Model Questions for SSC Junior Engineer EXAM -GK Set-16

1. You see lightning flash in the distance, and hear the thunder 10 seconds later. Assuming that sound travels at 340 m/s through the air, how far away was the lightning strike?

a. 3.4 meters
b. 340 meters
c. 34 meters
d. 3.4 km

2. Which of the following is correct regarding Indian meteorological department?

1. Mr. H. F. Blanford was first appointed Meteorological Reporter
2. IMD was setup in 1875
3. Presently it provided village level rain forecast

A. 1,2 only
B. 1,3 only
C. 2,3 only
D. All

3. Measured in volts. This is the difference in electric potential between two points.

a. Electrical resistance
b. Potential Difference
c. Superconductor
d. Electric Current

4. Which of the following is correct regarding National commission for Backward classes?

1. Commission came as a result of Indra Sawhney & Ors. Vs. Union of India case
2. Commission consists of five members and Chairman must necessarily be retired judge of the supreme court

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None

5. Bakhshali manuscript is

a) Astronomy text
b) Medical text
c) Mathematical text
d) None of the above

1) A only
2) A and B only
3) All
4) B only

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6. A 680-hertz wave with a wavelength of 1/2 meter travels in air with a speed of----

a. 680 m/s
b. 6800 m/s
c. 340 m/s
d. 3400 m/s

7. Which of the following is India's first open defecation free city is

a. Bengaluru
b. Indore
c. Hyderabad
d. Mysuru

8. Gravitational waves were predicted in 1916 by

a) Issac Newton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Marie Curie
d) Thomas Elva Edison

1) A only
2) A and B only
3) All
4) B only

9. which of the following influences Indian Weather

A) The shifting of ITCZ
B) El-Nino
C) Jet streams

1) A only
2) A and B only
3) All
4) B only

10. You hear a lot of static from your radio. Is the static you hear more likely to result from receiving FM or AM radio waves?

a. FM
b. AM
c. Neither produces any static.
d. Both produce equal amounts of static.

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Answer

1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (b)