SSC CGL 2016 General Awareness Question Paper (Shift-1) 31-August-2016- (Tier-1)

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General Awareness Question Papers
31st August-2016 (Shift-1)

 

Question 26. Money market is a market for _______________
Options:
1) Short term fund
2) Long term fund
3) Negotiable instruments
4) Sale of shares
Correct Answer: Short term fund

Question 27. India shares longest international boundary with which country?
Options:
1) Bangladesh
2) China
3) Nepal
4) Bhutan
Correct Answer: Bangladesh

Question 28. The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with
Options:
1) President
2) Prime Minister
3) Parliament
4) States
Correct Answer: Parliament

Question 29. Appointments for all India Services are made by
Options:
1) UPSC
2) President
3) Prime Minister
4) Parliament
Correct Answer: President

Question 30. The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped ____________________.
Options:
1) Vishnu
2) Pashupati
3) Indra
4) Brahma
Correct Answer: Pashupati

Question 31. The Upanishads are the ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌______________________ .
Options:
1) Great Epics
2) Story Books
3) Source of Hindu Philosophy
4) Law Books
Correct Answer: Source of Hindu Philosophy

Question 32. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for ____________ .
Options:
1) Kosi
2) Gandak
3) Brahmaputra
4) Ganga
Correct Answer: Brahmaputra

Question 33. The largest herbarium of India is located at
Options:
1) Kolkata
2) Lucknow
3) Mumbai
4) Coimbatore
Correct Answer: Kolkata

Question 34. Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined by
Options:
1) Mercury thermometers
2) Gas thermometers
3) Pyrometers
4) Colour thermometers
Correct Answer: Pyrometers

Question 35. In IT terminology failure in the kernel is called as
Options:
1) crash
2) crash dump
3) dump
4) Kernel error
Correct Answer: crash

Question 36. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi?
Options:
1) Sabarmati Ashram
2) Sevagram Ashram
3) Vishwa Bharti
4) Phoenix Ashram
Correct Answer: Vishwa Bharti

Question 37. Which of the following State has become India’s first carbon-free State?
Options:
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Maharashtra
Correct Answer: Himachal Pradesh

Question 38. Energy travels from Sun to Earth through
Options:
1) conduction
2) convection
3) radiation
4) modulation
Correct Answer: radiation

Question 39. C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events?
Options:
1) Tennis
2) Cricket
3) Hockey
4) Golf
Correct Answer: Cricket

Question 40. Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of?
Options:
1) Inflation
2) Deflation
3) Stagflation
4) Reflation
Correct Answer: Deflation

Question 41. Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?
Options:
1) Vir Chakra
2) Param Vir Chakra
3) Ashok Chakra
4) Mahavir Chakra
Correct Answer: Ashok Chakra

Question 42. At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in
Options:
1) Andaman Islands
2) Nicobar Islands
3) Lakshadweep
4) Minicoy
Correct Answer: Nicobar Islands

Question 43. The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called?
Options:
1) Percolation
2) Conduction
3) Leaching
4) Transpiration
Correct Answer: Leaching

Question 44. Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in
Options:
1) Conduction
2) Convection
3) Radiation
4) Both conduction and convection
Correct Answer: Convection

Question 45. Polio is caused by
Options:
1) Bacteria
2) Virus
3) Fungus
4) Protozoa
Correct Answer: Virus

Question 46. Which country is in the process of building the largest single Aperture Radio Telescope – FAST
Options:
1) Japan
2) China
3) USA
4) Russia
Correct Answer: China

Question 47. The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?
Options:
1) Rajasthan
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Karnataka
Correct Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Question 48. Fixed Foreign Exchange Rate can be changed by
Options:
1) RBI
2) SEBI
3) Ministry of Finance
4) FIPB
Correct Answer: RBI

Question 49. In biofortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome
Options:
1) Loss due to insect pests
2) Decrease in food production
3) Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins
4) Loss due to plant diseases
Correct Answer: Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins

Question 50. Which Institution has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India?
Options:
1) Parliament
2) Supreme Court of India
3) President
4) Attorney General of India
Correct Answer: Supreme Court of Indiaw