Important questions of SSC Gk set-13

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: Who is the composer of National Anthem of India?
(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(b) Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C

 The International Labour Organisation is headquartered at
(a) Washington.
(b) Paris.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Rome.
C

Bush at War is a book authored by
(a) Mary N. Weaver.
(b) John Grisham.
(c) Jeffrey Archer.
(d) Bob Woodward.
D

 The leading silk producing state in India is
(a) Karnataka.
(b) West Bengal.
(c) Madhya Pradesh.
(d) Himachal Pradesh.
A

 ‘Kaizen’ means
(a) restructuring the processes.
(b) error-free production.
(c) continuous improvement in work process.
(d) weakening the weaknesses by strengthening the strengths.
C


: World Population Day is observed on which of the following dates?
(a) May 1
(b) May 11
(c) July 1
(d) July 11
D

Which of the following correctly describes the three types of justice referred to in the Preamble?
(a) Economic, social and religious
(b) Political, economic and religious
(c) Social, economic and political
(d) Social, religious and political
C

SAARC is headquartered at
(a) Jakarta
(b) Bangkok
(c) Kuala Lampur
(d) Kathmandu
D
1985

Which among the following countries does not have veto power in the UN Security Council?
(a) France
(b) England
(c) Germany
(d) Russia
C

Where is the headquarters of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) situated?
(a) Vienna
(b) New York
(c) Abu Dhabi
(d) Kuwait City
A
VINENNA AUSTRIA 

Uber Cup is associated with which of the following games.
(a) Hockey
(b) Football
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Badminton
D
UBER FOR GIRLS THOMAS FOR GIRLS


Who is regarded as ‘The Father of Economics’?
(a) J. M. Keynes
(b) J. K. Galbraith
(c) Vernon Smith
(d) Adam Smith
D


The first person to walk in space is ___.
(a) Neil Armstrong
(b) A. A. Leonov
(c) Yuri Gagarin
(d) Edwin Aldrin
C

The number of members nominated by the President in the Rajya Sabha is ___.
(a) two
(b) eight
(c) ten
(d) twelve
D

Which constitutional amendment is called the ‘Mini Constitution’?
(a) 42nd Amendment
(b) 43rd Amendment
(c) 44th Amendment
(d) 45th Amendment
A

Which of the following name is not associated with painting?
1. K. L. Saigal
2. Jamini Roy
3. Manjit Bawa
4. M. F. Hussain
1

Which of the following is a classical dance from North India?
1. Kathak
2. Kathakali
3. Kuchipudi
4. Bharat Natyam
A


The temple situated near Pushkar Lake in Rajasthan is related to -
1. Lord Ganesh
2. Lord Vishnu
3. Loard Maheshwar
4. Lord Brahma
D

Who among the following is not a Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner?
1. Amitabh Bachchan
2. Asha Bhosle
3. Pran
4. Mrinal Sen
A:heavy_check_mark:
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AMITABH GOT DADA SAHEB FALKE  RATNA  AWRAD IN 2012.THAT QUESTION IS WRONG I GUESS


 Which of the following festival associated with full-moon day?
1. Eid-ul-Fitr
2. Easter
3. Holi
4. Diwali
C


Name the city which hosts the literary festival (largest in Asia Pacific)?
1. Jaipur
2. Lucknow
3. Kolkata
4. New Delhi
A

Cheraw, the Bamboo Dance, is associated with which of the following Indian States?
1. Mizoram
2. Sikkim
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Manipur
A

 Which of the following books is not written by Jawaharlal Nehru?
1. Glimpses of World History
2. Discovery of India
3. My Experiments with Truth
4. An Autobiography
C

 Noted Hindi novelist who wrote "Tamas" is -
1. Shivani
2. Shobha De
3. Munshi Premchand
4. Bhishma Sahni
D

Which city houses the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
1. Geneva (Switzerland)
2. Tokyo (Japan)
3. Vienna (Austria)
4. New York (USA)
C

"Long Walk to Freedom" is the autobiography of which one of the following Bharat Ratna recipients -
1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. S. Radhakrishnan
3. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
4. Nelson Mandela
D

The apparatus used for detecting lie is known as -
1. Polygraph
2. Pyrometer
3. Gyroscope
4. Kymograph
A

The acronym of YAHOO stands for -
1. Young African Hi-tech Organization in Ohio
2. Yet Another Hierarchical Object Orientation
3. Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
4. Young American Hi-tech Organization in Ohio
C

The Constitution of India, describes India as -
1. Union of States
2. A Federation
3. A quasi-federal
4. Unitary
A

 What is Operation Flood?
1. a scheme to control flood
2. a mission programme of production and distribution of milk
3. a scheme for distribution of water for irrigation
4. None of these
B

Name of the longest Train route of India -
1. Jammu Tawi Express
2. Jammu Kanyakumari Express
3. Himsagar Express
4. Vivek Express
D

Which city is called the "City of Nawabs"?
1. Delhi
2. Agra
3. Bhopal
4. Lucknow
D

 Joint Parliamentary Sessions in India are chaired by the -
1. President of India
2. Vice President of India who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
3. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
4. Prime Minister of India
C

The terms 'bull' and 'bear' are used in -
1. Planning Commission
2. Stock Exchange
3. Sale Tax Department
4. Income Tax Department
B


Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an Inter-governmental Body established in 1989. It is concerned with -
1. Money laundering
2. Stock markets
3. Foreign Direct Investment
4. Foreign Institutional Investors
A

What name is given to the soil brought down by the rivers?
1. Laterite Soil
2. Black Soil
3. Alluvial Soil
4. Red Soil
C

Which country is separated from Pakistan by the Durand Line?
1. Pakistan
2. Afghanistan
3. China
4. Nepal
B

The first person to use the word geography was 
– Erastosthenes (276 – 194 BC)

2. The First presented the India on the world map 
Tolmie

3. 10 latitude give the seperatio of 
– 111 kms

4. 10 Longitude is equal to 
– 4” (minutes)

5. The Closest capital to tropic cancer 
– Ranchi

6. 3 capitals are above to Tropic of Cancer 
– Jaipur, Aizwol, Agarthala

7. The atmosphere layer which reflects radio – waves is known as 
‐ Ionosphere 

8. Which State is known as the name of Black Water? 
‐Andaman and Nicobar

9. Which latitude divides India into two parts? 
– 23 ½ 0

10. The largest delta in the world is 
– The delta of Ganga

11. The type of climate in India is 
– Monsoon

12. Most of the iron in India is found in 
– Dharwar Rocks

13. Ozone layer is found in
– Stratosphere

14. “Ring of fire” refers to – Circum 
– Pacific Seismic belt

15. Willy – Willy is the tropical cyclone occurring in 
– Coast of North – west Australia

16. On which river, the Baglihar Hydro‐ powr project is located? 
– Chenab

17. The term Rugur refers to 
– Black cotton Soil

18. Which two peninsular rivers flow through troughs? 
– NarmadA and Tapi

19. How much area does India cover of the total geographical area of the world? 
– 2.42 %

20. The length of the Indian coastline is 
- 7516.6 km


Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes ‘Untouchability’ ?
(A) 14
(B) 15
(C) 16
(D) 17
D

 In case the President wishes to resign, to whom is he to address his resignation letter ?
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Secretary of Lok Sabha
(C) Vice-President
(D) Prime Minister
C

 The Preamble of our Constitution reads India as—
(A) Sovereign, Democratic, Socialist, Secular Republic
(B) Socialist, Democratic, Secular Republic
(C) Democratic, Sovereign, Secular, Socialist Republic
(D) Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic
D


   Which of the following are Financial Committees of Parliament in India ?
1. Public Accounts Committee
2. Estimates Committee
3. Committee on Public Undertaking
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
D

 Match the following cities and their airports—
List-I
(a) Chhatrapati Shivaji
(b) Heathrow
(c) Payalebar
(d) Kaitak
List-II
1. Singapore
2. Hongkong
3. London
4. Mumbai
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 3 2 4
(D) 4 3 1 2
D

Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas ?
(A) Mulching
(B) Shelter belt
(C) Gully plugging
(D) Terracing
B
B.. prevent or greatly reduce the risk of wind erosion



 The river which is not West flowing towards the Arabian Sea is—
(A) Narmada
(B) Tapti
(C) Periyar
(D) Kaveri
D

Tsunamis are caused by—
(A) Mixing of cold and warm currents
(B) Earthquakes
(C) Changes in sea level
(D) Volcanic eruption
B


  Which current is responsible for increasing the temperature of Western Europe ?
(A) Labrador current
(B) Gulf stream
(C) Canari current
(D) North Equatorial current
D

Smog is a combination of—
(A) Air and water vapours
(B) Water and smoke
(C) Fire and water
(D) Smoke and fog
D

Production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) gas which is proposed to be banned in India, is used in which of the following domestic products?
A. Television
B. Refrigerator
C. Tube light
D. Cooking gas
B

Balloons are filled with
A. nitrogen
B. helium
C. oxygen
D. argon
B


Which of the following does not contain a coinage metal?
A. Silver and Gold
B. Zinc and Gold
C. Copper and Silver
D. Copper and Gold
B

The coinage metals comprise, at a minimum, those metallic chemical elements which have historically been used as components in alloys used to mint coins most coinage metals (or alloys) are from the three nonradioactive members of group 11 of the periodic table: copper, silver and gold, the copper usually being augmented with tin and often other metals to form bronze. Gold, silver and bronze or copper were the coinage metals of the ancient world


Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because
A. it has a high specific heat
B. it has no colour
C. it has a high dipole moment
D. it has a high boiling point
C

Which of the following is not an isotope of hydrogen?
A. Tritium
B. Deuterium
C. Protium
D. Yttrium
D


 The main constituents of pearls are
A. calcium oxide and ammonium chloride
B. calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate
C. aragonite and conchiolin
D. ammonium sulphate and sodium carbonate
B


  Amalgams are
A. highly coloured alloys
B. alloys which contain mercury as one of the contents
C. alloys which have great resistance to abrasion
D. alloys which contain carbon
B

IT IS BEING SAID THAT WE INDIANS KNEW, HOW TO CONVERT MERCURY INTO GOLD,, MAKING MERCCURY FROM GOLD IS EASY,,


Which of the following is the lightest metal?
A. Mercury
B. Lithium
C. Lead
D. Silver
B

Which metal pollute the air of a big city?
A. Copper
B. Chromium
C. Lead
D. Cadmium
C

 Bell metal is an alloy of
A. nickel and copper
B. zinc and copper
C. brass and nickel
D. tin and copper
D

Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?
A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen sulphide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen
B

Which of the following metals remain in liquid for under normal conditions?
A. Radium
B. Zinc
C. Uranium
D. Mercury
D

Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because
A. it is a sterilising agent
B. it dissolves the impurities of water
C. it is a reducing agent
D. it is an oxidising agent
D

Which of the following is an element?
A. Ruby
B. Sapphire
C. Emerald
D. Diamond
D


 Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
A. Phosphorous
B. Bromine
C. Chlorine
D. Helium
B

 Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is
A. copper
B. magnesium
C. iron
D. calcium
B

Which of the following is used in pencils?
A. Graphite
B. Silicon
C. Charcoal
D. Phosphorous
A


.Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?
A. Tin
B. Mercury
C. Lead
D. Zinc
B

The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is
A. nitrogen
B. hydrogen
C. carbon dioxide
D. oxygen
A


 Nail polish remover contains ?
A. benzene
B. acetic acid
C. acetone
D. petroleum ether
C



 What nucleus of atom contains ?
A. protons
B. electrons
C. electrons and protons
D. protons and neutrons
D


The isotope atoms differ in ?
A. number of protons
B. atomic number
C. number of neutrons
D. atomic weight
C

Human bone does not contain
A. calcium
B. carbon
C. oxygen
D. phosphorous
C


Homo nuclear molecules contain ?
A. polar bond
B. covalent bond
C. ionic bond
D. coordinate bond
B


 Washing soda is ?
A. sodium sulphite
B. sodium bicarbonate
C. sodiun carbonate
D. sodium biosulphite
C

Natural rubber is a polymer derived from ?
A. ethylene
B. propylene
C. isoprene
D. butadiene
C

. The chemical used as a fixer in photography is ?
A. sodium thiosulphate
B. sodium sulphate
C. borax
D. ammonium sulphate
A


Water drops are spherical because of ?
A. viscosity
B. density
C. polarity
D. surface tension
D


Who among the following attended all the Three Round Table
Conferences?
(a) B. R. Ambedkar
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
A


Who was the first Governor General was of free India?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) SardarVallabhbhai Patel
C


 Which of the following is known as the soul of the Constitution?
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Directive Principle of State Policy
(c) The Preamble
(d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
D

Which of the following is known as the conscience of the Constitution?
(a) Right to freedom of religion
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Right against discrimination
(d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
B

The famous physician, Jivaka was associated with the court of__________.
(a) Bimbisara
(b) Kanishka
(c) Prasenajeta
(d) Bindusara
A

Where is economic planning included in the Constitution of India?
(a) State List
(b) Union List
(c) Concurrent List
(d) Residuary List
C


___________is extracted from Bauxite.
(a) Silver
(b) Uranium
(c) Mercury
(d) Aluminium
D

 Which of the following is a viral disease?
(a) Plague
(b) Malaria
(c) Cholera
(d) Polio
D

Poliovirus, the causative agent of poliomyelitis (commonly known as polio), is a human enterovirus and member of the family of Picornaviridae. Poliovirus is composed of an RNA genome and a protein capsid. The genome is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome that is about 7500 nucleotides long.

The capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi during the tenure of_______.
(a) Lord Minto
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Canning
B


 Radcliffe line demarcates India's border with__________.
(a) Bangladesh
(b) China
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan
D


March 15th is observed as the-
(a) World Day for Water
(b) World Disabled Day
(c) World Environment Day
(d) World Literacy Day
B


The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on_________.
(a) August 15, 1947
(b) August 15, 1950
(c) November 26, 1949
(d) January 26, 1950
D

Who among the following appoints the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee?
(a) President of India
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) Speaker of the LokSabha
(d) Chief Justice of India
C

 _____________provides recommendation regarding the distribution of finances between centre and states.
(a) Ministry of Finance
(b) Finance Commission
(c) RBI
(d) NABARD
B

The concept of 'Directive Principles of State Policy' has been borrowed from the constitution of which among the following countries?
(a) France
(b) U.S.S.R.
(c) U.S.A.
(d) Ireland
D

Why did Indian Constitution borrow features from other Constitutions around the globe?
The Founding Fathers of the Indian Constitution were wise enough to borrow from the experience gained in the working of various other Constitutions They also kept in mind the needs and conditions of India. Nearly 75 percent of the Constitution can be said to be a reproduction of the Government of India Act- 1935 with suitable adaptations and modifications.

Following are the Important Features which were taken from Other Constitutions:
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British Constitution
  • Parliamentary form of government
  • The idea of single citizenship
  • The idea of the Rule of law
  • Institution of Speaker and his role
  • Lawmaking procedure
  • Procedure established by Law
United States Constitution
  • Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • Federal structure of government
  • Independence of the judiciary
  • President as supreme commander of armed forces
  • Equal Protection under law

Irish Constitution
  • Directive principles of state policy
Australian Constitution
  • Freedom of trade and commerce within the country and between the states
  • Power of the national legislature to make
  • laws for implementing treaties, even on matters outside normal Federal jurisdiction
  • Concurrent List
French Constitution
  • Ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
Canadian Constitution
  • A quasi-federal form of government —a federal system with a strong central government
  • The idea of Residual Powers
  • Constitution of the Soviet Union
  • Fundamental Duties u/a 51-A
  • A Constitutionally mandated Planning Commission to oversee the development of the economy
Other Constitutions
  • Emergency Provision u/a 356, Weimar Constitution
  • Amendment of Constitution, South Africa
  • Due Procedure of Law, Japan
Critics have described the Indian Constitution as a “bag of borrowings” and a “hotch potch Constitution”.

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