SSC CGL GA/GS Quiz and RRB(railway) GA/GS Quiz 23-24/3/2016

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Competition for food, light and space is most severe in –

(A) Distantly related species growing in the same habitats

(B) Distantly related species growing in different habitats

(C) Closely related species growing in the same area or niche

(D) Closely related species growing in different habitats

C

The soft silvery metallic element which ionizes easily when heated or exposed to light and is present in atomic clocks is –

(A) Cesium (B) Calcium

(C) Californium (D) Ceriu

A

Which one of the following is the infective

stage of the Malarial Parasite ?

(A) schigozoite (B) sporoblast

(C) sporozoite (D) trophozoite

C

In the case of deadlock between the two houses of the Parliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the –

(A) Senior most member of Lok Sabha

(B) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(C) Vice President

(D) Presiden

(B) Joint sitting of both houses of

Parliament is defined in the article 108

of the constitution.

It is chaired by Speaker of Lok Sabha.

What according to Communism is the chief

enemy of the society ?

(A) Religion (B) Private property

(C) Surplus value (D) Capitalist class

A

One of the regions that receives rainfall

from the north-easterly monsoon is –

(A) West Bengal (B) Kerala (C) Assam (D) Tamil Nadu

(D) According to the given options, Tamilnadu is the region that receives rainfall from the north-easterly monsoon.

The substrate of Photorespiration is –

(A) Glycolate (B) Glucose

(C) Pyruvic acid (D) Fructose

(A) The substrate of Photorespiration is Glycolate

The mercury and sodium street lamps light

up because of –

(A) Electron absorption

(B) Electron emission

(C) Atomic emission

(D) Atomic absorption

(C) The mercury and sodium street lamps light up because of atomic emission. It is a method of chemical analysis which

is uses in intensity of light. Street lamps are source of light on the

edge of a road.

Who was the Nawab of Bengal during “Battle of Plassey” ?

(A) Siraj-ud-daula

(B) None of these

(C) Mir Jafar

(D) Mir Qasim

A

Which of the following country has the

longest overland tunnel ?

(A) Switzerland (B) France (C) Spain (D) German

(A) Switzerland has the longest overland tunnel. The length of this overland tunnel is 34.57 km. It is the longest land tunnel in the world. It joints Frutigen Berne and Raron.

B-Diversity is also known as –

(A) Within habitat diversity

(B) Between habitat diversity

(C) Ecosystem diversity

(D) Global diversity

C

Movement of people from a village to a small

town and later to a city is known as –

(A) intrastate migration

(B) inter-state migration

(C) step-wise migration

(D) forced migration

C

Which one of these animals is jawless –

(A) Sphyrna (B) Trygon

(C) Myxine (D) Shark

C

The only AICC session Gandhiji presided

was held at –

(A) Madras (B) Calcutta

(C) Belgaum (D) Lahore

C

Who of the following became a member of

the “Din-i-Ilahi” ?

(A) Raja man Singh (B) Raja Birbal

(C) Todarmal (D) Tansen

(B) The Din-i-Ilahi was a syncretic religion profounded 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.

In the given options, Raja Birbal became a member of Din-i-Ilahi.

Which of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Court and the Supreme Court ?

(A) Protection of Fundamental Rights

(B) Disputes between Centre and the States

(C) Disputes between the States interse

(D) Protection against the violation of the Constitution

(A) Protection of Fundamental Rights co

A person can jump higher on the moon’s surface than on the earth because –

(A) the Moon is cooler than earth

(B) the moon’s surface is rough

(C) the moon has no atmosphere

(D) the acceleration due to gravity in moon is smaller than that on the earth

D

Rainbows are produced when sunlight –

(A) Incident on raindrops hanging in the atmosphere is dispersed after suffering reflection

(B) Incident on rain drops hanging in the atmosphere is dispersed after suffering refraction

(C) None of the given statements is correct

(D) Incident on rain drops hanging in the atmosphere is dispersed after suffering refraction and internal reflection

D

The green color seen in firework displays

is due to the chloride salt of –

(A) Barium (B) Strontium

(C) Calcium (D) Sodium

A

Which one of the following is an indigenously built light combat aircraft of India ?

(A) Akash (B) Arjun

(C) Tejas (D) Vikrant

C

13) A blue color of sea water is due to

A) absorption

B) Reflection

C) reflection & scattering

D) none

C

Which of the following refers to the white salt which covers the land in some areas during dry season ?

(A) reg (B) reh

(C) erg (D) usar

(B) Reh is a mixture of sodium salts

appearing as an efflorescence on the

ground in arid or semi-arid area

Catalytic converters are generally made from –

(A) Alkaline metals

(B) Transition metals

(C) Carbon

(D) Hydrogen

Transition Metal ====> The transition

metals are the metallic elements that

serve as a bridge, or transition between

the two sides of the table

Addition of excessive amounts of heat to a

lake is referred to as –

(A) Heat Bloom

(B) Thermal pollution

(C) Green House effect

(D) Refrigeration effect

(B) Thermal Pollution ====> Thermal Pollution is the act of altering the temperature of a natural water body, which may be a

river, lake or ocean environment. This condition chiefly arises from the waste heat generated by an industrial process such as certain power generation.

The Indian Constitution provides the country with three categories of civil services, namely –

(A) administrative, police and revenue services

(B) administrative, police and foreign services

(C) all India, central and state services

(D) administrative, railway and police services

C

Ecosystem consists of –

(A) A biotic community and its non-living elements

(B) A biotic community

(C) A population and its non-living elements

(D) Population

A

Electrocardiograph (ECG) is used to measure –

(A) Blood Count (B) Heart Beat

(C) Temperature (D) Electricity

B

eeg khopdi(brain

Eag ---- manshpeshiyan

Speed of an object in one direction

a) Pace

b) Tempo

c) Velodrome

d) Velocity

D

Asteroid belt is a region in the solar system

that exists between the orbits of –

(A) Venus and Mars

(B) Mars and Jupiter

(C) Mercury and Earth

(D) Jupiter and Uranus

B

Which of the following is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi ?

(A) Gandhi believed in the sanctity of means

(B) Gandhi believed in non-violence

(C) Gandhi advocated complete separation of politics from religion

(D) Gandhi supported close relation between religion and politics

D

The yellow colour of mangoes is due the presence of –

(A) Chlorophyll (B) Anthocyanin

(C) Anthoxanthin (D) Carotene

(D) They yellow colour of mangoes is due to the presence of carotene. Carotenes are photosynthetic pigments important

for photosynthesis. Carotenes contain no oxygen. They absorb ultraviolet,'

violet and blue light and emit orange or red light, and (in low concentrations) yellow light.

USB stands for –

(A) Unique Serial Bus

(B) Universal Serial Bus

(C) Unary Serial Bus

(D) Universal Secondary Bus

B

Lunar eclipse is caused by shadow of the –

(A) Earth on the Moon

(B) Moon on the Sun

(C) Earth on the Sun

(D) Earth and the Moon on other stars

(A) A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the moon and the Sun, and the Earth's shadow obscures the

Moon or portion of it.

lunar me moon chup jata earth ke shadow se, solar me earth hide coz of moon's shadow

Solar eclipse- the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun

Residence time of water molecule in the ocean is –

(A) 3.5 years (B) 3.5 million years

(C) 35 years (D) 35000 years

D

Biotic environment includes

(A) Producers (B) Consumers

(C) Decomposers (D) All the above

D

Which element produces hydrogen on

reaction with strong alkali?

(A) Si (B) C (C) P (D) S

li , k , Na, cesium ye sab hote

Alkali Metal Reactivity. In this dramatic demonstration, lithium, sodium, and potassium react with water to produce hydrogen gas and the hydroxides of the metals. Lithium reacts fairly slowly, fizzing.

Which is the longest dam in India?

(A) Bhakra-Nangal (B) Rihand

(C) Hirakud (D) Nagarjuna Sagar

(C) The longest dam in India is Hirakud.

Hirakud is built across the Mahanadi

River, about 15km from Sambalpur in

the state of Odisha in India.

Highest -bhakra

Hirakund - longest

The Thermal Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is –

(A) Kundah (B) Ramagundam

(C) Pykara (D) Neyveli

D

Which metal does not react with diluted

H2SO4?

(A) Pb (B) Fe (C) Zn (D) Mg

A

The local name of Mohenjodaro is –

(A) Mound of the living

(B) Mound of the great

(C) Mound of the dead

(D) Mound of bones

C

Temporary wilting occurs in plants due to –

(A) Respiration (B) Transpiration

(C) Photosynthesis (D) Absorption of water

(B) Temporary witling occurs in plants due

to transpiration

Who established four great Mathas at the four corners of India-Sringeri, Puri, Dwaraka and Badrinath?

(A) Shankara (B) Ramanuja

(C) Madhva (D) Ramananda

A

The famous court poet of Akbar was –

(A) Birbal (B) Tulsidas

(C) Rahim Khan (D) Bairam Khan

C

(C) Khanzada Mirza khan Abdul Rahim Khan-e-khana (17 December 1556-1627) also known as Rahim Khan was a poet

who lived during the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar. He was one of the nine important ministers (dewan) in his

court, also known as Navratnas.

Which of the following is present only in plant cell?

(A) Cell membrane

(B) Mitochondria

(C) Cell wall

(D) Endoplasmic reticulum

C

Lichens are a symbiotic association of –

(A) Algae and Fungi

(B) Bacteria and Fungi

(C) Bacteria and Algae

(D) Fungi and Higher plants

A

Photophobia is caused by the deficiency of –

(A) Vitamin B1 (B) Vitamin B2

(C) Vitamin B4 (D) Vitamin B6

(B) Riboflavin is a water soluble B2 vitamin. It aids in the production of energy in all tissues in the body. It is important for

the metabolism on carbohydrates, proteins and fats. It acts as an antioxidantand is crucial for the maintenance of

the nervous system and the skin.

What is the foundation of Gandhian thought?

(A) Political campaigns

(B) Social movements

(C) Religion and morality

(D) Freedom of the individual

D

Swavalamban

The first woman in the world to have

climbed Mt. Everest twice is –

(A) Bachendri Pal (B) Molly Chacko

(C) Santosh Yadav (D) Theresia Kiesl

C) Santosh yadav is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice, and the first

woman to successfully climb Mt Everest from Kangshung Face. She first climbed the peak in May 1992 and then did it

again in May 1993.

The main cause of faulting is –

(A) Tension (B) Wind

(C) Tidal activity (D) Gravitational force

(A) The main cause of faulting is "Tension". Faults are caused by plate-tectonic forces.

Most primitive living vascular plants are –

(A) Brown algae (B) Cycas

(C) Ferns (D) Sphagnum

(C) Most primitive living vascular plants are ferns. A fern is a member of a group of vascular plants that reproduce via

spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular. They have stems and

leaves, like other vascular plants

'Pan American' refers to –

(A) North America (B) South America

(C) Central America(D) All the above

D

Who said about religion that "it is the opium

of the masses"?

(A) Hitler (B) Stalin

(C) Lenin (D) Marx

S

(d) "Religion is the opium of the people" is one of the most frequently paraphrased statements of German philosopher and economist Karl Marx

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