SSC GK CAPSULE (CGL QUIZ-1)

SSC GK CAPSULE (CGL QUIZ-1)

1. Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revolt of 1857 at
(a) Barrackpore
(b) Meerut
(c) Kanpur
(d) Jhansi
2. What is the maximum age limit prescribed for the post of the President of India?
(a) 58 years
(b) 60 years
(c) 62 years
(d) There is no maximum age limit
3. The capital of Pakistan till 1959 was
(a) Islamabad
(b) Karachi
(c) Lahore
(d) Hyderabad
4. A person having AB-group of blood can donate blood to a person having
(a) A-group
(b) B-group
(c) AB-group
(d) O-group
5. Out of the following Indian states, which state does not have any maritime boundary?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Goa
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Maharashtra
6. Who was (is) the first lady recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
(a) Nargis Dutt
(b) Uma Devi
(c) Devika Rani
(d) Sulochana
7. What happens to a liquid, when the vapour pressure equals the atmospheric pressure?
(a) The liquid cools (b) The liquid boils (c) No change
(d) The liquid evaporates
8. Where was the first session of Indian National Congress held?
(a) Bombay
(b) Madras
(c) Calcutta
(d) Delhi
9. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
(a) Vishnu
(b) Shiva
(c) Brahma
(d) Durga
10. Which of the following branches deals with the interaction of the same species of living organisms with
their non-living environment?
(a) Autecology
(b) Synecology
(c) Ecology
(d) Paleontology
11. In the Gupta period, the largest number of coins were issued in
(a) gold
(b) silver
(c) copper
(d) iron
12. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called(a) Bali
(b) Vidatha
(c) Varman
(d) Kara
13. What was Chandraputa II also known as?
(a) Samudra Gupta (b) Skanda Gupta
(c) Vikramaditya
(d) Rana Gupta
14. The cells which are responsible for the production of antibodies are
(a) red blood cells (b) neutrophils
(c) lymphocytes
(d) platelets
15. Who was the author of Gita Govinda?
(a) Jayadeva
(b) Kalhana
(c) Kalidasa
(d) Raja Rao
16. The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was
(a) S.P. Sen Verma (b) Dr. Nagendra Singh (c) K.V.K. Sundram (d) Sukumar Sen
17. Which one of the following newspapers was edited by Gandhiji?
(a) Navjeevan
(b) Gujarat Times
(c) Maratha
(d) Jan Satta
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18. Imaginary lines joining places with same temperature are called
(a) Isobars
(b) Isohyets
(c) Isohalines
(d) Isotherms
19. The Chola kings ruled over
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra
(c) Kerala
(d) Bengal
20. From the bark of which plant is quinine extracted?
(a) Eucalyptus
(b) Cinchona
(c) Neem
(d) Cedar
21. The vertical movement of air is termed as
(a) wind
(b) air current
(c) air turbulence
(d) air mobility
22. October 2nd of every year has been declared by UNO as:
(a) International non-violence day
(b) International peace day
(c) International moral values day
(d) International anti-terrorism day
23. From which fund can the unanticipated expenditure be met without the prior approval of the Parliament?
(a) Consolidated Fund of India
(b) Contingency Fund of India
(c) Vote-on-Account
(d) From the Treasury
24. No confidence Motion against the Union Council of Minister can be initiated
(a) in the Rajya Sabha only
(b) in the Lok Sabha only
(c) in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(d) in the State Assemblies
25. Indian Standard Time relates to
(a) 75.5 E longitude (b) 82.5 E longitude (c) 90.5 E longitude (d) 0 longitude
26. Which is the second nearest star to the Earth after the Sun?
(a) Vega
(b) Sirius
(c) Proxima Centauri (d) Alpha Centauri

ANSWERS & EXPLANATIONS

1. (A)
11. (A)
21. (C)

2. (D) 3. (B)
4. (C)
12. (A) 13. (C) 14. (C)
22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (B)

5. (C)
15. (A)
25. (B)

6. (C)
16. (D)
26. (C)

7. (B)
17. (A)

8. (A)
18. (D)

9. (B)
19. (A)

10. (A)
20. (B)

1. (A) Barrackpore. On 29 March 1857 at the Barrackpore (now Barrackpur) parade ground, near
Calcutta (now Kolkata). The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British
East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut.
2. (D) There is no maximum age limit. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934) is the 12th
President of the Republic of India and first woman to hold the office.
3. (B) Karachi
4. (C) AB-group
5. (C) Rajasthan
6. (C) Devika Rani
7. (B) The liquid boils
8. (A) Bombay
9. (B) Shiva
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10. (A) Autecology. Autecology, also called Species Ecology, the study of the interactions of an individual
organism or a single species with the living and nonliving factors of its environment. Synecology on the
other hand is the ecology of different species living in the same habitat, their relations with one another.
11. (A) Gold. The Gupta period has been described as the Golden Age of Indian history. Samudragupta is
also known as Napoleon of India. Chandragupta II, also known as Vikramaditya. It was most
probably during his reign that Kalidas, the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist, as well as many
other scientist and scholars flourished. Chinese pilgrim Fahien visited India at this time. Dhanvantri.
Gupats issued the largest number of gold coins in Ancient India, which were called Dinars. Silver
coins were called rupyakas. Founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta.
12. (A) Bali. The most primary source of revenue in the Vedic147 period was bali. Bali in this sense of a
general tax was used in the Vedas.
13. (C) Vikramaditya
14. (C) lymphocytes. White blood cells, or leukocytes (also spelled "leucocytes"; from the Greek word
leuko- meaning "white"), are cells of the immune system involved in defending the body against both
infectious disease and foreign materials. Five different and diverse types of leukocytes exist. 1) neutrophil, 2) monocyte, 3) basophil, 4) lymphocyte, 5) eosinophil.
15. (A) Jayadeva. The Gita Govinda (Song of Govinda) is a work composed by the 12th-century poet,
Jayadeva, who was born in Kenduli Sasan near Puri in Orissa. It describes the relationship between
Krishna and the gopis (female cow herders) of Vrindavana, and in particular one gopi named Radha.
16. (D) Sukumar Sen
17. (A) Navjeevan. Harijan, Navajivan and Young India are the newspapers which were edited by Gandhiji
18. (D) Isotherms.
Isolines are often used on maps to represent points of equal value.
Isobar-A line representing points of equal atmospheric pressure
Isobaths-A line representing points of equal depth under water
Isobathytherm-A line representing depths of water with equal temperature
Isogonal-A line representing points of equal magnetic declination
Isohaline-A line representing points of equal salinity in the ocean
Isohel-A line representing points receiving equal amounts of sunshine
Isohume-A line representing points of equal humidity
Isohyets-A line representing points of equal precipitation
Isoneph-A line representing points of equal amounts of cloud cover
Isotach-A line representing points of equal wind speed
Isotherm-A line representing points of equal temperature
19. (A) Tamil Nadu
20. (B) Cinchona
21. (C) Air turbulence
22. (A) International non-violence day
23. (B) Contingency Fund of India. The Contingency Fund of India established under Article 267 (1) of the
Constitution is in the nature of an imprest (money maintained for a specific purpose) which is placed
at the disposal of the President to enable him/her to make advances to meet urgent unforeseen
expenditure, pending authorization by the Parliament.
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24. (B) in the Lok Sabha only. Motions of no confidence against the government can only be introduced
and passed in the Lok Sabha. If passed by a majority vote, the Prime Minister and the Council of
Ministers resigns collectively. The Rajya Sabha has no power over such a motion, and hence no real
power over the executive
25. (B) 82.5 E longitude. A prime meridian is a meridian, i.e. a line of longitude, at which longitude is
defined to be 0. Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka,
with a time offset of UTC+05:30. Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5 E
longitude. This conference selected the Greenwich meridian as the official Prime meridian due to its
popularity.
26. (C) Proxima Centauri

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