General knowledge for SSC CGL 2016

1.The last in succession of JainaTirthankaras was?

(A) Mahavira

(B) Rishaba

(C) Parsvanatha

(D) Manisubrata

2.The name by which Ashoka is generally referred to in his inscriptions is?

(A) Dharmakirti

(B) Priyadarsi

(C) Chakravarti

(D) Dharmadeva

3.Which among the following cities is considered as one of the oldest surviving cities in the world?

(A) Haridwar

(B) Varanasi

(C) Ayodhya

(D) Mathura

4.Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(A) Chaturvarnya - Four Ashrams

(B) Shudra - Service to three varnas

(C) Mahamatra - Superior Officials

(D) Dharamshastra - Works on religion and philosophy

5.A lot of details regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided in the inscriptions at?

(A) Uttaramerur

(B) Kanchipuram

(C) Thanjavur

(D) Uraiyur

6. Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution ?

(A) Gram Sabha

(B) Gram Panchayat

(C) Gram Cooperative Society

(D) Nyaya Panchayat

7. Garba is a dance form of—

(A) Gujarat

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Orissa

(D) Assam

8. The toxicity of which of the following heavy metals leads to liver cirrhosis ?

(A) Copper

(B) Lead

(C) Mercury

(D) Zinc

9. Who is named as the Flying Sikh of India ?

(A) Mohinder Singh

(B) Ajit Pal Singh

(C) Joginder Singh

(D) Milkha Singh

10. If the radius of blood vessels of a person decreases his/her blood pressure will—

(A) increase

(B) decrease

(C) remain unaffected

(D) increase for males and decrease for females

ANSWERS KEY:
1- (A)
2- (B)
3- (D)
4- (B)
5- (A)
6- (C)
7- (A)
8- (A) 
9- (D)
10-(A)