SSC CGL 2016 General Awareness — 2 September — Morning
25 questions
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Q26
Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
(1)Guru Amar Das
(2)Guru Ram Das
(3)Guru Arjan Dev
(4)Guru Har Govind
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In the 42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976, which word was added to the Preamble?
(1)Democratic
(2)Equality
(3)Secular
(4)Socialist
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Q28
Which monument is known as "The National Monument of India"?
(1)India Gate
(2)Gateway of India
(3)Raj Ghat
(4)Red fort
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Q29
Which of the following country has recently declared 3 month emergency following a failed military coup?
(1)Sudan
(2)Turkey
(3)Maldives
(4)Syria
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The award which, the famous writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who passed away recently, did not win
(1)Sahity Akademi Award
(2)Jnanpith Award
(3)Magsaysay Award
(4)Padam Vibhushan
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Q31
Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
(1)Coimbatore
(2)Salem
(3)Thanjavur
(4)Madurai
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Q32
A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter by connecting with it a
(1)high resistance in parallel
(2)low resistance on parallel
(3)high resistance on series
(4)low resistance in series
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Q33
In computer processing, __________ selects processes from the pool and loads them into memory for execution.
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(3)CPU Scheduler
(4)Process Scheduler
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Q34
Name the first cricketer to score 1000 runs in an innings in any competitive match
(1)Prithvi Shaw
(2)Pranav Dhanawade
(3)Virat Kohli
(4)Shikhar Dhawan
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Q35
The beach sands of Kerala are rich in
(1)Calcium
(2)Radium
(3)Thorium
(4)Manganese
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Q36
During which of the following operating conditions of an automobile, carbon monoxide content in exhaust gas is maximum?
(1)Acceleration
(2)Cruising
(3)Idle running
(4)Deacceleration
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Q37
India's first Railway University will come up at
(1)Vadodara, Gujarat
(2)Bengaluru, Karnataka
(3)Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh
(4)Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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Q38
The Himalayas is the example of ____
(1)Fold mountains
(2)Block mountains
(3)Ancient mountains
(4)Residual mountains
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Q39
The largest irrigation canal in India is _____________
(1)Yamuna canal
(2)Indira Gandhi canal
(3)Sirhand canal
(4)Upper Bari Doab canal
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Q40
Even after sunset, the air near the Earth's surface continue to receive heat due to
(1)Insolation
(2)Terrestrial Radiation
(3)Conduction
(4)Convection
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At the Rio Olympics, who was the flagbearer of the Indian contingent?
(1)Narsingh Yadav
(2)Abhinav Bindra
(3)Dipa Karmakar
(4)Sania Mirza
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Q42
A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as
(1)Rift Valley
(2)U Shaped Valley
(3)V Shaped Valley
(4)Hanging Valley
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Q43
The largest artery in human body is
(1)Aorta
(2)Capillary
(3)Vena cava
(4)Pulmonary vein
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Q44
An eudiometer measures
(1)Atmospheric pressure
(2)Time
(3)Volume of gases
(4)Vapour pressure
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Q45
Trinitrotoluene is
(1)used to melt metals
(2)used to fuse two metals
(3)used as an abrasive
(4)used as an explosive
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Q46
In a cut motion, when the amount of demand is reduced by Rs 100/- , it is known as
(1)Disapproval of policy cut
(2)Economy cut
(3)Vote on Account
(4)Token cut
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Q47
One of the leading producers of asbestos in the world is
(1)Australia
(2)Russia
(3)Canada
(4)Armenia
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Beighton Cup is associated with which of the following?
(1)Cricket
(2)Hockey
(3)Football
(4)Volleyball
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If Reserve Bank of India reduces the cash reserve ratio, it will :
(1)increase credit creation
(2)decrease credit creation
(3)have no impact on credit creation
(4)have no definite impact on credit creation
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Q50
Nitrification is the biological process of converting
(1)N2 into nitrate
(2)N2 into nitrite
(3)Ammonia into nitrite
(4)Ammonia into N2
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