A.

Bahadur Shah II

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Question 535

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In how many categories are loans provided under the MUDRA loan scheme?

  1. AOption (a)

    4

  2. BOption (b)

    3

  3. COption (c)

    1

  4. DOption (d)

    2

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Answer: (a)A.

4

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Question 536

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Gobinda Chandra Pal is an awardee of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award for the year 2022. He contributed to the field of:

  1. AOption (a)

    Odissi Dance (Gotipua)

  2. BOption (b)

    Dance (Kathak)

  3. COption (c)

    Puppetry

  4. DOption (d)

    Theatre (Acting)

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Answer: (a)A.

Odissi Dance (Gotipua)

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Question 537

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Which country won the 15th Men’s Hockey World Cup-2023 title?

  1. AOption (a)

    Belgium

  2. BOption (b)

    India

  3. COption (c)

    Germany

  4. DOption (d)

    Pakistan

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Answer: (a)A.

Belgium

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Question 538

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Which of the following rivers is joined by the Chambal River from the south?

  1. AOption (a)

    Teesta

  2. BOption (b)

    Ganga

  3. COption (c)

    Yamuna

  4. DOption (d)

    Kosi

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Answer: (a)A.

Teesta

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Question 539

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According to the Global Hunger Index 2022, what is the rank of the neighbouring country, Bangladesh out of 121 countries?

  1. AOption (a)

    99th

  2. BOption (b)

    109th

  3. COption (c)

    107th

  4. DOption (d)

    84th

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Answer: (a)A.

99th

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Question 540

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According to Agricultural Statistics at a Glance 2022, Government of India, which state recorded the highest production of sugarcane?

  1. AOption (a)

    Karnataka

  2. BOption (b)

    Gujarat

  3. COption (c)

    Uttar Pradesh

  4. DOption (d)

    Maharashtra

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Answer: (a)A.

Karnataka

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