GK questions asked in SSC CGL 2019, with answers and explanations.
The Tata Iron and Steel company (TISCO) was established by Dorabji Tata in:
The company was registered in that year at Sakchi, the village on the Subarnarekha that grew into Jamshedpur, and the site was chosen for the iron ore, coal and water around it.
Read the full explanation →How many canine teeth does an adult human have?
An adult set of thirty-two permanent teeth has eight incisors for cutting, four canines for tearing, eight premolars and twelve molars for grinding, so there is one canine on each side of each jaw.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following was a slave of Muhammad Ghori? He became the ruler after the death of his master and founded the Slave Dynasty.
Aibak was a Turkish slave of Muhammad Ghori and took charge of the Indian territories after Ghori died in 1206, founding the Slave or Mamluk dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
Read the full explanation →In the context of Indian parliament what is 'Zero Hour'?
In the Lok Sabha, Question Hour runs from 11 am to noon, and the period that begins at noon, when members raise urgent matters of public importance without the usual advance notice, is popularly called Zero Hour.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is an aldehyde?
The ending 'al' marks an aldehyde, so propanal is the three-carbon aldehyde, CH3CH2CHO. An aldehyde carries the group -CHO at the end of the carbon chain, with the carbonyl carbon attached to a hydrogen.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following was the first Indian origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize?
He was the first person of Indian origin to win the Pulitzer Prize, sharing the award for reporting in 1937.
Read the full explanation →The base financial year for the calculation of the all India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is:
The all-India Index of Industrial Production is compiled with 2011-12 as its base year, a revision announced in 2017 that replaced the older 2004-05 base.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following articles promotes equal justice and free legal aid for all the citizens?
Article 39A asks the State to ensure that the legal system promotes justice on the basis of equal opportunity, and in particular to provide free legal aid, so that no citizen is denied justice because of economic or other disabilities.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Constitution of India talks about the provisions for impeachment of the President of India?
It lays down the procedure for impeachment of the President, the only ground being "violation of the Constitution".
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