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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2023 388 questions

Q312023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
A non-SI unit called 'nit' is the unit of which of the following photometric quantities used to measure a multitude of light intensity?
1. A.Luminous exposure
2. B.Luminance
3. C.Luminosity
4. D.Luminous emittance
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Answer: B
Q322023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
On 29 July 2021, the Government of India launched Vidya Pravesh, a preschool preparation programme for __________ students, preparing the children for school.
1. A.nursery
2. B.pre-nursery
3. C.class first
4. D.kindergarten
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Answer: C
Q332023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
The origin of Directive Principles of State Policy can be traced to which of the following?
1. A.Gandhi Irwin Pact
2. B.Poona Pact
3. C.Second Round Table Conference
4. D.Karachi Resolution
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Answer: D
Q342023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Industries are classified into ___________ categories in the Industrial Policy Resolution.
1. A.five
2. B.four
3. C.three
4. D.two
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Answer: C
Q352023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
'We have wings' is associated with which of the following sports events?
1. A.Paralympic 2020
2. B.Olympic 2016
3. C.Olympic 2020
4. D.Winter Olympic 2020
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Answer: A
Q382023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Match the following neighbouring countries of India with their official languages. Country Official Language 1. Sri Lanka a. Dzongkha 2. Bhutan b. Burmese 3. Myanmar c. Sinhala
1. A.1 - a, 2 - c, 3 - b
2. B.1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c
3. C.1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - b
4. D.1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - c
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Answer: C
Q392023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
1. A.Azimullah
2. B.Bakht Khan
3. C.Veer Kunwar Singh
4. D.Maulvi Ahmadullah
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Answer: C
Q422023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Select the INCORRECT statement about Gymnosperms.
1. A.Gymnosperms are found as woody shrubs, trees or lianas and include no true aquatics and few epiphytes.
2. B.Gymnosperms are seedless flowering plants.
3. C.Gymnosperms are typically slow in terms of reproduction; up to a year may pass between pollination and fertilisation and seed maturation may require 3 years.
4. D.Gymnosperms exhibit cones or strobili and naked seeds, but not flowers.
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Answer: B
Q432023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
The total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a State shall NOT exceed __________ of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.
1. A.twenty percent
2. B.ten percent
3. C.fifteen percent
4. D.twenty five percent
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Answer: C
Q452023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
Diwali falls in which of the following months of the Hindu calendar?
1. A.Ashadha
2. B.Bhadrapada
3. C.Jyeshtha
4. D.Kartika
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Answer: D
Q462023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 3
The biennial tri-services amphibious exercise, AMPHEX 2023 was conducted in __________ from 17 to 22 January 2023.
1. A.Bihar
2. B.Telangana
3. C.Odisha
4. D.Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: D
Q302023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
The famous scientist, Albert Einstein, was inspired by whose idea of non - violence?
1. A.Mahatma Gandhi
2. B.Vardhaman Mahavira
3. C.Gautam Buddha
4. D.BR Ambedkar
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Answer: A
Q312023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Which of the following is INCORRECTLY matched?
1. A.Montane climate - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand
2. B.Tropical monsoon climate - The Western Ghats, the Malabar Coast and southern Assam
3. C.Tropical semi-arid (steppe) climate - Karnataka, central Maharashtra, some parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
4. D.Hot deserts, arid climate - Rajasthan and some parts of Gujarat
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Answer: A
Q322023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Diwan - i - Arz was essentially the department of ______ under Delhi Sultanate.
1. A.financial services
2. B.court ceremonies
3. C.military services
4. D.royal karkhanas
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Answer: C
Q332023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
What is the full form of IADP?
1. A.Intensive Agricultural District Programme
2. B.Indian Agricultural Development Programme
3. C.Integrated Agricultural District Plan
4. D.Intensive Agricultural Development Project
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Answer: A
Q342023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), for a period of four years or until he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is the earliest in November 2021?
1. A.Justice Vikram Nath
2. B.Justice BV Nagarathna
3. C.Justice Ashok Bhushan
4. D.Justice Abhay Oka
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Answer: C
Q382023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Where in India are the Sundari trees that provide durable and hard timber found?
1. A.Tropical Deciduous Forests
2. B.Mangrove Forests
3. C.Montane Forests
4. D.Tropical Evergreen Forests
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Answer: B
Q392023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Which of the following is NOT included in domestic income?
1. A.Income earned by the residents of the country
2. B.Income earned by the non-residents outside the country
3. C.Income earned by all the employees of the country
4. D.Profit of all the industries of the country
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Answer: B
Q432023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Mitochondria is NOT found in ______.
1. A.yeast
2. B.bacteria
3. C.algae
4. D.fungi
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Answer: B
Q462023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Select the INCORRECT statement about Phylum Arthropoda.
1. A.Class Insecta is the largest class of Phylum Arthropoda.
2. B.Lignin is the main component of the exoskeletons of arthropods.
3. C.Over 85% of all the known animal species are arthropods.
4. D.Phylum Arthropoda comprises a wide diversity of animals with hard exoskeletons and jointed appendages.
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Answer: B
Q472023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
______ countries participated in the Tokyo Paralympic 2020.
1. A.163
2. B.161
3. C.164
4. D.162
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Answer: D
Q502023 · 18 Jul 2023 · Shift 4
Which of the following states recognise the Dahi Handi as a sports event?
1. A.Maharashtra
2. B.Bihar
3. C.Madhya Pradesh
4. D.Uttar Pradesh
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Answer: A
Q282023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
Who was the first social reformer to view modern education as a vehicle for the spread of modern ideas in the country?
1. A.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2. B.DK Karve
3. C.Savitribai Phule
4. D.Swami Vivekananda
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Answer: A
Q292023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
The Mana Ooru - Mana Badi programme was formally launched by the ___________ government in March 2022 to introduce English medium in government schools.
1. A.Odisha
2. B.West Bengal
3. C.Andhra Pradesh
4. D.Telangana
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Answer: D
Q332023 · 17 Jul 2023 · Shift 1
In which state is the Maski inscription located at present?
1. A.Tamil Nadu
2. B.Andhra Pradesh
3. C.Madhya Pradesh
4. D.Karnataka
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Answer: D