Saturday, 29 June 2019

SSC CHSL General Awareness - Study Materials - Set 05

1. UN is going to issue special stamps to commemorate which International Day?

a) World Environment Day
b) World Day Against Child Labour
c) World Refugee Day 
d) International Day of Yoga

Answer: (d) International Day of Yoga

2. Robert W Taylor, the renowned computer pioneer who passed away, hailed from which country?

a) United States
b) Australia
c) Russia
d) Japan

Answer: (a) United States

3. Emma Morano, the world’s oldest person who passed away, hailed from which country?

a) Norway
b) Italy
c) Jamaica
d) France

Answer: (b) Italy

4. The first-ever Nepal-China joint military exercise ‘Sagarmatha Friendship-2017 started in which city?

a) Guangzhou
b) Pokhara
c) Kathmandu
d) Beijing

Answer: (c) Kathmandu

5. How many countries have the Veto Power in the United Nations Security Council?

a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 2

Answer: c) 5

6. Who launched the countrywide Pulse Polio Programme 2019?

a) Narendra Modi
b) Ram Nath Kovind
c) Arun Jaitley
d) Dr Harsh Vardhan

Answer: b) Ram Nath Kovind

7. President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padam Shri 2019 on which of the following personality?

a) Nambi Narayan
b) Bachendri Pal
c) Teejan Bai
d) Gautam Gambhir

Answer: d) Gautam Gambhir

8. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of the state of Palestine?

a) Mohammad Shtayyeh
b) Mohammad Abbas
c) Muhammad Mustafa
d) Ziad Abu-Amr

Answer: a) Mohammad Shtayyeh 

9. Which state has increased its reservation quota of OBCs to 27 percent?

a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: d) Madhya Prades

10. Which nation’s cricket board has written to the ICC for action against India for wearing camouflage caps?

a) Bangladesh
b) Pakistan
c) Australia
d) Sri Lanka

Answer: a) Bangladesh

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