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2975 Total Questions119 Official PapersYears: 2019–2025Search in General Awareness
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SSC Selection Post 2025 (Higher Secondary Level) Official Paper (Held On: 30 Jul, 2025 Shift 2) (Previous Year Paper)·General Awareness
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Question 441

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Holi is popularly known as the festival of:

  1. AOption (a)

    Lights

  2. BOption (b)

    Colors

  3. COption (c)

    Harvest

  4. DOption (d)

    Rain

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Answer: (a)A.

Lights

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Question 442

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Which of the following books was written by Rabindranath Tagore?

  1. AOption (a)

    Discovery of India

  2. BOption (b)

    Gitanjali

  3. COption (c)

    Train to Pakistan

  4. DOption (d)

    A Suitable Boy

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Answer: (a)A.

Discovery of India

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Question 443

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Which ancient culture greatly influenced the development of the Gandhara school of art?

  1. AOption (a)

    Chinese

  2. BOption (b)

    Greek

  3. COption (c)

    Persian

  4. DOption (d)

    Egyptian

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Answer: (a)A.

Chinese

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Question 444

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Why do seasons change throughout the year on Earth?

  1. AOption (a)

    The Moon's gravitational pull

  2. BOption (b)

    The tilt of the Earth's axis

  3. COption (c)

    The Earth's distance from the Sun

  4. DOption (d)

    The rotation of the Earth

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Answer: (a)A.

The Moon's gravitational pull

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Question 445

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The 'Mahalanobis Committee' was primarily associated with which Five-Year Plan in India?

  1. AOption (a)

    First Five-Year Plan

  2. BOption (b)

    Second Five-Year Plan

  3. COption (c)

    Third Five-Year Plan

  4. DOption (d)

    Fourth Five-Year Plan

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Answer: (a)A.

First Five-Year Plan

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Question 446

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Which of the following is another term for 'Budgetary Deficit'?

  1. AOption (a)

    Fiscal Deficit

  2. BOption (b)

    Revenue Deficit

  3. COption (c)

    Primary Deficit

  4. DOption (d)

    Trade Deficit

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Answer: (a)A.

Fiscal Deficit

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Question 447

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Which one of the following defines elderly dependency ratio?

  1. AOption (a)

    The ratio of children to the working-age population

  2. BOption (b)

    The ratio of elderly (65+) to the working-age population

  3. COption (c)

    The ratio of elderly to children in a population

  4. DOption (d)

    The ratio of urban to rural elderly population

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Answer: (a)A.

The ratio of children to the working-age population

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Question 448

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Name the Indian state that is the largest producer of mangoes?

  1. AOption (a)

    Uttar Pradesh

  2. BOption (b)

    Andhra Pradesh

  3. COption (c)

    Maharashtra

  4. DOption (d)

    Tamil Nadu

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Answer: (a)A.

Uttar Pradesh

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Question 449

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Who is regarded as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution?

  1. AOption (a)

    Mahatma Gandhi

  2. BOption (b)

    Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. COption (c)

    B. R. Ambedkar

  4. DOption (d)

    Rajendra Prasad

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Answer: (a)A.

Mahatma Gandhi

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Question 450

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Under what circumstances can the Parliament legislate on a subject in the State List?

  1. AOption (a)

    When President issues an ordinance

  2. BOption (b)

    During Financial Emergency

  3. COption (c)

    When Rajya Sabha passes a resolution

  4. DOption (d)

    When Lok Sabha is dissolved

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Answer: (a)A.

When President issues an ordinance

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Question 451

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The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (1992) aimed at legal reform in which of the following areas?

  1. AOption (a)

    Industrial disputes management

  2. BOption (b)

    Environmental protection at grassroot level

  3. COption (c)

    Local self-governance at rural level

  4. DOption (d)

    Consumer protection rights in villages

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Answer: (a)A.

Industrial disputes management

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Question 452

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India recently became the fourth country to successfully demonstrate space docking. Which of the following countries had achieved this feat before India?

  1. AOption (a)

    USA, Russia, France

  2. BOption (b)

    USA, Russia, Japan

  3. COption (c)

    USA, Russia, China

  4. DOption (d)

    USA, China, UK

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Answer: (a)A.

USA, Russia, France

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Question 453

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Consider the following statements about the Polaris Dawn Mission and Van Allen Radiation Belts:

  1. The Van Allen Belts consist of charged particles originating exclusively from the Sun.

  2. The Polaris Dawn Mission studied the biological effects of space radiation by traveling through high-radiation zones around Earth.

  3. Spacecraft passing through the Van Allen Belts must limit their transit time to reduce radiation exposure.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. AOption (a)

    1 and 2 only

  2. BOption (b)

    2 and 3 only

  3. COption (c)

    1 and 3 only

  4. DOption (d)

    1, 2, and 3

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Answer: (a)A.

1 and 2 only

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Question 454

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The Rigveda points to an organized society. What kind of marriage existed there?

  1. AOption (a)

    Only monogamy was practiced

  2. BOption (b)

    Only polygamy was practiced

  3. COption (c)

    Both monogamy and polygamy was practiced equally

  4. DOption (d)

    Monogamy was general rule but some princes practiced polygamy

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Answer: (a)A.

Only monogamy was practiced

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Question 455

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Which plant tissue is primarily responsible for forming the hard husk of a coconut?

  1. AOption (a)

    Collenchyma

  2. BOption (b)

    Parenchyma

  3. COption (c)

    Sclerenchyma

  4. DOption (d)

    Xylem

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Answer: (a)A.

Collenchyma

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Question 456

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Which of the following was a key feature of India's trade policy reforms in 1991 period?

  1. AOption (a)

    Imposing new quantitative restrictions on essential imports

  2. BOption (b)

    Expanding import licensing to control foreign trade

  3. COption (c)

    Introducing quotas to limit agricultural exports

  4. DOption (d)

    Removal of licensing procedures for imports

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Answer: (a)A.

Imposing new quantitative restrictions on essential imports

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Question 457

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The first Five-Year Plan of India was launched in which year?

  1. AOption (a)

    1947

  2. BOption (b)

    1950

  3. COption (c)

    1951

  4. DOption (d)

    1955

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Answer: (a)A.

1947

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Question 458

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Which of the following minerals are found in the state of Kerala?

  1. AOption (a)

    Monazite, thorium, and bauxite clay

  2. BOption (b)

    Iron ore, coal, and gold

  3. COption (c)

    Copper, limestone, and gypsum

  4. DOption (d)

    Uranium, petroleum, and mica

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Answer: (a)A.

Monazite, thorium, and bauxite clay

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Question 459

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Who hand-calligraphed the original manuscript of the Indian Constitution?

  1. AOption (a)

    B.N. Rau

  2. BOption (b)

    Prem Behari Narain Raizada

  3. COption (c)

    S.N. Mukherjee

  4. DOption (d)

    Gopalaswami Ayyangar

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Answer: (a)A.

B.N. Rau

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Question 460

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Identify the correct option base on given

Statements:

Assertion (A): The Union Government alone can legislate on matters related to the deployment and jurisdiction of armed forces within Indian states.

Reason (R): The Constitution includes the deployment of Union forces in aid of civil power, regulation of cantonments, and control over arms and atomic energy in the Union List

  1. AOption (a)

    A and R are correct, and R is the correct reason for A

  2. BOption (b)

    A and R both true, but R is not the appropriate explanation for 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.

A and R are correct, and R is the correct reason for A

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