SSC CGL 2016 08-09-16 - III

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. Which of the following green house gases has the greatest heat-trapping ability?

  1. Chlorofluoro carbon
  2. Methane
  3. Carbon dioxide
  4. Nitrous oxide

2. Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Haryana
  4. Uttar Pradesh

3. Diamond does not conduct electricity, because

  1. It’s structure is very compact
  2. It is of crystalline nature
  3. There are only carbon atoms present in it
  4. No free electrons are present in it

4. Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place?

  1. Dev Prayag
  2. Karan Prayag
  3. Gangotri
  4. Rudra Prayag

5. What are Aldehydes?

  1. Mild oxidizing agents
  2. Strong oxidizing agents
  3. Strong reducing agents
  4. Mild reducing agents

6. Which circuit is used to store one bit of data?

  1. Register
  2. Flip Flop
  3. Vector
  4. Encoder

7. Why is weightlessness experienced while orbiting the earth in space ships?

  1. Inertia
  2. Acceleration
  3. Zero gravity
  4. Orbital motion

8. Which is the largest gland in human body?

  1. Liver
  2. Thyroid
  3. Pituitary
  4. Salivary gland

9. Who was the president of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian independence?

  1. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
  2. J.B. Kriplani
  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. Rajendra Prasad

10. What is the minimum age for membership to Rajya Sabha?

  1. 20 years
  2. 25 years
  3. 30 years
  4. 35 years

11. What is an octroi?

  1. Tax
  2. Tax collection centre
  3. Tax processing centre
  4. Tax information centre

12. Sextant is an instrument used in which of the following?

  1. Gynaecology
  2. Navigation
  3. Birth control
  4. Medical treatment

13. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. The Mahakall temple - Ujjain
  2. Sringeri Matha – Chikkmanglur district
  3. The Sun Temple - Konark
  4. Jain temples - Khajuraho

14. What is Gol Gumbadh?

  1. Mausoleum of Hyder Ali
  2. Mausoleum of Aurangazeb
  3. Mausoleum of Chand Bibi
  4. Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah

15. Where is a transistor most likely to be found?

  1. Wrist watch
  2. Fuse
  3. Hearing aid
  4. Fluorescent lamp


QuestionAns

16. Which organ of human body secretes Insulin?

  1. Pancreas
  2. Kidney
  3. Gall bladder
  4. Liver

17. If a healthy freshwater fish is placed in salt water what will be the expected consequence?

  1. The fish becomes dehydrated and dies
  2. The fish becomes bloated and dies
  3. The fish suffers from fungal or bacterial disease and dies
  4. There is no observable effect on the fish provided there is sufficient food

18. Which country is known as ‘Land of Midnight Sun’?

  1. Sweden
  2. Norway
  3. Germany
  4. Finland

19. Which river basin is shared by more than 10 States of India?

  1. Indus
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Ganges
  4. Damodar

20. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?

  1. Kalhana
  2. Maitreyi
  3. Kalidasa
  4. Panini

21. What is the total strength of the Rajya Sabha?

  1. 250
  2. 260
  3. 270
  4. 280

22. Which of the following is done at a Stock Exchange?

  1. Commodities are bought and sold at wholesale price
  2. Commodities are bought and sold at retail price
  3. Securities are bought and sold
  4. None of these

23. Which of the following is India’s military offensive against Pakistan in the Kargil war?

  1. Operation Kargil
  2. Operation LOC
  3. Operation Vijay
  4. Operation Success

24. Who gave the title ‘Nightingale of India’ to Sarojini Naidu?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Rabindranath Tagore
  3. Rajendra Prasad
  4. Mahatma Gandhi

25. The headquarters of RBI is in

  1. Delhi
  2. Kanpur
  3. Mumbai
  4. Nasik