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Monday, 20 February 2023

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

1) Hot water can be a pollutant if it comes from: 

(a) A hot spring (b) A power plant (c) An industry 

1. Both (b) and (c) 

2. Only (c) 

3. Only (a) 

4. Only (b)

2 Chandragupta Maurya overthrew the power of the ______ at Magadha with the aid of Kautilya and founded a glorious Mauryan empire in 322 BC. 

1. Kurus 

2. Mallas 

3. Panchalas 

4. Nandas

3 Which of the following statements about black soil is INCORRECT? 

1. It is found along the Deccan trap. 

2. It has a good capacity to hold moisture. 

3. It develops deep cracks during hot weather. 

4. It is rich in phosphoric content.

4 What do you call the maximum sustainable size of a resident population in a given ecosystem? 

1. Census 

2. Crude rate 

3. Carrying capacity 

4. Case rate

5 Which of the following is the largest dome of India as of April 2021? 

1. Alai Darwaza 

2. Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra 

3. Gol Gumbaz  

4. Data Darbar

6 In which of the following States/Union Territories did a regional alliance by the abbreviated name TIPRA come into the limelight in March-April 2021?

1. Tamil Nadu 

2. Telangana 

3. Ladakh 

4. Tripura

7 ‘Povadas’ is a popular folk dance from the state of ______. 

1. Maharashtra 

2. Gujarat 

3. Rajasthan 

4. Kerala

8 Which of the following books was written by Jawaharlal Nehru? 

1. A Bunch of Old Letters 

2. Riddles in Hinduism 

3. Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah 

4. Waiting For A Visa: Autobiographical Notes

9 Who among the following was the only martyr of the Quit India phase of the freedom movement who was hanged? 

1. Potti Sreeramulu 

2. Senapati Bapat 

3. Kushal Konwar 

4. Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

10 Union Budget 2021-22 allocated a total amount of ______ towards health and wellbeing. 

1. 94,452 crore 

2. 3,32,194 crore 

3. 2,23,846 crore 

4. 1,54,938 crore

11 Realising the importance of maintaining the cleanliness of the water bodies, the Government of India passed the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, ________, to safeguard our water resources. 

1. 1974 

2. 1973 

3. 1971 

4. 1969 

12 Who among the following won the 2020 Tour de France? 

1. Wout Van Aert 

2. Egan Bernal 

3. Tadej Pogačar 

4. Nairo Quintana 

13 Which of the given statements about the Union Budget is/are true? 

a) Vote on Account deals only with the expenditure side of the government budget. 

b) Vote on Account and Interim Budget are not the same. 

c) An Interim Budget gives a complete financial statement, similar to a full budget. 

1. Only (a) 

2. Only (c) 

3. (a), (b) and (c) 

4. (a) and (b) 

14 How many Schedules did the Constitution of India contain as of April 2021? 

1. 14 

2. 16 

3. 12 

4. 10 

15 What was the theme of World Toilet Day 2020? 

1. Better Sanitation for Better Nutrition

2. Sustainable Sanitation and Climate Change 

3. Toilets and Jobs 

4. When Nature Calls 

16 Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Sea of Poppies’? 

1. Vikram Seth 

2. Arvind Adiga 

3. Amitav Ghosh 

4. Shashi Tharoor

17 Along with India, which of the following countries was crowned Joint Winner at the 2020 Online FIDE Chess Olympiad? 

1. Croatia 

2. Ukraine 

3. Belgium 

4. Russia

18 The Constitution (112th Amendment) Bill 2009 provides for ______ reservation for women in Urban Local Bodies was introduced in Lok Sabha on 24th November 2009. 

1. 10% 

2. 20% 

3. 30% 

4. 50% 

19 The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly was consisted of ______ members.

1. 8

2. 14

3. 9

4. 7

20) The Black Sea is in the _______ Ocean

1. Atlantic

2. Pacific

3. Arctic

4. Indian

21) How many eyes does a bee have

1. Two

2. Four

3. Three

4. Five

22) As per the Swiss organization IQAir’s ‘World Air Quality Report, 2020’, which of the following is the most polluted capital city in the world?

1. Beijing

2. Tokyo

3. Delhi

4. Paris

23) The GDP deflator is also called:

1. Implicit inflation index

2. explicit inflation index

3. implicit price deflator

4. explicit price deflator

24) Who among the following persons was associated with the Chittagong Armoury Raid?

1. Vishnu Sharan Dublish

2. Sachindranath Bakshi

3. Manmath Nath Gupta

4. Ardhendu Dastidar

25) In the context of the spread of germs by faecal matter, which of the following does NOT figure in the F-Diagram?

1) Fingers

2) Fluids

3) Flies

4) Fungi

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