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 of the following is the motto of the Olympic Games?

For the Game, For the World

Great Sport, Great Spirit

Faster, Higher, Stronger

Fair Play Friendship War

Notes:
“Faster, Higher, Stronger” is the motto of the Olympic Games. The Olympic motto is the “Citius, Altius, Fortius” whose Latin meaning is “faster, higher, stronger”.

#2. Which of the following is considered a capital expense?

Construction of school buildings

Payment of salaries

Subsidies

Pension

#3. Which sport’s competition is the Sultan of Johor Cup?

Foot ball

Field Hockey

Kabaddi

Tennis

#4. The Lucknow Pact was signed in __________ by Congress and the Muslim League to work in alliance for representative government.

1916

1918

1920

1914

#5. 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.

#6. Under which of the following Acts was the National Commission for Women established ?

The National Commission for Women Act, 1988

The National Commission for Women Act, 1990

The National Commission for Women Act, 1989

The National Commission for Women Act, 1987

#7. Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding mixtures?

Colloids are heterogeneous mixtures in which the particle size is large.

The major component of a solution is called the solvent.

The minor component of a solution is called the solute.

A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.

#8. In which type of tax is the marginal tax rate higher than the average tax rate?

Progressive

Regressive

Proportional

Digressive

#9. Methyl ethyl ketone is also known as:

methyl pentanone

2-butanol

2-butanone

propanone

#10. Which is the governing body of International cricket?

ICC

BCCI

ECB

#11. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to restrict or abrogate the fundamental rights of the members of the armed force, para-military forces, police forces, intelligence agencies and analogous forces ?

Article 33

Article 31

Article 37

Article 35

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

ROM

Ram

cache

#13. Which of the following taxes is proportional in nature?

Corporation Tax

Capital Gains Tax

Goods and Services Tax

Income Tax

#14. In the higher latitudes (50° – 70°) of Northern hemisphere the spectacular Coniferous forests are found. These are also called as ______.

Veld

Tundra

Llanos

Taiga

#15. Europeans entered India with a mindset of trading only. This streak was initiated by which of the following European nations?

Dutch

French

British

Portuguese

#16. Who captained India to its first-ever Cricket World Cup victory in 1983?

Kapil Dev

Sunil Gavaskar

Sachin Tendulkar

Sourav Ganguly

#17. In which process is a solid substance volatilised by heating and the vapour is condensed back to the solid a cold surface ?

Distillation

Filtration

Sublimation

Chromatography

#18. Vallabhbhai Patel and _________ helped Gandhi in Kheda by organising his tour of the villages and urging the peasants to stand firm against the government.

Motilal Nehru

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Indulal Yanjnik

Jamunalal Bajaj

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

Part VII

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

#20. Which of the following is NOT an example of manufacturing activity ?

paper made from wood

Mutual fund product made by combing debt and equity funds

Yarn made from cotton

Sugar made from sugarcane

#21. Read the given Statements and select the correct option.
I. The Governor is the real head of the State Government.
II. The Chief Minister plays a key role in farming the laws and policies of the state government.
III. Governor of a State is appointed by the President.

Only II

Both II and III

Only I

Both I and II

#22. Which of the following Statements is NOT correct about fundamental duties in the Indian Constitution ?

They are made to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.

They are made to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.

They are made to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.

They are made justiciable in nature

#23. The value added of a firm is calculated as ________.

value of production of the firm – value of intermediate goods used by the firm

value of production of the firm + value of capital goods used by the firm

value of production of the firm / value of intermediate goods used by the firm

value of production of the firm + value of intermediate goods used by the firm

#24. Who among the following devised a policy that came to be known as the Doctrine of Lapse?

Lord Dalhousie

Lord Hastings

Lord Cornwallis

Lord Minto

#25. Which of the following does not belong to the family of organic compounds ?

Furan

Decane

Ammonia

Nonane

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