Set -2 5000 GK Questions for SSC CGL 2024
S. NO. |
QUESTIONS |
ANSWERS |
249. |
John Napier |
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250. |
Malfunction of which organ causes Jaundice? |
Liver |
251. |
NDA is situated at which place? |
Khadakwasla, Pune |
252. |
After how many years of interval Olympics game are held? |
4 years. |
253. |
Which disease is also known as ‘Pink eye’? |
Conjunctivitis. |
254. |
What is represented by the five rings of the Olympic symbol? |
5 Continents, Europe, Asia, America, Africa and Australia |
255. |
In which year Mahatma Gandhi was chosen ‘Person of the year’ by the Times magazine? |
1930. |
255. |
Fire temple is a place of worship for which religion? |
Zoroastrians |
256. |
Which game is the 2nd largest sporting event in the world after Olympics in terms of participating Nations? |
Commonwealth games. |
257. |
Motto of the Asian games is? |
Ever Onward. |
258. |
Which major Tennis Grand Slams is also known as ‘Roland Garros’? |
French Open |
259. |
Which award is the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize? |
Ramon Magsaysay Award |
260. |
James Augustus Hickey is famously known as? |
Father of Indian Press |
261. |
Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna award in 1954? |
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
262. |
A person who can see distant objects clearly but cannot see nearby objects distinctly is suffering from which eye disease? |
Hypermetropia |
263. |
Fat soluble vitamins are? |
Vitamin A, D, E and K. |
264. |
Goitre is caused due to the deficiency of? |
Iodine. |
265. |
Longest cell in the human body is? |
Neuron (nerve cell). |
266. |
Branch of study dealing with child (infant) diseases is called? |
267. |
Gramophone was invented by? |
Thomas Alva Edison. |
268. |
In which year Sikkim was included in the ‘North Eastern Council’? |
2002 |
269. |
The Writ used to secure a person who has been unlawfully detained without a legal justification is called? |
Habeas Corpus |
270. |
Who is known as Father of Geometry? |
Euclid |
271. |
Ganymede the largest natural satellite in the solar system is the satellite of which planet? |
Jupiter |
272. |
The Writ used to enforce the performance of public duties by public authorities which are imposed by law is called? |
Mandamus |
273. |
Changez Khan invaded Indian during the reign of which slave dynasty ruler? |
Iltutmish |
274. |
The Governor General of India who was famous for Sati reforms? |
Lord William Bentinck |
275. |
The Writ used to control executive action in the areas of making appointments to public offices under relevant statutory provisions judicially is? |
Quo Warranto |
276. |
The authority established under an act of parliament to regulate housing finance companies in India is? |
National Housing Bank |
277. |
Vrindavan Garden is situated in which state? |
Mysore (Karnataka) |
278. |
The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is? |
250 |
279. |
The nominated members of the Rajya Sabha do not participate in the election of the President of India, True or False? |
True |
280. |
Who is known as ‘Bard of Avon’? |
William Shakespeare |
281. |
Who was India’s first Indian Civil Services Officer? |
Satyendra Nath Tagore |
282. |
Which highway network of India connects Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai? |
Golden Quadrilateral |
283. |
Where is the headquarter of SWIFT(Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) located? |
Brussels, Belgium |
284. |
When did the Eleventh Five Year Plan period ended? |
2012 |
285. |
The chief regulator of commodity exchanges in India is? |
Forward Markets Commission (FMC) |
286. |
Ringgit is the currency of which country? |
Indonesia |
287. |
Which Sultan received a robe of honour from the caliph? |
Iltutmish |
288. |
The heaviest naturally occurring element is? |
Uranium |
289. |
Sulphur dioxide bleaches colouring matter by? |
Reduction |
290. |
Among Radium, Plutonium, Zirconium and Uranium, which elements are not radio-active? |
Zirconium |
291. |
Lake formed in a cut off river, meander is called? |
Ox-Bow lake |
292. |
The rapidly growing mass of phytoplankton covering the surface water of a lake or pond is known as? |
Eutriphication |
293. |
Which is the leading state in India in Ship Breaking industry? |
Gujarat |
294. |
Moderators are used in the nuclear reactors to? |
Slow down the neutrons |
295. |
Wings of birds are? |
Modified fore limbs |
296. |
The world’s tallest statue of Mahatma Gandhi is in? |
Patna |
297. |
Wilting of plants occurs due to excessive? |
Transpiration |
298. |
Which is the principal source of information on Asoka’s campaign against Kalinga? |
Rock Edict XIII |
299. |
Contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equal? |
Elevation. |
300. |
The instrument used to study the behaviour of a vibrating string is? |
Sonometer |
301. |
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302. |
Which company became India’s first listed IT Firm to cross $1billion turnover? |
Infosys |
303. |
Which parts of the poppy plant is used for the extraction of opium? |
Flower |
304. |
The Deccan Educational Society was founded by? |
M. G. Ranade |
305. |
Black Hole is an invisible area in outer space with gravity so strong that light cannot get out of it, this property is due to? |
Very high density |
306. |
At which stage does the silk worm yield the fibre of commerce? |
Pupa |
307. |
Who was the founder of Abhinava Bharat a secret society of revolutionaries? |
V. D. Savarkar |
308. |
Endoscopy, a technique which refers to the examination of the inside of a human body is based on the phenomenon of? |
Total Internal Reflection of light |
309. |
Before joining India as a state, Goa was under the administrative control of? |
Portugal |
310. |
Total expenditure of the government (revenue and capital) minus revenue receipts minus loans and other capital receipts is called? |
Fiscal Deficit |
311. |
In human body, Blood Pressure is controlled by? |
Thyroid Gland |
312. |
Who was the founder of Home Rule Movement? |
Bal Gandhar Tilak |
313. |
Khajuraho temples were built by? |
Chandellas |
314. |
The Harappan Civilization belongs to which age? |
Chalcolithic Age |
315. |
The computer system program which are used to produce actions similar to those in real physical system are called? |
Simulation |
316. |
There is a wide variation of fauna and flora on the earth due to? |
Different physical environment |
317. |
Excise duties are levied by the Union but appropriated by the States, True or False? |
True |
318. |
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319. |
Which part of Pondicherry, a Union Territory is physically situated in Andhra Pradesh? |
Yanam |
320. |
Rail services were started during the rule of? |
Lord Dalhousie |
321. |
Which Indian language is called Italian of the East? |
Telugu |
322. |
Quit India Movement was launched due to the failure of? |
Cripps Mission |
323. |
Which Indian bird is facing extinction threat due to environmental pollution? |
Vulture |
324. |
Sea of Tranquility can be found in? |
Moon |
325. |
A strip of water body, Sir Creek located at? |
Rann of Kutch (Gujarat) |
326. |
Clove is obtained from? |
Bud |
327. |
Who gave the slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’? |
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
328. |
Other name of IBRD (International Bank for Recontruction and Development) is? |
World Bank |
329. |
Who is known as Man of Blood and Iron? |
Otto von Bismarck |
330. |
Sariska wildlife sanctuary is located at? |
Rajasthan |
331. |
Kaziranga National Park is located at? |
Assam |
332. |
A device which is used in TV set, Computer, Radio set for storing the electric charge is? |
Capacitor |
333. |
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are all? |
Terrestrial Planets |
334. |
The wave that help scientists to understand the internal structure of the Earth are? |
Longitudinal Waves |
335. |
Shepherds of Himachal Pradesh are known as? |
Gaddis |
335. |
Which writ literally means ‘you may have the body’? |
Habeas Corpus |
336. |
Who is the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan award? |
Viswanathan Anand |
337. |
The polity of the Harappan people, as derived from the material evidence, was? |
Theocratic- Unitary |
338. |
Jaubani is a dance form traditionally performed in North- Eastern India by the? |
Dimasas |
339. |
Antacids are commonly used to get rid of acidity in the stomach. A commonly used antacid is? |
Magnesium hydroxide |
340. |
The 1st Indian ruler to be shown in images as wearing a dress akin to trousers is? |
Kanishka |
341. |
Surgeons can perform delicate operations using devices through computers. This technology is known as? |
Robotics |
342. |
The gas which turns limewater milky is? |
Carbon dioxide |
343. |
When deep-sea fishes are brought to the surface of the sea, their bodies burst. This is because the blood in their bodies flows at very? |
High pressure |
344. |
It is difficult to cut things with blunt knife because? |
a blunt knife decreases the pressure for a given force |
345. |
Delimitation of constituencies and determination of constituencies reserved for SCs and STs are done by? |
Delimitation Commission |
346. |
One veto can stall Security Council resolution, True or False? |
True |
347. |
The correct meaning of the term Jins-i-kamil concerning crops in Mughal India is? |
Cash Crop |
348. |
Sargasso sea is charaterised by? |
typical marine vegetation |
349. |
Ozone holes are more pronounced at the? |
North pole and South pole |
350. |
In India, the ‘effective literacy rates’ are calculated from? |
Population above 7 years of age |
351. |
An investor who feels that the price of a particular security (shares etc.) is going to fall is termed as? |
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352. |
An investor who feels that the price of a particular security (shares etc.) is going to rise is termed as? |
Bull |
353. |
A persistent fall in the general price level of goods and services is termed as? |
Deflation |
354. |
In India how many Union Territories have Legislative Assembly? |
Two |
355. |
Humayun Namah, a biography of Humayun is written by? |
Gulbadan Begum, sister of Humayun |
356. |
Farmers are requested to mix lime with soil while farming their fields. This is because? |
Lime decreases the acidity of soil |
357. |
Surface water resources are highest in? |
North-Eastern India |
358. |
Which Indian city is called the ‘zero-mile center’ of India? |
Nagpur |
359. |
The ‘Instrument of Instructions’ contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 has been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as? |
Directive Principles of State Policy |
360. |
The main aim of watershed management strategy of India is? |
Arid land management |
361. |
In absorption of insolation, the most significant part is played by? |
Haze |
362. |
The speaker of the Lok Sabha may be removed from office by? |
a resolution passed by a majority of all the members of the House |
363. |
In the Rajya Sabha, the States have been given seats in accordance with? |
Their population |
364. |
Which materials were used for minting coins during the rule of Mauryas? |
Silver and Copper |
365. |
In an atomic explosion, large amount of energy is released due to conversion of? |
nuclear energy into heat |
366. |
Soaps cannot be used in acidic condition because they lose their cleansing effect due to formation of insoluble? |
long-chain fatty acids |
367. |
An electronic device used to convert AC voltage into DC voltage is called? |
Rectifier |
368. |
In step down transformer, the AC output gives the current than the input current. |
more |
369. |
When ice melts its volume? |
decreases |
370. |
The riverbank is weakest where the river turns. This is because? |
water effectively bounces off the outer bank as it turns, exerting an extra pressure on the bank |
371. |
Why do we have a leap year every four years? |
The length of a year is not an integer number of days |
372. |
Rain bearing clouds look black because? |
all lights are scattered by them |
373. |
The concept which tries to ascertain the actual deficit in the revenue account after adjusting for expenditure of capital nature is termed as? |
Effective revenue deficit |
374. |
Wealth tax is a Direct tax or Indirect tax? |
Direct tax |
375. |
What was Ziyarat in the language of the Sufis? |
Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints for seeking barkat (spritual grace) |
376. |
In the Gupta age, Varahamihira wrote the famous book ‘Brihat Samhita’. It was a treatise on? |
Astronomy |
377. |
The highly polished monolithic Ashokan Pillars were carved out of single pieces of a buff-coloured sandstone, usually mined from the quarries of? |
Chunar,near Mirzapur in UP |
378. |
Which type/types of pen uses/use capillary action in addition to gravity for flow of ink? |
Fountain pen |
379. |
In terms of magnetic properties, oxygen belongs to? |
Paramagnetic materials |
380. |
Light Emitting Diode (LED) converts? |
Electrical energy into light energy |
381. |
Which battle open the Delhi area to Mohammad Ghori? |
2nd battle of Terrain |
382. |
The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with pre-Aryans because? |
They used chariots driven by horses |
383. |
The Chola kings ruled over? |
Tamil Nadu |
384. |
From which fund can the unanticipated expenditure be met without the prior approval of the parliament? |
Contingency Fund of India |
385. |
A law made by Judiciary is known as? |
Case Law |
386. |
Who was the author of Gita Govinda? |
Jayadeva |
387. |
‘The Right to Public Office’ is a? |
Political Right |
388. |
According to Adam Smith which is not a ‘canon of taxation’? |
Canon of simplicity |
389. |
Effective demand depends on? |
Supply price |
390. |
The degree of monopoly power is to be measured in terms of the firms? |
supernormal profit |
391. |
Zero Hour does not come under legislative control over administration, True or False? |
True |
392. |
Who propounded the theory of innovation theory of profits? |
J. A. Schumpeter |
393. |
In AC circuits, AC meters measure? |
RMS values |
394. |
When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a change in its? |
Amplitude |
395. |
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396. |
Under perfect competition, the industry does not have any excess capacity because each firm produces at the minimum point on its? |
Long run average cost curve |
397. |
ENIAC was? |
An electronic computer |
398. |
Coins made of metal first appeared in? |
Later Vedic Age |
399. |
A natural region has the similarity of? |
Climate and natural vegetation |
400. |
From the bark of which plant is Quinine extracted? |
Cinchona |
401. |
When water itself combines chemically with some element of mineral it is called? |
Hydration |
402. |
Hypertension is the term used for? |
Increase in blood pressure |
403. |
Navjeevan newspaper had been edited by? |
Mahatma Gandhi |
404. |
Study dealing with the interactions of same species of living organism with their non-living environment? |
Autecology |
405. |
The contractile proteins in a muscle are? |
Actin and Myosin |
406. |
The novel ‘White Tiger’ which won the Booker Prize 2008 is authored by? |
Aravind Adiga |
407. |
The electronic configuration of an atom having atomic number ’20’ is? |
2, 8, 8, 2 |
408. |
The vertical movement of air is termed as? |
Air Current |
409. |
Crop rotation helps to? |
Eliminate parasites which have selective hosts |
410. |
Acute lead poisoning is also known as? |
Plumbism |
411. |
The major component in LPG is? |
Propane |
412. |
The most reactive among the halogen is? |
Fluorine |
413. |
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414. |
An area legally reserved for wild life in its natural surroundings is? |
Biosphere Reserve |
415. |
Zero hour is at the discretion of the? |
Speaker |
416. |
Elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a good to a? |
Change in the price of the good |
417. |
Consumption function expresses the relationship between consumption and? |
Income |
418. |
Mixed economy refers to? |
the co-existence of public as well as private sector |
419. |
Parliament excercises control over public expenditure through? |
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) |
420. |
Who was the court poet of Harshavardhana? |
Banabhatta |
421. |
The Judges of High Court are administered oath of office by? |
The Chief Justice of High Court |
422. |
Which slogan was given by the French revolution to the world? |
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity |
423. |
The president of India can issue a proclamation of National Emergency only on the written recommendation of? |
The Cabinet consisting of only Cabinet Ministers of the Union |
424. |
The example of hermaphrodite animal in which cross fertilisation occurs is? |
Earthworm |
425. |
Blubber is a? |
Layer of thick fat |
426. |
The coding segment of DNA is called? |
Codon |
427. |
Silk is produced by? |
Larva of silk worm |
428. |
The poorna swaraj resolution was adopted in the annual session of the Indian National Congress held at? |
Lahore |
429. |
Dayanand Saraswati |
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430. |
The natural gaps across the mountains which provide routes are called? |
Passes |
431. |
Jhumming is shifting agriculture practised in? |
North-Eastern India |
431. |
Frontal rain is caused by? |
Condensation of water evaporated from mountains |
432. |
The Palk Strait lies between? |
Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar |
433. |
Permanent hardness of water may be removed by addition of? |
Sodium carbonate |
434. |
Which is the largest satellite of the planet Jupiter? |
Ganymede |
435. |
Which soil is found in Indo-Gangetic plains? |
Alluvial |
436. |
Which is the largest river of Indian sub-continent? |
Ganges |
437. |
Which is the most abundant gas in air? |
Nitrogen |
438. |
Whose name is written on a ten rupee note? |
Governor of RBI |
439. |
If the speed of rotation of earth increases, then mass of earth would? |
Decrease |
440. |
Acid and Base combine to form? |
Salt and water |
441. |
Radio waves are reflected back from which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere? |
Ionosphere |
442. |
If lime is added to the soil, then acidity of soil? |
decreases |
443. |
If a ship comes to sea water from river water, then its bottom will? |
rise due to buoyancy |
444. |
Liver digests? |
Fats |
445. |
Rickets is caused due to the deficiency of? |
Vitamin D |
446. |
Monetary policy in India is formulated by? |
RBI |
447. |
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448. |
Tidal Forest is otherwise called? |
Mangrove Forest |
448. |
The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called? |
Landslide |
449. |
A solid needle placed horizontally on the surface of the water floats due to? |
Surface tension of water |
450. |
Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means? |
Garbage In Garbage Out |
451. |
Wings of Fire book is written by? |
A P J Abdul Kalam |
452. |
The statistical study of elections and trends in voting is called? |
Psephology |
453. |
The common refrigerant used in domestic refrigerator is? |
Freon |
454. |
Which State contributes 70% of India’s coffee and silk? |
Karnataka |
455. |
Which principle states that when a body is partially or totally immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it? |
Archimedes |
456. |
Kuchipudi is a dance form of Kerala, True or False? |
False, it is a dance form of Andhra Pradesh. |
457. |
Which State is famous for Hemis Gumpa festival? |
Jammu and Kashmir |
458. |
Beri-Beri is caused by the lack of Vitamin? |
B1 |
459. |
The tide produced in an ocean when the pull on the Earth by the Sun and the Moon is unidirectional is called? |
Spring tide |
460. |
The headquarter of RBI is in? |
Mumbai |
461. |
The number of workers who would offer themselves for employment at different wage rates is known as? |
Supply of Labour |
462. |
As Income increases the demand for inferior goods? |
decreases |
463. |
The government of India act 1935 was the outcome of? |
communal award |
464. |
In which State the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta Act was first passed? |
Maharashtra |
465. |
Who said, “Socialism is like a hat that has lost its shape because everybody wears it”? |
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465. |
Who supported the principle of “survival of the fittest”? |
The Fascists |
466. |
Nishka a type of coin was used during the reign of? |
Guptas |
467. |
The king who called himself “Devanampriya” and “Priyadarshi” was? |
Ashoka |
468. |
Sher shah became the emperor of Delhi after defeating Humayun in the battle of? |
Kannauj |
469. |
Safdarjung’s tomb was built by? |
Nawab Shauja-ud Daula |
470. |
The vitamin used in alcoholism is? |
Thimaine |
471. |
Naturally occuring anti-malarial drug is? |
Artemisinin |
472. |
Which Bhakti saint was regarded by his follower as an incarnation of Vishnu? |
Chaitanya |
473. |
Sunderban is a Biosphere reserve, True or False? |
True |
474. |
Where is the Coral Sea located? |
North-Eastern part of Australia |
475. |
The capacity of rock to allow water to pass through is called? |
Permeability |
476. |
Which country is called the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes? |
Minnesota (USA) |
477. |
Drug retail sale licenses are issued by? |
Drug Controller Authorities of the States |
478. |
Which vitamin is required for formation of Prothrombin? |
Vitamin K |
479. |
Aldosterone regulates? |
Sodium absorption |
480. |
Cream gets separated from milk when it is churned because of? |
Centrifugal force |
481. |
Speed of sound is maximum in solid, liquid or gas? |
solid |
482. |
Unit of Force is? |
Newton |
483. |
The Gulf Stream is an ocean current which begins off the coast of? |
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484. |
The industrial process of producing ammonia by the reaction of nitrogen with hydrogen in the presence of catalyst is called? |
Haber process |
485. |
The term Ecology was coined by? |
Ernst Haeckel |
486. |
Tortoise usually lives for? |
100 years |
487. |
Which properties shows that light is a transverse wave? |
Polarisation |
488. |
The shifting of a program from one of the memory addresses to another is called? |
Relocation |
489. |
An aerosol is a colloidal system of a? |
solid dispersed in gas |
490. |
Food cans are coated with Tin and not Zinc because? |
Zinc is more reactive than Tin |
491. |
An Antigens develop antibodies. The Antibody which protect the body from harmful bacteria and viruses are? |
Immunoglobulins |
492. |
Hygrometer is used for measuring the? |
Relative Humidity |
493. |
Biogas produced by the fermentation of animal dung, human sewage or crop residues in an airtight container is rich in? |
Methane |
494. |
Which schedule of the Constitution contains provisions as to disqualification of MPs and MLAs on the ground of defection? |
10th schedule |
495. |
First Indian woman who reached Antarctica? |
Meher Moos |
496. |
Which schedules of the Indian Constitution describes the allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha? |
4th schedule |
497. |
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by? |
Nathuram Godse |
498. |
The biggest public sector bank in India is the |
State Bank of India |
499. |
Main diamond producing area in India is |
Panna Diamond Belt, M.P |
500. |
The largest cave temple in India is |
Ellora cave |