SSC CHSL Prelims Sep-2023

Reasoning Aptitude

1. Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term

21: 8 ∷ 23:?
(A) 64

(B) 32
(C) 16

(D) 9

2.In the following question, from the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
MOLECULES
(A) SOLE

(B) LEMONE
(C) SUE

(D) COME

3.In a certain code language. LIFE is written as MOGI. How will SOUP be written as in the same language?
(A) TUVO

(B) TUAQ
(C) TATU

(D) TUOQ

4.Select the set of numbers that is similar to the following set of numbers.
(6, 14, 22)
(A) (7, 13, 20)

(B) (5, 15, 28)
(C) (2, 6, 9)

(D) (12, 15, 18)

5. If 5 # 4 % 12 = 15 and 16 % 5 # 4 = 20, then 4 % 24 # 48 = ?
(A) 2

(B) 3
(C) 5

(D) 6

6. P is bother of A and B. S is A’s Mother. T is P’s father. Which of the following statement can ‘not be definitely true?
(A) T is A’s father.

(B) S is P’s mother.
(C) P is S’s son.

(D) A is T’s son.

7.Select the correct mirror image of the given figure when the mirror is placed to its right side.

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

8.In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

4	5	6
3	7	9
5	9	8
60	315	?

(A) 464

(B) 432
(C) 386

(D) 344

9.How many triangles are there in the given figure?

(A) 27

(B) 28
(C) 29

(D) 30

10.Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?
AMC, BWC, AOE, ? , AQG
(A) BXF (B) BYE
(C) AYE (D) BXE

11. Abhishek started from a point A and walked 30 m towards south. He turned left and walked 40 m. He then turned left again and walked 30 m. He again turned left and walked 70 m. and reached a point B. How far and in which direction is point B with respect to point A?
(A) 15 m, east

(B) 30 m, west
(C) 30 m, east

(D) 15 m, west

12.A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will
appear when opened?

(A)

(B)

(c)

(D)

13.If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

14.Two position of the same dice are given. Which number will be at the top if ‘5’ is at the bottom?

(A) 3

(B) 4
(C) 2

(D) 6

15.If ‘tee see pee’ means ‘Drink Fruit Juice’: ‘see kee lee’ means ‘Juice is sweet’ and ‘lee reemee’ means ‘He is intelligent’ , which word in that language means ‘Sweet
(A) see

(B) kee

(D) pee

16.Read the given statements and conclusions
carefully. Assuming that the information given
in the statements is true, even if it appears to be
at variance with commonly known facts, decide
which of the given conclusions logically
follow(s) from the statements.
Statements: I. Some books are tables.
II. All tables are chairs.
Conclusions: I. All books are chairs.
II. Some books are chairs.
III. Some tables are book.
IV. All chairs are book.
(A) Only conclusions I and IV follow.
(B) Only conclusions II, III and IV follow.
(C) Only conclusions II and III follow.
(D) Only conclusion I follows.

17.In the following question, select the related letters from the given alternatives.

WATER:XYWAW::TEST:?
(A) UBVP

(B) UCWP
(C) UCVQ

(D) UCVP

18.Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number
10: 1010 ∷ 11 : ?
(A) 131

(B) 1342
(C) 132

(D) 1320

19.Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out.
(A) Apple

(B) Papaya
(C) Litchi

(D) Guava

20.Four letter-clusters have been given out of
which three are alike in some manner and one
is different. Select the odd one.
(A) OMANI

(B) EVOLV
(C) ANIANA

(D) UGALI

21.Arrange the given words in the sequence in
which they occur in the dictionary.

1.Pragmatic 2. Protect

3.Pastel 4. Postal

5.Pebble
(A) 43521

(B) 35412
(C) 34512

(D) 43512

22.Select the number-pair in which the two numbers are related in het same way as are two numbers of the given number pair
67: 171
(A) 25: 51

(B) 23: 25
(C) 21: 12

(D) 42: 75

23.Four numbers have been given. out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the odd one.
(A) 2025

(B) 1225
(C) 1296

(D) 64

24.In the following question, select the missing number from the given series.
7, 13 , 25, 43, 67, ?
(A) 97

( B) 115
(C) 102

(D) 124

25.Find out the two signs to be interchanged for making the following equation correct.
(1/4)÷(1/64) +16-12×4÷2=24
(A) + and ÷

(B) × and ÷
(C) + and –

(D) + and ×

General Studies

26.The Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is located in the state of __.
(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Bihar

27.The Indian Government annexed __ in 1948 under the code name ‘Operation Polo’.
(A) Gwalior

(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mysore

(D) Varanasi

28.The __ festival is celebrated by the Ahom people of Assam on 31st January every year in memory of the departed.
(A) Ashokastami

(B) Lampra Puja
(C) Tirtha Mukh

(D) Me-Dam-Me-Phi

29.1 Petabyte (PB) = 1024 __.
(A) Zettabytes

(ZB) (B) Exabytes (EB)
(C) Terabytes (TB)

(D) Gigabytes (GB)

30.Which country is the host of the ‘Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo’?
(A) Indonesia

(B) Myanmar
(C) Nepal

(D) Bangladesh

31.Which of the following dance forms is also known as the ‘Royal Dance of Ladakh’?
(A) Yak dance

(B) Koshan dance
(C) Jabro dance

(D) Shondol dance

32.’A Shot At History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold’ is the autobiography of which Indian shooter?
(A) Jitu Rai
(B) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
(C) Gagan Narang
(D) Abhinav Bindra

33.In the context of computers, WORM is an acronym of:
(A) Wireless Operating, Read Module
(B) Wireless Operating, Read Module
(C) Word Optical, Recognition Malware
(D) Write Once, Read Many

34.Which of the following passes is located between Nilgiri Hills to the north and Anaimalai Hills to the south?
(A) Aghil Pass

(B) Rohtang Pass
(C) Palghat Pass

(D) Karakoram Pass

35.Which of the following movements was started in the year 1930 by Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Quit India Movement
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Khilafat Movement
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement

36.Which institution notified ‘Indian Standards Related to AYUSH Herbs and Products’?
(A) FSSAI

(B) BIS
(C) AYUSH Ministry

(D) FAO

37.Which Union Ministry released the ‘Swachh Jal Se Suraksha Campaign Report’?
(A) Ministry of Jal Shakt
(B) Ministry of MSME
(C) Ministry of Rural Development
(D) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

38. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘Unified Registration Portal For Gobardhan’?
(A) Ministry of Jal Shakti
(B) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers
(C) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(D) Ministry of Rural Development

39. Kushinagar airport, which has been granted international airport status is located in which state?
(A) Jharkhand

(B) Tripura
(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Chhattisgarh

40.

Which country signed MoU with India for
development of Phukot Karnali Hydro Electric
Project?
(A) Bangladesh

(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Nepal

(D) Myanmar

41.In which year did the first Elected Parliament
with two houses comes into being in India?
(A) 1953

(B) 1952
(C) 1959

(D) 1951

42.How many Vedangas are there in total?
(A) Two

(B) Three
(C) Six

(D) Four

43.Which of the following is the second largest
artificial lake in Asia?
(A) Dhebar Lake in Rajasthan
(B) Chandubi Lake in Assam
(C) Kolleru Lake in Andhra Pradesh
(D) Chilika Lake in Odisha

44.Which of the following was invented by Walter
Hunt?
(A) Scooter

(B) Safety lamp
(C) Safety pin

(D) Ship

45.Which of the following characteristics of sound
is measured in hertz (Hz)?
(A) Wavelength of the sound
(B) Frequency of the sound
(C) Loudness of the sound
(D) Intensity of the sound

46.Who was a mentor to both, Mahatma Gandhi
and Mohammed Ali Jinnah?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

47.Which of the following states has one of the
richest monazite deposits in India?
(A) Goa (B) Rajasthan
(C) Haryana (D) Kerala

48.The sino-artrialnode is located in the __.
(A) Bladder

(B) Heart
(C) Stomach

(D) Brain

49.Locomotion in __ takes place with the
help of a muscular foot.
(A) Earthworms

(B) Jellyfish
(C) Snails

(D) Sea urchins

50.What is the name given to a new group of
ancient marsupials with distinctive leg and foot
characteristics?
(A) Ambulator

(B) Differator
(C) Lingator

(D) Ancient Leggers

51.Find the least perfect square number which is
completely divisible by 56, 60, 84 and 96?
(A) 705600

(B) 529200
(C) 691200

(D) 940800

52.In ΔACE, B and D are points on the side AC
and CE, respectively, such that BD II AE and
AE = 8/3 BD. What is the ratio of the area of
ΔBDC to that ofΔAEC?
(A) 9 : 64

(B) 3 : 8
(C) 8 : 11

(D) 9 : 16

53.What is the area of the largest circle which can
be inscribed in a square of side 2.8√2 cm?
(takeπ=22/7)
(A) 12.32 cm²

(B) 14.74 cm²
(C) 15.80 cm²

(D) 11.11 cm²

54.Incomes of Kishan and Deepika is in the ratio
of 7 : 9 and their expenditure is in the ratio of 9
: 7. Find the ratio of their savings if Kishan
saves 1/7 of his income.
(A) 13 : 7

(B) 3 : 13
(C) 13 : 4

(D) 7 : 13

55.What is the value of (14 of 2÷4+7×2-(1/2) of (4
of 5÷10))/(13÷17×17+(4 of 9÷3-8))
(A) 20/17

(B) 14/17(C) 20/13

(D) 14/13

56.If cosθ/(1-sinθ)+cosθ/(1+ sinθ)=4, 0°<θ<90°,
then the value of (tanθ+cosecθ)is:
(A) 5 √2/2

(B) (5 √3)/3
(C) (4 √3)/3

(D) (5 √2)/3

57.Three successive discounts of 30%, 30% and
40% are offered on an article. If the marked
price of the article is Rs 1250, then what will be
selling price?
(A) 367.5

(B) 343.5
(C) 347

(D) 360

58.The sum of present ages of a mother and her
son is 68 years. After six years, the ratio of
their ages becomes 11:5, what is the present age
of mother?
(A) 50 years

(B) 49 years
(C) 48 years

(D) 45 years

59.Rohit, Ankur and Inder invested some money
in partnership in the ratio 7 : 3 : 1. If the ratio of
profit earned by them is in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4,
then find the ratio of time duration of their
investment.
(A) 1 : 2 : 4

(B) 2 : 7 : 28
(C) 1 : 7 : 14

(D) 3 : 14 : 28

60.A person travels from P to Q at the speed of 44
km/hr and travels from Q to P at the speed of
55 km/hr. what is the average speed of the man
for whole journey (upto on decimal)?
(A) 48.8

(B) 48.3
(C) 48.9

(D) 48.1

61.If a + b + c = 2, a2+b2+c2 = 26, then the value of
a3+b3+c3-3abc is :
(A) 71

(B) 74
(C) 69

(D) 78

62.‘P’ can make 28 toys in 4 days and ‘Q’ can
make 18 toys in 9 days. How many toys both
‘P’ and ‘Q’ together can make in one day?
(A) 11 toys

(B) 7 toys
(C) 9 toys

(D) 12 toys

63.A mixture contains milk and water in the ratio 1
: x. When 300 ml of the mixture and 50 ml of

water are mixed, the ratio of Milk and water
becomes 2 : 5. What is the value of x ?
(A) 2

(B) 1
(C) 3

(D) 4

64.The number of pairs of natural number, the
difference of whose squares is 75 will be?
(A) 1

(B) 2
(C) 3

(D) 4

65.A person borrowed a certain sum at 10% p.a.
for three years, interest being compounded
annually. At the end of two year, he repaid a
sum of Rs. 6,634 and at the end of the third
year, he cleared off the debt by paying Rs.
13,200. What was the sum borrowed by him?
(A) Rs. 16,400

(B) Rs. 15,400
(C) Rs. 15,600

(D) Rs. 16,500

66.The value of 1/sinθ -cot2⁡θ/(1+cosecθ) is :
(A) 0

(B) 1
(C) 2

(D) -1

67.A train starts at 11:00 am from point A towards
point B at 36 km /h while a car starts at 1:00
pm from point B towards point A at 44 km/h.
They cover a distance of 712 km till the
meeting. At what time will they meet each
other?
(A) 7:30 pm

(B) 8:00 pm
(C) 8:30 pm

(D) 9:00 pm

68.The unit digit of (3725827+ 2963469) ×
(92291256 –124311) × (4537)935 is
(A) 2

(B) 4
(C) 6

(D) 8
Direction (69-72): The given bar graph presents the
target and actual production of blowers
(number in thousands) of a factory over five
monthly.

69.The ratio of the combined target production of
blower machines is January and April to that of
the combined actual production of blower
machines in March and April Was: –
(A) 12: 13

(B) 13: 17
(C) 12: 19

(D) 13: 16

70.The total target production of blower in
February, April and May was what percentage
less than the total actual production of blowers
over all five months (correct to one decimal
place)
(A) 12.5%

(B) 41.5%
(C) 42.1%

(D) 39.5%

71.The actual production of blowers in April was
what percentage more than the average target
production of blowers over five months?
(A) 3 (13/17) %

(B) 3%
(C) 1 (13/17)%

(D) 2 (16/17)%

72.In which month the actual production of blower
was 20% more than the target production?
(A) January

(B) February
(C) March

(D) May

73.If P = 25 and Q = 9, then the value of 􀀃
√[(√𝑃𝑃 + √𝑄𝑄)
1
2 × (√𝑃𝑃 − √𝑄𝑄)
1
2] ?
(A) 2 (B) –2
(C) 2(2/3)

(D) 2(3/4)

74.PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral. If angle P is
three times the angle R and S is five times the
angle Q, then the sum of the angles Q and R is:
(A) 65°

(B) 70°
(C) 75°

(D) 72°

75.Efficiency of Amit is 25% more than Piyush
who complete a task in 90 days. Ram takes 12
days less than days taken by Amit &Piyush
together to complete the work. If Amit and
Piyush worked for 10 days, after that both left
the task, then find in how many days Ram will
complete the remaining work?
(A) 14 days

(B) 21 days
(C) 28 days

(D) 35 days

76.Select the most appropriate word for the given
group of words
One who is simple in nature and easily believes
whatever is told.
(A) Credulous

(B) Denizen
(C) Demagogue

(D) Draper

77.Select the correctly spelt word.
(A) consientious

(B) conscientious
(C) conscientious

(D) conscientious

78.Select the most appropriate meaning of the
given idiom.
Achilles’ heels
(A) Matter of dispute.
(B) Strong will power.
(C) At risk and insecured.
(D) A small but fatal weakness.

79.Select the most appropriate meaning of the
given idiom.
Nurse a grudge
(A) Bear resentment for long period.
(B) Close to collapsing.
(C) To put on end to something in its initial
stage.
(D) A source of extensive but unforeseen
troubles.

80.Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out
of the given options pick the one that gives
their correct order.
a) few experiences feel as personal as reading a
book.
b) about one human brain in conversation with
another.
c) Whether in a crowded library or a dark
bedroom,
d) Books are about eye and page,
(A) ADBC

(B) CABD
(C) DABC

(D) CADB

81.Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out
of the given options pick the one that gives
their correct order.
a) Geo-spatial data usually involves
information of public interest
b) with various apps such as food delivery
apps, e-commerce or even weather apps.

c) The past decade has seen an increase in the
use of geo-spatial data in daily life
d) such as roads, localities, rail lines, water
bodies, and public amenities.
(A) ADBC

(B) ADCB
(C) BCAD

(D) CBDA

82.Select the correct passive form of the given
sentence.
Raj had committed a mistake.
(A) A mistake had committed by Raj.
(B) A mistake was committed by Raj.
(C) A mistake had been committed by Raj.
(D) A mistake has been committed by Raj.

83.Select the correct active form of the given
sentence.
The book is being read by me.
(A) I am reading the book.
(B) I will be reading the book.
(C) I can read the book.
(D) I was reading the book.

84.Select the correct indirect form of the given
sentence.
Rohan said to his father, “Will you give me
some money?”
(A) Rohan said to his father that he would give
him some money.
(B) Rohan asked his father if he would give
him some money.
(C) Rohan asked his father if he will be giving
him some money.
(D) Rohan asked his father if he will give him
some money.

85.Identify the segment in the sentence which
contains a grammatical error.
My train is supposed to arrive at 11 am
yesterday but it was an hour late.
(A) My train is supposed
(B) to arrive at 11 am yesterday
(C) but it was an hour late
(D) No error

86.Identify the segment in the sentence which
contains a grammatical error.
Cattles are not allowed to enter this property.
(A) Cattles are not

(B) allowed to
(C) enter this property

(D) No error

87.Select the most appropriate option to substitute
the underlined segment in the given sentence. If
there is no need to substitute it, select No
improvement.
The Principal asked me what is the matter.
(A) what was the matter

(B) what the matter is
(C) what the matter was

(D) no improvement

88.Select the most appropriate option to substitute
the underlined segment in the given sentence. If
there is no need to substitute it, select No
improvement.
No sooner I heard the gunshot when I rushed
to the spot.
(A) No sooner I heard the gunshot then
(B) No sooner did I hear the gunshot when
(C) No sooner did I hear the gunshot than
(D) No improvement

89.Select the most appropriate word to fill in the
blank.
The Indian music industry has seen a pool of
talent and it always _____new talents coming
to prove themselves.
(A) Seen

(B) Witnessed
(C) Watches

(D) Verified

90.Select the most appropriate word to fill in the
blank.
An environment is a nature that ______our life
on the earth.
(A) lives

(B) modifies
(C) grows

(D) nurtures

Direction (91-95): In the following passage some
words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks
with the help of the alternatives given. Select
the most appropriate option for each blank.
Well, for starters the private sector has been
doing a pretty amazing job when it comes to
pushing exports. According to (91)___senior
editor in the Economic Times, 95%
of (92)___defence exports were being routed
through the private sector. But the way this
works is a tad bit complicated. As we already
pointed out, India is one
of the (93)___importers of defence equipment.
And that means we often have to work with
some big companies abroad. During this
process, we might want to extract more value

from the transaction. So we use Defence
offsets. Meaning, the Indian
government (94)___mandate the foreign
company to reinvest a part of the proceeds from
the contract back (95)___India.

91.Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank No.91.
(A) one of

(B) one
(C) the

(D) most

92.Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank No.92.
(A) are

(B) their
(C) our

(D) us

93.Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank No.93.
(A) big

(B) bigger
(C) biggest

(D) much big

94.Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank No.94.
(A) will

(B) would
(C) maybe

(D) must

95.Select the most appropriate option to fill in
blank No.95.
(A) at

(B) from
(C) to

(D) in

96.Select the most appropriate synonym of the
word given below.
ALLEVIATE
(A) lessen

(B) intensify
(C) magnify

(D) worsen

97.Select the most appropriate synonym of the
word given below.
ELUCIDATE
(A) Remove

(B) obscure
(C) explain

(D) confuse

98.Select the most appropriate antonym of the
given word.
IMPEDE
(A) hinder

(B) delay
(C) assist

(D) prevent

99.Select the most appropriate antonym of the
given word.
DEPLORABLE
(A) shameful

(B) tolerable
(C) unforgivable

(D) kind

100.Select the most appropriate word for the given
group of words
The head of a monastery or an abbey
(A) Accomplice

(B) Abdication
(C) Abbot

(D) Accentuate

Answers

1.Answer: B
2(2+1)=8
2(2+3)=32

2.Answer: B
N is not present in given word

3.Answer: B
Sequence follows next consonant and next
vowel.

4.Answer: D
6 + 22 = 14 × 2
12 + 18 = 15 × 2.

5.Answer: A

4 x 24 ÷ 48 = 2

6.Answer: D

7.Answer: A

8.nswer: B
6 x 9 x 8 = 432

9.Answer: D
30 triangles

10.Answer: B

11.Answer: B

12.Answer: A

13.Answer: B

14.Answer: A

1 3 2
6 5 4

15.Answer: B
In the first and second statements, the common
word is ‘Juice’ and the common code word is
‘see’ so, ‘see’ Means ‘Juice’.
In the second and third statements, the common
word is ‘is’ and the common code is ‘lee’ so
‘lee’ means ‘is’

‘Sweet’ is coded as ‘kee’

16.Answer: C

17.Answer: D
+1 , -2 , +3 , …………..SERIES

18.Answer: B
10³ + 10 = 1010
11³ + 11 = 1342

19.Answer: C
Litchi has one seed all have more than one
seeds.

20.Answer: B
except option B all the word contains at least 3
different vowel.

21.Answer: B

3.Pastel

5.Pebble

4.Postal

1.Pragmatic

2.Protect

22.Answer: A
(6 + 7)² + 2 = 171
(2 + 5)² + 2 = 51

23.Answer: D
64 = 8² and 4³
2025 = 45²
1296 = 36²
1225 = 35²

24.Answer: A
+6 , +12 , +18, +24 , +30 SERIES

25.Answer: C
(1/4)×64-16+12×4÷2
16-16+12×2=24.

General Studies

26.Answer: C
The Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is located in
the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located
between the Vindhya and Satpura mountain
ranges and has always been associated with its
tiger population.

27.Answer: B
Operation Polo was the code name of the
Hyderabad “police action” in September 1948,
by the then newly independent Dominion of
India against Hyderabad State. It was a military
operation in which the Indian Armed Forces
invaded the Nizam-ruled princely state,
annexing it into the Indian Union.

28.Answer: D
Me-dam-me-phi is a state holiday observed in
Assam on January 31st. This festival is
celebrated by the Ahom people in memory of
the departed.

29.Answer: C
1 Petabyte is equivalent to 1024 Terabytes (Tb).

30.Answer: A
The 2023 Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo will be organized by Indonesia from June 4 to 8 in Makassar.
This event will mark the fourth iteration of the exercise since its inception in 2014. The previous edition of this exercise took place in
2018 before it was suspended because of COVID-19.

31.Answer: D
Shondol is a famous dance, which artistes used to perform for the king of Ladakh. It is known as the royal dance of Ladakh,and has created history by entering into the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest Ladakhi dance.

32.Answer: D
A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold traces Abhinav Bindra’s relentless pursuit of perfection, towards his
dream of achieving the coveted trophy, an Olympic Gold Medal.

33.Answer:D

WORM is an acronym for for write once, read many. It is an optical disk technology that allows you to write data onto a disk just once.
After that, the data is permanent and can be read any number of times.

34.Answer: C
Palghat Gap is a major break in the Western Ghats mountain range, in southwestern India. It is located between the Nilgiri Hills to the north and the Anaimalai Hills to the south and straddles the Kerala–Tamil Nadu border, serving as a major communication route
between those two states.

35.Answer: D
One of the most important events in India’s struggle for independence took place when Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil
Disobedience Movement with his famous Dandi March, which began on 12th March 1930 and ended on April 6th, 1930.

36.Answer: B [BIS]
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recently notified 31 Indian standards related to Ayush herbs and products. It includes 30 herbs and one product including a stainless steel neti pot. An additional
department was earlier established with a dedicated focus on Ayush at BIS.

37.Answer: A [Ministry of Jal Shakti]
Swachh Jal Se Suraksha Campaign Report was released recently under the Jal Jeevan Mission. The campaign was organised from 2nd
October, 2022 to 31st March, 2023. Water quality testing has been reported in 5.39 lakh (89.69 %) villages for chemical and in
4.47 lakh (74.46 %) villages for bacteriological contamination.

38.Answer: A [Ministry of Jal Shakti]
Union Minister For Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Unified Registration Portal For GOBARdhan. It will act as a one
stop repository to assess investment and participation in Biogas/CBG sector at the national level.

39.