GK Questions Asked in SSC CGL Tier 1 : 2016

1. Which athlete is known as Blade Runner?

Ans: Oscar Pistorius
2. Who is Father of Abul Fazal?
Ans: Shail Mubarak
3. Maximum thorium reserve in which country?
Ans: India
4. Who is the Euro Cup 2016 Winner?
Ans: Portugal
5. When did the French Revolution began?
Ans: 1789
6. United Nations was established in which year?
Ans: 24th Oct 1945
8. What is the full form of WEP?
Ans: Wired Equivalent Privacy
9. Which is called Quick Lime?
Ans: CaO (Calcium oxide)
10. What is the Unit of Radioactivity?
Ans: Curie
11. Morphology of chromosome can be best observed in which stage of cell division?
Ans: Metaphase stage
12. First viceroy who died in India?
Ans: Lord Mayo
13. Find the Odd One: Agra, Darjeeling, Ooty, Shimla
Ans: Agra
14. Bande Mataram song has taken from which Book?
Ans: Ananda Math
15. Which country allows human Euthanasia?
Ans: Netherlands
16. Which of the following range parallel to the Indian Coast Line?
Ans: Western Ghat

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17. Which of the following article is related to Freedom of Privacy?
Ans: Article 21

18. Who is known as Father of Renaissance in India?

Ans: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
19. Through which part in plants Food translocation is occurred?
Ans: Phloem
20. Which is the outermost ranges of Himalayas?
Ans: Shivalik
21. Sahitya Academy Awards are given in how many languages?
Ans: 24
22. Which is not an external storage memory?
Ans: CD RAM
23. What element causes radioactive pollution in Kerala?
Ans: Thorium
24. What causes water rains in North Western India?
Ans: Western disturbance in wind
25. Which state has the least population?
Ans: Sikkim
26. Washing Machine is based on what concept?
Ans: Fuzzy Logic
27. Which part of the brain is associated with hearing?
Ans: Cerebrum
28. Headquarter of SAARC is situated at?
Ans: Kathmandu, Nepal
29. Who is present PM of Nepal ?
Ans: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
30. Which of these are soluble in water?
Ans: Sodium sulphate

31. Where is the Atomic Power Plant in Rajasthan located?

Ans: Rawatbhata
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32. What happens when sodium bicarbonate is heated?
Ans: The ease with which sodium bicarbonate loses carbon dioxide on heating is what makes it useful as
"baking soda".

33. When government expenditure exceeds its revenue then it is called?

Ans: Budget deficit
34. First Indians who have won an Oscar?
Ans: Bhanu Athaiya

35. Why planets do not twinkle?

Ans: Planets are also closer to the Earth than those distant stars, so planets appear larger in comparison.
Due to the planets' apparent closeness to Earth, the light coming from these celestial bodies does not bend
much due to Earth's atmosphere.

36. What do silkworms eat?

Ans: Mulberry Leaves

37. Punjab draws water into canals from which river?

Ans: Sutlej river

38. What are the Properties of x-ray?

Ans: Electromagnetic radiations having a wavelength between 10A to 0.01A.

39. Who was the first women Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Ans: Sucheta Kriplani

40. What is the another name of World Bank?

Ans: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

41. Mission Indradhanush is related to?

Ans: immunize all children against seven vaccine preventable diseases namely diphtheria, whooping
cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B by 2020

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42. When does President address a joint sitting of parliament?
Ans: Concurrence of both houses are required to pass any bill

43. Playing It My Way autobiography of?

Ans: Sachin Tendulkar

44. Who is the coach of Indian cricket team right now?

Ans: Anil Kumble

45. What is the purest form of Carbon?

Ans: Diamond

46. Ice packed in saw dust does not melt quickly. Why?
Ans: aw dust is a bad conductor of heat and protects the ice from the external heat and hence from melting
away quickly

47. Name of the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun
is __________.
Ans: Aphelion
48. Great Barrier Reef is located in which ocean?
Ans: Pacific Ocean

49. Pulitzer Prize is given in which filed?

Ans: Journalism

50. Mahabalipuram Temple is also known as?

Ans: Mamallapuram (Shore Temple in Tamilndu)

51. Who elected as first women President of Nepal?

Ans: Bidhya Devi Bhandari

52. Who is the first women Speaker of Lok Sabha?

Ans: Meira Kumar
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53. BC Roy award is given in which field?

Ans: Medicine

54. Bio gas is used for ________ ?

Ans: cooking

55. Which is not described in the constitution?

Ans: Planning Commission

56. Who is the winner of Wimbledon Womens single Title 2016?

Ans: Serena Williams

57. Commercial bank give loan to which sector?

Ans: Priority Sector

58. Reason of light reflection?

Ans: Reflection happens at the interface between two mediums with significantly different properties.

59. Rann of Kutch is famous for?

Ans: seasonal salt marsh

60. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Ans: Stratosphere

61. Azolla is used in ___________?

Ans: Rice Cultivation

62. MK Gandhi returned which medal given to him?

Ans: Kaisar-i-Hind Medal

63. What is the main cause of the revolt of 1857 in India?

Ans: first rebellion against the East India Company

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64. Who named Mahatma Gandhi as Father of Nation for the 1st time?
Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose

65. Which region is suitable for cotton?

Ans: black cotton soil

66. Public litigation filed for ____________?

Ans: litigation for the protection of the public interest

67. Which of the following rivers originates from Tibet?

Ans: Brahmaputra

68. Which part of brain is called as little brain?

Ans: Cerebellum

69. HRIDAY Yojana related to?

Ans: Urban Infrastructure

70. Who plays most important part in Indian Economy?

Ans: Agriculture

71. Exicse duty is applied on ________ ?

Ans: Manufacturing product (Industries/ Factories)

72. Charles Correa is related to?

Ans: architecture

73. Name of US parliament ?

Ans: Congress

74. Why ocean appear blue?

Ans: Scattering of light

75. What is net neutrality?

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Ans: Net neutrality is a principle that says Internet service providers should treat all traffic on their
networks equally.

76. Golden revolution is related to ?

Ans: Horticulture development

77. Who was introduced Doctrine of Lapse?

Ans: Lord Dalhousie

78. Place where soldiers live called?

Ans: Battalion/ Fort

79. Ellora caves is near to which city?

Ans: Aurangabad

80. Study of human mind is called _______?

Ans: Neuroscience

81. What is the cause of sepoy mutiny?

Ans: Hurting religious feelings of the sepoys

82. Head of PAC appointed by whom?

Ans: Speaker of Lok Sabha

83. Smallest Island nation in Indian ocean?

Ans: Maldives
84. Who was the Founder of Theosophical Society?
Ans: Helena Blavatsky

85.On a clean glass plate, a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop of mercury
remains almost spherical because:
Ans: cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass

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86. What is the main purpose of Monetary Policy?
Ans: controls the supply of money

87. Which tax is collected by States?

Ans: Service tax

88. Only Viceroy assassinated in India?

Ans: Lord Mayo

89. Which of the following is not the main objective of Fiscal Policy?
Ans: generating employment

90. Who got first Medal for India in Rio Olympics 2016?
Ans: Sakshi Malik

91. Indian signed order line agreement with which country?

Ans: Tanzania

92. On July 27th, Ramon Magsaysay award given to?

Ans: TM Krishna

93. First Filed Marshal of India?

Ans: Sam Manekshaw

94. The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed. who said?
Ans: Mahatma Gandhi

95. How many times was the term of the lok sabha extended upto 6 years?
Ans: Once

96. The declaration of constitutional emergency in an Indian state has to be approved by the
parliament within ______ months?
Ans: 2

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97. How long can a Presidential ordinance remain in force?
Ans: 6 Months

98) Where the Headquarters of FIFA are located?

Ans: Zurich

99) Which monument is called Dream of Stones?

Ans: Panch Mahal
100) Which component is responsible for acid rain?
Ans: Nitrogen Oxides & Sulfer Di-Oxide

101) "A thing of Beauty is Joy forever" is written by?

Ans: John Keats

102) Boiling Point of Water Depends upon?

Ans: Atmospheric Pressure

103)

Which

among

the

following

state

has

the

highest

literacy

rate

Ans: Mizoram

104) What is Zeolite ?

Ans: Hydrated Aluminosilicate Minerals

105) What is the minimum no. of members to be present in Parliament to start the proceedings of
the house?
Ans:1/10th of total seats, 55

106) In which year did the Kakori Robbery took place?

Ans: 1925

107) Siachen Glacier is a dispute between which 2 countries?

Ans: India & Pakistan

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108) Who is the First Female Governor of an Indian State?
Ans: Sarojini Naidu

109) Which among the following Government Bodies accounts are not audited by CAG?
Ans: Local Body

110) Which Desert has high gold reserves?

Ans: Gobi

111) Pollutant, being the biggest source of air pollution in world?

Ans: Carbon Monoxide

112) Name the Process by which Bubbles from Liquid are formed?
Ans: Surface Tension

113. Polio causes by __________ .

Ans:Virus

114. In IT failure of Kernel means

Ans: the central or most important part
115. In which state, Kovvada nuclear plant proposed to be set up?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh

116. Barren Island volcano is located in the ____________.

Ans: Andaman Sea

117. CK Naidu trophy associated with which sports?

Ans: Cricket

118. Which is the Indias first carbon free state?

Ans: Himachal Pradesh

119. World's largest radio telescope FAST installed in which country?

Ans: China
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120. Energy travels from Sun to earth through which process?

Ans: Radiation

121. India shares longest International border with which country?

Ans: Bangladesh

122. Which is the highest peacetime gallantry award of India?

Ans: Ashok Chakra

123. Indus valley civilization worshiped which god?

Ans: Mother Goddess

124. The partition of congress was done in which session?

Ans: 1967

125. If no atmosphere than what is the colour of the sky?

Ans: Black

126. Which country exited from European countries?

Ans: Britain

127. First woman president of Congress?

Ans: Annie Besant

128. Birju Maharaj is related to?

Ans: Kathak dancer

129. Ozone layer protects earth from which rays?

Ans: Ultraviolet Rays

130. What is Silica gel?

Ans: hydrated silica in a hard granular hygroscopic form used as a desiccant.

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131. First Buddhist council held at?
Ans: Rajgir

132. Which is radioactive element?

Ans: Uranium

133. Rhino speciality of which Indian National Park?

Ans: Kaziranga National Park

134. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) submit his reports to whom?
Ans: President

135. First King of Satavahana Dynasty?

Ans: Simuka

136. Residex related to?

Ans: Housing

137. Optical filter used for?

Ans: to attenuate or enhance an image

138. Superfast AC Train having barely signal?

Ans:

139. Palk of strait separate which country?

Ans: India & Sri Lanka

140. Toughest natural substance (wool, cotton, jute, silk)

Ans: Silk

141. Shiva Thapa is associated with which sports?

Ans: Boxing

142. Which hill connects eastern and western ghats?

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Ans: Bilgiri Hills

143. Hydrochloric acid present in which digestive organ?

Ans: Stomach

144. Silver gets corroded due to presence of what in air?

Ans: Metals have a tendency to change back to their original state of existence that is the ore from which
these been extracted and they do so by their interaction with the environment. The atmospheric air contains
moisture and certain dissolved gases like oxygen, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen sulphide and
the like. Silver metal is extracted mainly from its sulphide ores like argentite (silver glance) as a white
lustrous metal, which remains untarnished in air free from hydrogen sulphide.
But in the presence of trace amounts of hydrogen sulphide in atmosphere, silver forms a film of silver
sulphide that is black.

145. Scheme for poor women up liftment?

Ans: Rashtriya Mahila Kosh

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