SSC-CPO 2020 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 26
GK
The book ‘The Life Divine’ was written by:
A
Amrita PritamB
Swami VivekanandaC
Sri AurobindoD
Dayanand Saraswati Question 27
GK
What are supporting roots coming out of lower ends of the stem of maize and sugarcane called ?
A
Tertiary RootB
Prop RootC
Stilt RootD
Primary RootQuestion 28
GK
Which of the following terms is associated with the architecture of a Buddhist Stupa?
A
MandapamB
GopuramC
HarmikaD
GarbhagrihaQuestion 29
GK
The Barabati Sports Stadium is located in the state of:
A
OdishaB
Himachal PradeshC
AssamD
GoaQuestion 30
GK
If an object executes 10 oscillations per second, then its frequency in kilohertz is equal to:
A
1B
10C
0.01D
0.1Question 31
GK
Who is referred to as the ‘Darwin of the 20 th Century’ ?
A
Ernst MayrB
Har Gobind KhoranaC
Marshall Warren NirenbergD
Katherine EsauQuestion 32
GK
In 1946, who among the following was made the interim president of the Indian Constituent Assembly ?
A
Sachindranath Sanyal B
Sarojini NaiduC
S Subramaniya IyerD
Sachchidananda SinhaQuestion 33
GK
The famous caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri are located in ______.
A
UttarakhandB
ChhattisgarhC
TripuraD
OdishaQuestion 34
GK
‘Udyam Abhilasha’ is a national level entrepreneurship awareness campaign launched by which among the following in 2018 ?
A
Arunachal Pradesh Rural BankB
UCO BankC
NABARDD
SIDBIQuestion 35
GK
Which of the following cities is farthest from the southern-most tip of the mainland of India ?
A
KodaikanalB
WarangalC
NandedD
BengaluruQuestion 36
GK
The Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration is accorded by the:
A
Indian National CongressB
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of IndiaC
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of IndiaD
Indira Gandhi National Open UniversityQuestion 37
GK
On the night of ______ 1975, Indira Gandhi recommended the imposition of Emergency to president Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
A
22 nd MayB
25 th juneC
1 st JulyD
1 st JuneQuestion 38
GK
In which Summer Olympic Games did PT Usha miss the bronze medal by 0.01 second in the Women’s 400 m Hurdles race ?
A
1988B
1984C
1992D
1980Question 39
GK
Who wrote the book ‘ India Wins Freedom ’ ?
A
Vijay Lakshmi PanditB
Maulana Abul Kalam AzadC
Syama Prasad MukherjeeD
Mahatma Gandhi Question 40
GK
The phrase ‘Gross National Happiness’ was first coined in:
A
IndiaB
SwedenC
New ZealandD
BhutanQuestion 41
GK
In which of the following states of India is the ‘Ambubachi Mela’ held every year ?
A
KeralaB
GujaratC
SikkimD
AssamQuestion 42
GK
‘Ramoji Film City’ is located close to which of the following cities ?
A
MumbaiB
HyderabadC
PuneD
GurugramQuestion 43
GK
Which of the following subjects is covered in the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?
A
Large scale industriesB
Health and sanitationC
Police and public orderD
Major forest produceQuestion 44
GK
How many times has Pakistan reached the final of ICC Men’s World Cup ?
A
2B
1C
0D
3Question 45
GK
As of 30 th June 2020, the Preamble to the Indian Constitution was amended ______.
A
twiceB
onceC
thriceD
five timesQuestion 46
GK
What is the chemical symbol of Arsenic ?
A
ArB
AsC
AnD
AcQuestion 47
GK
In which of the following years was the National Food Security Act enacted in India ?
A
2012B
2011C
2013D
2009Question 48
GK
Which of the following barrages/dams is closest to the India-Bangladesh border ?
A
DurgapurB
MassanjoreC
FarakkaD
TilaiyaQuestion 49
GK
Which among the following is an ‘action-at-a-distance’ force ?
A
FrictionB
TensionC
PullD
GravitationQuestion 50
GK
In the context of forest conservation, Navadanya Movement was founded in 1987 by ______.
A
Pandurang HegdeB
Baba AmteC
Vandana ShivaD
Medha Patkar