Important GK Questions for SSC Exams Quiz-4

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Which is NOT a correct statement?

Phenols are acidic

In benzene all the atoms lie in one plane

Methylated spirit contains only methanol

Dilute solutions contains less amount of solute
C

The infective stage of Malaria is:

Gametocyte

Ring state

Sporozoite

Merozoite

C

The treaty of Versailles restored Alsace-Lorraine to:

Italy

Britain

France

Belgium

C



The Asokan Edicts were deciphered first by
Sir John Marshall
Sir William Jones
Charles Wilkins
James Prinsep
D
decipher(verb)>> convert from code into normal language.

Which of the following is meant for the ex-situ conservation of various species?
Sperm bank
Blood bank
Germplasm bank
Herbarium
C

An algae type ocean deposit is:

Neritic remains
Diatom Ooze
Pteropod Ooze
Pelagic deposits

B

Photosynthetic vesicle found in bacteria is called a:

Mesosome
Chromatophore
Genophore
Pneumatophore

B

What type of mirror is used in a view finding mirror of a vehicle?

Convex mirror
Plane mirror
Concave mirror
Paraboloidal mirror

A

What is m-commerce?

machine commerce
mobile commerce
money commerce
marketing commerce

B

Who said that the Directive Principles of State Policy are just like "a cheque on bank payable at the convenience of the bank"?

Pandit Nehru
K.T. Shah
B.R. Ambedkar
N.G. Ranga

B

Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye and pearl millet belong to

the same plant family
two plant families
three plant families
four plant families

B

Wheat, barley, rye and pearl millet belong to the Poaceae family while lemon and orange belong to the Rutaceae family. 

Who favoured the Artic Home theory of the Aryans?

Pargiter
A.C. Das
B.G. Tilak
Jacobi
C

The Arctic Home in the Vedas is a book written by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

MAX MULLAR CENTRAL ASIA THEORY MOST ACCEPTED

South-South dialogue is associated with

Co-operation among developing nations
Arms conference
Summit meeting between developed and developing countries
All the above

A

The proposal for the creation of new All-India Services can be considered only:

if majority of State Legislature make such demand
if Lok Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority
if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by two-thirds majority
None of the above

C

Article 312 (1) of the Indian Constitution.

Pyroligneous acid obtained from wood contains

10% Formaldehyde
10% Acetic acid
10% Formic acid
10% ethanol

B

.Union Carbide India Ltd. manufactured essentially

Heavy water
Petrochemicals
Fertilisers
Leather goods

B

The iron and steel plant in Bihar is at

Visakhapatnam
Bokaro
Burnpur
Vijay Nagar

No correct answer as (a) is in Andhra Pradesh, (b) in Jharkhand, (c) in West Bengal and (d) in Karnataka.

Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha?

Panini
Alara Kalama
Kapila
Patanjali

B

Ram Sharan Sharma, who died in 2011 was an eminent

Chemist
Economist
Indologist
Archaeologist

C

"Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth" is the guiding principle of:

Attributive theory of Justice
Retributive theory of Justice
Deterrent theory of Justice
Reformative theory of Justice

B

Low cost housing is an example for:

Mixed wants
Social wants
Private wants
Merit wants

D

Torah is the sacred book of:

Zorastrianism
Confucianism
Taosim
Judaism

D

Important points to remember on Sikhism

Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism was born at Talwandi in Lahore district of Pakistan, He is credited with starting the Langar (the system of providing food to all visitors in Gurudwaras).

Guru Angad invented the Gurumukhi script

Guru Ramdas is credited with the establishment of the city of Amritsar.

Guru Arjun Dev is considered the author of the sacred text ‘Guru Granth Sahib’ He is also credited with the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar. Guru Arjun Dev was tortured to death by the then Mughal Emperor Jahangir.

Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed by Aurangzeb and Gurudwara Shish Ganj in Delhi stands at the place where he was executed.

Guru Gobind Singh, the last guru founded the Khalsa Sect making it mandatory for all Sikhs to possess five Ks – Kripan (a sword), Kachcha (shorts), Kesh (long hair), Kada (bangle) Kangha (Comb).

Guru Gobind Singh was born in Patna in Bihar.

The ten Sikh Gurus in the order of succession are Nanak, Angad, Amardas, Ramdas, Arjun, Hargovind, Har Rai, Har Kishan, Teg bahadur and Gobind Singh.

Other religions and faiths

Baha'I Faith
Baha'I Faith originated in Iran
The founder of the faith was Baha-u-llah.
The Lotus temple at New Delhi belongs to the Baha'I faith.
Judaism
The religion followed by Jews is known as Judaism.
Judaism was founded by Moses.
The sacred text of the Jews is the Torah.
The Jews place of worship is called the Synagogue.
Zoroastrianism
The founder of Zoroastrianims is Zoroaster or Zarusthar.
It was formed around 6 BC in Iran.
Zoroastrians are also called Parsees.
The sacred book of the Parsees is Zend Avesta and their place of worship is the Fire Temple
Parsee new year is called the Navroze.
The Tower of Silence or Dakhma is the place where Parsees dispose off their dead.
Confucianism
The founder of Confucianism is Confucius, a Chinese teacher who lived during 599 - 479 BC.
The Analects are the sacred texts of Confucianism.

Drying oils contain a fairly large proportion of

Unsaturated fatty acids
Fats
Proteins
Saturated fatty acids

A

Consumption for the sake of enjoying social acknowledgement is called

Rational consumption
Social consumption
Conspicuous consumption
Demonstration consumption

C,,,Conspicious>>attracting Notice or attention.

The red, orange and yellow colours of leaves are due to

Carotenoids
Aldehydes
Tannis
Lignins

A

Which bank was the first to introduce ATMs to the world?

Hong Kong Bank
Standard Chartered Bank
Bank of America
Citi Bank

D

We receive sunlight on earth surface. What type of light beams are these?

Random
Parallel
Converging
Diverging

D

Earth is a very big magnet. In which direction does its magnetic field extend?

west to east
north to south
south to north
east to west

C

Remember that the Earth's north magnetic pole is actually its south magnetic pole which is why north pole of a compass points towards it

Of the following economists, whom do you consider the Master of "Partial Analysis"?

Leon Walras
Alfred Marshall
J.M. Keynes
Lionel Robbins

B

The authority to specify which castes shall be deemed to be scheduled castes rests with the?

Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Tribes
Prime Minister
President
Governor

C

Article 341(1) of the Indian Constitution.

Polar-bears hold cures for

Type II diabetes
Osteoporosis
Breast - cancer
Kidney failure

A

Which colour/colours of light has the highest velocity through vacuum?

Blue
Red
Green
All of the above

Answer (d). In vacuum the color of the light does not affect its velocity and the closest answer is (d).

The ultimate source of energy in a hydroelectric power station is:

solar energy
the potential energy of water
the kinetic energy of water
the electro-chemical energy of water

Answer (a). Solar energy is responsible for the water cycle which fills up the reservoir. Note the word ultimate.

The seat of Kerala High Court is located at:

Kottayam
Thiruvananthapuram
Kollam
Ernakulam

Answer (d). Kochi, the seat of the High Court is in Ernakulam district.

High Courts with jurisdiction in more than 1 state/UT

High Court	Jurisdiction
Guwahati	Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram
Bombay	Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu
Calcutta	West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Kerala	Kerala, Lakshadweep
Madras	Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
Punjab and Haryana	Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh

High Courts and Benches

High Court	Bench
Allahabad High Court	Lucknow
Bombay High Court	Nagpur, Panaji, Aurangabad
Calcutta High Court	Port Blair
Gauhati High Court	Kohima, Aizwal, Itanagar
Madhya Pradesh High Court	Gwalior, Indore
Madras High Court	Madurai
Rajasthan High Court	Jaipur

High Courts not in State Capitals

High Court	Location
Chattisgarh	Bilaspur
Gujarat	Ahmedabad
Kerala	Kochi
Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur
Odisha	Cuttack
Rajasthan	Jodhpur
Uttarakhand	Nainital
Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad

Union Territories - High Courts

Union Territory	High Court
Andaman and Nicobar islands	Calcutta High Court
Lakshadweep	Kerala High Court
Puducherry	Madras High Court
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Bombay High Court
Daman and Diu	Bombay High Court
Chandigarh	Punjab and Haryana High Court
Delhi	Delhi High Court

Points to remember

The Supreme Court of India came into existence on 28 Jan 1950 replacing Federal Court of India which had functioned from 1937 to 1950.

The number of Judges in the Supreme Court is Chief Justice and 30 other judges.

A judge of the Supreme Court of India can hold office upto the maximum age of sixty-five years.

The total number of High courts in India is 24*.

*Three High Courts were inaugurated in March 2013 - Meghalaya and Manipur High Courts (March 25) and Tripura High Court (March 26) in their respective state capitals.

The oldest High Court in India is the Calcutta High Court which was set up on 01 Jul 1862. It is one of the three Chartered High Courts to be set up in India, along with the High Courts of Bombay, Madras.

The upper age limit for appointment as a judge of High court is sixty-two years.

The disease that kills more people than lung cancer as a consequences of air pollution is:

chronic bronchitis
asthma
emphesema
heart attack

A

The most densely populated state in India is

Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Tamil nadu

C

Brain drain has been caused by:

failure to recognise talent in the originating country
the lure of high living standards
lack of employment opportunities
socio-economic instability

No correct answer as the question is apparently wrong. (a), (b) and (d) are the main reasons for brain drain. Since brain drain involves skilled personnel, lack of employment opportunities is not a reason for brain drain. The question should have been in the negative. 

Human Development Index was formulated by:

A S E A N
I B R D
U N D P
U N C T A D
C
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The biggest planet in the solar system is:
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus 
B

Peninsular India has the following zonal soil types:
Red and yellow soil
Forest soil
Saline soil
Alluvial soil

A

The prose collection of the vedic poems are:
Samhitas
Upanishads
Aranyakas
Brahmanas

Answer (d). Samhitas are collections of mantras which are in verse form. Brahamanas were written to explain the meaning of mantras and hence are in prose form. 

The study of population is known as _____
Demography
Climatology
Petrology
Hydrology 
A

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Milk of lime - sodium sulphate
Galuber's salt - calcium sulphate
Salt petre - potassium nitrate
Gypsum - calcium hydroxide 
C

Who is the author of the book 'Paksitan: Beyond the Crisis State'
Khuram Iqbal
Maleha Lodhi
Amir Mir
M.J. Akbar 
B

The first speaker of Lok Sabha was:
S. Radhakrishnan
M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
Sardar Hukam Singh
G.V. Mavlankar 

D

First Appointees of India

1st President	Dr. Rajendra Prasad
1st Vice-President	Dr. S Radhakrishnan
1st Prime Minister	Pt Jawaharlal Nehru
1st Home Minister	Vallabhbhai Patel
1st Railway Minister	John Mathai
1st Defence Minister	Sardar Baldev Singh
1st Finance Minister	RK Shanmugam Chetty
1st External Affairs Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
1st Governor General (Indian)	C Rajagopalachari
1st Governor General (Independent India)	Lord Mountbatten
1st Chief Justice of India	Harilal J Kania
1st Chief Election Commissioner	Sukumar Sen
1st Chief Information Commissioner	Wajahat Habibullah
1st Central Vigilance Commissioner	N Srinivasa Rau
1st Attorney General	M.C. Setalvad
1st Speaker of Lok Sabha	G.V. Mavalankar
1st Cabinet Secretary	N.R. Pillai
1st Chief of Army Staff	Gen Rajendra Singhji
1st Chief of Air Staff	Air Marshall Thomas Elmhirst
1st Chief of Naval Staff	Vice Admiral RD Katari

Technological Firsts in India

Event	Year
Broadcasting started in India	1927
All India Radio established	1936
Television started	1959
Colour Television started	1982
Railways started	1853, April 16
1st electric train	1925, Feb 23
First issue of Postal Stamp	1825 (in Sind)
First Telegraph line	1851 (Calcutta & Diamond Harbour)
Newspaper	1781, Jan 29 Hicky Calcutta Gazette
First Atomic Power Station commissioned at Tarapur	1969
First nuclear test carried out	1974, 18 May
First satellite launched	1975, 19 Apr
Internet came to India	1995, Aug 15 (provided by BSNL)
First air mail in India & World Bumraulli to Allahabad (6 miles)	1911
First indigenously built submarine of India	Shalki
India’s first newsprint factory was set up at	Nepanagar (MP)

Which one of the following is an example for a non-economic good?
Doctor’s service
Teacher’s service
Mother’s service
Banker’s service 
C

Which one of the following is associated with banking sector reforms in India?
L. C. Gupta
Narsimhan
Chakravarty
Kelkar 
B

Which one of the following is not a qualitative credit control of the RBI?
Fixing margin requirements
Variable interest rate
Open market operations
Credit rationing 

C

The 13th Five Year Plan will be operative for the period
2010 - 2015
2011 - 2016
2012 - 2017
2013 – 2018
There is no right answer as the period of 13th Five Year Plan is 2017 to 2022.

The national income of  a nation is the
Government’s annual revenue
Sum total of factor incomes
Surplus of public sector enterprises
Exports minus imports 
B

The constitutional Amendment Act that has introduced safeguard against the misuse of proclamation of national emergency is the
42nd Amendment Act
43rd Amendment Act
44th Amendment Act
45th Amendment Act 
C

The Fundamental rights can be suspended by the
Governor
President
Law Minister
Prime Minister 
B

The main reason for the growth of communalism in India is
Educational and economic backwardness of minority groups
Political consciousness
Social inequalities
Imposing ban on communal organizations 

A

A Retired Judge of a High Court  is not permitted to practice as a lawyer in
Supreme Court
Any Court in India
High Courts
Except the High Court where he retired
Answer (d). The question has not been properly phrased. Article 220 of Indian Constitution reads: No person who, after the commencement of this Constitution, has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court shall plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court and the other High Courts.

Which one of the following does not match?

(a) Hindu marriage act :	1955
(b) Medical  Termination of Pregnancy Act :	1971
(c) Domestic Violence on Women Act :	1990
(d) Cruelty against Women :	1995

Answer (c). The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was enacted in 2005.

Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India?
Lord Ripon
Lord Curzon
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Canning
D

British Governor Generals/Viceroys

Governor General/Viceroy	Period	Points to remember
Warren Hastings	1774 - 1785	First Governor General in India. (He was the appointed as the Governor General of Fort William, but he exercised control over East India Company officials all over India.) He was impeached in England for his wrong-doings, namely The Rohilla War, Trial and execution of Nand Kumar, Case of Raja Chait Singh and Begums of Oudh.
Lord Cornwallis	1786 - 1793	Permanent Settlement, an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be raised from land was introduced during his period.
Lord Wellesley	1798 - 1825	He introduced the Subsidiary Alliance, under which the Indian ruler agreed to keep British forces in his territory. The first state to accept the Subsidiary Alliance was the State of Hyderabad.
Lord William Bentick	1828 - 1835	First to be designated as the Governor General of India in 1828. He outlawed the practice of Sati and also introduced English education in India.
Lord Dalhousie	1848 - 1856	He introduced the infamous 'Doctrine of Lapse'. He also brought Railways and Telegraph to India. He is also known as the maker of modern India.
Lord Canning	1856 - 1862	He was the Governor General during the mutiny of 1857. He was appointed the first Viceroy after the war.
Lord Mayo	1869 - 1872	He was the Viceroy of India, who was killed by a convict in the Andaman Islands. The first census of India was conducted which did not however include some territories in India.
Lord Lytton	1876 - 1880	The Delhi durbar or the Imperial Durbar in which Queen Victoria was proclaimed Kaisar-i-Hind was held during his period on 01 Jan 1877.
Lord Rippon	1880 - 1884	He introduced the dual system of governance. The first complete and synchronous census of British Territories in India was conducted in 1881 during his period. He was also associated with Ilbert Bill which sought to allow Indian judges to try British offenders. He is hailed as the Father of Local Self Government in India.
Lord Dufferin	1884 - 1888	The Indian National Congress was formed during his period.
Lord Curzon	1899 - 1905	Partition of Bengal and launch of Swadeshi Movement.
Lord Hardinge	1910 - 1916	The Capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi during his tenure in 1911. George V, the King of England visited India to attend the Delhi durbar in 1911. An assassination attempt was made on his life by Rash Bihari Bose and others.
Lord Chelmsford	1916 - 1921	The Jallianwala Bagh tragedy of 1919 occured during his period. Montague Chelmsford reforms, Rowlatt Act, Khilafat movement are other events associated with his period.
Lord Reading	1921 - 1926	Chauri Chaura incident occurred during his period. Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned for the first time in India.
Lord Irwin	1926 - 1931	His period is associated with First Round Table Conference, Simon Commission, Gandhi Irwin pact and the famous Dandi March.
Lord Willingdon	1931 - 1936	Second and Third Round Table Conferences were held during his period. Communal award was given by British PM Ramsay Macdonald and the Poona Pact between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar was signed during his period.
Lord Linlithgow	1936 - 1943	Cripps Mission visited India and the Quit India resolution was passed during his tenure.
Lord Wavell	1943 - 1947	Simla conference and Cabinet mission are associated with his period.

Important dates during British rule in India

Year	Importance
1857	First war of Indian independence also called the Sepoy Mutiny by the British.
1885	Formation of Indian National Congress.
1905	Partition of Bengal, Swadeshi Movement
1909	Minto Morley reforms
1911	Shifting of capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
1919	Government of India Act, 1919, Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.
1920	Khilafat movement.
1922	Chauri Chaura outrage in UP.
1928	Visit of Simon Commission to India, Death of Lala Lajpat Rai
1929	Resolution of complete independence at Lahore session of Indian National Congress.
1930	Dandi March, Launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
1931	Gandhi Irwin pact, execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
1935	Government of India Act
1942	Quit India movement, Formation of Azad Hind Fauz.
1943	Visit of Cripps Commission to India.
1946	British Cabinet mission visited India.

 

Prithvi Raj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by

Mahmud Ghazni
Muhammad Ghori
Qutbuddin Aibak
Yalduz

B

Famous Indian battles

Name of the Battle	Year	Importance
1st battle of Tarain	1191	Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori
2nd battle of Tarain	1192	Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan
1st battle of Panipat	1526	Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi
Battle of Khanwa	1527	Babur defeated Rana Sunga further strengthening his foothold in India.
Battle of Ghaghra	1529	Babur defeated Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah thus establishing Mughal rule in India.
Battle of Chausa	1539	Sher Shah defeated Humayun thus breaking the Mughal rule in India.
Battle of Kanauj or Billgram	1540	Sher Shah defeated Humayun for the second time.
2nd battle of Panipat	1556	Akbar defeated Hemu
3rd battle of Panipat	1761	Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas
Battle of Talikota	1565	Deccan Sultanates defeated the glorious Vijayanagar empire
Battle of Haldighati	1576	Undecisive battle between Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and Rana Pratap of Mewar.
Battle of Plassey	1757	British defeated Siraj-ud-duala with the help of Mir Zafar. This battle laid the foundation of British empire in India.
Battle of Wandiwash	1760	British decisively defeated the French in India. The Seven years war (1756 - 1763) between the British and the French in Europe ran parallel to this war. 3 Carnatic wars were fought between the British and the French and this battle was a part of the 3rd Carnatic War.
Battle of Buxar	1764	British defeated the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-duala (Nawab of Oudh) and Shah Alam II(Mughal emperor). This completed the work began by the battle of Plassey.
Battle of Samugarh	1658	Aurangzeb defeated Dara Shikoh.
Battle of Karnal	1739	Nadir Shah defeated Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah.

The original name of Nana Phadnavis was
Mahadji Sindhia
Tukoji Holkar
Narayan Rao
Balaji Janardan Bhanu
D

Real Names of Important Personalities

Well Known as	Real Name
Valmiki	Ratnakar
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu	Visvambhar
Guru Angad Dev	Bhai Lehna
Ramakrishna Paramhansa	Gadadhar Chattopadhyay
Swami Vivekananda	Narendra Nath Datta
Nana Phadanvis	Balaji Janardan Bhanu
Tatiya Tope	Ramachandra Pandurang Tope
Rani Lakshmibai	Manikarnika (Manu)
Tansen	Ramtanu Pandey
Birbal	Maheshdas
Mother Teresa	Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Sister Nivedita	Margaret Elizabeth Noble
Mirabehn	Madeleine Slade
Munshi Premchand	Dhanpat Rai
Swami Agnivesh	Shyam Vepa Rao
Satya Sai Baba	Satyanarayana Raju
Baba Amte	Murlidhar Devidas Amte
Mirza Ghalib	Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan
Vinoba Bhave	Vinayak Narahari Bhave
Amir Khusro	Ab'ul Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrow
Firaq Gorakhpuri	Raghupati Sahay
Gulzar	Sampooran Singh Kalra
Ravi Shankar	Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury
Mauland Abul Kalam Azad	Muhiyuddin Ahmed

Who among the following first propounded the idea of Basic Education?
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Mahatma Gandhi
Dayanand Saraswati
C

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Dandi March
2. Simon Commission
3. Poona pact
4. Gandhi Irwin Pact

1. II, I, III, IV
2. II, I, IV, III
3. IV, III, I, II
4. IV, III, II, I

Answer (b). Simon Commission - 1928, Dandi March - 1930, Gandhi Irwin Pact - 1931, Poona Pact - 1932

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Darjeeling-   West Bengal
Mount Abu -   Rajasthan
Kodiakanal -   Tamil Nadu
Simla      -   Uttar Pradesh
D
Answer (d). The earth is closest to the sun in early January. Seasons on the earth do not depend on the distance from the Sun. Seasons are caused by the earth's tilt with respect to its orbital plane.

july 4th-aphelion-farthest to sun,january 3rd-perihelion-nearest to sun

Consider the following pairs:

Tributary	Main River
Chambal :	Yamuna
Sone :	Narmada
Manas :	Brahmputra

Which one of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 3 only

No correct answer as 1 and 3 are correctly matched.

Dams and Rivers

Dam	River	State
Nagarjunasagar	Krishna	A.P
Pochampad	Godavari	A.P.
Srisailam	Krishna	A.P.
Sardar Sarovar	Narmada	Gujarat
Ukai	Tapti	Gujarat
Hirakud	Mahanadi	Orissa
Bhakra Nangal	Sutlej	Himachal Pradesh
Pong (Maharana Pratap Sagar)	Beas	Himachal Pradesh
Thein (Ranjit Sagar)	Ravi	Punjab
Baglihar	Chenab	Jammu & Kashmir
Chutak	Suru	Jammu & Kashmir
Panchet	Damodar	Jharkhand
Maithon	Barakar	Jharkhand
Tehri	Bhagirathi	Uttarakhand
Koyna	Koyna	Maharashtra
Mettur	Kaveri	Tamilnadu
Krishnaraja Sagar	Kaveri	Karnataka
Alamatti	Krishna	Karnataka
Mullaperiyar	Periyar	Kerala
Gandhisagar	Chambal	Madhya Pradesh
Nimoo Bazgo	Indus	Jammu & Kashmir

Cities and Rivers

City (India)	River
Delhi	Yamuna
Agra	Yamuna
Patna	Ganga
Haridwar	Ganga
Allahabad	confluence of Ganga and Yamuna
Varanasi	Ganga
Guwahati	Brahmaputra
Kanpur	Ganga
Jabalpur	Narmada
Bharuch	Narmada
Lucknow	Gomti
Hyderabad	Musi
Nasik	Godavari
Srinagar	Jhelum
Vijayawada	Krishna
Kolkata	Hooghly
Ahmedabad	Sabarmati
Surat	Tapti
Thiruchirapalli	Cauveri
Cuttack	Mahanadi
Ayodhya	Saryu
Ludhiana	Sutlej

Facts to Remember on Rivers

Facts to Remember - Indian Rivers
The river system of India can be classified into four groups - 1. Himalayan rivers 2. Deccan (Peninsular) rivers 3. Coastal rivers and 4. Rivers of inland water drainage.
Most of the Indian rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal but some like Narmada, Tapti andPeriyar flow into the Arabian Sea.
Luni, Machhu, Rupen, Saraswati, Banas and Ghagghar are examples of rivers with inland water drainage, i.e. they do not empty into the ocean but get lost into the sand.
Five rivers of erstwhile Punjab are Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, Jhelum and Chenab
The river also known as Dakshin Ganga is Godavari
The Brahmaputra is known as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet and as Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh. The Brahmaputra river is known as Jomuna in Bangladesh.
The river known as Singi Khamban (Lion's mouth) in Tibet River Indus
The river known as Bengal’s sorrow is River Damodar
Prayag or Allahabad is believed to be the confluence (sangam) of these rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati
The Ganges is also known as the Bhagirathi since King Bhagirath was responsible for bringing it from the heavens to the earth. The Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda join at Devprayag to form the Ganga. The part of the River Ganga which flows into Bangladesh is known as Padma.
The number of Indian rivers which have been classified as major rivers by the Government is Twelve.
There are three Trans-Himalayan rivers which originate in the high Tibetan Plateau and cut across the mighty Himalayan ranges. Indus, Brahmaputra, and Sutlej.
The largest river flowing through the state of Rajasthan is the Chambal river.

A form of condensation that reduces visibility and causes breathing problems is
Dew
Frost
Smog
Mist
C

The total population divided by available arable land area is referred to as
Population density
Nutritional density
Agricultural density
Industrial density
C

Green glands are associated with
Reproduction
Excretion
Respiration
Digestion
B

During respiration, the gases enter into the blood and leave the same by the process of
Active transport
Diffusion
Diffusion and active transport
Osmosis
B

Heart is devoid of
Cardiac muscle
Involuntary muscle
Voluntary Muscle
Smooth Muscle
C

The soil salinity is measured by
Conductivity meter
Hygrometer
Psychrometer
Auxanometer
A

Soil salinity is measured as the salt concentration of the soil solution in tems of g/l or electric conductivity (EC) in dS/m.  
Water and soil salinity are measured by passing an electric current between the two electrodes of a salinity meter in a sample of soil or water. The electrical conductivity or EC of a soil or water sample is influenced by the concentration and composition of dissolved salts.

A hygrometer is an instrument used for measuring the moisture content in the atmosphere.  

An auxanometer is an apparatus for measuring increase or rate of growth in plants.


 
Which one of the following is a fungal disease
Leucoderma
Eczema
Ringworm
Elephantiasis 
C

Types of Diseases

Type of Disease	Examples
Congenital diseases	Hare lip, club foot, mongolism, spastic paraplegia
Hereditary diseases	Haemophilia, albinism
Dietary deficiency diseases	Scurvy, rickets, beri-beri, anaemia
Hormonal diseases	Goitre, diabetes mellitus, acromegaly, dwarfism
Infectious diseases (VIRAL)	AIDS, chicken pox. Common cold, german measles, influenza, jaundice, measles, mumps, poliomyelitis, rabies, dengue fever
Infectious diseases(BACTERIAL)	Cholera. Whooping cough, diptheria, gonorrhoea, leprosy, pneumonia, syphilis, tetanus, typhoid, tuberculosis, plague
Infectious diseases(FUNGAL)	Ringworm, atheletes’ foot, thrush
Infectious diseases(PROTOZOAN)	Malaria, amoebic dysentery, sleeping sickness, kala-azar
Infectious diseases(WORMS)	Filaria, tapeworm, pinworm
Degenerative diseases	Graying of hair, baldness, presbyopia, cataract, osteoarthritis, Parkinson’s disease, arteriosclerosis
Immunological diseases	Hay fever, asthma, rheumatoid, arthritis, nettle rash
Neoplastic diseases	Warts, moles, cancer

Deficiency Diseases

Name of the disease	Linked with the deficiency of
Night Blindness	Vitamin A
Beri Beri	Vitamin B
Scurvy	Vitamin C
Rickets	Vitamin D
Sterility	Vitamin E
Impaired blood clotting	Vitamin K
Anaemia	Iron
Osteoporosis	Calcium
Goitre	Iodine
Kwashiorkor	Protein

Alternative Names of Diseases

Common Name	Alternative Name
Leprosy	Hansen's disease
Heart Attack	Myocardial infarction
Rabies	Hydrophobia
Blood Cancer	Leukemia
Baldness	Alopecia
Whooping Cough	Pertussis
Short-sight	Myopia
Long-sight	Hypermetropia

Rare Disorders/Conditions

Disorder	Feature
Parkinson's Disease	It is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that impairs motor skills, cognitive processes, and other functions.
Alzheimer's Disease	It is form of dementia characterised by loss of memory, thinking, and changes in behavior.
Down's Syndrome	Also called Trisomy 21, it is a condition in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child develops, both mentally and physically.
Korsakoff's Syndrome	It is a neurological disorder caused by the lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the brain.
Bulimia	It is an eating disorder characterized by restraining of food intake for a period of time followed by an over intake or binging period that results in feelings of guilt and low self-esteem.
Anorexia	It is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight, often coupled with a distorted self image
Progeria	It is an extremely rare genetic condition wherein symptoms resembling aspects of aging are manifested at an early age.
Dyslexia	It is a developmental reading disorder resulting from the inability to process graphic symbols.

Chickenpox is caused by
DNA Virus
Variola Virus
Streptococcus
Vibrio CholeraGiven ans A
varicella zoster virus.

Chickenpox (Chicken Pox), also known as Varicella, is a very contagious infection caused by the varicella zoster virus. In several parts of the world it is just known as varicella. Patients develop a blister-like rash, which first appears on the face and trunk, and then spreads throughout the body.

Instruments can be shielded from the outside magnetic effects by surrounding them with
Iron Shield
Rubber Shield
Brass Shield
Glass Shield 
C

Find the odd one.
Marble
Chalk
Limestone
Slaked LimeAnswer (d). Slaked lime is calcium hydroxide while the other three are calcium carbonate.

The following is a pseudo-force
Centrepetal force
Centrifugal reaction force
Centrifugal force
Strong Nuclear force
C

The hydraulic brake used in automobiles is a direct application of
Archimedes' principle
Torricellean law
Bernoulli's Theorem
Pascal's law 
D

Of the following which is the fastest?
CD-ROM
RAM
Registers
Cache 
C

An alternate name for the completely interconnected network topology is
Mesh
Star
Tree
Ring 
A
 
 
Amides can be converted to amines by the reaction named
Perkin
Claisen
Hoffman
Clemmesen 
C

The base used as an antacid is
Calcium hydroxide
Barium hydroxide
Magnesium hydroxide
Silver hydroxide  
C

The process which is not helpful in the prevention of rusting of iron is
Annealing
Applying Grease
Galvanising
Painting 
A

Denatured alcohol
is a form of alcohol
is unfit for drinking as it contains poisonous substances
contains coloured impurities
is sweet to taste 
B

Phenolics as a pollutant can be removed from the waste water by use of
Ion exchange resin technique
Electrolyte docomposition technique
Reverse osmosis method
Polymeric adsorbents 
D

The stability of a pond ecosystem depends on
Micro-organisms and fishes
Micro-organisms and zoo planktons
Fishes and reptiles
Producers and consumers 
D

Supersonic airplanes create a shock wave called
Transition wave
Ultrasound
Transverse wave
Sonic Boom 
D

The main factor that determines balance of nature is
Human Activities
Rabit and habitat
Environmental conditions
Availability of food 
A

The danger signals are red while the eye is more sensitive to yellow because
Absorption in red light is less than yellow and hence red is visible from a distance
Scattering in yellow light is less than red
The wavelength of red light is more than yellow light
None of the above reasons 
A

One of the following Chief Ministers received the Highest Civilian Award "Bharat Ratna"
Lalu Prasad Yadac of Bihar
Late M.G. Ramachandran of Tamilnadu
Jyothi Bosu of West Bengal
Late N.T. Rama Rao of Andhra Pradesh 
B

The city of Prayag was named Allahabad the city of Allah by
Aurangzeb
Akbar
Shahjehan
Bahadur Shah Zafar 
B

Spot the odd one from the following
Tsunami
Earthquake
Windmills
Cyclones 
C

Who among the following has won the Pantaloon’s Femina Miss India World, 2012 Award?
Prachi Misra
Vanya Misra
Rochella Maria
Sandhya Agarwal 

B 
 
Which one of the following statements is not correct about India's population as per the 2011 census
Literacy rate has gone up to 74% from 65%
Kerala has the highest literacy rate
Bihar has the lowest literacy rate
Men outnumber women in growth of literates
D

Who advocated the adoption of 'PURA' model to eradicate rural poverty?
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Sri Abhijit Sen
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Prof. A. M. Patha

Answer (a). PURA stands for Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas.

Which one of the following though called a garden is infact, not a garden?
Vrindavan Garden of Mysore
Hanging Garden of Mumbai
Eden Garden of Kolkata
Shalimar Garden of Kashmir
C

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