EveryDayQuiz: Important SSC Gk Questions set-19

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Which of the following is an Disk Operating System (DOS) command?

(A)LIST

(B)CHANGE

(C)DUPLICATE

(D)FORMAT

A type of internet account, in which the computer is not connected directly to the net.

(A)Shell Account

(B)Kernel Account

(C)Server Account

(D)TCP/IP Account

IMP .The gas used to extinguish fire is

(A)Neon

(B)Nitrogen

(C)Carbon dioxide

(D)Carbon monoxide

The non-metal found in the liquid state is

(A)bromine

(B)nitrogen

(C)fluorine

(D)chlorine

Ionisation energy of nitrogen is greater than that of oxygen because nitrogen has

(A)high bond dissociation energy

(B)smaller atomic radius

(C)stable half filled 2p sub level

(D)high nuclear charge

Sulphuric acid is

(A)monobasic

(B)dibasic

(C)tribasic

(D)tetrabasic

H2SO4

Which one of the following group of gases contribute to the ‘‘Green House Effect’’?

(A)Carbon dioxide and Methane

(B)Ammonia and Ozone

(C)Carbon monoxide and Sulphur dioxide

(D)Carbon tetraflouride and Nitrous oxide

.Which of the following series is true about energy flow in an ecosystem?

(A)Producers ,Decomposers,Consumers

(B)Decomposers ,Consumers ,Producers

(C)Producers , Consumers ,Decomposers

(D)Consumers ,Producers , Decomposers

Which of the following three R's are regarded as environment friendly?

(A)Reduce, Rebuild, Restrict.

(B)Random, Reduce, Recall.

(C)Read, Register, Recall

(D)Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

.Who is the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas?

(A)S. Jaipal Reddy

(B)M. Veerappa Moily

(C)Vayalar Ravi

(D)Dharmendra Pradhan

An index number measuring the average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households is

(A) Consumer price index

(B) Human development index

(D) Wholesale price index

Oligopoly consists of

(A) Two sellers

(B) Three sellers

(D) Few sellers

National income in India is estimated by the

(A) product method

(B) income method

(D) product and income methods

The fixed cost in the short run for producing firm will be

(A) always declining

(B) always constant and fixed

(D) always fluctuating

Machine tool is an example of __________ goods.

(A) consumer

(B) capital

(D) intermediary

Gandhara art was the combination of

(A) Indian and Greek styles of sculptures

(B) Indian and Persian styles of sculptures

(D) None of these

Mohammed Gawan was a famous Wazir and Vakil in the kingdom of ___________

(A) Bahmani

(B) Gujarat

(D) Mysore

The first Governor of the Portuguese in India was

(A) Vasco-da-Gama

(B) Bartholomew Diaz

(D) De Almedia

Which one of the following reformative measures was not introduced by William Bentinck?

(A) Abolition of Sati

(B) Removal of disabilities due to change of religion

(D) Suppression of thugs

Which work of Thomas Paine inspired the colonial people to fight against British during the American War of Independence?

(A) What is the Third Estate ?

(B) Common Sense

(D) Social Contract

Fascism believes in

(A) One party system

(B) Bi-party system

(D) Dominant multi-party system

Which of the following commissions is not a Constitutional body?

(A) Staff Selection Commission

(B) Election Commission

(D) Union Public Service Commission

Under the advisory jurisdiction, the Supreme Court gives its opinion on a question of law or fact of great public importance referred to it by?

(A) The prime Minister

(B) The president

(D) Any High Court

SEC 143

How much time is given to Rajya Sabha to pass a money Bill?

(A) 12 days

(B) 13 days

(D) 15 days

The electoral college to elect the President composes

(A) All members of both the Houses of Parliament

(B) All elected members of both the Houses of Parliament

(D) Elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies

Under which plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?

(a) Second Five Year Plan

(b) Third Five Year Plan

(d) Sixth Five Year Plan

The Second Five Year Plan was based on:

(a) Mahalanobis Model

(b) Vakil and Brahmananda’s Wage-Goods Model

(d) Solow Growth Mode

Which Plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty for the first time?

(a) Fourth

(b) Fifth

(d) Seventh

Which one of the following is NOT correct?

(a) First Five Year Plan : 1951-56

(b)Second Five Year Plan : 1956-61

(d)Fourth Five Year Plan : 1966-71

The iron and steel plants of Roukela and Durgapur were conceived under the:

(a) First Five Year Plan

(b) Second Five Year Plan

(d) Fourth Five Year Plan

Today, We are providing a Short Notes on "Five Year Plan " of Economics Section. this topic is really very helpful for upcoming all Govt. Exam.

Five Year Plan : Since 1947, the Indian economy has been premised on the concept of planning. This has been carried through the Five-Year Plans, developed, executed, and monitored by the Planning Commission. With the Prime Minister as the ex-officio Chairman, the commission has a nominated Deputy Chairman, who holds the rank of a Cabinet Minister. Montek Singh Ahluwalia is the last Deputy Chairman of the Commission (resigned on 26 May 2014). The names of senior BJP leaders and former Union Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie are doing the rounds for the important position. There was speculation that the new BJP-led government would disband or scale down the Planning Commission after Prime Minister Narender Modi had made a scathing attack on the panel.The Eleventh Plan completed its term in March 2012 and the Twelfth Plan is currently underway.

1st Plan: 1951-56 :

Priority giving to Agriculture and Irrigation.
“Harrod Domar” growth model adopted.
This is the only plan in which Prices Fell.

2nd Plan: 1956-61 :

PC Mahalanobis prepared this Plan. Priority given to basic and heavy industries.
Bhilai, Rourkela and Durgapur Steel Plants, ONGC, Ranchi Heavy Engg. Corporation, Neyveli Lignite Corporation,

Multi-purpose projects - Nagarjuna Sagar, Bhakra Nangal, Hirakud started during this Plan.

Deficit financing started in this plan.
“Socialist pattern of society” is accepted as a goal.

3rd Plan : 1961-66 :

This plan was a failure. Food output fell, i.e., became negative.
Bokaro Steel Plant in 1964.
Sever drought in 100 years, occurred in 1965-66.
China’s and Pakistan’s innovations.
Rupee devalued in June 1966 (devaluation was first done in 1949).

DURING 1966-69: THREE ANNUAL PLANS, PLAN HOLIDAY

• Green Revolution in 1966 Kharif.

• 14 Banks nationalized in July 1969

4th Plan - Aim : 1969-74 :

Poverty Removal, Growth with stability with distributive justice, self-reliance
Gadgil Formula : It was followed since 4th plan for central assistance for state plans. This formula was modified by NDC in Dec. 1991 when Pranab Mukherjee was the Chairman of Planning Commission. Hence, it became Gadgil -Mukherjee formula since 8th Plan : “Planning from below”
started from 4th Plan.
“Garibi Hatao” slogan in 1971 Elections
Privy purses were abolished in 4th Plan

5th Plan - Aim : 1974-79 :

Poverty removal became distinct objective for the first time.
DP Dhar drafted.
“Minimum Needs Programme” launched.
Command Area Development Programme was started in 1974-75 to utilise water in major and medium irrigation projects in an optimum manner.
Oil crisis : 1973 Sept.
20 point programme replaced 5th plan discontinued 1 year in advance.

6th Plan: 1978-83 :

Proposed by Janata Party but it was defeated in elections and could implement Rolling Plan for 2 years for 1978-80. Prof. DT Lakdawala was the Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission.
The idea “Rolling Plan” was taken from Japan.
“Rolling Plan” concept coined by Gunnar Myrdal.
“Hindu rate of Growth” crossed from 5th plan. This concept was coined by Prof. Raj Krishna (Growth Rate 3% to 3.5%).

6th Plan: Aim 1980-85:

• Poverty eradication.

• IRDP, TRYSEM, NREP launched during this Plan.

• Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (Andhra Pradesh), Salem (TamilNadu) Bhadravathi Steel Plants were built.

7th Plan: 1985-90 :

Food, Work, Productivity, “Jawahar Rozgar Yojana”launched in April 1989’.
Vakil and Brahmananda’s wage good strategy adopted in the 7th Plan.

8th Plan : 1992-97 :

Indicative planning : Based on the model of John.W.Muller.
This plan achieved highest growth rate of 6.8%.
“Indicative planning” implemented first in France in 1947–50.

9th Plan - Aim : 1997-2002

Human resources development, growth with social justice and equality agricultural rural development, important role to private sector.

10th Plan: 2002-07 :

Growth rate target 87%, achieved 7.8%
Highest in the entire planning era : 5 crore employment, largest allocation to energy.

11th Plan : 2007-12:

Theme : “Faster and more Inclusive Growth”
Total proposed outlay : ` 36,44,718 Crores (doubled)
Union Government ` 21,56,571 Crores (59.2%).
States ` 14,88,147 Crores (40.8%).
Approach paper to 11th Plan approved by the Planning Commission on 18-10-2006.
52nd National Development Council approved the Draft Plan on 09-12-2006.
54th National Development Council approved in its meeting on 19-12-2007
55th National Development council meet held on 24-07-2010.
Central Gross Budgetary Support. ` 14,21,711 Crores.
This is centre’s support to plan.
Midterm Review of the 11th plan is done by Planning Commission on 23-03-2010, and the 11th plan growth target is reduced from 9% to 8.1%. (It projects the growth rate for 20-09-10, 20-10-11, 20-11-12 as 7.2%, 8.5% and 9% respectively. Also to increase the outlay on infrastructure sector from the present $ 500 billion in 11th Plan to $ 1 Trillion in 12th Plan).

12th Plan : 2012-17 :

This plan’s focus is on instilling “inclusive growth”.
The plan is concentrated to encourages the development of India’s agriculture, education, health and social welfare through government spending.
It is also expected to create employment through developing India’s manufacturing sector and move the nation higher up the value chain.
Our PM Narendar Modi, however, warned that maintaining fiscal discipline is important as well.

The concept of Concurrent List in Indian Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution of

(A) Japan

(B) Canada

(D) U.S.A.

The basic object of all production is to

(A) satisfy human wants

(B) provide employement

(D) increase physical output

Inflation is caused by

(A) increase in money supply and decrease in production

(B) increase in money supply

(D) decrease in production

Dumping is a form of price discrimination at

(A) within industry

(B) national level

(D) local level

.The equilibrium of a firm under perfect competition will be determined when

(A) Marginal Revenue > Average Cost

(B) Marginal Revenue > Average Revenue

(D) Marginal Cost > Average Cost

Expenditure on advertisement and public relations by an enterprise is a part of its

(A) consumption of fixed capital

(B) final consumption expenditure

(D) fixed capital

Presidential form of government consists of the following :

(A) Fixed term of office

(B) No overlap in membership between the executive and the legislature

(D) All the above

Which one of the following inscriptions relate to the Chalukya king, Pulakesin II ?

(A) Maski

(B) Hathigumpha

(D) Nasik

Who among the following introduced the Mansabdari system

(A) Shah Jahan

(B) Sher Shah

(D) Jahangir

How many members can be nominated to both the Houses of the Parliament by the President ?

(A) 16

(B) 10

(D) 14

Under which Artical of the Constitution can an individual move to the Supreme Court directly in case of any violation of Fundamental Rights ?

(A) Article 32

(B) Article 28

(D) Article 31

The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of

(A) Direct Action

(B) Boycott

(D) Non-Cooperation

Which one of the following is a warm ocean current ?

(A) Kurile

(B) Canary

(D) Gulf Stream

Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched ?

(A) Pondicherry - Francis Martin

(B) Ahmedabad - Ahmad Shah I

(D) Calcutta - Robert Clive

D Job Charnock

Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India ?

(A) Battle of Wandiwash

(B) First Carnatic War

(D) Battle of Plassey

The Crimean War came to an end by the

(A) Treaty of Trianon

(B) Treaty of Versailles

(D) Threaty of St. Germain

The longest river of peninsular India is

(A) Krishna

(B) Kaveri

(D) Godavari

Moraines are formed in

(A) River deltas

(B) Arid regions

(D) Monsoon region

C mo·raine

A mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier, typically as ridges at its edges or extremity.

The   Himalayan   mountain   range   is   an example of

(A)  Volcanic mountain

(B)  Residual mountain

(C)  Block mountain

(D)  Fold mountain

D

A cellulosic wall is found in the cells of

(A)  animals  

(B)  bacteria

(C)  fungi  

(D)  plants

D

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award is given in the field of

A.Literature

B.Science and Technology

C.Journalism

D.Community leadership

B

The metal that is usually extracted from sea water is

A.Ca

B.Na

C.K

D.Mg

D

Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) was established on

A.3rd August 1950

B.3rd August 1952

C.3rd August 1954

D.3rd August 1956

C

The method of concentrating the ore which makes use of the difference in density between ore and impurities is called

A. liquation

B. leaching

C. levigation

D.magnetic separation

C

Which of the following is present in the uranium ore and is recovered as a by product in the uranium process plant?

A.Haematite

B.Dolomite

C.Magnetite

D.Berylite

C

 The National Chemical Laboratory is situated in

A.New Delhi

B.Bangalore

C.Pune

D.Patna

C

The hottest part of the gas flame is known as

A.luminous zone

B.dark zone

C.blue zone

D.non-luminous zone

D

India’s first indigenously built spacecraft , Arybhatta ,was launched into space with Russian assistance in

A.1955

B.1964

C.1975

D.1978

C

The human body is made up of several chemical elements; the element present in the highest proportion (65%) in the body is

A.carbon

B.hydrogen

C.oxygen

D.nitrogen

C

The main active constituent of tea and coffee is

A.nicotine

B.chlorophyll

C.caffeine

D.aspirin

C

Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity:

(a) Gold 

(b) Silver

(c) Copper 

(d) Iron

B

 Find the odd one.

(a) Marble 

(b) Chalk

(c) Limestone 

(d) Slaked lime

D

Amides can be converted to amines by the reaction named

(a) Perkin 

(b) Claisen

(c) Hoffman 

(d) Clemmesen

C

The base used as an antacid is

(a) Calcium hydroxide 

(b) Barium hydroxide

(c) Magnesium hydroxide 

(d) Silver hydroxide

C

A process which is not helpful in the prevention of rusting of iron is

(a) annealing 

(b) applying grease

(c) galvanising 

(d) painting

A

Denatured alcohol

(a) is a form of alcohol

(b) is unfit for drinking as it contains poisonous substances

(c) contains coloured impurities

(d) is sweet to taste

B

 Phenolics as pollutants can be removed from waste water by use of

(a) Ion exchange resin technique

(b) Electrolyte decomposition technique

(c) Reverse osmosis method

(d) Polymeric adsorbents

D

 Metal reacts with oxygen to form

(a) neutral oxides. 

(b) basic oxides.

(c) acidic oxides. 

(d) None of these

D

. The metal used to built bridges is

(a) gold. 

(b) silver.

(c) platinum. 

(d) iron.

D

 Non-metallic oxide are

(a) acidic. 

(b) basic.

(c) neutral. 

(d) (a) and (c).

D

 The name of first test tube baby was –

(A) Astha                           

(B) Indria

(C) Dolly                           

(D) Lueis

D

First test tube baby is Louis joy brown

 Amocentesis is techniques use-

(A) To determine the sex of foetus

(B) To test of amino card

(C) To test brain

(D) None of these

A

Which one of the following is a duct less gland -

(A) Liver                             

(B) Sweat gland

(C) Endocrine gland           

(D) Kidney

C

Secretion from  endocrine gland is called –

(A) Juice                            

(B) Enzyme

(C) Harmone                     

(D) Solution

C

Which one of the following is not a endocrine gland 

(A) Adrenal                        

(B) Pituitary

(C) Thyroid                         

(D) Liver

D

Air is a/an —

(A) Compound

(B) Element

(C) Mixture

(D) Electrolyte

C

 Which of the following is the best conductor of Electricity ?

(A) Ordinary water

(B) Sea water

(C) Boiled water

(D) Distilled water

B

Air Balloons are filled with —

(A) Helium

(B) Oxygen

(C) Nitrogen

(D) Argon

A

The charcoal used to decolourise raw sugar is —

(A) Animal charcoal

(B) Sugar charcoal

(C) Coconut charcoal

(D) Wood charcoal

A GIVEN ,I  READ  D SOMEWHERE

The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is —

(A) Zinc

(B) Copper

(C) Aluminium

(D) Iron

C

Which one of the following river flows through a rift valley ?

(A) Godavari                             

(B) Narmada                          

(C) Krishna                              

(D) Mahanadi

B

Who became the youngest Grand Master of India ?

(A) Vishwanathan Anand   

(B) Parimarjan Negi           

(C) Pendyala Hari Krishna

(D) Pravin Thipsay

B

What are the blood corpuscles that help to build up resistance against diseases ?

(A) Leucocytes                        

(B) Monocytes                        

(C) Neutrophils                      

(D) Lymphoctyes

D

 Which is the gland that holds the body’s thermostat?

(A) Pineal                                  

(B) Pituitary                           

(C) Thyroid                              

(D) Hypothalamus

D

Rajya Sabha enjoys more powers than the Lok Sabha in the case of —

(A) Money Bills

(B) Non-money bills

(C) Setting up of new All-India Services

(D) Amendment of the Constitution

C

What is the most commonly used substance in fluorescent tubes?

(A) Sodium oxide and argon    

(B) Sodium vapour and neon

(C) Mercury vapour and argon

(D) Mercury oxide and neon

C

Who among the following music composers was deaf ?

(A) Beethovan L V                  

(B) Bach J S                             

(C) Richard Strauss               

(D) Johannes Brahms

A

Which is the largest tiger reserve in India ?

(A) Nagarjuna                         

(B) Manas                                

(C) Pench                                  

(D) Corbett

A

Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve is the largest tiger reserve in India . The reserve spreads over five districts, Nalgonda District, Mahbubnagar district, Kurnool District, Prakasam District and Guntur District. The total area of the tiger reserve is3,568 km2 (1,378 sq mi).

Which of the following Mahatma Gandhi series, of currency notes issued by the RBI has “ecology” depicted on it?

(A) 500                                     

(B) 100                                    

(C) 50                                      

(D) 5

B

 Which country/countries started privatisation of State-owned enterprises as a major state policy?

(A) UK under Mrs. Margaret Thatcher

(B) Russia in the CIS.

(C) Mexico/ Argentina/ Brazil

(D) Italy/ France/ Malaysia

A

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