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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 2023 Official Paper-I (Held On: 03 Oct, 2023 Shift 1) (Previous Year Paper)·General Knowledge and General Awareness
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Question 941

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Which of the following statements is NOT correct about fundamental duties in the Indian Constitution?  

  1. AOption (a)

    They are made to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture. 

  2. BOption (b)

    They are made to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.

  3. COption (c)

    They are made to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform. 

  4. DOption (d)

    They are made justiciable in nature.

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Answer: (a)A.

They are made to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture. 

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Question 942

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The Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Yuva Pratibha Samman 2021 was presented to Arushi Mudgal for _________ dance.  

  1. AOption (a)

    Mohiniyattam 

  2. BOption (b)

    Odissi 

  3. COption (c)

    Kuchipudi 

  4. DOption (d)

    Kathak

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Answer: (a)A.

Mohiniyattam 

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Question 943

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How many controls are there globally that influence the climate of a particular zone?  

  1. AOption (a)

    8

  2. BOption (b)

    6

  3. COption (c)

    3

  4. DOption (d)

    5

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Answer: (a)A.

8

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Question 944

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Which of the following books is an autobiography of the former American president Bill Clinton?  

  1. AOption (a)

    Becoming 

  2. BOption (b)

    My Life

  3. COption (c)

    Long Walk to Freedom 

  4. DOption (d)

    My Country My Life 

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Answer: (a)A.

Becoming 

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Question 945

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Which ruler of the Chahamana dynasty made Ajmer his capital?  

  1. AOption (a)

    Ajayaraja

  2. BOption (b)

    Prithviraj 

  3. COption (c)

    Arnoraj

  4. DOption (d)

    Prithviraj III 

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Answer: (a)A.

Ajayaraja

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Question 946

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For Kharif crops, the temperature required for farming is above 25 degrees Celsius with high humidity and annual rainfall above ________ cm.  

  1. AOption (a)

    16 

  2. BOption (b)

    100 

  3. COption (c)

    35 

  4. DOption (d)

    50

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Answer: (a)A.

16 

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Question 947

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Priorities of the government in the fiscal area and its related policies and deviations are mentioned in which part of the budget document?  

  1. AOption (a)

    Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement

  2. BOption (b)

    Appropriation Bill 

  3. COption (c)

    Macroeconomic Framework Statement

  4. DOption (d)

    Medium-term Fiscal Policy Statement

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Answer: (a)A.

Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement

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Question 948

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Under which of the following Acts was the National Commission for Women established? 

  1. AOption (a)

    The National Commission for Women Act, 1989

  2. BOption (b)

    The National Commission for Women Act, 1987

  3. COption (c)

    The National Commission for Women Act, 1990

  4. DOption (d)

    The National Commission for Women Act, 1988 

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Answer: (a)A.

The National Commission for Women Act, 1989

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Question 949

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Sao Joao festival is celebrated primarily by the Catholic Christians in which of the following Indian states?  

  1. AOption (a)

    Assam 

  2. BOption (b)

    Goa 

  3. COption (c)

    Manipur 

  4. DOption (d)

    Nagaland

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Answer: (a)A.

Assam 

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Question 950

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Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with fundamental rights?  

  1. AOption (a)

    Part III

  2. BOption (b)

    Part II

  3. COption (c)

    Part V

  4. DOption (d)

    Part IV

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Answer: (a)A.

Part III

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Question 951

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In alchemy, aqua fortis is the classical name of which chemical compound that is used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and fertilisers, and in organic synthesis? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Nitric acid

  2. BOption (b)

    Formic acid

  3. COption (c)

    Chloric acid

  4. DOption (d)

    Hydrobromic acid

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Answer: (a)A.

Nitric acid

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Question 952

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According to the Census of India 2011, what was the percentage of Sikh communities in the total population in India? 

  1. AOption (a)

    0.4% 

  2. BOption (b)

    79.8%

  3. COption (c)

    14.2%

  4. DOption (d)

    1.7%

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Answer: (a)A.

0.4% 

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Question 953

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Malavikagnimitra, a drama of the 5th century CE, was written by _______.

  1. AOption (a)

    Pingala 

  2. BOption (b)

    Kalidasa 

  3. COption (c)

    Harisena 

  4. DOption (d)

    Bhavabhuti

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Answer: (a)A.

Pingala 

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Question 954

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Identify the third germinal layer found in triploblastic animals.

  1. AOption (a)

    Mesoderm 

  2. BOption (b)

    Ectoderm 

  3. COption (c)

    Coelom 

  4. DOption (d)

    Endoderm

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Answer: (a)A.

Mesoderm 

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Question 955

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Which of the following is NOT a food preservative?

  1. AOption (a)

    Aqua regia

  2. BOption (b)

    Vinegar 

  3. COption (c)

    Sodium chloride

  4. DOption (d)

    Sodium nitrite

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Answer: (a)A.

Aqua regia

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Question 956

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Who among the following is considered the ‘Father of Carnatic Music in India’? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Gopala 

  2. BOption (b)

    Purandardas 

  3. COption (c)

    Narayan Tirtha

  4. DOption (d)

    Krishna Bharati

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Answer: (a)A.

Gopala 

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Question 957

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Which of the following union territories has the lowest literacy rate according to the 2011 census? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Delhi 

  2. BOption (b)

    Dadra and Nagar Haveli

  3. COption (c)

    Lakshadweep 

  4. DOption (d)

    Daman and Diu

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Answer: (a)A.

Delhi 

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Question 958

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Famous musician Talvin Singh is associated with playing the ______. 

  1. AOption (a)

    shehnai 

  2. BOption (b)

    flute 

  3. COption (c)

    veena 

  4. DOption (d)

    tabla

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Answer: (a)A.

shehnai 

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Question 959

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In July 2018, an experiment aboard the International Space Station cooled a cloud of atoms of which chemical element to one ten-millionth of one Kelvin above absolute zero, forming a Bose-Einstein Condensate in space? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Rubidium

  2. BOption (b)

    Plutonium 

  3. COption (c)

    Radium

  4. DOption (d)

    Thorium 

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Answer: (a)A.

Rubidium

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Question 960

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Which of the following Governor Generals, under the British rule in India, professionalised, bureaucratised and Europeanised the administration of East India Company? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Lord Canning

  2. BOption (b)

    Lord Cornwallis 

  3. COption (c)

    Warren Hastings

  4. DOption (d)

    Lord Dalhousie

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Answer: (a)A.

Lord Canning

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