Current Affairs & Static GK · SSC CGL previous year questions

Who was the revenue minister during the reign of Akbar?

1. A.Todar Mal
2. B.Abdul Rahim
3. C.Mulla Do-Piyaza
4. D.Tansen

Hot local wind that flows over north India in summer is known as:

1. A.Purga
2. B.Loo
3. C.Chinook
4. D.Mango showers

As per the definition of Census of India, a ‘marginal worker’ is a person who works for:

1. A.more than 183 days (or six months) in a year
2. B.less than 183 days (or six months) in a year
3. C.eight months in a year
4. D.83 days in a year

Which of the following goods needs further transformation in the economic process?

1. A.Capital goods
2. B.Intermediate goods
3. C.Finished goods
4. D.Consumer durable goods

Who among the following devised the system of ‘Subsidiary Alliance’?

1. A.Lord William Bentinck
2. B.Lord Wellesley
3. C.Lord Dalhousie
4. D.Lord Canning

Which of the following is an inactivated (killed) polio vaccine developed in 1952?

1. A.HDCV vaccine
2. B.Salk vaccine
3. C.TAB vaccine
4. D.Imvanex vaccine

Who founded the Tattvabodhini Sabha that was set up to explore spiritual truth?

1. A.Keshab Chandra Sen
2. B.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. C.Debendranath Tagore
4. D.Dayanand Saraswati

Who among the following was the head of the Diwan-i-Insha department under the Delhi sultanate?

1. A.Dabir-i-Khas
2. B.Barid-i-Mumalik
3. C.Amir-i-Dad
4. D.Wakil-i-Dar

Identify the option that arranges the following states' literacy rates in descending order, according to Census 2011. A. Kerala B. Himachal Pradesh C. Haryana

1. A.(A), (C), (B)
2. B.(B), (A), (C)
3. C.(C), (B), (A)
4. D.(A), (B), (C)

Deepika Pallikal is assoicated with ___________ .

1. A.squash
2. B.biliards
3. C.chess
4. D.cricket

Nor Westers are dreaded evening thunderstorms seen in __________ .

1. A.Bengal and Assam
2. B.Punjab and Haryana
3. C.Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
4. D.Telangana and Maharashtra

Which of the following institutions was set up in 1982 in order to streamline credit facilities to farmers at a national level?

1. A.NEDFI
2. B.NABARD
3. C.IFCI
4. D.SIDBI

In November 2022, which of the following Union Ministries has launched a month-long campaign titled, 'Nai Chetna-Pahal Badlav Ki' - A Community-led National Campaign against Gender-Based Discrimination?

1. A.Ministry of Rural Development
2. B.Ministry of Culture
3. C.Ministry of Women and Child Development
4. D.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

By which of the following acts was a bicameral legislature introduced in India at the centre level?

1. A.Indian councils Act of 1861
2. B.Regulating Act of 1773
3. C.Government of India Act of 1919
4. D.Government of India Act of 1935

Butan-2-ol is a:

1. A.tertiary alcohol
2. B.ketone
3. C.primary alcohol
4. D.secondary alcohol

The Western cyclonic disturbance originates over ________.

1. A.Pacific Ocean
2. B.Bay of Bengal
3. C.Arabian Sea
4. D.The Mediterranean

Census in India was first started under ________ in the year 1872.

1. A.Lord Lawrence
2. B.Lord Canning
3. C.Lord Cornwallis
4. D.Lord Mayo

Who wrote ‘Gift to Monotheists’ in Persian to denounce the belief in many Gods?

1. A.Swami Shraddhanand
2. B.Swami Dayanand
3. C.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. D.Swami Vivekanand

Who among the following became the first fast bowler to take up captaincy of the Australian men’s Test side full-time in November 2021?

1. A.Steve Smith
2. B.Nathan Lyon
3. C.Pat Cummins
4. D.Tim Paine

Small scale units are differentiated from large scale units on the basis of:

1. A.the size of unit area
2. B.the volume of sales
3. C.the volume of output
4. D.the amount of investment

Where did IISCO (Indian Iron and Steel Company) set up its first factory?

1. A.Hirapur
2. B.Roorkie
3. C.Jamshedpur
4. D.Bhilai

The number of flights in a 110 m hurdle race is ________.

1. A.8
2. B.9
3. C.10
4. D.11

Which of the following countries won the highest number of golds in Paralympic-2020?

1. A.China
2. B.Australia
3. C.The US
4. D.Great Britain

Primarily under whose persuasion did Mahatma Gandhi visit Champaran to understand the problems of peasants?

1. A.Jaiprakash Narayan
2. B.Maulana Mazharul Haque
3. C.Vallabhbhai Patel
4. D.Rajkumar Shukla

Which of the following is an example of revenue receipt of the government?

1. A.Receipts from sale of shares of public sector companies
2. B.Recovery of loans
3. C.GST collected by the government
4. D.Borrowings from public