Top 100 GK Questions with Answers for SSC Exam
100 General Knowledge Questions and Answers
Q : To whom is the Department of Administrative Reforms related?
(A) ODF
(B) RTI
(C) SRDF
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
1. Administrative Reforms Department deals with RTI.
2. The Right to Information Act, 2005 mandates a timely response to citizens' requests for government information.
Regular freight train service started on the recently started Haldibari (West Bengal) in India and Chilahati rail route in Bangladesh. When was this train closed?
(A) 1948
(B) 1962
(C) 1965
(D) 1971
Correct Answer : C
Who has recently launched the Amrit Dharohar scheme to revive wetlands and mangroves in India?
(A) Narendra Modi
(B) Draupadi Murmu
(C) Rajnath Singh
(D) Amit Shah
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled two schemes named 'Amrit Dharohar' and 'Mishti' (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes) on the occasion of World Environment Day.
2. These initiatives are designed to rejuvenate India's wetlands and mangroves, promote their conservation and sustainable use.
What is the correct order of radiations in descending order of frequencies?
(A) Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves > X-rays
(B) Radio waves > X-rays > Microwaves > Infrared
(C) X-rays > Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves
(D) Infrared > Microwaves > X-rays > Radio waves
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The correct order of radiations is in descending order of frequencies.
X-rays > Infrared > Microwaves > Radio waves
Which of the following is essential to form haemoglobin in blood?
(A) Fats
(B) Iron
(C) Calcium
(D) Protein
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
1. Iron is required for the formation of hemoglobin.
2. Hemoglobin is a part of red blood cells that carries oxygen and removes carbon dioxide (a waste product) from the body.
3. Iron is stored in the body mainly in hemoglobin.
Which of the following books was written by the Roman writer Pliny the Elder?
(A) Indica
(B) Natural History
(C) Geographica
(D) Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
1. Pliny the Elder was a Roman natural philosopher.
2. The book written by the Roman writer Pliny the Elder is Natural History.
3. It is an encyclopedia covering all aspects of the natural world, including geography, zoology, botany, astronomy, agriculture, mathematics, pharmacology, mining, mineralogy, sculpture, art precious stones, etc.
In India, which of the following bills CANNOT be introduced in the Rajya Sabha?
(A) Both constitutional amendment and ordinary bills
(B) The constitutional amendment bill
(C) The money bill
(D) The ordinary bill
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha in India.
2. A Money Bill is defined in Article 110 of the Constitution.
3. If a dispute arises regarding any bill whether it is a money bill or not, the decision of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is final.
4. A Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha.
Which Article of the Constitution of India lays down that an Indian citizen has the right to use any restaurant, road or public place?
(A) Article 17 (1)
(B) Article 15 (2)
(C) Article 14 (2)
(D) Article 16 (1)
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
1. Article 15(2)(a) of the Constitution of India says that an Indian citizen has the right to use any restaurant, road or public place.
2. Subject to this article, no citizen shall, by reason of his religion, race, sex, place of birth, or any other similar ground, be prevented from visiting public places.
Below are a few statements given about afforestation.
A. Afforestation could prevent flooding.
B. Afforestation can balance our ecosystem.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(A) Both A & B are incorrect
(B) Only B
(C) Both A & B
(D) Only A
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The following statements below are correct about afforestation.
A. Afforestation could prevent flooding.
B. Afforestation can balance our ecosystem.
Identify which of the following statements are correct.
1. The headquarter of the ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research is located in Junagarh.
2. The headquarter of ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed & Mustard Research is located in Bharatpur.
3. The headquarter of the ICAR-Directorate of Soybean Research is located in Indore.
(A) 2 and 3 only
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 2 only
(D) 1 and 3 only
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
1. The headquarter of the ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research is located in Junagarh.
2. The headquarter of ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed & Mustard Research is located in Bharatpur.
3. The headquarter of ICAR-Directorate of Soybean Research is located in Indore.