SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 45

SSC CGL - 12th June 2019 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q45

In China, 2019 (which starts on 5 February and ends on 24 January) is the year of the ________.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Pig

In China, 2019 (which starts on 5 February and ends on 24 January) is the year of the ________. 

Pig    

What is Pig?   

  • The Pig is the twelfth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in Chinese zodiac, in relation to the Chinese calendar and system of horology, and paralleling the system of ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches.
  • The Years of the Pig include 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031, 2043….