SSC CHSL 2022 PYQs

Question 1

In which sport are arrows used?

Accepted Answer

Arrows are specifically used in the sport of Archery. This is a direct knowledge-based question about sports equipment.

Question 2

Reni Village in Garhwal was known for what environmental movement in 1970?

Accepted Answer

Reni Village in Garhwal is famously associated with the Chipko Movement, a non-violent social and ecological movement by rural villagers to protect trees.

Question 3

Lack of financial discipline by the government can lead to ______.(A) excess expenditure(B) inflation

Accepted Answer

Lack of financial discipline by the government directly causes excess expenditure. This, in turn, often leads to inflation due to increased money supply and demand.

Question 4

Which state has the highest length (in km) of national highways as per the data of 2017?

Accepted Answer

As per 2017 data, Maharashtra had the highest length of national highways. This is a direct factual recall question.

Question 5

Who among the following Bharatanatyam exponents received the 'Chevalier of Arts and Letters award' from the Government of France in 2004?

Accepted Answer

Alarmel Valli, a renowned Bharatanatyam dancer, was awarded the 'Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres' by the French Government in 2004 for her contributions to art.

Question 6

SLR is an important tool used by RBI to control money supply in the economy. The full form of SLR is_______.

Accepted Answer

SLR stands for Statutory Liquidity Ratio. It is a key monetary policy tool used by the Reserve Bank of India to manage liquidity in the banking system.

Question 7

Who among the following was one of the founders of Kerala Kalalayam in 1952?

Accepted Answer

Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma was a renowned Mohiniyattam exponent and one of the founders of Kerala Kalalayam in 1952, a significant institution for performing arts.

Question 8

Who among the following won Arjuna Award 2021 in athletics discipline?

Accepted Answer

Arpinder Singh won the Arjuna Award in 2021 for his achievements in athletics. This is a direct factual recall question.

Question 9

Which period in India is referred to as a steady population growth period?

Accepted Answer

The period from 1921 to 1951 is historically recognized as the period of steady population growth in India, often called the 'Period of Steady Growth'.

Question 10

Who is the author of the historical novel ‘Twilight in Delhi’?

Accepted Answer

The historical novel 'Twilight in Delhi' was written by Ahmed Ali. This is a direct factual recall question about Indian literature.

Question 11

As per statistics published by National total number of crime incidences Records Bureau for 2020, which metropolitan city tops in crime against Scheduled Caste(s)?

Accepted Answer

According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2020 report, Lucknow recorded the highest number of crimes against Scheduled Castes among metropolitan cities.

Question 12

‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ is given by which of the following bodies?

Accepted Answer

The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar is awarded by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's national academy for music, dance, and drama, to young artists.

Question 13

Rajeev Janardan is an Indian classical __________ player of the Imdadkhani gharana.

Accepted Answer

Rajeev Janardan is a renowned Indian classical sitar player. The Imdadkhani gharana is specifically associated with sitar and surbahar.

Question 14

Who is the recipient of 2021 Abhinandan Saroja National Award?

Accepted Answer

Aparna Satheesan, a renowned Kuchipudi dancer, was awarded the prestigious 2021 Abhinandan Saroja National Award for her contributions to Indian classical dance.

Question 15

Which is a slow cooking process that begins around 320°F, removes water from a sugar and breaks down the sugar into complex polymers with a sweet, nutty, or bitter taste and thus produces a golden-brown to dark brown colour?

Accepted Answer

Caramelisation is the process where sugar breaks down when heated, removing water and forming complex polymers, resulting in a golden-brown color and sweet, nutty, or bitter flavors.

Question 16

Identify theINCORRECTpair with respect to the substances and their specific heat capacity (J kg-1K-1) at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.

Accepted Answer

The specific heat capacity of water is approximately 4186 J kg-1K-1, not 1200. Therefore, option 2 is the incorrect pair.

Question 17

'An Autobiography' is the name of the autobiography of _____________.

Accepted Answer

The autobiography titled 'An Autobiography' was written by India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. It details his life and political thoughts.

Question 18

In November 2021, under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Central Government has approved the SPV that would privatise the electricity distribution business in which of the following Union Territories?

Accepted Answer

The question is a General Knowledge fact. The Central Government approved the SPV to privatize electricity distribution in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in November 2021.

Question 19

Who proposed the ‘plum pudding’ theory of the divisible atom in which negatively charged electrons were scattered in a lump of positive charge like a raisin in plum pudding?

Accepted Answer

Sir J.J. Thomson proposed the 'plum pudding' model of the atom, describing electrons embedded in a sphere of positive charge. This was a foundational step in atomic theory.

Question 20

Which water body is the world's third largest ocean spread over an area of 70,560,000 km2on the earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

The Indian Ocean is the world's third-largest ocean, covering approximately 70.56 million square kilometers. This is a direct factual recall question.