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SSC Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

General knowledge questions asked in the official papers of SSC exams, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS, SSC GD Constable and SSC CPO, in one place. Each comes with the correct answer, an explanation and the exam, year and shift it was asked in.

Pick a year below to see that year's questions, or open an exam's own page for its papers alone. Questions from one exam are often asked again in another, so revising the whole SSC family together is a quick way to cover what the papers test.

Previous Year Questions

Q704.Computer AwarenessAsked in: SSC CHSL · 14 Oct 2020, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following is a lever that can be moved in several directions to control the movement of an image on a computer monitor or similar display screen ?

  1. A.Joystick
  2. B.Optical Mark Reader
  3. C.Visual Display Unit
  4. D.MIDI Devices
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Correct answer: A. Joystick

A joystick is an input device with a stick fixed in a base that can be tilted in several directions, and the movement of the stick moves an image or a pointer on the screen in the same direction.

Q706.Art & CultureAsked in: SSC CHSL · 09 March, 2023, Shift 3Easy

Lingaraja Temple is situated in which of the following states of India?

  1. A.Odisha
  2. B.Karnataka
  3. C.Maharashtra
  4. D.Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: A. Odisha

The Lingaraja Temple stands in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, and is the largest temple in that city. It was built in the eleventh century, mainly under the Somavamshi ruler Jajati Keshari and completed by the Ganga rulers, and is dedicated to Shiva as Tribhuvaneshwara, the lord of three worlds.

Q710.Computer AwarenessAsked in: SSC CHSL · 14 March, 2023, Shift 2Easy

Which of the following shortcut key is used to repeat the last command or action, if possible, in MS-Excel 365?

  1. A.Ctrl + Z
  2. B.Shift + Z
  3. C.Ctrl + Y
  4. D.Shift + Y
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Correct answer: C. Ctrl + Y

In MS Excel 365, Ctrl + Y repeats the last command or action wherever repeating it is possible, so if you have just made a cell bold or inserted a row, pressing Ctrl + Y does the same thing again at the new position.

Q711.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CHSL · 14 March, 2023, Shift 2Easy

In humans, the digestion of carbohydrates like starch, begins in which of the following parts?

  1. A.Rectum
  2. B.Small Intestine
  3. C.Oesophagus
  4. D.Buccal cavity
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Correct answer: D. Buccal cavity

In humans the digestion of starch begins in the buccal cavity, that is the mouth. The salivary glands pour out about 1.5 litres of saliva a day, and the enzyme in it, salivary amylase or ptyalin, breaks starch into the simpler sugar maltose.

Q713.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 6 Aug 2021, Shift 1Medium

In the Battle of Swally (1612) the British fought against the ______.

  1. A.Danish
  2. B.Portuguese
  3. C.Dutch
  4. D.French
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Correct answer: B. Portuguese

The Battle of Swally was fought in November 1612 off Suvali, a village near Surat on the Gujarat coast. A small English squadron under Captain Thomas Best defeated a larger Portuguese fleet, and the victory ended the belief that the Portuguese could not be beaten at sea in Indian waters.

Q717.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 17 Jan 2023, Shift 4Medium

The Governor of State possesses the pardoning power under which Article of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Article 163
  2. B.Article 161
  3. C.Article 55
  4. D.Article 145
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Correct answer: B. Article 161

Article 161 lets the Governor grant pardons, reprieves, respites and remissions of punishment, and suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of an offence against a law on a matter to which the executive power of the state extends.