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SSC CGL 2018 EXAM PAPER : Held on 10-June-2019 Shift-2 (General Awareness)

SSC CGL 2018 EXAM PAPER : Held on 10-June-2019 Shift-2

(General Awareness)

Q.1 What is the popular name of 'Ascorbic Acid'?
1. Vitamin K
2. Vitamin A
3. Vitamin B12
4. Vitamin C

Correct Answer : Vitamin C

Q.2 Which of the following Indian islands lies in the Bay of Bengal?
1. Diu
2. Andaman and Nicobar
3. Daman
4. Lakshadweep

Correct Answer : Andaman and Nicobar

Q.3 Who among the following is the author of the book 'A Passage to England'?
1. Nirad C Chaudhuri
2. Salman Rushdie
3. Khushwant Singh
4. V S Naipaul

Correct Answer : Nirad C Chaudhuri

Q.4 In which year did Independent India win its first Olympic Gold in the game of hockey?
1. 1952
2. 1960
3. 1948
4. 1956

Correct Answer : 1948

Q.5 How many members are present in the Sri Lankan parliament?
1. 210
2. 215
3. 225
4. 232

Correct Answer : 225

Q.6 An economic condition when there is one buyer and many sellers is called ______.
1. Oligopoly
2. Perfect Competition
3. Monopoly
4. Monopsony

Correct Answer : Monopsony

Q.7 What is the name given to the graph that shows all the combinations of two commodities that a consumer can afford at given market prices and within the particular income level in economic terms?
1. Demand Curve
2. Budget Line
3. Supply Curve
4. Isocost Line

Correct Answer : Budget Line

Q.8 Who among the following was the first Indian origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize?
1. Gobind Behari Lal
2. Siddhartha Mukherjee
3. Geeta Anand
4. Jhumpa Lahiri

Correct Answer : Gobind Behari Lal

Q.9 Which of the following is a vestigial organ?
1. Heart
2. Appendix
3. Kidney
4. Lungs

Correct Answer : Appendix

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Q.10 Silent Valley National Park is located in the Indian state of ________.
1. West Bengal
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttarakhand
4. Kerala

Correct Answer : Kerala

Q.11 The explosion of crackers is an example of ___________.
1. Decomposition
2. Evaporation
3. Precipitation
4. Combustion

Correct Answer : Combustion

Q.12 Who among the following became the first woman to win the Abel Prize 2019?
1. Karen Uhlenbeck
2. Maryam Mirzakhani
3. Julia Robinson
4. Sophie Germain

Correct Answer : Karen Uhlenbeck

Q.13 Who authored ‘A Century is not Enough’in 2018?
1. Virat Kohli
2. MS Dhoni
3. Sourav Ganguly
4. Sachin Tendulkar

Correct Answer : Sourav Ganguly

Q.14 Viyahula Giddha' is a popular folk dance performed during marriages in the Indian state of _______ .
1. Gujarat
2. Jharkhand
3. Punjab
4. Odisha

Correct Answer : Punjab

Q.15 Who became the first Indian player to represent India at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship of Independent India?
1. Ramanathan Krishnan
2. Ramesh Krishnan
3. Vijay Amritraj
4. Leander Paes

Correct Answer : Ramanathan Krishnan

Q.16 Which of the following countries has the largest parliament in the world?
1. UK
2. China
3. Japan
4. India

Correct Answer : China

Q.17 The Bangladesh Liberation War ended on _____.
1. 14th November 1972
2. 17th October 1971
3. 2nd October 1974
4. 16th December 1971

Correct Answer : 16th December 1971

Q.18 Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress in the year ______.
1. 1863
2. 1854
3. 1894
4. 1874

Correct Answer : 1894

Q.19 Which one of the following is the brightest star in the Orion Constellation?
1. Rigel
2. Alnilam
3. Betelgeuse
4. Eta Orionis

Correct Answer : Rigel

Q.20 Of which Indian state is 'Gamocha' a cultural symbol?
1. Rajasthan
2. Haryana
3. Assam
4. Kerala

Correct Answer : Assam

Q.21 What is the geographic name given to a deep and narrow valley consisting of steep sides created by weathering and erosion by rivers, wind, rain and tectonic activity?
1. Ridge
2. Basin
3. Buttes
4. Canyon

Correct Answer : Canyon

Q.22 Who among the following was the first president of Pakistan?
1. Yahya Khan
2. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
3. Ayub Khan
4. Iskander Mirza

Correct Answer : Iskander Mirza

Q.23 The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the signing of the ______.
1. Treaty of Yandabo
2. Treaty of Purandar
3. Treaty of Salbai
4. Treaty of Titalia

Correct Answer : Treaty of Yandabo

Q.24 World Global Recycling Day was observed on ______ in 2019.
1. 2nd January
2. 10th February
3. 16th February
4. 18th March

Correct Answer : 18th March

Q.25 What is the dominant chemical present in vinegar?
1. Formic acid
2. Malic acid
3. Sulphuric acid
4. Ethanoic acid

Correct Answer : Ethanoic acid