General Knowledge Questions for SSC Exam
Which spacecraft has recently reached interstellar space?
(A) Juno
(B) Opportunity
(C) Voyager 2
(D) Skylab
Correct Answer : C
Who started the first English newspaper in India?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Raja Rammohan Roy
(C) J. A. Hickey
(D) Lord William Bentinck
Correct Answer : C
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
A. Lord Clive
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Curzon
List-II
1. Subsidiary Alliance
2. Indian Universities commission
3. Doctrine of Lapse
4. Dual Government in Bengal
(A) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
(B) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
(C) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
(D) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
Correct Answer : B
Naokhali is situated in—
(A) West Bengal
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Tripura
(D) Assam
Correct Answer : B
The system of judicial review in in Indian constitution adopted from
(A) India
(B) Gemany
(C) U.K.
(D) U.S.A
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The Indian Constitution has adopted judicial review from the US Constitution.
The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on-
(A) 26 January, 1950
(B) 26 January, 1949
(C) 26 November, 1949
(D) None
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
16 July 1948: Harendra Kumar Mukherjee V.T. Krishnamachari was elected the second vice-president of the Constituent Assembly. 26 November 1949: The Constituent Assembly accepted the Indian Constitution and some of its sections were also implemented.
Between whom was the Poona Pact held?
(A) Nehru and Ambedhkar
(B) Gandhi and Ambedhkar
(C) Malvai and Ambedhkar
(D) Gandhi and Ambedhkar
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
With the efforts of leaders like Rajagopalachari, Jayakar, Tej Bahadur Sapru, Ghanshyam Das Birla etc., an agreement was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dalit leader Ambedkar on 24 September 1932 AD. This agreement is known in history as 'Poona Agreement'.