SSC CGL 2016 General Awareness — 31 August — Morning
25 questions
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Q26
Money market is a market for _______________
(1)Short term fund
(2)Long term fund
(3)Negotiable instruments
(4)Sale of shares
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India shares longest international boundary with which country?
(1)Bangladesh
(2)China
(3)Nepal
(4)Bhutan
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The Residuary powers of legislation under Indian Constitution rests with
(1)President
(2)Prime Minister
(3)Parliament
(4)States
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Q29
Appointments for all India Services are made by
(1)UPSC
(2)President
(3)Prime Minister
(4)Parliament
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Q30
The people of the Indus valley civilisation worshipped ____________________.
(1)Vishnu
(2)Pashupati
(3)Indra
(4)Brahma
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Q31
The Upanishads are the ______________________ .
(1)Great Epics
(2)Story Books
(3)Source of Hindu Philosophy
(4)Law Books
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Q32
Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for ____________ .
(1)Kosi
(2)Gandak
(3)Brahmaputra
(4)Ganga
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Q33
The largest herbarium of India is located at
(1)Kolkata
(2)Lucknow
(3)Mumbai
(4)Coimbatore
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Q34
Temperature of distant luminous bodies can be determined by
(1)Mercury thermometers
(2)Gas thermometers
(3)Pyrometers
(4)Colour thermometers
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Q35
In IT terminology failure in the kernel is called as
(1)crash
(2)crash dump
(3)dump
(4)Kernel error
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Q36
Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatama Gandhi?
(1)Sabarmati Ashram
(2)Sevagram Ashram
(3)Vishwa Bharti
(4)Phoenix Ashram
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Q37
Which of the following State has become India's first carbon free State?
(1)Himachal Pradesh
(2)Madhya Pradesh
(3)Uttar Pradesh
(4)Maharashtra
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Q38
Energy travels from Sun to Earth through
(1)conduction
(2)convection
(3)radiation
(4)modulation
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C.K. Naidu Cup is associated with which of the following sporting events?
(1)Tennis
(2)Cricket
(3)Hockey
(4)Golf
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Q40
Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of?
(1)Inflation
(2)Deflation
(3)Stagflation
(4)Reflation
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Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?
(1)Vir Chakra
(2)Param Vir Chakra
(3)Ashok Chakra
(4)Mahavir Chakra
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Q42
At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in
(1)Andaman Islands
(2)Nicobar Islands
(3)Lakshadweep
(4)Minicoy
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The transfer of minerals from top soil to subsoil through soil-water is called?
(1)Percolation
(2)Conduction
(3)Leaching
(4)Transpiration
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Q44
Heat is transmitted from higher temperature to lower temperature through the actual motion of the molecules in
(1)Conduction
(2)Convection
(3)Radiation
(4)Both conduction and convection
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Q45
Polio is caused by
(1)Bacteria
(2)Virus
(3)Fungus
(4)Protozoa
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Q46
Which country is in the process of building the largest single Aperture Radio Telescope - FAST
(1)Japan
(2)China
(3)USA
(4)Russia
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Q47
The Kovvada Nuclear Park project is proposed to be setup in which State?
(1)Rajasthan
(2)Uttar Pradesh
(3)Andhra Pradesh
(4)Karnataka
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Q48
Fixed Foreign Exchange Rate can be changed by
(1)RBI
(2)SEBI
(3)Ministry of Finance
(4)FIPB
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Q49
In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome
(1)Loss due to insect pests
(2)Decrease in food production
(3)Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins
(4)Loss due to plant diseases
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Which Institution has the final authority to interpret the Constitution of India?
(1)Parliament
(2)Supreme Court of India
(3)President
(4)Attorney General of India
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