SSC CGL Question Paper 2018 - General Awareness

Q 1. Which country was the first to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
1. France
2. Germany
3. Canada
4. USA
Answer: 1

Q 2. TV remote controls work on the principle of _____?

1. Bluetooth Technology
2. Infrared Waves
3. Ultrasonic Waves
4. Laser Technology
Answer: 2

Q 3. Name the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman and Padma Bhushan awardee
who created and unleashed a historical moment when Mars Orbiter became the first Indian spacecraft
to enter Martian orbit in a maiden attempt.
1. Nandan Nilekani
2. K Radhakrishnan
3. Sundar Pichai
4. Fali Nariman
Answer: 2

Q 4. The Indian Passport was ranked ______ in the ‘Global Passport Index Report 2019’.
1. 62nd
2. 67th
3. 52nd
4. 42nd
Answer: 2

Q 5. Who founded the Indian Statistical Institute on 17 December 1931?

1. M.H. Hansen
2. R.A. Fischer
3. F. Yates
4. P.C. Mahalanobis
Answer: 4

Q 6. What is the popular name of 'Ascorbic Acid'?

1. Vitamin K
2. Vitamin A
3. Vitamin B
4. Vitamin C
Answer: 4

Q 7. The Sepoy Mutiny in India started from ______.

1. Meerut
 2. Rajkot
3. Bareilly
4. Champaran
Answer: 1

Q 8. The Tata Iron and Steel company (TISCO) was established by Dorabji Tata in:
1. 1911
2. 1907
3. 1913
4. 1919
Answer: 2

Q 9. The traditional art of 'Jamdani' weaving originated in ______.

1. Myanmar (Burma)
2. Nepal
3. China
4. Bangladesh
Answer: 4

Q 10. Bhavai' is a traditional dance form of ______.

1. Maharashtra
2. Punjab
3. Bihar
4. Gujarat
Answer: 4

Q 11. The Ayushman Bharat Scheme introduced by the Government of India provides medical
coverage of upto Rs._____ per family per year.
1. 2 lakhs
2. 5 lakhs
3. 7 lakhs
4. 1 lakh
Answer: 2

Q 12. Who was appointed as the director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for a period of
three years in March 2019?
1. Vishvapavan Pati
2. Satyajeet Rajan
3. Ajit Kumar Mohanty
4. Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas
Answer: 3

Q 13. Who was the first woman judge of the Delhi High Court?
1. Ruma Pal
2. Leila Seth
3. Anna Chandi
4. Sujata Manohar
Answer: 2
Q 14. Which Indian state launched the PRANAM Commission to protect parents of government
employees?
1. Maharashtra
2. Punjab
3. Haryana
4. Assam
Answer: 4

Q 15. _____ was named the cleanest city in the 'Swachh Survekshan Survey 2019'.
1. Indore
2. Mysuru
3. Surat
4. Kerala
Answer: 1

Q 16. Where is the Bandipur National Park located?

1. Sikkim
2. Karnataka
3. Kerala
4. Gujarat
Answer: 2

Q 17. Flying Officer _____ of the Indian Air Force (IAF) created history by becoming the first Indian
woman to fly her first solo fighter flight in a Russian made MiG-21 fighter.
1. Anjali Gupta
2. Mohana Singh
3. Avani Chaturvedi
4. Bhawana Kanth
Answer: 3

Q 18. Which Indian author wrote the book 'The English Teacher'?
1. Khushwant Singh
2. R K Narayan
3. Vikram Seth
4. Ruskin Bond
Answer: 2

Q 19. Which of the following authors received the Jnanpith Award in 2018?
1. Kiran Desai
2. Vikram Seth
3. Amitav Ghosh
4. Arundhati Roy
Answer: 3

Q 20. The study of insects is called ______.

1. Anthropology
2. Entomology
3. Ornithology
4. Geology
Answer: 2
Q 21. _____ built the world-famous Harmandar Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple in
Amritsar.
1. Guru Arjan Dev
2. Guru Ram Das
3. Guru Siri Har Rai
4. Guru Angad Dev
Answer: 1

Q 22. The term 'cherry-picking' is used in which sport?

1. Basketball
2. Table Tennis
3. Cricket
4. Swimming
Answer: 1

Q 23. The interest rate charged by banks on short-term loans to their largest, most secure
and most creditworthy customers is called ______.
1. Discount Rate
2. Amortised Rate
3. Variable Rate
4. Prime Lending Rate
Answer: 4

Q 24. Silent Valley National Park is located in the Indian state of ________.
1. West Bengal
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttarakhand
4. Kerala
Answer: 4

Q 25. Which of the followings is the national bird of China?

1. Barn Owl
2. Parrot
3. Red-crowned Crane
4. Robin
Answer: 3