MCQS FOR SSC CGL GENERAL AWARENESS SECTION

SET 3 – SSC – CGL

1. A substance which readily forms colloidal solution in contact with water is called

(a) Extrinsic colloid (b) Associated colloid

(c) Hydrophobic colloid (d) Hydrophilic colloid

Ans.d)

2. An astronaut in outer space will observe sky as

(a) white (b) black

(c) blue (d) red

Ans. b)

3. Which one of the following lenses should be used to correct the defect of astigmatism?

(a) Cylindrical lens (b) Concave lens

(c) Convex lens (d) Bifocal lens

Ans. a)

4. Electron was discovered by

(a) Ernest Rutherford (b) Max Planck

(c) Joseph Thomson (d) Albert Einstein

Ans. c)

5. The first thermionic value was invented by

(a) Thomas Edison (b) Richardson

(c) J.A.Fleming (d) Lee De Forest

Ans.c)

6. The science dealing with the study of teeth is

(a) Odontology (b) Ornithology

(c) Phenology (d) Cosmology

Ans.a)

7. When formaldehyde and potassium hydroxide are heated, we get

(a) Acetylene (b) Methyl alcohol

(c) Methane (d) Ethyl formate

Ans. d)

8. The enzyme in whose presence glucose and fructose are converted into alcohol is

(a) Diastase (b) Maitase

(c) Invertase (d) Zymase

Ans. d)

9. Which of the following acids is manufactured using sawdust?

(a) Oxalic acid (b) Citric acid

(c) Acetic acid (d) Butyric acid

Ans. a)

10. The study of visceral organs is

(a) Angiology (b) Arthrology

(c) Anthrology (d) Splanchnology

Ans. a)

11. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

(a) Chandra Gupta Maurya (b) Samundra Gupta

(c) Vikramaditya (d) Skand Gupta

Ans.b)

12. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with

(a) Mazzini (b) Cavour

(c) Garibaldi (d) Biamarck

Ans.d)

13. Which of the following was not ordered by Alauddin Khalji to control black-marketing and

hoarding?

(a) Land revenue should be collected in kind.

(b) Cultivators should sell the harvested crops on the field only.

(c) Merchants should sell all commodities in the open.

(d) More privileges should be given to Khuts and Muqaddams.

Ans.d)

14. The branch of biology dealing with the study of cells is known as

(a) Cytology (b) Histology

(c) Psychology (d) Physiology

Ans.a)

15. The study of extinct animals is called

(a) Herpetology (b) Ornithology

(c) Geology (d) Palaeontology

Ans.d)

16. The medical term used for the sleeplessness is

(a) Somnambulism (b) Insomnia

(c) Hallucination (d) Nyctinuria

Ans. b)

17. The causative agent of Tuberculosis is

(a) Mycobacterium (b) Aspergillus

(c) Rhabdovirus (d) HIV

Ans.a)

18. The enzyme that is present in the saliva of man is

(a) Pepsin (b) Renin

(c) Amylase (d) Trypsin

Ans.c)

19. Blood cancer is otherwise called as

(a) Anaemia (b) Polycythemia

(c) Leucopenia (d) Leukaemia

Ans.d)

20. For which community were seats reserved by teh Morley-Minto reforms?

(a) Jews (b) Muslims

(c) Christians (d) Sikhs

Ans.b)

21. The tenth plan aims to reduce the poverty ratio by 2007 to

(a) 10% (b) 30%

(c) 20% (d) 5%

Ans. c)

22. What does ECS in banking transactions stand for?

(a) Excess Credit Supervisor (b) Extra Cash Status

(c) Exchange Clearing Standard (d) Electronic Clearing Service

Ans. d)

23. Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) Lava and magma both have gas

(b) Neither the lave nor the magma has gas

(c) Magma has gas while lava has no gas

(d) Lava has gas while magma has no gas

Ans. b)

24. Which one of the following is the example of sedimentary rocks?

(a) Loess (b) Basalt

(c) Granite (d) Gabbro

Ans. a)

25. Mica is found in which one of the following pairs of rocks?

(a) State-Sandstone (b) Schist-Gneiss

(c) Limestone-Sandstone (d) Shale-Limestone

Ans.b)

26. The Mohorovicic (Moho) Discontinuity separates

(a) Outer core and Mantle (b) Inner and Outer core

(c) Sima and Nife (d) Crust and Mantle

Ans. d)

27. Cartels is a form of

(a) Collusive oligopoly (b) Non-collusive oligopoly

(c) Monopoly (d) Monopolistic competition

Ans.c)

28. “The national income consists of a collection of goods and services reduced to common basis by

being measured in terms of money.” – Who says this?

(a) Samuelson (b) Kuznets

(c) Hicks (d) Pigou

Ans. b)

29. According to India’s Report of 2001 percentage of population living in rural areas is

(a) 70 (b) 72

(c) 74 (d) 80

Ans. b)

30. Capital : Output Ratio of a measures

(a) its per unit cost of production

(b) the amount of capital invested per unit of output

(c) the ratio of capital depreciation to quantity of output

(d) the ratio of working capital employed to quantity of output

Ans.b)

31. The writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights are issued by

(a) The Parliament (b) The President

(c) The Supreme Court (d) The Election Commission

Ans. c)

32. Whcih of the following is a feature to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation?

(a) A single citizenship

(b) Dual judiciary

(c) Three Lists in the Constitution

(d) A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution

Ans.d)

33. Which one of the following items is not included in the current account of india’s Balance of

Payments?

(a) Short-term commercial borrowings

(b) Non-monetary gold movements

(c) Investment income

(d) Transfer payments

Ans.a)

34. Engel’s Law states the relationship between

(a) quantity demanded and price of a commodity

(b) quantity demanded and price of substitutes

(c) quantity demanded and tastes of the consumers

(d) quantity demanded and income of the consumers

Ans. d)

35. Which of the following is not a tool of legislative control over administration in India?

(a) Dissolution of House (b) Resolutions

(c) Questions (d) No Confidence Motion

Ans. a)

36. Evaluate the following statements:

I. The legal interpretation of equality is chiefly influenced by equality before law and equal

protection of law

II. Equality before law means rule of law

(a) I is correct but II is incorrect (b) II is correct but I is incorrect

(c) Both are correct (d) Both are incorrect

Ans. c)

37. A writ issued by the Supreme Court compelling a quasi-judicial/public authority to perform its

mandatory duty is

(a) Quo warranto (b) Mandamus

(c) Certiorari (d) Prohibition

Ans.b)

38. In Gandhian Socialism

(a) State is required

(b) State is not required

(c) State is sometimes required and sometimes not required

(d) State is neither required nor not required

Ans.b)

39. With which of the following books is Hobbes associated?

(a) Lectures on Jurisprudence (b) Social Contract

(c) Republic (d) Leviathan

Ans.a)

40. In which year were the Indian states reorganized on the linguistic basis?

(a) 1947 (b) 1951

(c) 1956 (d) 1966

Ans.c)

41. The book Truth, Love and A Little Malice’ is written by

(a) Tarun Tejpal (b) Vikram Seth

(c) Khushwant Singh (d) Nirad C. Chaudhuri

Ans.c)

42. WLL stands for

(a) Walking Land Line (b) Walking Loop Line

(c) Wireless Land Line (d) Wireless in Local Loop

Ans.d)

43. Who received the Wisden Award for the ‘Indian Cricketer of the 20th Century’?

(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Kapil Dev

(c) Sunil Gavaskar (d) Anil Kumble

Ans.b)

44. The Ad Line ‘Connecting People’ is linked with

(a) Sony Ericsson (b) Nokia

(c) Motorola (d) Airtel

Ans.b)

45. Match teh personlities mentioned below with the activity they are associated with:

1. Rod Laver 2. Chanda Kochar

3. Birju Maharaj 4. Bala Murlikrishnan

I. Kathak Dancing II. Music

III. Lawn Tennis IV. Banking

1 2 3 4

(a) III IV I II

(b) I III II IV

(c) II I IV III

(d) IV II III I

Ans. a)

46. Find the odd one?

(a) J.R.Hicks (b) Richard Stone

(c) Friedrich August von Hayek (d) Amartya Sen

Ans. c)

47. ISRO is abbreviation for

(a) Indian Scientific Research Organization

(b) International Space Research Organization

(c) International Sales Research Organization.

(d) Indian Space Research Organization

Ans. d)

48. Match the following political leaders of India with their respective political parties:

1. Sharad Pawar a. CPI

2. Sharad Yadav b. BSP

3. Mayawati c. JD(U)

4. A.B.Bardhan d. NCP

1 2 3 4

(a) III IV II I

(b) IV III II I

(c) IV III I II

(d) II I III IV

Ans.b)

49. Which among the following countries would host the 2006 Olympic Games?

(a) India (b) South Korea

(c) Greece (d) China

Ans.d)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          50. Superconductors are those elements

(a) Whose conductivity is intermediate between metals and insulators.

(b) Whose resistance falls almost to zero at very low temperatures.

(c) Which turn into insulators at very low temperature.

(d) Which conduct electricity only at super-high temperatures.

Ans.b)