SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGL) (General Awareness) 2019 Q.1 The Sepoy Mutiny in India started from Q.6 Which scientist discovered the ______. 'Penicillin'? 1. Meerut 1. Alexander Fleming 2. Rajkot 2. Louis Pasteur 3. Bareilly 3. Ernst Chain 4. Champaran 4. Robert Koch Correct Answer : Meerut Correct Answer : Alexander Fleming Q.2 Which of the following stars is nearest to Q.7 Name the national bird of Bhutan. the sun? 1. Parrot 1. Sirius 2. Magpai 2. Proxima Centauri 3. Peacock 3. Deneb 4. Raven 4. Betelgeuse Correct Answer : Raven Correct Answer : Proxima Centauri Q.8 In India, 24th January is observed as Q.3 Vijay Hazare was a famous Indian player which one of the following days? associated with the sport of ______. 1. National Farmer's Day 1. Boxing 2. National Day of Elderly 2. Football 3. National Girl Child Day 3. Rifle Shooting 4. National Agricultural Day 4. Cricket Correct Answer : National Girl Child Day Correct Answer : Cricket Q.9 Who was the Indian Army Chief at the time Q.4 Marfati' songs are traditional folk songs of of Bangladesh Liberation War? ______. 1. Sam Manekshaw 1. Afghanistan 2. K M Cariappa 2. Nepal 3. Rob Lockhart 3. Pakistan 4. Roy Bucher 4. Bangladesh Correct Answer : Sam Manekshaw Correct Answer : Bangladesh Q.10 Who among the following wrote the book Q.5 The demand for a commodity or service 'A History of the Sikhs'? which is a consequence of the demand for 1. Khushwant Singh something else is called ______. 2. Bhai Vir Singh 1. Direct Demand 3. Gurbachan Singh Talib 2. Composite Demand 4. Amrita Pritam 3. Derived Demand Correct Answer : Khushwant Singh 4. Income Demand Correct Answer : Derived Demand SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGL) (General Awareness) 2019 Q.11 Which of the following authors received Q.16 What is the term of the elected the Jnanpith Award in 2018? representatives of a Gram Panchayat? 1. Kiran Desai 1. 2 years 2. Vikram Seth 2. 5 years 3. Amitav Ghosh 3. 4 years 4. Arundhati Roy 4. 3 years Correct Answer : Amitav Ghosh Correct Answer : 5 years Q.17 Which of the following is the smallest Q.12 The energy derived from the heat of bird in the world? Earth is called ______. 1. Finch 1. Solar Energy 2. Robin 2. Geothermal Energy 3. Bee Hummingbird 3. Biogas 4. Diamond Firetail 4. Tidal Energy Correct Answer : Bee Hummingbird Correct Answer : Geothermal Energy Q.13 Who among the following was named as Q.18 The term 'cherry picking' is used in which the Chief Executive Officer of International sport? Cricket Council (ICC) in January 2019? 1. Basketball 1. N G Khaitan 2. Table Tennis 2. Anurag Thakur 3. Cricket 3. Manu Sawhney 4. Swimming 4. Saurav Ganguly Correct Answer : Basketball Correct Answer : Manu Sawhney Q.19 Which article of the Constitution of India Q.14 The summer solstice 2019 in the Northern talks about the provisions for impeachment of Hemisphere will occur on ______. the President of India? 1. 20th June 1. Article 51 2. 24th June 2. Article 63 3. 26th June 3. Article 54 4. 21st June 4. Article 61 Correct Answer : 21st June Correct Answer : Article 61 Q.15 Which of the following creatures is oviparous? Q.20 In which year was the East India 1. Frog Company incorporated for the exploitation of 2. Squirrel trade with East and Southeast Asia and India? 3. Rabbit 1. 1596 4. Mouse 2. 1605 Correct Answer : Frog 3. 1600 4. 1612 Correct Answer : 1600 SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGL) (General Awareness) 2019 Q.21 Which of the following acids is present in Correct Answer : Ismail Omar Guelleh ant bites? 1. Nitric acid 2. Formic acid 3. Perchloric acid 4. Malic acid Correct Answer : Formic acid Q.22 Jorwe culture' was a Chalcolithic archaeological site located in the present day Indian state of ______. 1. Maharashtra 2. Gujarat 3. Bihar 4. Assam Correct Answer : Maharashtra Q.23 Fertile riverine alluvial soil is best suited for producing ______. 1. tea 2. rice 3. cotton 4. Corn Correct Answer : rice Q.24 Which economist gave the theory of Opportunity Cost? 1. John Keynes 2. Milton Friedman 3. Adam Smith 4. Gottfried Haberler Correct Answer : Gottfried Haberler Q.25 Identify the foreigner who has been conferred the second highest civilian award in India, Padma Vibhushan for 'exceptional and distinguished service' in 2019. 1. Ismail Omar Guelleh 2. Kader Khan 3. Pravin Gordhan 4. John Chambers .