General Awareness Questions (Part 1) for SSC CPO Previous Year Question Paper 2020 | TypeHindi

Question 1

GK

‘Sagarmatha’ is the Nepali name for:

A

Mount Everest

B

Makalu

C

Kanchenjungha

D

Lhotse

Question 2

GK

Which of the following Stupa sites is NOT located in the state of Uttar Pradesh?

A

Bharhut

B

Ramabhar

C

Chaukhandi

D

Dhamek

Question 3

GK

With which sport do you associate the name of Koneru Humpy?

A

Chess

B

Volleyball

C

Table Tennis

D

Basketball

Question 4

GK

The steel plant at Bokaro was set up in collaboration with ______.

A

Germany

B

United Kingdom

C

Soviet Union

D

France

Question 5

GK

Mehrgarh, a Neolithic settlement, is situated in the ______ province of Pakistan.

A

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

B

Balochistan

C

Sindh

D

Punjab

Question 6

GK

Which of the following states was formed in the year 2000 ?

A

Uttarakhand

B

Odisha

C

Sikkim

D

Goa

Question 7

GK

In the context of Colonial India, the Hartog Committee Report is related to which of the following fields ?

A

Education

B

Urbanisation

C

Irrigation

D

Health

Question 8

GK

Iron nails become ______ after being dipped in copper sulphate solution.

A

greenish

B

brownish

C

greyish

D

bluish

Question 9

GK

Which of the following cities is situated along the Coromandel Coast ?

A

Vellore

B

Tuticorin

C

Tiruchirappalli

D

Tirunelveli

Question 10

GK

Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability ?

A

Article 20

B

Article 17

C

Article 18

D

Article 19

Question 11

GK

Power exerted by an object moving in a straight line is equal to Force multiplied by ______.

A

Velocity

B

Displacement

C

Acceleration

D

Work

Question 12

GK

In which year was ‘Ramlila’ inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ?

A

2006

B

2010

C

2012

D

2008

Question 13

GK

Who among the following poets wrote under the pen name ‘Nirala’ ?

A

Jaishankar Prasad

B

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

C

Maithili Sharan Gupta

D

Suryakant Tripathi

Question 14

GK

In which year did Prince Salim ascend the Mughal throne ?

A

1558

B

1625

C

1572

D

1605

Question 15

GK

Which of the following does NOT fall under the category of oilseeds ?

A

Groundnut

B

Soyabean

C

Oats

D

Sesame

Question 16

GK

‘Euderma maculatum’ is the name given to spotted ______.

A

bats

B

foxes

C

eagles

D

rats

Question 17

GK

The collections of Vedic hymns or mantras are known as?

A

Jnati

B

Samhita

C

Bali

D

Vidatha

Question 18

GK

Jayaprakash Narayan was fondly known as:

A

Rajarishi

B

Dinbandhu

C

Loknayak

D

Deshbandhu

Question 19

GK

Crocodiles have ______ heart chambers.

A

five

B

three

C

four

D

two

Question 20

GK

Saltpetre is another name for ______.

A

potassium chloride

B

sodium chloride

C

potassium nitrate

D

sodium hydroxide

Question 21

GK

In which state is the hill station Matheran located ?

A

Maharashtra

B

Tamil Nadu

C

Madhya Pradesh

D

Karnataka

Question 22

GK

Which of the following cities does NOT lie on the path of river Ganga?

A

Lucknow

B

Prayagraj

C

Kanpur

D

Patna

Question 23

GK

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel ?

A

Bitumen

B

Biomass

C

Petroleum

D

Asphalt

Question 24

GK

Who among the following was the first Portuguese viceroy of India?

A

Lopo Soares de Albergaria

B

Francisco de Almeida

C

Duarte de Menezes

D

Alfonso de Albuquerque

Question 25

GK

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority under the Ministry of ______.

A

Communications

B

Electronics and Information Technology

C

Science and Technology

D

Information and Broadcasting

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