GK OF THIS WEEK

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

General Awareness Quiz For SSC and CHSL

01 . Which one of the following is known as the ‘Laughing Jack’ of Australia? 

(1) Platypus    

(2) Kookabara 

(3) Koala     

(4) Lyrebird 

02. The seashore temple at Mahabalipuram was built by  

(1) Mahendra Varman I   

(2) Narashimha Varman I  

(3) Nandi Varman II   

(4) Dandi Varman  

03. Who got the Gita translated into Persian? 

(1) Shah Jahan   

(2) Akbar 

(3) Murad     

(4) Dara Shikoh 

04. The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was 

(1) Albuquerque    

(2) Cabral 

(3) Almeida    

(4) De Braganza 

05. RBC’s do not perform aerobic respiration because these do not contain

(1) Mitochondria   

(2) Nucleus 

(3) Endoplasmic Reticulum  

(4) Lysosomes 

06. A cross between homozygous recessive and heerozyous plant is 

(1) Back cross    

(2) Test Cross 

(3) Monohybrid cross   

(4) Dihybrid cross  

07. DNA contains  

(1) Pentose sugar    

(2) hexose sugar  

(3) Erythrose sugar   

(4) Sedoheptulose sugar  

08. The significant quantitiy of upper soil is formed by  

(1) Igneous rock    

(2) Sedimentary rock  

(3) Metamorphic rock   

(4) Biological degration  

09. Who coined the term ‘gen’? 

(1) Medel     

(2) Johannsen 

(3) Watson    

(4) Beadle  

10. Saprophytes are the organisms which depend for food on 

(1) Living plants    

(2) living animals 

(3) Polio Virus   

(4) Inorganic chemical compounds

Answers .....
01. 2
02. 2
03. 4
04. 1
05. 1
06. 2
07. 1
08. 2
09. 2

10. 3

SSC Competitive Exams – General English Study Notes

01. Monotheist—
One who believes in a single God-
जो किसी एक ईश्वर में विश्वास करे 

02. Mores—
Customs and habits of a particular group-
किसी समूह की परम्परा एवं क्रियाकलाप 

03. Mortgage—
A legal agreement by which a person borrows money from a bank usually to buy a house-घर आदि खरीदने के लिए बैंक से जमानत के आधार पर लिया जाने वाला ऋण 

04. Mortuary—
Building in which dead bodies are kept for a time-
जहाँ मृत शरीर को रखा जाता है 

05. Mummy—
Body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial -
मृत शरीर पर सड़ने से बचाने के लिए लगाया हुआ लेप 

06. Male chauvinist—
One who believes in the dominance of man over woman-
पुरुषों के वर्चस्व पर विश्वास करने वाला 

07. Mendicant—
Beggar-
भिखारी 

08. Materialism—
Giving importance to money and material things-
भौतिकवादिता  

09. Manoeuvre—
Use of trick for personal benefit-
किसी खास फायदे के लिए धोखे का इस्तेमाल 

10. Mimicry—
A humorous imitation of a person’s activity-
किसी के बोल-चाल की नकल 

Quantitative Aptitude For SSC CHSL and SSC CGL Exams

1. A works twice as fast as B. If both of them can together finish a work in 12 days, B alone can do it in:

(1) 48 days

(2) 36 days

(3) 27 days

(4) 24 days

2. A particular job can be completed by a team of 10 men in 12 days. The same job can be completed by a team of 10 women in 6 days. How many days are needed to complete the job if the two teams work together?

(1) 4 

(2) 6

(3) 9

(4) 18

3. A can do a work in 6 days and B in 9 days. How many days will both take together to complete the work?

(1) 7.5

(2) 5.4

(3) 3.6

(4) 3

4. The selling price of 5 articles is the same as the cost price of 3 articles. The gain or loss is:

(1) 20% gain

(2) 25% gain

(3) 33.33% gain

(4) 40% loss

5. By selling an article for Rs. 480 a person lost 20%. For what should he sell it to make a profit of 20%?

(1) Rs. 800

(2) RS. 760

(3) Rs. 720

(4) RS. 680

6. A house worth Rs. 1,50,000 is sold by X at a 5% profit to Y, Y sells the house back to X at a 2% loss. Then in the entire transaction?

(1) X gains Rs. 4,350

(2) X loses Rs. 4,350

(3) X gains Rs. 3,150

(4) X loses Rs. 3,150

7. A, B and C are partners of a company. During a particular year A received one-third of the profit, B received one-fourth of the profit and C received the remaining Rs. 5,000. How much did A receive?

(1) Rs. 5,000

(2) Rs. 4,000

(3) Rs. 3,000

(4) Rs. 1,000

8. A book-seller bought 200 textbooks for Rs. 12,000. He wanted to sell them at a profit so that he got 20 books free. At what profit percent should he sell them?

(1) 10

(2) 11

(3) 11.5

(4) 12

9. A man leaves Rs. 8,600 to be divided among 5 sons, 4 daughters and 2 nephews. If each daughter receives four times as much as each nephew, and each son receives five times as much as each nephew, how much does each daughter receive?

(1) Rs. 100

(2) Rs. 600

(3) Rs. 800

(4) Rs. 1,000

10. If a sum of money is to be divided among A, B, C such that A’s share is equal to twice B’s share and B’s share is 4 times C’s share, then their shares are in the ratio:

(1) 1 : 2 : 4

(2) 1 : 4 : 1

(3) 8: 4 : 1

(4) 2 : 4 : 1

Answers Key:
1.(2) 
2.(1) 
3.(3) 
4.(4)
5.(3) 
6.(3) 
7.(2) 
8.(1)
9.(3) 
10.(3)

HISTORY QUIZ FOR SSC EXAMS

1. Who had founded the Anushilan Samiti?
(a) Pramath Nath Mitra
(b) Varindra Ghosh
(c) V.D. Savarkar
(d) Narendra Gosain

2. The newspaper brought out by Bal Gangadhar Tilak to promote nationalism was___
(a) Yugantar
(b) Deshbhakti
(c) Kesari   
(d) Kranti

3. Who called Bal Gangadhar Tilak the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Vincent Smith
(c) Valentile Chirol
(d) Henry Cotton

4. Who defended Aurobindo Ghosh in the Alipore Bomb Case?
(a) W.C. Bannerjee
(b) Surendra Nath Bannerjee
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Chitta Ranjan Das

5. Who tried the organise revolt by Indian Sepoys and Revolutionaries around 1913?
(a) Bagha Jatin 
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Ras Behari Base
(d) Sachindra Nath Sanyal

6. Name one leader of the Home Rule Movement____
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Surendra Nath Bannerjee
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal

7. Where and when was the Ghadar Party founded? 
(a) America, 1913
(b) England, 1917
(c) Denmark, 1921
(d) Scottland, 1925

8. What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement?
(a) The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
(b) A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
(c) The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab Colonization Bill.
(d) Death sentence pronounced on the Chapkar brothers

9. Which two revolutionaries were involved in the Muzaffarpur Murder (1908)?
(a) Binoy Bose, Badal Gupta
(b) Surya Sen, Loknath Bal
(c) Damodar and Balkrishna Chapekar
(d) Prafull Chaki, Khandinam Bose

10. ‘I am giving you a Muslim province’ __ who said?
(a) Fazi-ul-Haque
(b) Lord Curzon 
(c) Stafford Cripps
(d) Lord Mountbatten


Answers Key:
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. D

10. B

English Quiz For SSC Exams

Directions (Qs.1-10): In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

1. 

(a) entreprenuer 

(b) entrepraneur

(c) entrapreneur 

(d) entrepreneur

2. 

(a) skillful 

(b) skillfull

(c) skilful 

(d) skilfull

3. 

(a) varstile 

(b) verstile

(c) versatile 

(d) vorstyle

4. 

(a) correspondant 

(b) corraspondent

(c) corraspondant 

(d) correspondent

5. 

(a) etiquete 

(b) etiquette

(c) ettiquete 

(d) ettiquette

6. 

(a) necessary 

(b) necesarry

(c) necesary 

(d) neccessary

7. 

(a) homeopathy 

(b) homoepathy

(c) homiopathy 

(d) homoeopathy

8. 

(a) lieutinant 

(b) lieutenant

(c) leutenant 

(d) liutenant

9. 

(a) paralelogram 

(b) paralellogram

(c) parallelogram 

(d) parallellogram

10. 

(a) milennium 

(b) millenium

(c) millennium 

(d) milenium

Answers Key:
1.(d) 
2.(c) 
3.(c) 
4.(d)
5.(b) 
6.(a) 
7.(d) 
8.(b)
9.(c) 
10. (c)

General Science Quiz For SSC Exams

1. Salts of which of the following elements provide colours to fireworks?

(a) Zinc and sulphur

(b)Potassium and mercury

(c) Strontium and barium

(d) Chromium and nickel

2. The metal always found in free state is—

(a) Gold

(b) Sodium

(c) Silver

(d) Copper

3. The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is—

(a) Magnesium 

(b) Aluminium

(c) Calcium

(d) Iron

4. Most abundant element on the earth’s crust by weight is—

(a) Oxygen 

(b) Iron

(c) Silicon

(d) Aluminium 

5. An important constituent of amalgam is—

(a) Al

(b) Ag

(c) Hg

(d) Mg

6. Which method is used for the purification of Bauxite ore?

(a) Magnetic separation

(b) Electrolysis 

(c) Leaching

(d) Levigation

7. Gravity separation process may be used for concentration of—

(a) Calamine

(b) Chalcopyrite

(c)  Haematite

(d) Bauxite

8. The substance used as an activator in froth floatation process is—

(a) Pine oil

(b) Potassium ethyl xanthate

(c)  Copper sulphate

(d) Sodium Cyanide

9. In roasting—

(a) no metal impurities are removed

(b) ore becomes porous

(c)  moisture is removed

(d) all the above

10. In roasting the ores are generally converted into—

(a) Metal oxides

(b) Metals

(c)  Hydrated metal oxides

(d) None of these

Answers Key:
1.(c)
2.(a)
3.(b)
4.(a)
5.(c) 
6.(c) 
7.(c)
8.(c)
9.(d)
10.(a)