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SSC CGL General Awareness Question & Answer
Q1. Which of the following green house gases has the greatest heat-trapping ability ?
A. Chlorofluoro carbon
B. Methane
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrous oxide
Q2. Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation ?
A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan
C. Haryana
D. Uttar Pradesh
Q3. Diamond does not conduct electricity, because
A. It’s structure is very compact
B. It is of crystalline nature
C. There are only carbon atoms present in it
D. No free electrons are present in it
Q4. Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place ?
A. Dev Prayag
B. Karan Prayag
C. Gangotri
D. Rudra Prayag
Q5. What are Aldehydes ?
A. Mild oxidising agents
B. Strong oxidising agents
C. Strong reducing agents
D. Mild reducing agents
Q6. Which circuit is used to store one bit of data ?
A. Register
B. Flip Flop
C. Vector
D. Encoder
Q7. Why is weightlessness experienced while orbiting the earth in space ships ?
A. Inertia
B. Acceleration
C. Zero gravity
D. Orbital motion
Q8. Which is the largest gland in human body ?
A. Liver
B. Thyroid
C. Pituitary
D. Salivary gland
Q9. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian independence ?
A. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
B. J. B. Kriplani
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
Q10. What is the minimum age for membership to Rajya Sabha ?
A. 20 years
B. 25 years
C. 30 years
D. 35 years
Q11. What is an octroi ?
A. Tax
B. Tax collection centre
C. Tax processing centre
D. Tax information centre
Q12. Sextant is an instrument used in which of the following ?
A. Gynaecology
B. Navigation
C. Birth control
D. Medical treatment
Q13. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
A. The Mahakaal temple – Ujjain
B. Sringeri Matha – Chikkmanglur district
C. The Sun Temple – Konark
D. Jain temples – Khajuraho
Q14. What is Gol Gumbadh ?
A. Mausoleum of Hyder Ali
B. Mausoleum of Aurangazeb
C. Mausoleum of Chand Bibi
D. Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah
Q15. Where is a transistor most likely to be found ?
A. Wrist watch
B. Fuse
C. Hearing aid
D. Fluorescent lamp
Q16. Which organ of human body secretes Insulin?
A. Pancreas
B. Kidney
C. Gall bladder
D. Liver
Q17. If a healthy freshwater fish is placed in salt water, what will be the expected consequence ?
A. The fish becomes dehydrated and dies
B. The fish becomes bloated and dies
C. The fish suffers from fungal or bacterial disease and dies
D. There is no observable effect on the fish provided there is sufficient food
Q18. Which country is known as ‘Land of Midnight Sun’ ?
A. Sweden
B. Norway
C. Germany
D. Finland
Q19. Which river basin is shared by more than 10 States of India ?
A. Indus
B. Brahmaputra
C. Ganges
D. Damodar
Q20. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language ?
A. Kalhana
B. Maitreyi
C. Kalidasa
D. Panini
Q21. What is the total strength of the Rajya Sabha ?
A. 250
B. 260
C. 270
D. 280
Q22. Which of the following is done at a Stock Exchange ?
A. Commodities are bought and sold at wholesale price
B. Commodities are bought and sold at retail price
C. Securities are bought and sold
D. None of these
Q23. Which of the following is India’s military offensive against Pakistan in the Kargil war ?
A. Operation Kargil
B. Operation LOC
C. Operation Vijay
D. Operation Success
Q24. Who gave the title ‘Nightingale of India’ to Sarojini Naidu ?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Q25. The headquarters of RBI is in
A. Delhi
B. Kanpur
C. Mumbai
D. Nasik
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