General Awareness Questions (Part 2) for SSC CGL Previous Year Question Paper 2020 | TypeHindi

Question 26

GK

King Harshavardhana ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, ________.

A

Indravardhana

B

Suryavardhana

C

Rajyavardhana

D

Chandravardhana

Question 27

GK

Which of the following is NOT a folk dance belonging to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir?

A

Dhumal

B

Haﬁza

C

Rouf

D

Dangi

Question 28

GK

Private ownership of the means of production is a feature of a _______ economy.

A

capitalist

B

socialist

C

mixed

D

dual

Question 29

GK

The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of ________ is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah.

A

Allahabad

B

Agra

C

Bijapur

D

Delhi

Question 30

GK

Who was the President of the World Bank Group as of January, 2020?

A

David Malpass

B

Robert Zoellick

C

Jim Yong Kim

D

Paul Wolfowitz

Question 31

GK

The 14th Dalai Lama resides in _______.

A

Gangtok

B

Dharamsala

C

Kalimpong

D

Shillong

Question 32

GK

Who among the following is an Indian Olympic archer and Padma Shri winner?

A

Kidambi Srikanth

B

Bajrang Punia

C

Balbir Singh Dosanjh

D

Limba Ram

Question 33

GK

The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple and the Samaleswari Temple are all located in ________.

A

Odisha

B

Tamil Nadu

C

Assam

D

Kerala

Question 34

GK

_______ expansion makes the Eiffel Tower taller during summers.

A

Thermal

B

Gradient

C

Gravitational

D

Chemical

Question 35

GK

The major component of modern Olympic gold medals is ________.

A

Bronze

B

Gold

C

Silver

D

Copper

Question 36

GK

The ________ lake in Gujarat was an artiﬁcial reservoir built during the rule of the Mauryas.

A

Lonar

B

Loktak

C

Sudarshana

D

Pushkar

Question 37

GK

Article 17 of the Constitution of India deals with the abolition of ________.

A

sati

B

untouchability

C

titles

D

slavery

Question 38

GK

_________ was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BCE.

A

Rajagaha

B

Pataliputra

C

Varanasi

D

Mathura

Question 39

GK

Xerophthalmia is caused due to the deﬁciency of vitamin ________.

A

C

B

K

C

D

A

Question 40

GK

Planetary scientists call the thin gaseous envelope around the Moon as the _______.

A

lunar exosphere

B

lunar stratosphere

C

lunar thermosphere

D

lunar endosphere

Question 41

GK

In May 2019, the International Monetary Fund agreed to bail out ________ with a fund of $6 billion.

A

Nepal

B

Pakistan

C

India

D

Bangladesh

Question 42

GK

The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, _______.

A

Dandin

B

Kamban

C

Banabhatta

D

Jinsena

Question 43

GK

The Vedic Civilisation in India ﬂourished along the river__________.

A

Narmada

B

Saraswati

C

Tapi

D

Godavari

Question 44

GK

Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth?

A

Article 23

B

Article 25

C

Article 19

D

Article 15

Question 45

GK

Lt. General _______ took charge as the Chief of Army Staff on 31 December 2019.

A

Ravendra Pal Singh

B

Bipin Rawat

C

Manoj Mukund Naravane

D

Anil Chauhan

Question 46

GK

According to the United Nations' World Economic Situation and Prospects Report, 2019, the Indian economy is expected to expand by _____ in 2020.

A

7.6%

B

7.2%

C

7.8%

D

7.1%

Question 47

GK

In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to ________.

A

Mathura

B

Varanasi

C

Panipat

D

Pataliputra

Question 48

GK

In biological terms, _______ is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism beneﬁts and the other is unaffected.

A

Amensalism

B

Mutualism

C

Commensalism

D

Parasitism

Question 49

GK

In April 2019, scientists in ________ produced the world’s ﬁrst 3D printed heart using human tissue.

A

Ethiopia

B

Israel

C

Kenya

D

Croatia

Question 50

GK

Asia's largest wholesale spice market is located in _______.

A

Kolkata

B

Bengaluru

C

Ahmedabad

D

Delhi