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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 1

The 'One Straw Revolution" was written by: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming is authored by Masanobu Fukuoka.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 2

Aung San Suu Kyi is a native to :  (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Aung San Suu Kyi, is a politician and opposition leader of Myanmar, daughter of Aung San (a martyred national hero of independent Burma) and Khin Kyi (a prominent Burmese diplomat), and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1991. She has held multiple governmental posts since 2016.

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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 3

Non Residential Indians (NRI) Day is marked on: (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non Resident Indian Day) is celebrated on 9th January.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 4

"Whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned from you. You have made me a better President", was said by :  (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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"Whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned from you. You have made me a better President", was said by 44th president of the United States Barack Obama during his second presidential election victory speech.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 5

First Hindu American to enter the US House of Representative as senator is :    (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Tulsi Gabbard became the the first Hindu lawmaker in the  U.S. House of Representatives.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 6

Who was not a politician ?  (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Sunderlal Bahuguna (born 9 January 1927) was a noted Indian environmentalist, Chipko movement leader and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of Nonviolence and Satyagraha.
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, on 26 January 2009.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 7

Which of the following crop cultivation is banned by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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Grass pea also known as khesari dal was banned for consumption in 1961 as it was believed that Beta–N–Oxalylaminoalanine, a neuro–toxic amino–acid in the legume, caused neurolathyrim or a paralysis of the lower limbs.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 8

Who is known for establishing-the “Anand Van”? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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Founded in 1948 by noted social activist, Baba Amte, Anandwan, located near warora in Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra. India, is an ashram, and a community rehabilitation centre for leprosy patients and the disabled from downtrodden sections of society.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 9

The civilian Airport of highest altitude is in  (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013) 

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Daocheng Yading Airport in southwest China's Sichuan Province is the world's highest–altitude civilian airport.
It is located at a height of 4,411 meters above sea level.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 10

Greenpark Stadium is in (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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Green Park Stadium is a 60,000 capacity floodlit multi– purpose stadium located in Kanpur, India, and the home of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 11

Human Environment Conference-1972 was held at        (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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The conference was held in Stockholm. the capital of Sweden. in 1972. The conference agreed upon a declaration containing 26 principles concerning the environment and development.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 12

Who said “Truth is the ultimate reality an d it is God”? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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Gandhi was known to have considered truth as the ultimate reality and similar to God.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 13

Who is the founder of “Facebook” which is currently the No. 1 social networking website in India? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Mark Elliot Zuckerburg is an American computer programmer and internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 14

Who is the author of th e book “No Full Stops in Indi a”? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Mark Tully is the author of No Full Stops in India (1998).

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 15

Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Tahrir Square, also known as “ Martyr Square”, is a major public town square in Down town Cairo. Tahrir Square was the focal point of the 2011 Egyptain Revolution against former president Hosni Mubarak.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 16

The term of a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council is (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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There are 10 non-permanent members in the United Nations Security Council, with five elected each year to serve two-year terms.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 17

Julia Gillard is the Prime Minister of (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current  Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Australian  Labor Party since 24 June 2010. She is the first women to hold the office.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 18

Which is the first state in India to pass the Food Security Law?  (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Chhattisgarh Food Security Act was enacted by the Chhattisgarh government in 2012. The Act divides households into four groups - Antodaya, Priority, General and Excluded households. It would provide 35kg of food grains to all Antyodaya households and Priority households for `1 a kg a month, along with two kg of black gram at Rs5 a kg and two kg of pulses at Rs10 a kg, besides two kg of iodized salt.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 19

Who among the following Presidents of MCC was an onprofessional cricketer? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Christopher Martin - Jenkins was a British cricket journalist and a past President of the MCC. He was also a commentator for Test Match Special (TMS) on BBC Radio from 1973 until diagnosed with terminal cancer in January 2012.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 20

Who won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2012 ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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The Nobel Peace Prize 2012 was awarded to European Union (EU) “for over six decades, of contribution to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and  human rights in Europe”.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 21

Who won the Jnanpith Award for 2011? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

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Pratibha Ray is an Indian academic and writer who won the Jnanpith Award in 2011. She  was the first woman to win the Moortidevi Awards in 1991.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 22

Environmental impact assessment was first formally established in 1969 in which country ? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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Environmental impact assessments commenced in the 1960s, as part of increasing environmental awareness.
EIAs involved a technical evaluation intended to contribute to more objective decision making. In the United States, environmental impact assessments obtained formal status in 1969, with enactment of the National Environmental Policy Act.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 23

The first non-English man elected as Chairman of the International Cricket Council was (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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Sir Clyde Leopold Walcott, was a West Indian cricketer.
Walcott was arguably, one of the best batsman in the world. In later life, he had an active career as a cricket administrator, and was the first non-English and nonwhite chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 24

For which language included in the Indian Constitution, the Jnanpith Award has not been given upto 2011? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship. Till 2011, no sindhi authour was awarded with Jnanpith Award.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 25

Who is the first British Author to win the Man Booker Prize for fiction twice ? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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Hilary Mary Mantel is an English writer whose work ranges in subject from personal memoir and short story to historical fiction and essay. She has twice been awarded the Booker Prize. She won her first Booker Prize for the 2009 novel, Wolf Hall, a fictional account of Thomas Cromwell's rise to power in the court of Henry VIII. She won her second Booker Prize for the 2012 novel, Bring Up the Bodies, the second instalment of the Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Mantel was the first woman to receive the award twice.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 26

Which one of the following is wrongly paired in regars Country and Currency? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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The currency of Iran is Rial.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 27

The Red Data Books published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources enumerate  (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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The Red Data Book is the state document established for documenting rare and endangered species of animals, plants and fungi as well as some local subspecies that exist within the territory of the state or country. This book provides central information for studies and monitoring programmes on rare and endangered species and their habits.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 28

The two South American countries, which are members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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OPEC is an intergovernmental organization that was created at the Baghdad Conference on September 10-14, 1960, by Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Currently, the organization has twelve members, namely: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 29

Who is the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal ?      (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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Swatantra Kumar is the Chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT).

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 10 - Question 30

Which is the capital of Mali ?    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

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Bamako is the capital of Mali.

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