SSC-CGL 2019 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 326
GK

The 'Diphu Pass' which is the tri-junction between India, Myanmar and China is on this Border Line?

A
Durand Line
B
Radcliffe Line
C
McMahon Line
D
Palk Strait
Question 327
GK

Which instrument is used to measure the intensity of light produced by an unknown source in terms of a standard source?

A
Calipers
B
Photometer
C
Ammeter
D
Dynamometer
Question 328
GK

Who among the following is/was the longest serving prime minister of Bangladesh?

A
Sheikh Hasina
B
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
C
Shah Azizur Rahman
D
Khaleda Zia
Question 329
GK

Which of the following is the 6th highest waterfall in India?

A
Courtallam Falls
B
Agaya Gangai
C
Suruli Falls
D
Thalaiyar Falls
Question 330
GK

Who among the following was the first chief minister of Kerala?

A
C Achutha Menon
B
R Shankar
C
E M S Namboodiripad
D
Pattom A Thanu Pillai
Question 331
GK

The Indian badminton player who won the Canadian Open Women's Doubles title in 2015 along with Ashwini Ponnappa was _____.

A
Saina Nehwal
B
Jwala Gutta
C
P V Sindhu
D
P C Tulasi
Question 332
GK

Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura became states under ______.

A
North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
B
North Eastern Republic of India Act, 1972
C
North Eastern Retention (Reconstruction) Act, 1971
D
North Eastern Region New State Act, 1972
Question 333
GK

Identify the unit of measuring the intensity of sound.

A
Ampere
B
Decibels
C
Candela
D
Knots
Question 334
GK

Kandyan Dance' is a typical dance form practiced in ______.

A
Nepal
B
Bhutan
C
India
D
Sri Lanka
Question 335
GK

Daringbadi hill station is located in the Indian state of ______.

A
West Bengal
B
Kerala
C
Odisha 
D
Maharashtra
Question 336
GK

In which year did the Patharughat Peasant Uprising against the tax policies of British take place in Assam?

A
1885
B
1862
C
1894
D
1873
Question 337
GK

India of My Dreams' is a compilation of the writings and speeches of ______.

A
Mahatma Gandhi
B
Dr Rajendra Prasad
C
 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D
Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 338
GK

In which year did Vasco De Gama land in Calicut (Kozikode)?

A
1458
B
1498
C
1442
D
1472
Question 339
GK

Which Indian archer won the gold medal in the women's recurve event at the 2018 Hyundai Archery World Cup?

A
Bombayla Devi Laishram
B
Deepika Kumari
C
Chekrovolu Swuro
D
Dola Banerjee
Question 340
GK

In January 2019, _____ became the first Indian state to implement 10% reservation for the economically weaker sections.

A
Tripura
B
Madhya Pradesh
C
Gujarat
D
Odisha
Question 341
GK

Who discovered the first vaccine for smallpox?

A
John Hunter
B
Alexander Fleming
C
Louis Pasteur
D
Edward Jenner
Question 342
GK

Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national poet of ______.

A
Pakistan
B
Bangladesh
C
Indonesia
D
Afghanistan
Question 343
GK

Which of the following is the chemical name of baking soda?

A
Sodium hydrogen carbonate
B
Sulphate
C
Calcium hydroxide
D
Sodium carbonate
Question 344
GK

When the output is equal to zero, the variable cost is ______.

A
minimum
B
zero
C
maximum
D
constant
Question 345
GK

Which Indian state launched the PRANAM Commission to protect parents of government employees?

A
Punjab
B
Assam
C
Haryana
D
Maharashtra
Question 346
GK

In January 2019, _____ was named World No.1 boxer by International Boxing Association (AIBA).

A
Mary Kom
B
Simranjit Kaur
C
Laishram Sarita Dev
D
Lovlina Borgohain
Question 347
GK

Name the woman of Indian origin who was appointed Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo in the year 2006.

A
Chanda Kochhar
B
Indra Nooyi
C
Kalpana Morparia
D
Kiran Majumdar Shaw
Question 348
GK

According to _____, pressure is equal to the force divided by the area on which it acts.

A
Stefan-Boltzmann Law
B
Newton's Law
C
Pascal's Law
D
Hooke's Law
Question 349
GK

Who among the following was the first president of the Republic of China?

A
Yuan Shikai
B
Li Xiannian
C
Hu Jintao
D
Yang Sangkun
Question 350
GK

Find the value of 7.2 + (8.4 ÷ 0.12 × 0.2) - 5 × 3 ÷ 0.05 + 3

A
21.2
B
-175.8
C
-275.8
D
-75.8