SSC-GD 2019 General Awareness

Practice subject-wise previous year questions

Question 51
GK

Who among the following is a famous singer of Hindustani classical music?

A
Shubha Mudgal
B
Poornima Sharma
C
Rita Ganguli
D
Naina Devi
Question 52
GK

M.K Gandhi attended highly official meeting with ________ on the behalf of the Indian National Congress on negotiating terms of Constitutional reforms on 5 March 1931

A
Lord Curzon
B
Lord Ripon
C
Lord Irwin
D
Lord Clive
Question 53
GK

________ was the first woman Chief Election Commissioner of India.

A
Pratibha Devi Patil 
B
Meira Kumar
C
Rama Devi
D
Nirmala Sitaraman
Question 54
GK

Kathakali has its roots in the state of ________.

A
Kerala
B
Karnataka
C
Andhra Pradesh
D
Tamil Nadu
Question 55
GK

India and Srilanka are divided by ________ .

A
Gibraltar Strait
B
Bering Strait
C
Hormuz Strait
D
Palk Strait
Question 56
GK

The Banaras Hindu University was founded by:

A
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B
Jawaharlal Nehru
C
Sir Syed Mohammad
D
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
Question 57
GK

Kharif crops can be described as the crops which are sown with the beginning of the ________ season.

A
Winter
B
Summer
C
Spring
D
Rainy
Question 58
GK

________ is the smallest bone in the human body.

A
Carpals
B
Ulna
C
Radius
D
Stapes
Question 59
GK

Ag is the chemical symbol of an expensive, soft, white and lustrous metal which commonly known as ________

A
Aluminium
B
Nickel
C
Mercury
D
Silver
Question 60
GK

In August 1858, the British parliament passed an act that set an end to the rule of the company, It was called ________ .

A
Government of India Act
B
Indian Trusts Act
C
Kazis Act
D
Fort William Act
Question 61
GK

The 2018 National Film Award for Best Actress was won by ________ .

A
Deepika Padukone
B
Katrina Kaif
C
Sridevi
D
Alia Bhatt
Question 62
GK

The Blue Revolution in India is related to ________

A
jute production
B
indigo production
C
agriculture
D
fish production
Question 63
GK

The right of a person, party or nation to stop a certain decision or law is called ________

A
Authority
B
Vote
C
Veto
D
Power of attorney
Question 64
GK

Which of the following Steel plants of India does NOT come under the Public Sector?

A
TISCO
B
Rourkela Steel Plant
C
Bhilai Steel Plant
D
Durgapur Steel Plant
Question 65
GK

Sodium hydroxide is NOT used for ________.

A
making soap
B
making newspapers
C
degreasing metals
D
preserving pickle
Question 66
GK

The Pakistani General ________ imposed military rule in his country in the year 1999.

A
Ziauddin Butt
B
Qamar Javed
C
Raheel Sharif
D
Parvez Musharraf
Question 67
GK

Where is the Charminar monument located?

A
Secunderabad
B
Mumbai
C
Panaji
D
Hyderabad
Question 68
GK

________ took a hat-trick (three wickets) in the first over of the match against Pakistan in 2006, becoming the first and, to date, the only bowler to do so.

A
Parthiv Patel
B
Rohit Sharma
C
Irfan Pathan
D
Sachin Tendulkar
Question 69
GK

Who was Governor of the Reserve Bank of India who submitted his resignation in Dec 2018?

A
Urjit Patel
B
P Chidambaram
C
Narendra Modi
D
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Question 70
GK

Which of the following are NOT a part of the circulatory system?

A
Capillaries
B
Villi
C
Veins
D
Arteries
Question 71
GK

The 2020 Olympic Games held in ________

A
Tokyo
B
Rio de Janeiro
C
Paris
D
Beijing
Question 72
GK

Majuli, the largest riverine Island is found in which of the following rivers?

A
Narmada
B
Kaveri
C
Brahmaputra
D
Godavari
Question 73
GK

The book ‘The Origin of Species’ was written by ________.

A
Louis Pasteur
B
James Watson
C
Charles Robert Darwin
D
Jane goodall
Question 74
GK

The Indian desert lies towards the western margins of the ________

A
Kaimur Hills
B
Himadri
C
Nilgiri Hills
D
Aravalli Hills
Question 75
GK

Who is the acting President of the BCCI as on Feb 2019?

A
Shashank Manohar
B
CK Khanna
C
Vinod Rai
D
Anurag Thakur