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SSC CGL 2023 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

GK questions asked in SSC CGL 2023, with answers and explanations.

Previous Year Questions

Q41.Computer AwarenessAsked in: SSC CGL · 2 March 2023Easy

Which among the following keyboard shortcuts is used to insert a hyperlink for the selected text in Microsoft Word?

  1. A.Ctrl + K
  2. B.Ctrl + M
  3. C.Ctrl + H
  4. D.Ctrl + Z
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Correct answer: A. Ctrl + K

With a word or a phrase selected, Ctrl + K opens the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, where the selected text can be linked to a web address, to another file, to a place inside the same document such as a heading or a bookmark, or to an email address.

Q50.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 18 Jul 2023, Shift 3Medium

The total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a State shall NOT exceed __________ of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.

  1. A.twenty percent
  2. B.ten percent
  3. C.fifteen percent
  4. D.twenty five percent
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Correct answer: C. fifteen percent

Article 164(1A) lays down that the total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in a State's Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of that State's Legislative Assembly, and the same clause fixes a floor of twelve Ministers so that small…

Q57.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 14 Jul 2023, Shift 4Easy

Which Constitutional Amendment added Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?

  1. A.Forty - Second Amendment Act, 1976
  2. B.Forty - Seventh Amendment, 1984
  3. C.Forty - Fourth Amendment Act 1978
  4. D.Fifty - Second Amendment, 1985
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Correct answer: A. Forty - Second Amendment Act, 1976

Passed during the Emergency on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee, the 42nd Amendment inserted Part IVA and Article 51A with ten Fundamental Duties.

Q58.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 7 Mar 2023Easy

Which of the following Articles mentions about a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India?

  1. A.Article 44
  2. B.Article 39
  3. C.Article 40
  4. D.Article 50
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Correct answer: A. Article 44

It says: "The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India." A uniform civil code would replace the separate personal laws of different religious communities on marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption with one common law for all citizens.

Q60.Awards & HonoursAsked in: SSC CGL · 18 Jul 2023, Shift 2Hard

Narthaki Nataraj, Padma Shri awardee in 2019, was conferred this award for which of the following contributions?

  1. A.Popularizing Indian cuisine in the world
  2. B.Specialising in Indian knowledge system, Nyayshastra
  3. C.Bringing the women empowerment through agriculture
  4. D.Overcoming social exclusion through Bharatanatyam dance performances
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Correct answer: D. Overcoming social exclusion through Bharatanatyam dance performances

Narthaki Nataraj is a Bharatanatyam dancer from Madurai in Tamil Nadu and, in 2019, became the first transgender person to receive the Padma Shri, which she got in the field of art. Thrown out of her home as a teenager, she trained for years under Guru K. P. Kittappa Pillai…

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