SSC CGL General Awareness Question Paper Set 1

SSC CGL General Awareness or General Knowledge section is a most scoring part in the exam. Where candidates can attempt the maximum number of precise questions and increase their overall score in the examination. Aspirants can get idea from these Previous Years Question Paper. Here aspirants will know the types & pattern of SSC CGL General Awareness or General Knowledge questions asked in the examination.

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SSC CGL General Awareness Question & Answer


Q1. With which country, India has the longest international boundary ?

A. Nepal

B. Pakistan

C. China

D. Bangladesh

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Correct Answer: Bangladesh


Q2. Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river ?

A. Kaveri

B. Godavari

C. Saraswati

D. Krishna

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Correct Answer: Saraswati


Q3. Which one of the following substances is normally found in urine ?

A. Blood proteins

B. creatinine

C. red blood cells

D. white blood cells

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Correct Answer: creatinine


Q4. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is

A. Prabandhas

B. Angas

C. Nibandhas

D. Charits

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Correct Answer: Angas


Q5. Which one of the following is not an instrument of Fiscal policy ?

A. Open Market Operations

B. Taxation

C. Public borrowing

D. Public expenditure

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Correct Answer: Open Market Operations


Q6. At room temperature, the metal that remains liquid is:

A. Mercury

B. Platinum

C. Lead

D. Zinc

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Correct Answer: Mercury


Q7. Which is known as carbolic acid ?

A. Phenol

B. Ethanol

C. Acetic acid

D. Oxalic acid

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Correct Answer: Phenol


Q8. On which river is the Tehri dam built ?

A. Alakananda

B. Bhagirathi

C. Ganga

D. Hooghly

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Correct Answer: Bhagirathi


Q9. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the “BRICS” group ?

A. Brazil

B. Russia

C. China

D. Indonesia

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Correct Answer: Indonesia


Q10. Which State in India has the largest coastline ?

A. Tamil Nadu

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Gujrat

D. West Bengal

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Correct Answer: Gujrat


Q11. ‘Do or Die’ is associated with which of the movements in India’s freedom struggle

A. Dandi March

B. Non Cooperation Movement

C. Khilafat Movement

D. Quit India Movement

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Correct Answer: Quit India Movement


Q12. In which of the following market forms, a firm does not exercise control over price ?

A. Monopoly

B. Perfect competition

C. Oligopoly

D. Monopolistic competition

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Correct Answer: Perfect competition


Q13. Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest ?

A. Semiarid areas of Gujarat

B. Eastern Ghats

C. Western Ghats

D. Madhya Pradesh

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Correct Answer: Western Ghats


Q14. ‘Parsec’ is the unit measurement of

A. Density of stars

B. Astronomical distance

C. Brightness of heavenly bodies

D. Orbital velocity of giant stars

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Correct Answer: Astronomical distance


Q15. The thymus gland produces a hormone called

A. thyroxine

B. thymosin

C. thyronine

D. calcitonin

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Correct Answer: thymosin


Q16. Blood group AB has

A. No antigen

B. No antibody

C. Neither antigen nor antibody

D. Both antigen and antibody

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Correct Answer: No antibody


Q17. The discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in

A. Appointment of Chief Minister

B. Dismissal of the Ministry

C. Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly

D. Assent to Bills

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Correct Answer: Assent to Bills


Q18. Atomic explosion is triggered by

A. thermo nuclear reaction

B. chemical reaction

C. controlled chain reaction

D. uncontrolled chain reaction

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Correct Answer: uncontrolled chain reaction


Q19. The phenomenon of change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another is called

A. Propagation

B. Reflection

C. Refraction

D. Dispersion

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Correct Answer: Refraction


Q20. Who is the first law officer of the country?

A. Chief Justice of India

B. Attorney General

C. Law Minister

D. Solicitor General

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Correct Answer: Attorney General


Q21. What is the name of portal launched by RBI recently to check illegal money collection ?

A. Sahyog

B. Sahayata

C. Sampark

D. Sachet

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Correct Answer: Sachet


Q22. Which of the following is not an operating system

A. Android

B. Vista

C. iOS

D. Opera

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Correct Answer: Opera


Q23. Which pair of the following Indians has been selected for grant of Raman Magasaysay Award 2016

A. Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna

B. T.M. Krishna and Arvind Adiga

C. Arvind Adiga and Bezwada Wilson

D. T.M. Krishna and Satish Gujral

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Correct Answer: Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna


Q24. Which Vitamins are those, if taken in excess can be dangerous as they are stored in the body ?

A. B Complex

B. E and C

C. B and C

D. A and D

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Correct Answer: A and D


Q25. Who has the right to decide whether a Bill is a money bill or not ?

A. Speaker of Lok Sabha

B. Prime Minister

C. President

D. Finance Minister

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Correct Answer: Speaker of Lok Sabha


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