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Static GK questions asked in previous year papers of SSC, Banking, Railway and other exams, with the exam and year, answers and explanations.

244 previous-year questions

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Q21.Static GKAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Based on the year of their establishment, arrange the following regional organizations in correct chronological order : 1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization 2. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation 3. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 4. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Select the answer using the code given below.

  1. A.3-2-1-4
  2. B.4-2-3-1
  3. C.3-1-2-4
  4. D.4-3-2-1
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Correct answer: B. 4-2-3-1

ASEAN came first in 1967, then SAARC in 1985, APEC in 1989 and the SCO last, in 2001. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations was set up on 8 August 1967 by the Bangkok Declaration, signed by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Q22.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATMedium

Which one among the following Joint Military Exercises was NOT conducted between India and USA ?

  1. A.Yudhabhyas
  2. B.Vajra Prahar
  3. C.Malabar
  4. D.Varuna
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Correct answer: D. Varuna

Varuna is the naval exercise between India and France, not between India and the USA. India and France began their bilateral naval exercises in 1983, and the series was named Varuna in 2001; it has since been held regularly in the Indian Ocean and off the French coast.

Q23.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATEasy

"Not me, but you" is the motto of which one of the following youth organizations/schemes?

  1. A.Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram
  2. B.National Service Scheme (NSS)
  3. C.National Young Leaders Programme
  4. D.National Discipline Scheme (NDS)
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Correct answer: B. National Service Scheme (NSS)

"Not Me But You" is the motto of the NSS, and it stands for selfless service to others. The National Service Scheme was launched on 24 September 1969, the birth centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi, with the aim of building the personality of students through community service.

Q24.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about the International Court of Justice is/are correct?

1. The Court consists of members, wherein two members cannot be nationals of the same State.

2. The General Assembly and the Security Council proceed independently of one another to elect the members of the Court.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Both statements repeat the Statute of the International Court of Justice. The Court, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, sits at the Peace Palace in The Hague and has fifteen judges elected for nine-year terms, with one-third of the seats falling vacant every three years.

Q25.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

In which of the following matters placed before the UN General Assembly, a resolution by two-thirds majority of the members present and voting is required? 1. Admission of new members to the UN 2. Election of the non-permanent members of the Security Council 3. Election of members of the Economic and Social Council Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

Article 18 of the UN Charter lists all three as 'important questions' that need a two-thirds majority of members present and voting.

Q26.Static GKAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IEasy

Operations undertaken by the Army towards upliftment of the local population in remote areas to include addressing of their basic needs is called :

  1. A.Operation Sankalp
  2. B.Operation Maitri
  3. C.Operation Sadbhavana
  4. D.Operation Madad
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Correct answer: C. Operation Sadbhavana

Sadbhavana, meaning goodwill, is the Indian Army's civic action programme for people in remote and troubled areas. It began in the late 1990s in Jammu and Kashmir and was later taken to Ladakh and the North-East.

Q27.Static GKAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

What are the duties of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as Head of the Department of Military Affairs? 1. Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee 2. Exercise military command over the three Service Chiefs 3. Principal Military Advisor to Defence Minister on all tri-service matters Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1, 2 and 3
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1 and 3 only
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Correct answer: D. 1 and 3 only

The Chief of Defence Staff is the permanent chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the principal military adviser to the Defence Minister, but does not command the three Service Chiefs.

Q28.Static GKAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

Which of the following is/are correctly matched in terms of equivalent rank in the three services of Indian Defence forces ?

Army — Airforce — Navy

1. Brigadier — Air Commodore — Commodore

2. Major General — Air Vice Marshal — Vice Admiral

3. Major — Squadron Leader — Lieutenant Commander

4. Lieutenant Colonel — Group Captain — Captain

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 and 4
  2. B.1 and 3
  3. C.2, 3 and 4
  4. D.3 only
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Correct answer: B. 1 and 3

Rows 1 and 3 give matching ranks, while rows 2 and 4 each pair ranks of different levels.

Q29.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Consider the following statements:

1. The Flag Code of India superseded the 'Flag Code-India'.

2. The state emblem of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The Flag Code of India, 2002 replaced the older 'Flag Code-India', and the State Emblem is taken from Ashoka's Lion Capital at Sarnath.

Q30.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Consider the following UN Declarations/Covenants : 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 3. International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 4. Convention on Refugees Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the above?

  1. A.1, 4, 3, 2
  2. B.1, 2, 3, 4
  3. C.1, 3, 2, 4
  4. D.4, 1, 2, 3
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Correct answer: A. 1, 4, 3, 2

The Universal Declaration came in 1948, the Refugee Convention in 1951, the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1966 and the Convention on women (CEDAW) in 1979.

Q32.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Which one among the following correctly represents the theme on which the interiors of the new Parliament Building is based ?

  1. A.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  2. B.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus
  3. C.Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Banyan
  4. D.Lok Sabha: Lotus; Rajya Sabha: Peacock
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Correct answer: B. Lok Sabha: Peacock; Rajya Sabha: Lotus

The two chambers of the new Parliament House take their interior themes from India's national symbols. The Lok Sabha chamber is designed on the theme of the peacock, the national bird, and the Rajya Sabha chamber on the theme of the lotus, the national flower.

Q35.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

The joint multinational maritime exercise named IBSAMAR is conducted by the Navies of which of the following countries?

  1. A.India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives
  2. B.India, Bangladesh and South Africa
  3. C.India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Mauritius
  4. D.India, Brazil and South Africa
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Correct answer: D. India, Brazil and South Africa

IBSAMAR is the joint maritime exercise of the navies of the three IBSA countries. The name itself gives the answer: IBSA stands for India, Brazil and South Africa, and MAR comes from "maritime".

Q36.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATHard

Which among the following statements regarding the election of non-permanent members to the United Nations Security Council is/are correct ?

1. Five members coming from Africa and Asia, one from Eastern Europe, two from Latin America and two from Western Europe and other states

2. Six members are elected each year by the General Assembly for two year term

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

The ten non-permanent seats are shared by region as statement 1 says, but only five of them are filled each year, not six.

Q37.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATEasy

Deendayal Port was earlier known as :

  1. A.Paradip Port
  2. B.Tuticorin Port
  3. C.Kandla Port
  4. D.Visakhapatnam Port
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Correct answer: C. Kandla Port

Kandla Port in the Kutch district of Gujarat was renamed Deendayal Port in 2017 after Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. Kandla was developed in the 1950s on the Gulf of Kutch to replace the trade that India lost when Karachi went to Pakistan at Partition.