Important SSC Gk Questions Set-17

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 The Blue Revolution is related with:
(1) Fish Production
(2) Food grain Production
(3) Oilseed Production
(4) Milk Production


A

The fertile land between two rivers is called :
(1) Watershed
(2) Water divide
(3) Doab
(4) Terai
C

The term Green Revolution has been used to indicate higher production through:
(1) Creation of grasslands
(2) Planting more trees
(3) Creation of gardens in urban areas
(4) Enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare
D


The Green Revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of who amongst the following?
(1) M.S. Swaminathan
(2) C. Rangrajan
(3) K.V. Kamath
(4) Rakesh Mohan
A


Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located?
(1) Bangalore
(2) Kanpur
(3) Coimbatore
(4) Cuttack
D


 NABARD was established in the:
(1) Fourth Five Year Plan
(2) Fifth Five Year Plan
(3) Sixth Five Year Plan
(4) Eighth five Year Plan
C


Indian Pulse Research Institute is located in:
(1) Allahabad
(2) Kanpur
(3) Faizabad
(4) Lucknow
B


 Har Govind Khorana shared noble prize worked in the field of –(1) Bio chemistry             
(2) Medical science
(3) Economics                 
(4) Literature
B


Who discovered vaccination for Rabies –(1) Jenner                         
(2) Pasture
(3) Darwin                       
(4) Lister
B

Scientist who discovered Anopheles mosquito transmit malaria –(1) Ronald Ross                 
(2) C. V. Raman
(3) A. Fleming                 
(4) Max Plank
A
World Mosquito Day, observed annually on 20 August, is a commemoration of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.
· Ross is responsible for the annual observance, having declared shortly after his discovery that the day should be known as World Mosquito Day in the future.
· The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine holds Mosquito Day celebrations every year, including events such as parties and exhibitions, a tradition dating back to as early as the 1930s.  


Blood Group is discovered by –
(1) Landsteiner                   
(2) Robert Koch
(3) Willum Harvy             
(4) Loius Pasture
A


Scientist who laid the foundation of bacteriology –(1) Leeuwenhock             
(2) Loius Pasteure
(3) Willum Herve             
(4) Edward Jenner
B

 The term biology is derived from the language –(1) French                       
(2) Latin
(3) Purthgali                     
(4) Greek
D


The book Historia Plantrum is written by-(1) Aristotle                       
(2) Theophrastus
(3) Hipporates                 
(4) Darwin
B


Botany is also known as –(1) Phytology                   
(2) Phycology
(3) Pedology                   
(4) Plantophyta
B

First Calf clone is created by –(1) Mc clintock                 
(2) Ian Wilmut
(3) Stanley                                   
(4) Monod
B


The book Historia animulium is written by –
(1) Aristotle           
(2) Darwin
(3) Lamark                       
(4) Theophrastus
A


.Judicial review in the Indian Constitution is based on:
a) Rule of Law
b) Due process of Law
c) Procedure established by Law
d) Precedents and Conventions
C

The Drafting of the Constitution was completed on: 
a) 26th January, 1950
b) 26th December, 1949
c) 26th November, 1949
d) 30th November, 1949
C

Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
a) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C


Which innovative discussion process is introduced by the Indian parliament to the World Parliametary systems?
a) Question hour
b) Zero hour
c) Resolutions
d) Presidential Speech.
B


The judges of the Supreme Court retire at the age of :
a) 60 years
b) 65 years
c) 62 years
d) 58 years
B


.The Greek ambassador sent Chandragupta Maurya’s Court was:a) Kautilya
b) Seleucus Nicator
c) Megasthenes
d) Justin
C

Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition:a) The French
b) The Portuguese
c) The Dutch
d) The English
B

.The call of “Bank of the Vedas” was given by:
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
c) Aurobindo Ghosh
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B



Simons Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
a) they felt that it was only and eyewash
b) all the members of the Commission were English
c) the members of the Commission were biased against India
d) it did not meet the demands of the India
B

Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt ?a) Lord Ripon
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Canning
d) Disraeli
D


How much of the earth’s land surface is desert?
a) 1/10th
b) 1/5th
c) 1/3rd
d) 1/6th
C

Seen from space, the majority of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans – that makes up 71% of the surface of the Earth, with the remaining 29% for land. But what percentage of the Earth's land surface is desert? Deserts actually make up 33%, or 1/3rd of the land's surface area.

Which of the following is called the ‘shrimp capital of India’?a) Mangalore
b) Nagapatnam
c) Kochi
d) Nellore
D



River Indus originates from :a) Hindukush range
b) Himalayan range
c) Karakoram range
d) Kailash range
D

The lowest layer of the atmosphere is :
a) Stratosphere
b) Thermosphere
c) Troposphere
d) Mesosphere
C
TRUST ME IN THE EXAM



The Konkan Railway connects:
a) Goa-Mangalore
b) Rohan-Mangalore
c) Kanyakumari-Mangalore
d) Kanyakumari- Mumbai
B
ROHA IS IN MUMBAI


Why is it difficult to see through fog? 
A. Rays of light suffer total internal reflection from the fog droplets
B. Rays of light are scattered by the fog droplets
C. Fog droplets absorb light
D. The refractive index of fog is extremely High
B


Which one of the following planets has largest number of natural satellites or moons? 
A. Jupiter
B. Mars
C. Saturn
D. Venus
A

Which one of the following is considered as the easily digestible source of protein? 
A. Egg albumin
B. Soybean
C. Fish flesh
D. Red meat
B

The general direct flow of summer monsoon in India is 
A. From South to North
B. From South West to South East
C. From South East to South West
D. From South West to North East
B


The disease diphtheria affects 
A. Lungs
B. Intestine
C. Throat
D. Body joints
C


The cell that lacks a nucleus is 
A. Flame cell
B. Spermatozoan
C. Red blood corpuscles in man
D. White blood corpuscles
C

Thalasaemia is a hereditary disease affecting 
A. Blood
B. Lungs
C. Heart
D. Kidney
A

Mist is caused by 
A. Dry ice
B. Ice at low temperature
C. Water vapour at low temperature
D. Carbon- monoxide in solid form
C


In the human body, Cowper’s glands form a part of which one of the following ? 
A. Digestive system
B. Endocrine system
C. Reproductive system
D. Nervous system
C


Earth quake waves travel fastest in 
A.  Soil
B.  Molten rock
C.  Water
D.  Flexible rock
C


The Principle of cleaning by soap is
1. Surface tension
2. Flotation
3. Viscosity
4. Elasticity
A


Potato was introduced to Europe by -
1. Dutch
2. Portuguese
3. Germans
4. Spanish
D


Milk is a --
1. Mixture
2. Element
3. Metal
4. None of these
A

Antimony is -
1. Metal
2. Mon metal
3. Metalloid
4. None of these
C


 Diamond is---
1. An element
2. A compound
3. A mixture
4. A liquid
A


Air is --
1. Compound
2. Element
3. mixture
4. Solution..
C


An alloy is ---
1. A compound
2. An allotropic form
3. An isomer
4. A mixture
D
 Alloys are mixtures because the elements that make it up are physically together, not chemically joined together as in a compound. To be plain and simple, a homogenous mixture is a bunch of molecules so close together (but not chemically joined) , that you can't tell them apart. 



Oxygeon and ozone are---
1. Allotropes
2. Isomers
3. Isotopes
4. Isobars
A


Which one of the following is not mixture----
1. Air
2. Mercury
3. Milk
4. Cement
B

Which one of the following statements is true about right to information ?
(A) It is a Political right.
(B) It is a Constitutional right.
(C) It is a Legal right.
(D) It is a Social right.
C

 National Voters' Day is celebrated on
(A) 15th January 
(B) 25th January
(C) 15th February 
(D) 25th February
B


 ‘Pivot to Asia’ is the strategy of the foreign policy of
(A) India 
(B) Japan
(C) China 
(D) U.SA
D


 Which one of the following solutions of electrolytes  is  used  in  the  car battery ?
(A) Sodium sulphate 
(B) Nitric acid 
(C) Sulphuric acid 
(D) Potassium nitrate
C


A fast wind can turn the blades of a windmill because it possesses
(a) potential energy 
(b) kinetic energy
(c) chemical energy 
(d) heat energy
A

 Potential energy of your body is minimum when you –
(a) are standing
(b) are sitting on a chair
(c) are sitting on the ground
(d) lie down on the ground
D

Work is defined as
(a) Force per unit time 
(b) Force over a distance
(c) Force per unit distance 
(d) None of the above
B


 The S.I. unit of energy is
(a) joule 
(b) newton
(c) metre/second 
(d) newton-metre
A


 What is the sign of the work performed on an object in uniform circular motion?
(a) Zero 
(b) Positive
(c) Negative
(d) Depends on the particular situation
A

 What is the magnitude of the work done by a force acting on a particle instantaneously?
(a) Zero 
(b) Positive
(c) Negative 
(d) None of these
A

Energy is measured in the same units as
(a) Power 
(b) Force
(c) Work 
(d) None of the above
C



The units of power are defined as
(a) Joules 
(b) Newtons
(c) Joules per meter 
(d) Watts
D


The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution is related with which of the following ?(A) Municipality
(B) Panchayati Raj
(C) Centre-State relationship
(D) Removal of corruption
B

By which Constitutional amendment Delhi was given the status of National Capital Region ?
(A) 67th
(B) 69th
(C) 68th
(D) 70th
B



Which of the following British companies got the first charter permitting them to trade in India ?
(A) Levant Company
(B) East India Company
(C) The English Company trading to the East Indies
(D) Ostend Company
B


In British System Raiyatvari land revenue collection was prevalent in 
(A) North India
(B) East India
(C) West India
(D) South India
D

Which one of the following statements about Alberuni is not correct ?
(A) He was a secular author.
(B) His writing was influenced by living India of his age.
(C) He was a Sanskrit scholar.
(D) He was an expert of trigonometry
C

 How many women members were there in the Indian Constituent Assembly ?(A) 15
(B) 13
(C) 12
(D) 10
A

When was the third reading of the Indian Constitution started in the Constituent Assembly ?
(A) 14th November, 1949
(B) 14th November, 1948
(C) 25th November, 1948
(D) 25th November, 1949
D

Which ‘ray’ is used for cure in intestinal disease ?
(A) X-ray
(B) Alfa-ray
(C) Beta-ray
(D) Gama-ray
A


The social status assigned to the foreigners in Indian society by Manu was of the 
(A) Kshatriyas
(B) Fallen Kshatriyas
(C) Vaishyas
(D) Sudras
B

When sky is seen from an aeroplane at high altitude, it appears
(A) Blue
(B) Black
(C) White
(D) Red
B

The focusing in the eye is done by(A) change in the convexity of the lens
(B) to and fro movement of the lens
(C) to and fro movement of the retina
(D) change in the refractive index of the eye fluid
A

Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
    Cities          Seismic zones
(A) Bhuj             –       IV
(B) Hyderabad   –        I
(C) Srinagar       –       V
(D) Chennai       –       II
B



Peeling  of onions  causes  tears  as onions release(A)  Sulphonic acid  
(B) Sulfenic acid
(C)  Amino acid      
(D) Carbolic acid
A


Which one of the following nutritional elements is not essential for the formation and strengthening of bones and teeth?(A) Calcium 
(B) Phosphorus
(C) Fluorine 
(D) Iodine
D

The common name of the chemical compound ‘Cholecalciferol’ is
(A) Bone Calcium 
(B) Vitamin D 
(C) Vitamin B 
(D) Vitamin C
B


Which one of the following polymers is used for making bullet-proof windows ?(A) Polycarbonates 
(B) Polyurethanes 
(C) Polystyrene 
(D) Polyamides
A


The original name of Changez (Genghis) Khan was(A) Khasul Khan 
(B) Yesugai 
(C) Temuchin (Tenurjin)
(D) Ogadi
C

Pheromones are generally produced by
(A) Snakes 
(B) Birds
(C) Bats 
(D) Insects
D

Which   one   of  the   following   can provide both power and manures ?
(A) Nuclear plants 
(B) Thermal plants
(C) Biogas plants 
(D) Hydroelectric plants
C

Oncogenes are associated with
(A) Tuberculosis 
(B) Hepatitis 
(C) Cancer 
(D) Typhoid
C


What was the fissionable material used in the bombs dropped at Nagasaki (Japan) in the year 1945?(A) Sodium 
(B) Potassium
(C) Plutonium 
(D) Uranium
Hiroshima .. Uranium ... Little boy
Nagasaki ... Plutonium ... Fat man
D
BUT SOMEONE SAID C,,AND GAVE ABOVE EXPLANATION 

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