SSC Gk Questions And Answers *********************** 1. The common tree species in Nilgiri Hills is: (A)Sal (B)Pine (C)Eucalyptus (D)Teak Answer: Eucalyptus. 2. Loktak is a ____? (A)Valley (B)Lake (C)River (D)Mountain Range Answer: Lake, in Manipur . 3. Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following. (A)Chennai (B)Mumbai (C)Kolkata (D)Delhi Answer: New Delhi. 4. First Indian Prime Minister to visit Siachen was ? (A)Rajiv Gandhi (B)Inder Kumar Gujaral (C)Mammohan Singh (D)None of them Answer: Manmohan Singh 5. Which of the following books has been written by Kishwar Desai? (A)The Red Devil (B)Witness the night (C)Tonight this Savage Rite (D)Earth and Ashes Answer: Witness the Night. 6. Which of the following folk / tribal dances is associated with Karnataka? (A)Yakshagana (B)Jatra (C)Veedhi (D)Jhora Answer: Yakshagana 7. Who of the following received the Sangeet Natak Academi’s Ustad Bismillah Khan Puraskar for 2009 in theatre? (A)Omkar Shrikant Dadarkar (B)Ragini chander sarkar (C)Abanti Chakraborty and Sukracharjya Rabha (D)K Nellai Maniknandan Answer: Abanti Chakraborty and Sukracharjya Rabha 8. Which of the following country did not win any of the FIFA cup in 2002, 2006 and 2010? (A)Brazil (B)Argentina (C)Spain (D)South Africa Answer: South Africa 9. Who invented vaccination for small pox? (A)Sir Frederick Grant Banting (B)Sir Alexander Fleming (C)Edward Jenner (D)Loius Pasteur Answer: Edward Jenner 10. Who was the first Indian to become the member of British parliament? (A)Bankim Chandra Chaterjee (B)W C Banerjee (C)Dadabhai Naoroji (D)None of the above Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji 11. The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called? (A)FDI (B)Portfolio Investment (C)NRI Investment (D)Foreign Indirect Investment Answer: Investment in securities, funds, by FII is Foreign Indirect Investment 12. BT Seed is associated with which among the following? (A)Rice (B)Wheat (C)Cotton (D)Oil Seeds Answer: Cotton 13. The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in ? (A)Geneva (B)Paris (C)Vienna (D)Washington Answer: Vienna 14. In the Budget estimates of 2011-12, an allocation of Rs. 400 Crore has been made to bring in second green revolution in East in the rice based cropping system of ____? (A)Assam and West Bengal (B)Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar & Jharkhand (C)Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar (D)Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand , Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Answer: Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Chattisgarh. 15. In the Budget 2011-12, presented by the Finance Minister on 28.2.2011, the income tax limit for senior citizens has been increased to ? (A)Rs. 2.50 Lakh (B)Rs. 2.60 Lakh (C)Rs. 2.80 Lakh (D)Rs. 3.00 Lakh Answer: Rs. 2.50 Lakh. Above 80, its 5 Lakh 16. If the Anglo Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by: (A)Prime Minister (B)President (C)Speaker (D)President in consultation with Parliament Answer: President 17. For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of___? (A)25 Years (B)35 Years (C)30 Years (D)18 Years Answer: 35 Years 18. Who said: “Good citizen makes a good state and bad citizen makes a bad state”? (A)Plato (B)Aristotle (C)Rousseau (D)Laski Answer: Aristotle 19. Member of parliament will lose his membership if he is continuously absent from sessions for (A)45 days (B)60 days (C)90 days (D)365 days Answer: 60 Days 20. In Indian , Residuary Powers are vested in ___? (A)Union Government (B)State Government (C)Both Union and State Government (D)Local Government Answer: Union Government 21. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightment? (A)Sarnath (B)Bodhgaya (C)Kapilvastu (D)Rajgriha Answer: Bodhgaya 22. Coronation of Shivaji took place in which year? (A)1627 (B)1674 (C)1680 (D)1670 Answer: 6 June 1674 23. The system of Dyarchy was introduced in ___? (A)1909 (B)1919 (C)1935 (D)1945 Answer: 1919, Government of India Act 1919 had introduced the system of Dyarchy to govern the provinces of British India. 24. The editor of Young India and Harijan was ____? (A)Nehru (B)Ambedkar (C)Mahatma Gandhi (D)Subhash Chandra Bose Answer: Mahatma Gandhi 25. Who of the following attended all the three round table conferences? (A)B R Ambedkar (B)M M Malviya (C)Vallabh Bhai Patel (D)Mahatma Gandhi Answer: B R Ambedkar. 26. Which is the largest living bird on Earth? (A)Emu (B)Ostrich (C)Albatross (D)Siberian Crane Answer: Ostrich 27. Rihand Dam project provides irrigation to ____? (A)Gujarat & Maharastra (B)Odisha and West Bengal (C)Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (D)Kerala and Karnataka Answer: C 28. The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) is (A)Hyderabad (B)Thumba (C)Sri Harikota (D)Hassan Answer: Hassan , Now Bhopal also. 29. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India? (A)Sir hind Canal (B)Yamuna Canal (C)Indira Gandhi Canal (D)East Kosi Canal Answer: Indira Gandhi Canal 30. Which one of the following minerals is found in Monazite Sand? (A)Potassium (B)Uranium (C)Thorium (D)Sodium Answer: Thorium 31. Which plant is called ‘Herbal Indian Doctor” ? (A)Amla (B)Neem (C)Tulsi (D)Mango Answer: Amla 32. In Coriander, useful parts are? (A)Roots and leaves (B)leaves and flowers (C)leaves and dried fruits (D)flowers and dried fruits Answer: leaves and dried fruits 33. The pH of Human Blood is ___? (A)7.2 (B)7.8 (C)6.6 (D)7.4 Answer: 7.4 34. Which among the following is the largest endocrine gland of country? (A)Thyroid (B)Parathyroid (C)Adrenal (D)Pituitary Answer: Thyroid 35. Which amongst the following is the largest mammal? (A)Elephant (B)Whale (C)Dinosaur (D)Rhinoceros Answer: Whale (Blue Whale). 36. Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant? (A)Canine (B)Premolar (C)Second Incisor (D)Molar Answer: second upper incisors 37. Optical fibres are based upon the phenomenon of which of the following? (A)Interference (B)Dispersion (C)Diffraction (D)Total Internal Reflection Answer: Total Internal Reflection 38. Now a days, Yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which among the following gases, is used in these lamps? (A)Sodium (B)Neon (C)Hydrogen (D)Nitrogen Answer: Sodium 39. Mirage is an example of ____? (A)Refraction of light (B)Total Internal Reflection of Light (C)Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light (D)Dispersion of Light Answer: Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of Light 40. The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue color of sky is? (A)Interference (B)Reflection (C)Refraction (D)Scattering Answer: Scattering 41. In which of the following areas, spreadsheet software is more useful? (A)Psychology (B)Publishing (C)Statistics (D)Message sending Answer: Statistics 42. A Groupware is a (A)Hardware (B)Software (C)Network (D)Firmware Answer: Groupware is collaborative software . Correct option B 43. Lens is made up of ___? (A)Pyrex Glass (B)Flint Glass (C)Ordinary Glass (D)Cobalt Glass Answer: Flint glass 44. The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber is? (A)Sulfur (B)Bromine (C)Silicon (D)Phosphorus Answer: Sulfur 45. Which of the following is responsible for extra strength of Pyrex glass? (A)Potassium carbonate (B)Lead Oxide (C)Borax (D)Ferric Oxide Answer: Borax 1. India attained ‘Dominion Status’ on— (A) 15th January, 1947 (B) 15th August, 1947 (C) 15th August, 1950 (D) 15th October, 1947 Ans : (B) 2. Despotism is possible in a— (A) One party state (B) Two party state (C) Multi party state (D) Two and multi party state Ans : (A) 3. Marx belonged to— (A) Germany (B) Holland (C) France (D) Britain Ans : (A) 4. Which one of the following is the guardian of Fundamental Rights ? (A) Legislature (B) Executive (C) Political parties (D) Judiciary Ans : (D) 5. Sarkaria Commission was concerned with— (A) Administrative Reforms (B) Electoral Reforms (C) Financial Reforms (D) Centre-State relations Ans : (D) 6. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha has to address his/her letter of resignation to— (A) Prime Minister of India (B) President of India (C) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha (D) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ans : (C) 7. A want becomes a demand only when it is backed by the— (A) Ability to purchase (B) Necessity to buy (C) Desire to buy (D) Utility of the product Ans : (D) 8. The terms ‘Micro Economics’ and ‘Macro Economics’ were coined by— (A) Alfred Marshall (B) Ragner Nurkse (C) Ragner Frisch (D) J.M. Keynes Ans : (C) 9. During period of inflation, tax rates should— (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain constant (D) Fluctuate Ans : (A) 10. Which is the biggest tax paying sector in India ? (A) Agriculture sector (B) Industrial sector (C) Transport sector (D) Banking sector Ans : (D) 11. “Economics is what it ought to be.”—This statement refers to— (A) Normative economics (B) Positive economics (C) Monetary economics (D) Fiscal economics Ans : (A) 12. The excess of price a person is to pay rather than forego the consumption of the commodity is called— (A) Price (B) Profit (C) Producers’ surplus (D) Consumers’ surplus Ans : (C) 13. Silver halides are used in photographic plates because they are— (A) Oxidised in air (B) Soluble in hyposolution (C) Reduced by light (D) Totally colourless Ans : (B) 14. Tetra Ethyl Lead (TEL) is— (A) A catalyst in burning fossil fuel (B) An antioxidant (C) A reductant (D) An antiknock compound Ans : (D) 15. Curie point is the temperature at which— (A) Matter becomes radioactive (B) A metal loses magnetic properties (C) A metal loses conductivity (D) Transmutation of metal occurs Ans : (D) 16. The isotope used for the production of atomic energy is— (A) U-235 (B) U-238 (C) U-234 (D) U-236 Ans : (A) 17. The acceleration due to gravity at the equator— (A) Is less than that at the poles (B) Is greater than that at the poles (C) Is equal to that at the poles (D) Does not depend on the earth’s centripetal acceleration Ans : (A) 18. Which of the following is not a nucleon ? (A) Proton (B) Neutron (C) Electron (D) Positron Ans : (C) 19. The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is— (A) Graphite (B) Lead (C) Carbon (D) Mica Ans : (A) 20. Angle of friction and angle of repose are— (A) Equal to each other (B) Not equal to each other (C) Proportional to each other (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 21. Processor’s speed of a computer is measured in— (A) BPS (B) MIPS (C) Baud (D) Hertz Ans : (D) 22. ‘C’ language is a— (A) Low level language (B) High level language (C) Machine level language (D) Assembly level language Ans : (B) 23. What happens to a person who receives the wrong type of blood ? (A) All the arteries constrict (B) All the arteries dialates (C) The RBCs agglutinate (D) The spleen and lymphnodes deteriorate Ans : (C) 24. NIS stands for— (A) National Infectious diseases Seminar (B) National Irrigation Schedule (C) National Immunisation Schedule (D) National Information Sector Ans : (C) 25. If all bullets could not be removed from gun shot injury of a man, it may cause poisoning by— (A) Mercury (B) Lead (C) Iron (D) Arsenic Ans : (B) 26. Ringworm is a ……… disease. (A) Bacterial (B) Protozoan (C) Viral (D) Fungal Ans : (D) 27. Pituitary gland is situated in— (A) The base of the heart (B) The base of the brain (C) The neck (D) The abdomen Ans : (B) 28. Who discovered cement ? (A) Agassit (B) Albertus Magnus (C) Joseph Aspdin (D) Janseen Ans : (C) 29. According to RBI’s Report on the trend and progress of banking, the Non-performing Assets (NPA’s) in India for 2008-09 for Indian Banks in 2008 have stood at— (A) 2•3 per cent (B) 2•6 per cent (C) 3•5 per cent (D) 5•2 per cent Ans : (B) 30. Windows 7, the latest operating system from Microsoft Corporation has ……… Indian languages fonts. (A) 14 (B) 26 (C) 37 (D) 49 Ans : (B) 31. TRIPS and TRIMS are the terms associated with— (A) IMF (B) WTO (C) IBRD (D) IDA Ans : (B) 32. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force— (A) For three months (B) For six months (C) For nine months (D) Indefinitely Ans : (B) 33. Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004 ? (A) Irian Jaya (B) Sumatra (C) Kalibangan (D) Java Ans : (B) 34. The first nonstop airconditioned ‘DURANTO’ train was flagged off between— (A) Sealdah—New Delhi (B) Mumbai—Howrah (C) Bangalore—Howrah (D) Chennai—New Delhi Ans : (A) 35. Which among the following agencies released the report, Economic Outlook for 2009-10 ? (A) Planning Commission (B) PM’s Economic Advisory Council (C) Finance Commission (D) Reserve Bank of India Ans : (B) 36. India and U.S. have decided to finalize agreements related to which of the following ? (A) Trade and Investment (B) Intellectual Property (C) Traditional Knowledge (D) All of the above Ans : (D) 37. Which one of the following states does not form part of Narmada River basin ? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Gujarat (D) Maharashtra Ans : (B) 38. Which of the following countries has recently become the third largest market for Twitter ? (A) China (B) India (C) Brazil (D) Indonesia Ans : (A) 39. The exchange of commodities between two countries is referred as— (A) Balance of trade (B) Bilateral trade (C) Volume of trade (D) Multilateral trade Ans : (B) 40. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked by— (A) Afforestation (B) Terrace cultivation (C) Strip cropping (D) Contour ploughing Ans : (A) 41. Who coined the word ‘Geography’ ? (A) Ptolemy (B) Eratosthenese (C) Hecataus (D) Herodatus Ans : (B) 42. Which of the following is called the ‘ecological hot spot of India’ ? (A) Western Ghats (B) Eastern Ghats (C) Western Himalayas (D) Eastern Himalayas Ans : (A) 43. The art and science of map making is called— (A) Remote Sensing (B) Cartography (C) Photogrammetry (D) Mapping Ans : (B) 44. The age of the Earth can be determined by— (A) Geological Time Scale (B) Radio-Metric Dating (C) Gravity method (D) Fossilization method Ans : (B) 45. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was— (A) Vishnu Gupta (B) Upa Gupta (C) Brahma Gupta (D) Brihadratha Ans : (B) 46. The declaration that Democracy is a Government ‘of the people, by the people; for the people’ was made by— (A) George Washington (B) Winston Churchill (C) Abraham Lincoln (D) Theodore Roosevelt Ans : (C) 47. The Lodi dynasty was founded by— (A) Ibrahim Lodi (B) Sikandar Lodi (C) Bahlol Lodi (D) Khizr Khan Ans : (C) 48. Harshavardhana was defeated by— (A) Prabhakaravardhana (B) Pulakesin II (C) Narasimhavarma Pallava (D) Sasanka Ans : (B) 49. Who among the following was an illiterate ? (A) Jahangir (B) Shah Jahan (C) Akbar (D) Aurangazeb Ans : (C) 50. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse ? (A) Lord Ripon (B) Lord Dalhousie (C) Lord Bentinck (D) Lord Curzon Ans : (B) 1.The demand for labour is called (a)Derived demand (b)Factory demand (c)Market demand (d)Direct demand 2.Which the following is not investment expenditure in goods and services? (a)Purchase of machinery (b)An increase in business inventories (c)Expansion of the main plant of a company (d)Purchase of a house 3.Which one of the following represents the saving of the private corporate sector? (a)Undistributed profits (b)Excess of income over expenditure (c)Dividends paid to shareholders (d)Total profits of a company 4.Who presides over the joint session Indian parliament? (a)chairperson of Rajya sabha (b)Seniormost Member of Parliament (c)Speaker of lok sabha (d)President of India 5.social accounting system in Indian is classified into (a)Assets, liabilities and debt position (b)Public sector private sector and joint sector (c)Income product and expenditure (d)Enterprise households and government 6.forced savings refer to (a)Compulsory deposits imposed on income tax payers (b)Provident fund contribution of private sector employees (c)Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices (d)Taxes on individual income and wealth 7.Under which article of the constitution of Indian, can the fundamental right of the members of the Armed forces be specifically restricted (a)Article 21 (b)Article 25 (c)Article 33 (d)Article 19 8.Pulakesin II was the greatest ruler of the (a)chalukyas of kalyani (b)pallavas of kanchi (c)cholas of tamil nadu (d)chalukyas of badauri 9.The Uttarmerur inscription provides information of the administration of the (a)pallavas (b)cholas (c)chalukyas (d)satavhanas 10.Pitts Indian act of 1784 was a/an (a)Ordinance (b)Resolution (c)white paper (d)regulating act 11.Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume? (a)He founded the Indian national congress (b)He presided over the congress annual sessions twice (c)He was an ornithologist (d)He was a member of the Indian civil service 12.Division of powers and independent judiciary are the two important features of (a)Democratic form of government (b)Federal form of government (c)Socialist form of government (d)Unitary form of government 13.Which article of the Indian constitution did Dr. B.R. Ambedekar term as the “Heart and should of the Indian constitution”? (a)Article 356 (b)Article 32 (c)Article 14 (d)Article 19 14.Who was the first to use the term ‘state’? (a)Aristotle (b)Machiavelli (c)Hobbes (d)Plato 15.Which river in India flows in a rift-valley? (a)Narmada (b)Krishna (c)Cauvery (d)Tapti 16.A narrow strip of land that connects twolarger land masses is called (a)Cape (b)Isthmus (c)Strait (d)Peninsula 17.Tiny marine animals which constitute limestone skeletons are called (a)Coral reefs (b)Diatoms (c)Clamitomonous (d)Foraminifera 18.Apatanis are the major tribal group of (a)Sikkim (b)Arunachal Pradesh (c)Nagaland (d)Jharkhand 19.Which of the following plant pigments absorbs in red and far-red region of light ? (a)Phytochrome (b)Cryptochrome (c)Carotenoids (d)CholorophyII 20.The process through which excess energy is dissipated in photosynthesis is rigidity from known as (a)Photolysis (b)PhotoPhosPhorylation (c)Quenching (d)Scavenging 21.AIDS virus destroys (a)NeutroPhils (b)Basophils (c)Lymphocytes (d)Monocytes 22.Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence ? (a)Punnapra Vayalar movement (b)Telangana Movement (c)Noakhali Movement (d)Tebhaga Movement 23.Maps on large scale, representing-both natural and man-made features are called (a)Thematic maps (b)Atlas maps (c)Wall maps (d)Topographic maps 24.The device used for measuring the wavelength of X – rays is (a)Bragg Spectrometer (b)Mass Spectrometer (c)G.M. Counter (d)Cyclotron 25.Alpha particle is the nucleus of an atom of (a)Helium (b)Oxygen (c)Lithium (d)Hydrogen 26.Who is the founder of “Facebook” which is currently the No. 1 social networking website in India? (a)Orkut Buyukkokten (b)Mark Zuckerberg (c)Bill Gates (d)Martin Cooper 27.In programming, repeating some statements is usually called (a)Looping (b)Control structure (c)Compiling (d)Structure 28.Teeth and Bones acquire strength and rigidity from (a)Chlorine (b)Sodium (c)Calcium (d)Fluorine 29.The type of tail found in Shark is (a)Heterocercal (b)Diphycercal (c)Protocercal (d)Homocercal 30.The Sigmoid Colon is Part of (a)large Intestine (b)ileum (c)Small Intestine (d)Anal Canal 31.A good conductor while carrying current is (a)positively charged (b)electrically neutral (c)alternately charged positive and negative (d)negatively charged 32.The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is (a)Declination (b)Latitude (c)Azimuth (d)Dip 33.Coating of solid water with impervious material is known as (a)Landfill (b)Capping (c)Encapsulation (d)Chemical fixation 34.Ultraviolet rays can be used in water treatment as (a)Hydrolyser (b)Disinfectant (c)Flocculator (d)Precipitator 35.Thiamidine dimer formation in DNA is caused by (a)B and y-rays (b)La’-rays (c)IR-rays (d)X-rays 36.Winner of the Australian Open Men’s Singles Title in 2013 is (a)Roger Federer (b)Novak Djokovic (c)David Ferrer (d)Andy Murray 37.Silicone is a polymer of (a)Dialkyl dichloro silane (b)Silane (c)Tetraalkyl silane (d)Silicontetrachloride 38.Which is a natural colloid? (a)Cane-sugar (b)Blood (c)Sodium chloride (d)Urea 39.Which one of the following does not contain Silver ? (a)German Silver (b)Horn Silver (c)Ruby Silver (d)Lunar Caustic 40.The presence of Cobalt in Vitamin B12, was established for the first time by (a)Borax – Bead test (b)Sodium Nitroprusside test (c)Hydrolysis test (d)Spectroscopy 41.Which bacterial strain developed from natural isolates by genetic manipulations can be used for treating oil spills? (a)Clostridium (b)Nitrosomonas (c)Pseaudomonas (d)Agrobacterium 42.Who is the author of the book “no Full Stops in India”? (a)Nirad C. Choudhuri (b)Mark Tully (c)R.K. Narayan (d)Ved Mehta 43.Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched? Place Location (a)Tiananmen Square – Beijing (b)Tahrir Square – Abu Dhabi (c)Trafalgar Square – London (d)Red Square – Moscow 44.The term of a non – permanent member of the U.N. Security Council is (a)1 year (b)2 year (c)3 years (d)6 months 45.Who is the Chairmna of the 20th Law Commission? (a)Justic KG Balakrishnan (b)Justice D.K. Jain (c)Justice Usha Mehra (d)Justice J.S. Verma 46.Julia Gillard is the Prime Minister of (a)Canada (b)Austrialia (c)New Zealand (d Belgium 47.Which is the first state in India to pass the Food Security Law? (a)Chhttisgarh (b)Gujarat (c)Punjab (d)Kerala 48.Who among the following Presidents of MCC was a non – professional cricketer? (a)Peter May (b)Christopher Martin Jenkins (c)Ted Dexter (d)Colin Cowdrey 49.Who the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2012? (a)International Atomic Energy Agency (b)Liu Xiaobo (c)European Union (d)U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 50.Who won the Jnanpith Award for 2011? (a)Sachidananda Routray (b)Pratibha Ray (c)Gopinath Mohanty (d)Sitakant Mahapatra ANSWERS: ******** 1-A, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B, 6-A, 7-C, 8-D, 9-B, 10-D 11-B,12-B,13-B,14-B,15-A,16-A,17-A,18-B,19-A,20-C 21-C,22-B,23-D,24-A,25-A,26-B,27-A.28-C,29-A,30-A 31-B,32-A,33-C,34-B,35-B,36-B,37-A,38-B,39-A,40-A 41-C,42-B,43-B,44-B,45-B,46-B,47-A,48-B,49-C,50-B
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