General Awareness Questions for SSC & Railway Exam 2018: 30 September

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Q1. Article 31C of the Indian Constitution “Saving of laws giving effect to certain directive principles” deals with?

भारतीय संविधान के अनुच्छेद 31 सी "कुछ निर्देशों के सिद्धांतों पर प्रभाव डालने वाले कानूनों की सुरक्षा" किससे संबंधित है?

(a) the fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen/भारतीय नागरिक के मौलिक अधिकार

(b) the State Government/राज्य सरकार

(d) the directive principles of state policy/राज्य नीति के निर्देशक सिद्धांत

S1. Ans.(a)

Sol. The twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution in 1971 added a new clause, Article 31 C, to the Constitution.

Q2. Who among the following has not scored a double hundred in an ODI?

निम्नलिखित में से किसने ODI में दोहरा शतक नहीं बनाया है?

(a) Virender Sehwag/ वीरेंद्र सहवाग

(b) Sachin Tendulkar/सचिन तेंदुलकर

(d) Rohit Sharma/रोहित शर्मा

S2. Ans.(c)

Sol. Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

Q3. Who is the author of "Jaya"?

"Jaya" के लेखक कौन है?

(a) Sudeep Nagarkar/सुदीप नगरकर

(b) Devdutt Pattanaik/ देवदत्त पत्तनिक

(d) Aravind Adiga/ अरविंद अडिगा

S3. Ans.(b)

Sol. Devdutt Pattanaik is the author of the book 'Jaya - An illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata'

Q4. 'Sick man of Europe' is the nickname of which European country?

'Sick man of Europe' किस यूरोपीय देश का प्रचलित नाम है?

(a) Italy/ इटली

(b) Greece/ ग्रीस

(d) Turkey/ तुर्की

S4. Ans.(d)

Sol. "sick man of Europe" is given to a European country experiencing a time of economic difficulty or impoverishment. In early 20th century it was given to Ottoman empire or modern Turkey.

Q5. 'Jatra' is the popular folk theatre of which Indian state?

‘जात्रा’ किस भारतीय राज्य का लोकप्रिय लोक थिएटर है?

(a) Gujarat/ गुजरात

(b) Maharashtra/ महाराष्ट्र

(d) Uttar Pradesh/ उत्तर प्रदेश

S5. Ans.(c)

Sol. Jatra is a popular folk-theatre form of Bengali theatre, spread throughout most of Bengali speaking areas of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Orissa and Tripura. Jatra is a $21m-a-year industry, performed on nearly 4,000 stages in West Bengal alone.

Q6. The first recipient of Bharat Ratna award in 1954 was

1954 में भारत रत्न पुरस्कार का पहला प्राप्तकर्ता कौन था?

(a) S. Radhakrishnan/ एस. राधाकृष्णन

(b) C.V. Raman/ सी. वी. रमन

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru/ जवाहरलाल नेहरु

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol. The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were politician C. Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India.

Q7. Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by ___ in north

उत्तर प्रदेश उत्तर में ___ से घिरा हुआ है

(a) Nepal/ नेपाल

(b) Uttrakhand/ उत्तराखंड

(d) Delhi/ दिल्ली

S7. Ans.(b)

Sol. Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by Bihar in the East, Madhya Pradesh in the South, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana in the west and Uttaranchal in the north and Nepal touch the northern borders of Uttar Pradesh, it assumes strategic importance for Indian defence.

Q8. Which is the India's largest and the oldest museum?

भारत का सबसे बड़ा और सबसे पुराना संग्रहालय कौन सा है?

(a) Allahabad Museum/ अल्लाहाबाद संग्रहालय

(b) National Museum, New Delhi/ राष्ट्रीय संग्रहालय, नई दिल्ली

(d) Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad/ सालार जंग संग्रहालय, हैदराबाद

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol. Indian Museum in Kolkata is the largest museum in India. It is the ninth oldest regular museum of the world and oldest institution of its kind in Asia Pacific region. Indian Museum is a multipurpose and multi disciplinary institution of national importance. The museum was established at the Asiatic Society, the earliest learned body in the country on 2nd February 1814. Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, a Danish botanist, was the founder curator of the museum.

Q9. In which Indian city would you find the Rock Garden, a sculpture garden created by artist Nek Chand using waste especially rags and broken ceramics?

किस भारतीय शहर में आपको रॉक गार्डन, कलाकार नैक चंद द्वारा विशेष रूप से रैग और टूटा सिरेमिक का उपयोग कर के बनाया गया एक मूर्तिकला उद्यान मिलेगा?

(a) Chandigarh/ चंडीगढ़

(b) Bengaluru/ बेंगलुरु

(d) Hyderabad/ हैदराबाद

S9. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand, a government official who started the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957. Today it is spread over an area of 40 acres. It is completely built of industrial and home waste and thrown-away items.

Q10. Which waterbody separates the India from the island nation of Sri Lanka?

कौन सा जल श्रोत भारत को श्रीलंका के द्वीप राष्ट्र से अलग करता है?

(a) Bering Strait/ बेरिंग स्ट्रेट

(b) Palk Strait/ पाल स्ट्रेट

(d) Strait of Magellan/ मैगेलन की जलडमरूमन

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay and thence with the Gulf of Mannar in the southwest.

Q11. Which city, founded by Udasi Sikhs Guru Ram Rai, is capital of Uttarakhand?

उड़ीसी सिख गुरु राम राय द्वारा स्थापित कौन सा शहर उत्तराखंड की राजधानी है?

(a) Almora/ अल्मोड़ा

(b) Dehradun/ देहरादून

(d) Roorkee/ रुड़की

S11. Ans.(b)

Sol. The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon, with a total of 13 districts. The interim capital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun, the largest city in the region, which is a railhead. The High Court of the state is in Nainital.

Q12. Idukki Dam in Kerala is built across which river?

केरल में इडुक्की बांध किस नदी में बनाया गया है?

(a) Kaveri/ कावेरी

(b) Vaigai/ वैगई

(d) Periyar/ पेरियार

S12. Ans.(d)

Sol. The Idukki Dam, located in Kerala, India is arch dam. The dam stands between the two mountains - Kuravanmala (839)m and Kurathimala (925)m. It is built on the Periyar River, in the ravine between the Kuravan and Kurathi Hills in Kerala, India. At 167.68 metres, it is one of the highest arch dams in Asia and third tallest arch dam.

Q13. 'Raja', 'Rani', 'Rocket' and 'Roarer' falls, collectively known as Jog Falls or Gersoppa Falls, are formed by which river in Karnataka?

'राजा', 'रानी', 'रॉकेट' और 'रोएरर' फॉल्स, सामूहिक रूप से जोग फॉल्स या गेर्सोपपा फॉल्स के नाम से जाने जाते है, यह कर्नाटक में किस नदी द्वारा निर्मित है?

(a) Netravati/ नेत्रवती

(b) Dandavathi/ दंडवती

(d) Sharavathi/ शरावथी

S13. Ans.(d)

Sol. Jog Falls, Gerosoppa Falls or Joga Falls is the 2nd highest waterfall in India located near Sagara taluk, Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka.Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi River dropping 253 m, making it the second-highest plunge waterfall in India after the Nohkalikai Falls with a drop of 335 m in Meghalaya.

Q14. In which Indian state is the Sultanpur National Park located?

सुल्तानपुर राष्ट्रीय उद्यान किस भारतीय राज्य में स्थित है?

(a) Uttarakhand/ उत्तराखंड

(b) Haryana/ हरियाणा

(d) Rajasthan/ राजस्थान

S14. Ans.(b)

Sol. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is very popular national park located in Gurgaon District in Haryana State. Sultanpur is located 40 km from Dhaula Kuan in Delhi and 15 km from Gurgaon on the Gurgaon - Farrukhnagar Road

Q15. Near which city is the Kakrapar Nuclear Power Station located?

कक्करापार परमाणु ऊर्जा स्टेशन किस शहर के पास स्थित है?

(a) Kota (Rajasthan) / कोटा (राजस्थान)

(b) Karwar (Karnataka) / करवार (कर्नाटक)

(d) Mumbai (Maharashtra) / मुंबई (महाराष्ट्र)

S15. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) is located near Surat in the state of Gujarat. KAPS currently operates two PHWRs, the first of which (Unit-1) began commercial operations on 6 May 1993. Unit-2 followed two years later in September 1995.

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