Current Affairs & Static GK · SSC CGL previous year questions

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Current Affairs & Static GK has appeared 1,754 times in SSC CGL papers between 2022 and 2025, about 12 questions per paper, from 12.4 per paper in 2022 to 12.4 per paper in 2025. Every question is listed below with its answer and the paper it came from. Use Practise this topic to attempt them as a timed set.

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Q282023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Someity is related to which of the following events?
1. A.Tokyo Olympics 2020
2. B.Winter Olympics 2022
3. C.Commonwealth games 2022
4. D.Tokyo paralympic 2020
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Answer: D
Q332023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Which water body separates Andaman in the north and Nicobar in the south?
1. A.Ten Degree Channel
2. B.Eight Degree Channel
3. C.Eleven Degree Channel
4. D.Nine Degree Channel
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Answer: A
Q362023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
The term 'Straight drive’ is related to which of the following sports?
1. A.Hockey
2. B.Cricket
3. C.Football
4. D.Badminton
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Answer: B
Q372023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Which organic compound has a pleasant almond aroma that is commonly used to impart almond flavour to chocolate and baked goods?
1. A.Manzanate
2. B.Benzaldehyde
3. C.Ethyl maltol
4. D.Isoamyl acetate
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Answer: B
Q382023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
What is Net National Product?
1. A.The product of gross national product and depreciation is net national product.
2. B.The sum of gross national product and income of foreigners is net national product.
3. C.Net national product is equal to gross national product.
4. D.The difference between gross national product and depreciation is net national product.
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Answer: D
Q422023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Which crop is grown during the Zaid season in India?
1. A.Cucumber
2. B.Jowar
3. C.Bajra
4. D.Maize
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Answer: A
Q442023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
When and at which place did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
1. A.On 13 April 1919, at Amritsar
2. B.On 12 April 1919, at Chauri Chaura
3. C.On 13 May 1918, at Amritsar
4. D.On 14 March 1919, at Amritsar
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Answer: A
Q462023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Which of the following cities of Nepal does NOT have a branch of ‘Indian Citizen’s Association of Nepal’?
1. A.Pokhara
2. B.Lalitpur
3. C.Bhairahawa
4. D.Damak
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Answer: B
Q482023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
In which of the following states Vidhan Sabha elections was not held in 2022?
1. A.Haryana
2. B.Goa
3. C.Punjab
4. D.Uttar Pradesh
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Answer: A
Q492023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Who designed the administrative code to separate revenue administration from judicial administration?
1. A.Lord Lytton
2. B.Lord Cornwallis
3. C.Lord Auckland
4. D.Warren Hastings
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Answer: B
Q502023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 2
Identify the correct statement about Newlands’ law of octaves.
1. A.He started with the element having the highest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended at thorium which was the 56th element.
2. B.He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended at sodium.
3. C.He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended at aluminium.
4. D.He started with the element having the lowest atomic mass (hydrogen) and ended at thorium which was the 56th element.
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Answer: D
Q272023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
In which month of the Islamic calendar is 'Ramadan', a holy time when Muslims around the world fast and focus their attention on giving to charity (known as Zakat), observed?
1. A.Ninth
2. B.Second
3. C.Seventh
4. D.Sixth
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Answer: A
Q302023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Which of the following trade agreements aims to 'strengthen intra-SAARC economic cooperation to maximise the region's potential for trade and achieving development for their people'?
1. A.APTA
2. B.SAFTA
3. C.NAFTA
4. D.LAIA
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Answer: B
Q332023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
In December 2021, who among the following became the first-ever Indian male shuttler to play in the final of the BWF World Championship Final?
1. A.B Sai Praneeth
2. B.Kidambi Srikanth
3. C.Chirag Shetty
4. D.V Diju
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Answer: B
Q342023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
The sex ratio in various states and Union Territories is very important to get information about women in the country. Given below are statistics as per Census of India 2011. Match the following and identify the correct option. States/UT Females per 1000 males 1. Kerala a. 1037 2. Puducherry b. 1084 3. Delhi c. 879 4. Haryana d. 868
1. A.1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
2. B.1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
3. C.1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
4. D.1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
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Answer: B
Q372023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Which of the following is also known as the 'lender of the last resort'?
1. A.SEBI
2. B.RRBs
3. C.RBI
4. D.SBI
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Answer: C
Q422023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
The famous Arabic scholar Al Biruni came to contact with India through ______ in the eleventh century A.D.
1. A.Abdullah Shah Ghazi
2. B.Mahmud Ghaznavi
3. C.Al-Walid I
4. D.Muhammad Bin Qasim
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Answer: B
Q442023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
'A Plan of Economic Development for India' is also known as ______.
1. A.Delhi Plan
2. B.Gujarat Plan
3. C.Surat Plan
4. D.Bombay Plan
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Answer: D
Q462023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
In the 15th century, a text called ______ is ascribed popularly to Lochan Kavi.
1. A.Hridayprakash
2. B.Sangeet Darpan
3. C.Anup Vilas
4. D.Raag Tarangini
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Answer: D
Q472023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Which of the following statement is NOT correct regarding the liver?
1. A.It is situated in the upper part of the abdomen on the left side.
2. B.It secretes bile juice that is stored in a sac called the gall bladder.
3. C.It is the largest gland in the body.
4. D.It is a reddish-brown gland.
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Answer: A
Q282023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
The principal ______ reserves are in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu.
1. A.bauxite
2. B.iron ore
3. C.copper
4. D.lignite
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Answer: D
Q302023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
What is the percentage share of agricultural workers in India as per Census 2011?
1. A.54.6%
2. B.64.6%
3. C.44.6%
4. D.55.6%
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Answer: A
Q322023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Who introduced the system of Dagh and Huliyah and cash payment to soldiers in the Delhi sultanate?
1. A.Alauddin Khilji
2. B.Firuz Shah Tughluq
3. C.Jalaluddin Khalji
4. D.Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
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Answer: A
Q392023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?
1. A.Cushing's syndrome - Cortisol
2. B.Diabetes - Insulin
3. C.Goitre - Thyroxin
4. D.Acromegaly - Adrenaline
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Answer: D
Q402023 · 21 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Who was the Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission of India?
1. A.Vijay Kelkar
2. B.NK Singh
3. C.YV Reddy
4. D.AK Chanda
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Answer: B