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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 1

 At Rio Olympics, what was the final position of Dipa Karmakar in her category?         (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

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Dipa Karmakar performed great feat in the Vaults final at the Gymnastics event of Rio-2016 Olympics, although she finished the event at fourth rank.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 2

The study of mountains is known as  (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

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Orology is the study of mountains.An example of orology is research on how a particular mountain came to be formed.

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SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 3

The famous Vishnu temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia was built by ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

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It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 4

The new symbol of Indian currency is designed by?  (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

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The new Symbol of Indian currency is designed by D. Udaya Kumar, it was presented to the public by the Government of India on 15 July 2010, following its selection through an "open" competition among Indian residents.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 5

What is MUDRA? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2016)

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Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (or MUDRA Bank) is a public sector financial institution in India.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 6

Which was the first National news Agency of free India ? (SSC Stenographer 2016)

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The Associated Press of India was the first national news agency of free India.

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

The book 'Problem of Human Geography' was written by (SSC Stenographer 2016)

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Problems of Human Geography was written by Famous Professor of social geography Albert Demangeon.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 8

Philadelphia is famous for      (SSC Stenographer 2016)

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Among the given choices it is the silk industries that lead in Philadelphia.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 9

Which one among the following book is centered around 'environment'? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)

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Silent Spring is a 1962 environmental science book authored by Rachel Carson. The book documented the detrimental effects on the environment, particularly on birds and of the indiscriminate use of pesticides.

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

An international movement with its motto to save the world by involving itself with environmental problems is (SSC Sub. Ins. 2016)

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Green-peace is the international organization to save the world by involving itself with environmental problems.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 11

To whom the line 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever' is attributed ? (SSC CGL 2015) 

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Endymion is a poem,written by John Keats. It begins with the line "A thing of beauty is a joy forever". The poem tells about how nature and its wonder mesmerize us and take away all the sorrow that surrounds us from time to time.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 12

Bandodkar Trophy is associated with which sport?

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'Bandodkar Gold Trophy' is associated with the sports of Football.  The Bandodkar Gold Cup was made of pure gold weighing several kilos. The trophy was instituted in 1970, by then Chief Minister, the late Dayanand Bandodkar.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 13

The award given for outstanding performance in sports is (SSC CGL 2015)

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The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 14

Which hill station's name means place of the thunderbolt'? (SSC CGL 2015)

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"Place of the Thunderbolt" is as sociated with Darjeeling (West Bengal). The word Darjeeling is a combination of two words 'dorje,' which means 'thunderbolt' and 'ling', which means 'place'.  Hence the word Darjeeling means 'the Land of Thunderbolt'.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 15

The ship building yard––Mazgaon Dock is located at  – (SSC CGL 2015)

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The Ship building yard Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) is located in Mumbai(Maharashtra).It is India's prime shipyard. It manufactures warships and submarines for the Indian Navy and offshore platforms and associated support vessels for offshore oil drilling.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 16

'Aga Khan Cup' is related with which of the following sport event ? (SSC CGL 2015)

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Aga Khan Cup is related to Football. When Prince Aga Khan IV of Iran visited Dhaka 1958, he expressed his interest to start a major international football club tournament in the region. The football authorities of East Pakistan in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided to start this event.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 17

Where was the first conference of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) held? (SSC CGL 2015)

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The first summit was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 7-8 December 1985 and was attended by president of
Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the kings of Bhutan and Nepal, and the prime minister of India.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 18

First Nobel Prize to India was given for : (SSC CGL 2015)

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Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian ever to receive a Nobel Prize. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in recognition of his work Geetanjali, a collection of poems, in 1913.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 19

Who was the Indian women president of the United Nations General Assembly ? (SSC CGL 2015)

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Vijaya Lakshmi  Pandit became the first woman to be elected president of the UN General Assembly in 1953.
She was an Indian diplomat, politician, and sister of India's first prime-minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. She was active in the Indian freedom movement and held high national and international positions.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 20

What is the currency of Saudi Arabia ? (SSC CGL 2015)

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The currency of Saudi Arabia is Saudi Riyal.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 21

Reserve Bank of India was nationalised in : (SSC CGL 2015)

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After independence, the government passed Reserve Bank (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948 and took over RBI from private shareholders after paying appropriate compensation. Thus, nationalisation of RBI took place in 1949 and from January 1, 1949, RBI started working as a government owned central bank of India.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 22

Which among the following is a folk dance of India. (SSC CGL 2015)

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Garba is also a folk dance of state of Gujarat.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 23

Radio activity was discovered by : (SSC CGL 2015)

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Antoine-Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) is known for his discovery of radioactivity, for which he received the Nobel Prize for Physics jointly with Marie Curie) and Pierre in 1903 and the contributions he made to that field. Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity, and Mari Curie coined the term.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 24

Who among the following is not a Bharatanatyam dancer ? (SSC CHSL  2015)

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Sitara Devi was an eminent Indian dancer of th e classical Kathak style of dancing. Rabindranath Tagore described her as Nritya Samragni, meaning the empress of dance, after watching her performance when she was just 16 years old.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 25

Ryder Cup is a famous tournament of : (SSC CHSL 2015)

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Ryder Cup is a bien n ial men ’s gold competition between teams from Europe and the United States.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 26

Kanha National Park is located in : (SSC CHSL 2015)

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Kanha Tiger Reserve, also called “Kanha National Park” is one of the tiger reserve of India and the largest national Park of Madhya Pradesh.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 27

Who wrote 'Discovery of India'?     (SSC CHSL  2015)

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The Discovery of India was written by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisoment in 1942-46 at Ahmednagar fort in Maharashtra.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 28

Who is the first woman IPS officer in India ? (SSC CHSL 2015)

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Kiran Bedi was the first woman IPS officer in India. Bedi joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 29

Which of the following is the right expansion of ILO? (SSC CHSL 2015)

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ILO stands for International Labour Organisation which is a United Nations agency dealing with Labour issues.

SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: General Knowledge - 7 - Question 30

In 2010 a newspaper published its 70,000th issue. Which was the newspaper ? (SSC CHSL 2015)

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The Times of London in 2010 Published its 70,000th issue.

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