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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Q362022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Personal disposable income (PDI) can be defined as ______.
1. A.PI + Personal tax payments + Non-tax payments
2. B.PI + Personal tax payments - Non-tax payments
3. C.PI - Personal tax payments - Non-tax payments
4. D.PI - Personal tax payments + Non-tax payments
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Answer: C
Q372022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
In India the 1st census was held in the year ______.
1. A.1872
2. B.1860
3. C.1900
4. D.1920
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Answer: A
Q392022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
A cyclone is known by different names in different parts of the world. In Philippines it is called as _______.
1. A.willy - willy
2. B.hurricane
3. C.typhoon
4. D.mango shower
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Answer: C
Q412022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Seema Darshan Project adds a new dimension to the tourism sector”. This project will boost tourism in ______.
1. A.Gujarat
2. B.Uttar Pradesh
3. C.Rajasthan
4. D.Jammu and Kashmir
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Answer: A
Q422022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
______ has become the first city in the country to get a processed steel slag (industrial waste) road.
1. A.Surat
2. B.Chennai
3. C.Kanpur
4. D.Shimla
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Answer: A
Q432022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Which country hosted the first ever Commonwealth Games in 1930?
1. A.Australia
2. B.New Zealand
3. C.England
4. D.Canada
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Answer: D
Q442022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
The theory of plate tectonics proposes that the earth’s lithosphere is divided into ______ major and some minor plates.
1. A.7
2. B.6
3. C.12
4. D.16
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Answer: A
Q452022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Why does one get cramps after sudden physical activity?
1. A.The build-up of hydrochloric acid in our muscles during sudden activity causes cramps.
2. B.The pepsin enzyme releases chemicals that lead to cramps.
3. C.The oxygen molecules breaks down.
4. D.The build-up of lactic acid in our muscles during sudden activity causes cramps.
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Answer: D
Q472022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan were the founders of the ______ gharana.
1. A.Jaipur - Atrauli
2. B.Gwalior
3. C.Agra
4. D.Kirana
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Answer: D
Q482022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Who among the following has the credit to invent and create a new style of ‘Bharatanatyam’?
1. A.Yamini Krishnamurthy
2. B.Dr Padma Subrahmanyam
3. C.Rukmini Devi Arundale
4. D.Chinta Ravi Bala Krishna
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Answer: B
Q502022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
National Dairy Research Institute is located at:
1. A.Karnal
2. B.Anand
3. C.Lucknow
4. D.Palampur
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Answer: A
Q272022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
_____ are known as narrow money.
1. A.M1 and M2
2. B.M2 and M4
3. C.M3 and M2
4. D.M1 and M4
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Answer: A
Q282022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Samudragupta's mother belonged to which of the following gana?
1. A.Koliya
2. B.Lichchhavi
3. C.Sakya
4. D.Vajji
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Answer: B
Q312022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Which of the following jurisdictions of the Supreme Court allows it to settle disputes between the centre and state and amongst states?
1. A.Appellate
2. B.Advisory
3. C.Writ
4. D.Original
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Answer: D
Q332022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
The upper portion of the mantle is called ______ .
1. A.Lithosphere
2. B.Stratosphere
3. C.Mesosphere
4. D.Asthenosphere
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Answer: D
Q352022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
In May 2022, the Inter-State Council, which works to promote and support cooperative federalism in the country, has been reconstituted. Who will be the chairman of this council?
1. A.President of India
2. B.Chief Justice of India
3. C.Prime Minister of India
4. D.Finance minister of India
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Answer: C
Q372022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
The poverty ratio has declined to ______ in 2011-12 in Urban India.
1. A.21.4 percent
2. B.26.4 percent
3. C.23.4 percent
4. D.28.4 percent
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Answer: B
Q422022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Effect of The Industrial Policy, 1956 on industries was ______ .
1. A.industries started to get diversified
2. B.India become self-sufficient in industrial goods
3. C.imports of those goods which could be produced in India itself was avoided
4. D.industries share fell in the GDP during 1991
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Answer: A
Q432022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Which of the following revolutionary groups' members assassinated Assistant Superintendent of Police John Saunders in 1927?
1. A.Hindustan Sewa Dal
2. B.Hindustan Republican Association
3. C.Abhinav Bharat Secret Society
4. D.Anushilan Samiti
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Answer: B
Q462022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
In organic chemistry, which of the following is an empirical rule used to predict the regioselectivity of electrophilic addition reactions of alkanes and alkynes?
1. A.Cornforth's rules
2. B.Bredt's rule
3. C.Markovnikov's rule
4. D.Baldwin's rules
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Answer: C
Q472022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Which crop does not require high rainfall and high temperature?
1. A.Rice
2. B.Jute
3. C.Maize
4. D.Cotton
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Answer: C
Q502022 · 13 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
In which of the following states of India is "MANAS" biosphere Reserve located?
1. A.Tripura
2. B.Manipur
3. C.Meghalaya
4. D.Assam
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Answer: D
Q282022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
Who among the following teamed up with flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia and guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra and produced a concept album, ‘Call of the Valley’ (1967)?
1. A.Tarun Bhattacharya
2. B.Bhajan Sopori
3. C.Shivkumar Sharma
4. D.Satish Vyas
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Answer: C
Q312022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
In 1931, who recognised that an aromatic compound must have an odd number of pairs of electrons, which can mathematically be written as 4n + 2 (n = 0, 1, 2, 3 etc.)?
1. A.Antoine Lavoisier
2. B.Erich Huckel
3. C.Auguste Laurent
4. D.Jacob Berzelius
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Answer: B
Q342022 · 12 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
Identify the place from the following where an Atomic Power Station is located:
1. A.Hirakud
2. B.Naharkatiya
3. C.Kakrapar
4. D.Tatipaka
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Answer: C