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SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 107

SSC CHSL Tier II - 26 Jun 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q107

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Astronomers have discovered 62 new moons orbiting the ringed planet Saturn. Though some of the moons had been (1)________ as early as 2019, it takes more than sighting an object close to a planet to (2) ________ it is a moon and not an asteroid making a brief close passage to that planet.

Performing a painstaking (3) ________ of matching objects detected on different nights over the course of 24 months, the team tracked 63 objects that they ended up confirming as moons. One of (4) ________ satellites was revealed back in 2021, with the remaining 62 moons gradually announced over the past few weeks.

As of 2022, what was the highest-denomination currency note printed by the Reserve Bank of India?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. ₹10,000

  • The highest denomination note ever printed by the Reserve Bank of India was the ₹10000 note in 1938 which was demonetized in January 1946.
  • The ₹10000 was again introduced in 1954. These notes were demonetized in 1978.
  • However, 10,000 notes along with 1,000 notes and 5,000 notes were demonised by the then PM Morarji Desai in 1978.
  • The Indian 2000-rupee banknote is the Indian rupee denomination.
  • It was issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 8 November 2016 after the demonetization of 500 and 1000 notes and has been in circulation since 10 November 2016.
  • It is part of the Mahatma Gandhi New Banknote Series with a completely new design.