General Awareness|Practice Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1|SET- 5
1. The Ashoka Inscription were engraved in which script ?
1. Brahmi
2. Pali
3. Devanagari script
4. Magadhi
Ans : 1
2. Which one of the following was the book written by Amogh Varsha, the Rashtrakuta king ?
1. Adipurana
2. Ganitasara Samgraha
3. Saktayana
4. Kavirajamarga
Ans : 4
3. Who built the Kailasanatha temple at Ellora ?
1. Rajendra I
2. Mahendra Verma I
3. Krishna I
4. Govinda I
Ans : 3
4. According to the Indian Constitution, the vacancy in the office of the President of India shall be filled within
1. 1 month
2. 6 month
3. 3 month
4. 1 year
Ans : 2
5. In India Republic the real executive authority rests with the
1. Prime Minister
2. President
3. Bureaucrates
4. Council of Ministers
Ans : 4
6. The Indian Council Act of 1909 was popularly known as
1. Parliament Act
2. Minto-Morley Reforms
3. The Judiciary
4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
Ans : 2
7. Which of the following is not a renewable resource ?
1. Thorium
2. Geothermal heat
3. Tidal power
4. Radiation energy
Ans : 1
8. Which of the following statements is correct ?
1. Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills
2. Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka plateau
3. Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chotanagpur plateau
4. Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravali ranges
Ans : 1
9. Which is the purest commercial form of iron ?
1. Pig iron
2. Steel
3. Stainless steel
4. Wrought iron
Ans : 4
10. Soil erosion can be prevented by
1. Increasing bird population
2. Afforestation
3. Removal of vegetation
4. Over grasing
Ans : 2
11. One of the best solutions to get rid of non - biodegradable wastes is
1. Burning
2. Dumping
3. Burying
4. Recycling
Ans : 4
12. In the case of direct taxes, the payment liability and the ultimate burden of the tax lies upon
1. The person on whom it has been imposed
2. The person on whom it has not been imposed
3. The tax department who collects the taxes
4. Both on whom it has been imposed and on whom it is not imposed
Ans : 1
13. Interest paid to a bank for a crop loans is
1. A transfer payment
2. A factor payment
3. Capital formation
4. Intermediate consumption
Ans : 2
14. Acid rain is caused by
1. Co and CO
2. SO2 and O2
3. SO2 and NO2
4. NO2 and O2
Ans : 3
15. Absorption of water from cut ends of stems disproves the
1. Theory of capillarity
2. Cohesion tension theory
3. Root pressure theory
4. Imbibitional pressure theory
Ans : 3
16. The loss of water in the form of water droplets is called
1. Transpiration
2. Guttation
3. Evaporation
4. Bleeding
Ans : 2
17. Which angiosperm is vessel less ?
1. Hydrilla
2. Trochodendron
3. Maize
4. Wheat
Ans : 2
18. Myrmecology is study of
1. Insects
2. Ants
3. Crustaceans
4. Arthropods
Ans : 2
19. Cactus is referred to as
1. Hydrophyte
2. Mesophyte
3. Xerophyte
4. Epiphyte
Ans : 3
20. The resistance of the human body ( dry condition ) is of the order of
1. 10¹ ohm
2. 10² ohm
3. 10³ ohm
4. 10⁴ ohm
Ans : 3
21. Certain substances loose their electrical resistance completely at super low temp. Such substance are called
1. Super conductors
2. Semi conductors
3. Dielectrics
4. Perfect conductors
Ans : 1
22. Brass contains
1. Copper and zinc
2. Copper and tin
3. Copper and silver
4. Copper and nickel
Ans : 1
23. The unit of electrical power is
1. Volt
2. Watt
3. Kilowatt hour
4. Ampere
Ans : 2
24. CAD stands for
1. Computer Automatic Design
2. Computer Aided Decode
3. Computer Automatic Decode
4. Computer Aided Design
Ans : 4
25. The author of the book "Zest for Life" is
1. Emile Zola
2. Virginia Wolf
3. HG Walls
4. Mark Twain
Ans : 1
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