SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 13 - SSC CGL MCQ

Laksh adweep (92.28%) is the most literate Union Territory of India. Overall it is second only to Kerala in literacy among Indian States/UTs.

The United Nations (UN) i s an international organization founded in 1945.  It is currently consists of 193 Member States. Trygve Lie was the first Secretary-General of UN.

Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan is written by M J Akbar

Chandigarh is the greenest city among the given list of cities.

Synagogue is the place of worship of Judaism.

MG Ramachandran was conferred with highest civilian Award Bharat Ratna (Posthumously) in 1988.

Shah Rukh Khan conferred the honorary Doctorate in Arts and Culture by Bedfordshire University his exceptional achievement  in the field of entertainment and media.

Former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam advocated his dream project of Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) for eradicating Rural Poverty.

Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India established in 1864.

The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy of non-violence.

Australia is a leading producer of wool which is mostly from Merino sheep but has been eclipsed by China in terms of total weight. New Zealand (2016) is the thirdlargest producer of wool, and the largest producer of crossbred wool.

South Africa is not a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Rajaji National Park is situated in th e state of Uttarakhand.

The entire heart muscle has the ability to conduct electricity. The Sinoatrial (SA) node acts as the primary "pacemaker" of the heart.

The Lakshmibai Nation al University of Physical Education is a Government of India sponsored deemed university, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, dedicated to promoting excellence in sports and physical education in the country. It is located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

The Kyoto Protocol set binding emission reduction targets for the countries based on carbon credits.
During the conference carbon credit proposal as a market-oriented mechanism to slow worldwide carbon emissions was conceptualised.

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development is popularly known as the Earth Summit.
It was held in Rio de Janeiro in1992.

The headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is in Vienna, Austria.

Santosh Yadav is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice
in less than a year. She first climbed the peak in May 1992 and then did it again in May 1993.

Roop Singh was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the celebrated Indian field hockey team which won gold medals for India at 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games.
After the final of the 1936 Summer Olympics, Germans were so impressed with him that they named a street after him.

Dakshin Gangotri was the first Indian scientific research base station established in Antarctica, as a part of the Indian Antarctic Program. Located at a distance of 2,500 km from the South Pole, it was established during the third Indian expedition to Antarctica in 1983/84.

The five permanent member s of United Nations Security Council are United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Russia and China.

Jwala Gutta is a badminton player.

Rajasthan has the dubious distinction of having the highest difference in male-female literacy in the country at 28%, against the national average of 16.7%.

The IUCN Red data book gives information about endangered species

The bee hummingbird is the world's smallest bird. It measures roughly in the range of 2-3 inches in total length.

The Keibul Lamjao National Park in the Bishnupur district ,Manipur, India is the only floating park in the world.

The Project Snow Leopard  was launched for effective conservation of snow leopard  in the States of Jammu & Kashmir (now UT), Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

The fin al of 2010-FIFA wor ld cup was played at Johannesburg (South Africa) in which Spain defeated Netherlands to lift the FIFA world Cup

Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskars are awarded to artistes "who have shown/demonstrated conspicuous talent in the fields of music, dance and drama."Among others, Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar was the winner of this award for 2009.