SSC CGL/CHSL :- GENERAL AWARENESS

1. NABARD stands for-
A.National bank for agriculture and rural development
B.National bureau for air and road transport
C.National Bank for aeronautics and radar development
D.National business for accounting and reviewing

2. Gandhiji’s famous Quit India Movement call to the British was given in-
A.1942
B.1941
C.1940
D.1943

3. Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha-
A.G.V Mavalankar
B.B.R Ambedkar
C.Dr. S.P Mukerjee
D.N. Sanjeev Reddy

4. Choose the correct option which represents the arrangement of atmospheric layers.
A.Ecosophere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
B.Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Ecosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere
C.Ionosphere, Ecosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
D.Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Ecosphere

5. The one rupee note bears the signature of-
A.Secretary, Ministry of India
B.Governor, Reserve Bank of India
C.Finance Minister
D.None of these

6. Which of the following is in the ascending order of Data hierarchy?
A.Bit-Byte-Record-Field-Database-File
B.Field-Byte-Bit-Record-File-Database
C.Byte-Bit-File-Record-Database-Field
D.Bit-Byte-Field-Record-File-Database

7. SIDBI stands for-
A.Small Industrial Designed Bank of India
B.Small Innovations Development Banker’s Institute
C.Small Industries Developmental Banker Institute
D.Small Industries Development Bank of India

8. Which of the following particles has the dual nature of particle wave?
A.Electron
B.Proton
C.Neutron
D.Meson

9. Who initiated the movement to form the Indian National Congress-
A.W.C. Banerjee
B.Annie Besant
C.Gandhi ji
D.A.O Hume

10. The metal ion present in vitamin B12 is-
A.zinc
B.nickel
C.cobalt
D.iron

11. what is popular sovereignty?
A.Sovereignty of the head of state
B.Sovereignty of the legal head
C.Sovereignty of the people
D.Sovereignty of people’s representative

12. In which year was the Indian National congress formed-
A.1835
B.1875
C.1901
D.1885

13. Microbial degradation of nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen is known as-
A.Denitrification
B.Nitrification
C.Putrefacation
D.Ammonification

14. The best milch breed in the world is-
A.Deoni
B.Holstein-Friesian
C.Sindhi
D.Chittagong

15. The ash-grey soils of high-latitude coniferous forests are known as-
A.Podsols
B.Tundra soils
C.Red and Yellow soils
D.Grey-Brown soils

16. Bangladesh was created in-
A.1972
B.1970
C.1973
D.1971

17. Burns caused by steam are much more severe than those caused by boiling water because
A.Steam is gas and engulfs the body quickly
B.Steam pierces through the pores of body quickly
C.Steam has latent heat
D.temperature of steam is higher

18. An enzyme produced by HIV that allows the integration of HIV DNA into the host cell’s DNA is-
A.Integrase
B.Ligase
C.Helicase
D.DNA gyrase

19. Which of the following plant shows chloroplast dimorphism?
A.Sugar beet
B.Rice
C.Wheat
D.Sugarcane

20. Muddy water is treated with alum in purification process, it is termed as-
A.coagulation
B.adsorption
C.emulsification
D.absorption

21. which of the following is the sweetest sugar?
A.glucose
B.fructose
C.maltos
D.lactose

22. A computer executes Program in the sequence of-
A.Fetch, Decode, Execute
B.Decode, Fetch, Execute
C.Execute, Fetch, Decode
D.Store, Fetch, Execute

23. Best way to conserve our water resources is-
A.Sustainable water utilization
B.Rain water harvesting
C.Encouragment of natural regeneration of vegetation
D.All of the above

24. The gene which exhibits multiple effects is known as-
A.Pleiotropic
B.Polygene
C.Complementary
D.Pseudogene

25. The two specific heats of gases are related by-
A.C_p + C_v = RJ
B.C_p/C_v = R
C.C_p – C_v = RJ
D.C_p – C_v = R/J

26. Evergreen type forests are found in-
A.monsoon climatic area
B.Desert region
C.Equatorial region
D.Mediterranean region

27. Economic profit or normal profit is the same as-
A.maximum profit
B.net profit
C.optimum profit
D.accounting profit

28. Surplus Budget is recommended during:
A.War
B.Boom
C.Depression
D.Famines

29. Which of the following is called the Light House of the Mediterranean?
A.Paracutin of Mexico
B.Stromboli of Sicily
C.Vesuvius of Italy
D.Mount Pelee of West Indies

30. Reserve transcription was discovered by-
A.Beadle and Tatum
B.Watson and Crick
C.Temin & Baltimore
D.har Govind Khorana

Answer

1. a

2. a

3. a

4. d

5. a

6. d

7. d

8. a

9. d

10. d

11. d

12. d

13. a

14. b

15. a

16.d

17. c

18. a

19. d

20. a

21. b

22. a

23. d

24. a

25. d

26. d

27. b

28. c

29. b

30. c