Staff Selection Commission General Knowledge SSC Prasar Bharti Examination

Staff Selection Commission
General Knowledge SSC Prasar Bharti Examination

Q.1.Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?

• Bachhendri Pal
• Phew Dorajee
• Onn Saang Su Kayi
• Yoko Ono

Q.2.Name of S. Chandrashekhar is associated with which of the following subjects ?

• Cosmology
• Chemistry
• Fluid Mechanics
• Astrophysics 

Q.3.Who was the only Indian woman to be elected as the President of U.N. General Assembly ?

• Vijayalakshmi Pandit
• V. K. Krishna Menon
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Rajeshwar Dayal 

Q.4.‘RAF’ is the abbreviated form of which of the following ?

• Ready Action Force 
• Rapid Action Force
• Reverse Action Force
• Repeat Action Force

Q.5.Tehri dam is built on which of the following rivers ?

• Ganga 
• Brahmputra 
• Bhagirathi 
• Yamuna

Q.6.Who lost the AFC (Asian Football Confederation Final, 2008 to India) ?

• Myanmar 
• Sri Lanka 
• Pakistan 
• Tajikistan

Q.7.After the terrorist attack of 26th November, 2008 in Mumbai, who was appointed as the Home Minister of India ?

• Sh. Shivraj Patil 
• Sh. Pranab Mukherjee 
• Sh. P. Chidambaram 
• Sh. A.K. Anthony

Q.8.Name the winner of the Sanjay Chopra National Award for Bravery 2008

• Saumika Mishra 
• Santosh Sen 
• Amit Kumar 
• Pappu 

Q.9.The concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy was borrowed by our Constitution from the Constitution of—

• U.S.A. 
• Canada 
• U.S.S.R. 
• Ireland 

Q.10.The three medals that Indians won in the Beijing Olympics were in

• Shooting, Boxing and Wrestling 
• Shooting, Boxing and Archery 
• Shooting, Wrestling and Tennis 
• Shooting, Boxing and Hockey 

Q.11.There is no provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the

• Chief Justice of India 
• Chief Justice of a High Court 
• Governor 
• Vice President 

Q.12.The train service—‘Thar Express’ between India and Pakistan, originates in India from—

• Jaisalmer
• Jodhpur 
• Bikaner
• Barmer 

Q.13.Garba is a dance form of

• Gujarat
• Rajasthan
• Orissa
• Assam 

Q.14.Who is named as the Flying Sikh of India ?

• Mohinder Singh
• Ajit Pal Singh
• Joginder Singh
• Milkha Singh

Q.15.Fundamental Rights are not given to

• Bankrupt persons 
• Aliens
• Persons suffering from incurable disease 
• Political sufferers 

Q.16.Which of the following, according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world ?

• Non-violence of the brave
• Non-violence of the weak
• Non-violence of the coward 
• Non-violence of the downtrodden

Q.17.What is the tenure of the Prime Minister of India ?

• Conterminous with the tenure of the Lok Sabha
• Conterminous with the tenure of the President 
• As long as he enjoys the support of a majority in the Lok Sabha
• Five years 

Q.18.Consent of the people means consent of

• A few people
• All people
• Majority of the people
• Leader of the people 

Q.19.Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution ?

• Gram Sabha
• Gram Panchayat
• Gram Cooperative Society
• Nyaya Panchayat 

Q.20.Which of the following is true regarding ‘No Confidence Motion’ in the Parliament ? 

1. There is no mention of it in the Constitution. 
2. A period of six months must lapse between the introduction of one ‘No Confidence Motion’ and another. 
3. Atleast 100 persons must support such a motion before it is introduced in the House. 
4. 4. It can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only. 

• 2 and 4 
• 1, 2, 3 and 4 
• 1, 2 and 3 
• 1 and 4.

Q.21.The toxicity of which of the following heavy metals leads to liver cirrhosis ? 

• Copper
• Lead
• Mercury 
• Zinc

Q.22.Cell or tissue death within a living body is called as 

• Neutrophilia
• Nephrosis 
• Necrosis 
• Neoplasia

Q.23.Typhoid is caused by— 

• Pseudomonas sp.
• Staphylococcus 
• Bacillus 
• Salmonella typhi

Q.24.Besides carbohydrates, a major source of energy in our food is constituted by 

• Proteins
• Fats
• Minerals 
• Vitamins

Q.25.The process of removing calcium and magnesium from hard water is known as 

• Sedimentation
• Filtration 
• Flocculation 
• Water softening

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