General Awareness|Practice Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1|SET- 9
1. Mohammad-bin-Qasim conquered Sindh in the year
1. 712 AD
2. 812 AD
3. 912 AD
4. 1012 AD
Ans : 1
2. When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha ?
1. Vinobha Bhave
2. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
3. Abbas Taiyabjee
4. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Ans : 3
3. Who created the Madras Presidency as it existed till Indian Independence ?
1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Lord Wellesley
3. Lord Hastings
4. Sir Thomas Munro
Ans : 4
4. The final authority to make a Proclamation of Emergency rests with the
1. Prime Minister
2. President
3. Union Parliament
4. Union Council of Minister
Ans : 2
5. An Advocate General is a/ an
1. State Govt. Official
2. Union Govt. Official
3. Extra-Constitutional Authority
4. None of the above
Ans : 1
6. Which act introduced Dyarchy at the centre ?
1. Indian Council Act , 1909
2. Govt. Of India Act , 1919
3. Govt. Of India Act , 1935
4. The Indian independence Act , 1947
Ans : 3
7. According to the census 2011, the density of population in India ( per sq km ) is
1. 364
2. 320
3. 310
4. 382
Ans : 4
8. Very strong and cold ice winds that blow in the polar regions are called
1. Typhoons
2. Tornadoes
3. Blizzards
4. Polar winds
Ans : 3
9. What is the other name of the Western Ghats ?
1. Pir panjal
2. Shiwalik range
3. Sahyadris
4.Namcha Barwa
Ans : 3
10. Where is the Bandipur National Park ?
1. Rajasthan
2. Andra Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Asom
Ans : 3
11. The 'Blue Moon' phenomenon occurs
1. When two full moons occur in the same month
2. When four full moon appear in two consecutive months of the same calendar year
3. When two full moons appear in the same month thrice in a calendar year
4. None of the above
Ans : 1
12. The law of increasing Returns means
1. Increasing cost
2. Decreasing cost
3. Increasing production
4. Increasing income
Ans : 2
13. Which one of the following is not a qualitative control of credit by the central bank of a country ?
1. Rationing of credit
2. Regulating of consumer credit
3. Variation of the reserve ratio
4. Regulation of margin requirements
Ans : 2
14. What happens to a liquid , when the vapour pressure equals the atmospheric pressure ?
1. The liquid cools
2. The liquid boils
3. No change
4. The liquid evaporates
Ans : 2
15. The jet plane engine works on the principle of
1. Pascal's law
2. Angular momentum
3. Linear momentum
4. Newton's law of motion
Ans : 3
16. A sailor in submarine can see objects on the surface of the sea with the help of a
1. Gyroscope
2. Telescope
3. Stereoscope
4. Periscope
Ans : 4
17. Water is transparent to visible light. Still it is not possible to see objects at a distance in fog which consists of fine drops of water suspended in the air. This is so because
1. Fog affects our vision adversely
2. Fine drops of water are opaque to visible light
3. Most of the light is scattered and hence this apparent opacity
4. The light rays suffer total internal reflection and can not reach the eyes of the observer
Ans : 3
18. The noble gas used in radiotherapy is
1. Neon
2. Argon
3. Radon
4. Xenon
Ans : 3
19. Steel contains
1. 0.1 - 2 % carbon
2. 5 - 10 % carbon
3. More than 10 % carbon
4. No carbon
Ans : 1
20. Oxygen which is vital for life is a product of photosynthesis and comes from
1. Carbonates from carbon
2. CO2
3. H2O
4. Oxides of mineral element
Ans : 3
21. In nuclear reactor, heavy water is used as
1. Coolant
2. Fuel
3. Moderator
4. Atomic smasher
Ans : 3
22. The substance that is added to make natural rubber strong and more bouncy is
1. Polythene
2. Sponge
3. Sulphur
4. Chlorine
Ans : 3
23. During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate in India ?
1. 1921 - 1931
2. 1911 - 1921
3. 1941 - 1951
4. 1931 - 1941
Ans : 2
24. Who among the following introduced the world's first laptop computer in the market ?
1. Hewlett- packard
2. Epson
3. Laplink Travelling Software Inc
4. Microsoft
Ans : 2
25. Which of the following is not a Union Territory ?
1. Lakshadweep
2. Puducherry
3.Nagaland
4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Ans : 3
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