SSC Exam Sample GK Questions (CGL Quiz-2)

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SSC GK CAPSULE (CGL QUIZ-2) 1. When did India adopt the decimal system of coinage? (a) April 1995 (b) April 1957 (c) April 1958 (d) April 1959 Ans. (b) The Indian Coinage Act was passed in 1955 by the Government of India to introduce decimal coinage in the country. The new system of coins became legal tender on April 1957, where the rupee consists of 100 paise.

2. There are three crop seasons in India. Kharif and Rabi are two of them. Which is the third one? (a) Barsati (b) Grama (c) Zaid (d) Khari Ans. (c) Besides the Kharif and Rabi season, there is a short crop season known as Zaid.

3. Comets, which are also known as ‘Dirty Ice Balls’, revolve around the (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Sun (d) Jupiter Ans. (c) Comets are mixtures of ice and dust. They have earned the nickname of "dirty snowballs" by some astronomers. Comets orbit around the Sun just like planets.

4. ___________is not a constituent of German-silver. (a) Copper (b) Nickel (c) Silver (d) Zinc Ans. (c) Nickel silver, also known as German silver is a copper alloy with nickel and often zinc. The usual formulation is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. Nickel silver is named for its silvery appearance, but it contains no elemental silver unless plated.

5. According to the 2011 census, what is the literacy rate (% of population) in India? (a) 74% (b) 68% (c) 82% (d) 65% Ans. (a) The 15th official census in India was calculated in the year 2011. Literacy rate in India 2011 was found to be 74.04%.

6. Who among the following put forward the theory of Economic Drain of India during British rule? (a) W. C. Bannerji (b) DadabhaiNaoroji (c) Pandit Nehru (d) B.G. Tilak Ans. (b) Dadabhai Naoroji was the first man to say that internal factors were not the reasons of poverty in India but poverty was caused by the colonial rule that was draining the wealth and prosperity of India. In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the ‘drain of wealth’ theory in which he stated that the Britain was completely draining India. He mentioned this theory in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.

7. _________coined the term Hindu rate of growth for Indian economy? (a) Amartya Sen (b) C. Rangrajan (c) Raj Krishna (d) Vijay Kelkar Ans. (c) The Hindu rate of growth is a derogatory term referring to the low annual growth rate of the socialist economy of India before 1991, which stagnated around 3.5% from 1950s to 1980s, while per capita income growth averaged 1.3%. The term was coined by Indian economist Raj Krishna.

8. How many types of emergency provisions are mentioned in our constitution? (a) Four (b) Two (c) Five (d) Three Ans. (d) The President can declare three types of emergencies: • National emergency under article 352 Vidya Guru Tilak Nagar - 9311566241, Karol Bagh - 8376934679/81, Pitampura - 8376934648/73, Munirka - 9650549487

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SSC GK CAPSULE (CGL QUIZ-2) 2 • State emergency under article 356 • Financial emergency under article 360 9. In which part of the Indian Constitution are Directive Principles of State Policy included? (a) Part II (b) Part III (c) Part IV (d) Part VI Ans. (c) The Directive Principles of State Policy are guidelines to the central and state governments of India, to be kept in mind while framing laws and policies. These provisions, contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India, are not enforceable by any court, but the principles laid down therein are considered fundamental in the governance of the country, making it the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws to establish a just society in the country.

10. Who was the first Indian Woman President of Indian National Congress? (a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Sucheta Kripalani (c) Aruna Asaf Ali (d) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Ans. (a) The First Indian Woman President of Indian National Congress.

11. Deficiency of Vitamin B6 results in which of the following diseases? (a) Pellagra (b) Scurvy (c) Beri-beri (d) Anaemia Ans. (d) Vitamin B6 helps the body to make hemoglobin. Hemoglobin carries oxygen in the red blood cells to the tissues. A vitamin B6 deficiency can cause a form of anaemia.

12. __________is the lowermost layer of atmosphere. (a) Troposphere (b) Exosphere (c) Ionosphere (d) Stratosphere Ans. (a) The atmosphere is divided into five layers. It is thickest near the surface and thins out with height until it eventually merges with space. The troposphere is the first layer above the surface and contains half of the Earth's atmosphere. Weather occurs in this layer.

13. Which of the following metals is present in vitamin B12? (a) Iron (b) Magnesium (c) Zinc (d) Cobalt Ans. (d) Vitamin B12 is also referred to as cobalamin, because it contains a metal ion (cobalt). This makes it the largest and most complex vitamin of all. The vitamin can only be synthesized by bacteria and therefore is mainly present in animal products. Two forms of vitamin B12 are used in the human body.

14. Which of the following vitamins is removed as a result of washing peeled vegetables? (a) A (b) C (c) D (d) E Ans. (b) Vitamins B & C are water soluble. Hence, washing of peeled vegetables can lead to a loss of these vitamins. However, Vitamin A, D, E & K are water soluble.

15. A person suffering from colour blindness sees red as (a) Yellow (b) Blue (c) Green (d) Black Ans. (c) Color blindness, or color vision deficiency, is the inability or decreased ability to see color, or perceive color differences, under normal lighting conditions. Color blindness affects a significant percentage of the population. There is no actual blindness but there is a deficiency of color vision. The most usual cause is a fault in the development of one or more sets of retinal cones that perceive color in light and transmit that information to the optic nerve Green. A person suffering from colour blindness sees Red as Green.

16. The duration of Day and Night are equal at (a) Equator (b) South Pole (c) Prime Meridian (d) North Pole Vidya Guru Tilak Nagar - 9311566241, Karol Bagh - 8376934679/81, Pitampura - 8376934648/73, Munirka - 9650549487

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SSC GK CAPSULE (CGL QUIZ-2) 3 Ans. (a) The duration of Day and Night are equal at the Equator. The main reason is that people near the exact center point of the world see the sun in an equal amount all year.

17. Which of the following is the correct shape of earth? (a) Spherical (b) Elliptical (c) Oblate Spheroid (d) Prolate Spheroid Ans. (c) An oblate spheroid is a rotationally symmetric ellipsoid having a polar axis shorter than the diameter of the equatorial circle whose plane bisects it.

18. Which among the following articles of the Indian constitution empowers the President of India to impose emergency in a state? (a) Article 256 (b) Article 356 (c) Article 370 (d) Article 373 Ans. (b) President's Rule refers to Article 356 of the Constitution of India deals with the failure of the Constitutional machinery of an Indian state. In the event that government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution, the state comes under the direct control of the central government, with executive authority exercised through the Governor instead of a Council of Ministers headed by an elected Chief Minister accountable to the state legislature.

19. Who was the head of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution? (a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (b)Dr. Rajendra Prasad (c) C. Rajagopalachari (d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Ans. (a) On 29 August, 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution for India. The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November, 1949.

20. ___________was the first non-Indian to be awarded with Bharat Ratna? (a) Martin Luther King(b) Zubin Mehta (c) Mother Teresa (d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Ans. (d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan also known as Fakhr-e Afghan and Badshah Khan, was an independence activist of Pashtun descent. He was a political and spiritual leader known for his nonviolent opposition to the British Raj in British India, and a lifelong pacifist and devout Muslim. A close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, has has been called the "Frontier Gandhi" by the Indians. In 1987, he became the first non-Indian to be awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. He was an important freedom fighter, and is a Pashtun national hero and a key figure of Pashtun nationalism.

21. With which among the following is Sarkaria Commission related? (a) Legislative Reforms (b) Electoral Reforms (c) Judicial Reforms (d) Centre-State relations Ans. (d) Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983 by the central government of India. The Sarkaria Commission's charter was to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments in the country and suggest changes within the framework of Constitution of India. The Commission was so named as it was headed by Justice Rajinder Singh Sarkaria, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. The other two members of the committee were Shri B Sivaraman and Dr SR Sen. 22. Who among the following founded the Lodi dynasty? (a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Sikandar Lodi (c) Bahlol Lodi (d) Khizr Khan Ans. (c) Lodi dynasty, (1451–1526), last ruling family of the Delhi sultanate of India. The dynasty was of Afghan origin. The first Lodi ruler was Bahlol Lodi (reigned 1451–89), the most powerful of the Punjab Vidya Guru Tilak Nagar - 9311566241, Karol Bagh - 8376934679/81, Pitampura - 8376934648/73, Munirka - 9650549487

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SSC GK CAPSULE (CGL QUIZ-2) 4 chiefs, who replaced the last king of the Sayyid dynasty in 1451. Bahlol was a vigorous leader, holding together a loose confederacy of Afghan and Turkish chiefs with his strong personality. Starting with only the control of the region adjacent to Delhi, Bahlol extended the effective boundaries of his empire to the borders of Bengal. This expansion involved the conquest of the powerful kingdoms of Malwa andJaunpur.

Though twice besieged in Delhi, he finally defeated and partially annexed Jaunpur in 1479.

23. Who wrote the book ‘India Divided'? (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (b) Liaquat Ali (c) Sir Mohammad Iqbal (d) Jinnah Ans. (a) A political activist, independence leader, lawyer and teacher, Dr. Rajendra Prasad is among the important figures of the National Movement in India. He was the first President of Independent India.

India Divided is a detailed and authoritative account of the partition of India into Hindu and Muslim sections. The book gives us insights into the many causes and effects of the partition in India. Divided into 6 parts, the book deals with the Two Nation Theory, the Causes of the Communal triangle, the many different schemes of Partition, the resources of the state of Pakistan, the alternatives to Pakistan and the All-India Muslim League Resolution on Pakistan.

24. Who among the following founded the religion ‘Din-E-Elahi’? (a) Jahangir (b) ShahJahan (c) Akbar (d) Aurangazeb Ans. (c) The Din-i Ilahi was a syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar the Great in 1582 AD, intending to merge the best elements of the religions of his empire, and thereby reconcile the differences that divided his subjects. The elements were primarily drawn from Islam and Hinduism, but some others were also taken from Christianity, Jainism and Zoroastrianism.

25. The interval between two sessions of parliament can’t be more than (a) 3 months (b) 6 months (c) 9 months (d) 12 months Ans. (b) The maximum gap between two sessions of parliament can’t be more than 6 months. The Parliament should have a minimum of 2 sessions in a year.

26. _________are the imaginary lines joining places with same temperature. (a) Isobars (b) Isohyets (c) Isohalines (d) Isotherms Ans. (d) An isotherm is a line that connects points on a map that have the same temperature. Therefore, all points through which an isotherm passes have the same or equal temperatures at the time indicated.

An isotherm at 0°C is called the freezing level.

27. Who among the following is known as the Bismarck of India? (a) Sardar Patel (b) Samudra Gupta (c) Akbar (d) Chandragupta Maurya Ans. (a) As the first Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, Sardar Patel took charge of the task to forge a united India from the British colonial provinces allocated to India and more than five hundred self-governing princely states, released from British suzerainty by the Indian Independence Act 1947.

Using frank diplomacy, backed with the option and use of military force, Patel's leadership persuaded almost every princely state. Often known as the "Iron Man of India" or "Bismarck of India", he is also remembered as the "Patron Saint" of India's civil servants for establishing modern all-India services.

28. Which of the following is known as a pseudo force? (a) Centripetal force (b) Centrifugal force (c) Centrifugal reaction force (d) None of these Vidya Guru Tilak Nagar - 9311566241, Karol Bagh - 8376934679/81, Pitampura - 8376934648/73, Munirka - 9650549487

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SSC GK CAPSULE (CGL QUIZ-2) 5 Ans. (b) Centrifugal force is an outward force associated with curved motion, that is, rotation about some (possibly not stationary) center. Centrifugal force is one of several so-called fictitious forces (also known as pseudo forces), so named because, unlike fundamental forces, they do not originate in interactions with other bodies situated in the environment of the particle upon which they act. Instead, centrifugal force originates in the curved motion of the frame of referencewithin which observations are made.

29. Which of the following is the electronic configuration of an atom having atomic number ‘20’? (a) 2, 8, 10 (b) 2, 6, 8, 4 (c) 2, 8, 8, 2 (d) 2, 10, 8 Ans. (c) 2, 8, 8, 2 30. Which of the following is the most reactive among all halogens? (a) Fluorine (b) Chlorine (c) Bromine (d) Iodine Ans. (a) The halogens can be found on the left-hand side of the noble gases. These five toxic, nonmetallic elements make up Group 17 of the periodic table and consist of: fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At). The most reactive halogen is fluorine. This is because fluorine atoms are highly electronegative due to their effective nuclear charge making it very easy for these atoms to gain electrons.

31. Which of the following is a major constituent of Natural Gas? (a) methane (b) butane (c) ethane (d) propane Ans. (a) Natural gas is a hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, but commonly includes varying amounts of other higher alkanes and even a lesser percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and hydrogen sulfide. Natural gas is an energy source often used for heating, cooking, and electricity generation.

32. Potassium Permanganate (KMnO4) can be used as a/an (a) insecticide (b) fertilizer (c) pesticide (d) disinfectant Ans. (d) As an oxidant, potassium permanganate can act as an antiseptic. For example, dilute solutions are used to treat canker sores (ulcers), disinfectant for the hands and treatment for mild pompholyx, dermatitis, and fungal infections of the hands or feet. Potassium permanganate is used extensively in the water treatment industry. It is used as a regeneration chemical to remove iron and hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg smell) from well water.

33. _________is the name given to acute lead poisoning. (a) Itai-itai (b) Plumbism (c) Neuralgia (d) Byssinosis Ans. (b) Lead poisoning also known as plumbism or painter's colic is a medical condition in humans and other vertebrates caused by increased levels of the heavy metal lead in the body. Lead interferes with a variety of body processes and is toxic to many organs and tissues including the heart, bones, intestines, kidneys, and reproductive and nervous systems. It interferes with the development of the nervous system and is therefore particularly toxic to children, causing potentially permanent learning and behavior disorders. Symptoms include abdominal pain, confusion, headache, anemia, irritability, and in severe cases seizures, coma, and death.

34. What are Zawar mines in Rajasthan famous for? (a) Copper (b) Mica (c) Zinc (d) Uranium Ans. (c) Zawar is a settlement located in Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India, approximately 40 km from Vidya Guru Tilak Nagar - 9311566241, Karol Bagh - 8376934679/81, Pitampura - 8376934648/73, Munirka - 9650549487

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SSC GK CAPSULE (CGL QUIZ-2) 6 the lake city Udaipur. It stretches some 10 kilometers along the banks of the Gomati River. Zawar is a township created by mining company Hindustan Zinc Limited, for extraction of Zinc.

35. The vertical movement of air also known as (a) wind (b) air current (c) air turbulence (d) air mobility Ans. (c) Atmospheric turbulence, small-scale, irregular air motions characterized by winds that vary in speed and direction. Turbulence is important because it mixes and churns the atmosphere and causes water vapour, smoke, and other substances, as well as energy, to become distributed both vertically and horizontally.

36. Which of the following was the capital of Chalukya dynasty? (a) Kanchi (b) Vattapi (c) Trichnapalli (d) Mahabalipuram Ans. (b) The Chalukya dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynasty, known as the "Badami Chalukyas", ruled from Vatapi (Modern Badami) from the middle of the 6th century. The Badami Chalukyas began to assert their independence at the decline of the Kadamba kingdom of Banavasi and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of Pulakesi II. 37. Gandhiji was the editor of (a) Navjeevan (b) Gujarat Times (c) Maratha (d) Jan Satta Ans. (a) Navajivan refers to a weekly newspaper published by Gandhi, in Gujarati, from 1919 to 1931, from Ahmedabad.

38. The novel ‘White Tiger’ has been written by (a) Arundhati Roy (b) V.S. Naipaul (c) Kiran Desai (d) Aravind Adiga Ans. (d) The White Tiger is the debut novel by Indian author Aravind Adiga. It was first published in 2008 and won the 40th Man Booker Prize in the same year.

39. Who among the following was the First Election Commissioner of India? (a) S.P. Sen Verma (b) Dr. Nagendra Singh (c) K.V.K. Sundram (d) Sukumar Sen Ans. (d) Sukumar Sen was an Indian civil servant who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, serving from March 1950 to December 1958.

40. What does article 17 of the constitution of India provide for? (a) equality before law (b) equality of opportunity in matters of public employment (c) abolition of titles (d) abolition of untouchability.

Ans. (d) Article 17 of the constitution abolishes the practice of untouchability. Practice of untouchability is an offence and anyone doing so is punishable by law. The Untouchability Offences Act of 1955 (renamed to Protection of Civil Rights Act in 1976) provided penalties for preventing a person from entering a place of worship or from taking water from a tank or well.

41. The Vedas are also called (a) Smriti (b) Sruti (c) Jnana (d) Siksha.

Ans. (b) The vedas are collectively called Sruti or Shruti in Sanskrit; for they were only heard, revealed or rediscovered by yogic powers, not remembered as a written work.

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SSC GK CAPSULE (CGL QUIZ-2) 7 42. Which of the following was the original name of “Nurjahan�? (a) Jabunnisa (b) Fatima Begum (c) Mehrunnisa (d) Jahanara Ans. (c) Noor Jahan born as Mehr-un-Nissa, was the Empress of the Mughal Empire as the chief consort of Emperor Jahangir. A strong, charismatic and well-educated woman, she is considered to be one of the most powerful and influential women of the 17th century Mughal Empire. She was the twentieth and favourite wife of the Emperor Jahangir who ruled the Mughal Empire at the peak of its power and supremacy.

43. Which of the following was the capital of Pallava dynasty? (a) Kanchi (b) Vattapi (c) Trichnapalli (d) Mahabalipuram Ans. (a) The Pallava dynasty existed between the 2nd and 9th centuries CE, ruling a portion of what is today southern India. They gained prominence after the eclipse of the Satavahana dynasty, whom the Pallavas served as feudatories. The dynasty established its capital at Kanchipuram.

44. The members of Estimate Committee are (a) elected from the Lok Sabha only (b) elected from the Rajya Sabha only. (c) elected from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. (d) nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Ans. (a) The Estimates Committee, constituted for the first time in 1950, is a Parliamentary Committee consisting of 30 Members, elected every year by the Lok Sabha from amongst its Members. The Chairman of the Committee is appointed by the Speaker from amongst its members. A Minister cannot be elected as a member of the Committee and if a member after his election to the Committee, is appointed a Minister, he ceases to be a member of the Committee from the date of such appointment.

45. With which of the following is the Indian Councils Act of 1909 is associated? (a) The Montague Decleration (b) The Montague- Chelmsford Reforms (c) The Morley-Minto Reforms (d) The Rowlatt Act Ans. (c) The Indian Councils Act 1909, commonly known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in the governance of British India.

46. With which of the following is the Government of India Act of 1919 is associated? (a) The Montague Decleration (b) The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (c) The Morley-Minto Reforms (d) The Rowlatt Act Ans. (b) The Government of India Act 1919 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was passed to expand participation of Indians in the government of India. The Act embodied the reforms recommended in the report of the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, and the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford. The Act covered ten years, from 1919 to 1929. The Act provided a dual form of government (a "dyarchy") for the major provinces.

47. Who appoints the UPSC chairman? (a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Members of both Houses of the Parliament (d) Members of the Lok Sabha Ans. (a) UPSC consists of a Chairman and ten Members. The terms and conditions of service of Vidya Guru Tilak Nagar - 9311566241, Karol Bagh - 8376934679/81, Pitampura - 8376934648/73, Munirka - 9650549487

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SSC GK CAPSULE (CGL QUIZ-2) 8 Chairman and Members of the Commission are governed by the Union Public Service Commission (Members) Regulations, 1969. The Chairman and other members of the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) are appointed by the President of India.

48. _________is known as the ‘Father of History’? (a) Plutarch (b) Herodotus (c) Justin (d) Pliny Ans. (b) Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria (modern day Bodrum,Turkey) and lived in the fifth century BC. He has been called "The Father of History" and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent, and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative 49. The chief constituent of Gobargas (Biogas) is (a) Methane (b) Ethane (c) Propane and butane. (d) Ethane, propane and propylene Ans. (a) Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion with anaerobic bacteria or fermentation of biodegradable materials such as manure, sewage, municipal waste, green waste, plant material, and crops. It is primarily methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) and may have small amounts of hydrogen sulphide (H2S), moisture and siloxanes.

50. Which of the following processes is used for the preparation of ‘Dalda or Vanaspati’ ghee from vegetable oil? (a) Hydrolysis (b) Oxidation (c) Hydrogenation (d) Ozonoloysis Ans. (c) The largest scale application of hydrogenation is for the processing of vegetable oils. Typical vegetable oils are derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids (containing more than one carbon carbon double bonds). Their partial hydrogenation reduces most but not all, of these carbon-carbon double bonds. The degree of hydrogenation is controlled by restricting the amount of hydrogen, reaction temperature and time, and the catalyst. Hydrogenation converts liquid vegetable oils into solid or semi-solid fats, such as those present in margarine.

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