SSC-CGL 2019 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 176

GK

Justice_____ , who retired from the Supreme Court of India on 6 July 2018, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Green Tribunal.

A

Justice Jawad Rahim

B

Adarsh Kumar Goel

C

Raghuvendra Singh

D

Sonam Phintso Wangdi

Question 177

GK

_______ Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 provided for free and compulsory elementary education to all children.

A

86th

B

87th

C

85th

D

84th

Question 178

GK

Who had built Taj Mahal, for his wife Mumtaz Mahal along the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra?

A

Akbar

B

Jahangir

C

Aurangzeb

D

Shah Jahan

Question 179

GK

The Victoria Memorial, conceived by Lord Curzon, represents the architectural climax of _________ city.

A

Jaipur

B

Kolkata

C

Delhi

D

Mumbai

Question 180

GK

William Crookes was a physical chemist who discovered and named the element ________.

A

germanium

B

beryllium

C

plutonium

D

thallium

Question 181

GK

There were three bronze medalists from India at the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament which was held at Helsinki, Finland. Who amongst the following is NOT one of them?

A

Naveen Kumar

B

Sachin Siwach

C

Dinesh Dagar

D

Sumit Sangwan

Question 182

GK

Humayun's heir,_____, was born in exile and was only 13 years old when his father died.

A

Babur

B

Shah Jahan

C

Akbar

D

Jahangir

Question 183

GK

Which of the following was the most important characteristic of India's trade throughout the colonial period?

A

Import deficiency

B

Import surplus

C

Export surplus

D

Export deficiency

Question 184

GK

In its Global Economic Outlook report, Fitch Ratings cut India’s economic growth forecast for the next financial year 2019-20 starting from April 1 to ___% from its previous estimate of 7%.

A

6.1

B

5.4

C

6.8

D

6.2

Question 185

GK

Name the longest river in Asia.

A

Amazon

B

Yenisei

C

Nile

D

Yangtze

Question 186

GK

Who was the prime minister of India during ''the Emergency'' between the year 1975 to 1977?

A

Indira Gandhi

B

Charan Singh

C

Moraj Desai

D

Rajiv Gandhi

Question 187

GK

_________ received the very first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery of X-rays?

A

William Thomson

B

Wilhelm Röntgen

C

Louis Pasteur

D

William Crookes

Question 188

GK

The Red Fort and the Jama Masjid in Delhi stand out as towering achievements of architecture during the reign of________.

A

Shah Jahan

B

Akbar

C

Aurangzeb

D

Jehangir

Question 189

GK

Which river passes through maximum number of countries?

A

Volga

B

Rhine

C

Amazon

D

Danube

Question 190

GK

Electron was discovered in the year 1897 by _________.

A

Isaac Newton

B

J J Thomson

C

T. A. Edison

D

Nicola Tesla

Question 191

GK

Indian naval officer Commander _____ became the only Asian to participate in the prestigious Golden Globe Race (GGR), which commenced from Les Sables d’Olonne harbour in France on 1 July 2018.

A

Mahendra Nath Mulla

B

Pradeep Singh

C

Abhilash Tomy

D

Rajesh Dhankhar

Question 192

GK

___________ won a silver medal at the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament which was held at Helsinki, Finland.

A

Mohammed Hussamuddin

B

Sumit Sangwan

C

Naveen Kumar

D

Sachin Siwach 

Question 193

GK

Akbar was succeeded by his son, Salim, who took the title of_______, meaning 'Conqueror of the World'.

A

Jahangir

B

Badshah

C

Jahapana

D

Shah Jahan

Question 194

GK

Which of the following is the longest rivers in India?

A

Brahmaputra

B

Godavari

C

Ganga

D

Kaveri

Question 195

GK

World _________Day 2019 was observed on 23 March with the theme 'The Sun, the Earth and the weather'.

A

Astrological

B

Geological

C

Geographical

D

Meteorological

Question 196

GK

A ____________ occurs when a government's total expenditures exceed the revenue that it generates, excluding money from borrowings.

A

Current Account Deficit

B

Revenue Deficit

C

Budgetary Deficit

D

Fiscal Deficit

Question 197

GK

Pierre Curie shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with his wife, Marie Curie, and Henri Becquerel for their discoveries related to _______.

A

Mirror images

B

Thermodynamics

C

Radioactivity

D

X-rays

Question 198

GK

On March 23rd, India observes _______ day/divas as a tribute to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary.

A

Shaheed Divas

B

Protest Day

C

Vidroh Divas

D

Tribute Day

Question 199

GK

Who won the Nobel Prize in 1906 for his neuron doctrine?

A

Luis Alvarez

B

Henry Moseley

C

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

D

Pierre Curie

Question 200

GK

A person sold 25 articles for Rs. 2500 and incurred a loss of 10%. How many articles should he sell for Rs. 2400 to make a profit of 20%?

A

20

B

18

C

16

D

15

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