1. The food in Onion is stored in the form of _______
Cellulose
Protein
Starch
Sugar
Correct answer: 1
2. The nationalisation of major commercial banks took place in
1947
1956
1969
1980
Correct answer: 3
3. Flemings "Left hand Rule" is associated with the effect of
Electric field on current
Magnetic field on magnet
Electric field on magnet
Magnetic Field on current
Correct answer: 4
4. Which of the following Act introduced separate electorates (communal representation) for Muslims?
1892 Act
Act of 1909
Reforms of 1919
Government of India Act of 1935
Correct answer: 2
5. The word "Secular" was added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which Constitutional Amendment?
41st Constitutional Amendment
42nd Constitutional Amendment
43rd Constitutional Amendment
44th Constitutional Amendment
Correct answer: 2
6. Who coined the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad"?
Subash Chandra Bose
Balagangadhar Tilak
Bhagat Singh
Sukhdev
Correct answer: 3
7. Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India?
Mumbai
Kolkata
Kochi
Tuticorin
Correct answer: 1
8. Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct control of
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Speaker of Lok Sabha
President
Correct answer: 3
9. The manufacturing of iron from ironore involves the process of
Oxidation
Reduction
Electrolysis
Fractional distillation
Correct answer: 2
10. The term "rollin" is used in
Cricket
Tennis
Hockey
Golf
Correct answer: 3
11. Which one of the following cities of Iraq is located on Tigris river?
Baghdad
Mousul
Kirkuk
Basra
Correct answer: 1
12. The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is headquartered at
Shanghai
New Delhi
Brasilia
Moscow
Correct answer: 3
13. Uber Cup is associated with
Football
Handball
Badminton
Squash
Correct answer: 3
14. "Great Barrier Reef", the world's largest Coral reef is located in
Caribbean Islands
Australia
Philippines
Indonesia
Correct answer: 2
15. An emulsion is a colloidal solution of
Liquid in liquid
Solid in liquid
Gas in solid
Solid in Solid
Correct answer: 1
16. The first protocol to ban the emissions of choloroflurocarbons in the atmosphere was made in
Montreal
Osaka
Geneva
Florida
Correct answer: 1
17. Decoding and interpretation of visual information in brain is associated with
Frontal lobe
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Parietal lobe
Correct answer: 3
18. Human Development Index is prepared by
UNDP
WTO
IMF
WHO
Correct answer: 1
19. Magnetic Meridian is a
Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
Latitude
Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
Correct answer: 4
20. The rate at which RBI gives short term loan to commercial banks is called
Repo rate
Reverse Repo rate
Bank rate
Cash Reserve rate
Correct answer: 1
21. Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located?
Mysore
Mahabalipuram
Tanjavur
Kanyakumari
Correct answer: 3
22. In a rainforest, the vegetation that grows under the shade of a canopy is known as
Crown
Canopy
Understorey
Forest floor
Correct answer: 3
23. _________ is a byproduct of sewage treatment and can be decomposed to produce biogas
Sewage
Sludge
Sewer
Scum
Correct answer: 2
24. Programs that duplicate the functionality of one system on another system is known as
Emulators
Simulators
Evaluators
PCB
Correct answer: 1
25. Blood group was discovered by
Alexander Fleming
William Harvey
Landsteiner
Paulov
Correct answer: 3
SSC CGL 15
1. Lady Ratan Tata Trophy' is related to which game?
Basketball
Hockey
Kho-Kho
Cricket
Correct answer: 2
2. Gustation refers to the sense of which of the following ?
Smell
Hearing
Tactile
Taste
Correct answer: 4
3. Scheduled bank is a bank which is ….
Nationalised
Not Nationalised
Based in foreign Country
Included in the second schedule of RBI
Correct answer: 4
4. The large collection of stars, dust and gas held together by gravitational attraction between components is known as
Cluster
Atmosphere
Galaxy
Sun Family
Correct answer: 3
5. The instrument used for measuring air pressure is called …..
Anemometer
Barometer
Hygrometer
Thermometer
Correct answer: 2
6. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Correct answer: 2
7. When iron rusts, its weight …..
decreases
increases
remains the same
first increases and then decreases
Correct answer: 2
8. What is the maximum number of days of employment a rural poor would get under 'MGNREGA'?
180 days
120 days
100 days
90 days
Correct answer: 3
9. Black soil is also known by which of the following name ?
Khadar Soil
Bangar Soil
Alluivial Soil
Regur soil
Correct answer: 4
10. Which instrument is used for measuring humidity of atmosphere?
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Hygrometer
Correct answer: 4
11. In whose consultation does the President convene and prorogue all sessions of Parliament ?
The Speaker
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha
The Council of Ministers
Correct answer: 2
12. Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte emerged winner in 2016 presidential elections of which country ?
Mexico
The Philippines
Spain
Singapore
Correct answer: 1
13. The driest location on Earth is in which country?
Kenya
Chile
Congo
Libya
Correct answer: 2
14. Thermal electricity is generated by using which of these ?
Coal only
Coal and Natural Gas only
Coal, Natural Gas and Petroleum
None of these
Correct answer: 3
15. What is commonly known as 'white plague'?
Typhoid
Malaria
Tuberculosis
Plague
Correct answer: 3
16. What are giltedged securities?
Securities issued by the multinational companies.
Securities issued by the Government
Securities issued by the private sector
Securities issued by the joint venture companies
Correct answer: 2
17. In the following list of devices which device is used in network layer?
Repeaters
Router
Application Gateway
Switch
Correct answer: 2
18. Bauxite is used as raw material by which industry
Aluminium
Iron
Steel
Gold
Correct answer: 1
19. Intensity of any wave is proportional to which of the following?
amplitude
Square of amplitude
Square root of amplitude
Cube of amplitude
Correct answer: 2
20. What is the name of the book written by Panini ?
Mahabhashya
Mitakshara
Madhyamika Karika
Ashtadhyayi
Correct answer: 4
21. Which State government has launched the Smart Village Programme, to improve public facilities in village?
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Odisha
Gujarat
Correct answer: 4
22. Which leader of British Labour Party was recently elected the first Muslim Mayor of London?
Sadiq Khan
Ataullah Khan
Firdauz Zaidi
Karim Shaikh
Correct answer: 1
23. Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan ?
The Sayyids
The Lodhis
The Rajputs
The Khiljis
Correct answer: 1
24. Pankaj Advani is associated with which sport?
Billiards
Boxing
Cricket
Badminton
Correct answer: 1
25. NTPC is a Central Public Sector Enterprise in which sector?
Education
Health
Power
Transport
Correct answer: 3
ssc cgl 15
1. Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of "Vatapikonda" after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulekesin II
Narsingh Varman I
Mahendra Varman I
Parameshwar Varman I
Nandi Varman
Correct answer: 1
2. The operational period of 12th Five Year Plan is
2007-12
2012-17
2015-20
2005-10
Correct answer: 2
3. A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is ____________
Dendritic
Trellis
Rectangular
Radial
Correct answer: 2
4. Which Constitutional Amendment Act deals with the disqualification of MPs and MLAs?
42nd Amendment Act
52nd Amendment Act
62nd Amendment Act
32nd Amendment Act
Correct answer: 2
5. The deficiency of Niacina vitamin of B complex group causes the disease _____
Marasmus
Pellagra
Rickets
Night-blindness
Correct answer: 2
6. A Unitary form of government is that in which all the powers are concentrated in the hands of
Local government
Central government
Provincial government
Panchayats
Correct answer: 2
7. Which of the following increases the rate of heart beat?
Peripheral nerves
Sympathetic nerves
Parasympathetic nerves
Cranial nerves
Correct answer: 2
8. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
Social forestry
Jhum
Taungya system
Agro forestry
Correct answer: 3
9. Insider trading is related to
Trade sector
Share market
Credit market
Horse racing
Correct answer: 2
10. Which one of the following is a good electrical conductor?
Graphite
Diamond
Peat
Charcoal
Correct answer: 1
11. Iron and manganese present as pollutants in water cannot be removed by_____
oxidation followed by settling and filtration
chlorination
ion exchange process
lime soda process or manganese zeolite process
Correct answer: 2
12. Who was the founder of the Indian Reform Association in 1870?
Debendranath Tagore
Keshab Chandra Sen
Rammohan Roy
Dayanand Saraswati
Correct answer: 2
13. The Union Government on 22 May 2016 appointed whom as the new Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory (UT) of Pondicherry
Kiran Bedi
Kalyan Singh
Ram Naik
Mukul Sangma
Correct answer: 1
14. Prince of Wales Cup is associated with_____
Rugby
Golf
Polo
Chess
Correct answer: 2
15. The antiparticle of an electron is
Positron
Proton
Alpha particles
Beta particles
Correct answer: 1
16. Sending a frame to a group of stations is known as __________
Single casting
Spreading
Multicasting
Casting
Correct answer: 3
17. Which of the following pairing is incorrect
Hygrometer-Water vapour content of the atmosphere
Lactometer-Specific gravity of liquids
Anemometer-Speed of the wind
Seismograph-Earthquakes
Correct answer: 2
18. The school of Indian art which is also known as the GrecoRomanBuddhist art is the ____________school
Mauryan
Shunga
Gandhara
Gupta
Correct answer: 3
19. The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
lack of minerals
lack of minerals
infertile land
mountainous topography
Correct answer: 2
20. The core of the earth is also known as __ ___
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Barysphere
Centrosphere
Correct answer: 3
21. A pair of contrasting characters controlling the same trait is called
factors
loci
allele
lineage
Correct answer: 3
22. Algal bloom results from
Global warming
Salination
Eutrophication
Biomagnification
Correct answer: 3
23. Which one among the following is not an electromagnetic wave?
X-ray
R-Ray
Cathode Ray
Infrared Ray
Correct answer: 3
24. "The General Equilibrium Analysis" was developed by
Marshall
Ricardo
Walras
Adam Smith
Correct answer: 3
25. The land forms formed by wave erosion is
Spit
Beach
Cave
Barrier island
Correct answer: 3
ssc cgl 16
1. __________ forests, trees shed their leaves in a particular season.
evergreen
mangrove
deciduous
thorny
Correct answer: 3
2. Name the longest lake in India?
Pangong lake
Pulicat Lake
Kolleru Lake
Vembanad Lake
Correct answer: 4
3. The force which makes a vehicle to stop when break is applied is called
gravitational force
vander-walls force
frictional force
co-valant force
Correct answer: 3
4. Bridgmanite is
A bridge on the river Thames
Name of a game
Earth's most abundant mineral
Name of a music
Correct answer: 3
5. All doubts and disputes in connection with election of the President are inquired into and decided by __________ .
the Election Commission
the Supreme Court
the Parliament
Prime Minister
Correct answer: 2
6. The 18th Asian Games also known as 'Asiad' will be held in 2018 in
Bangkok
Jakarta
Beijing
Seoul
Correct answer: 2
7. The famous poet Amir Khusrau was contemporary of all except following :
Alauddin Khilji
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Iltutmish
Jalaluddin Khilji
Correct answer: 3
8. The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of
Canning
Dalhousie
Ripon
Elgin
Correct answer: 1
9. Kutir Jyoti Scheme is associated with
Promoting cottage industry in villages
Promoting employment among rural unemployed youth
Providing electricity to rural families living below poverty line
All of these
Correct answer: 3
10. Cache memory works on the principle of __________ .
Locality of data
Locality of reference
Locality of Memory
Locality of Memory & reference
Correct answer: 2
11. Biofortification is a ________________ .
method of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value
strategy to combat unwanted nutrients in plants
method of developing resistance to insect pests
method of plant breeding for disease resistance
Correct answer: 1
12. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
Checking silting of Kolkata Port
Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
Correct answer: 4
13. G20 is the Group of Twenty largest economies represented by their
Prime Ministers only
Finance Ministers only
Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Heads of States
Correct answer: 3
14. Money transfer through mobile is called __________.
IFSC
ATM
IMPS
IFS
Correct answer: 3
15. Which among the following has the maximum life span
Eagle
Tortoise
Tiger
Elephant
Correct answer: 2
16. Red Data Book provides an account of
extinct animals only
endangered plants & animals
endangered plants only
fossil plants
Correct answer: 2
17. Where is the headquarters of National Film Archives of India (NFAI) located?
Pune
Chennai
Bangalore
Mumbai
Correct answer: 1
18. Suez Canal connects
Red Sea and Arabian Sea
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
North Sea and Baltic Sea
Correct answer: 2
19. Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin?
A
C
K
D
Correct answer: 2
20. Who introduced Western education?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Correct answer: 1
21. In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product?
Charcoal
Crude petroleum
Diamond
Black gram
Correct answer: 2
22. Who decides disputes regarding disqualification of members of Parliament?
The Supreme Court
The Election Commission
The Prime Minister in Consultation with the Election Commission
The President in Consultation with the Election Commission
Correct answer: 4
23. Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
Godavari
Krishna
Cauvery
Mahanadi
Correct answer: 1
24. Synthetic detergents are prepared from
potassium salts of higher fattyacids
sodium salts of higher fattyacids
hydrocarbons of petroleum
glycerides
Correct answer: 3
25. The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by
Warren Hastings
Sir William Jones
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Macaulay
Correct 2
ssc cgl 17
1. CENVAT is related to which of the following ?
Sales Tax
Excise Duty
Custom Duty
Service Tax
Correct answer: 2
2. Which is largest peninsular river in India?
Krishna
Godavari
Cauvery
Mahanadi
Correct answer: 2
3. Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
Battle of Takkolam
Battle of Talikota
Battle of Kanwah
Battle of Panipat
Correct answer: 2
4. Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?
Bihar
Rajasthan
Karnataka
Assam
Correct answer: 4
5. Who is the recipient of Man Booker International Prize 2016 for the novel 'The Vegetarian'?
Orhan Pamuk
Han Kang
Elena Ferrante
Tonkin
Correct answer: 1
6. Which cell disorder in our body is responsible for colour blindness?
WBC
Cone cell
Rod Cell
Neuron
Correct answer: 2
7. Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf ?
Antarctic ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic ocean
Correct answer: 2
8. Malthusian theory is associated with which of the following ?
Poverty
Employment
Diseases
Population
Correct answer: 4
9. An amendment of the constitution may be initiated ___
by introduction by the President of India.
by introduction of a Bill in Rajya Sabha.
by the Governors of States.
by the introduction of a bill in either House of Parliament.
Correct answer: 4
10. Atomic number of an atom gives the number of which of the following ?
electrons
protons
neutrons
neutrons and protons
Correct answer: 2
11. Which is the highest quality of hard coal?
Anthracite
Bituminous
Lignite
Peat
Correct answer: 1
12. Which is the parameter for the economic development ?
Per capita monetary income
National income
Per capita rural income
Population
Correct answer: 1
13. Mission Indradhanush' Campaign in India is associated with?
Nutrition to Pregnant Women
Awareness of Diabetes
Eradication of blindness
Vaccination of children
Correct answer: 4
14. DPT vaccine is categorized as which of the following ?
Anti viral vaccine
Anti protozoan vaccine
Anti rickettsial vaccine
A combined vaccine
Correct answer: 4
15. Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
Eastern Region only
Southern Region only
Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau
None of these
Correct answer: 3
16. Data in database at a particular point of time is called as?
Intension
Extension
Back up
Application
Correct answer: 2
17. The Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted from which Constitution?
U.S. Constitution
British Constitution
Irish Constitution
French Constitution
Correct answer: 3
18. For which one of the following, 'Diodes' are generally used for?
Rectification
Amplification
Modulation
Filtration
Correct answer: 1
19. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
Babur
Humayun
Akbar
Jahangir
Correct answer: 3
ssc cgl 18
1. Which circuit is used to store one bit of data ?
Register
Flip Flop
Vector
Encoder
Correct answer: 2
2. If a healthy freshwater fish is placed in salt water, what will be the expected consequence ?
The fish becomes dehydrated and dies
The fish becomes bloated and dies
The fish suffers from fungal or bacterial disease and dies
There is no observable effect on the fish provided there is sufficient food
Correct answer: 1
3. Where is a transistor most likely to be found ?
Wrist watch
Fuse
Hearing aid
Fluorescent lamp
Correct answer: 3
4. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian independence ?
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
J. B. Kriplani
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Rajendra Prasad
Correct answer: 2
5. What is Gol Gumbadh ?
Mausoleum of Hyder Ali
Mausoleum of Aurangazeb
Mausoleum of Chand Bibi
Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah
Correct answer: 4
6. Why is weightlessness experienced while orbiting the earth in space ships ?
Inertia
Acceleration
Zero gravity
Orbital motion
Correct answer: 3
7. Diamond does not conduct electricity, because
It's structure is very compact
It is of crystalline nature
There are only carbon atoms present in it
No free electrons are present in it
Correct answer: 4
8. What are Aldehydes ?
Mild oxidising agents
Strong oxidising agents
Strong reducing agents
Mild reducing agents
Correct answer: 3
9. Who gave the title 'Nightingale of India' to Sarojini Naidu ?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rabindranath Tagore
Rajendra Prasad
Mahatma Gandhi
Correct answer: 4
10. Which country is known as 'Land of Midnight Sun'?
Sweden
Norway
Germany
Finland
Correct answer: 2
11. Which is the largest gland in human body?
Liver
Thyroid
Pituitary
Salivary gland
Correct answer: 1
12. Sextant is an instrument used in which of the following ?
Gynaecology
Navigation
Birth control
Medical treatment
Correct answer: 2
13. Which of the following green house gases has the greatest heat-trapping ability?
Chlorofluoro carbon
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Nitrous oxide
Correct answer: 1
14. Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation ?
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Correct answer: 2
15. Which river basin is shared by more than 10 States of India ?
Indus
Brahmaputra
Ganges
Damodar
Correct answer: 3
16. Which organ of human body secretes Insulin?
Pancreas
Kidney
Gall bladder
Liver
Correct answer: 1
17. What is the total strength of the Rajya Sabha?
250
260
270
280
Correct answer: 1
18. What is the minimum age for membership to Rajya Sabha ?
20 years
25 years
30 years
35 years
Correct answer: 3
19. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
The Mahakaal temple-Ujjain
Sringeri Matha-Chikkmanglur district
The Sun Temple-Konark
Jain temples-Khajuraho
Correct answer: 4
20. Which of the following is done at a Stock Exchange ?
Commodities are bought and sold at wholesale price
Commodities are bought and sold at retail price
Securities are bought and sold
None of these
Correct answer: 3
21. The headquarters of RBI is in
Delhi
Kanpur
Mumbai
Nasik
Correct answer: 3
22. Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place ?
Dev Prayag
Karan Prayag
Gangotri
Rudra Prayag
Correct answer: 1
23. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
Kalhana
Maitreyi
Kalidasa
Panini
Correct answer: 4
24. What is an octroi ?
Tax
Tax collection centre
Tax processing centre
Tax information centre
Correct answer: 1
25. Which of the following is India's military offensive against Pakistan in the Kargil war ?
Operation Kargil
Operation LOC
Operation Vijay
Operation Success
Correct answer: 3
Cellulose
Protein
Starch
Sugar
Correct answer: 1
2. The nationalisation of major commercial banks took place in
1947
1956
1969
1980
Correct answer: 3
3. Flemings "Left hand Rule" is associated with the effect of
Electric field on current
Magnetic field on magnet
Electric field on magnet
Magnetic Field on current
Correct answer: 4
4. Which of the following Act introduced separate electorates (communal representation) for Muslims?
1892 Act
Act of 1909
Reforms of 1919
Government of India Act of 1935
Correct answer: 2
5. The word "Secular" was added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by which Constitutional Amendment?
41st Constitutional Amendment
42nd Constitutional Amendment
43rd Constitutional Amendment
44th Constitutional Amendment
Correct answer: 2
6. Who coined the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad"?
Subash Chandra Bose
Balagangadhar Tilak
Bhagat Singh
Sukhdev
Correct answer: 3
7. Which of the following is the busiest International sea port in India?
Mumbai
Kolkata
Kochi
Tuticorin
Correct answer: 1
8. Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct control of
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Speaker of Lok Sabha
President
Correct answer: 3
9. The manufacturing of iron from ironore involves the process of
Oxidation
Reduction
Electrolysis
Fractional distillation
Correct answer: 2
10. The term "rollin" is used in
Cricket
Tennis
Hockey
Golf
Correct answer: 3
11. Which one of the following cities of Iraq is located on Tigris river?
Baghdad
Mousul
Kirkuk
Basra
Correct answer: 1
12. The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is headquartered at
Shanghai
New Delhi
Brasilia
Moscow
Correct answer: 3
13. Uber Cup is associated with
Football
Handball
Badminton
Squash
Correct answer: 3
14. "Great Barrier Reef", the world's largest Coral reef is located in
Caribbean Islands
Australia
Philippines
Indonesia
Correct answer: 2
15. An emulsion is a colloidal solution of
Liquid in liquid
Solid in liquid
Gas in solid
Solid in Solid
Correct answer: 1
16. The first protocol to ban the emissions of choloroflurocarbons in the atmosphere was made in
Montreal
Osaka
Geneva
Florida
Correct answer: 1
17. Decoding and interpretation of visual information in brain is associated with
Frontal lobe
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
Parietal lobe
Correct answer: 3
18. Human Development Index is prepared by
UNDP
WTO
IMF
WHO
Correct answer: 1
19. Magnetic Meridian is a
Line parallel to the equator of the Earth
Latitude
Line joining the geographic north and geographic south of Earth
Plane passing through the magnetic north and magnetic south of Earth
Correct answer: 4
20. The rate at which RBI gives short term loan to commercial banks is called
Repo rate
Reverse Repo rate
Bank rate
Cash Reserve rate
Correct answer: 1
21. Where is the Brihadeshwar temple, built during the Chola period, located?
Mysore
Mahabalipuram
Tanjavur
Kanyakumari
Correct answer: 3
22. In a rainforest, the vegetation that grows under the shade of a canopy is known as
Crown
Canopy
Understorey
Forest floor
Correct answer: 3
23. _________ is a byproduct of sewage treatment and can be decomposed to produce biogas
Sewage
Sludge
Sewer
Scum
Correct answer: 2
24. Programs that duplicate the functionality of one system on another system is known as
Emulators
Simulators
Evaluators
PCB
Correct answer: 1
25. Blood group was discovered by
Alexander Fleming
William Harvey
Landsteiner
Paulov
Correct answer: 3
SSC CGL 15
1. Lady Ratan Tata Trophy' is related to which game?
Basketball
Hockey
Kho-Kho
Cricket
Correct answer: 2
2. Gustation refers to the sense of which of the following ?
Smell
Hearing
Tactile
Taste
Correct answer: 4
3. Scheduled bank is a bank which is ….
Nationalised
Not Nationalised
Based in foreign Country
Included in the second schedule of RBI
Correct answer: 4
4. The large collection of stars, dust and gas held together by gravitational attraction between components is known as
Cluster
Atmosphere
Galaxy
Sun Family
Correct answer: 3
5. The instrument used for measuring air pressure is called …..
Anemometer
Barometer
Hygrometer
Thermometer
Correct answer: 2
6. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
Buddhism
Jainism
Hinduism
Sikhism
Correct answer: 2
7. When iron rusts, its weight …..
decreases
increases
remains the same
first increases and then decreases
Correct answer: 2
8. What is the maximum number of days of employment a rural poor would get under 'MGNREGA'?
180 days
120 days
100 days
90 days
Correct answer: 3
9. Black soil is also known by which of the following name ?
Khadar Soil
Bangar Soil
Alluivial Soil
Regur soil
Correct answer: 4
10. Which instrument is used for measuring humidity of atmosphere?
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Hygrometer
Correct answer: 4
11. In whose consultation does the President convene and prorogue all sessions of Parliament ?
The Speaker
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha
The Council of Ministers
Correct answer: 2
12. Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte emerged winner in 2016 presidential elections of which country ?
Mexico
The Philippines
Spain
Singapore
Correct answer: 1
13. The driest location on Earth is in which country?
Kenya
Chile
Congo
Libya
Correct answer: 2
14. Thermal electricity is generated by using which of these ?
Coal only
Coal and Natural Gas only
Coal, Natural Gas and Petroleum
None of these
Correct answer: 3
15. What is commonly known as 'white plague'?
Typhoid
Malaria
Tuberculosis
Plague
Correct answer: 3
16. What are giltedged securities?
Securities issued by the multinational companies.
Securities issued by the Government
Securities issued by the private sector
Securities issued by the joint venture companies
Correct answer: 2
17. In the following list of devices which device is used in network layer?
Repeaters
Router
Application Gateway
Switch
Correct answer: 2
18. Bauxite is used as raw material by which industry
Aluminium
Iron
Steel
Gold
Correct answer: 1
19. Intensity of any wave is proportional to which of the following?
amplitude
Square of amplitude
Square root of amplitude
Cube of amplitude
Correct answer: 2
20. What is the name of the book written by Panini ?
Mahabhashya
Mitakshara
Madhyamika Karika
Ashtadhyayi
Correct answer: 4
21. Which State government has launched the Smart Village Programme, to improve public facilities in village?
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Odisha
Gujarat
Correct answer: 4
22. Which leader of British Labour Party was recently elected the first Muslim Mayor of London?
Sadiq Khan
Ataullah Khan
Firdauz Zaidi
Karim Shaikh
Correct answer: 1
23. Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan ?
The Sayyids
The Lodhis
The Rajputs
The Khiljis
Correct answer: 1
24. Pankaj Advani is associated with which sport?
Billiards
Boxing
Cricket
Badminton
Correct answer: 1
25. NTPC is a Central Public Sector Enterprise in which sector?
Education
Health
Power
Transport
Correct answer: 3
ssc cgl 15
1. Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of "Vatapikonda" after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulekesin II
Narsingh Varman I
Mahendra Varman I
Parameshwar Varman I
Nandi Varman
Correct answer: 1
2. The operational period of 12th Five Year Plan is
2007-12
2012-17
2015-20
2005-10
Correct answer: 2
3. A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is ____________
Dendritic
Trellis
Rectangular
Radial
Correct answer: 2
4. Which Constitutional Amendment Act deals with the disqualification of MPs and MLAs?
42nd Amendment Act
52nd Amendment Act
62nd Amendment Act
32nd Amendment Act
Correct answer: 2
5. The deficiency of Niacina vitamin of B complex group causes the disease _____
Marasmus
Pellagra
Rickets
Night-blindness
Correct answer: 2
6. A Unitary form of government is that in which all the powers are concentrated in the hands of
Local government
Central government
Provincial government
Panchayats
Correct answer: 2
7. Which of the following increases the rate of heart beat?
Peripheral nerves
Sympathetic nerves
Parasympathetic nerves
Cranial nerves
Correct answer: 2
8. Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
Social forestry
Jhum
Taungya system
Agro forestry
Correct answer: 3
9. Insider trading is related to
Trade sector
Share market
Credit market
Horse racing
Correct answer: 2
10. Which one of the following is a good electrical conductor?
Graphite
Diamond
Peat
Charcoal
Correct answer: 1
11. Iron and manganese present as pollutants in water cannot be removed by_____
oxidation followed by settling and filtration
chlorination
ion exchange process
lime soda process or manganese zeolite process
Correct answer: 2
12. Who was the founder of the Indian Reform Association in 1870?
Debendranath Tagore
Keshab Chandra Sen
Rammohan Roy
Dayanand Saraswati
Correct answer: 2
13. The Union Government on 22 May 2016 appointed whom as the new Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory (UT) of Pondicherry
Kiran Bedi
Kalyan Singh
Ram Naik
Mukul Sangma
Correct answer: 1
14. Prince of Wales Cup is associated with_____
Rugby
Golf
Polo
Chess
Correct answer: 2
15. The antiparticle of an electron is
Positron
Proton
Alpha particles
Beta particles
Correct answer: 1
16. Sending a frame to a group of stations is known as __________
Single casting
Spreading
Multicasting
Casting
Correct answer: 3
17. Which of the following pairing is incorrect
Hygrometer-Water vapour content of the atmosphere
Lactometer-Specific gravity of liquids
Anemometer-Speed of the wind
Seismograph-Earthquakes
Correct answer: 2
18. The school of Indian art which is also known as the GrecoRomanBuddhist art is the ____________school
Mauryan
Shunga
Gandhara
Gupta
Correct answer: 3
19. The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
lack of minerals
lack of minerals
infertile land
mountainous topography
Correct answer: 2
20. The core of the earth is also known as __ ___
Lithosphere
Mesosphere
Barysphere
Centrosphere
Correct answer: 3
21. A pair of contrasting characters controlling the same trait is called
factors
loci
allele
lineage
Correct answer: 3
22. Algal bloom results from
Global warming
Salination
Eutrophication
Biomagnification
Correct answer: 3
23. Which one among the following is not an electromagnetic wave?
X-ray
R-Ray
Cathode Ray
Infrared Ray
Correct answer: 3
24. "The General Equilibrium Analysis" was developed by
Marshall
Ricardo
Walras
Adam Smith
Correct answer: 3
25. The land forms formed by wave erosion is
Spit
Beach
Cave
Barrier island
Correct answer: 3
ssc cgl 16
1. __________ forests, trees shed their leaves in a particular season.
evergreen
mangrove
deciduous
thorny
Correct answer: 3
2. Name the longest lake in India?
Pangong lake
Pulicat Lake
Kolleru Lake
Vembanad Lake
Correct answer: 4
3. The force which makes a vehicle to stop when break is applied is called
gravitational force
vander-walls force
frictional force
co-valant force
Correct answer: 3
4. Bridgmanite is
A bridge on the river Thames
Name of a game
Earth's most abundant mineral
Name of a music
Correct answer: 3
5. All doubts and disputes in connection with election of the President are inquired into and decided by __________ .
the Election Commission
the Supreme Court
the Parliament
Prime Minister
Correct answer: 2
6. The 18th Asian Games also known as 'Asiad' will be held in 2018 in
Bangkok
Jakarta
Beijing
Seoul
Correct answer: 2
7. The famous poet Amir Khusrau was contemporary of all except following :
Alauddin Khilji
Ghiyasuddin Balban
Iltutmish
Jalaluddin Khilji
Correct answer: 3
8. The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of
Canning
Dalhousie
Ripon
Elgin
Correct answer: 1
9. Kutir Jyoti Scheme is associated with
Promoting cottage industry in villages
Promoting employment among rural unemployed youth
Providing electricity to rural families living below poverty line
All of these
Correct answer: 3
10. Cache memory works on the principle of __________ .
Locality of data
Locality of reference
Locality of Memory
Locality of Memory & reference
Correct answer: 2
11. Biofortification is a ________________ .
method of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value
strategy to combat unwanted nutrients in plants
method of developing resistance to insect pests
method of plant breeding for disease resistance
Correct answer: 1
12. Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?
Checking water flowing into Bangladesh
Checking silting of Kolkata Port
Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port
Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
Correct answer: 4
13. G20 is the Group of Twenty largest economies represented by their
Prime Ministers only
Finance Ministers only
Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Heads of States
Correct answer: 3
14. Money transfer through mobile is called __________.
IFSC
ATM
IMPS
IFS
Correct answer: 3
15. Which among the following has the maximum life span
Eagle
Tortoise
Tiger
Elephant
Correct answer: 2
16. Red Data Book provides an account of
extinct animals only
endangered plants & animals
endangered plants only
fossil plants
Correct answer: 2
17. Where is the headquarters of National Film Archives of India (NFAI) located?
Pune
Chennai
Bangalore
Mumbai
Correct answer: 1
18. Suez Canal connects
Red Sea and Arabian Sea
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea
North Sea and Baltic Sea
Correct answer: 2
19. Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin?
A
C
K
D
Correct answer: 2
20. Who introduced Western education?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Correct answer: 1
21. In India, the Black Revolution is related to the manufacturing of which product?
Charcoal
Crude petroleum
Diamond
Black gram
Correct answer: 2
22. Who decides disputes regarding disqualification of members of Parliament?
The Supreme Court
The Election Commission
The Prime Minister in Consultation with the Election Commission
The President in Consultation with the Election Commission
Correct answer: 4
23. Which river in the Southern Peninsula has the second largest river basin in India?
Godavari
Krishna
Cauvery
Mahanadi
Correct answer: 1
24. Synthetic detergents are prepared from
potassium salts of higher fattyacids
sodium salts of higher fattyacids
hydrocarbons of petroleum
glycerides
Correct answer: 3
25. The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by
Warren Hastings
Sir William Jones
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Macaulay
Correct 2
ssc cgl 17
1. CENVAT is related to which of the following ?
Sales Tax
Excise Duty
Custom Duty
Service Tax
Correct answer: 2
2. Which is largest peninsular river in India?
Krishna
Godavari
Cauvery
Mahanadi
Correct answer: 2
3. Which battle led to the downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?
Battle of Takkolam
Battle of Talikota
Battle of Kanwah
Battle of Panipat
Correct answer: 2
4. Kamarup is an ancient name of which region of India?
Bihar
Rajasthan
Karnataka
Assam
Correct answer: 4
5. Who is the recipient of Man Booker International Prize 2016 for the novel 'The Vegetarian'?
Orhan Pamuk
Han Kang
Elena Ferrante
Tonkin
Correct answer: 1
6. Which cell disorder in our body is responsible for colour blindness?
WBC
Cone cell
Rod Cell
Neuron
Correct answer: 2
7. Among the world oceans, which ocean is having the widest continental shelf ?
Antarctic ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic ocean
Correct answer: 2
8. Malthusian theory is associated with which of the following ?
Poverty
Employment
Diseases
Population
Correct answer: 4
9. An amendment of the constitution may be initiated ___
by introduction by the President of India.
by introduction of a Bill in Rajya Sabha.
by the Governors of States.
by the introduction of a bill in either House of Parliament.
Correct answer: 4
10. Atomic number of an atom gives the number of which of the following ?
electrons
protons
neutrons
neutrons and protons
Correct answer: 2
11. Which is the highest quality of hard coal?
Anthracite
Bituminous
Lignite
Peat
Correct answer: 1
12. Which is the parameter for the economic development ?
Per capita monetary income
National income
Per capita rural income
Population
Correct answer: 1
13. Mission Indradhanush' Campaign in India is associated with?
Nutrition to Pregnant Women
Awareness of Diabetes
Eradication of blindness
Vaccination of children
Correct answer: 4
14. DPT vaccine is categorized as which of the following ?
Anti viral vaccine
Anti protozoan vaccine
Anti rickettsial vaccine
A combined vaccine
Correct answer: 4
15. Red soil is normally found in India in which regions?
Eastern Region only
Southern Region only
Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau
None of these
Correct answer: 3
16. Data in database at a particular point of time is called as?
Intension
Extension
Back up
Application
Correct answer: 2
17. The Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted from which Constitution?
U.S. Constitution
British Constitution
Irish Constitution
French Constitution
Correct answer: 3
18. For which one of the following, 'Diodes' are generally used for?
Rectification
Amplification
Modulation
Filtration
Correct answer: 1
19. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
Babur
Humayun
Akbar
Jahangir
Correct answer: 3
ssc cgl 18
1. Which circuit is used to store one bit of data ?
Register
Flip Flop
Vector
Encoder
Correct answer: 2
2. If a healthy freshwater fish is placed in salt water, what will be the expected consequence ?
The fish becomes dehydrated and dies
The fish becomes bloated and dies
The fish suffers from fungal or bacterial disease and dies
There is no observable effect on the fish provided there is sufficient food
Correct answer: 1
3. Where is a transistor most likely to be found ?
Wrist watch
Fuse
Hearing aid
Fluorescent lamp
Correct answer: 3
4. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian independence ?
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
J. B. Kriplani
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Rajendra Prasad
Correct answer: 2
5. What is Gol Gumbadh ?
Mausoleum of Hyder Ali
Mausoleum of Aurangazeb
Mausoleum of Chand Bibi
Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah
Correct answer: 4
6. Why is weightlessness experienced while orbiting the earth in space ships ?
Inertia
Acceleration
Zero gravity
Orbital motion
Correct answer: 3
7. Diamond does not conduct electricity, because
It's structure is very compact
It is of crystalline nature
There are only carbon atoms present in it
No free electrons are present in it
Correct answer: 4
8. What are Aldehydes ?
Mild oxidising agents
Strong oxidising agents
Strong reducing agents
Mild reducing agents
Correct answer: 3
9. Who gave the title 'Nightingale of India' to Sarojini Naidu ?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rabindranath Tagore
Rajendra Prasad
Mahatma Gandhi
Correct answer: 4
10. Which country is known as 'Land of Midnight Sun'?
Sweden
Norway
Germany
Finland
Correct answer: 2
11. Which is the largest gland in human body?
Liver
Thyroid
Pituitary
Salivary gland
Correct answer: 1
12. Sextant is an instrument used in which of the following ?
Gynaecology
Navigation
Birth control
Medical treatment
Correct answer: 2
13. Which of the following green house gases has the greatest heat-trapping ability?
Chlorofluoro carbon
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Nitrous oxide
Correct answer: 1
14. Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation ?
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Correct answer: 2
15. Which river basin is shared by more than 10 States of India ?
Indus
Brahmaputra
Ganges
Damodar
Correct answer: 3
16. Which organ of human body secretes Insulin?
Pancreas
Kidney
Gall bladder
Liver
Correct answer: 1
17. What is the total strength of the Rajya Sabha?
250
260
270
280
Correct answer: 1
18. What is the minimum age for membership to Rajya Sabha ?
20 years
25 years
30 years
35 years
Correct answer: 3
19. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
The Mahakaal temple-Ujjain
Sringeri Matha-Chikkmanglur district
The Sun Temple-Konark
Jain temples-Khajuraho
Correct answer: 4
20. Which of the following is done at a Stock Exchange ?
Commodities are bought and sold at wholesale price
Commodities are bought and sold at retail price
Securities are bought and sold
None of these
Correct answer: 3
21. The headquarters of RBI is in
Delhi
Kanpur
Mumbai
Nasik
Correct answer: 3
22. Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place ?
Dev Prayag
Karan Prayag
Gangotri
Rudra Prayag
Correct answer: 1
23. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
Kalhana
Maitreyi
Kalidasa
Panini
Correct answer: 4
24. What is an octroi ?
Tax
Tax collection centre
Tax processing centre
Tax information centre
Correct answer: 1
25. Which of the following is India's military offensive against Pakistan in the Kargil war ?
Operation Kargil
Operation LOC
Operation Vijay
Operation Success
Correct answer: 3
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