Railway & SSC GS/GA QUIZ 13/1/2016

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Economy

1. In India, which one among the following formulates the fiscal policy?
A. Planning Commission
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Finance Commission
D. The Reserve Bank of India


2. Paper currency first started in India in
A. 1862
B. 1542
C. 1601
D. 1880

3. The ARDC is now a branch of the
A. RBI
B. NABARd
C. IDBI
D. SDBI


4. Since 1983, the RBI’s responsibility with respect to regional rural banks was transferred to
A. ARDC
B. SBI
C. NABARD
D. PACs


5. MRTP Act was implemented in
A. 1967
B. 1968
C. 1969
D. 1970
  
6. Structural employment arises due to
A) Deflationary Conditions
B) Heavy industry bias
C) Shortage of raw meterials
D) Inadequate productive capacity

 7. National Income estimates in India are prepared by
A) Planning Commission
B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Central statistical organisation
D) Indian statistical Institute


8.The Korba coalfield is located in
A) Orissa
B) West Bengal
C) Chhttisgarh
D) Assam

9.Major coalfields of India are located in the river valley of
A) Damodar
B) Godavari
C) Mahanadi
D) Wardha

10.In India, the state known for its sandalwood is
A) Karnataka
B) Assam
C) Kerala
D) West Bengal


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Geography

1. The smallest Union Territory of India is __________.
A) Lakshadweep
B) Pondicherry
C) Daman and Diu
D) Dadar and Nagar Haveli

2. Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of ____________.
A) Cotton
B) Sugarcane
C) Saffron
D) Jute

3. The plateau rich in minerals in India is _________.
A) Malwa plateau
B) Chhota Nagpur Plateau
C) Deccan Plateau
D) Mysuru Plateau

4. Indian Standard Maridian passes through the states of UP,MP and ____________.
A) AP and Karnataka
B) Karnataka and Tamilnadu
C) AP and Tamilnadu
D) Orissa and AP


5. With which set of following countries has Arunachal Pradesh common border?
A) Bhutan,Bangladesh & China
B) Myanmar, Bagladesh & china
C) Bhutan, China & Myanmar
D) Bhutan, Bangladesh & Myanmar


6. The largest irrigated area in India is occupied by ?
A. Cotton
B. Rice 
C. Sugarcane
D. Wheat


7.The main area production of icebergs is found in ?
A. The west coast greenland
B. The west coast of Africa
C. The north coast of siberia
D. The east coast of japan

8. Which is the 3rd nearest planet to the sun?
A. Venus
B. Jupiter
C. Earth
D. Mars

9.Which of the following countries in south Asia areland- locked?
A. Bhutan and Pakistan
B. Nepal and Bangladesh
C. Bhutan and Nepal
D. Bangladesh and Bhutan

10. Mana pass is located in?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Himachal pradesh
C. Jammu-kashmir
D. Uttar pradesh




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History

1.In the Battle of Wandiwash, the English defeated _______
A. The Dutch
B. The French
C. The Portuguese
D. None of these

2. Indian Navy Act was passed on ________
A. 1921
B. 1925
C. 1927
D. 1930

3. The first president of the Republic of India was _______
A. V.V.Giri
B. Zakir Hussain
C. Dr.Radhakrishnan
D. Dr.Rajendra Prasad

4. The first ruler of Pala dynasty was ________
A. Gopala
B. Dharmapala
C. Bhaskaravarman
D. None of these

5. The first to establish regular trade with India was ______
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. French
D. English

6. The king of Kalinga in the Maurya period was ______
A. Simuka
B. Kharavela
C. Kuvishka
D. Kanishka

7. Sea route in India was discovered by ______
A. Columbus
B. Amundsen
C. Vasco–da–gama
D. None of these

8. The treaty of Seringapatnam was between Cornwallis and ______
A. Haider Ali
B. Chand Bibi
C. Tipu Sultan
D. Nizam of Hyderabad

9. Ashoka conquered Kalinga in the year _______
A. 231 AD
B. 127 AD
C. 261 BC
D. 327 BC

10. Chand Bibi was the ruler of _______
A. Satara
B. Bijapur
C. Golconda
D. Ahmednagar

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Polity

Q1. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by
A. the people
B. Lok Sabha
C. elected members of the legislative assembly
D. elected members of the legislative council

Q2. The members of the panchayat are
A. nominated by the district officer
B. the electorates of the respective territorial constituencies
C. nominated by local self-government minister of the state
D. nominated by the block development organization

Q3. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the
A. Parliament
B. Supreme Court
C. High courts
D. Election Commission

Q4. The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the
A. chief justice of India
B. president
C. chief justice of high court
D. speaker of legislative assembly

Q5. The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in
A. English only
B. Hindi only
C. English or Hindi
D. English, Hindi or mother tongue

Q6. The members of the committees of Parliament are
A. nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament
B. nominated by the prime minister
C. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not members of Parliament
D. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members

Q7. The office of the president can fall vacant due to
A. resignation
B. death
C. removal
D. All of the above

Q8. The president can dismiss a member of the council of ministers
A. on his own
B. on the recommendation of the prime ministers
C. only under emergency conditions
D. with the consent of the speaker


Q9. The office of the prime minister of India
A. has a constitutional basis
B. has a statutory basis
C. has conventional basis
D. None of the above

Q10. The members of the parliamentary committee
A. are appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister
B. are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the speaker
C. are taken from various groups and parties in Parliament in proportion to their respective strength
D. both (b) and (c)

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Science


1.Which of the following chemicals is used in photography?
A. silver bromide
B. aluminium hydroxide
C. sodium chloride
D. potassium nitrate

2.Alcoholic drink contains
A.Butyl Alcohol
B. Ethyl Alcohol
C. Propyl Alcohol
D. Methyl Alcohol

3.Name the gas used for making vegetable ghee.
A.Nitrogen
B.Oxygen
C.Sulphur
D.Hydrogen

4.Which of the following gases finds its application in extinguishing fire?
A.carbon monoxide
B.oxygen
C.carbon dioxide
D.all of the above

5.What is the chemical name of a substance which kills rats?
A.White phosphorus
B.Red phosphorus
C.Potassium cyanide
D.Ethyl Alcohol

6.The boiling point of water can be raised by
A.reducing pressure
B.increasing pressure
C.reducing heat supply
D.increasing heat supply

7.Which of the following regulates the quantum of light entering the human eye?
A.Cornea
B.Iris
C.Retina
D.None of the above

8.The chief value of perspiration is that it
A.eliminates body odour
B.improves the general health
C.opens the pores in the skin
D.regulates body temperature

9.Which of the following is rich in all the three foods – carbohydrates, proteins and fats?
A.Rice grains
B.Soyabean seeds
C.Mango fruit
D.Cabbage leaves

10.Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
A.Diabetes
B.Malaria
C.Smallpox
D.Tuberculosis

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Miscellaneous

1. Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for
A. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
B. Physics in 1956 and 1972
C. Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962
D. Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911

2.  Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was
A. a German Physicist
B. developed the mercury thermometer in 1714
C. devised temperature scale
D. All of the above

3. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because
A. the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
B. resistance power increases
C. the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan
D. the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D



4. Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?
A. USA
B. Fiji
C. India
D. UK

5. DRDL stands for
A. Defence Research and Development Laboratory
B. Department of Research and Development Laboratory
C. Differential Research and Documentation Laboratory
D. None of the above

6. 'Dandia' is a popular dance of
A. Punjab
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Maharashtra

7. The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
A. Ram
B. Jaganath
C. Shiva
D. Vishnu

8. Which of the following countries is not a member of the G-8 group?
A. Germany, Canada japan Russia uk usa eu
B. France
C. Italy
D. Spain

9. The main aim of SAARC is
A. Regional Cooperation
B. Internal affairs
C. Non-alignity
D. Peaceful Coexistence

10. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
A. military affairs
B. the state treasury
C. the royal household
D. the land revenue system

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