General Knowledge Questions for SSC Exam in English

General Knowledge Questions for SSC Exam in English : Free Online practice Mock Test (Quiz) of most important MCQs for SSC GD, CHSL, CGL competitive exams.

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#1. Which among the following statements is incorrect?

Industrial Securities Market is also known as gilt-edged market.

The secondary market is the market for the sale and purchase of previously issued securities.

RBI plays a dominant role in the gilt-edged market through its ‘Open Market Operations’.

The primary market is also known as new issue market.

#2. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with directive principles of state policy ?

Part VII

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

#3. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
I. Force per unit volume is called pressure.

II. Liquids can exert pressure on walls of containers.
III. Force acting on an object can cause a change in it state of motion but not its shape.

Only I and II

Only III

I,II and III

Only I and III

#4. What is the full form of PPLO with respect to bacteria?

Pleuro Platelet Like Organisms

Platelet Prone Like Organisms

Pleuro Pneumonia Like Organisms

Pneumonia Platelet Like Organisms

#5. Mohenjodaro site of Harappan civilisation is situated on the bank of which river?

Gharghara river

Beas river

Jhelum river

Indus river

#6. In which year was the small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) set up ?

1987

1988

1989

1990

#7. Expenditure of the government on health facilities, education and fixed – asset acquisition is termed as _______________.

revenue expenditure

non- plan revenue expenditure

capital expenditure

plan expenditure

#8. Which among the following is INCORRECT about the salient features of the Constitution 73 Amendment Act ?

The Act corresponds to Part III of the Constitution of India

The Act gives a Constitutional status to the Panchayati raj Institutions

The Act has added the Eleventh Schedule to the Constitution of India

It contains 29 functional items of the Panchayats and deals with Article 243 to 243 (O)

#9. The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 formed the basis of the ______.

Fifth five Year plan

Second Five Year plan

Fourth Five Year plan

Third Five Year plan

#10. The number of Pawn in chess is _____________.

#11. Which ruler of the Chahamana dynasty made Ajmer his capital ?

Prithviraj III

Prithviraj II

Arnoraj

Ajayaraja

#12. What is the height of the badminton net?

6.5 feet

6 feet

5.1 feet

5.5 feet

#13. The First Commonwealth Games were organised in which of the following years ?

1926

1930

1920

1922

#14. Who among the following was the successor of Mughal emperor Shahjahan to the throne ?

Murad Bakhsh

Dara Shikoh

Aurangzeb

ShahShuja

#15. The Wadali Brothers are____________ singers.

Bhatiali

Lavani

Sufi

Pandavani

#16. Which compound structure includes a saturated short – chain fatty acid with 4 – carbon molecules, commonly found in esterified form in animal fats and plant oils ?

Propionic acid

Butyric acid

Succinic acid

Lactic acid

#17. Who among the following discovered the neutrons?

james chadwick

E. Goldstein

Neils Bohr

Ernest Rutherford

#18. What is used for holding program instructions that can’t be changed throughout the life of the computer ?

ROM

Ram

cache

#19. Which of the following statement is correct regarding air pressure?

High pressure is associated with cloudy skies and wet weather.

Low pressure is associated with clear and sunny skies.

The air always moves from high pressure areas to low pressure areas.

The air pressure is lowest at sea level and increases with height.

#20. Which article of the Indian constitution mentions that it is duty of the Union government to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance?

353

356

355

358

#21. Tansen, the music legend was a courtier in which of the following courts before coming to Akbar ?

Rewa

Benaras

Gandhara

Maghad

#22. Which odourless, colourless, tasteless and chemically unreactive gas was invented by Daniel Rutherford in 1772 and was independently isolated at the same time by CW Scheele and H Cavendish?

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Argon

Fluorine

#23. Who is famously known as Bihar Kesari ?

Rajendra Prasad

Shri Krishna Sinha

Karpuri Thakur

Lala Lajpat Rai

#24. Priorities of the government in the fiscal area and its related policies and deviations are mentioned in which part of the budget document ?

Medium – term Fiscal Policy Statement

Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement

Macroeconomic Framework Statement

Appropriation Bill

#25. Dr. Teejan Bai, a Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee is globally recognised for her contribution to which of the following art forms ?