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SSC 2024 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

GK questions asked in SSC 2024, with answers and explanations.

Previous Year Questions

Q83.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 05 Jul 2024, Shift 4Hard

Which among the following Chola emperors defeated the Pandya king Maravarman Rajsimha II in the battle of Vellore?

  1. A.Rajaraja I
  2. B.Parantaka I
  3. C.Rajendra I
  4. D.Vijayalaya
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Correct answer: B. Parantaka I

Parantaka I (907 to 955 CE), son of Aditya I, crushed the Pandya king Maravarman Rajasimha II and his Sri Lankan allies at the battle of Vellur, or Vellore, around 915 CE, and took the title Maduraikonda, 'captor of Madurai'.

Q85.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC CGL · 09 Sep 2024, Shift 1Easy

In which year was Project Tiger launched in India?

  1. A.1985
  2. B.1973
  3. C.1972
  4. D.1970
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Correct answer: B. 1973

Project Tiger was launched on 1 April 1973 by the Government of India under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, from Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, to save the Bengal tiger and its habitat.

Q86.GeographyAsked in: SSC CGL · 19 Sep 2024, Shift 1Medium

The Wardha is a tributary of which of the following rivers?

  1. A.Mahanadi river
  2. B.Tapi river
  3. C.Godavari river
  4. D.Narmada river
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Correct answer: C. Godavari river

The Wardha rises in the Satpura range near Multai in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, flows south-east through Vidarbha and meets the Wainganga; the combined stream is called the Pranhita, which is the largest tributary of the Godavari and joins it at Kaleshwaram in Telangana.

Q88.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 10 Jul 2024, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following word sequences is correct as per the Preamble to the Constitution?

  1. A.Sovereign, secular, socialist, democratic, republic
  2. B.Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic
  3. C.Secular, democratic, secular, socialist, sovereign
  4. D.Socialist, secular, democratic, republic, sovereign
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Correct answer: B. Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic

This is the order in which the Preamble describes India: "a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC". Socialist and secular were inserted between sovereign and democratic by the 42nd Amendment in 1976; before that the phrase read "sovereign democratic republic".