General Awareness Questions (Part 7) for SSC CPO Previous Year Question Paper 2020 | TypeHindi

Question 151

GK

The medieval traveller Marco Polo was from:

A

Zurich

B

Paris

C

Istanbul

D

Venice

Question 152

GK

During which of the following periods did Morarji Desai serve as the Deputy Prime Minister of India?

A

1970-1971

B

1967-1969

C

1966-1967

D

1964-1966 

Question 153

GK

What is the Atomic Number of the element Einsteinium?

A

98

B

101

C

100

D

99

Question 154

GK

______ is a mandatory mark found on all processed fruit products sold in India – such as packaged fruit beverages, fruit-jams, crushes and squashes, pickles, dehydrated fruit products, and fruit extracts – as per the Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006.

A

FPO

B

BEE Star Rating

C

HALLMARK

D

ISI

Question 155

GK

In which year did Afghanistan join SAARC?

A

2005

B

2006

C

2008

D

2007

Question 156

GK

Which of the following writers announced the launch of his new book, ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India’, in June 2020?

A

Amish Tripathi

B

Robin Sharma

C

Arvind Adiga

D

Chetan Bhagat

Question 157

GK

The State is obligated to protect every monument, place and object of national importance and historic interest under Article ______ of the Constitution of India.

A

49

B

46

C

48

D

47

Question 158

GK

In which month of 1915 did Mahatma Gandhi finally return from South Africa after his successful agitation against the racist regime?

A

March

B

July

C

May

D

January 

Question 159

GK

Who among the following has been a goalkeeper of the Indian national football team in the 1980s?

A

Atanu Bhattacharya

B

Inder Singh

C

IM Vijayan

D

Gautam Sarkar

Question 160

GK

The film ‘Shatranj Ke Khiladi’ is based on a short story by ______.

A

Jaishankar Prasad

B

Suryakant Tripathi Nirala

C

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar 

D

Munshi Premchand

Question 161

GK

Who was the President of India when Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister?

A

R Venkataraman

B

Shankar Dayal Sharma

C

Giani Zail Singh

D

N Sanjiva Reddy

Question 162

GK

Which among the following birds impersonates the calls of other birds to steal food?

A

Drongo

B

Eagle

C

Owl

D

Mynah

Question 163

GK

Polio is caused by which of the following organisms?

A

Virus

B

Fungi

C

Bacteria

D

Protozoa

Question 164

GK

Who among the following was associated with Vaisheshika School of Philosophy?

A

Gautama

B

Kanada

C

Jaimini

D

Patanjali

Question 165

GK

Which of the following Presidents of India also served as the Union Labour Minister?

A

V.V. Giri 

B

Zakir Hussain

C

Ramnath Kovind 

D

N Sanjeeva Reddy

Question 166

GK

Who among the following is NOT a Bharat Ratna recipient?

A

Nelson Mandela

B

Mother Teresa

C

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

D

Baldev Singh

Question 167

GK

The difference in temperature between two bodies is 30 degree centigrade. What is the difference in degree Fahrenheit?

A

54

B

86

C

72

D

64

Question 168

GK

Hydro Thermal Carbonisation technology developed at IIT, Kharagpur is a process of generation of energy from which of the following sources?

A

Solid waste with high moisture content

B

Water current in rivers 

C

Hydropower in barrages and dams

D

Naturally available hydrocarbons

Question 169

GK

Which one among the following measures the same quantity as that is measured by the SI unit ‘pascal’?

A

Joule

B

Torr

C

Newton

D

Watt

Question 170

GK

‘Aloo Posto’ is a traditional delicacy of which state of India?

A

Gujarat

B

Uttarakhand

C

West Bengal

D

Haryana

Question 171

GK

Which among the following is a mature-phase of Harappan site situated in the state of Rajasthan?

A

Manda

B

Chanhudaro

C

Nageshwar

D

Kalibangan

Question 172

GK

Who is the first Indian to have won the Pulitzer Prize?

A

Gobind Behari Lal 

B

Geeta Anand

C

Sanghamitra Kalita

D

Jhumpa Lahiri

Question 173

GK

In 2019, the Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) has introduced the Export Credit Insurance Scheme(ECIS) called ______.

A

NIRVIK

B

NIRUKT

C

NIRANKUSH

D

NIRVAY

Question 174

GK

Which of the following dams is located in Jharkhand?

A

Koyna

B

Sardar Sarovar

C

Mettur

D

Maithon

Question 175

GK

The ‘Namami Gange Programme’ is an Integrated Conservation Mission approved by the Union Government in:

A

June 2014 

B

October 2013

C

April 2013

D

January 2014 