SSC CGL 2019 General Awareness — 6 March — Shift 1
25 questions
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Q1
Alyssa Healy who created a world record by becoming the highest scorer in women's T20I, belongs to ______.
(a)Australia
(b)Canada
(c)India
(d)Japan
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Q2
The SDG India index is developed by ______.
(a)World Bank
(b)NITI Aayog
(c)Ministry of Home Affairs
(d)Ministry of Environmental, Forests and Climate Change
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Q3
Which of the following gases is consistently seen to be most abundant in a volcanic eruption?
(a)Carbon Dioxide
(b)Hydrogen Sulphide
(c)Water vapour
(d)Sulphur Dioxide
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The Supreme Court has declared access to the internet a fundamental right under Article ______ of the Indian Constitution.
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Which of the following diseases is NOT transmitted from one person to another?
(a)Hepatitis B
(b)Syphilis
(c)Cirrhosis
(d)AIDS
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Q6
Who is the first General of the Indian Army, whose retirement day is celebrated as the 'Armed Forces Veterans Day' every year?
(a)General K.S. Thimayya
(b)General Maharaj Rajendra Sinhji
(c)General K. M. Cariappa
(d)General S.M. Srinagesh
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Q7
Which leader gave us the C R Formula?
(a)Mahatma Gandhi
(b)C. R. Das
(c)Tilak
(d)C. Rajagopalachari
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Q8
UN Women propose to partner with ______ gender park with an aim to secure gender parity in South Asia.
(a)Kerala’s
(b)Rajasthan’s
(c)Punjab’s
(d)Haryana’s
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If the inflation in an economy is rising steadily, the Central Bank might ______.
(a)increase the repo rate
(b)decrease the reverse repo rate
(c)decrease the repo rate
(d)keep the repo rate unchanged
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Which International organisation released the ‘World Energy Outlook 2019’ Report?
(a)World Trade Organisation
(b)UNESCO
(c)United Nations
(d)International Energy Agency
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Which Indian journalist was honoured with India's Most Powerful Woman in Media Award during the prestigious Confluence Excellence Award ceremony held in the British parliament on 27 September 2019?
(a)Kalli Puri
(b)Sunetra Chaudhary
(c)Sona Choudhary
(d)Anubha Bhonsle
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Q12
Merchant discount rate refers to ______.
(a)the rate charged to a merchant for payment processing services on debit and credit card transactions
(b)the total discount a merchant offers on online transactions
(c)only taxes that a digital payment entails
(d)the total discount a bank offers to the merchant for promoting online transactions
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Q13
When did the Vikrama Era begin?
(a)47 BC
(b)55 BC
(c)50 BC
(d)57 BC
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Q14
Name the only metal that is antibacterial.
(a)Iron
(b)Sodium
(c)Aluminium
(d)Copper
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Q15
Mehrunnisa who was known as Nur Jahan was the wife of ______.
(a)Jahangir
(b)Shah Jahan
(c)Akbar
(d)Aurangzeb
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Which of the following is the primary sex organ in females?
(a)Uterus
(b)Ovary
(c)Vagina
(d)Fallopian tube
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Who performs the task of capturing oxygen in the blood?
(a)Chlorophyll
(b)Haemoglobin
(c)Red blood cells
(d)White blood cells
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Q18
In the sequence of planets in the Solar system, which planet comes in between Mercury and Earth?
(a)Mars
(b)Uranus
(c)Venus
(d)Jupiter
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Q19
Which of the following is a natural flame retardant?
(a)DNA
(b)Flowers
(c)RNA
(d)Skin
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Q20
Which of the following is the first South Asian country to call match-fixing a crime?
(a)Sri Lanka
(b)India
(c)Pakistan
(d)Nepal
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Q21
In which year did D.C. Sircar publish Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary?
(a)1964-65
(b)1966-67
(c)1965-66
(d)1967-68
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On which river and in which state is the Jayakwadi dam situated?
(a)Godavari river - Maharashtra
(b)Ravi river - Punjab
(c)Periyar river - Kerala
(d)Banas river - Rajasthan
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Q23
Madhavpur Mela takes place in ______.
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Gujarat
(c)Uttar Pradesh
(d)Madhya Pradesh
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Q24
Name the Indian wrestler who has been named the Junior Freestyle Wrestler of the year (2019) by United World Wrestling (UWW).
(a)Deepak Punia
(b)Kamareddy
(c)B.P. Raju
(d)Amita Bagchi
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To which of the following Indian states does Mardani Khel, one of the famous martial art forms in India belong?
(a)Rajasthan
(b)Madhya Pradesh
(c)Maharashtra
(d)Uttar Pradesh
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