SSC-GD 2019 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 26
GK

The three-tier system of local government does NOT include the _________.

A
Panchayat Samiti
B
Village Committee
C
Gram Panchayat
D
Zila Parishad
Question 27
GK

In which battle was Napoleon defeated?

A
Ligny
B
Jena
C
Waterloo
D
Arcole
Question 28
GK

The largest brackish water lake in Odisha is _______.

A
Dal lake
B
Wular lake
C
Chilika lake
D
Pulicat lake
Question 29
GK

The smallest living bird is the ______.

A
hummingbird
B
canary
C
house sparrow
D
dove
Question 30
GK

In India, currency notes of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 were declared invalid in the year?

A
1998
B
2019
C
2016
D
2001
Question 31
GK

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed in _______.

A
2005
B
1900
C
2019
D
2000
Question 32
GK

Which of the following is NOT a multicellular animal?

A
Amoeba
B
Cat
C
Human
D
Horse
Question 33
GK

When was the Planning Commission set up?

A
2019
B
2000
C
1947
D
1950
Question 34
GK

The first lady Indian Air Force officer to fly MIG 21 is ________.

A
Khusboo Mehta
B
Bhavna Sharma
C
Anjali Gupta
D
Avani Chaturvedi
Question 35
GK

Which of the following is the hardest substance?

A
Coal
B
Diamond
C
Siver
D
Iron
Question 36
GK

Name the famous Indian cricketer who wrote the book ‘A Century Is Not Enough’.

A
Virender Sehwag
B
Virat Kohli
C
Sachin Tendulkar
D
Sourav Ganguly
Question 37
GK

A person with the blood group ______ is considered to be a universal donor.

A
O negative
B
AB positive
C
AB negative
D
O positive
Question 38
GK

Which state has the largest coast line?

A
Karnataka
B
Kerala
C
Tamil Nadu
D
Gujarat
Question 39
GK

The United States of America adopted a democratic constitution in _______.

A
1932
B
1787
C
1877
D
2000
Question 40
GK

The Statue of Unity in India is the world’s tallest statue of ________.

A
M.K Gandhi
B
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C
Vinoba Bhave
D
Dr B.R Ambedkar
Question 41
GK

The deltas of the Mahanadi and the Godavari are rich in ______ soil.

A
black
B
arid
C
forest
D
alluvial
Question 42
GK

________ won the Miss World 2017 pageant.

A
Lara Dutta
B
Anukreethy
C
Manushi Chillar
D
Yukta Mukhi
Question 43
GK

The All-India War Memorial, built in the memory of the Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the First World War, is known today as _______.

A
Char Minar
B
Lal Qila
C
Jama Masjid
D
India Gate
Question 44
GK

Identify the author of the book “Straight from the heart”.

A
Sachin Tendulkar
B
Kapil Dev
C
M.S. Dhoni
D
Saurav Ganguly
Question 45
GK

Which country gave universal suffrage since the century?

A
Sri Lanka
B
India
C
Pakistan
D
New Zeland
Question 46
GK

______ is a dance form which represents a unique synthesis of Hindu and Muslim geniusin art.

A
Kathak
B
Manipuri
C
Odissi
D
Kathakali
Question 47
GK

The directional growth movement in plants due to touch is called________

A
thigmonasty
B
geotropism
C
phototropism
D
chemotropism
Question 48
GK

Begum Hazrat Mahal is associated to which of the following revolts of India?

A
Moplah Revolt 1921
B
Paika Revolt 1817
C
Gond Revolt 1941 
D
Sepoy Mutiny 1857
Question 49
GK

Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated at the hands of ______, in the Battle of Tarain, 1192.

A
Mohammad Ghori
B
Harun Al Rashid
C
Abu Bakr
D
Umar II
Question 50
GK

Which Hindi movie is based on the Indian hockey team on their first Olympic gold since India became independent?

A
Lagaan
B
MS Dhoni
C
Gold
D
Chak De