SSC-CPO 2020 General Awareness
Practice subject-wise previous year questions
Question 176
GK
In the context of ocean energy conversion, ‘T’ in OTEC stands for:
A
ThermodynamicB
TechnologicalC
ThermalD
TidalQuestion 177
GK
The Israel Institute of Technology has developed a concept named after the Indian mathematician ______
A
BhaskaracharyaB
KaprekarC
RamanujanD
AryabhataQuestion 178
GK
In the Millikan’s Oil Drop experiment, the oil drop is subjected to such forces whose nature does NOT fall under the category of:
A
electrostaticB
gravitationalC
viscousD
magnetostaticQuestion 179
GK
Which among the following is a seaport of Bangladesh?
A
DhakaB
FaridpurC
ChittagongD
RajshahiQuestion 180
GK
Which Indian state is surrounded by Bangladesh to the north, south and west?
A
West Bengal B
AssamC
MeghalayaD
TripuraQuestion 181
GK
‘A Plan of Economic Development for India’, which was prepared by a cross-section of India’s leading capitalists in 1944, was popularly known as the ______ Plan.
A
MysoreB
AllahabadC
CalcuttaD
BombayQuestion 182
GK
The term ‘Penalty Corner’ is associated with which of the following games?
A
BasketballB
FootballC
VolleyballD
HockeyQuestion 183
GK
Conjunctivitis is an infection primarily related to ______.
A
StomachB
KneeC
EyeD
HeartQuestion 184
GK
The 55 th Jnanpith Award was given to ______.
A
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri B
Raghuveer Chaudhari C
Amitav Ghosh D
Bhalchandra NemadeQuestion 185
GK
Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT with reference to paintings in India?
A
Phad Paintings – RajasthanB
Saura Paintings – Odisha C
Bagh Paintings – Madhya Pradesh D
Guler Paintings – Karnataka Question 186
GK
The Union Budget of India 2020-21 allocated an amount of ______ crore for the education sector.
A
Rs. 99,300B
Rs. 83,600C
Rs. 95,800 D
Rs. 78,700Question 187
GK
‘Ashta Mahasthana’ refers to the eight significant places associated with the life of the Buddha. Which among the following is NOT one of those?
A
SarnathB
RaigadC
LumbiniD
Bodh Gaya Question 188
GK
The Government of India added the prefix ‘MG’ to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in the year ______.
A
2009B
2008C
2012D
2007Question 189
GK
If the size of the nucleus of an atom is compared with a cricket ball, then the radius of the atom is approximately equal to how many kilometres?
A
0.5B
0.005C
5D
0.05Question 190
GK
‘Femto’ means ten raised to the power of ______.
A
-12B
-16C
-20D
-15Question 191
GK
Who among the following was one of the speakers after Jawaharlal Nehru to address the Parliament on the midnight of 15 August 1947?
A
C Rajagopalachari B
Rajendra PrasadC
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan D
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Question 192
GK
Which among the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the right to free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of 6-14 years?
A
31AB
21AC
101D
74Question 193
GK
Which among the following peaks is NOT located in Nepal Himalayas?
A
AnnapurnaB
Mount EverestC
LhotseD
KametQuestion 194
GK
Smriti Mandhana is a ______.
A
left arm batswoman, left arm bowler B
left arm batswoman, right arm bowler C
right arm batswoman, right arm bowlerD
right arm batswoman, left arm bowlerQuestion 195
GK
Who is the author of the book ‘A Better India: A Better World’?
A
Shashi TharoorB
NR Narayana Murthy C
Ratan Tata D
Gurcharan DasQuestion 196
GK
Who is the first Indian to have won an individual Olympic gold medal?
A
Karnam Malleswari B
Abhinav Bindra C
Leander PaesD
PV Sindhu Question 197
GK
Bhand Pather theatre is a tradition primarily of which of the following States/UTs of India?
A
KeralaB
Dadra and Nagar Heveli C
Jammu and KashmirD
GoaQuestion 198
GK
Kadam Rasul Mosque, whose construction is characterised by the use of bricks and black marble, is situated at ______.
A
AlwarB
PurneaC
ManduD
GaurQuestion 199
GK
Project Elephant was launched in India in the year ______
A
1992B
1985C
1973D
1972Question 200
GK
The ‘Gandhara’ School of Art was influenced by the art from which of the following European countries?
A
GreeceB
ItalyC
HungaryD
Belgium