SSC CGL 04-March-2020 Shift-1
( English Notes With Option )
01. Who among the following is an Indian Olympic archer and Padma Shri winner?
1. Balbir Singh Dosanjh
2. Bajrang Punia
3. Limba Ram
4. Kidambi Srikanth
Answer : Limba Ram
02. In April 2019, scientists in ________ produced the world’s first 3D printed heart using human tissue.
1. Ethiopia
2. Israel
3. Kenya
4. Croatia
Answer : Israel
03. The Vedic Civilisation in India flourished along the river__________.
1. Godavari
2. Saraswati
3. Tapi
4. Narmada
Answer : Saraswati
04. Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth?
1. Article 25
2. Article 19
3. Article 23
4. Article 15
Answer : Article 15
05. The ________ lake in Gujarat was an artificial reservoir built during the rule of the Mauryas.
1. Pushkar
2. Lonar
3. Loktak
4. Sudarshana
Answer : Sudarshana
06. The 14th Dalai Lama resides in _______.
1. Gangtok
2. Kalimpong
3. Dharamsala
4. Shillong
Answer : Dharamsala
1. Manoj Mukund Naravane
2. Ravendra Pal Singh
3. Anil Chauhan
4. Bipin Rawat
Answer : Manoj Mukund Naravane
08. Who was the President of the World Bank Group as of January, 2020?
1. Paul Wolfowitz
2. David Malpass
3. Jim Yong Kim
4. Robert Zoellick
Answer : David Malpass
09. _________ was the capital of Magadha before the 4th century BCE.
1. Mathura
2. Pataliputra
3. Varanasi
4. Rajagaha
Answer : Rajagaha
10. _______ expansion makes the Eiffel Tower taller during summers.
1. Chemical
2. Thermal
3. Gravitational
4. Gradient
Answer : Thermal
11. The Gol Gumbad (Gumbaz) of ________ is the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah.
1. Bijapur
2. Delhi
3. Agra
4. Allahabad
Answer : Bijapur
12. Xerophthalmia is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin ________.
1. A
2. K
3. C
4. D
Answer : A
13. Asia's largest wholesale spice market is located in _______.
1. Delhi
2. Kolkata
3. Ahmedabad
4. Bengaluru
Answer : Delhi
14. In the 4th century BCE, the capital of Magadha was shifted to ________.
1. Panipat
2. Varanasi
3. Pataliputra
4. Mathura
Answer : Pataliputra
15. Planetary scientists call the thin gaseous envelope around the Moon as the _______.
1. lunar endosphere
2. lunar thermosphere
3. lunar stratosphere
4. lunar exosphere
Answer : lunar exosphere
16. Private ownership of the means of production is a feature of a _______ economy.
1. socialist
2. dual
3. capitalist
4. mixed
Answer : capitalist
17. Which of the following is NOT a folk dance belonging to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir?
1. Dhumal
2. Hafiza
3. Dangi
4. Rouf
Answer : Dangi
18. The Harshacharita is a biography of Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannauj, composed in Sanskrit by his court poet, _______.
1. Banabhatta
2. Kamban
3. Dandin
4. Jinsena
Answer : Banabhatta
19. In May 2019, the International Monetary Fund agreed to bail out ________ with a fund of $6 billion.
1. India
2. Bangladesh
3. Pakistan
4. Nepal
Answer : Pakistan
20. Article 17 of the Constitution of India deals with the abolition of ________.
1. slavery
2. untouchability
3. titles
4. sati
Answer : sati
21. The Biraja Temple, the Rajarani Temple and the Samaleswari Temple are all located in ________.
1. Odisha
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Assam
4. Kerala
Answer : Odisha
22. King Harshavardhana ascended the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj on the death of his brother, ________.
1. Rajyavardhana
2. Chandravardhana
3. Indravardhana
4. Suryavardhan
Answer : Rajyavardhana
Q.23 According to the United Nations' World Economic Situation and Prospects Report, 2019, the Indian economy is expected to expand by _____ in 2020.
1. 7.8%
2. 7.6%
3. 7.2%
4. 7.1%
Answer : 7.1%
Q.24 The major component of modern Olympic gold medals is ________.
1. Silver
2. Copper
3. Bronze
4. Gold
Answer : Silver
Q.25 In biological terms, _______ is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
1. Amensalism
2. Commensalism
3. Parasitism
4. Mutualism
Answer : Commensalism
