SSC-CGL 2019 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 226
GK

Special Olympics held every _____ years, is a global movement of people creating a new world of inclusion, where every single person is accepted and welcomed, regardless of their ability or disability.

A
three
B
five
C
four
D
two
Question 227
GK

In March 2019, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the introduction of skill subjects in the school curriculum for the academic session 2019-20. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A
Yoga
B
Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE)
C
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
D
Spiritual Enhancement
Question 228
GK

________, activist-journalist from Karnataka, who was shot dead in September 2017, was posthumously conferred the Anna Politkovskaya Award 2017.

A
Gauri Lankesh
B
Sudip Dutta Bhaumik
C
Naveen Gupta
D
Sayed Mehdi
Question 229
GK

______ Strait separates the islands of Java (east) and Sumatra.

A
Yucatan
B
Sunda
C
Cook
D
Malacca
Question 230
GK

The Global Business Summit, launched on 15 January 2015, is a flagship initiative of the _____ Group.

A
Economist
B
Bhaskar
C
Times
D
Dutch
Question 231
GK

______ pass connects Uttarakhand and Tibet and is situated in the north of Gangotri.

A
Shipki La
B
Muling La
C
Zoji La
D
Bara Lacha La
Question 232
GK

Safdarjung's tomb, set in the middle of a garden, was built by Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah in _______

A
Uttarakhand
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Delhi
D
Bihar
Question 233
GK

_________ has been called the "architect king" as during his reign, the world witnessed a unique development of arts and culture of the Mughal Empire.

A
Shah Jahan
B
Aurangzeb
C
Jahangir
D
Akbar
Question 234
GK

It was under the reign of ______ that the Mughal Empire reached its peak in matter of area under the Mughal empire.

A
Shah Jahan
B
Akbar
C
Jahangir
D
Aurangzeb
Question 235
GK

A situation where the expenditure of the government exceeds its revenue is called ______.

A
Default Revenue
B
Budget Deficit
C
Default Financing
D
Deficit Revenue
Question 236
GK

Which of the following elements is an actinide?

A
Lutetium
B
Curium
C
Ytterbium
D
Erbium
Question 237
GK

In February 2019, Flight Lieutenant________ created history by becoming the first Indian woman flight engineer.

A
Bhawana Seth
B
Mohana Singh
C
Hina Jaiswal 
D
Anjali Gupta
Question 238
GK

One of the prominent Buddhist structures in India, ________ Stupa at Sarnath was constructed by the great Mauryan king, Ashoka.

A
Dhauli
B
Dhamekh
C
Bharhut
D
Lalitgiri
Question 239
GK

____ died in 1605, nearly 50 years after his ascension to the throne. He was buried outside of Agra at Sikandra.

A
Jahangir
B
Aurangzeb
C
Akbar
D
Shah Jahan
Question 240
GK

In the periodic table, Mendeleev could NOT assign a correct position to _________.

A
Carbon
B
Nitrogen
C
Hydrogen
D
Oxygen
Question 241
GK

Superstats, a new platform to analyse the game of cricket, comprises of three metrics. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A
Forecaster
B
Score Index
C
Luck Index
D
Smart Stats
Question 242
GK

__________ married Mehr-un-Nisa whom he gave the title of 'Nur Jahan' (light of the world).

A
Akbar
B
Jahangir
C
Aurangzeb
D
Shah Jahan
Question 243
GK

Law of octaves says that if the chemical elements are arranged according to increasing atomic weight, those with similar physical and chemical properties occur after each interval of ______ elements.

A
5
B
9
C
10
D
7
Question 244
GK

Who among the following gave the 'Law of Octaves'?

A
Dobereiner
B
Lavoisier
C
Newlands
D
Mendeleev
Question 245
GK

Indian origin campaigner _____ was named UK’s Most Influential Black Person of the Year on 25 October 2017.

A
David Olusoga
B
Gina Miller
C
Jonathan Marland
D
Priti Patel
Question 246
GK

The power to summon the Houses of the Parliament is vested with the ______.

A
Speaker
B
Vice President
C
Prime Minister
D
President
Question 247
GK

The Parliament of India consists of ______.

A
House of the People and Council of States 
B
President, House of the People and Council of States
C
House of the People
D
Council of States
Question 248
GK

Swaroop Rawal, an Indian teacher at Lavad Primary School in ________ was in the running for the prestigious Global Teacher Prize 2019 which honours the world’s best teacher.

A
Kerala
B
Tamil Nadu
C
Maharashtra
D
Gujarat
Question 249
GK

A nautical mile is equal to ______.

A
2450 metres
B
2000 metres
C
1672 metres
D
1852 metres
Question 250
GK

Let O be the centre of a circle and AC be its diameter. BD is a chord intersecting AC at E. Point B is joined to C and D. If ∠BOC = 50° and ∠AOD = 110°, then ∠BEC = ?

A
70°
B
80°
C
55°
D
90°