SSC QUIZ ( INDIAN HISTORY)1.The Indian king who opposed Alexander was (1) Ambhi (2) Porus(3) Dhanananda (4) Chandragupta2.The ancient name of North Bihar was (1) Vajji (2) Vatsa(3) Surasena (4) Avanti3.In ancient India, the earliest capital of Magadha kingdom was at (1) Pataliputra (2) Rajgir(3) Vaishali (4) Varanasi4.When Alexander invaded India, who were the rulers of Magadha?(1) Haryankas (2) Shishunagas(3) Nandas (4) Mauryas5.Which one of the following rulers of Magadha was thecontemporary of Alexander, the great?(1) Mahapadmananda (2) Dhanananda(3) Sukalp (4) Chandragupta Maurya6.Where was the seat of the first Republic of the world in 6thcentury BC?(1) Vaishali (2) Athens(3) Sparta (4) Patliputra7.By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital?(1) Ajatasatru (2) Kalasok(3) Udayin (4) Kanishka8.The list of sixteen Mahajanapadas is available in (1) Mahabharat (2) Anguttar Nikaya(3) Chhandogya Upanishad (4) Samyukta Nikaya9.Which was first capital of Magdha?(1) Pataliputra (2) Vaishali(3) Girivarja ( Rajgriha) (4) Champa10.Who founded Pataliputra?(1) Udayin (2) Ashoka(3) Bimbisar (4) Mahapadmananda11.Where did Lord Budha breathe his last (Mahaparinirvan)?(1) Rajgir (2) Bodh Gaya(3) Sarnath (4) Kushinagar12.Where has the worlds largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?(1) Bamiyan (2) Hyderabad(3) Kandy (4) Lhasa13.Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?(1) Upanishad (2) Vedas(3) Tripitaka (4) Agams14.Buddha means (1) the enlightened one (2) the religious preacher(3) the genious (4) the powerful15.Name the clan Buddha belonged to (1) Gnathrika (2) Maurya(3) Sakya (4) Kuru16.In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?(1) Bengal (2) Bihar(3) Orissa (4) Uttar Pradesh17.Mahavira was born in 6thcentury BC at (1) Vaishali (2) Magadha(3) Sarnath (4) None of these18.The religious literature of the Jains at the early state was written in (1) Ardhamagadhi (2) Pali(3) Sanskrit (4) None of these19.Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?(1) Kapilvastu (2) Pava(3) Prayag (4) Shravasti20.Who was the author of Buddha Charita?(1) Asvaghosha (2) Nagasena(3) Nagarjuna (4) VasumitraANSWERS:1.211.4

2.112.1

3.213.3

4.314.1

5.215.3

6.116.2

7.317.1

8.218.1

9.319.2

10.120.1

SSC QUIZ ( HONOURS AND AWARDS)1.The Nobel prize for Economics was instituted in 1967, but was first awarded in -(1) 1967 (2)1988(3) 1969 (4)1970

2.Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?(1) Smita Patil (2) Nargis Dutt(3) Meena Kumari (4) Madhubala3.Who was the first Indian to receive the Magaysay Award(1) Indira Ghandi (2) TN Seshan(3) Kiran Badi (4) Vinoba Bhave4.Which of the following is India's highest honour in the field of literature?(1) Vyas Samman (2) Jnanipath award(3) Kalidas Samman (4) Saraswathi Samman5.Noble Prize are distributed annually at(1) Manila (2) Stockholm(3) Geneva (4) New York6.Ramon Magaysay Award is named after the former president of(1)Philippines (2) Indonesia(3) Thailand (4) Pakistan7.When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted?(1) 1902 (2) 1901(3) 1906 (4) 19058.In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel peace prize located?(1) Sweden (2) Norway(3) Finland (4) Denmark9.The Arjun Awards were instituted in the year(1) 1957 (2) 1961(3) 1963 (4) 196510.Nobel Prizes are given in how many fields?(1) 5 (2) 6(3) 7 (4) 8

ANSWERS:1.3

2.2

3.4

4.2

5.2

6.1

7.2

8.2

9.2

10.2

SSC QUIZ1.Atmosphere of big metro pollution cities is polluted most by (1) Automobile exhausts (2) Pesticide residue(3) Household waste (4) Radioactive fall out2.Chief air pollutant which is likely to deplete ozone layer is (1) Sulphur dioxide(2) Carbon dioxide(3) Carbon monoxide(4) Nitrogen oxides and fluorocarbons3.World environment day is (1) 28thFeb (2) 5thJune(3) 7thJune (4) 10 April4.Gas released during Bhopal tragedy was (1) Methyl isocyanate(2) Potassium isothiocyanate(3) Sodium isothiocyanate(4) Ethyl isothiocyanate5.Major aerosol pollutant in jet plane emission is (1) Sulphurdioxide(2) Carbonmonoxide(3) Methane(4) Fluorocarbon6.Air pollution is maximum by (1) Sewage and pesticides(2) Sewage and effluents(3) Detergents and pesticides(4) Automobile exhausts and chemical from industries7.Air pollution is indicated by (1) Fern and Cycus(2) Algae and Liverwort(3) Lichens and Moss(4) Neem8.Pollutant produced from vehicles which cause mental disease is (1) NO2 (2) So2(3) Pb (4) Hg9.Carbon monoxide is a pollutant because (1) It combine with oxygen(2) It affect nervours system(3) It check the process of glycolysis(4) It combine with haemoglobin10.Which of the following is chief air pollutant?(1) CO (2) CO2(3) N2 (4) S11.Chief air pollutant in big meteropolitan city like Kolkata and Mumbai(1) CO and SO2 (2) Hydrocarbon(3) Spores of algae (4) Ozone12.Taj Mahal is threatened by pollution from (1) Chlorine (2) Sulphurdioxide(3) Hydrogen (4) Oxygen13.Ozone day is (1) January, 30 (2) September, 16(3) April, 21 (4) December, 2514.Ozone hole is maximum over (1) Europe (2) Antarctica(3) India (4) Africa15.The term histology was first used by (1) Schileden (2) Mayer(3) Robbert Hook (4) Maman

ANSWERS:1.111.1

2.412.2

3.213.2

4.114.2

5.415.2

6.4

7.3

8.3

9.4

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SSC: General Knowledge Quiz1. Potassium Permanganate is used to purify water. Which among the following properties of Potassium Permanganate helps in this work?(a) Sterilizing(b) Oxidizing(c) Reducing(d) Leaching

2. Which among the following is used in ripening of the fruits?(a) Methane(b) Ethylene(c) Ethane(d) Butane

3. Which among the following is a common salt in detergents?(a) Sulphate(b) Nitrate(c) Sulphonate(d) Carbonate

4. Which among the following is major component of Gobar Gas?(a) Butane(b) Ethane(c) Methane(d) Propane

5. Which among the following chemicals is used in photography?(a) Silver Bromide(b) Potassium Chloride(c) Sodium Bromide(d) Magnesium Chloride

6. When sulphur is heated with rubber, the process is commonly known as?(a) Galvanization(b) Sulphonation(c) Vulcanization(d) Hydrodesulfurization

7. Which among the following is a common end product of Anaerobic Respiration?(a) Acetic Acid(b) Carbonic Acid(c) Lactic Acid(d) Hydrochloric Acid

8. PVC is a polymer of?(a) Propane(b) Vinyl Chloride(c) Styrene(d) Carbonates

9. Carnotite is a mineral of which among the following metals?(a) Lead(b) Uranium(c) Aluminium(d) Iron

10. Which among the following judges is known for having pioneered the PIL or Public Interest Litigation?(a) Justice R N Mishra(b) Justice P N Bhagwati(c) Justice Venkatswami(d) Justice Mirza Hameedullah Beg

11. Which among the foolowing amendments of Constitution of India had accorded precedence to Directive Principles over Fundamanetal Rights?(a) 25th(b) 42nd(c) 59th(d) 44th

12. In which year Arabs incaded Sindh?(a) 710 AD(b) 700 AD(c) 712 AD(d) 715 AD

13. Who among the following was the writer of Tarikh-i-Firozshahi?(a) Ziauddin Barni(b) Ghiyasuddin Tuglaq(c) Abul Fazal(d) Firoz Tuglaq

14. On which among the following dates, National Sports Day is observed in(a) August 15(b) August 29(c) August 1(d) August 30

15. The silver coins of which of the following kings carried portraits and bilingual legends, which were inspired by the Kshratrapa types?(a) Satavabhanas(b) Kushanas(c) Guptas(d) Mauryas

ANSWERS:1. b2. b3. c4. c5. a6. c7. c8. b9. b10. b11. b12. c13. a14. b15. a

SSC: General Knowledge QuizQues.1 Khasi and Garo languages are mostly spoken in which of the following states of India?(a) Madhya Pradesh(b) Nagaland(c) Meghalaya(d) Tripura

Ques.2 In which year, Dakshin Gangotri, India's first settlement in Antartica got buried in ice?(a) 1986(b) 1989(c) 1990(d) 1991

Ques.3 In which year, Sir Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for Raman Effect?(a) 1926(b) 1927(c) 1930(d) 1931

Ques.4 Who among the following has written Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny (Issues of Our time))(a) Robert Solow(b) Amartya Sen(c) Gary Becker(d) Robert Lucas

Ques.5 On which date, World Forestry Day is observed?(a) March 20(b) March 21(c) March 22(d) March 23

Ques.6 The best known of the compilations of the compositions of Kabir are known as?(a) Shatapadi(b) Dohavali(c) Bijak(d) Kavitavali

Ques.7 Which among the following variety of Marble is found in India?(a) Makrana(b) Bhainslana(c) Phrygia(d) Carrara

Ques.8 Wher is Nirmal Hridaya located?(a) Bangalore(b) New Delhi(c) Kolkata(d) Varanasi

Ques.9 Check the odd man out.(a) Rani Padmini(b) Aurangzeb(c) Ratnadeep(d) Vikrant

Ques.10 How many members of the United Nations can exercise the Veto Power?(a) 5(b) 8(c) 10(d) 11

Ques.11 What is the reason of Venus being the hottest planet of the Solar Syatem?(a) Proximity to Sun(b) Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere(c) High speed of Rotation(d) Presence of Powerful magnetic field

Ques.12 In which of the following states/union territories of India, most tribal follow a matrilineal system where lineage and inheritance are traced through a women?(a) Andaman & Nicobar Island(b) Nagaland(c) Meghalaya(d) Sikkim

Ques.13 What name is given to the first assault launched in the world's highest battlefield, Siachen Glacier by the Indian Armed Forces in 1984?(a) Operation Vijay(b) Opration Meghdoot(c) Operation Black Sky(d) Operation Ganga

Ques.14 Which of the following celebration is observed by worshipping tools?(a) Mahatma Jyotoiba Phule Jayanti(b) Vishwakarma Jayanti(c) Parashurama Jayanti(d) Prajapati Jayanti

ANSWERS:1.c2.b3.d4.b5.b6.c7.a8.c9.b (rest are the names of ship)10.a (China, USA, UK, Russia & France)11.b12.c13.b14.b