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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 Current Affairs MCQ [Part 2]
- Sankalp Gupta is associated with which of the following events?
A) Chess
B) Wrestling
C) Badminton
D) Boxing - In 2021, in which of the following states did the Prime Minister lay the foundation stone for the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Gujarat
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Nagaland - Who among the following Indian cricketers were named the Wisden’s cricketer of the year in the 2022 edition of the Almanack?
A) Surya Kumar Yadav and Axar Patel
B) Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar
C) Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah
D) Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli - Which of the following personalities is a Padma Shri awardee folk singer from the state of Uttar Pradesh?
A) Ila Arun
B) Ajita Srivastava
C) Gurmeet Bawa
D) Teejan Bai - When was the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award?
A) 6 August 2021
B) 5 January 2022
C) 6 August 2022
D) 5 January 2021 - What is the primary objective of the ‘Standup India’ initiative?
A) To boost the manufacturing sector
B) To promote digital transactions nationwide
C) To facilitate bank loans for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs
D) To support all types of startups - Buddhadev Dasgupta is famous for playing which of the following musical instruments?
A) Sarod
B) Sarangi
C) Bansuri
D) Mridangam - The National Youth Policy was launched in:
A) 2012
B) 2013
C) 2014
D) 2015 - Which Lavani singer got Padma Shri 2022 by the President of India?
A) Sulochana Chavan
B) Bela Shende
C) Vaishali Samant
D) Devaki Pandit - In which year was the ‘Naye Bharat Ke Sapne’ campaign launched by Meta and the Ministry of Women?
A) 2022
B) 2023
C) 2020
D) 2021 - Which team won the T20 cricket event, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-2023?
A) Mumbai
B) Punjab
C) Vidarbha
D) Himachal Pradesh - Which of the following organisations is NOT a winner of the $100,000 cash prize as ‘Best Small Business: Good Food for All’, announced by the United Nations for providing inspiring, diverse and impactful solutions in improving access to healthy and sustainable food?
A) Patanjali
B) Edible Routes Private Limited
C) Oorja Development Solutions India Private Limited
D) Taru Naturals - In which year was the PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission launched?
A) 2020
B) 2022
C) 2021
D) 2023 - Indian classical violinist Annavarapu Rama Swamy was awarded with the _____________ in 2021.
A) Padma Shri
B) Sangeet Natak Akademi
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) Padma Bhushan - Which of the following team events is included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme?
A) Tennis
B) Football
C) Cricket
D) Hockey - For which of the following tribal music and dance forms was Arjun Singh Dhurve conferred with Tulsi Samman?
A) Mardana
B) Pawara
C) Baiga
D) Jhumta - According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ annual report (2020-2021), which position does India have in terms of road networks in the world?
A) First
B) Second
C) Fourth
D) Third - Which port is developed as a satellite port?
A) Mormugao
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Haldia
D) New Mangalore - The Parliament passed the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 in August 2021. Which of the following is an objective behind passing it?
A) To encourage more FDI in defence services
B) To prohibit strikes, lockouts and layoffs in units engaged in essential defence services
C) To appoint more women in defence services
D) To implement one rank one pension - Which of the following States have enacted the Cattle Preservation Act, 2021 in July-August 2021 to regulate slaughter and transport of cattle and proposed an amendment in December 2021 to allow inter-district transportation of cattle for agricultural and animal husbandry except in districts sharing international border?
A) Assam
B) Tripura
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Sikkim - In which of the following years will India host the World Badminton Championship?
A) 2025
B) 2026
C) 2027
D) 2028 - For which film did Asha Bhosle win the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Award in the Best Playback Singer Female category in 2002?
A) Devdas
B) Humraz
C) Om Jai Jagdish
D) Lagaan - Who among the following is appointed as the new Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in March 2023?
A) Supratim Bandopadhyay
B) Shasikanta Das
C) Mamta Shankar
D) Deepak Mohanty - Vijender Singh has represented India in Olympics for how many times?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 2 - What is iGOT launched by the Government of India in April 2020?
A) Online training portal for COVID-19 management
B) Online portal for scholarships to single girl child
C) Online portal for digital payments
D) Online portal for social security schemes - In which year was Ujala Yojana launched?
A) 2014
B) 2016
C) 2015
D) 2017 - ‘Ungalil Oruvan’ (One Among You) is the autobiography of which of the following chief ministers?
A) MK Stalin
B) K Chandrashekhar Rao
C) Basavaraj Bommai
D) Pinarayi Vijayan - In Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana, the cost of unit assistance is shared between Central and State Governments in the ratio ___________ for the North-Eastern and the Himalayan states.
A) 90 : 10
B) 60 : 40
C) 45 : 55
D) 50 : 50 - Which of the following State governments has launched a scheme ‘Ankur’ in May 2021 to promote planting of trees in public, wherein people will be awarded for planting and taking care of the saplings?
A) Bihar
B) West Bengal
C) Uttarakhand
D) Madhya Pradesh - Coir conductor Coomi Nariman Wadia was awarded with which of the following awards by the Government of India in 2023?
A) Padma Bhushan
B) Padma Vibhushan
C) Bharat Ratna
D) Padma Shri - At the 36th National Games, Hashika Ramchandra won six gold medals in which of the following sports?
A) Boxing
B) Wrestling
C) Swimming
D) Badminton - Three Indians were featured in Time Magazine’s list of ‘100 most influential people of 2021’. Whose name was NOT included in the list?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Mamata Banerjee
C) Amitabh Bachchan
D) Adar Poonawalla - The number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, in a state shall NOT be less than _______.
A) 11
B) 10
C) 13
D) 12 - Which of the following organisations is associated with the development of the web version: e-GOPALA application?
A) National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
B) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
C) National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)
D) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management - Harmonium player, Tulsidas Borkar, was awarded with the ___________ in 2016.
A) Padma Shri
B) Padma Bhushan
C) Bharat Ratna
D) Padma Vibhushan - Which of the following playback singers is the recipient of the Karnataka Ratna Award 2005?
A) Sistla Janaki
B) Ravindra Jain
C) Pandit Jasraj
D) Bhimsen Joshi - Which television channel presents the IMMIES Awards every year with an aim to reward the best talent in the Indian music industry?
A) B4U Music
B) MTV
C) Channel V
D) 9XM - Which Ghazal singer was conferred with the prestigious Deenanath Mangeshkar Award in April 2023?
A) Talat Aziz
B) Ghazal Srinivas
C) Pankaj Udhas
D) Bhupinder Singh - On 29 October 2020, the Ministry of Science and Technology launched the SERB-POWER Scheme. What is the objective of the scheme?
A) To allow reservation for women in the Parliament and Judiciary
B) To strengthen the solar programme of India with France
C) To mitigate gender disparity in science and engineering research funding in various academic programmes and laboratories
D) To allow reservation for women in the Ministry of Science and Technology - In which of the following years was Pro Kabaddi League established in India?
A) 2015
B) 2016
C) 2013
D) 2014 - As per the report of the NITI Aayog in 2023, which among the following states in India has the lowest percentage of the total population that is multidimensionally poor?
A) Goa
B) Kerala
C) Sikkim
D) Uttarakhand - The _________ portal is a platform provided by the Govt. of India for farmers to attain any information related to agriculture.
A) Cropland
B) Farmer’s
C) Agricultural
D) Cultivation - Who was appointed as India’s 28th Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in March 2023?
A) Arun Goel
B) Praveen Sharma
C) Vikram Devdutt
D) SS Dubey - What is the aim of the PM Ujjwala 2.0 Yojna launched in August 2021?
A) Free LPG connections for commercial use
B) 20 million LPG connections will be provided to the beneficiaries
C) 10 million LPG connections will be provided to the beneficiaries
D) Free gas stove for BPL Households - Who among the following was appointed as the Governor of Jharkhand in February 2023?
A) CP Radhakrishnan
B) Ramesh Bais
C) T Gahlot
D) RN Ravi - Under the ‘Mero Rukh Mero Santati’ initiative launched by the Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang in 2023, how many trees will be planted for every child born in Sikkim?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 150
D) 200 - Name the pension scheme that seeks to ensure old age protection for unorganised workers.
A) Atal Pension Yojana
B) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna
C) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bhima Yojna
D) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan - Which of the following countries will host the ICC men’s Cricket World Cup in the year 2031?
A) India, Bangladesh
B) India, Sri Lanka
C) Sri Lanka and Pakistan
D) Sri Lanka and Bangladesh - What is the amount of financial assistance provided per month to girl students studying in government schools under the ‘Tamil Nadu Pudhumai Penn Scheme’ launched by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2023?
A) ₹1,000 per month
B) ₹500 per month
C) ₹3,000 per month
D) ₹2,000 per month - Prabha Atre, who received the Padma Vibhushan Award 2022, belongs to which Gharana?
A) Indore gharana
B) Kirana gharana
C) Agra gharana
D) Mewati gharana
