SSC Scientific Assistant (IMD) Exam : Held on 23 Nov 2017 Shift-2

(General Awareness)

QID : 1076 - The Food Corporation of India (FCI) purchases wheat and rice from the farmers in states where there is surplus production. The farmers are paid a pre-announced price for their crops called as ______.

Options:
1) Minimum Retail Price
2) Maximum Retail Price
3) Minimum Support Price
4) Maximum Support Price
Correct Answer: Minimum Support Price

QID : 1077 - Which two articles (Fundamental Rights) of Indian Constitution are not suspended even during National Emergency under Article 359?

Options:
1) Article 14 and 15
2) Article 16 and 17
3) Article 18 and 19
4) Article 20 and 21
Correct Answer: Article 20 and 21

QID : 1078 - In India, all international treaties and agreements are made in the name of ______.

Options:
1) The Prime Minister of India
2) The President of India
3) The Chief Justice of India
4) The Foreign Minister of India
Correct Answer: The President of India

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QID : 1079 - Which of the following was a major incident to happen in India in year 1919?

Options:
1) Dandi March
2) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
3) Non Cooperation Movement
4) Swadeshi Movement
Correct Answer: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
 

QID : 1080 - After which year, the struggle against British gradually became a mass movement?

Options:
1) 1910
2) 1915
3) 1919
4) 1923
Correct Answer: 1919

QID : 1081 - Who founded 'Tattavabodhini Sabha'?

Options:
1) Rabindranath Tagore
2) Debendranath Tagore
3) Sarojini Naidu
4) Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer: Debendranath Tagore

QID : 1082 - Which meridian or longitude is also termed as the Standard Meridian of India?

Options:
1) 27°30’E
2) 27°30’W
3) 82°30’W
4) 82°30’E
Correct Answer: 82°30’E

QID : 1083 - The northern plains of India are formed of ______ deposits.

Options:
1) Coral
2) Alluvial
3) Silt
4) Volcanic
Correct Answer: Alluvial

QID : 1084 - Which is one of the distinct features of the peninsular plateau?

Options:
1) Black soil area
2) Laterite soil area
3) Red soil area
4) Alluvial soil area
Correct Answer: Black soil area

QID : 1085 - Which river marks the easternmost boundary of the Himalayas?

Options:
1) Ganga
2) Brahmaputra
3) Kosi
4) Gandak
Correct Answer: Brahmaputra

QID : 1086 - Which state of India is the largest producer of cotton?

Options:
1) Gujarat
2) Rajasthan
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Goa
Correct Answer: Gujarat

QID : 1087 - Air moves from the high-pressure area over the southern Indian Ocean in a south-easterly direction and turn right towards low pressure areas over the Indian subcontinent. These we know as the ______ winds.

Options:
1) Easterly
2) Westerly
3) South-West Monsoon
4) Trade
Correct Answer: South-West Monsoon

QID : 1088 - The marked price of an article is 50% more than its cost price. If 20% discount is given, then what will be the profit percentage?

Options:
1) 10
2) 30
3) 20
4) 40
Correct Answer: 20

QID : 1089 - Which of the following is/are contact force / forces?
I. Friction force
II. Magnetic force
III. Gravitation force

Options:
1) Only I
2) Only II
3) Only III
4) Both II and III
Correct Answer: Only I

QID : 1090 - Which multicellular Eukaryotes, have cell wall and they do not perform photosynthesis?

Options:
1) Fungi
2) Plantae
3) Animalia
4) Protista
Correct Answer: Fungi

QID : 1091 - Which among the following is an example of a saturated carbon compound?

Options:
1) Ethane
2) Ethene
3) Ethyne
4) All options are correct
Correct Answer: Ethane

QID :1092 - Ministry of Power has launched which scheme with an aim at providing last mile electricity connectivity to all rural and urban households?

Options:
1) Shagun
2) Sahaj
3) Saubhagya
4) Saral
Correct Answer: Saubhagya

QID : 1093 - Which is the 152 million year old fossil discovered for the first time in India (Kutch desert region of Gujrat)?

Options:
1) Ichthyosaur
2) Rajasaur
3) Masiakasaur
4) Barapasaur
Correct Answer: Ichthyosaur

QID : 1094 - At which place is the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports going to establish National Sports Museum?

Options:
1) Barabati Stadium, Odisha
2) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Tamil Nadu
3) Nehru Stadium, Madhya Pradesh
4) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

QID : 1095 - The Union Cabinet has approved MoU between India and ______ on cooperation on Police Training.

Options:
1) Afghanistan
2) Sri Lanka
3) Bangladesh
4) Nepal
Correct Answer: Afghanistan

QID : 1096 - Gauri Lankesh is the first Indian Journalist to win which one of the following awards?

Options:
1) Pulitzer
2) Anna Politkovskaya
3) Livingston
4) Golden Pear
Correct Answer: Anna Politkovskaya

QID : 1097 - The largest commodity bourse Multi-Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) launched India’s first commodity options in ______.

Options:
1) Gold
2) Silver
3) Diamonds
4) Platinum
Correct Answer: Gold

QID : 1098 - Which country has officially opened its first overseas military base in the ‘Horn of Africa’, Djibouti?

Options:
1) China
2) Kenya
3) Nigeria
4) Tunisia
Correct Answer: China

QID : 1099 - Where was The Global Wildlife Programme (GWP) Conference held recently?

Options:
1) Ernakulum
2) Pune
3) Chandigarh
4) New Delhi
Correct Answer: New Delhi

QID : 1100 - Rajnish Kumar has been appointed as new chairman of which organisation?

Options:
1) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
2) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
3) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
4) State Bank of India (SBI)
Correct Answer: State Bank of India (SBI)

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