SSCE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 20-20 (05.04.2024)
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Q.1 The first development flight of SLV-3 took place on–
(A) May 31, 1981
(B) April 17, 1983
(C) December 21, 1999
(D) December 28, 1995
Ans:- (A)
Q.2 At which of the following places did Hyder Ali built a modern arsenal?
(A) Dindigul
(B) Mysore
(C) Srirangappattanam
(D) Arcot
Ans:- (A)
Q.3 Name an Organelle which serves as a primary packaging area for molecules that will be distributed throughout the cell?
(A) Mitochondria
(B) Plastids
(C) Golgi apparatus
(D) Vacuole
Ans:- (C)
Q.4 ‘World Zoonoses Day’ is celebrated on:
(A) 4 July
(B) I5 July
(C) 6 July
(D) 8 July
Ans:- (C)
Q.5 Who planted the “Tree of Liberty’ at Srirangapatnam?
(A) Chikka Krishna Raj
(B) Devraj
(C) Hyder Ali
(D) Tipu Sultan
Ans:- (D)
Q.6 The Enron project is a-
(A) hydro-electric project
(B) thermal power project
(C) atomic power project
(D) gas-fired power project
Ans:- (D)
Q.7 National Simplicity Day is observed on 12 July every year to honour:
(A) Henry David Thoreau
(B) Woodow Wilson
(C) David Hume
(D) John Locke
Ans:- (A)
Q.8 The South Indian ruler who introduced sericulture as an agro-industry in his kingdom was:
(A) Tipu Sultan
(B) Hyder Ali
(C) Krishnadeva Raya
(D) Rajaraja II
Ans:- (A)
Q.9 The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil:
(A) by water erosion
(B) by wind erosion
(C) by weathering
(D) of its mineral content
Ans:- (D)
Q.10 Who holds the post of Chairman of the NITI Aayog?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Planning Minister
(C) An official who holds the rank of a Cabinet Minister
(D) An economist of repute
Ans:- (A)
Q.11 Name the outer most boundary of cell?
(A) Plasma membrane
(B) Cytoplasm
(C) Nuclear membrane
(D) None of the above
Ans:- (A)
Q.12 The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities?
(A) London
(B) New York
(C) San Francisco
(D) Teheran
Ans:- (A)
Q.13 The highest number of tube wells is found in which one of the following countries?
(A) India
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) America
(D) China
Ans:- (A)
Q.14 Paper bag day is observed on:
(A) 5th August
(B) 9th June
(C) 12th July
(D) 15th July
Ans:- (C)
Q.15 The first rice straw power plant has been set up at:
(A) Kolkata
(B) Jalkheri, Punjab
(C) Trombay, Maharashtra
(D) None of the above
Ans:- (B)
Q.16 The soil found in the Eastern and Western coasts of India is _____.
(A) Red Rocky
(B) Laterite
(C) Black Cotton
(D) Alluvial
Ans:- (B)
Q.17 What is the minimum age of contesting Lok Sabha election in India?
(A) 21 years
(B) 30 nyears
(C) 35 years
(D) 25 years.
Ans:- (D)
Q.18 Equal day/night in both hemispheres is on ________.
(A) 21st June and 21st March
(B) 5th July and 21st September
(C) 21st March and 23rd September
(D) 5th June and 21st September
Ans:- (C)
Q.19 The founder member of EFTA are-
(A) Austria, Denmark, Norway
(B) Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland
(C) UK, Austria, Sweden
(D) All of the above
Ans:- (D)
Q.20 Pi Day is celebrated on:
(A) 17 July
(B) 20 June
(C) 14th March
(D) 23 July
Ans:- (C)