SSC CGL Exam 2022 General Awareness 21/04/2022 Shift I

1) Who among the following was the first Indian Governor of Reserve Bank of India? 

1. CD Deshmukh 

2. HVR Lengar 

3. PC Bhattacharya 

4. LK Jha

2) As of April 2021, ______ held the record for the highest individual Women’s ODI cricket score by an Indian player. She was also the only Indian spinner to take sixwomen’s ODI wickets. 

1. Taniya Bhatia 

2. Deepti Sharma 

3. Radha Yadav 

4. Punam Raut

3) The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act 2003 set a target to limit India’s fiscal deficit up to ______ of the GDP by 2021. 

1. 2% 

2. 3% 

3. 6% 

4. 5% 

4) In which of the following dances do the dancers balance pots with lit lamps on their heads?

1. Ghangari dance

2. Kholi dance

3. Thamasha dance

4. Chari dance

5) Who was the Australian Open Women’s Singles champion in 2021? 

1. Serena Williams 

2. Venus Williams 

3. Jennifer Brady 

4. Naomi Osaka 

6) Adar Poonawalla launched the Clean City initiative in Pune in the year ______.

1. 2018

2. 2012 

3. 2010 

4. 2015 

7) Who among the following became a part of the Constituent Assembly from Madras Constituency in 1946? 

1. Ammu Swaminathan 

2. Ha Jivraj Mehta 

3. Kamla Chaudhry 

4. Begum Aizaz Rasul

8) Solids like fats, grease and oil that float on top of liquid wastewater is called ______. 

1. urea 

2. sludge 

3. compost 

4. peat 

9) Which of the following statements was quoted by Subhash Chandra Bose? 

1. Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. 

2. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. 

3. Give me blood and I will give you freedom. 

4. First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

10) In order to get clean drinking water disinfectant is used after filtration. Disinfectant, however, is NOT used for removing: 

1. viruses 

2. parasites 

3. minerals 

4. bacteria 

11) 'Gnomon' is a part of _____

1. Solar clock

2. Bolometer

3. Binoculars

4. Trformer

12) The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was repealed during the tenure of Viceroy ______. 

1. Lord Ripon 

2. Lord Dufferin 

3. Lord Ldowne 

4. Lord Northbrook

13) Who among the following Indian artists won the ‘Joan Miro Prize’ for the year 2019?

1. Jogen Chowdhury 

2. Nalini Malani 

3. Anjolie Ela Menon 

4. Jiten Thukral 

15) Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts are found in different parts of India. Which of the following is NOT a find spot of Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts in Karnataka? 

1. Brahmagiri 

2. Gavimath 

3. Rupnath 

4. Maski 

16) Under the National Urban Sanitation Policy, a city that scores points between 34 and 66 and needs considerable improvement is colour-coded ______. 

1. green 

2. black 

3. blue 

4. red

17) considers marriage to be complete and consummated upon completion of the sɑpadi study.

1. Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1862

2. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

3. The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937

4. The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936

18) The Government of India imposed an Agriculture and Infrastructure Development Cess of ______ per litre on petrol through Union Budget 2021-22. 

1. ₹3.5 

2. ₹3 

3. ₹2.5 

4. ₹4 

19) Which of the following persons was named as Dean of Harvard Business School in October 2020? 

1. Sanjit Roy 

2. Achyuta Samanta 

3. Srikant Datar 

4. Nitin Nohria

20) Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India was enacted in 1993 to constitutionally recognise municipal governments? 

1. 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1990 

2. 72nd Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1989 

3. 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1992 

4. 71st Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1988 

21) The Annapurna peak belongs to which region of the Himalayas? 

1. Nepal 

2. Garhwal 

3. Bhutan 

4. Kumaon 

22) As per WHO (World Health Organization), which of the following is NOT an example of disinfection by-products formed at traditional drinking water treatment plants? 

1. Titania 

2. Bromate 

3. Chlorate 

4. Chlorite 

23) The picture that won the World Press Photo of the Year 2021 contest is titled ‘______’. 

1. The First Embrace 

2. Crying Girl on the Border 

3. Emancipation Memorial Debate 

4. Straight Voice

24) Which of the following states has the lowest female sex ratio according to the 2011 Census? 

1. Uttar Pradesh 

2. Punjab 

3. Sikkim 

4. Haryana 

25) Shri Akal thakth Sahib is located within ______ campus

1. Golden Temple

2. Pamvata Sahib

3. Paatna Sahib

4. Gurudwar Bangla Sahib