General Awareness,Top 35 Questions with Answers for SSC Exam for Tier - 1
1. Who is the present chief of ISRO ?
1. Madhavan Nair
2. Anil Kakodkar
3. Mohan S. Shetty
4. M. Arvindam
Ans : 1
2. What is sequence number of Ms. Pratibha Patil as President of the Republic of India ?
1. 10th
2. 11th
3. 12th
4. 13th
Ans : 3
3. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India ?
1. B. R. Ambedkar
2. C. Rajagopalachari
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4. Dr. S. Radhakrishanan
Ans : 2
4. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India ?
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Gopal Krishan Gokhale
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Surendranath Banerjee
Ans : 1
5. The first General-Secretary of the Indian National Congress was
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. A. O. Hume
3. Ferozshah Mehta
4. Badruddin Tyabji
Ans : 1
6. Jamini Roy distinguished himself in the field of
1. Badminton
2. Painting
3. Theatre
4. Sculpture
Ans : 2
7. Name of S. Chandrashekhar is associated with which of the following subjects ?
1. Cosmology
2. Chemistry
3. Fluid Mechanics
4. Astrophysics
Ans : 4
8. Name the President of India who was elected unopposed .
1. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
2. Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
3. Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
4. Dr. Zakir Hussain
Ans : 2
9. Salim Ali was an eminent
1. Urdu Poet
2. Ornithologist
3. Ghazal Singer
4. None of the above
Ans : 2
10. The first Woman to become a Chief Minister of any State ?
1. Nandini Satpathy
2. Dr. J. Jaylalita
3. Sucheta Kriplani
4. Mayawati
Ans : 3
11. The first Defence Minister of India was
1. K M Cariappa
2. Gopalaswami Aiyangar
3. Baldev Singh
4. Sardar Patel
Ans : 3
12. Ratan Thylam, the famous personality from Manipur, is known for his work in the field of :
1. Sports
2. Music
3. Theatre
4. Social Reform
Ans : 3
13. Who of the following had called Subhash Chandra Bose as 'Desh Nayak' ?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Ram Manohar Lohia
3. Rabindranath Tagore
4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans : 3
14. Vikram Pandit is associated with which of the following banks ?
1. Yes Bank
2. ICICI Bank
3. Citigroup
4. HSBC
5. State Bank of India
Ans : 3
15. Who is Kapil Sibbal ?
1. Coal Minister of India
2. Civil Aviation Minister of India
3. Telecom Minister of India
4. Economic Advisor to Prime Minister of India
Ans : 3
16. Who was the first Indian to reach Antartica ?
1. Rakesh Sharma
2. G. S. Sirohi
3. B. K. Dutta
4. K. Karuna Nautial
Ans : 2
17. The Chief Minister who remained in the office for the longest period :
1. Jyoti Basu
2. Lalu Prasad
3. Mayawati
4. M. Karunanidhi
Ans : 1
18. Baan Ki-moon , the UNO Secretary - General belong to
1. Saudi Arab
2. Egypt
3. South Korea
4. Brazil
Ans : 3
19. Who has been designated as the 'Man of the Decade' by the Time Magazine ?
1. Nelson Mandela
2. Ronald Reagan
3. Dalai Lama
4. None
Ans : 4
20. With which of the following fields is M. F. Hussain associated ?
1. Painting
2. Music
3. Literature
4. Social services
Ans : 1
21. The first Navigator to sail round the world was :
1. Marco Polo
2. Columbus
3. Amundsen
4. Magellan
Ans : 1
22. Who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of IIM Ahmedabad :
1. Y. C. Deveshwar
2. N. R. Narayana Murthy
3. Sanjiv Gupta
4. M. Damodaran
Ans : 2
23. Yamini Krishnamurti is an accomplished exponent of :
1. Kuchipudi
2. Bharatnatyam
3. Kathak
4. Odissi
Ans : 2
24. The television was invented by ......
1. James Russell
2. John Loge Baired
3. Berliner
4. Marconi
Ans : 2
25. Baba Amte is famous as a ....
1. Painter
2. Singer
3. Politician
4. Social worker
Ans : 4
26. Who is known as the 'Columbus of the Space Age'
1. Mithali Raj
2. Yuri Gagarin
3. Kalpana Chawla
4. Leela Seth
Ans : 2
27. The theory of use and disuse was used to explain evolution by
1. Lamarck
2. Darwin
3. De Vries
4. Wallace
Ans : 1
28. The name 'Indian National Congress' was given by
1. S. N. Banerjee
2. Feroz Shah Mehta
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. M. G. Ranade
Ans : 3
29. Who said ---- " Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India" ?
1. Swami Vivekanand
2. Raj Narain Bose
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Ans : 1
30. The famous 'Kirti Stambha' at Chittor was built by
1. Rana Pratap
2. Rana Kumbha
3. Rana Hammir
4. Rana Sangram Singh
Ans : 2
31. What is Spiderman's real name ?
1. Jemmy
2. Pubar
3. Peter Parker
4. Kenny
Ans : 3
32. Who was the well known collector of artifacts ?
1. Motilal Nehru
2. Wadeyar
3. Rabindranath Tagore
4. Salar Jung
Ans : 3
33. The title of 'Desert Fox' is given to
1. Prince Bismarck
2. Hitler
3. Gen Rommel
4. Joan of Arc
Ans : 3
34. Hitendra Desai was a noted figure in which of the following fields ?
1. Literature
2. Journalism
3. Politics
4. Social Service
Ans : 3
35. Who is Larry Pressler ?
1. Actor
2. Politician
3. Painter
4. Tennis Player
Ans : 2
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