General Awareness Questions for SSC CPO & Railway Exam 2018: 02nd May

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Q1. __________ is an indigenous light combat aircraft of India?
________ भारत का एक स्वदेशी हल्का विमान है? 
(a) Vishal / विशाल
(b) Garv / गर्व
(c) Tejas / तेजस
(d) Dhanush / धनुष

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Ans.(c)
Sol.The HAL Tejas is an Indian single-seat, single-jet engine, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian Air Force and Navy.

Q2. In which direction does the earth rotates around its axis?
पृथ्वी किस दिशा में अपनी धुरी के चारों ओर घूमती है?
(a) east to west /पूर्व से पश्चिम
(b) west to east / पश्चिम से पूर्व
(c) north to south / उत्तर से दक्षिण
(d) south to east / दक्षिण से पूर्व
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Ans.(b)
Sol.Earth rotates west to east, in prograde motion. As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns counter clockwise. The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.

Q3. Which state in India receives the highest rainfall?
भारत में किस राज्य में सबसे ज्यादा वर्षा होती है? 
(a) Meghalaya /मेघालय
(b) Rajasthan / राजस्थान
(c) Uttarakhand / उत्तराखंड
(d) Kerala / केरल

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Ans.(a)
Sol.By average annual rainfall, the wettest place is Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India, with 11,873 mm (467 in) of rain per annum. Meghalaya means 'land of the clouds'. Most of the rain occurs during the monsoon season, between June and September. 

Q4. Tipu Sultan was also known as Tiger of __________.
टीपू सुल्तान को __________ के टाईगर के नाम से भी जाना जाता था।
(a) Mysore /मैसूर
(b) Delhi / दिल्ली
(c) Agra / आगरा
(d) Gwalior / ग्वालियर 

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Ans.(a)
Sol.Tipu Sultan also known as the Tipu Sahib, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the eldest son of Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore.

Q5. Sri Aurobindo was born in the year
श्री अरबिंदो का जन्म किस वर्ष में हुआ था?
(a) 1772
(b) 1822
(c) 1872
(d) 1922

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Ans.(c)
Sol.Sri Aurobindo (Born: 15 August 1872, Kolkata) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist.

Q6. Highest Civilian Honour received by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is
सर्वोच्च नागरिक सम्मान _______ए पी जे अब्दुल कलाम द्वारा प्राप्त किया गया है.
(a) Padma Shri / पद्मश्री
(b) Padma Bhushan / पद्मभूषण
(c) Padma Vibhushan / पद्म विभूषण
(d) Bharat Ratna / भारत रत्न 

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Ans.(d) Sol.Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. A career scientist turned statesman, Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and studied physics and aerospace engineering. 

Q7. What will happen to the force between the two positive charges which are released after being held near each other?
जब दो सकारात्मक आवेशों को पास लाकर एक दूसरे से अलग किया जाता है तो बल में कौन सी क्रिया उत्पन्न होगी ? 
(a) Force will increase / बल बढ़ेगा.
(b) Force will decrease / बल कम हो जाएगा.
(c) Force will stay the same / बल वही रहेगा.
(d) Force first increases to reach maximum before starting to decrease/ बल घटने से पहले अपने अधिकतम बिंदु तक बढ़ेगा.

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Q8. Which device is used to measure earthquakes?
 निम्न में से कौन से यंत्र का प्रयोग भूकम्प मापने के लिए किया जाता है? 
(a) Endoscope / एण्डोस्कोप
(b) Thermometer / थर्मामीटर
(c) Sonograph/ सोनोग्राफ
(d) Seismograph / सिस्मोग्राफ 

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Ans.(d) Sol.A seismograph, or seismometer, is an instrument used to detect and record earthquakes. Generally, it consists of a mass attached to a fixed base. During an earthquake, the base moves and the mass does not.

Q9. Which bill cannot originate in Rajya Sabha?
राज्यसभा में कौन सा बिल शुरू नहीं किया जा सकता है?
(a) Constitutional Amendment Bill / संवैधानिक संशोधन विधेयक
(b) Ordinary Bill / साधारण विधेयक
(c) Fundamental Bill / मौलिक विधेयक
(d) Money Bill / धन विधेयक

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Ans.(d)
Sol.Money Bills can be introduced only in Lok Sabha (the directly elected 'people's house' of the Indian Parliament). Money bills passed by the Lok Sabha are sent to the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of parliament, elected by the state and territorial legislatures or appointed by the president).

Q10. Who can initiate the process of removal of the President before the expiry of his term?
अपने कार्यकाल की समाप्ति से पहले राष्ट्रपति को हटाने की प्रक्रिया कौन शुरू कर सकता है?
(a) Lok Sabha / लोकसभा
(b) Supreme court / सुप्रीम कोर्ट
(c) Common man / आम आदमी
(d) Member of parliament / संसद सदस्य

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Ans.(a) Sol.Article 61: Procedure for impeachment of the President. (1) When a President is to be impeached for violation of the Constitution, the charge shall be preferred by either House of Parliament. (2) such resolution has been passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of the House.

Q11. Kobe Bryant is associated with which sport?
कोबे ब्रायंट किस खेल से सम्बन्धित है?
(a) Lawn Tennis / लॉन टेनिस
(b) Basketball /बास्केटबाल
(c) Formula One/ फॉर्मूला वन
(d) WWE / डब्ल्यूडब्ल्यूई

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Ans.(b) Sol.Kobe Bean Bryant is an American former professional basketball player. 

Q12. Who wrote the Panchatantra?
पंचतन्त्र किसके द्वारा लिखा गया है?
(a) Vyasa / व्यास
(b) Vishnu Sharma / विष्णु शर्मा
(c) Valmiki / वाल्मीकि
(d) Yajnavalkya / यज्नावाल्क्य 

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Ans.(b) Sol.Vishnu Sharma was an Indian scholar and author who is believed to have written the Panchatantra collection of fables. The exact period of the composition of the Panchatantra is uncertain, and estimates vary from 1200 BCE to 300 CE. Some scholars place him in the 3rd century BCE.

Q13. What is the ratio of RBC to WBC-
WBC से RBC का अनुपात क्या है?
a) 1:600
b) 600:1
c) 1:900
d) 500:1

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Ans.(b) Sol.The ratio of cells in normal human blood is approximately 600 RBCs: 1 WBC: 40 Platelets.

Q14. Which planet is known as the Earth’s twin?
पृथ्वी के जुड़वां के रूप में कौन सा ग्रह जाना जाता है?
a) Jupiter / बृहस्पति
b) Mars / मंगल ग्रह
c) Venus / शुक्र
d) Saturn / शनि

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Ans.(c) Sol.Venus is sometimes called Earth's twin because Venus and Earth are almost the same size, have about the same mass (they weigh about the same), and have a very similar composition (are made of the same material).

Q15. Which article is related to the special status of Jammu and Kashmir?
कौन सा अनुच्छेद जम्मू-कश्मीर की विशेष स्थिति से संबंधित है?
a) 370
b) 300
c) 110
d) 248

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Ans. (a) Sol.Article 370 of the Constitution of India. Article 370 of the Indian constitution is an article that gives autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The article is drafted in Part XXI of the Constitution: Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions. 

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