SSC CGL Exams Previous Paper – General Awareness on 11/04/2022 Shift III

01) _______ is the first woman hockey player to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

          a) Rani Rampal

          b) Vandana Katariay

          c) Nikki Pradhan

          d) Sharmila Devi

02) In which of the following Indian states will you find the Buxa Fort?

          a) Odisha

          b) Karnataka

          c) West Bengal

          d) Tamil Nadu

03) _______ refers to a sanitation system in which toilets collect human excreta in sealable, removable cartridges that are transported to treatment facilities.

          a) Ecological sanitation

          b) Container-Based sanitation

          c) Community-led total sanitation

          d) Dry sanitation

04) Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Social Harmony’?

          a) HD Deve Gowda

          b) PV Narsimha Rao

          c) Narendra Modi

          d) Manmohan Singh

05) The number of deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1000 live births in a given year or period is defined as _______.

          a) Neonatal morality rate

          b) Age-specific mortality rate

          c) Crude mortality rate

          d) Infant mortality rate

06) As per the Union Budget 2021-22, the government plans to continue on the path of fiscal consolidation, achieving a fiscal deficit level below 4.5% of GDP by _______.

          a) 2023-24

          b) 2022-23

          c) 2024-25

          d) 2025-26

07) Odisha has set _______ as the target year for providing 100% functional household tap water connections in every rural household.

          a) 2023-24

          b) 2024-25

          c) 2025-26

          d) 2022-23

08) Justice NV Raman, appointed as the 48^th Chief Justice of India, hails from which of the following states?

          a) Karnataka

          b) Maharashtra

          c) Kerala

          d) Andhra Pradesh

09) Why is water fluoridation, which is the controlled adjustment of fluoride to public water supply, done?

          a) To prevent tooth decay

          b) To prevent eye disease

          c) To prevent bone disease

          d) To prevent vitamin deficiency

10) As per Economic Survey 2020-21, net FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investment) recorded an all-time monthly high of US$9.8 billion in _______.

          a) October 2020

          b) December 2020

          c) September 2020

          d) November 2020

11) Which of the following cities will be known as ‘the sports city of India’ from February 2021?

          a) Gurugram

          b) Hyderabad

          c) Ahmedabad

          d) Bengalure

12) Which bank is referred to as ‘The lender of last resort’?

          a) Central Bank

          b) State Bank

          c) Dena Bank

          d) World Bank

13) How many female members were part of the Constituent Assembly that framed the Constitution of India?

          a) 12

          b) 10

          c) 14

          d) 15

14) The pilgrimage sites of Nasik, Triyambak and Bhadrachalam lie on the banks of which of the following rivers?

          a) Krishna

          b) Godavari

          c) Narmada

          d) Brahmaputra

15) Which of the following is an example of monosaccharides?

          A. Fructose B. Sucrose C. Starch D. Glucose

          a) Only B

          b) Both A and D

          c) Both B and C

          d) Only C

16) The efforts of siddhendra Yogi have brought glory to the dance form called _______.

          a) Bharatanatyam

          b) Mohiniyattam

          c) Kuchipudi

          d) Kathakali

17) A _______ tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater (sewage) flows for basic treatment.

          a) Soap

          b) Pressure

          c) Flush

          d) Septic

18) The idea of having a provision for a Bicameral Parliament in the Constitution of India was borrowed from the _______ Constitution.

          a) French

          b) Canadian

          c) British

          d) Irish

19) Splashing the mud and racing across the fields, the roaring buffalos raced by a man are typical sights for which of the following festivals of Karnataka?

          a) Mahamastakabhisheka

          b) Pattadakal

          c) Kambala

          d) Karaga

20) Poor sanitation conditions may NOT be the likely reason behind which of the following diseases/ conditions?

          a) Typhoid

          b) Cholera

          c) Arthritis

          d) Polio

21) Which of the following statements is/ are correct regarding the mountains?

          I- Mountains may be arranged in a line known as range.

          II- The Aravali range in India is one of the oldest fold mountain systems in the world.

          III- Mt. Kilimanjaro in South America is an example of Volcanic Mountain

          a) Only I and II

          b) Only II

          c) I, II, and III

          d) Only I

22) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 is an Act of Parliament which came into force in:

          a) 2012

          b) 2011

          c) 2009

          d) 2010

23) _______ was conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army in November 2020.

          a) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria

          b) General MM Naravane

          c) General Bipin Rawat

          d) Admiral Karambir Singh

24) Which two kings fought in the Battle of Hydespes?

          a) Chandragupta and Dhana Nanda

          b) Alexander and Porus

          c) Ashoka and Mahapadmanabha

          d) Mihirakula and Yasodharman

25) Under which of the following rules did Delhi first became a capital?

          a) Chauhans of Ajmer

          b) Iltutmish Dynasty

          c) Khilji Dynasty

          d) Tomara Rajputs