SSC-CGL 2019 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 1
GK

The ________ edition of the India-Indonesia coordinated patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) held from 19 March to 4 th April 2019 was inaugurated at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

A
 33 rd
B
45 th
C
42 nd
D
23 rd
Question 2
GK

The Indian National Association was established in 1876 by ______ in Calcutta

A
Badruddin Tyabji
B
Sisir Kumar Ghosh
C
V. K. Chiplunkar 
D
Anand Mohan Bose
Question 3
GK

According to The Economist Intelligence Unit report 'Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2019', which of the following is NOT one of the three cheapest cities in India?

A
New Delhi
B
Mumbai
C
Bengaluru
D
Chennai
Question 4
GK

Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath temple in 1025 AD?

A
 Muhammad Gori
B
Mahmud of Ghazni  
C
Genghis Khan 
D
Nadir Shah
Question 5
GK

Which gas in its solid state is also known as dry ice?

A
Nitrogen 
B
Oxygen 
C
Hydrogen 
D
Carbon dioxide
Question 6
GK

The lone gold medal for India was won by ____________ at the 38 th GeeBee Boxing Tournament held at Helsinki, Finland.

A
Shiva Thapa
B
 Naveen Kumar
C
Mohammed Hussamuddin
D
Kavinder Singh Bisht
Question 7
GK

Which country was the first to implement Goods and Services Tax (GST)?

A
Canada 
B
Germany 
C
USA 
D
France
Question 8
GK

The Malimath Committee Report deals with:

A
criminal justice system reforms 
B
textile sector reforms 
C
stock market reforms 
D
judicial delays
Question 9
GK

Which queen died fighting Mughal armies while defending Garha Katanga in 1564?

A
Rani Ahilyabai
B
Rani Rudrambara
C
Rani Avantibai
D
Rani Durgavati
Question 10
GK

The Musi and Bhima are tributaries of the river ______.

A
Brahmaputra
B
Mahanadi
C
Krishna
D
Kaveri
E
Question Not Attempted
Question 11
GK

The Tata Iron and Steel company (TISCO) was established by Dorabji Tata in:

A
1911
B
1919
C
1913
D
1907
Question 12
GK

Which of the following places was ruled by the Wadiyar dynasty?

A
Jabalpur 
B
Patna 
C
Guwahati 
D
Mysore
Question 13
GK

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has decided to reintroduce ______in the 2022 Asian Games to be held at Hangzhou, China after it was dropped in 2018.

A
volleyball 
B
soccer 
C
fencing 
D
cricket
Question 14
GK

_________ dance, performed by Buddhists to ward off evil spirits, is a dance form of Himachal Pradesh.

A
Chham 
B
Dham 
C
Gogra 
D
Natya
Question 15
GK

Sundari, a well known species of trees, is found in:

A
himalayan mountains
B
tropical deciduous forests
C
mangrove forests
D
tropical rainforests
Question 16
GK

The property of catenation is predominant in _______.

A
sulphur
B
carbon
C
silicon
D
nitrogen
Question 17
GK

Methyl propane is an isomer of:

A
n-hexane
B
n-pentane 
C
n-propane 
D
 n-butane
Question 18
GK

Which of the following elements is a metalloid?

A
Silicon
B
Tin
C
Bismuth
D
Phosphorus
Question 19
GK

In March 2019, _________ was sworn in as the new chief minister of Goa, following the demise of Manohar Parrikar.

A
 Ashok Gehlot 
B
 Vasundhara Raje
C
H. D. Kumaraswamy 
D
Pramod Sawant
Question 20
GK

Name the first ever judge of the Supreme Court against whom the motion of impeachment was introduced into Parliament in Independent India.

A
Justice Mahajan
B
Justice Subba Rao
C
Justice Viraswami
D
Justice Ramaswami
Question 21
GK

'Thoda' a sport dance belongs to which of the following states?

A
Andhra Pradesh
B
Haryana
C
Himachal Pradesh
D
Sikkim
Question 22
GK

J. J. Thomson received the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of _____.

A
electrons
B
positrons
C
protons
D
neutrons
Question 23
GK

Which of the following is mined in the Badampahar mines of Odisha?

A
Dolomite
B
Azurite
C
Hematite
D
Bauxite
Question 24
GK

_______ is the founder of Facebook.

A
 Larry Page 
B
Jimmy Wales 
C
Brian Acton 
D
Mark Zuckerberg
Question 25
GK

The value of 2 × 3 ÷ 2 of 3 × 2 ÷ (4 + 4 × 4 ÷ 4 of 4 – 4 ÷ 4 × 4) is:

A
2
B
8
C
1
D
4