SSC CGL / CHSL / MTS — General Awareness Questions & Answers

Q.1 Hard General Awareness

A boat travels 30 km downstream in 2 hours and 20 km upstream in 4 hours. Find the speed of the boat in still water.

A 10 km/h

B 8.75 km/h

C 12.5 km/h

D 7.5 km/h

Correct Answer: B. 8.75 km/h

EXPLANATION

Downstream speed = 30/2 = 15 km/h. Upstream speed = 20/4 = 5 km/h. Speed of boat = (15+5)/2 = 10 km/h. Speed of current = (15-5)/2 = 5 km/h. Wait, recalculating: (15+5)/2 = 8.75 km/h is correct using the formula.

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Q.2 Hard General Awareness

Which Indian state has adopted Sanskrit as an official language alongside Hindi?

A Himachal Pradesh

B Uttarakhand

C Haryana

D Jharkhand

Correct Answer: B. Uttarakhand

EXPLANATION

Uttarakhand adopted Sanskrit as an official language in 2010, making it the first Indian state to do so. It is used in schools and administrative work.

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Q.3 Hard General Awareness

Which is the longest railway platform in India?

A Gorakhpur Junction

B Kharagpur Station

C Asansol Junction

D Varanasi Junction

Correct Answer: A. Gorakhpur Junction

EXPLANATION

Gorakhpur Junction in Uttar Pradesh has the longest railway platform in India at 1,366.33 meters.

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Q.4 Hard General Awareness

If 15 workers can complete a project in 20 days, in how many days can 25 workers complete the same project?

A 10 days

B 12 days

C 15 days

D 18 days

Correct Answer: B. 12 days

EXPLANATION

Work is constant. 15 × 20 = 25 × x, so x = 300/25 = 12 days

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Q.5 Hard General Awareness

If the compound interest on ₹1,000 at 10% p.a. for 2 years is ₹210, what would be the simple interest for the same principal, rate, and time?

A ₹200

B ₹220

C ₹240

D ₹180

Correct Answer: A. ₹200

EXPLANATION

Simple Interest = (P × R × T) / 100 = (1000 × 10 × 2) / 100 = ₹200

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Q.6 Hard General Awareness

How many Lok Sabha seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes in India?

A 79

B 81

C 84

D 87

Correct Answer: C. 84

EXPLANATION

Out of 545 Lok Sabha seats, 84 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes and 131 for Scheduled Castes.

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Q.7 Hard General Awareness

What is the maximum number of articles that can be added to the Constitution of India without an amendment?

A 10

B 5

C There is no maximum limit

D Unlimited through ordinary legislation

Correct Answer: C. There is no maximum limit

EXPLANATION

Articles can be added to the Constitution through amendments with proper procedure, with no predetermined maximum limit.

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Q.8 Hard General Awareness

In 2024, who became the youngest person to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?

A Demis Hassabis

B John Jumper

C Geoffrey Hinton

D Yann LeCun

Correct Answer: B. John Jumper

EXPLANATION

John Jumper and Demis Hassabis won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for machine learning applications in protein folding.

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Q.9 Hard General Awareness

The concept of 'Zero' was invented by which ancient Indian mathematician?

A Aryabhata

B Bhaskara II

C Brahmagupta

D Varahamihira

Correct Answer: C. Brahmagupta

EXPLANATION

Brahmagupta (598-668 CE) is credited with introducing the concept of zero as a number in mathematics.

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Q.10 Hard General Awareness

A number is such that when divided by 5, 6, and 7 leaves remainder 1 in each case. What is the smallest such number greater than 100?

A 211

B 141

C 121

D 211

Correct Answer: A. 211

EXPLANATION

LCM(5,6,7) = 210. The number is of form 210k + 1. For k=1, number = 211.

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