SSC-CGL 2019 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 51
GK
TV remote controls work on the principle of ________.
A
Bluetooth technologyB
Ultrasonic wavesC
Laser technologyD
Infrared wavesQuestion 52
GK
In March 2019, who among the followings was appointed as India's first Lokpal?
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Justice N V RamanaB
Justice S A BobdeC
Justice Pinaki Chandra GhoseD
Justice A K Sikri Question 53
GK
Poush Mela displays local artisans displaying folk dances, music, food and culture of _______.
A
UttarakhandB
GujaratC
West BengalD
RajasthanQuestion 54
GK
Who among the following was one of the Governors during the reign of Alauddin Khilji?
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Ghiyasuddin TughlaqB
Nasiruddin MahmudC
Shams-ud-din IltutmishD
Jalal-ud-din KhiljiQuestion 55
GK
Pramod Sawant became Chief Minister of which Indian state in March, 2019?
A
Tamil NaduB
Maharashtra C
GoaD
KeralaQuestion 56
GK
Which of the following passes connects Tawang with Lhasa?
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Bum La PassB
Chankan PassC
Kumjawng PassD
Hpungan PassQuestion 57
GK
________ is the study of the microanatomy of cells, tissues and organs as seen through a microscope.
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PaleontologyB
IchthyologyC
HistologyD
EntomologyQuestion 58
GK
The invasion of Delhi by Timur in ________ A.D marked the end of the Tughlaq empire.
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1452 B
1645C
1215D
1398Question 59
GK
Which of the following passes is known as the gateway connecting Jammu and Srinagar?
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Lanak-La PassB
Chang-La Pass C
Banihal PassD
Aghil PassQuestion 60
GK
________ is a scientific discipline concerned with the study of plant pollen, spores, and certain microscopic planktonic organisms, in both, living and fossil form.
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DendrologyB
EthnobotanyC
PalynologyD
PaleobotanyQuestion 61
GK
In March 2019, India won five silver medals at the Makran Cup Boxing Tournament in Iran. Who among the following is NOT one of the silver medallist?
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Duryodhan Singh NegiB
Deepak SinghC
Manish KaushikD
P Lalitha PrasadQuestion 62
GK
Rust needs three components to occur, i.e., ________.
A
Iron, nitrogen and moistureB
Iron, oxygen and moistureC
Helium, hydrogen and nitrogenD
Steel, iron and oxygenQuestion 63
GK
Who founded the Indian Statistical Institute on 17 December 1931?
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P.C. MahalanobisB
M.H. HansenC
R.A. FischerD
F. YatesQuestion 64
GK
Which of the following articles promotes equal justice and free legal aid for all the citizens?
A
39AB
43AC
48AD
32AQuestion 65
GK
Majuli, the largest river island in the world is located in ________.
A
Uttar PradeshB
AssamC
NagalandD
Arunachal PradeshQuestion 66
GK
________ was observed nationwide from 24th to 30th April, 2019.
A
World Environment WeekB
World Postal WeekC
World Tourism WeekD
World Immunization WeekQuestion 67
GK
Government of India nominated member of NITI Aayog, ________ to head the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in March 2019.
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V K PaulB
Amitabh KantC
Binay Ranjan SenD
Ramesh ChandQuestion 68
GK
Who founded the Sayyid dynasty?
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Khizr KhanB
Nizam Shah C
Bahlul KhanD
Muhammad-bin-FaridQuestion 69
GK
Kala Bhavana, founded in 1919, is a noted institution of education and research in visual arts. It is located in _______.
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West BengalB
BiharC
SikkimD
Uttar Pradesh Question 70
GK
Who was appointed as the director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for a period of three years in March 2019?
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Ajit Kumar MohantyB
Kamlesh Nilkanth VyasC
Vishvapavan PatiD
Satyajeet RajanQuestion 71
GK
________ in Himachal Pradesh is a famous tourist attraction.
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Rohtang PassB
Mintaka PassC
Chang-La PassD
Aghil Pass Question 72
GK
________ is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians.
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MorphologyB
HerpetologyC
MammologyD
EthologyQuestion 73
GK
In March 2019, the government of India appointed ________as the director-general of the National Archives of India.
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V K Paul B
Kamlesh VyasC
P V Ramesh D
Binay SenQuestion 74
GK
________ created history in its second Twenty-20 International against Ireland by achieving the highest-ever T20 total at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
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IndiaB
AfghanistanC
PakistanD
AustraliaQuestion 75
GK
When the price of an item was reduced by 20%, then its sale increased by x%. If there is an increase of 60% in the receipt of the revenue, then the value of x is:
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80B
120C
96D
100