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Miscellaneous SSC GK — SSC Questions & Practice

Practise 50 Miscellaneous SSC GK questions from SSC for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. The 'Nobel Prize', one of the world's most prestigious awards, was established using the fortune of which inventor?

  1. AThomas Edison
  2. BAlfred Nobel
  3. CMichael Faraday
  4. DAlbert Einstein
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Answer: B

The Nobel Prize was established using the fortune of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.

2. How many categories of Nobel Prizes are traditionally awarded (Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, Literature, Peace, and one added later)?

  1. A4
  2. B5
  3. C6
  4. D7
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Answer: C

Six categories of Nobel Prizes are awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences (added later, in 1968).

3. The 'Pulitzer Prize', a prestigious American award, primarily recognizes achievements in which fields?

  1. AOnly sports
  2. BJournalism, literature, and musical composition
  3. COnly scientific research
  4. DOnly film
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Answer: B

The Pulitzer Prize recognizes achievements in journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

4. The 'Academy Awards' (Oscars), a major American film award ceremony, are presented by which organization?

  1. AAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. BHollywood Foreign Press Association
  3. CBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
  4. DScreen Actors Guild
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Answer: A

The Academy Awards (Oscars) are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

5. The 'Grammy Awards', a prestigious American music award ceremony, primarily recognize achievements in which field?

  1. AFilm
  2. BMusic recording
  3. CLiterature
  4. DTelevision
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Answer: B

The Grammy Awards recognize outstanding achievements in the music recording industry.

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