SSC-CGL 2019 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 251
GK
World Global Recycling Day was observed on ______ in 2019.
A
2nd JanuaryB
16th FebruaryC
18th March D
10th FebruaryQuestion 252
GK
Who among the following is the author of the book 'A Passage to England'?
A
V S NaipaulB
Khushwant SinghC
Salman Rushdie D
Nirad C ChaudhuriQuestion 253
GK
Viyahula Giddha' is a popular folk dance performed during marriages in the Indian state of _______ .
A
OdishaB
JharkhandC
PunjabD
GujaratQuestion 254
GK
Who among the following became the first woman to win the Abel Prize 2019?
A
Julia RobinsonB
Karen Uhlenbeck C
Sophie GermainD
Maryam MirzakhaniQuestion 255
GK
Silent Valley National Park is located in the Indian state of ________.
A
UttarakhandB
KeralaC
Madhya Pradesh D
West BengalQuestion 256
GK
What is the popular name of 'Ascorbic Acid'?
A
Vitamin B12B
Vitamin AC
Vitamin KD
Vitamin CQuestion 257
GK
In which year did Independent India win its first Olympic Gold in the game of hockey?
A
1960B
1956C
1948D
1952Question 258
GK
Which of the following countries has the largest parliament in the world?
A
UKB
JapanC
IndiaD
ChinaQuestion 259
GK
Which of the following is a vestigial organ?
A
LungsB
KidneyC
HeartD
AppendixQuestion 260
GK
Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress in the year ______.
A
1874B
1894C
1854D
1863Question 261
GK
The explosion of crackers is an example of ___________.
A
CombustionB
EvaporationC
DecompositionD
PrecipitationQuestion 262
GK
Which of the following Indian islands lies in the Bay of Bengal?
A
DiuB
Andaman and NicobarC
DamanD
LakshadweepQuestion 263
GK
The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the signing of the ______.
A
Treaty of PurandarB
Treaty of SalbaiC
Treaty of TitaliaD
Treaty of YandaboQuestion 264
GK
What is the dominant chemical present in vinegar?
A
Ethanoic acidB
Formic acidC
Sulphuric acidD
Malic acidQuestion 265
GK
Which one of the following is the brightest star in the Orion Constellation?
A
Eta OrionisB
BetelgeuseC
AlnilamD
RigelQuestion 266
GK
What is the name given to the graph that shows all the combinations of two commodities that a consumer can afford at given market prices and within the particular income level in economic terms?
A
Supply Curve B
Budget LineC
Isocost LineD
Demand CurveQuestion 267
GK
The Bangladesh Liberation War ended on _____.
A
14 th November 1972B
17 th October 1971 C
2 nd October 1974D
16 th December 1971Question 268
GK
How many members are present in the Sri Lankan parliament?
A
225B
215C
210D
232Question 269
GK
Who among the following was the first Indian origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize?
A
Geeta AnandB
Siddhartha MukherjeeC
Gobind Behari Lal D
Jhumpa Lahiri Question 270
GK
What is the geographic name given to a deep and narrow valley consisting of steep sides created by weathering and erosion by rivers, wind, rain and tectonic activity?
A
RidgeB
ButtesC
BasinD
CanyonQuestion 271
GK
Of which Indian states is 'Gamocha' a cultural symbol? गमोचा किस भारतीय राज्य का सांस्कृतिक प्रतीक है ?
A
AssamB
KeralaC
HaryanaD
RajasthanQuestion 272
GK
Who among the following was the first president of Pakistan?
A
Ayub KhanB
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto C
Iskander Mirza D
Yahya KhanQuestion 273
GK
An economic condition when there is one buyer and many sellers is called ______.
A
OligopolyB
MonopolyC
Perfect CompetitionD
MonopsonyQuestion 274
GK
Who authored ‘A Century is not Enough: My Roller-coaster Ride to Success’in 2018?
A
Sachin TendulkarB
Virat KohliC
MS Dhoni D
Sourav GangulyQuestion 275
GK
If \(\sqrt x - \frac{1}{{\sqrt x }}{\rm{\;}} = {\rm{\;}}4\) , then \({x^2}{\rm{\;}} + {\rm{\;}}\frac{1}{{{x^2}}}\) is equal to:
A
322B
326C
256D
192