SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination-2019 (Tier-1) Exam Date – 06/03/2020 Exam Time – 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | GK Infopedia

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[1] In which of the following Indian airports will the Wings India 2020, international exhibition and conference on the civil aviation sector, be held?
A. Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport
B. Begumpet Airport
C. Bagdogra Airport
D. Chennai International Airport
Ans: Begumpet Airport
Explanation : 0

[2] Who was the Governor General of Bengal during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war?
A. Warren Hastings
B. John Macpherson
C. 2nd Earl Cornwallis
D. John Shore
Ans: 2nd Earl Cornwallis
Explanation : British General Charles, 2nd Earl Cornwallis became the Governor-General of India and Commander-in- Chief for the East India Company in 1786.

[3] Who among the following first translated the Bhagavad Gita in to English?
A. Sir Alexander Cunningham
B. William Jones
C. James Prinsep
D. Charles Wilkins
Ans: Charles Wilkins
Explanation : Sir Charles Wilkins, KH, FRS (1749 – 13 May 1836), was an English typographer and Orientalist, and founding member of The Asiatic Society. He is notable as the first translator of Bhagavad Gita into English, and as the creator, alongside Panchanan Karmakar, of the first Bengali typeface.

[4] Which of the following states topped among all the states with the highest number of fire alerts according to a 2019 report by the Forest Survey of India?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Mizoram
Ans: Mizoram
Explanation : Highest fire alerted state: Mizoram topped among all the states with the highest number of fire alerts at 2,795.00

[5] Which of the following has the lowest melting point?
A. Lead
B. Zinc
C. Silver
D. Tin
Ans: Tin
Explanation : Tin melts very low in temperature. Basically, the lowest melting point of any useful, non-toxic metal(*). It melts around 500 degrees, is very castable, and looks brilliant. There's only one real good reason not to use it: it's relatively expensive.

[6] Who among the following scientists invented Kevlar?
A. Marry Anderson
B. George Eastman
C. Stephanie Louise Kwolek
D. Steve Wozniak
Ans: Stephanie Louise Kwolek
Explanation : Stephanie Louise Kwolek (July 31, 1923 – June 18, 2014) was an American chemist who is known for inventing Kevlar. She was of Polish heritage and her career at the DuPont company spanned more than 40 years.

[7] Which of the following is used to remove the green colour from glass?
A. Silicon dioxide
B. Titanium dioxide
C. Sulphur dioxide
D. Manganese dioxide
Ans: Manganese dioxide
Explanation : Manganese dioxide, which is black, is used to remove the green color from the glass; in a very slow process this is converted to sodium permanganate, a dark purple compound.

[8] How many types of isotopes does Scandium have?
A. 7
B. 10
C. 9
D. 13
Ans: 13
Explanation : Scandium has 13 isotopes whose half-lives are known, with mass numbers 40 to 52. Naturally occurring scandium consists of its one stable isotope,

[9] In which year was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) founded?
A. 1929
B. 1928
C. 1930
D. 1926
Ans: 1928
Explanation : Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was a revolutionary organisation, also known as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army, established in 1928 at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi by Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee.

[10] Which of the following railway stations has been certified by FSSAI as the country’s first ‘Eat Right Station’?
A. Mumbai Central
B. Allahabad
C. Jabalpur
D. Jaipur
Ans: Mumbai Central
Explanation : Under this movement, Mumbai Central Railway Station is the country's first “Eat Right Station” as certified by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The Railway station has been conferred with “Eat Right Station” certification with 04 Stars rating by FSSAI on 29th November 2019.

[11] Who among the following was NOT a minister of Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946?
A. Sir Pethick Lawrence
B. Lord Wavell
C. Sir Stafford Cripps
D. Alexander
Ans: Lord Wavell
Explanation : Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, KStJ, PC was a senior officer of the British Army. He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and World War I, during which he was wounded in the Second Battle of Ypres.

[12] Which of the following Indian movies was nominated for the 92nd Oscar Awards?
A. Gully Boy
B. The Surgical Strike
C. War
D. Mission Mangal
Ans: Gully Boy
Explanation : Zoya Akhtar's 'Gully Boy' India's official entry to Oscars 2020.

[13] What was National Highway 66 (NH 66) previously known as?
A. NH8
B. NH5
C. NH2
D. NH 17
Ans: NH 17
Explanation : Prior to the building of National Highway 66 (NH 66), then known as National Highway 17 (NH17), in the 1960s and 1970s, ships and steamers running between Mumbai and Mangalore calling at different ports were the only means of transport along the west coast of India adjoining the Arabian Sea.

[14] According to India State of Forest Report 2019, how much of the total geographical area of the country is covered by forests and trees?
A. 0.213
B. 0.3456
C. 0.2456
D. 0.4256
Ans: 0.2456
Explanation : The latest 'India State of Forest Report (ISFR 2019) released by the country's environment minister Prakash Javadekar on December 30, 2019, revealed that the total forest and tree cover of the country is 807,276 square kilometres (which is 24.56 percent of the geographical area of the country) compared to 802,088 sq km.

[15] What is the atomic mass of Zirconium?
A. 89.22
B. 90.22
C. 91.22
D. 88.22
Ans: 91.22
Explanation : Zirconium is a chemical element with the symbol Zr and atomic number 40. The name zirconium is taken from the name of the mineral zircon, the most important source of zirconium. It is a lustrous, grey-white, strong transition metal that closely resembles hafnium and, to a lesser extent, titanium.

[16] In which of the following states did Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) open its first Silk Processing Plant?
A. Gujarat
B. Haryana
C. Goa
D. Madhya Pradesh
Ans: Gujarat
Explanation : Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Friday inaugurated the first silk processing plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat.

[17] Who is the author of the book ‘Dreams From My Father’?
A. Olivia Laing
B. Charles Darwin
C. Barack Obama
D. Navin Chawla
Ans: Barack Obama
Explanation : Dreams from My Father. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (1995) is a memoir by Barack Obama, who was elected as U.S. President in 2008. The memoir explores the events of Obama's early years in Honolulu and Chicago up until his entry into law school in 1988.

[18] Who among the following is the head of the standing committee on economic statistics set up by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)?
A. Krishnamurthy Subramanian
B. Manmohan Singh
C. Pronab Sen
D. Raghuram Rajan
Ans: Pronab Sen
Explanation : MOSPI constitutes committee on economic statistics headed by Pronab Sen. Comprising 27 members, including academics and industry representatives, the SCES will subsume in it the four standing committees on labour force statistics, industrial statistics, services sector and unincorporated sector enterprises.

[19] Which player of the Indian Women’s Hockey team has been nominated for the ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ Award, 2019 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?
A. Reena Khokhar
B. Rajani Etimarpu
C. Bichu Devi Kharibam
D. Rani Rampal
Ans: Rani Rampal
Explanation : The Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal has been nominated for the 'World Games Athlete of the Year' by the sport's governing body FIH.

[20] In which of the following Indian states is the Lai Haraoba festival celebrated?
A. Karnataka
B. Goa
C. Kerala
D. Manipur
Ans: Manipur
Explanation : The festival is celebrated by the Meitei community. The community is spread across Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya, Myanmar and Bangladesh. However, the festival is widely celebrated in the state of Manipur.

[21] In which of the following temples is the Ambubasi Fair celebrated every year?
A. Jagnanath temple
B. Kamakhya temple
C. Kashi Vishwanath temple
D. Kedarnath temple
Ans: Kamakhya temple
Explanation : Ambubachi Mela is one of the biggest congregations of eastern India. It is the most important festival of the Kamakhya temple and is celebrated in the month of June every year. It is more of a ritual of austerities, a festival celebrated with Shakti rites.

[22]Q.) Which of the following Articles is related to the Ancillary powers of Supreme Court?
A. Article 143
B. Article 140
C. Article 138
D. Article 150
Ans: Article 140
Explanation : Article 140 – Ancillary powers of Supreme Court. The Constitution of India is the fountainhead from which all our laws derive their authority and force.

[23] Which of the following countries had the highest number of new born babies on first day of 2020?
A. India
B. China
C. Pakistan
D. USA
Ans: India
Explanation : India topped the ranking of countries that will have the most births - projected at 67,385 - on Wednesday, followed by China with 46,299 and Nigeria in third place with 26,039, UNICEF, the UN's Children's Fund, said. The small island nation of Fiji was expected to deliver 2020's first baby.

[24] In which of the following years were two additional Commissioners appointed to the Election commission of India for the first time?
A. 1989
B. 1998
C. 1991
D. 1990
Ans: 1989
Explanation : 0

[25] Which of the following players of the Indian cricket team laid the foundation of the Cricket Stadium and Training Centre at ‘Heartfulness Institute’s’ headquarters in Hyderabad?
A. Yuvraj Singh
B. Virat Kohli
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Sikhar Dhawan
Ans: Rohit Sharma
Explanation : Rohit Sharma embraces heartfulness meditation. He laid the foundation stone for a cricket stadium in the presence of spiritual master Kamlesh D. Patel (known as Daaji) at heartfulness institute in Hyderabad. Exam Time - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM



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