SSCE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Booster 20-20 (22.01.2020)

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Q.1 A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a:

(A) Strait

(B) Sound

(C) Bay

(D)  Fjord

Ans:- (C)

Q.2 The Dandi March was undertaken by Gandhji to

(A) Break the salt  Law

(B) Resolve the dispute among the Gujarat mill workers

(C) Press the demand for Purna Swaraj

(D) Oppose  the Round Table Conference

Ans:- (A)

Q.3 Who among the following Governor-Generals of India  was called the "Maker of Modern India"?

(A)  Lord Elgin

(B) Lord Dalhousie

(C) Lord Mayo

(D) Lord Ripon

Ans:- (B)

Q.4 Why is Rann of Kutch of India famous for?

(A) Tidal and flats

(B) Fertile soil

(C) Dense Vegetation

(D) All are correct

Ans:- (A)

Q.5 Who among the following is regarded as the "father of Russian Revolution"?

(A) Kerensky

(B) Trotsky

(C) Karl Marx

(D) Lenin

Ans:- (D)

Q.6 The American Declaration of Independence was written by

(A) George Washington

(B) Thomas Jefferson

(C) James Madison

(D) John Adams

Ans:- (B)

Q.7 The Parliament of Russia is known as 

(A) Duma

(B) Folketing

(C) Bundestag

(D) Cartes

Ans:- (A)

Q.8 The biggest reserves of Thorium are in ____.

(A) China

(B) USA

(C) India

(D) France

Ans:- (C)

Q.9 In which year was Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founded?

(A) 1949

(B) 1999

(C) 1972

(D) 1997

Ans:- (B)

Q.10 In India,In which one of the following areas are the tropical evergreen forests found ?

(A) The  Eastern Ghats

(B) The Western Ghats

(C) The Western Himalaya

(D) The Central Himalaya

Ans:- (B)

Q.11 The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called

(A) Typhoons

(B) Hurricanes

(C) Depressions

(D) Tornadoes

Ans:- (B)

Q.12 Which one of the following is known as the "coffee Port" of the world ?

(A) Sao Paulo

(B) Santos

(C) Rio de Janeiro

(D) Buenos Aires

Ans:- (B)

Q.13 Which one of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of Alexander's Invasion?

(A) The Nanda dynasty

(B) The Maurya dynasty

(C) The Sunga  dynasty

(D) The Kanva dynasty

Ans:- (A)

Q.14 Which one of the following is the main culprit in the thinning of Ozone layer in the earth's stratosphere?

(A) Carbon dioxide

(B) Chloroflurocarbons

(C) Nitrogen oxides

(D) Methane

Ans:- (B)

Q.15 Which of the following is not a species of tropical moist deciduous forests?

(A) Mahagony

(B) Sal

(C) Shisham

(D) Teak

Ans:- (A)

Q.16 The Treaty of Pondicherry was signed in __________.

(A) 1754

(B) 1756

(C) 1757

(D) 1758

Ans:- (A)

Q.17 The source of iron ore for Bhilai Steel plant is?

(A) Dalli-Rajhara

(B) Korba

(C) Umaria

(D) Rajnand Gaon

Ans:- (B)

Q.18 The International Nurse Day is celebrated on

(A) 22 May

(B) 13 June

(C) 2 May

(D) 12 May

Ans:- (D)

Q.19 What is the capital of South Korea?

(A) Suva

(B) Seoul

(C) Canberra

(D) Oslo

Ans:- (B)

Q.20 The 'Kisan Credit Card' (KCC) was introduced in the year

(A) 1998

(B) 1988

(C) 1978

(D) 1990

Ans:- (A)