General Awareness Quiz – For Railway and SSC CGL Exams Set-56:
1).The
Swadeshi Movement was launched
a)
As
a protest against division of Bengal
b)
With
a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging
consumption of Indian goods
c)
As
a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala bagh
d)
Due
to the failure of the british Government to Introduce responsible Government in
India
2).82 (1∘
/ 2) E longitude is geographically significant to India because
a)
It
determines the Indian standard time
b)
It
has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
c)
It
divides India into Eastern and Western Zones
d)
It
enables determining local time in Eastern India
3).River
Damodar is called ‘Sorrow of Bengal’ because it
a)
Gets
flooded often causing havoc
b)
Causes
maximum soil erosion
c)
Forms
number of dangerous waterfalls
d)
Is
not a perennial river
4).Coastal
Andhra Pradesh and Odisha often face natural disasters due to
a)
cyclones
b)
earthquake
c)
landslides
d)
tornadoes
5).Daily
weather changes in the atmosphere are associated with
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
ionosphere
d)
stratosphere
6).What is
the interval between a high tide and neap at a given place/
a)
12
h
b)
12
h 26 min
c)
15
h 30 min
d)
24
h
7).The
sunlight is available 24 h on the longest day at which of the following
latitudes of the Earth/
a)
49∘
b)
66
(1 / 2) ∘
c)
63∘
d)
69∘51’
8).From which
Constitution of the World, the Indian Constitution has adopted the concept of
“Directive Principles of State Policy”
a)
Ireland
b)
USA
c)
Canada
d)
Australia
9).Which of
the following is not an administrative function of a Village Panchayat
a)
Providing
sanitation and drainage
b)
Providing
burial and cremation grounds
c)
Providing
college education
d)
Maintenance
of roads, tanks and wells
10).The
concept of political sovereignty was advocated by
a)
Plato
b)
John
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Austin
Answers:
1). a) 2). a) 3). a) 4). a) 5).
a) 6). b) 7).
b) 8). a) 9).
c) 10). a)
