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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2022 485 questions

Q352022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Identify the function of plasmid DNA.
1. A.None of the given options are correct
2. B.To form blood cells
3. C.To confer certain unique phenotypic characters to bacteria
4. D.To help in the formation of rRNA
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Answer: C
Q362022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
When, for the first time, did the Election Commission of India become a multi-member body?
1. A.1995
2. B.1985
3. C.1989
4. D.1994
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Answer: C
Q422022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Which of the following is NOT associated with Aryabhata?
1. A.Stated that day and night were caused by the rotation of the earth on its axis.
2. B.Developed a scientific explanation for eclipses
3. C.Found a way of calculating the circumference of a circle
4. D.Spoke about elaborate surgical procedures
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Answer: D
Q432022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
The Sahara Desert is located in which of the following continent?
1. A.South America
2. B.North America
3. C.Africa
4. D.Australia
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Answer: C
Q452022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Who among the following proposed the term ‘Ecosystem’?
1. A.AG Tansely
2. B.Grinnel
3. C.Lindeman
4. D.Turreson
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Answer: A
Q462022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
How many anions surround a sodium ion in a crystal lattice of sodium chloride?
1. A.Six
2. B.Eight
3. C.Seven
4. D.Nine
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Answer: A
Q482022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Identify the step that is NOT a part of decomposition.
1. A.Leaching
2. B.Humification
3. C.Catabolism
4. D.Soil erosion
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Answer: D
Q492022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 3
Who among the following has launched the US Startup SETU programme?
1. A.Amit Shah
2. B.Yogi Adityanath
3. C.Nitin Gadkari
4. D.Piyush Goyal
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Answer: D
Q282022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Which of the following major Indian crops requires high temperature (above 25°C) and high humidity?
1. A.Gram
2. B.Peas
3. C.Rice
4. D.Wheat
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Answer: C
Q292022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
______ time graph shows speed of an object.
1. A.Velocity
2. B.Distance
3. C.Displacement
4. D.Acceleration
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Answer: B
Q302022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Which nutrient is chlorella rich in?
1. A.Roughage
2. B.Carbohydrates
3. C.Fats
4. D.Protein
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Answer: D
Q312022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Who has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?
1. A.Sanjay Verma
2. B.Vinod Aggarwal
3. C.Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
4. D.Prakash Chand
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Answer: C
Q322022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
McMahon line is a line which separates China and which Indian state?
1. A.Sikkim
2. B.Uttarakhand
3. C.Arunachal Pradesh
4. D.Jammu and Kashmir
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Answer: C
Q332022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
The Paris Indian Society was an Indian nationalist organisation founded in ______.
1. A.1907
2. B.1905
3. C.1909
4. D.1900
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Answer: B
Q362022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
In early 1610, who discovered with his newly invented telescope that Jupiter has four moons?
1. A.Simon Marius
2. B.Tycho Brahe
3. C.Galileo Galilei
4. D.Johannes Kepler
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Answer: C
Q372022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
By which name is the birthday of Lord Krishna famous?
1. A.Mahashtami
2. B.Mahanavmi
3. C.Janmashtami
4. D.Akshaya Tritiya
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Answer: C
Q382022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Which of the following is NOT a goal for the Green Revolution?
1. A.Rise in crop productivity
2. B.Use of fertilisers
3. C.Rise in production of food grains
4. D.Expansion of irrigation
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Answer: D
Q402022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
The executive power of the Union is vested in the:
1. A.Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister
2. B.Prime Minister
3. C.Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
4. D.President
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Answer: D
Q452022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Who was the first to accurately describe the rings of Saturn as a disc around the planet in 1655?
1. A.Hideki Yukawa
2. B.Galileo Galilei
3. C.Christiaan Huygens
4. D.Giovanni Cassini
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Answer: C
Q462022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
October and November months in India comes under which among the following seasons?
1. A.Winter
2. B.Summer
3. C.Rainy
4. D.Autumn
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Answer: D
Q492022 · 6 Dec 2022 · Shift 4
Which of the following is a feature of Self-Help group?
1. A.The group takes care of the debt recovery.
2. B.There is a requirement of collateral.
3. C.These groups are classified as commercial banks.
4. D.The interest rates are generally high.
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Answer: A
Q262022 · 5 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
Earth’s core is mainly made up of ______.
1. A.nickel and copper
2. B.nickel and alumina
3. C.nickel and iron
4. D.nickel and magnesium
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Answer: C
Q272022 · 5 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
The subject of the Study of Macro Economics is based on which principle?
1. A.The principle of National Income
2. B.The principle of Consumer
3. C.The principle of Producer
4. D.The principle of Investment
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Answer: A
Q282022 · 5 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
Who has been appointed as new National e-Governance Division CEO in March 2022?
1. A.Nitin Chugh
2. B.Rajiv Kumar
3. C.Abhishek Singh
4. D.TS Ramakrishnan
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Answer: C
Q312022 · 5 Dec 2022 · Shift 1
Which organic compound has the structure R−COOH, with R referring to the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or other group?
1. A.Carboxylic acid
2. B.Ester
3. C.Ketone
4. D.Aldehydes
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Answer: A