Railway and SSC GA/GS Quiz 20/1/2016

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Economy

1. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
A. 16
B. 14
C. 15
D. 20


2. In India, the first bank of limited liability manages by Indians and founded in 1881 was
A. Hindustan Commercial Bank
B. Oudh Commercial Bank
C. Punjab National Bank
D. Punjab and Sind Bank

3. In India, inflation measured by the
A. Wholesale Price Index number
B. Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers
C. Consumers Price Index for agricultural workers
D. National Income Deflation

4. The annual yield from which of the following Union Government taxes is the highest?
A. Custom duties
B. Corporation tax and income tax
C. Inheritance tax, wealth tax, interest tax and gift tax
D. Excise duties

5. The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be in the range of
A. 15 to 20 percent
B. 20 to 25 percent
C. 25 to 30 percent
D. 30 to 35 percent

6. Subsidies mean
A. payment by government for purchase of goods and services
B. payment made by business enterprises to factors of production
C. payment made by companies to shareholders
D. payment made by the government to business enterprises, without buying any goods and  services

7. National expenditure includes
A. consumption expenditure
B. investment expenditure
C. government expenditure
D. All of the above

8. Resurgent India Bonds were issued in US dollar, Pound Sterling and
A. Japanese Yen
B. Deutsche Mark
C. Euro
D. French Franc

9. The apex body for formulating plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied fields is
A. State Trading Corporation
B. Regional Rural Banks
C. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
D. Indian Council of Agricultural Research

10. Which of the following is not an undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Railways?
A. Container Corporation of India Limited
B. Konkan Railway Corporation Limited
C. Indian Railways Construction Company Limited
D. Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi


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Geography

1. Which of the following is tropical grassland?
A. Taiga 
B. Savannah
C. Pampas 
D. Prairies

2. With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of ____ Union Republics.
A. 15 
B. 10
C. 5 
D. 25

3. The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials?
A. Britain 
B. Japan
C. Poland 
D. Germany

4. The temperature increases rapidly after
A. ionosphere 
B. exosphere
C. stratosphere 
D. troposphere

5. The humidity of the air depends upon
A. temperature 
B. location
C. weather 
D. All of the above

6. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
A. latitudes
B. longitudes
C. geographic grids
D. None of the above

7. The light of distant stars is affected by
A. the earth's atmosphere
B. interstellar dust
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above

8. The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
A. Africa 
B. Asia
C. Australia 
D. Europe

9. Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.
A. latitudinal redistribution of heat
B. cycle of air circulation
C. global wind pattern
D. All are similar terms

10. The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called
A. coral reefs
B. sea grass bed
C. hot spots
D. None of the above



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History

1. President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence was___?
1. J. B. Kripalani
2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4. Jawahar Lal Nehru


2. The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in which session of Congress?
1.
Madras session of 1903
2. Bombay session of 1904
3. Benaras session of 1905
4. Calcutta session of 1906

3. Which was the only session of Indian National Congress, presided by Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Allahabad
2. Guwahati
3. Belgaum
4. Kakinada

4. Who among the following was not one of the founding fathers of the All India Muslim League ?
1. Nawab Moshin-ul-Mulk
2. Maulana Abul KalamAzad
3. Aga Khan
4. Nawab Salimullah of Dacca

5. Who among the following is known as Father of Muslim Renaissance in Bengal?
1
. Syed Ahmad Khan
2. Ameer Ali
3. Nawab Abdul Latif Khan
4. Nawab Samiullah Khan


6. The founder of Satya Shodhak Samaj was ___?
1
. Atmaram Pandurang
2. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
3. M. G. Ranade
4. Jyotiba Phule

7. The first President of the Indian Home Rule League (1916) was__?
1
. Joseph Bapista
2. Annie Besant
3. N.C. Kelkar
4. B.G. Tilak

8. Who among the following founded Theosophical Society in USA?
1. Dr. Annie Besant
2. A. O. Hume
3. Tilak and Gokhale
4. Madam Blavatsky and Olcott

9. The Congress is in reality a civil war without arms.
The above statement was made by ___?
1
. W. Wedderburn
2. Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan
3. D.W. Bethune
4. Lord Dufferin

10. Dalhousie’s worst political blunder was ___?
1. Annexation of Punjab
2. Occupation of lower Burma
3. Abolition of the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’
4. Annexation of Oudh


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Polity

1.  By which of the following Charter Acts, the Governor General of Bengal became the Governor General of India?
A. The Regulating Act of 1773
B. The Charter Act of 1813
C. The Charter Act of 1833
D. The Charter Act of 1853

2.   Who among the following was the Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
A. B R Ambedkar
B. J B Kripalani
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

3. The idea of a Constituent Assembly to form a Constitution of India was first mooted by
A
. M N Roy in 1927
B. the Indian National Congress in 1936
C. the Muslim League in 1942
D. the All Parties Conference in 1946

4.  Who acted as the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
A.
B R Ambedkar
B. C Rajagopalachari
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Jawaharlal Nehru

5. Who of the following acted as the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly?
A. VP Menon
B. Dr Rajendra Prasad
C. BN Rao
D. Dr Sachhidanand Sinha

6. The Government of India Act, 1919 was known as
A
. Morley-Minto Reforms
B. Wavell Reforms
C. Ment-Ford Reforms
D. Mountbatten Reforms

7.  The Objectives Resolution, which outlined the philosophy of the India Constitution, was moved in the Constituent Assembly by
A
. Dr S Radhkrishanan
B. Dr Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. B R Ambedkar

8. In the 'Individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
A.Dr Rajendra Prasad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. C Rajagopalachari
D. Vallabhbhai Pate

9.  In the integration of the princely states, the following played a major role
A. Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Vallabhbhai Patel and V P Menon
C. Panikkar and Kunzru
D. S K Dhar and Fazi Ali

10. Which of the following British Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
A. MacDonald
B. Baldwin
C.Chamberlain
D. Churchill


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Science


1. A typical human ribcage consists of how many ribs?  
A.  12
B.  14
C.  16
D.  24

2. What is the pH level of blood of a normal person?  
A.  4.0 – 4.5
B.  6.45 – 65.5
C.  7.35 – 7.45
D.  8.25 – 8.35

3. Which of the following disease is not a caused by viruses?  
A.  Cholera
B.  Chickenpox
C.  Hepatitis
D.  Measles

4. The rarest blood group is  ? 
A. O negative
B. B negative
C. AB positive
D. AB negative

5.The metal present in the hemoglobin is ? 
A. Copper
B. Calcium
C. Iron
D. Aluminum

6. Age of fishes was known as __ 
A. Devonian
B. Ordovician
C. Crustaceous
D. Silurian

7. The metal present in the chlorophyll is ? 
A. Calcium
B. Aluminum
C. Zinc
D. Magnesium

8. The important sugar in honey is  ?
A. Lactose
B. Fructose
C. Maltose
D. Sucrose

9.The acid present in Vinegar is
A. Citric Acid
B. Acetic Acid
C. Oxalic Acid 
D. Malic Acid

10. Which part of human brain is affected by alcohol?
A. Cerebrum 
B. Cerebellum
C. Medulla Oblongata
D. Corpus Callosum


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Miscellaneous

1.    The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river
      A.  Ganga            
      B.  Cauvery
      C.  Narmada                    
      D.  Godavari

2.    The percentage of irrigated land in India is about
      A.  45                               
      B.  65
      C.  35                               
      D.  25


3.    The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is
      A.  north of Tropic of Cancer
      B.  south of the Equator
     C.  south of the Capricorn
      D.  north of the Equator

4.    The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called
      A.  the Palghat gap
      B.  the Bhorghat pass
      C.  the Thalgat pass
      D.  the Bolan pass

5.    Which of the following factors are responsible for the rapid growth of sugar production in south India as compared to north India?
      (I)    Higher per acre field of sugarcane
      (II)   Higher sucrose content of sugarcane
      (III)  Lower labour cost
      .(IV) Longer crushing period
      A.   I and II
      B.   I, II and III
      C.   I, III and IV
      D.   I, II and IV

6.    The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?
      A.  Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar
      B.  Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan
      C.  Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
      D.  Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka

7.    Which of the following are true regarding Jhum cultivation in India?
      (I)  It is largely practiced in Assam
      (II)  It is referred to as 'slash and burn' technique
      (III) In it, the fertility is exhausted in a few years
      A.  I, II and III
      B.  II and III
      C.  I and II
      D.  I and III

8.    The Yarlung Zangbo River, in India, is known as
      A.  Ganga            
      B.  Indus
      C.  Brahmaputra  
      D.  Mahanadi



9.    The Salal Project is on the river
      A.  Chenab          
      B.  Jhelum
      C.  Ravi    
      D.  Sutlej

10.  The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is
      A.  North-eastern zone
      B.  North-western zone
      C.  Southern zone
      D.  None of the above


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