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SSC CGL 2022 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

GK questions asked in SSC CGL 2022, with answers and explanations.

Previous Year Questions

Q82.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC CGL · 06 Dec 2022, Shift 3Easy

The Balance of Payment Account of an economy is related to the ________.

  1. A.agriculture sector
  2. B.external sector
  3. C.government sector
  4. D.private sector
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Correct answer: B. external sector

The balance of payments is the statement that records every economic transaction between the residents of a country and the rest of the world in a given period, which is precisely what the external sector of an economy means; it covers merchandise trade, services, income, transfers and capital flows.

Q83.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 9 Dec 2022, Shift 1Easy

A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed only on the grounds of ______.

  1. A.disrespect of the Constitution
  2. B.proven misbehaviour or incapacity
  3. C.murder charges
  4. D.lack of knowledge
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Correct answer: B. proven misbehaviour or incapacity

Under Article 124(4), a judge of the Supreme Court can be removed by an order of the President only after each House of Parliament, in the same session, presents an address supported by a majority of its total membership and by two-thirds of the members present and voting, on the…

Q88.GeographyAsked in: SSC CGL · 02 Dec 2022, Shift 1Medium

Match the industrial plant with its location.

Name of Industrial Plant: 1. BALCO, 2. IISCO, 3. NFL, 4. ICF

Related Location: A) Burnpur, B) Chennai, C) Korba, D) Bhatinda

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

BALCO, the Bharat Aluminium Company, has its smelter at Korba in Chhattisgarh, where cheap thermal power and nearby bauxite made aluminium smelting possible.

Q91.Awards & HonoursAsked in: SSC CGL · 01 Dec 2022, Shift 1Medium

Who among the following composers won the Grammy in 2015 for his album 'Winds of Samsara' – a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman?

  1. A.Mano Murthy
  2. B.Raghu Dixit
  3. C.Subhashish Ghosh
  4. D.Ricky Kej
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Correct answer: D. Ricky Kej

Ricky Kej won the Grammy for Best New Age Album at the 57th Grammy Awards in 2015 for Winds of Samsara, made with the South African flautist Wouter Kellerman.

Q95.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CGL · 02 Dec 2022, Shift 1Hard

What kind of forces arise from transient dipoles in atoms that induce transient dipoles in nearby atoms, produce an attractive force and are significant only over short distances (~500 pm)?

  1. A.Dipole-dipole forces
  2. B.London dispersion forces
  3. C.Dipole-induced dipole forces
  4. D.Hydrogen bond
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Correct answer: B. London dispersion forces

These are the weak attractions that appear when the electron cloud of an atom becomes momentarily lopsided, creating a temporary dipole which then induces a matching dipole in a neighbouring atom.

Q98.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CGL · 12 April 2022, Shift 2Medium

Which of the following is a characteristic of permanent tissue?

  1. A.Cells divide repeatedly
  2. B.Inorganic inclusions are absent
  3. C.Intercellular spaces are present
  4. D.Vacuoles are absent
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Correct answer: C. Intercellular spaces are present

Permanent tissues are made of cells that have stopped dividing and have taken on a fixed shape, size and function, and in simple permanent tissues such as parenchyma the loosely packed cells leave clear intercellular spaces through which gases can move.

Q99.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 13 Dec 2022, Shift 2Medium

Which of the following is NOT correct about the eligibility criteria for being elected as Vice President of India?

  1. A.He/She should be a citizen of India.
  2. B.He/She should have completed 35 years of age.
  3. C.He/She should not hold any office of profit under the Union Government/state government or any subordinate local authority.
  4. D.He/She should be qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha.
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Correct answer: D. He/She should be qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha.

Article 66(3) of the Constitution says a person may be elected Vice-President only if he or she is a citizen of India, has completed 35 years of age and is qualified for election as a member of the Council of States, that is the Rajya Sabha.

Q100.GeographyAsked in: SSC CGL · 02 Dec 2022, Shift 2Easy

Which of the following is correctly matched?

  1. A.Kaal Baisakhi - Autumn winds
  2. B.Trade winds - Winter snow storm
  3. C.Loo - Hot wind
  4. D.Loo - Winter stormy winds
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Correct answer: C. Loo - Hot wind

The Loo is the strong, dry and very hot wind that blows over the plains of north and north-west India during the day in May and June.

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