General Awareness|Practice Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1|SET- 6

1. British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year

1. 1857

2. 1858

3. 1859

4. 1860

Ans : 2

2. Who succeeded Guru Nanak ?

1. Guru Angad

2. Guru Ramdas

3. Guru Arjun

4. Guru Hargobind

Ans : 1

3. Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daula in the battle of Plassey in 1757 ?

1. Hyder Ali

2. Mir Qasim

3. Mir Jaffar

4. Nawab of Awadh

Ans : 3

4. Panchayati Raj is organized at the

1. Village level

2. Village and block level

3. Village, block and district level

4. Village, block, district and state level

Ans : 3

5. Which right in India is a constitutional right but not a fundamental right ?

1. Right to Freedom of Religion

2. Cultural and Educational Right

3. Right against Exploitation

4. Right to Property

Ans : 4

6. The chief advocate of Fascism was

1. Mussolini

2. Adolf Hitler

3. St. Simon

4. Robert Owen

Ans : 1

7. Sunda Trench is in

1. Indian Ocean

2. Pacific Ocean

3. Atlantic Ocean

4. Gulf of Mexico

Ans : 1

8. Which of the following is an organic rock ?

1. Marble

2. Coal

3. Granite

4. Slate

Ans : 2

9. Hydraulic action is a type of erosion caused by

1. Running water

2. Wind

3. Glacier

4. None

Ans : 1

10. The plant from which cocca and chocolate are obtained is a

1. Herb

2. Shrub

3. Small tree

4. Very big tree

Ans : 3

11. Light from the sun reaches us in nearly

1. 8 min

2. 2 min

3. 6 min

4. 4 min

Ans : 1

12. If only a part of the labour force employed by a firm can be dismissed at anytime and without pay , the total wages and salaries paid by the film must be considered

1. A variable cost

2. A fixed cost

3. Partly a fixed and partly a variable cost

4. Neither a fixed nor a variable cost

Ans : 1

13. Which of the following system is based on the principle of surplus value ?

1. Capitalism

2. Individualism

3. Idealism

4. Communism

Ans : 1

14. Conversion of starch to sugar is essential for

1. Stomatal opening

2. Stomatal closing

3. Stomatal formation

4. Stomatal growth

Ans : 1

15.Natural sources of air pollution are

1. Forest fires

2. Volcanic eruptions

3. Dust storm

4. Smoke from burning dry leaves

Ans : 2

16. Which of the following genetically modified vegetables is recently being made available in Indian market ?

1. Carrot

2. Radish

3. Brinjal

4. Potato

Ans : 3

17. In galvanisation , iron is coated with

1. Copper

2. Zinc

3. Tin

4. Nickel

Ans : 2

18. Which one of the following is also known as solution ?

1. A compound

2. A homogeneous mixture

3. A heterogeneous mixture

4. A suspension

Ans : 2

19. The cells which are closely associated and interacting with guard cells are

1. Transfusion tissue

2. Complementary cells

3. Subsidiary cells

4. Hypodermal cells

Ans : 3

20. Vermicomposting is done by

1. Fungus

2. Bacteria

3. Worms

4. Animals

Ans : 3

21. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread ?

1. Scurvy

2. Typhoid

3. Malaria

4. Anaemia

Ans : 2

22. The metal used for making aircrafts and rockets is

1. Lead

2. Aluminium

3. Nickel

4. Copper

Ans : 2

23. Which vein brings clean blood from the lungs into the heart ?

1. Renal vein

2. Pulmonary vein

3. Vena cava

4. Hepatic vein

Ans : 2

24. Unix operating system is generally known as

1. Multi user operating system

2. General Application

3. Single user operating system

4. Single user application system

Ans : 1

25. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games ?

1. Weight lifting

2. Boxing

3. Shooting

4. Archery

Ans : 3