SSC LEVEL Questions
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Q.1) In Which year, The Vernacular Press Act was passed in
British India?
a) 1878
b) 1868
c) 1888
d) 1858
Ans: 1878
Explain:
i) The Vernacular Press Act was passed in British India in
the year 1878.
ii) It was enacted to curtail the freedom of the Indian
press and prevent the expression of criticism toward British policies.
iii) It was designed to better control the vernacular press
and effectively punish and repress seditious writing.
iv) It was proposed by Lord Lytton and it empowered the
government to confiscate the newspapers.
v) It was unanimously passed by the Viceroy's Council on 14
March 1878.
vi) It was repealed in December 1881 under the enlightened
regime of Lord Ripon.
Q.2) Which of the following is 1st Transuranium elements?
a) Neptunium
b) Plutonium
c) Americium
d) Hafnium
Ans: Neptunium
Explain:
i) Neptunium is the first transuranic element.
ii) It is a chemical element with the symbol Np and atomic
number 93.
iii) The transuranium elements are the chemical elements
with atomic numbers greater than 92, which is the atomic number of uranium.
iv) All of these elements are unstable and decay
radioactively into other elements
Q.3) In which mode of asexual reproduction, single entity is
divided into two parts and both are regenerated into separate entities?
a) Fragmentation
b) Spore formation
c) Binary Fission
d) Germination
Ans: Binary Fission
Explain:
i) Binary fission is the common method of the Asexual
Reproduction in which single entity is divided into two parts and both are
regenerated into separate entities.
ii) Some other methods of asexual reproduction are budding,
fragmentation, spore formation, regeneration, etc.
iii) Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction which
does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in the number of chromosomes.
Q.4) Which of the following university has won the Khelo
India University Games 2022?
a) Lovely Professional University (LPU)
b) JAIN University
c) Punjab University
d) Guru Nanak Dev University
Ans: JAIN University
Explain:
Jain University (Karnataka) has won the Khelo India
University Games 2022.
• The Jain University team topped the chart with 20 gold, 7
silver and 5 bronze medals, followed by Lovely Professional University (LPU)
with 17 golds and Punjab University with 15 gold medals.
• The 259 Gold, 258 Silver and 335 Bronze medals have been
awarded in KIUG 2021.
• Swimmer Shiv Sridhar from Jain University has won the most
individual medals in KIUG 2021, including 7 gold and two silver medals.
• Swimmer Shrungi Bandekar has become the most successful
female athlete in KIUG 2021 with four gold and one silver.
• The Khelo India University Games 2022 were held at the
Jain University, Bengaluru from 24th April to 3rd May 2022.
• The first Khelo India University Games (KIUG) were held in
Odisha in 2020.
Q.5) India and which country has decided to set up a task
force to prepare a five-year roadmap to boost bilateral defence cooperation?
a) South Africa
b) Bangladesh
c) Belarus
d) Tanzania
Ans: Tanzania
Explain:
i) India and Tanzania has decided to set up a task force to
prepare a five-year roadmap to boost bilateral defence cooperation.
ii) This decision was taken during wide-ranging talks
between Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh and his visiting Tanzanian counterpart,
Stergomena Lawrence Tax.
iii) Aim: To boost the bilateral defence ties as well as
military-to-military cooperation.
iv) Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has also invited Tax to
the India-Africa Defence Dialogue and the DefExpo.
Q.6) According to the Jain Philosophy, the term 'Jina' means
________.
a) Free from fetters
b) Lord
c) Worthy
d) The conqueror
Ans: The conqueror
Explain:
i) According to the Jain Philosophy, the term 'Jina' means
the conqueror.
ii) Jina is the one who has conquered temporal and material
existence through self-discipline and attained a transcendent and external
state of bliss.
iii) Jina is commonly known as the Tirthankara.
Q.7) A salt-water lake separated from the sea by sandbars
and spits is called a (an):
a) lake
b) glacier
c) lagoon
d) estuary
Ans: lagoon
Explain:
i) A salt-water lake
separated from the sea by sandbars and spits is called a lagoon.
ii) They are common coastal features around many parts of
the world.
iii) An Estuary is a partially enclosed, coastal water body
where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with saltwater from the ocean.
iv) It represents the interface between land & ocean and
occurs where river water mixes with seawater.
v) A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is
constantly moving under its own weight.
vi) Sandbars are ridges of sand are built up by currents
especially in a river or in coastal waters.
Q.8) Which of the following hills is situated in Andhra
Pradesh?
a) Pachmarhi Hills
b) Nagari Hills
c) Girnar Hills
d) Kaimur Hills
Ans: Nagari Hills
Explain:
i) Nagari Hills is situated in Andhra Pradesh. It is located
on the riverbank of Kusasthali, Chittoor, Nagari town.
ii) Pachmarhi, also known as Satpura ki Rani, is a hill
station in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
iii) Kaimur Range is the eastern portion of the Vindhya
Range, extending from around Katangi in the Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh
to around Sasaram in Rohtas district of Bihar.
iv) Girnar is an ancient hill in Junagadh, Gujarat.
v) It is one of the Holiest places for Jains, where the 22nd
Tirthankar, Lord Neminath attained nirvana.
Q.9) Manisha Kalyan is associated with which of the
following sports?
a) Hockey
b) Badminton
c) Table Tennis
d) Football
Ans: Football
Explain:
National Football team captain Sunil Chhetri has been named
the AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year for the seventh time, while Manisha
Kalyan named the AIFF women's footballer for the 2021-22 season.
• Chhetri and Kalyan were nominated as the winners by their
respective national team coaches Igor Stimac and Thomas Dennerby.
• He is the third highest goal scorer among active
international players.
Q.10) Nathpa Jhakri project is on ______________ river?
a) Sutlaj
b) Muchkund
c) Betwa
d) Vyas
Ans: Sutlaj
Explain:
Nathpa Jhakri project is on Sultaj river in Himachal
Pradesh.
Q.11) Which of the following ministries started Pradhan
Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgarhi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana?
a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
b) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
d) Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ans: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Explain:
i) Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgarhi
(PM-DAKSH) Yojana was implemented by the Social Justice and Empowerment
Ministry from the year 2021-22.
ii) Under PM-Daksh Yojana, eligible target groups are
provided with the skill development training programmes on Short Term Training
Program; Up-Skilling/Re-Skilling; Entrepreneurship Development Programme, and
Long Term Training Programme.
Q.12) Where was the fourth Buddhist Council held?
a) Pataliputra
b) Taxila
c) Sarnath
d) Kundalvana
Ans: Kundalvana
Explain:
i) Kundalvana
(Kashmir) was the place where the fourth Buddhist Council held in 72 A.D.
ii) The president of this council was Vasumitra.
iii) Asvaghosa was his deputy.
iv) The council was held under the patronage of Kushan King
Kanishka of Kushan Empire.
v) Buddhism was divided into two sects namely Mahayana and
Hinayana during this council.
Q.13) Which city is NOT situated on the Banks of the Chambal
River?
a) Jabalpur
b) Kota
c) Gwalior
d) Dholpur
Ans: Jabalpur
Explain:
i) Jabalpur city is not situated on the Banks of the Chambal
River.
ii) The water from the Chambal irrigation project is used in
Keoladeo National Park.
iii) There are lots of species home like 2 different
crocodile miggar and garial, 8 species of freshwater turtles,smooth-coated
otters, gangetic river dolphins, skimmers, black-bellied terns, sarus cranes
and black-necked storks etc.
iv) The gandhi sagar dam,rana pratap sagar dam, jawahar
sagar dam built across the chambal river.
v) There is a national Chambal wildlife sanctuary
established in 1978.
Q.14) Which of the following is the SI unit of the Propagation
Constant ?
a) Radian per Hour
b) Radian per Meter
c) Radian per Second
d) Radian per Kilometre
Ans: Radian per Meter
Explain:
i) Radian per Meter is the SI unit of the Propagation
Constant.
ii) Propagation constant is a measure of changes in a
sinusoidal electromagnetic wave in terms of amplitude and phase while
propagating through a medium
Q.15) The Paithan Hydro - Electric Project is on river
_______.
a) Narmada
b) Brahmaputra
c) Godavari
d) Yamuna
Ans: Godavari
Explain:
i) The Paithan Hydro - Electric Project is on river
Godavari.
ii) The dam is known as the Jayakwadi dam.
iii) The project is in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district
in Maharashtra.
Q.16) Which gland controls the level of calcium in the blood?
a) Thyroid
b) Adrenal
c) Parathyroid
d) Pineal
Ans: Parathyroid
Explain:
The parathyroid glands are situated in the neck and control
the levels of calcium in the blood.
Q.17) Who among the following was the mascot of the Asian
Youth Para games held at Bahrain in 2021?
a) BulBul
b) Shera
c) Turtle Olly
d) Borobi
Ans: Bulbul
Explain:
i) The mascot, called BulBul, is based on a family of
songbirds found in Bahrain, called bulbuls.
ii) India claimed 41 medals (12 Gold, 15 Silver, 14 Bronze)
at the 4th Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG), Asia’s biggest event held at Riffa
city, Bahrain.
iii) The event is organized by the National Paralympic
Committee (NPC) of Bahrain with the support of the local government.
iv) Over 700 athletes from around 30 countries participated
in the event from 2nd to 6th December 2021.
Q.18) Which of the following Acts was amended to provide a
statutory basis for the implementation of the flexible inflation targeting
(FIT) framework?
a) The Industrial Finance Corporation of India Act, 1948
b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934
c) Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act,
1961
d) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
Ans: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934
Explain:
i) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 was amended to
provide a statutory basis for the implementation of the flexible inflation
targeting (FIT) framework.
ii) The Reserve Bank of India was established under this
Act.
Q.19) Which of the following polymer is a condensation
polymer of ethylene glycol and Terephthalic acid?
a) Toulene
b) Terylene
c) Nylon 66
d) Bakelite
Ans: Terylene
Explain:
i) Terylene is a condensation polymer of ethylene glycol and
Terephthalic acid.
ii) This is a synthetic polyester fiber polymer.
iii) It was first created in 1941 by JR Whenfield.
iv) It is extensively used in textile industry to make hard
wear clothes like sarees and dress material.
v) It is non-injured by acidic substances when used in the
moderation process.
Q.20) The solar tracking (moving in the sun's direction) of
the sunflower is called
a) Phototropism
b) Thigmotropism
c) Hydrotropism
d) Heliotropism
Ans: Heliotropism
Explain:
i) The solar tracking (moving in the sun's direction) of the
sunflower is called Heliotropism.
ii) Heliotropism is a scientific term for a plant's tendency
to turn toward the sun.
iii) Sunflowers are well-known for their heliotropism.
iv) Heliotropic plants slowly track the motion of the sun
across the sky during the day, and then drift back during the night time.
Q.21) Which species is to be insured by the National
Insurance Company Ltd (NICL)?
a) Himalayan Yak
b) Great Indian Bustard
c) Kashmir stag
d) Nilgiri Tahr
Ans: Himalayan Yak
Explain:
i) National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL), for the first
time, has decided to insure the highly valuable Himalayan Yak.
ii) The Yak farmers living in harsh climatic conditions used
to face regular losses due to deaths of the animal.
Q.22) Which of the following is the mausoleum of
Bahaduddinbhai Hasainbhai in Junagadh?
a) Chini Ka Rauza
b) Chausath Khamba
c) Gol Gumbaz
d) Mahabat Maqbara
Ans: Mahabat Maqbara
Explain
• Mahabat Maqbara and Bahauddin Maqbra are mausoleums in
Junagadh, Gujarat, India.
• They were completed in 1892 and 1896 respectively and are
dedicated to Mahabat Khan II, the Nawab of Junagadh State, and his minister
Bahauddin Hussain Bhar respectively.
• The construction of the Mahabat Maqbara was started in
1878 by Nawab Mahabat Khan II (1851–82) and ended in 1892 during the reign of
Nawab Bahadur Khan III (1882–92).
• Mohabbat Maqbara is once a palace used by the Nawabs of
Junagadh as their home and was built in 1892. Mohabbat Maqbara Palace is also
called the Mosque of Bahaduddinbhai Hasainbhai and is one of the most important
historical monuments in Junagadh.
• Mahabat Maqbara is one of the major tourist attractions in
Gujarat and especially in Junagadh.
• The architecture of the tomb is a blend of Hindu, Islamic
and European architectures. Bahauddin Makbara was constructed by Sheikh
Bahauddin with his own funds during the period A.D 1891-1896.
• The monument is located inside the city in a very busy
area.
Q.23) Union Budget proposed Rs. 4,000 crore over five years
for which mission under which survey exploration and conservation of sea
biodiversity will be done?
a) Explore Sea Mission
b) Deep Sea Mission
c) Mine Sea Mission
d) Coastal Zone Development Mission
Ans: Deep Sea Mission
Explain:
i) Union Budget proposed Rs. 4,000 crore over five years for
Deep Sea Mission under which survey exploration and conservation of sea
biodiversity will be done.
ii) Deep Sea Mission-
iii) It focuses on giving a boost to exploration of India's
Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf.
iv) It is run under ISRO.
v) Other announcements under Innovation and R&D
vi) Rs. 1,500 crore for proposed scheme to promote digital
modes of payment
vii) National Language Translation Mission (NTLM) to make governance-and-policy
related knowledge available in major Indian languages
Q.24) What is the name of the digital ecosystem of
agriculture, being created by the Ministry of Agriculture?
a) Agristack
b) Agro India
c) Atmanirbhar Agri
d) Kisanstack
Ans: Agristack
Explain:
i) The Agriculture Ministry has commenced the project of
creating 'Agristack', which is a digital ecosystem of agriculture in the
country.
ii) It aims to help the government in effective planning
towards increasing the income of farmers and improving the efficiency of the
agriculture sector.
Q.25) Who of the following authored the book ‘Olympus'?
a) Devdutt Pattnaik
b) Chetan Bhagat
c) Arvind Kejriwal
d) Rupa Pai
Ans: Devdutt Pattnaik
Explain: Olympus is written by Devdutt Pattnaik in 2016.
Q.26) Name the author of the book ‘Ain-i-Akbari’?
a) Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
b) Abu’lFaz
c) Dara Shikoh
d) Todar Mal
Ans: Abu’lFaz
Explain:
i) Abu’lFazl is the author of the book ‘Ain-i-Akbari’.
ii) It is written in the Persian Language in the 16th
century.
iii) The book includes the administration of Mughal Emperor
Akbar.
VAJRA and AWSAR Initiatives are being implemented by?
a) Ministry of Human Resources and Development
b) Ministry of Defence
c) Ministry of Science and Technology
d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Ans: Ministry of Science and Technology
Explain:
VAJRA and AWSAR initiatives are being implemented by
Ministry of Sc. And Tech.
* VAJRA stands for Visiting Advanced Joint Research Faculty
Scheme.
* AWSAR stands for Augmenting writing skills for Articulating
Research.
* AWSAR aims to encourage popular science writing through
newspapers, magazines, blogs etc.
* VAJRA is a dedicated program exclusively for overseas
scientists and academics with emphasis on NRI and PIO/OCIs.
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