GK Compilation From SSC CGL Exam 2014:
1. Cactus is referred to as
(A) Hydrophyte
(B) Mesophyte
(C) Xerophyte
(D) Epiphyte
Ans: Xerophyte (C)
2. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
(A) Thorium
(B) Geothermal Heat
(C) Tidal Power
(D) Radiant Energy
Ans: Thorium (A)
3. Which of the following statements is correct?
(A) Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
(B) Mahadeo hills are part of Karanataka Plateau.
(C) Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotanagpur Plateau.
(D) Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.
Ans: Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills (A)
4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Hevea Tree- Brazil
(B) Sumatra Storm- Malaysia
(C) Kajan River- Borneo
(D) Dekke Toba Fish- Brazil
Ans: Dekke Toba Fish- Brazil (D)
5. Which of the following resources is renewable one?
(A) Uranium
(B) Coal
(C) Timber
(D) Natural Gas
Ans: Timber (C)
6. How many neck canal cells are found in the archegonium of a fern?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
Ans: One (A)
7. Which angiosperm is vesselless?
(A) Hydrilla
(B) Trochodendron
(C) Maize
(D) Wheat
Ans: Trochodendron (B)
8. Who was the first child born after the operative procedure?
(A) Caesar
(B) Huxley
(C) William
(D) Pasteur
Ans: Caesar (A)
9. Myrmecology is the study of
(A) Insects
(B) Ants
(C) Crustaceans
(D) Arthropods
Ans: Ants (B)
10. HIV often changes its shape due to the presence of an Enzyme called
(A) Reverse Transcriptase
(B) Enterokinase
(C) Nucleotidase
(D) Nucleoditase
Ans: Reverse Transcriptase (A)
11. Fleming’s right-hand rule is used to find the direction of the
(A) Alternate Current
(B) Direct Current
(C) Induced Current
(D) Actual Current
Ans: Induced Current (C)
12. The unit of electrical power is
(A) Volt
(B) Watt
(C) Kilowatt-hour
(D) Ampere
Ans: Watt (B)
13. The resistance of the human body (dry condition) is of the order of
(A) 101 Ohm
(B) 102 Ohm
(C) 103 Ohm
(D) 104 Ohm
Ans: 104 Ohm (D)
14. Certain substances lose their electrical resistance completely at super-low temperatures. Such substances are called
(A) Superconductors
(B) Semiconductors
(C) Dielectrics
(D) Perfect conductors
Ans: Superconductors (A)
15. The section of the CPU that selects, interprets, and monitors the execution of the program instructions is
(A) Memory
(B) Register Unit
(C) Control Unit
(D) ALU
Ans: Control Unit (C)
16. Who among the following introduced the world’s first laptop computer in the market?
(A) Hewlett-Packard
(B) Epson
(C) Laplink travelling software Inc
(D) Microsoft
Ans: Epson (B)
17. Brass Contains
(A) Copper and Zinc
(B) Copper and Tin
(C) Copper and Silver
(D) Copper and Nickel
Ans: Copper and Zinc (A)
18. Which is the purest commercial form of iron?
(A) Pig iron
(B) Steel
(C) Stainless steel
(D) Wrought Iron
Ans: Wrought Iron (D)
19. In galvanization, iron is coated with
(A) Copper
(B) Zinc
(C) Tin
(D) Nickel
Ans: Zinc (B)
20. Which one of the following is also known as a solution?
(A) A compound
(B) A homogeneous mixture
(C) A heterogeneous mixture
(D) A suspension
Ans: A homogeneous mixture (B)
21. The cells which are closely associated and interacting with guard cells are
(A) Transfusion tissue
(B) Complementary cells
(C) Subsidiary cells
(D) Hypodermal cells
Ans: Subsidiary cells (C)
22. Conversion of starch to sugar is essential for
(A) Stomatal opening
(B) Stomatal closing
(C) Stomatal formation
(D) Stomatal growth
Ans: Stomatal opening (A)
23. Soil Erosion can be prevented by
(A) Increasing bird population
(B) Afforestation
(C) Removal of Vegetation
(D) Overgrazing
Ans: Afforestation (B)
24. Natural sources of air pollution are
(A) Forest Fires
(B) Volcanic eruptions
(C) Dust Storm
(D) Smoke from burning dry leaves
Ans: Volcanic eruptions (B)
25. Pablo Picasso, the famous painter was
(A) French
(B) Italian
(C) Flemish
(D) Spanish
Ans: Spanish (D)
26. Which of the following is the Regulator of the credit rating agencies in India?
(A) RBI
(B) SBI
(C) SIDBI
(D) SEBI
Ans: SEBI (D)
27. The Monetary and Credit Policy is announced by which of the following?
(A) Ministry of Finance in Centre
(B) Reserve Bank Of India
(C) State Bank Of India
(D) Planning Commission of India
Ans: Reserve Bank Of India (B)
28. Which of the following method is not used in determining the National Income of a country?
(A) Income Method
(B) Output Method
(C) Input Method
(D) Investment Method
Ans: Investment Method (D)
29. What does the letter ‘e’ denotes in the term ‘e-banking’?
(A) Essential Banking
(B) Economic Banking
(C) Electronic Banking
(D) Expansion Banking
Ans: Electronic Banking (C)
30. Which of the following method is not a qualitative control of credit by the Central Bank of a country?
(A) Rationing of credit
(B) Regulation of consumer credit
(C) Variation of the reserve ratio
(D) Regulation of margin requirements
Ans: Variation of the reserve ratio (C)
31. The market in which loans of money can be obtained is called
(A) Reserve market
(B) Institutional market
(C) Money market
(D) Exchange market
Ans: Money market (C)
32. If the marginal return increases at a diminishing rate, the total return
(A) increases
(B) decreases
(C) remains constant
(D) becomes zero
Ans: increases (A)
33. The law of Increasing Returns means
(A) increasing cost
(B) decreasing cost
(C) increasing production
(D) increasing income
Ans: decreasing cost (B)
34. Direct legislation in Switzerland has
(A) a natural growth
(B) a haphazard growth
(C) an artificial growth
(D) None of the above
Ans: a natural growth (A)
35. Who gave the idea of “Cabinet Dictatorship”?
(A) Muir
(B) Lowell
(C) Marriot
(D) Laski
Ans: Muir (A)
36. In which of the following countries are the judges of the Federal Court are elected by the two Houses of the federal legislature?
(A) Switzerland
(B) Germany
(C) Canada
(D) Both (A) and (B)
Ans: Both (A) and (B) (D)
37. The President of the USA appoints Supreme Court Judges
(A) with Senate’s consent
(B) at his discretion
(C) with the consent of the House of Representatives
(D) None of these
Ans: with Senate’s consent (A)
38. Multan was named by the Arabs as
(A) City of beauty
(B) City of wealth
(C) City of gold
(D) Pink city
Ans: City of gold (C)
39. Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha, the Rashtrakuta King?
(A) Adipurana
(B) Ganitasara Samgraha
(C) Saktayana
(D) Kavirajamarga
Ans: Kavirajamarga (D)
40. Who built the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora?
(A) Rajendra I
(B) Mahendra Varman I
(C) Krishna I
(D) Govinda I
Ans: Krishna I (C)
41. The land measures of the second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in
(A) Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
(B) Uttirameru Inscription
(C) Kudumiyammalai Inscription
(D) Kasakudi Copper Plates
Ans: Kasakudi Copper Plates (D)
42. Who was the greatest ruler of the Satavahanas?
(A) Satkarni I
(B) Gautamiputra Satkarni
(C) Simuka
(D) Hala
Ans: Gautamiputra Satkarni (B)
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