SSC CGL| General Awareness

 General Awareness


1.Which of the following countries has agreed to accept the payment of export of oil and petroleum products to India, in rupee terms instead of dollar or any other currency?

(A) Kuwait 

(B) UAE 

(C) Iran 

(D) Iraq 

(E) Libya

 

 



2. As per the newspaper reports Government of India has finally agreed to purchase advanced MRMRs for its naval forces. What are these MRMRs?  

(A) Aircrafts 

(B) Warships 

(C) Submarines 

(D) Radar Systems 

(E) Rocket Launcher 

 

3. Which of the following agencies/organizations decided to cancel 122 Licenses of 2G Spectrum issued by the Government of India to various companies and asked the Government to do the process afresh? 

(A) comptroller and auditor general of India 

(B) supreme court of India 

(C) telecom regulatory authority of India 

(D) confederation of Indian Industry 

(E) reserve bank of India

 

4. Who among the following is the Prime Minister of a country at present and has also won the Presidential Elections held in March 2012? (He had been President of the country twice in the past. This will be his third term as President. He will join office in July 2012), 

(A) Mohammed Waheed Hassan 

(B) Abd. Rabbo Mansour Hadi 

(C) Daniel Ortega 

(D) Vladimir Putin 

(E) None of these 

 

 

 

5. Which of the following countries approved a new constitution of the country in a referendum through secret voting held in February 2012? 

(A) Libya 

(B) Iraq 

(C) Iran 

(D) UAE 

(E) Syria 

 

 

6. Which of the following countries has signed a 'Non-Aggression Pact' with Sudan? 

(A) Uganda 

(B) Kenya 

(C) Ethiopia 

(D) South Africa 

(E) South Sudan 

 

 

7. General Clients of various banks in India can make a complaint to which of the following offices, on the issues related to deficiency in services which do not get resolved at banks level? 

(A) Comptroller and auditor general of India 

(B) Attorney general of India 

(C) Ombudsman 

(D) Indian Audit Bureau 

(E) Indian Banks Association

 

 

8. The sensitive index of National Stock Exchange of India is popularly known as.... 

(A) SENSEX 

(B) CRIS 

(C) CSE 

(D) MCS 

(E) NIFTY 

 

 

 

9. Which of the following countries decided to add 3000 more centrifuges to its Uranium enrichment programs, despite touch economic sanctions on it from various western countries? 

(A) Syria 

(B) Sudan 

(C) Iran 

(D) Libya 

(E) Egypt 

 

 

10. Who among the following Indians was conferred the prestigious, "National Medal o Arts and Humanities, awarded by US President in February 2012? 

(A) Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia 

(B) Ms. Meira Kumar 

(C) Dr. Amartya Sen 

(D) Dr. D Subbarao 

(E) Shri Nr Narayan Murthy 


 History


1. Which among the following is not a correct pair?

A. Ellora Caves – Rastrakuta Rulers

B. Mahabalipuram – Pallava Rulers

C. Khajuraho – Chandellas

D. Elephanta Caves – Mauyra Era

Ans: D

 

 

2. Which among the following Kavya of Sanskrit, deal with court intrigues & access to power of Chandragupta Maurya?

A.  Mrichhakatika

B.  Ritusamhara

C.  Kumarasambhava

D.  Mudrarakshahsa

Ans: D

 

 

 


 

3. On which of the following systems of Hindu Philosophy , Shankaracharya wrote commentary in 9th century AD?

A.  Sankhya

B.  Vaisheshika

C.  Yoga

D.  Uttarmimansa

Ans: D

 

 

 


 

4. The eighth-century tripartite power struggle was among which of the following?

A.  Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas,

B.  Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas

C.  Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas

D.  Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas

Ans: B

 

 

 

 

5. Which among the following is not correct?

A.  The capital of pandyas was Madurai

B.  The capital of Cheras was Vanchi

C.  Capital of the Videha Kingdom – Mithila

D.  Capital of Gahadwal Dynasty – Kannauj

Ans: C

 

 

 

 

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