SSC CGL 2016 07-09-16 - I

Directions: In the questions given below, four options have been given. Click on the option which you think is the RIGHT ANSWER to the question. You can change the answer any number of times.

QuestionAns

1. What is the maximum number of days of employment a rural poor would get under ‘MGNREGA’?

  1. 180 days
  2. 120 days
  3. 100 days
  4. 90 days

2. Scheduled bank is a bank which is ….

  1. Nationalised
  2. Not nationalised
  3. Based in foreign country
  4. Included in the second schedule of RBI

3. Black soil is also known by which of the following name ?

  1. Khadar Soil
  2. Bangar Soil
  3. Alluvial Soil
  4. Regur soil

4. What is the name of the book written by Panini ?

  1. Mahabhashya
  2. Mitakshara
  3. Madhyamika Karika
  4. Ashtadhyayi

5. Which dynasty was started by Khizr Khan ?

  1. The Sayyids
  2. The Lodhis
  3. The Rajputs
  4. The Khiljis

6. The instrument used for measuring air pressure is called ______

  1. Anemometer
  2. Barometer
  3. Hygrometer
  4. Thermometer

7. Gustation refers to the sense of which of the following?

  1. Smell
  2. Hearing
  3. Tactile
  4. Taste

8. Intensity of any wave is proportional to which of the following?

  1. amplitude
  2. Square of amplitude
  3. Square root of amplitude
  4. Cube of amplitude

9. In the following list of devices which device is used in network layer?

  1. Repeaters
  2. Router
  3. Application Gateway
  4. Switch

10. NTPC is a Central Public Sector Enterprise in which sector?

  1. Education
  2. Health
  3. Power
  4. Transport

11. Which State government has launched the Smart Village Programme, to improve public facilities in village?

  1. Maharashtra
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Odisha
  4. Gujarat

12. Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte emerged winner in 2016 presidential elections of which country?

  1. Mexico
  2. The Philippines
  3. Spain
  4. Singapore

13. What is commonly known as ‘White plague’?

  1. Typhoid
  2. Malaria
  3. Tuberculosis
  4. Plague

14. What are gilt-edged securities?

  1. Securities issued by the multinational companies.
  2. Securities issued by the Government
  3. Securities issued by the private sector
  4. Securities issued by the joint venture companies

15. In whose consultation does the President convene and prorogue all sessions of Parliament?

  1. The Speaker
  2. The Prime Minister
  3. The Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha
  4. The Council of Ministers


QuestionAns

16. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?

  1. Buddhism
  2. Jainism
  3. Hinduism
  4. Sikhism

17. Bauxite is used as raw material by which industry

  1. Aluminium
  2. Iron
  3. Steel
  4. Gold

18. The large collection of stars, dust and gas held together by gravitational attraction between components is known as

  1. Cluster
  2. Atmosphere
  3. Galaxy
  4. Sun Family

19. Thermal electricity is generated by using which of these ?

  1. Coal only
  2. Coal and Natural Gas only
  3. Coal, Natural Gas and Petroleum
  4. None of these

20. When iron rusts, its weight ______

  1. decreases
  2. increases
  3. remains the same
  4. first increases and then decreases

21. The driest location on Earth is in which country?

  1. Kenya
  2. Chile
  3. Congo
  4. Libya

22. Which leader of British Labour Party was recently elected the first Muslim Mayor of London?

  1. Sadiq Khan
  2. Ataullah Khan
  3. Firdauz Zaidi
  4. Karim Shaikh

23. Lady Ratan Tata Trophy is related to which game?

  1. Basketball
  2. Hockey
  3. Kho-Kho
  4. Cricket

24. Which instrument is used for measuring humidity of atmosphere?

  1. Barometer
  2. Anemometer
  3. Thermometer
  4. Hygrometer

25. Pankaj Advani is associated with which sport?

  1. Billiards
  2. Boxing
  3. Cricket
  4. Badminton