SSC :- INIDAN POLITY

Indian Polity Question

1. By who. the jurisdiction of the Supreme court of India can be enlarged?
A.President of India
B.Parliament by passing a resolution
C.Parliament by making a law
D.President in consultation with Chief Justice of India

2. Council of Minister is collectively responsible to whom?
A.Prime Minister
B.President
C.Rajya Sabha
D.Lok Sabha

3. Which of the following has described as the soul of the Indian Constitution?
A.Fundamental Rights
B.Directive Principles of State Policy
C.Right to Constitutional Remedies
D.The Preamble

4. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of-
A.Ministry of Home Affairs
B.Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
C.President of India
D.Lok Sabha Speaker

5. Who among the following is not appointed by the State Governor?
A.Chief Minister
B.Members, State Public Service Commission
C.Judges of High Court
D.Advocate General

6. Under which of the following the Constituent Assembly of India was constituted?
A.Government of India Act, 1935
B.Cripps Proposal, 1942
C.Cabinet Mission, 1946
D.Indian Independence Act, 1947

7. Which of the following constitute the Indian Parliament?
A.President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
B.Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister
C.Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
D.Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Parliament Secretariat

8. Who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament?
A.President of India
B.Vice-President of India
C.Prime Minister of India
D.Speaker of Lok Sabha

9. What is the tenture of Chief Election Commissioner of India?
A.Five years
B.Six years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier
C.Five years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier
D.During the pleasure of the President of India

10. Where the Public Interest Ligitation (PIL) can be filed?
A.Only in Supreme Court of India
B.Only in High Courts of States
C.In Central Administrative Tribunals
D.Both in High Courts and Supreme court

11. Which constitutional amendment provided constitutional status to urban local government?
A.72nd
B.73rd
C.74th
D.71st

12. A person can contest the Panchayat election, if he has attained theage of-
A.25 years
B.21 years
C.30 years
D.18years

13. By which Constitutional Amendment OBCs have been given 27 per cent reservation in the admission to educational institutions?
A.92nd
B.93rd
C.94th
D.96th

14. Who administers the Oath of office and secrecy to the Governor?
A.President
B.Chief Justice of Supreme Court
C.Chief Justice of High Court
D.Chief Minister

15. Which one of the following states first established the institution of Lokayukta?
A.Rajasthan
B.Maharashtra
C.Bihar
D.Gujarat

16. Under which article of the constitution reservations in admission to educational institutions, including privateand unaided, to OBCs/ ST/ SC is made?
A.Article 15(4)
B.Article 15(5)
C.Article 16(4)
D.Article 16(5)

17. ‘Right to education’ introduced through 86th Amendment came into force –
A.In 2002
B.In 2004
C.In 2008
D.In 2010

18. State Legislative Assembly can participate in the eection of following-
I.President of India
II.Vice-President of India
III.Members of Rajya Sabha
IV.Members of Legislative Council

Select the correct answer-
A.I, II and III
B.I, III and IV
C.I and II
D.I,II and IV

19. District Judges in a state are appointed by-
A.Advocate General of the state
B.Council of Ministers of the state
C.Governor
D.ChiefJustice of High court

20. For which one of the following commisions, there is no provision in the Indian constitution?
A.Election comission
B.Finnace commission
C.Planning commission
D.Union Public service comission

Answer

1. c

2. d

3. c

4. d

5. c

6. c

7. a

8. d

9. b

10. d

11. c

12. b

13. b

14. c

15. b

16. b

17. d

18. b

19. c

20. c

 

SSC CGL/CHSL :- REASONING TRICKS

ALPHABETICAL SERIES TRICKS

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

I. THE ALPHABET:There are 26 letters in English alphabets.

The first half of alphabet series is from A to M and the half is from N to Z.

A-M – 1-13 (First Alphabetical Half)

N-Z –14-26 (Second Alphabetical Half)

II.1.EJOTY: To make it easier there is a trick called EJOTY (i.e From left to Right) by which you can simply locate the position of letter without much effort.

E J O T Y

5 10 15 20 25

Suppose we want to find the place of the 20th letter from the left side. And you know 20th letter is T, so now, you only have to find a letter which is two positions ahead of T, which is V.

2.VQLGB: It is similar to EJOTY but this is in reverse order i.e from right to left.

V Q L G B

5 10 15 20 25

By these simple tricks, you can instantly find the position of any letter either from the left side or the right side without much efforts.This trick will help you to solve basic questions on Alphabet series.

III. Most of the questions from Alphabetic series in the exams will be from the right side as we are habitual of counting from the left side i.e A,B,C,D… But before we proceed here are few points to remember :

    From your right implies right to left.ALPHABETICAL SERIES TRICKS
    From your left implies left to right.
    To the right implies from left to right.
    To the left implies from right to left.

For example, Let’s find the place of a letter from right side which is the 14th from the left side.
A B C D E F G H I  J  K  L  M N O  P Q R  S  T  U V W X Y  Z

1   2   3  4   5  6  7   8  9  10 11 12  13 14 15  16 17 18  19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14  13  12 11 10  9  8  7 6   5   4   3   2    1

Well, the 14th letter from the left side, N, is the 13th from the right side. Their sum (14+13=27) which is one number more than the total number of alphabets i.e. 26. Simply, we can solve this question easily by adding one to the total number of letters (26+1=27) and then subtracting 14 from it, we will get (27-14=13),as you can  see, which is its place from right. It will give you the position of letter from the right.

Now lets take an example from right side: A letter which is placed 12th from the right side What will be its position from the left. Again, we will add 1 to total no. of letters and then subtract the right position from it to get its position from the left side.And  27 – 12 gives you 15. Therefore, the answer is O.

IV. Next type of question which we encounter in exams is locating the midpoint between two letters.
A B C D E F G H I  J  K  L  M N O  P Q R  S  T  U V W X Y  Z

1   2   3  4   5  6  7   8  9  10 11 12  13 14 15  16 17 18  19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14  13  12 11 10  9  8  7 6   5   4   3   2    1

Now, Let us consider an example to find mid-point between the 10th letter and the 16th letter from the left side. As there are 6 letters i.e. k, L, M,N and O. Clearly, the midpoint of 5 is the 3 which is same when counted from either side. And the mid term is M.The shortest way to find the mid-point between two term is to add them and then take their average.

The simple trick to solve these type of questions is to simply add the position and then take their average.

Now if we want to find the mid-point between the 14th and the 20th letter from the right side. We will add the position of these two letters. On adding we will get 34 and average will be 17 which is from the right side. We can count it from right side or else for your convenience you can convert this position into a position from the left.

As discussed earlier, just subtract 17 from 27. We will get 10th position from the left, which is j.Here you can directly recall EJOTY.

Now consider have to find the mid-point between two,now, one from the left and the other from the right.

Consider an example to find the mid-point between the 7th position from the left side and the 12th position from the right side. Now simply convert the right position into a left position to easily solve it. Now again subtracting 12 from 27 will give us its position from the left side(27-12=15). Now add up 15 and 7 and take average we will get 11, apply EJOTY.And the answer is K.

SSC CGL/CHSL :- ENGLISH

OFTEN CONFUSING WORDS IN ENGLISH

Birth                                  to be born
Berth                                seat
Beside                              by the side of
Besides                            in addition to
Borne                               carried
Born                                 given birth
Break                               damage
Brake                               check
Check                             examine
Cheque                          bank instrument
Cast                                 throw, finalised
Caste                              a social classification
Ceiling                             roof
Sealing                             finalising, putting seal
Cite                                  To quote
Site                                   Location
Sight                                 Vision
Compliment                   praise, an expression of regard
Complement                  something that completes
Conscience                    sense of right and wrong
Conscious                       aware
Council                            committee
Counsel                           advice
Canvas                           coarse fabric
Canvass                          solicit support
Cell                                  chamber
Sell                                   dispose off
Cease                              stop
Seize                                capture
Course                             syllabus
Coarse                             rough
Cereal                              of grain
Serial                                 in instalments
Carrier                              vehicle
Career                              prospects in profession
Decease                          Death
Disease                             sickness
Desert                               A sandy wasteland
Dessert                              Fruit-dish after meals
Dose                                  prescribed quantum of medicine
Doze                                  sleep,nap
Descent                            downward slope
Dissent                               disagree
Device noun                     electronic equipment
Devise verb                       plan or invent
Emigrant                         a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another
Immigrant                          a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

SSC CGL/CHSL :- HISTORY

1. Read statements (a) and (b) and choose the correct answer from the codes given below-
(a)The sixth century B.C was a period of great religious upheaval in all parts of the world.
(b)The Vedic religion had become very complex.
Codes:
A.Both (a) and (b) are false
B.Both (a) and (b) are true
C.(a) is true, while (b) is false
D.(a) is false, while (b) is true

2. The earliest known eipgraphic evidence of Bhagvatism is-
A.Prayag Prashasti of Samundra Gupta
B.Nasik inscription of Gautami Balshri
C.Garuda column at Bensagar
D.Ayodhya inscription of Dhanadeva

3. Buddhist text ‘Milindapanho’ throws light on which Indo Greek ruler?
A.Diodorus II
B.Demetrius
C.Minender
D.Strato I

4. In which Vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the first time?
A.Rigveda
B.Atharvaveda
C.Samveda
D.Yajurveda

5. There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta empire. Which one was not the cause among the statements given below?
A.Huna invasion
B.Feudal set-up of administration
C.Acceptance of Buddhism by the later Guptas
D.Arab invasion

6. Azimullah Khan was an advisor to-
A.Nana Saheb
B.Tantya Tope
C.Rani Laxmi Bai
D.Kunwar Singh

7. Who established the ‘Satya Sodhak Samaj’?
A.B.R Ambedkar
B.Santaram
C.Jotiba Phule
D.Bhaskar Rao Jhadav

8. Muzzafar Ahmad, S.A Dange, Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for which conspiracy?
A.Kakori train heist
B.Chhitagong Armoury raid
C.Meerut conspiracy case
D.Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case

9. After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin?
A.Akbar
B.Humayun
C.Shahjahan
D.Sher Shah

10. Kings of ten tribes fought the ‘Dashraj War’ in the Vedic Age against whom of the following?
A.Raidasa
B.Somadasa
C.Vipradasa
D.Sudasa

11. Which of the following Mauryan Kings was the follower of Ajivika Sect?
A.Chandragupta
B.Bindusara
C.Ashoka
D.Dasharath

12. Who among the following rulers of Mewar accepted Mughal suzerainty?
A.Rana Udaysingh
B.Rana Pratapsingh
C.Rana Amarsingh
D.Rana Karansingh

13. By which of the following treaties, the Third Anglo-Mysore War was ended in 1792 A.D.?
A.Treaty of Srirangapattanam
B.Treaty of Madras
C.Treaty of Mysore
D.Treaty f Mangalore

14. Which sultan recieved a robe of honour from the Caliph?
A.Ala-ud-din-Khilji
B.Iltumish
C.Balban
D.Qutub-ud-din-Aibak

15. Which one of the following is the principal source of informationon Asoka’s campaign against Kalinga?
A.Pillar Edict VII
B.Mahavamsa
C.Divyavadana
D.Rock Edict XIII

16. The Gandhara art flourished under-
A.the kushans
B.the Satavahanas
C.the Guptas
D.the Maurayas

17. Who built the Khajuraho temples?
A.Holkars
B.Pallavas
C.Chandel
D.Bundela

18. Name the famous King of Kushan dynasty?
A.Pulakeshin
B.Kanishka
C.Harsha
D.Vikramaditya

19. Who of the following is called “Indian Napoleon”?
A.Chandra Gupta Maurya
B.Harshvardhan
C.Chandra Gupta Vikraditya
D.Samudra Gupta

20. The first Mughal emperor of India was—
A.Shahjahan
B.Humayun
C.Babar
D.Akbar

             

Answer

1.      B

2.      C

3.      C

4.      A

5.      D

6.      A

7.      C

8.      D

9.      A

10.  D

11.  B

12.  C

13.  A

14.  B

15.  D

16.  A

17.  C

18.  B

19.  D

20.  C