General Awareness|Practice Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1|SET- 4
1. The Sufi movement originally started from
1. Persia
2. Delhi
3. Lahore
4. Kabul
Ans : 1
2. Humayun was driven out of Hindustan in 1540 AD after the battle of
1. Chausa
2. Dourah
3. Surajgarh
4. Kannauj
Ans : 4
3. Chandragupta Maurya spent his days at
1. Pataliputra
2. Ujjain
3. Sravanabelgola
4. Kashi
Ans : 3
4. Which of the following feature of Indian Constitution was borrowed from the USA ?
1. Rule of law
2. Fundamental Right
3. Rigid Constitution
4. Directive Principles of State Policy
Ans : 2
5. Term of office of the President of the USA is
1. 6 years
2. 5 years
3. 4 years
4. 7 years
Ans : 3
6. Article 243 of the Constitution of India inserted by a Constitutional Amendment deals with which of the following ?
1. Extending the benefits of reservation on the basis of Mandal Commission Recommendations
2. Land Reforms
3. To include Konkani , Manipuri and Nepali in the list of official languages
4. Panchayati Raj System
Ans : 4
7. The busiest ocean from the point of view of trade is
1. Pacific Ocean
2. Indian Ocean
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean
Ans : 3
8. The forest in Silent Valley of Kerala is an example of
1. Deciduous forest
2. Tropical rain forest
3. Alpine coniferous forest
4. Mangrove forest
Ans : 2
9. Anai mudi peak is located in the
1. Eastern Ghats
2. Nilgiri hills
3. Palani hills
4. Sahyadri
Ans : 2
10. Commercially important cotton fibres are
1. Epidermal hairs of seed
2. Woody fibres of roots
3. Phloem fibres of roots
4. Bark fibres of stems
Ans : 1
11. Which of the following resources is renewable one ?
1. Uranium
2. Coal
3. Timber
4. Natural Gas
Ans : 1
12. One of the features of a free market economy is
1. Rationing and price control
2. Active state invention
3. Consumer's Sovereignty
4. Public ownership of factors of production
Ans : 3
13. 'Gold Button Standard' refers to
1. Gold coin as an unlimited legal tender
2. Gold as the measure of value
3. Free coinage of gold
4. No restrictions on import and export of gold
Ans : 2
14. The part of root involved in water absorption is
1. Zone of elongation
2. Zone of root cap
3. Zone of cell division
4. Zone of root hairs
Ans : 4
15. Araneology is
1. Rearing of bees
2. Study of aphids
3. Study of spiders
4. Study of mites
Ans : 3
16. What does "Corpus luteum" secrete ?
1. Testosterone
2. Estrogen
3. Haemoglobin
4. Progesterone
Ans : 4
17. The male sex harmone is
1. Estrogen
2. Testosterone
3. Insulin
4. Progesterone
Ans : 2
18. The velocity of light is
1. 3 × 10ⁿ8 km/s
2. 3 × 10ⁿ8 miles/s
3. 3 × 10ⁿ8 cm/s
4. 3× 10ⁿ8 m/s
Ans : 4
19. A jug is filled to the brim with water at 0°C. A piece of ice floats in it. The moment of ice melts,
1. Water level increases
2. Water level decreases
3. Water level is unchanged
4. Water spills out of the jug
Ans : 3
20. Iodine test is used to detect
1. Carbohydrates
2. Protein
3. Fat
4. Cholestrol
Ans : 1
21. The branch of medicine involving synthetic chemical compounds is
1. Ayurveda
2. Allopathy
3. Homoeopathy
4. Unani
Ans : 2
22. The rusting of metal iron in air needs both
1. Oxygen and moisture
2. Carbon dioxide and moisture
3. Water and paint
4. Oxygen and grease
Ans : 1
23. Arsenic problem in India is primarily due to
1. Over exploitation of arsenopyrite in the hinterland
2. Over exploitation of coal in Bihar and Bengal
3. Over exploitation of ground water in the affected areas
4. Over exploitation of surface water in the affected areas
Ans : 3
24. What is used to identify whether a data word as an odd or even number of 1's ?
1. Parity bit
2. Sign bit
3. Zero bit
4. Carry bit
Ans : 1
25. Which of the following country has the longest overland tunnel ?
1. France
2. Switzerland
3. Germany
4. Spain
Ans : 2
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