CGL 04 March 2020 Shift 02 ( English Notes )
01. In which state has the Jawara Dance, a dance form to celebrate wealth, originated?
1. Gujarat
2. Kerala
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Rajasthan
Answer : Madhya Pradesh
02. Who was chosen as foreign secretary of India in January 2020?
1. Ranjan Mathai
2. Harsh Vardhan Shringla
3. Vijay Keshav Gokhale
4. Nirupama Rao
Answer : Harsh Vardhan Shringla
03. Which Tennis star will have a Swiss coin minted in his/her honour?
1. Serena Williams
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Roger Federer
Answer : Roger Federer
04. Which US based Indian topped the Forbes India's ‘20 people to watch in the 2020s’ list?
1. Hasan Minhaj
2. Prashant Kishor
3. Mahua Moitra
4. Dushyant Chautala
Answer : Hasan Minhaj
1. Russia
2. Spain
3. Poland
4. Germany
Answer : Germany
06. The development of a fruit without fertilization is called ______.
1. Gametogamy
2. Parthenocarpy
3. Hybridogenesis
4. Apomixis
Answer : Parthenocarpy
07. John Maynard Keynes, best known for his economic theories (Keynesian economics), hailed from which country?
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. Australia
4. England
Answer : England
08. In which period was the legendary Victoria Terminus station (currently Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Mumbai built?
1. 1878 to 1888
2. 1911 to 1921
3. 1933 to 1943
4. 1843 to 1853
Answer : 1878 to 1888
09. Methane is a colourless, odourless, non-toxic but flammable gas. What is its common name?
1. Blue vitriol
2. Heating gas
3. Marsh gas
4. Laughing gas
Answer : Marsh gas
10. Which city in India is world renowned for one of the most traditional embroidery styles, Chikankari?
1. Udaipur
2. Hyderabad
3. Ahmedabad
4. Lucknow
Answer : Lucknow
11. Freedom fighter Sucheta Kripalani, became the first woman chief minister of which state?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Gujarat
Answer : Uttar Pradesh
12. In the sequence of planets in the solar system, which planet comes in between Mars and Saturn?
1. Uranus
2. Mercury
3. Venus
4. Jupiter
Answer : Jupiter
13. Which part of the body is responsible for the manufacture of red blood cells?
1. Brain
2. Lungs
3. Bone marrow
4. Heart
Answer : Bone marrow
14. Who is the first Indian to bag two International hat-tricks in cricket?
1. Rohit Sharma
2. Virat Kohli
3. Kedar Jadhav
4. Kuldeep Yadav
Answer : Kuldeep Yadav
15. In which state did the second phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 begin in January 2020?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Punjab
3. Kerala
4. Bihar
Answer : Uttar Pradesh
16. In which city was the Jhanda Satyagraha or Flag Satyagraha of 1923 held?
1. Calcutta
2. Nagpur
3. Ahmedabad
4. Bombay
Answer : Nagpur
17. Which Union Minister of Home Affairs released a book titled Karmayodha Granth in New Delhi?
1. P Chidambaram
2. Sushilkumar Shinde
3. Amit Shah
4. Rajnath Singh
Answer : Amit Shah
18. Who chaired the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency in New Delhi in January 2020?
1. Narendra Modi
2. Nirmala Sitharaman
3. Amit Shah
4. Nitin Gadkari
Answer : Amit Shah
19. Which pillar inscriptions has recorded the achievements of Samudra Gupta, who was known as the 'Napoleon of India' for his conquests?
1. Iron Pillar
2. Vijaya Stambha
3. Allahabad Pillar
4. Sun Pillar
Answer : Allahabad Pillar
20. Which city of India is known as 'The Athens of the East'?
1. Kochi
2. Allahabad
3. Patna
4. Madurai
Answer : Madurai
21. Who was appointed as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund in October, 2019?
1. Kristalina Georgieva
2. Christine Lagarde
3. Rodrigo Rato
4. Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Answer : Kristalina Georgieva
22. Which of the following is NOT a twin city of India?
1. Cuttack and Bhubaneswar
2. Hubli and Dharwad
3. Thrissur and Thiruvalla
4. Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar
Answer : Thrissur and Thiruvalla
23. Who was the first Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
1. BD Sharma
2. NN Wanchu
3. GP Singh
4. Dr. Sitaramayya
Answer : Dr. Sitaramayya
24. Which of the following is NOT a nationalised bank?
1. State Bank of India
2. Punjab National Bank
3. United Bank of India
4. Punjab and Sind Bank
Answer : State Bank of India
25. Jellyfish are an example of which type of phylum?
1. Phylum - Cnidaria
2. Phylum -Porifera
3. Phylum -Protozoa
4. Phylum -Ctenophora
Answer : Phylum - Cnidaria
