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General Awareness PYQs

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 3) (Previous Year Paper)·General Knowledge and General Awareness
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Question 961

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Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution mentions that all executive actions of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Article 81

  2. BOption (b)

    Article 67

  3. COption (c)

    Article 77 

  4. DOption (d)

    Article 48

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Answer: (a)A.

Article 81

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Question 962

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Which Goddess is associated with the Gangaur Festival celebrated in Central and Western India? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Goddess Saraswati

  2. BOption (b)

    Goddess Lakshmi 

  3. COption (c)

    Goddess Parvati

  4. DOption (d)

    Goddess Kali

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Answer: (a)A.

Goddess Saraswati

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Question 963

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Which of the following schemes adopts the One District One Product (ODOP) approach to reap the benefit of scale in terms of procurement of inputs, availing common services and marketing of products? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana

  2. BOption (b)

    Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP)

  3. COption (c)

    Production Linked Incentive Scheme For Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)

  4. DOption (d)

    Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) 

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Answer: (a)A.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana

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Question 964

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Select the correct pair of classical dance and dancer. 

  1. AOption (a)

    Padma Subrahmanyam – Bharatnatyam

  2. BOption (b)

    Mallika Sarabhai – Kathak

  3. COption (c)

    helum Paranjape – Kuchipudi

  4. DOption (d)

    K Uma Rama Rao – Odissi

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Answer: (a)A.

Padma Subrahmanyam – Bharatnatyam

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Question 965

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In which of the following processes nutrients or contaminants are carried away by water or moved into the lower layer of the soil?

  1. AOption (a)

    Ploughing

  2. BOption (b)

    Leaching 

  3. COption (c)

    Sowing 

  4. DOption (d)

    Bleaching 

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Answer: (a)A.

Ploughing

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Question 966

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In which of the following Indian states does the southwest monsoon set first to give rainfall? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Goa 

  2. BOption (b)

    Andhra Pradesh

  3. COption (c)

    Kerala 

  4. DOption (d)

    Tamil Nadu

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Answer: (a)A.

Goa 

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Question 967

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What is the metric unit of pressure that is equal to 0.986923 atm? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Bar 

  2. BOption (b)

    Quart 

  3. COption (c)

    Gallon 

  4. DOption (d)

    Yard 

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Answer: (a)A.

Bar 

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Question 968

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Which Nobel Laureate conducted an experiment in the late 19th century and observed that a glass tube filled with a low-pressure gas emitted radiation when a voltage was applied between two metal plates? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Victor Francis Hess

  2. BOption (b)

    Philipp Lenard

  3. COption (c)

    Paul Dirac

  4. DOption (d)

    Hideki Yukawa

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Answer: (a)A.

Victor Francis Hess

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Question 969

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Who was the first ecologist to describe the specific shape of eco-trophic interactions,Which he called the pyramid of numbers, in the 1920s? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Charles Elton

  2. BOption (b)

    Ernst Haeckel

  3. COption (c)

    Howard Thomas Odum 

  4. DOption (d)

    Edward O Wilson

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Answer: (a)A.

Charles Elton

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Question 970

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In which year was the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) set up?

  1. AOption (a)

    1990 

  2. BOption (b)

    1988 

  3. COption (c)

    1989 

  4. DOption (d)

    1987 

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Answer: (a)A.

1990 

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Question 971

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Who among the following leaders founded the women’s wing of Congress in 1940?

  1. AOption (a)

    Lakshmi Sahgal 

  2. BOption (b)

    Sarojini Naidu

  3. COption (c)

    Sucheta Kriplani 

  4. DOption (d)

    Aruna Asaf Ali

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Answer: (a)A.

Lakshmi Sahgal 

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Question 972

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Which of the following is considered a capital expense? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Payment of salaries

  2. BOption (b)

    Pension 

  3. COption (c)

    Construction of school buildings 

  4. DOption (d)

    Subsidies

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Answer: (a)A.

Payment of salaries

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Question 973

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In which type of tax is the marginal tax rate higher than the average tax rate? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Digressive 

  2. BOption (b)

    Proportional 

  3. COption (c)

    Regressive 

  4. DOption (d)

    Progressive

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Answer: (a)A.

Digressive 

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Question 974

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In 2010, considering its outstanding value and vulnerability, UNESCO recognised 'Mudiyettu', an age-old ritual-drama of ______, as an ‘intangible cultural heritage of humanity’. 

  1. AOption (a)

    Tamil Nadu 

  2. BOption (b)

    Karnataka 

  3. COption (c)

    Kerala 

  4. DOption (d)

    Telangana

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Answer: (a)A.

Tamil Nadu 

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Question 975

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Which of the following elements is a member of the actinide series? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Magnesium 

  2. BOption (b)

    Lanthanum 

  3. COption (c)

    Lutetium 

  4. DOption (d)

    Thorium

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Answer: (a)A.

Magnesium 

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Question 976

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Siddheshvara Mahadeva temple in Bengal depicts the architecture of which dynasty? 

  1. AOption (a)

    Chalukaya dynasty 

  2. BOption (b)

    Shung dynasty 

  3. COption (c)

    Hussain Shahi dynasty

  4. DOption (d)

    Pala dynasty 

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Answer: (a)A.

Chalukaya dynasty 

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Question 977

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During the year 1991–92, the industrial production recorded a _______ growth of _______. 

  1. AOption (a)

    negative; 1.1 Percent

  2. BOption (b)

    positive; 0.6 Percent 

  3. COption (c)

    positive; 1.1 Percent

  4. DOption (d)

    negative; 0.9 Percent

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Answer: (a)A.

negative; 1.1 Percent

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Question 978

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Sattriya was recognised in ______ as a Classical Dance by Sangeet Natak Akademi.

  1. AOption (a)

    2000 

  2. BOption (b)

    2010 

  3. COption (c)

    2020 

  4. DOption (d)

    2005

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Answer: (a)A.

2000 

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Question 979

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Which state was the host of the fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022?

  1. AOption (a)

    Madhya Pradesh

  2. BOption (b)

    Uttarakhand 

  3. COption (c)

    Haryana 

  4. DOption (d)

    Jharkhand

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Answer: (a)A.

Madhya Pradesh

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Question 980

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Terrestrial planets are composed of ______ .

  1. AOption (a)

    metals and air 

  2. BOption (b)

    metals and gas

  3. COption (c)

    rocks and gas 

  4. DOption (d)

    rocks and metals

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

metals and air 

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