SSC CGL GA/GS Quiz and RRB(railway) GA/GS Quiz 18-19/3/2016

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Burns caused by steam are much more severe than those caused by boiling water because
(A) Steam is gas and engulfs the body quickly
(B) Steam pierces through the pores of body quickly
(C) Steam has latent heat
(D) Temperature of steam is higher

C

(C) Burns caused by steam are much more
severe than those caused by boiling
water because steam has latent heat.
Latent Heat–Heat released or absorbed
when a substance changes state without
a change in temperature


Radio activity was discovered by :
(A) Curie (B) Rutherford
(C) Becqueral (D) Soddy
(C) Radioactivity was discovered by Henry
Becquerel.


Ultra purification of a metal is done by :
(A) smelting (B) leaching
(C) slugging (D) zone melting
(A) Smelting is the process of separating the metal from impurities by heating the concentrate to a high temperature to
cause the metal to melt. Smelting the concentrate produces a metal or a high grade metallic mixture along with a solid
waste product called slag.


India's first Noble Prize was given for :
(A) Literature (B) Medicine
(C) Chemistry (D) Physics
A
Geetanajali

Pulses are obtained from the family :
(A) Leguminosae (B) Liliaceae
(C) Fungi (D) Cycadaceae
A

Best way to conserve our water resources.
(A) Encouragement of natural regeneration of vegetation
(B) Sustainable water utilization
(C) All of the options mentioned here.
(D) Rain water harvesting
C

Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India ?
(A) Thermal Power
(B) Paper and Pulp
(C) Engineering
(D) Textile
(A) Thermal Power Plants consumes
maximum industrial water in Ind


What is popular sovereignty ?
(A) Sovereignty of peoples representative
(B) Sovereignty of the head of state
(C) Sovereignty of the legal head
(D) Sovereignty of the people
D

Surplus budget is recommended during :
(A) Famines (B) War
(C) Depression (D) Boom
D

D) Surplus Budget is recommended during Boom.
Budget Surplus: When the income of a government exceeds expenditure during a financial year period, is known as
Budget Surplus.
For most countries and states in the world, situation of surplus budget is less likely to occur. If the condition arises
then the government is termed as efficient administration and it becomes easy to raise funds for future development from other organizations and countries

Bangladesh was created in —
(A) 1970 (B) 1973
(C) 1972 (D) 1971
D

Land so surrounded by water as to be almost an island
(a) Archipelago (b) Isthmus
(c) Peninsula (d) Lagoon
C

Who is competent to dissolve the Rajya Sabha?
(a) The Chairman, Rajya Sabha
(b) The President
(c) The Joint-session of Parliament.
(d) None of these.
D

Which among the following is a folk dance
of India.
(A) Garba (B) Mohiniattam
(C) Manipuri (D) Kathakali
(A) Garba is a folk dance among the
following dances in India Other are classical dance


Voting is :
(A) Universal adult franchise.
(B) The process of selecting representatives.
(C) The unit of area who constitute a unit for electing representative.
(D) The process by which voters exercise their right to vote.
D

Constitutional Monarchy means :
(A) The King exercises power as granted by constitution
(B) The King interprets the constitution
(C) The King is elected by the people
(D) The King writes the constitution
A

The one rupee note bears the signature of :
(A) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(B) None of these
(C) Secretary, Ministry of Finance
(D) Finance Minister
C

Who was the first Speaker of the Lok - Sabha :
(A) N. Sanjeev Reddy
(B) Dr. S.P. Mukerjee
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
(D) G.V. Mavalankar
D

Which of the following plant shows
chloroplast dimorphism ?
(A) Sugar beet (B) Sugarcane
(C) Rice (D) Wheat
(B) Sugarcane shows chloroplast dimorphism. Chloroplast Dimorphism–The presence of bundle sheath with chloroplast in the leaves are granulated and lacking in starch. Such feature is known as chloroplast dimorphism.

Which among the following is the sweetest sugar ?
(A) lactose (B) maltos
(C) fructose (D) glucose
C

Granite, quartzite areas have upstanding look because
(A) these rocks are not easily eroded
(B) not easily worn down
(C) these rocks are resistant to all kinds of erosion
(D) mechanically weathered faster
C


Muddy water is treated with alum in
purification process, it is termed as :
(A) coagulation (B) adsorption
(C) emulsification (D) absorption
A
A) Muddy water is treated with alum in
purification process, it is termed as
Coagulation


Who initiated the movement to form the
Indian National Congress :
(A) Annie Besant (B) W.C. Banerjee
(C) Gandhi ji (D) A.O. Hume
(D) A. O. Hume initiated the movement to
form Indian National Congress. On 28
December 1885, the Indian National
Congress founded at Gokuldas Tejpal
Sanskrit College in Bombay, with 72
delegates in attendance. Hume
assumed the office as the General
Secretary and Womesh Chandra
Banerjee of Calcutta was elected
President

The metal ion present in vitamin B12 is
(A) zinc (B) cobalt
(C) iron (D) nickel
B

The ash-grey soils of high-latitude coniferous forests are known
(A) Podsols
(B) Red and Yellow soils
(C) Grey-Brown soils
(D) Tundra soils
A
(A) In high latitude coniferous forests region, winter season is colder and longer, rainfall is moderate and summer season is of shorter period. Characteristics of Ash-Grey soil Region-
Low human activity because of too much
cold. Leaching process and Bacterial
activity is also low.
Slow Breakdown of needle leaves occurs
and humus formation is also restricted.
The soil is deficient in calcium,
magnesium and potassium, because of
which this soil is unproductive.
This soil is also acidic in nature and
lack humus.

Which of the following is called the Light
house of the Mediterranean ?
(A) Paracutin of Mexico
(B) Stromboli of sicily
(C) Vesuvius of Italy
(D) Mount pelee of West Indies


Which of the following particles has the dual
nature of particle - wave ?
(A) Proton (B) Electron
(C) Meson (D) Neutron
D

B) The behaviors of the electron does not
allow for it to be observable as a particle
and as a wave. The two sided nature of
the electron is known as the wave-particle
Duality. The property of particles
behaving as waves and the property of
waves behaving as particles as well as
waves. Although the duality is not very
effective in large matter. The wave characteristic of the electron implicates
many of the electron’s particle behavior

The layer of atmosphere close to the earth's
surface is called :
(A) Exosphere (B) Troposphere
(C) Ionosphere (D) Stratosphere
(B) The layer of atmosphere close to the
earth’s surface is called troposphere. It
extends from the earth’s surface to a
height of 6-10km.
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Which of the following is called the Light
house of the Mediterranean ?
(A) Paracutin of Mexico
(B) Stromboli of sicily
(C) Vesuvius of Italy
(D) Mount pelee of West Indies
B

Which of the following is in the ascending
order of Data hierarchy ?
(A) Bit–Byte–Field–Record–File–Database
(B) Bit–Byte–Record–Field–Database–File
(C) Byte–Bit–File–Record–Database–Field
(D) Field–Byte–Bit–Record–File–Database
A

Choose the correct option which represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers.
(A) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Ecosphere
(B) Ecosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
(C) Ionosphere, Ecosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
(D) Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Ecosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere
A


Who of the following has given the term
rhizosphere :
(A) Alexopolus
(B) None of these
(C) Garret
(D) Hiltner
(D) The rhizosphere is the narrow region of
soil that is directly influenced by root
secretions and associated soil
microorganisms. Soils which is not part
of the rhizosphere is known as bulk soil.
The term rhizosphere is given by Hiltner

Who was the Indian women president of the
United Nations General Assembly ?
(A) Golda Mayer
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
(D) Margret Thatcher

C

Economic profit or normal profit is the same as :
(A) maximum profit
(B) net profit
(C) optimum profit
(D) accounting profit
(B) Economic profit or normal profit is the
same as Net profit

In mountainous areas a natural cause for road blocks is often due to –
(A) traffic congestion
(B) tree felling
(C) road repairs and construction
(D) land slides
D

What is Amnesty International ?
(A) An Animal Rights Protection Organization
(B) An Environment Protection Organization
(C) A Peace Movement
(D) A Human Rights Organization
D
D) Amnesty International is a nongovernmental organization focused on human rights with over 7 million
members and supporters around the world.
This organization was founded by Peter Berenson  london uk

Afla toxins are produced by
(A) Bacteria (B) Fungi
(C) Algae (D) Viruses

(B) Aflatoxins are naturally occurring
mycotoxins that are produced by
Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus
parasiticus, species of fungi.
Aflatoxins are toxics and the most
carcinogenic substance known

Aflatoxin is a type of mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus molds. Aflatoxin is probably the most well known mycotoxin, besides trichothecene, and the most researched. This is because aflatoxins are very toxic and highly carcinogenic.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of :
(A) Prathna Samaj
(B) Brahm Samaj
(C) Arya Samaj
(D) Ram Krishna Mission
B
(A) Prarthana Samaj- Aatma Ram Pandurang
(B) Brahmo Samaj- Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Arya Samja- Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Ram Krishna Mission- Swami Vivekanan


Rotation of crops is essential –
(A) For increasing fertility of the soil
(B) For increasing the quantity of minerals
(C) For getting different kinds of crops
(D) For decreasing the quantity of proteins
A


“Wall Street” is the name of the –
(A) Stock Exchange of New York
(B) Super market in Mumbai
(C) Stock Exchange of Kolkata
(D) Indian Township in Washington
A


The remedies to soil erosion are –
I. Contour bunding II. Regulation of land use
III. Cutting of trees IV. Allowing grazing of animals
(A) III, IV (B) I, III (C) II, III (D) I, II
D

Kautilya’s “Arthashastra” mainly deals with –
(A) Social aspects
(B) Military aspects
(C) Economic doctrines
(D) Political state craft
D

The difference in the value of visible exports and visible imports is called :
(A) Balance of Payments
(B) Balance of Account
(C) Balance Sheet of items
(D) Balance of Trade
(D) Balance of Trade is the difference in value
between a country’s imports and
Exports

The National Police Academy is located at
(A) Abu Road (B) Hyderabad
(C) Dehradun (D) Bangalore
B

The apparent weight of a man in a lift is
less than the real weight when –
(A) the lift is going down with an acceleration
(B) the lift is going up with uniform speed
(C) the lift is going down with uniform speed
(D) the lift is going up with an acceleration
A


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