Set -1 5000 GK Questions for SSC CGL 2024

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1.

Deficiency of which vitamin causes knock knee, bowlegs and pigeon chest in children?

Vitamin D

2.

Which is a hot wind?

Loo,Foehn,Chinook

3.

In which following is respiratory pigment in human-

Hemoglobin

4.

What  is  the  source  of  immediate  energy  for  cellular activity?

ATP

5.

What is responsible for water balance in human body –

Kidney

6.

How much time does a heart beat require approximately?

0.8 second

7.

Which vitamin is essential for the coagulation of blood?

Vitamin K

8.

Which destroy the toxic substance found in digested food?

Liver

9.

In which following is not uses of saliva-

Digestion                                 of disaccharides

10.

What is the short upper part of the human intestine next to the stomach?

Duodenum

11.

Which disease is characterized by inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord?

Meningitis

12.

What is exception to Mendel’s principle of dominance? —

Mirablius

13.

White lung disease is prevalent among the worker of which industry?

Cotton Industry

14.

Thyroid gland  is  activated  by  which harmonic  for the secretion of thyroxin?

TSH

15.

Which chamber of human heart pumps fully oxygenated blood to aorta and hence to the body?

Left Ventricle

16.

Where old and dead RBC dispose-

Spleen

17.

Which is the contractile protein muscle?

Myosin

18.

Which substance is more than 80% in the cell?

Water

19.

Which is pepsin releasing cells of stomach

Main cells

20.

Which antimicrobial drug is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy?

Rifampicin

21.

How many number of chamber are found in the heart of Mammal?

4 (2- Fish)

22.

What is the Study of pulse and arterial blood pressure called?

Sphygmology

23.

Which  animal  belongs  to  the  family  in  which  Panda belongs?

Bear

24.

Which gland disappear during old age?

Thymus

25.

Which Insectivorous fish used for mosquito control?

Gambusia

26.

In which living organism oxygenated and  deoxygenated blood is combined?

Amphibian

27.

Which one of symbiotic algae is found in secretory cell of hydra?

Euchlorella

28.

On joint uric acid crystal accumulation, it causes –

Gout

29.

Food is converted into energy in which of the cellular organelles of cell?

Mitochondria

30.

The deficiency of which leads to dental caries?

Fluorine

31.

BCG vaccination (Bacillus Calmette Guerine) is injected to get immunity from which disease?

Tuberculosis

32.

Human body mostly get energy from of vegetation energy in form of

Carbohydrate

33.

Which muscle is the strongest of all in the human body?

Thigh

34.

Guwahati is situated on the bank of the river?

Brahmaputra

35.

The edible part of an Onion is?

Fleshy leaves

36.

Who is known as ‘Man of Blood and Iron’?

Otto Von Bismark

37.

Whom did Lord Clive defeat in the Battle of Plassey, 1757?

Siraj-ud-Daulah

38.

Who was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court?

Hiralal J Kania

39.

World Aids Day is observed on?

1st December

40.

The term ‘Castle’ is associated with which sports?

Chess

41.

Capital of Finland is?

Helsinki

42.

The boundary ‘Durand Line’ is between Pakistan and?

Afghanisthan

43.

Headquarter of SAARC is in?

Kathmandu, Nepal.

44.

Who wrote the book ‘City of Joy’?

Dominique Lapierre

45.

Which gland regulates the amount of water excreted by the kidneys?

Pituitary gland

46.

What is the capital of Dadar and Nagar Havelli?

Silvassa.

47.

Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called ‘Mahamana’?

Madan           Mohan Malaviya

48.

‘Anandmath’ was written by which Bengali writer?

Bankim       Chandra Chatterjee

49.

What is the name of 1st indigenously developed Super Computer of India?

Param 8000

50.

Who is the 1st Indian Tennis player to win boy’s Australian Open Junior Title?

Yuki Bhambri.

51.

In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India?

Goa

52.

Who founded Forward Block political party?

SC Bose

53.

Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh?

Le Corbusier

54.

The  boundary  line  demarcating  India  and  Pakistan  is known as?

Radcliffe Line

55.

Which Mughal emperor built ‘Jama Masjid’ in Delhi?

Shahjahan

56.

The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem is?

Sun

57.

Who  was  the  first  Indian  woman  to  scale  the  Mount Everest?

Bachendri Pal

58.

What is the difference in time between Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?

05:30 hours

59.

What is the longest English word that doesn’t repeat a letter?

Uncopyrightables

62.

Which dynasty built Khajuraho temples?

Chandelas

63.

Which vitamin is also known as Ascorbic acid?

Vitamin-C

64.

Which imaginary line, located at zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?

Equator

65.

Who was the president of Indian National Congress at the time of independence?

J.B.Kriplani

66.

The largest country (in area) in Africa is?

Algeria

67.

What is the capital of union territory Lakshadweep?

Kavaratti

68.

who was the first Indian to receive Raman Magsaysay Award?

Vinoba     Bhave                 in 1958

69.

Who coined the name ‘Pakistan’ in 1940?

Chaudhary Rahmat Ali

70.

Who is the first woman IPS officer of India?

Kiran Bedi

71.

World No Tobacco Day is observed on?

31st May

72.

National anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress?

27th        December, 1911

73.

The scientific name of Vinegar is?

Acetic acid

74.

Who is the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha?

Vice-President

75.

Which  Fundamental  Right  was  described  by  Dr.  B.  R. Ambedkar as the heart and soul of the Constitution?

Right                        to

Constitutional Remedies

76.

The yellow color of cow’s milk is due to the presence of?

Carotene.

77.

Which is the largest brackish water lake in India?

Chilka Lake

78.

Which  scientist  is  known  as  the  Father  of  the  Green Revolution in India?

M.S.Swaminathan.

79.

An  instrument   to   measure                              the velocity                              and  find  the direction of the wind?

Anemometer.

80.

Scientific study of fossils is called?

Palaeontology

81.

Who wrote the book ‘A Million Mutinies Now’?

V. S. Naupal

82.

Which Viceroy of India effected the Partition of Bengal in 1905?

Lord Curzon

83.

Marasmus disease is caused due to the deficiency of?

Protein

84.

The only session of Indian National Congress (INC) presided over by Mahatma Gandhi was at?

Belgaum      in                      the year 1924

85.

Which country plays Ashes test match series against each other?

England- Australia

86.

Which Ramon Magsaysay award winner founded the ‘Asha for Education’, a secular organisation dedicated to bring socio-economic change in India by focusing on basic education?

Sandeep Pandey

87.

Who authored ancient Sanskrit plays ‘Mahavircharita’ and ‘Uttar Ramcharita’?

Bhavabhuti

88.

Which country is known as ‘Land of rising sun’?

Japan

89.

What is the popular name of Magnesium Sulphate, a white crystalline salt used in medicine and in leather processing?

Epsom salt

90.

Where is the headquarter of Interpol?

Lyon, France

91.

Name the International human rights organization with headquarters in London which won Nobel Prize for Peace in 1977?

Amnesty International

92.

The Ilbert Bill, by which Indian judges were allowed to try the European offenders in criminal cases, was introduced by which Governor-General of India in 1883?

Lord Rippon

93.

Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen by weight in the ratio?

1:8

94.

Who discovered Blood Group?

Karl               Landsteiner (USA)

95.

Which Indian state was originally known as the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA)?

Arunachal Pradesh

96.

Which strait connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean?

Strait of Magellan

97.

What is the capital of Chile?

Santiago

98.

In  the  Earth’s  crust,  which  chemical  element  has  the largest share of 47 percent in terms of weight?

Oxygen

99.

Which  among the following chemical is used in photography?

Silver bromide

100.

Milk is an example of emulsion, True or False?

True.

101.

Which India born physicist invented the ‘Optical Fibre’?

Narinder                          Singh Kapany

102.

Which waterbody separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands?

Ten                      Degree Channel

103.

In which city is the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports situated?

Patiala

104.

Which religious teacher established four maths in four corners of country at Badrinath (North), Dwarka (West), Puri (East) & Sringeri (South)?

Adi Shankaracharya

105.

Who is considered as the father of Mobile Phone?

Martin Cooper

106.

Gayatri Mantra is addressed to which Hindu god?

Surya

107.

Which element is necessarily present in all acids?

Hydrogen

108.

Who authored the book `Business at the speed of thought’?

Bill Gates

109.

Which organ in the human body produces Bile?

Liver

110.

Diamond and Graphite are allotropes of which element?

Carbon

111.

Who is the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings? 

Anil Kumble

112.

What is the minimum age limit to become the President of India?

35 years

113.

Who created fictional character Harry Potter?

J.K.Rowling

114.

Deficiency of which vitamin causes Scurvy?

Vitamin-C

115.

Which constituent of human blood is responsible for blood clotting?

Platelets (Thrombocytes)

116.

Which was the first country to give women the right to vote in elections?

New Zealand

117.

According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of which God?

Ganesh

118.

Which scientist was known as ‘Wizard of Menlo Park’?

Thomas                            Alva Edison

119.

On 6th April 1909, who became the first person to reach the North Pole?

Robert Edwin Peary

120.

What is the name of India’s first nuclear reactor?

Apsara

121.

Which Mughal emperor assumed     the  title of ‘Alamgir’ – Conqueror of the world?

Aurangzeb

122.

At    which    place    did   Mahatama       Gandhi start       his    1st Satyagraha in India?

Champaran                          in Bihar

123.

When an ant bites a person, which irritating chemical it injects?

Formic acid

124.

In the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution, how many languages have been officially recognized?

22

125.

Even though India became independent in 1947 but Daman and Diu remained a European colony till 1961. Which country ruled over it?

Portugal

126.

Headquarters of  the International  Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is in?

Montreal (Canada)

127.

With which   sport is  the  

Duckworth Lewis Method associated?

Cricket

128.

What is the normal heart rate of adults at rest?

72        beats    per minute

129.

Kailash Temple at Ellora in Maharahstra was built by the rulers of which dynasty?

Rashtrakuta

130.

What is the interest rate at which banks borrow money from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) called?

Repo Rate

131.

International Date Line, an imaginary line where date changes as one travels east or west across it, passes through which longitude?

180 degree

132.

Who wrote the famous essay ‘Unto This Last’, which was later translated into Gujarati by Mahatma Gandhi under the title of ‘Sarvodaya’?

John Ruskin

133.

Headquarters of Central Railway is in?

Mumbai

134.

Wheeler Island, the site of India’s missile testing facility Integrated Test Range (ITR), is situated in which state?

Orissa

135.

To      whom does the  President     of    India address his resignation?

Vice-President

136.

Apart from Russia, the territory of which country lies in both Europe and Asia continents?

Turkey

137.

Who is known as the ‘Father of Medicine’?

Hippocrates

138.

After Hindi, which is the second most spoken language in India?

Bengali

139.

The Khyber Pass, a strategic mountain pass between Central Asia and South Asia, connects Pakistan to which country?

Afghanistan

140.

On 29 August 1988, which Indian lady became the first woman in the world to swim across the Straits of Gibraltar?

Aarti Pradhan

141.

Who was the first President of Pakistan?

Iskandar Mirza

142.

Which early 11th century traveller to India authored the books ‘Tahqiq-i-Hind’ and ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’?

Al Beruni

143.

To preserve the filaments at high temprature, which gas is filled in the electric bulbs?

Argon

144.

‘The Four Noble Truths’ and ‘Noble Eightfold Path’ are the cornerstones of which religion?

Buddhism

145.

What is the chemical name of Baking Soda?

Sodium bicarbonate

146.

What is the chemical name of Washing Soda?

Sodium carbonate

147.

From  which  Indian  ruler  did  the  Britishers  acquire  the Kohinoor diamond?

Dalip Singh

148.

‘Gyandarshan’ is an educational TV channel  of which Indian open university?

IGNOU

149.

Which city annually hosts the Wimbledon tennis championship, one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments?

London

150.

Which European country is also known as the ‘Land of the Midnight Sun’?

Norway

151.

The India receives its major rainfall from which monsoon?

South-West Monsoon.

152.

How many years does the US President serve during one term?

4 years

153.

Bamboo is tree, weed or grass?

Grass

154.

Which straits connects India to Srilanka?

Palk Straits

155.

Headquarter of Zoological Survey of India is at?

Kolkata

156.

In   which    article    of   the      Indian   Constitution the   word ‘Minority’ appears?

Article 29

157.

University of Nalanda and Vikramsila were destroyed by?

Baktiyar Khilji

158.

Which emperor propaged the idea of ‘Sulahkul’?

Akbar

159.

The nickname ‘seven-sisters’ has been given in India to?

7         North-Eastern States

160.

As per the latest estimates of the planning commission the poverty ratio in 2011-2012 in India is?

21.9%

161.

Human blood is viscous in nature due to the presence of?

Protein in blood

162.

pH value of pure water is?

7

163.

What is the direction of rotation of earth on its axis ?

West to East

164.

what is the full form of WTO?

World                          Trade Organization

165.

what is the full form of SEBI?

Securities                             and Exchange Board of India

166.

Who in India is the supreme commander of armed forces?

President

167.

Who was  the  first Indian  Prime Minister  to resign  from office?

Morarji Desai

168.

Through which amendment ‘Right to Property’ was made a legal right?

44th Amendment

169.

An instrument used for measuring the strength of electric current?

Galvanometer

170.

Which is the fastest animal on earth?

Cheetah

171.

When did India became republic?

26 January 1950

172.

Which is the highest civilian award in India?

Bharat Ratna

173.

what is the full form of HTTP?

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

174.

Christiana Ronaldo is related with which sport?

Football

175.

Who is the highest run scorer in One Day International cricket?

Sachin Tendulkar

176.

Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission of India?

Prime Minister

177.

Who directed the movie ‘Avatar’?

James Cameroon

178.

Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

Arti Saha

179.

The green colour of the leaves is due to?

Chlorophyll

180.

Where is ‘Gateway of India’ situated?

Mumbai

181.

In which year India won the ICC world cup under the captaincy of M. S. Dhoni for the second time?

2011

182.

Who won the football world cup for maximum number of times?

Brazil

183.

What is the capital of U.S.A.?

Washinton D.C

184.

How many members are nominated by President in Rajya Sabha?

12

185.

In computer, 1 MB (Mega Byte) memory is equal to how many Kilo Bytes?

1024 KB

186.

An instrument used for measuring sound under water?

Hydrophone

187.

Scientific study of eye-diseases is called?

Opthamology.

188.

Capital of Austria is?

Vienna

189.

What is the full form of OPEC?

Organization                               of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

190.

Who  is  the  author  of  the  book  ‘A  Midsummer  Night’s Dream’?

William Shakespeare.

191.

The Bermuda Triangle or Devil’s Triangle is located at?

North                      Atlantic Ocean

192.

Who was the last ruler of Mughal dynasty?

Bahadur Shah

193.

Who defeated Mohammed Ghori in First Battle of Tarain?

Prithvi Raj Chauhan

194.

Green revolution was started in the year?

1966

195.

In    which     year     Reserve       Bank       of         India       (RBI)        was nationalized?

1949

196.

Director-General of World Trade Organisation(WTO) is?

Ngozi                     Okonjo- Iwala

197.

Which mineral is used to make the Plaster of Paris?

Gypsum.

198.

The most spoken language in the world is?

Mandarin.

199.

Ricket is caused due to the deficiency of which vitamin?

Vitamin-D

200.

World’s longest railway platform is in which state?

West                       Bengal (Kharagpur)

201.

Which planet in the Solar System is named after the Roman god of agriculture and harvest?

Saturn

202.

Who is the first batsman in international cricket to hit 6 six in an over?

Herschelle                         Gibbs (South Africa)

203.

Which is the only continent through which all longitude lines passes?

Antarctica

204.

The first indigenous civilian aircraft of India is?

Saras

205.

Who was the first human to walk in space?

Alexei     Leonov                – Russia

206.

First Indian to be appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was?

C.D.  Deshmukh  in 1943

207.

Which Maurya ruler defeated Alexander’s general Seleucus Nicator and received the territories of Kabul and Balochistan?

Chandragupta Maurya in 305 BC

208.

Who was also known as the ‘Saint of the Gutters’?

Mother Teresa.

209.

Oldest mountain range in India is?

Aravali range

210.

The capital of USA, Washington D. C. is located on the banks of which river?

Potomac River

211.

Highest mountain peak of North America is?

Mount McKinley.

212.

Which hormone is also known as Emergency hormone?

Adrenaline.

213.

Which Indian freedom fighter gave the slogan ‘Dilli Chalo’?

Subhash                    Chandra Bose

214.

Who    is    the    only    President            of   India to        be            elected unopposed?

Neelam                       Sanjiva Reddy.

215.

How many bones are there in the adult human skeleton?

206 bones.

216.

Who propounded the ‘Theory of Relativity’?

Albert Einstein.

217.

In    15th    century,     which       Italian traveller     visited    the Vijayanagar empire?

Niccolo de Conti.

218.

Minimum age limit to become the Governor of a state in India?

35 Years.

219.

Which Sikh guru developed the Gurumukhi script?

Guru Angad.

220.

Which place recently becomes the 9th Indian reserve in UNESCO world network list?

Great                     Nicobar Biosphere Island reserve.

221.

Who conducted the first human heart transplant operation in the world?

Dr.                    Christian Bernard.

222.

First China War was fought between which countries?

China and Britain.

223.

World Red Cross is celebrated on?

May 8.

224.

Film and TV Institute of India is located at which place?

Pune.

225.

Which layer of the atmosphere restricts the Ultra-violet radiation?

Ozone layer.

226.

Full form of DRDO is?

Defence Research and Development Organisation.

227.

Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army?

Gen. KM Cariappa

228.

What is the full form of GATT?

General Agreement                               on Tariffs and Trade.

229.

The melting point of fuse wire should be high or low?

low.

230.

Largest Gurudwara in India is?

Golden  Temple  in Amritsar.

231.

Headquarter of United Nation Organisation (UNO) is in which country?

USA (at New York).

232.

The instrument which is used for seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water is called?

Periscope.

233.

G-15 is an economic grouping of?

3rd World Nations.

234.

Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in?

Increased height.

234.

Who is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually?

Dr.        Linus            Carl Pauling.

235.

Market where the price of a commodity is determined by free play of the forces of supply and demand is called?

Free Market.

236.

In which year the membership of the Security Council was increased from 11 to 15 (under Article 23)?

1965.

237.

In a normal human body, the total number of red blood cells is?

30 trillion.

238.

If speed of rotation of the earth increases, weight of the body will?

decrease.

239.

India’s first nuclear blast at Pokhran in Rajasthan took place in the year?

1974.

240.

The length of the cricket pitch is?

22 yards.

241.

Hundred year war was fought between which countries?

France & England.

242.

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research is located at?

Kalpakkam, Chennai.

243.

In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of Mount Everest?

1953.

244.

India’s 1st fast breeder neutron reactor was?

Kamini.

245.

India’s  1st  atomic  power  station  was  set  up  at  which place?

Tarapur, MH.

246.

In which year the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution ‘Uniting for Peace’?

1950.

247.

India became a member of the United Nations in the year?

1945.

248.

India’s 1st indigenously built submarine was?

INS Shalki

249.

In  which  organ  of  the  human  body  does  maximum absorption of food take place?

Small intestine

250.

Human Rights Day is celebrated on?

10 December