SSC GK 1''''''''''''''''''''Q. Bamboo is classified as -1 Bush2 Tree3 Grass4 WeedAns: 3Q. Which of the following is not the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)?
1 AIDS
2 Gonorrhea
3 Anthrax
4 Chlamydiasis
Ans: 3
Q. Palk Strait connects India to -
1 Sri Lanka
2 Pakistan
3 Myanmar
4 None of the above
Ans: 1
Q. Kishanganga river flows through the state of -
1 Rajasthan
2 Jammu and Kashmir
3 Karnataka
4 West Bengal
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following rivers does not drain into the sea?
1 Machhu
2 Subansiri
3 Jia Bhareli
4 All of the above
Ans: 4
Q. Zoological Survey of India has it headquarter at -
1 Kolkata
2 Chennai
3 Delhi
4 Dehradun
Ans: 1
Q. The words Satyameva Jayate, inscribed below the abacus in Devangari script have been adopted from -
1 Mundaka Upanishad
2 Manusmriti
3 Kathopnished
4 Rig Veda
Ans: 1
Q. Word 'Minority' appears in which article of the Indian Constitution ?
1 Article 25
2 Article 26
3 Article 28
4 Article 29
Ans: 4
Q. Fourteenth Finance Commission has been constituted by the president of India under the chairmanship of Dr. Y.V.Reddy, former Governor of RBI. Who among the following is not a member of this commission ?
1 Prof. Abhijit Sen
2 Prof. Sukhadeo Throat
3 Dr. M. Govind Rao
4 Dr. Sudipto Mundle
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
1 RBI - Custodian of Foreign Exchange
2 SEBI - Capital Market
3 PFRDA - Life Insurance
4 TRAI - Telecommunication
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following commissions does not hold statutory powers ?
1 Finance Commission
2 Planning Commission
3 National Commission for Women
4 National Commission for SCs
Ans: 2
Q. Leader of Opposition in the LOK Sabha is a member of Selection Committee to recommend the appointment of -
1 Comptroller and Auditor General
2 Chief Election Commissioner
3 Attorney General
4 Chief Vigilance Commissioner
Ans: 4
Q. The inaugural World Test Cricket Championship will take place in 2017 in -
1 England and Wales
2 West Indies
3 Australia
4 India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan
Ans: 1
Q. University of Nalanda and Vikramsila were destroyed by -
1 Tajuddin Yalduz
2 Aurangzeb
3 Baktiyar Khalji
4 Qutb-ud-din Aibek
Ans: 3
Q. Rashtrakutas patronised -
1 Vanishnavism
2 Buddhism
3 Jaiism
4 Shaivism
Ans: 3
Q. The idea of 'Sulahkul' was propagated by -
1 Mughal Emperor Akbar
2 Mughal Emperor Shahjahan
3 Nawab Wazid Ali Shah
4 Shershah
Ans: 1
Q. Who among the following has no role in the abolition of 'Sati' System ?
1 Mughal Emperor Akbar
2 Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3 Lord William Bentinck
4 Edwin Samuel Montagu
Ans: 4
Q. An Union Territory in India has four districts but none of the district has a common boundary. The Union Territory is -
1 Andaman & Nicobar Island
2 Chandigarh
3 Puducherry
4 Dadar and Nagar Haveli
Ans: 3
Q. A nickname 'seven-sisters' has been given in India to -
1 Seven North-Eastern States
2 Seven Holy rivers of North
3 Seven important temples of goddess Durga
4 Seven lakes of Bharatpur
Ans: 1
Q. pH value of pure water is -
1 Less than 7
2 More than 7
3 Equal to 7
4 Equal to 0
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
1 Vitamin D - Rickets
2 Vitamin A - Night Blindness
3 Vitamin c - Beri Beri
4 Vitamin E - Neurological Problems
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following biosphere reserves are correctly matched ?
1 Nokrek - Meghalaya
2 Gulf of Mannar - Tamil Nadu
3 Manas - Assam
4 All of the above
Ans: 4
Q. Recently a term 'Roshni' was in the news. The term is related to -
1 Cataract eradication programme
2 Skill development and training programme for tribal youth
3 Skill development programme for tribal women
4 A NGO working for the upliftment of Slum workers
Ans: 2
Q. Recently a term 'UMEED' is in news. The term is associated with -
1 A Scheme for the empowerment of women across Jammu and Kashmir
2 A documentary by Amir Khan
3 A Fiction by Chetan Bhagat
4 An NGO working for the welfare of child labour
Ans: 1
Q. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has permitted field trials in the development of genetically modified .....crops.
1 Rice, Maize and Cotton
2 Castor and Wheat
3 Both 1 and 2
4 Neither 1 and 2
Ans: 3
Q. Union Government has decided to set up Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University at -
1 Hyderabad
2 Dehradun
3 Rae Bareli
4 Amethi
Ans: 3
Q. Indira Gandhi National University for Women is going to be set up as a Central University at-
1 Rae Bareli
2 Jaipur
3 Bhopal
4 Kolkata
Ans: 1
Q. As per the latest estimates of the planning commission the poverty ratio in 2011-2012 in India is -
1 27.9%
2 25.7%
3 13.7%
4 21.9%
Ans: 4
Q. According to a study by Ministry of Environment, GOI, the loss due to environmental degradation in India is approximately-
1 5.7% of GDP
2 9.3% of GDP
3 10.4% of GDP
4 12.9% of GDP
Ans: 1
Q. State-wise poverty ratio in 2011-12 was highest in-
1 Chhattisgarh(33.93%)
2 Jharkhand(36.96)
3 Manipur(36.89)
4 Arunachal Pradesh(34.67)
Ans: 1
Q. Which of the state government recently launched the 'Samvridhhi' scheme for sustainable access to development in a bid to ensure financial inclusion of marginalised people of society and provide them with the facilities of direct benefits transfer?
1 Rajasthan
2 Chhattisgarh
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Bihar
Ans: 3
Q. INSAT-3D, an Indian satellite was successfully launched by an European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana on july 27, 2013. The satellite is meant of -
1 Weather forecasting and disaster warning system
2 Telecommunication
3 Television transmission in tribal areas
4 Defence search and investigation
Ans: 1
Q. Recently the RBI enhanced -
1 Marginal standing facility
2 Liquidity Adjustment facility
3 Both 1 and 2
4 None of the above
Ans: 1
Q. Which of the following nation tops the list of top 10 nations in Global Competitiveness Index 2012-13?
1 Switzerland
2 Singapore
3 Finland
4 Sweden
Ans: 1
Q. World Bank has projected India's GDP growth for the financial year 2015 at -
1 6.2%
2 6.5%
3 6.7%
4 6.9%
Ans: 3
Q. Union Government has decided to launch 'National Urban Aajeevika Mission' in 2013-14 for poverty alleviation, in urban areas. This programme will replace -
1 Nehru Rojgar Yojana
2 Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
3 Swarna Jayanti Sahari Rojgar Yojana
4 None of the above
Ans: 3
Q. Union Cabinet has approved to launch National Urban Health Mission(NUHM). This will cover the cities having population more than -
1 50 thousand
2 75 thousand
3 1 lakh
4 1.25 lakh
Ans: 1
Q. The new Director-General (w.e.f. September 1,2013) of world Trade Organisation(WTO) is -
1 Pascal Lamy
2 Roberto Azevedo
3 Jim Yong Kim
4 Christine Lagarde
Ans: 2
Q. The New Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG), taken charge on may23,2013 is -
1 Nirbhay Sharma
2 Radha Krishan Mathur
3 Shashi Kant Sharma
4 Vinod Rai
Ans: 3
Q. The new Director-General of WTO Mr. Roberto Azevedo belongs to -
1 Brazil
2 France
3 Thailand
4 New Zeland
Ans: 1
Q. Government has constituted an expert group for defining clearly the two terms 'FDI' and 'FII' under the chairmanship of -
1 Arvind Mayaram
2 M.B.N.Rao
3 Mukul Mudgal
4 Deepak Parekh
Ans: 1
Q. NCEAR has projected India's GDP growth for the year 2013-14 at -
1 5.6%
2 5.8%
3 6.2%
4 6.4%
Ans: 3
Q. In the ranking of top-10 country's most valued companies which of the following company tops the list?
1 ONGC
2 TCS
3 RIL
4 ITC
Ans: 1
Q. P.V. Sindhu was recently in news, associated with which of the following sports?
1 Tennis
2 Badminton
3 Chess
4 Football
Ans: 2
Q. "Gwadar Port" was recently in news which developed and operated by China handing over by which of the following country?
1 Srilanka
2 Pakistan
3 Bangladesh
4 Vietnam
Ans: 2
Q. Hasan Rouhani was recently in news as new president of which country?
1 Iraq
2 Libya
3 Iran
4 Egypt
Ans: 3
Q. Who among the following is not the SAARC Goodwill Ambassador for HIV/AIDS?
1 Ms Runa Laila
2 Shri Ajay Devgan
3 Ms. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
4 Amir Khan
Ans: 4
Q. Who is the current Chairperson of CBDT?
1 Poonam Kishore Saxena
2 Deepa Krishhnan
3 Dr. Sudha Sharma
4 Smt. Anita Kapur
Ans: 3
Q. Robert Mugabe was recently in news, he is belonging from which of the following country?
1 South Africa
2 Zimbabwe
3 Republic of Kenya
4 Fuji
Ans: 2
Q. Which one among the following has been included as a parameter for the first time under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), based on central pollution Control Board and IIT, Kanpur research, WHO guidelines and European Union limits and practices?
1 Sulphur dioxide
2 Oxides of nitrogen
3 Ozone
4 Carbon monoxide
Ans: 3
Q. Which one among the following regarding G-20 is not correct?
1 A group of developed countries
2 An integral part of the United National
3 Outside the World Bank and IMF
4 An offshoot of G-7
Ans: 1
Q. Some atheists, skeptics and nonbelievers called to celebrate 'December 25' as Newtonmas Day instead of observing Christmas Day. The reason they propose that-
1 Both Isaac Newton and Jesus Christ were great
2 Isaac Newton was born on 25th December
3 'Skeptic Society' was founded on 25th December
4 Isaac Newton was a deep believes of Christianity
Ans: 2
Q. The Rohingya are the minorities of -
1 South Africa
2 Canada
3 Myanmar
4 Bhutan
Ans: 3
Q. Which one among the following was added in the year 2012 in the list of World Heritage Sites of the UNESCO?
1 Western Ghat
2 Agra Fort
3 Ajanta Cavesa
4 Meenakshi Temple
Ans: 1
Q. Mention the odd man out -
1 Didier Drogba
2 Oliver Kahn
3 Lionel Messi
4 Cristiano Ronaldo
Ans: 2
Q. Who among the following is the author of the book, Sachin: Born to bat-The Journey of Cricket's Ultimate Centurian?
1 Khalid AH Ansari
2 Boria Majumdar
3 Kiran Nagarkar
4 Ed Hawkins
Ans: 2
Q. Who among the following is/are the Indian Writer(s) shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for the year 2013?
1. Amitabh Ghosh
2. Jeet Thayil
3. Uday Prakash
select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 1, 2 and 3
2 1 and 2 only
3 2 and 3 only
4 1 only
Ans: 1
Q. 'Global Dimming' means
1 Gradual loss of biodiversity hot spot
2 Gradual reduction in the amount of global direct irradiance at the earth surface
3 Gradual increase of the temperature of ionosphere
4 Gradual increase in the melting of ice in polar regions
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following occupations are included under secondary sector as per the national income accounts?
1. Manufacturing
2. Construction
3. Gas and water supply
4. Mining and quarrying
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 1, 2, 3 and 4
2 1, 2 and 4 only
3 1, 2 and 3 only
4 3 and 4 only
Ans: 2
Q. Human Poverty Index(HPI) developed by UNDP is based on which of the following deprivations?
1.Income deprivation
2.Literacy deprivation
3.Social service deprivation
4.Employment deprivation
1 1,2,3 and 4
2 1,2 and 3 only
3 1,3 and 4 only
4 2 and 4 only
Ans: 2
