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SSC CPO 2022 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

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

Previous Year Questions

Q45.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CPO · 10 Nov 2022, Shift 2Easy

Whose law states that at a junction in an electric circuit, the sum of the currents flowing into the junction is equal to the sum of the currents flowing out of the junction?

  1. A.Michael Faraday
  2. B.Georg Simon Ohm
  3. C.Victor Francis Hess
  4. D.Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
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Correct answer: D. Gustav Robert Kirchhoff

This is Kirchhoff's first law, the current law or junction rule, which he stated in 1845. It says the total current entering a junction equals the total current leaving it, because charge cannot pile up or vanish at a point.

Q48.GeographyAsked in: SSC CPO · 10 Nov 2022, Shift 2Hard

With reference to rice cultivation, which pair(s) of state and type of crop is/are correctly matched?

I. Punjab – subsistence crop

II. Odisha – commercial crop

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

Both pairs are reversed: in Punjab rice is a commercial crop, while in Odisha it is a subsistence crop. The same crop can be commercial in one state and subsistence in another; it depends on why the farmer grows it.

Q49.GeographyAsked in: SSC CPO · 9 Nov 2022, Shift 2Easy

Select the correct statement regarding Indian monsoon.

  1. A.A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause very low rainfall during the summer and heavy rainfall in the winter.
  2. B.A monsoon is a sudden change in temperature. It can cause moderate rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter.
  3. C.A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause heavy rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter.
  4. D.A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause moderate rainfall during the summer and no rain in winter.
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Correct answer: C. A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause heavy rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter.

That is exactly what the Indian monsoon is. The word monsoon comes from the Arabic mausim, meaning season, and describes winds that reverse direction with the season.

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