SSC CHSL Question Paper 2023 (August 7): Memory-based Questions & Answers

1. 36th National Games

Answer: The 36th edition of the National Games of India (Gujarat 2022) was held in Ahmedabad,
Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar in Gujarat in September-October 2022.

2. Arya Samaj

Answer: Arya Samaj is an Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on
the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The samaj was founded by Dayanand Saraswati in the
1870s. Arya Samaj began to take root in 1875.

3. Daskathia Dance

Answer: Daskathia dance is associated with the worship of Lord Shiva and is performed in Odisha.

4. Kangchenjunga

Answer: Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. It is part of the Great Himalayas
range that lies both in Nepal and India.

5. Rock formation

Answer: Rocks are classified into three groups on the basis of their formation: igneous, sedimentary and
metamorphic. The igneous rocks are formed from molten material called magma; sedimentary rocks are
formed from sand, clay, etc. and metamorphic rocks are formed from rocks that are modified by heat,
pressure, or chemical activity.

6. Bharat Ratna 1999

Answer: In 1999, the Bharat Ratna award was given to J.P. Narayan (Posthumously), Amartya Sen,
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi (Posthumously) and Ravi Shankar.

7. First Law Officer of India

Answer: Attorney General is said to be the first law officer of India. The Attorney General of India is
appointed by the President and has a post equal to any minister in Parliament.

8. Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana

Answer: Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
April 8, 2015 for providing loans up to INR 10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm small/ micro enterprises.

9. Satyanarayan Sharma

Answer: Satyanarayana Sarma was one of the leading exponents of the classical dance form, Kuchipudi.
He was awarded Padma Shri in 1970 for his contributions to Dance.

10. 74th Republic Day

Answer: India celebrated its 74th Republic Day on January 26, 2023. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of the
Arab Republic of Egypt was the Chief Guest of India's 74th Republic Day celebrations.
11. Chemical name of Vitamin D

Answer: The chemical name for Vitamin D is calciferol.

12. Indian Governor during Indo-Pak partition

Answer: The partition of India and Pakistan took place on August 15, 1947. Lord Mountbatten was the
Governor General of India at that time.

13. Battle of Chanderi

Answer: The Battle of Chanderi took place in the aftermath of the Battle of Khanwa when the Mughal
Emperor Babur defeated the Rajput Confederacy and firmly established Mughal rule.

14. Citizenship in Indian Constitution

Answer: Citizenship in India is governed by Articles 5 to Article 11 (Part II) of the Indian Constitution. The
Citizenship Act, 1955 is the legislation dealing with citizenship.

15. Mrinalini Sarabhai

Answer: Mrinalini Sarabhai was a famous Bharatanatyam dancer. She received Padma Bhushan in 1992
and Padma Shri in 1965.

16. First Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Answer: The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in 1901 to Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff of the
Netherlands "for his discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions".

17. Old name of Jhelum River

Answer: Jhelum river is the main waterway of the Kashmir valley. Jhelum River originates from Chashma
Verinag Spring. During ancient times, Jehlum was known as Vitasta.

18. AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022

Answer: AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 was hosted by India. The AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 was the
20th edition of the tournament.

19. Arjuna Award

Answer: Arjuna Award is given for outstanding performance in sports. It is given by the Union Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports. It was started in 1961.

20. Swang Dance

Answer: Swang is a popular folk dance form that is performed generally in Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar
Pradesh and Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh.

21. First country to ban Tobacco completely

Answer: The Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan prohibits the cultivation, harvesting, production, and sale of
tobacco and tobacco products in Bhutan. Smoking in all public places in Bhutan became illegal on
February 22, 2005. Bhutan became the first nation to outlaw the practice of smoking.
22. Bardoli Satyagraha

Answer: Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a movement led by Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of
Bardoli against the increased taxation of farmers by the colonial government.

23. Panama Canal

Answer: The Panama Canal is an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean
with the Pacific Ocean. The canal divides North and South America. The canal was opened in 1914.

24. Continent of Continents

Answer: Asia is known as the Continent of Continents. It is the largest continent. In terms of land area, it
covers about one-third of the total land.

25. Currency Printing Press in MP

Answer: The Currency Printing Press in Madhya Pradesh is located in Dewas.

26. Sindhu River

Answer: The Indus or Sindhu is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and
Central Asia. It originates from a glacier near Bokhar Chu.

27. Youngest female dancer to receive Padma Vibhushan

Answer: Sonal Mansingh is an Indian classical dancer and Guru in Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing
style. She is the youngest recipient of Padma Bhushan in 1992 and Padma Vibhushan in 2003.

28. Silver medalists for India in the Olympics 2020

Answer: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Ravi Kumar Dahiya won the Silver Medals for India in the
Olymtpics 2020.

29. Manipuri Dance Forms

Answer: There are many different dance styles from Manipur including Raas Leela, Thougal Jagoi,
Yelhou Jagoi, Luivat Pheizak and Thabal Chongba.

30. State that presented health bill in 2022

Answer: The Rajasthan Right to Health Bill, 2022 was introduced on September 22, 2022. It seeks to
provide the right to health and access to healthcare for people in the state.