SSC GD 2024-20.2.2024-2 SSC Question Paper

SSC GD 2024-20.2.2024-2 SSC Questions

21.
Part B - General Knowledge and General Awareness
The Nehru Trophy competition near Alappuzha, held on the second Saturday of August every year, is the most competitive and popular of the _____ category.
A.
badminton
B.
basketball
C.
boat races
D.
horse races
ANSWER :
C. boat races
22.
The Sangeet Natak Akademi is India's national academy for music, dance and drama. It was created by a resolution of the (then) _____, Government of India, in 1952 with Dr P.V. Rajamannar as its first Chairman.
A.
Ministry of Transportation
B.
Ministry of Art
C.
Ministry of Education
D.
Ministry of dances
ANSWER :
C. Ministry of Education
23.
The loudness of sound is measured in which unit?
A.
Decibel (dB)
B.
Watt/sq. Metre (w/m²)
C.
Hertz (Hz)
D.
Sound intensity
ANSWER :
A. Decibel (dB)
24.
Famous book Arthashastra tells us that the north-west was important for blankets, and _____ for its gold and precious stones during the Mauryan period.
A.
south India
B.
west India
C.
north India
D.
east India
ANSWER :
A. south India
25.
In which of the following states of India is the festival Bonalu celebrated?
A.
West Bengal
B.
Tamil Nadu
C.
Assam
D.
Telangana
ANSWER :
D. Telangana
26.
Which of the following is function of the Reserve Bank of India?
I. Issuing of currency
II. Lender of last resort
A.
Only II
B.
Both I and II
C.
Only I
D.
Neither I nor II
ANSWER :
B. Both I and II
27.
_____ partners with DAY-NULM towards empowering women entrepreneurs in June 2023.
A.
UNGA
B.
UNESCO
C.
UNDP
D.
WHO
ANSWER :
C. UNDP
28.
Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria to measure deprivations in the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 conducted by the government of India?
A.
Households with no adult female aged 15-59
B.
Households with differently-abled members
C.
Households with only one room with no solid walls and roof
D.
Households with no able bodied members
ANSWER :
A. Households with no adult female aged 15-59
29.
Which former SC judge has been appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh?
A.
Sanjay Kishan Kaul
B.
S Abdul Nazeer
C.
Sanjiv Khanna
D.
Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai
ANSWER :
B. S Abdul Nazeer
30.
After independence, India launched its First FYP in 1951, under _____ influence of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
A.
socialist
B.
capitalist
C.
Authoritarian capitalism
D.
Anarchism
ANSWER :
A. socialist