SSC CGL 2019 General Awareness — 4 March — Unspecified

Lt. General _______ took charge as the Chief of Army Staff on 31 December 2019.

The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, _______.

Who was the President of the World Bank Group as of January, 2020?

The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of ________ is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah.

Private ownership of the means of production is a feature of a _______ economy.

_________ was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BCE.

Asia's largest wholesale spice market is located in _______.

The Vedic Civilisation in India flourished along the river__________.

The 14th Dalai Lama resides in _______.

In May 2019, the International Monetary Fund agreed to bail out ________ with a fund of $6 billion.

In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to ________.

The ________ lake in Gujarat was an artificial reservoir built during the rule of the Mauryas.

Which of the following is NOT a folk dance belonging to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir?

The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple and the Samaleswari Temple are all located in ________.

Who among the following is an Indian Olympic archer and Padma Shri winner?

King Harshavardhana ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, ________.

Planetary scientists call the thin gaseous envelope around the Moon as the _______.

Xerophthalmia is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin ________.

Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth?

Article 17 of the Constitution of India deals with the abolition of ________.

In April 2019, scientists in ________ produced the world’s first 3D printed heart using human tissue.

_______ expansion makes the Eiffel Tower taller during summers.

According to the United Nations' World Economic Situation and Prospects Report, 2019, the Indian economy is expected to expand by _____ in 2020.

The major component of modern Olympic gold medals is ________.

In biological terms, _______ is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

Georg Simon Ohm in whose honour we have the famous Ohm’s Law, hailed from which country?

Which Union Minister of Home Affairs released a book titled Karmayodha Granth in New Delhi?

Who was the first Governor of Madhya Pradesh?

Which part of the body is responsible for the manufacture of red blood cells?

Which city of India is known as 'The Athens of the East'?

Methane is a colourless, odourless, non-toxic but flammable gas. What is its common name?

In which state did the second phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 begin in January 2020?

Which of the following is NOT a twin city of India?

John Maynard Keynes, best known for his economic theories (Keynesian economics), hailed from which country?

In the sequence of planets in the solar system, which planet comes in between Mars and Saturn?

In which state has the Jawara Dance, a dance form to celebrate wealth, originated?

In which city was the Jhanda Satyagraha or Flag Satyagraha of 1923 held?

The development of a fruit without fertilization is called ______.

Which city in India is world renowned for one of the most traditional embroidery styles, Chikankari?

Who is the first Indian to bag two International hat-tricks in cricket?

Freedom fighter Sucheta Kripalani, became the first woman chief minister of which state?

In which period was the legendary Victoria Terminus station (currently Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Mumbai built?

Who chaired the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency in New Delhi in January 2020?

Who was chosen as foreign secretary of India in January 2020?

Jellyfish are an example of which type of phylum?

Which Tennis star will have a Swiss coin minted in his/her honour?

Which US based Indian topped the Forbes India's ‘20 people to watch in the 2020s’ list?

Which of the following is NOT a nationalised bank?

Who was appointed as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in October, 2019?

Which pillar inscriptions has recorded the achievements of Samudra Gupta, who was known as the 'Napoleon of India' for his conquests?

Former union minister and former Karnataka CM, D.V. Sadananda Gowda is a cabinet minister in the current central cabinet (February-2020). What is his portfolio?

The city of Vijayawada lies on the banks of which of these rivers?

The American scientist Edwin Hubble's name is associated with which of these theories?

When does the entire earth experience equal days and nights?

Bhavai and Kalbelia as traditional dance forms, owe their genesis to which Indian state?

Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani was recently (2020) assassinated by the US military in ______.

Which of the following is an Indian Research Station in the Antarctica Region?

Only one Indian batsman has scored a triple century in test cricket other than Virender Sehwag. Name this batsman.

Who is the only scientist in the world to have won the Nobel prize in Chemistry twice?

The recently revoked 'Article 370' is associated with which of these states of India?

Who was the then Governor-General of British India, when ‘Sati Pratha’ became illegal and punishable?

Name the two Indian actors who shared the National Best Actor Award (Male) in the 66th National Film Awards 2019.

Which of the following is an INCORRECT sequence of Mughal rulers?

From which of the following states does 2019 Padma Vibhushan winner, Teejan Bai hail?

Which of these is the energy conversion that happens in the process called photosynthesis?

The 3rd Khelo India Youth Games 2020 is hosted by which Indian state?

Name the company that has acquired an online travel portal Yatra Online Inc., for an enterprise value of $337.8 million, in an all-stock transaction.

What is the name of the phenomena (driven by the scattering of light) in which mountain tops acquire a rosy or orange hue around sunrise and sunset?

Who among the following is the current (January 2020) Governor of Kerala?

Name the author of the 2019 released book - 'The Scent of God'.

How many members did the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have as of January 2020?

What is the name of the phenomena in physics and astronomy which involves the splitting of a spectral line into two or more components of slightly different frequency when the light source is placed in a magnetic field?

Who is the author of the delightful and anecdotal history of Indian cricket titled - 'A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport'?

Who among the following is known as the 'father of Muslim renaissance' in Bengal?

Four multi-storied illegal constructions - Jain Coral Cove, H20 Holy Faith, Alfa Serene and Golden Kayaloram - were razed to the ground in January 2020 following Supreme Court instructions. In which state did this happen?