SSC CGL Previous Year Question Paper 31 August 2016 - General Awareness

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Question 1.Money market is a market for _______________

a. Short term fund

b. Long term fund

c. Negotiable instruments

d. Sale of shares

Question 2.India shares longest international boundary with which country?

a. Bangladesh

b. China

c. Nepal

d. Bhutan

Question 3.The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with

a. President

b. Prime Minister

c. Parliament

d. States

Question 4.Appointments for all India Services are made by

a. UPSC

b. President

c. Prime Minister

d. Parliament

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Question 5.In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome

a. Loss due to insect pests

b. Decrease in food production

c. Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins

d. Loss due to plant diseases

Question 6.The people of the Indus valley civilization worshipped ____________________.

a. Vishnu

b. Pashupati

c. Indra

d. Brahma

Question 7.The Upanishads are the ______________________ .

a. Great Epics

b. Story Books

c. Source of Hindu Philosophy

d. Law Books

Question 8.Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for ____________ .

a. Kosi

b. Gandak

c. Brahmaputra

d. Ganga

Question 9.The largest herbarium of India is located at

a. Kolkata

b. Lucknow

c. Mumbai

d. Coimbatore

Question 10.Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined by

a. Mercury thermometers

b. Gas thermometers

c. Pyrometers

d. Colour thermometers

Question 11.In IT terminology failure in the kernel is called as

a. crash

b. crash dump

c. dump

d. Kernel error

Question 12.Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi?

a. Sabarmati Ashram

b. Sevagram Ashram

c. Vishwa Bharti

d. Phoenix Ashram

Question 13.Which of the following State has become India's first carbon free State?

a. Himachal Pradesh

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Maharashtra

Question 14.Energy travels from Sun to Earth through

a. conduction

b. convection

c. radiation

d. modulation

Question 15.C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events?

a. Tennis

b. Cricket

c. Hockey

d. Golf

Question 16.Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of?

a. Inflation

b. Deflation

c. Stagflation

d. Reflation

Question 17.Which is the highest award for gallantry during peace time?

a. Vir Chakra

b. Param Vir Chakra

c. Ashok Chakra

d. Mahavir Chakra

Question 18.At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in

a. Andaman Islands

b. Nicobar Islands

c. Lakshadweep

d. Minicoy

Question 19.The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called?a. Percolation

b. Conduction

c. Leaching

d. Transpiration

Question 20.Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in

a. Conduction

b. Convection

c. Radiation

d. Both conduction and convection

Question 21.Polio is caused by

a. Bacteria

b. Virus

c. Fungus

d. Protozoa

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Question 22.Which country is in the process of building the largest single Aperture Radio Telescope – FAST?

a. Japan

b. China

c. USA

d. Russia

Question 23.The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?

a. Rajasthan

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Karnataka

Question 24.Fixed Foreign Exchange Rate can be changed by

a. RBI

b. SEBI

c. Ministry of Finance

d. FIPB

Question 25.Which Institution has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India?

a. Parliament

b. Supreme Court of India

c. President

d. Attorney General of India

All The Best To All The SSC CGL 2020 Aspirants !

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