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.
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threeB
fiveC
fourD
twoQuestion 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
YogaB
Early Childhood Care Education (ECCE)C
Artificial Intelligence (AI)D
Spiritual EnhancementQuestion 228
GK
________, activist-journalist from Karnataka, who was shot dead in September 2017, was posthumously conferred the Anna Politkovskaya Award 2017.
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Gauri LankeshB
Sudip Dutta BhaumikC
Naveen GuptaD
Sayed MehdiQuestion 229
GK
______ Strait separates the islands of Java (east) and Sumatra.
A
YucatanB
SundaC
CookD
MalaccaQuestion 230
GK
The Global Business Summit, launched on 15 January 2015, is a flagship initiative of the _____ Group.
A
EconomistB
BhaskarC
TimesD
DutchQuestion 231
GK
______ pass connects Uttarakhand and Tibet and is situated in the north of Gangotri.
A
Shipki LaB
Muling LaC
Zoji LaD
Bara Lacha LaQuestion 232
GK
Safdarjung's tomb, set in the middle of a garden, was built by Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah in _______
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UttarakhandB
Uttar PradeshC
DelhiD
BiharQuestion 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 JahanB
AurangzebC
JahangirD
AkbarQuestion 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 JahanB
AkbarC
JahangirD
AurangzebQuestion 235
GK
A situation where the expenditure of the government exceeds its revenue is called ______.
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Default RevenueB
Budget DeficitC
Default FinancingD
Deficit RevenueQuestion 236
GK
Which of the following elements is an actinide?
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LutetiumB
CuriumC
YtterbiumD
ErbiumQuestion 237
GK
In February 2019, Flight Lieutenant________ created history by becoming the first Indian woman flight engineer.
A
Bhawana SethB
Mohana SinghC
Hina Jaiswal D
Anjali GuptaQuestion 238
GK
One of the prominent Buddhist structures in India, ________ Stupa at Sarnath was constructed by the great Mauryan king, Ashoka.
A
DhauliB
DhamekhC
BharhutD
LalitgiriQuestion 239
GK
____ died in 1605, nearly 50 years after his ascension to the throne. He was buried outside of Agra at Sikandra.
A
JahangirB
AurangzebC
AkbarD
Shah JahanQuestion 240
GK
In the periodic table, Mendeleev could NOT assign a correct position to _________.
A
CarbonB
NitrogenC
HydrogenD
OxygenQuestion 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
ForecasterB
Score IndexC
Luck IndexD
Smart StatsQuestion 242
GK
__________ married Mehr-un-Nisa whom he gave the title of 'Nur Jahan' (light of the world).
A
AkbarB
JahangirC
AurangzebD
Shah JahanQuestion 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.
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5B
9C
10D
7Question 244
GK
Who among the following gave the 'Law of Octaves'?
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DobereinerB
LavoisierC
NewlandsD
MendeleevQuestion 245
GK
Indian origin campaigner _____ was named UK’s Most Influential Black Person of the Year on 25 October 2017.
A
David OlusogaB
Gina MillerC
Jonathan MarlandD
Priti PatelQuestion 246
GK
The power to summon the Houses of the Parliament is vested with the ______.
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SpeakerB
Vice PresidentC
Prime MinisterD
PresidentQuestion 247
GK
The Parliament of India consists of ______.
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House of the People and Council of States B
President, House of the People and Council of StatesC
House of the PeopleD
Council of StatesQuestion 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.
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KeralaB
Tamil NaduC
MaharashtraD
GujaratQuestion 249
GK
A nautical mile is equal to ______.
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2450 metresB
2000 metresC
1672 metresD
1852 metresQuestion 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 = ?
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70°B
80°C
55°D
90°