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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 Static GK MCQ [Part 2]
- Where was the first successful textile mill established in India?
A) Kolkata
B) Surat
C) Mumbai
D) Jaipur - The Maharashtra Bhushan was conferred upon _________________ in the year 2002.
A) Pandit Ravi Shankar
B) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
C) Pandit Jasraj
D) Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia - Three Poets Pampa, Ponna, and Ranna are called the ‘Three Jewels’ of:
A) Kannada Literature
B) Telugu Literature
C) Tamil Literature
D) Sanskrit Literature - In which city was the first golf club of India situated?
A) Shimla
B) Gulmarg
C) Mysore
D) Kolkata - Who among the following is the hero of the Sanskrit historical poem, the ‘Ramacharita’ written by Sandhyakar Nandi?
A) Gopala
B) Devapala
C) Ramapala
D) Dharmapala - Who among the following classical dancers is NOT related to Odissi?
A) Geetanjali Lal
B) Mayadhar Raut
C) Kiran Segal
D) Kumkum Mohant - The record obtained by the measurement of an earthquake is called a:
A) seismograph
B) seismogram
C) seismology
D) seismic wave - Chittani Ramachandra Hegde was associated with which of the following dances?
A) Chhau dance
B) Chappeli dance
C) Yakshagana dance
D) Huttari dance - Consider the following statements related to the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) handbook.
- It will be launched by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
- ODR is the resolution for cases outside courts using digital technology and techniques of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
- The development of ICT and increased use of the internet has played a major role for ODR.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
A) Only I and III
B) Only II and III
C) Only I
D) Only II
- Each of the following statements includes two terms. In three cases, the two terms mean the same as each other. In which of the following cases do the two terms NOT mean the same as each other?
A) Nominal GDP and GDP at current prices
B) The base period and the reference period
C) Changes in real GDP and the GDP deflator
D) Real GDP and GDP at constant prices - Rottela Panduga or the Roti Festival is celebrated in which Indian state?
A) Karnataka
B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Tamil Nadu - Sangeet Natak Akademy Awardee Sulochana Chavan was a famous ________ singer.
A) Giddha
B) Jhumair
C) Ghumar
D) Lavani - Kati Bihu is celebrated in which of the following months in Assam?
A) March
B) October
C) January
D) November - The ‘Lokranjan’ festival celebrates the folk and tribal culture of which Indian state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Jharkhand
C) Manipur
D) Meghalaya - Which of the following institutes was founded by Mrinalini Sarabhai who was a Bharatanatyam and Kathakali dancer?
A) Sri Thyagaraja College of Music and Dance
B) Nrityanjali Institute of Performing Arts
C) Darpana Academy of Performing Arts
D) Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya - Identify the Indian classical dancer associated with Kathak.
A) Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma
B) Kelucharan Mohapatra
C) Rohini Bhate
D) Sharodi Saikia - Rudrankksh Patil is associated with _________.
A) badminton
B) shooting
C) chess
D) wrestling - Padma Bhushan awardee, Ustad Sabri Khan played which of the following musical instruments?
A) Sarod
B) Santoor
C) Tabla
D) Sarangi - ‘Castling’ is related to which of the following sports?
A) Table Tennis
B) Billiards
C) Tennis
D) Chess - Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar was a ___________ player of profound depth, favouring sparse and slow realisations of ragas.
A) Sitar
B) Violin
C) Flute
D) Rudra veena - In which year was the International Olympic Committee formed?
A) 1896
B) 1892
C) 1898
D) 1894 - When was the Indian Hockey Federation established?
A) 1925
B) 1955
C) 1945
D) 1935 - Which of the following is a correct statement?
A) National Income is GNP at FC.
B) National Income is NDP at MP.
C) National Income is GDP at MP.
D) National Income is NNP at FC. - Classical Sarod player, Amjad Ali Khan was awarded ____________ in 2001 by the Government of India.
A) Bharat Ratna
B) Padma Shri
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) Padma Bhushan - Hariprasad Chaurasia, an Indian flutist in the Hindustani classical tradition, was awarded with which of the following awards in 2000?
A) Padma Shri
B) Padma Vibhushan
C) Bharat Ratna
D) Padma Bhushan - In which of the following states is Me-dam-me-phi festival primarily celebrated?
A) Bihar
B) Assam
C) Nagaland
D) Odisha - National Sports University is situated in ________.
A) Mizoram
B) Tripura
C) Meghalaya
D) Manipur - In which state of India is the Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary located?
A) Bihar
B) Gujarat
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh - Who among the following was the youngest instrumentalist to be awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award of India in 2002?
A) Pandit Ravi Shankar
B) Ustad Zakir Hussain
C) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
D) Ustad Bismillah Khan - Gangubai Hangal belonged to the ________.
A) Gwalior gharana
B) Kirana gharana
C) Banaras gharana
D) Agra gharana - In which state of India is the Tadoba National Park located?
A) Maharashtra
B) Gujarat
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Kerala - Tera Tali folk dance is primarily associated with which of the following states?
A) Rajasthan
B) Assam
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Haryana - In which of the following games is the ‘Baulk Line’ used?
A) Kabaddi
B) Badminton
C) Tennis
D) Kho-Kho - India hosted the Asian Games in which of the following years?
A) 1954 and 1986
B) 1951 and 1982
C) 1951 and 1986
D) 1954 and 1982 - The term Blue Line is associated with which of the following games?
A) Football
B) Cricket
C) Table Tennis
D) Ice Hockey - Ishwari Prasad is credited to have introduced the ________ Gharana of Kathak.
A) Jaipur
B) Raigarh
C) Banaras
D) Lucknow - In which sport did India win its first individual Olympic medal?
A) Swimming
B) Judo
C) Wrestling
D) Shooting - ’Poush Mela’ is a unique festival celebrated in which of the following Indian states?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) West Bengal
D) Madhya Pradesh - Gangu bai Hangal and Prabha Atre were exponents of the ___________ Gharana.
A) Rampur
B) Jaipur
C) Kirana
D) Mewati - In 2002, Zakir Hussain became the youngest percussionist to be honoured with which award?
A) Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
B) Grammy Award
C) Padma Bhushan
D) National Heritage Fellowship - Umayalpuram K Sivaraman is an eminent musician associated with which of the following musical instruments?
A) Sitar
B) Guitar
C) Dhol
D) Mridangam - Indian Olympic Association was established in which of the following years?
A) 1927
B) 1931
C) 1933
D) 1929 - ‘Atla Taddi’ is the widely celebrated festival of which Indian state?
A) West Bengal
B) Punjab
C) Bihar
D) Andhra Pradesh - Mohiniyattam is associated with which of the following traditional dance styles?
A) Samapadam
B) Tribhanga
C) Chowk
D) Lasya style - When was pro kabaddi league inaugurated for the first time in India?
A) 2007
B) 2008
C) 2015
D) 2014
