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Famous Musicians and Their Instruments in india |प्रमुख वाद्ययंत्र और उनके वादक|

1. पंडित रवि शंकर का संबंध सितार से है।

सितार वीणा और ईरानी तंबूरा हिंदू मुस्लिम शैली का मिश्रण है इसका आविष्कार अमीर खुसरो ने किया था।

2. जाकिर हुसैन का संबंध तबला से है।

3. बिस्मिल्ला खां का संबंध शहनाई से है।

4. विष्णु गोविंद जोग का संबंध वायलिन से है।

5. बदरुद्दीन डागर का संबंध वीणा से है।

6. शिवकुमार शर्मा का संबंध संतूर से है।

7. असद अली खां का संबंध रूद्रवीणा से है।

8. उस्ताद बुन्दू खान का संबंध सारंगी से है।

9. उस्ताद अमजद अली खां का संबंध सरोद से है। 

10. सबसे प्राचीन वाद्य यंत्र वीणा है।

11. हरिप्रसाद चौरसिया का संबंध बांसुरी से है।

12. भारत की एकमात्र महिला शहनाई वादक बागेश्वरी क़मर है।

13. निखिल बेनर्जी का संबंध सितार से है। 

14. विलायत खान का संबंध सितार से है। 

15. बंदे हसन का संबंध सितार से है।

16. शाहिद परवेज का संबंध सितार से है।

17. उमाशंकर मिश्र का संबंध सितार से है।

18. बुद्धादित्य मुखर्जी का संबंध सितार से है।

19. लतीफ खान का संबंध तबला से है।

20. अल्लारखा खान का संबंध तबला से है।

21. अली अकबर खान का संबंध सरोद से है। 

22. एश बालचंद्रन का संबंध वीणा से है।

23. भजन सोपोरी का संबंध संतूर से है।

24. उस्ताद सादिक अली का संबंध रूद्रवीणा से है।

25. टी. वी. गोपालकृष्णन का संबंध मृदंग से है।

26. जुबिन मेहता का संबंध सिम्झनि से है।

27. अल्बर्ट आइंस्टीन का संबंध वायलिन से है।

28. पन्नालाल घोष का संबंध बांसुरी से है।

29. राजेंद्र प्रसन्ना का संबंध बांसुरी से है।

30. अलाउद्दीन खान का संबंध सरोद से है।

31. हाफिज खान का संबंध सरोद से है।

32. जरीन दारूवाला का संबंध सरोद से है।

33. शेख चिन्ना मौलाना का संबंध नादस्वरम से है।

34. मुंह से बजाएं जाने वाले वाद्य यंत्रों को अलगोजा कहा जाता है।

35. शहनाई वाद्य यंत्र वायु द्वारा संचालित होता है।

36. प्राचीन सिक्कों पर वीणा बजाते हुए हिंदू राजा समुद्रगुप्त को दर्शाया गया है।

37. मुगल शासक औरंगजेब वीणा वादन के प्रसिद्ध थे।

38. ग्लोबल इंडियन म्यूजिक अवार्ड के प्राप्तकर्ता विक्रम घोष एक संगीतकार और विख्यात भारतीय तबला वादक थे।

39. सारंगी एक झुका हुआ वाद्य यंत्र है जिसे पंडित राम नारायण , एक भारतीय संगीतकार ने लोकप्रिय बनाया और उन्हें अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर प्रसिद्ध किया।

40. पी मणि अय्यर द्वारा मृदंगम बजाया जाता है।

41. अनोखेलाल मिश्रा द्वारा तबला वाद्ययंत्र बजाया जाता है।

42. उस्ताद इमारत खान सुरबहार वाद्य यंत्र में महारत हासिल करने वाले वाले एक उत्कृष्ट यंत्र वादक हैं।

43. सावरी खान का संबंध सारंगी से है।

44. रमजान खान का संबंध सारंगी से है।

45. गुदई महाराज का संबंध तबला से है।

46. किशन महाराज का संबंध तबला से है।

47. फ़य्याज खान का संबंध तबला से है।

48. सुखविंदर सिंह का संबंध तबला से है।

49. वी कुंजमणि का संबंध बांसुरी से है।

50. एन लीला का संबंध बांसुरी से है।

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Current Affairs 2024 pdf in Hindi|Daily Current Affairs 2024 |7 Aug| 

 Who has become the first Indian athelete to qualify for the men's 3000 m steeple chase final in athletics. ?

1. Gopal Saini 

2. Madan Singh

3. Naveen Kumar 

4. Avinash samle 

Ans - 4 - Avinash samle

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Important Gharana in India for SSC Exam pdf in hindi |प्रमुख संगीत घराना और उनके कलाकार 

हिंदुस्तानी संगीत घराना -: 

घराना , संगीतकारों और नर्तकियों को जोड़ने वाली एक सामाजिक प्रणाली है।

ग्वालियर घराना को भारतीय शास्त्रीय संगीत में सबसे पुराना ख्याल घराना माना जाता है। महान मुगल सम्राट अकबर के शासन ने ग्वालियर घराने के उदय की शुरुआत को चिन्हित किया है।

हिंदुस्तानी नृत्य के घराने -:

1. ग्वालियर घराना 

2. आगरा घराना 

3. किराना घराना 

4. मेवाती घराना 

5. जयपुर अतरौली घराना 

6. रामपुर सहसवान घराना 

7. बनारस घराना 

8. जयपुर घराना 

9. दिल्ली घराना 

10. डांगर घराना 

11. इंदौर घराना 

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Nuclear And Thermal Power Plants in India for SSC CGL 2024

The Architect of the Indian Atomic Energy Programme , and the father of Nuclear Research in India : Homi Jahangir Bhabha.

Nuclear Research in India started with establishment of the TATA Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in 1945. 

In April 1948 , the Atomic Energy Act was passed and on 10th Aug 1948 , the Indian Atomic Energy Commission was set up under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Scientific Research.

Department of Atomic Energy came into being on Aug 3, 1954 under the direct charge of the Prime Minister through a Presidential order.

On 1 march 1958 , the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of India was established in the Department of Atomic Energy.

APSARA : The 1st Experimental Nuclear Reactor Research.

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Pramukh Operation 2024 Current Affairs

Operation Karuna  launched by the Government of India is related to which Country ?

भारत सरकार द्वारा शुरू किया गया ऑपरेशन करुणा किस देश से संबंधित है ?

1. Sri Lanka 

1. श्रीलंका

2. Myanmar

2. म्यांमार

3. Turkish

3. तुर्की

4. Indonesia

4. इंडोनेशिया

Ans : 2 

प्रारम्भ - 2023

चक्रवात मोर्चा से प्रभावित म्यांमार की सहायता के लिए भारत सरकार के द्वारा यह अभियान शुरू किया गया.

इस अभियान के तहत भारतीय नौसेना के तीन जहाज आई एन एस शिवालिक , आई एन एस कामोर्ता और आई एन एस सावित्री मानवीय सहायता और आपदा राहत सामग्री लेकर म्यांमार के बंदरगाह नगर यंगून पहुंच गए.

बंगाल की खाड़ी में उत्पन्न इस चक्रवात का नामकरण यमन ने लाल सागर तट पर स्थित बंदरगाह शहर 'मोर्चा' के नाम पर किया है.

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List of State Wise Classical Dance in India for SSC CGL in 2024 

5. The most popular classical dance in Kerala is Kathakali.

कथकली दो शब्दों (कथा+कली) से मिलकर बना है, जिसमें कथा का अर्थ है - कहानी और कली का अर्थ है - नाटक।

कथकली का उदय 17वीं शताब्दी में त्रावणकोर (वर्तमन में केरल) में हुआ था।

कथकली ऋषि भरतमुनि द्वारा लिखित नृत्य पर प्राचीन ग्रंथ नाट्यशास्त्र पर आधारित है। 

कथकली नृत्य, संगीत, भाव-भंगिमा और नाटक का संयोजन है। 

नृतक द्वारा देवताओँ, राजाओं और राक्षसों की  भूमिका का निरूपण किया जाता है।

यह नृत्य समुह मे किया जाता है। 

आमतौर पर यह नृत्य पुरुष मंडली द्वारा किया जाता है। 

प्रमुख ब्यक्तियों के नाम -: 

1. गोपीनाथ, 

2. कोट्टकल शिवरमन, 

3. रीता गंगुली। 

6. 'Kuchipudi' is the dance style of which state ?

Andra Pradesh 

कुचिपुड़ी नृत्य का नाम आंध्र प्रदेश के कृष्णा जिले के कुचेलुपुरम गांव के नाम पर पड़ा है 

भागवत पुराण की कहानियाँ पर आधारित

प्रारंभ में कुचिपुड़ी , यक्षगान का ही भाग हुआ करता था.

कुचिपुड़ी नृत्य केवल पुरुषों द्वारा किया जाता था।

राज्य के अन्य प्रमुख लोक नृत्य -:

ढीमसा (आदिवासी लोक नृत्य है।)

प्रमुख ब्यक्तियों के नाम -: 

1. वी सत्यनारायण शर्मा 

2. यामिनी कृष्णमूर्ति 

3. वेम्पति चिन्ना सत्यम् 

4. सिद्धेन्द्र योगी 

7. Which of the following is the classical dance of Uttar Pradesh?

Kathak

यह जो नृत्य है वह भगवान कृष्ण के द्वारा किया गया था इसलिए इसको नटवारी नृत्य के नाम से भी जानते हैं 

लखनऊ घराने के ईश्वरी प्रसाद को कथक का जनक कहा जाता है 

कथक शब्द का उद्भव कथा शब्द से हुआ है जिसका शब्दिक अर्थ है - कथा कहना 

यह नृत्य मुख्य रूप से उत्तरी भारत में किया जाता है 

यह मुख्य रूप से एक मंदिर या गांव का प्रदर्शन या जिसमें नृतक प्राचीन ग्रंथों की कहानियां सुनाते हैं 

कथकशास्त्रीय नृत्य का एकमात्र रूप है जो हिंदुस्तानी या उत्तर भारतीय संगीत से संबंधित है 

प्रमुख घराने -: 

1. जयपुर घराना 

2. लखनऊ घराना

3. बनारस घराना 

4. रायगढ़ घराना

इस नृत्य से संबंधित हैं 

प्रमुख व्यक्तित्वों के नाम -: 

1. सितारा देवी 

2. विद्यागोरी अडकर 

3. लच्छू महाराज 

4. बिरजू महाराज 

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List of Important Temples in India| State wise Famous Temples in India 

Dravidian Style -: 

Dravidian style is one of the three styles of South Indian Hindu architecture.

This style was developed in South India.

Most of the temples in Tamil Nadu and surrounding areas are built in this style.

Some more features of Dravidian Style -: 

1. The base of the temple is square.

2. The peak above the sanctum sanctorum is primatic or pyramidal.

3. The entrance of these temples is called Gopuram.

4. The main tower of the temple is called Vimana.

Some temples built in Dravidian style -:

Brihadeshwar temple in Tanjore.

Kailash temple in Ellora.

Chennakeshava temple in Bellur.

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List of Joint Military Exercises of the Indian Army

Indian Air force and Egyptian Air force conducted which edition of exercise 'Hopex' ?

1. 3rd

2. 4th

3. 5th

4. 6th

Ans - 2

IAF's Rafale fighter Jets , C - 17 Globe master transport air craft and IL - 78 tankers participated.

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Daily Current Affairs 2024 | 5 Aug |

Indian chemical Scientist Dr. S. Sridhar has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry London , He is related to ?

1. Kochi

2. Kolkata

3. Hyderabad 

4. New Delhi 

Ans - 3 

CSIR - Council of Scientific & Industrial Research - 1942

CEO of CSIR - Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar

Head - prime Minister

HQ - New Delhi 

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1st Aug Current Affairs

1. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) ?

1. Preeti Sudan 

2. Preeti Rajak 

3. Divyakirti Singh 

4. Sindhu Ganpati 

Ans - 1 - Preeti Sudan

She will replace Dr. Manoj Soni.

Preeti Sudan is the 2nd women to be appointed as UPSC chairperson after Mrs. R. M. Bathiu.

The UPSC is an independent Constitutional body which came into existence on 26th jan 1950 under the provisions of Article 378(1) of the Constitution.

The 1st chairperson of UPSC was R. N. Banerjee.

Preeti Rajak भारतीय सेना की पहली सूबेदार बनी .

2. Who has become the 1st women Director General (DG) of Army Medical Service ?

1. Alia Neelam

2. Sadhna Saxena 

3. Bilquis Mir 

4. Suman kumari 

Ans - 2 - Sadhna Saxena

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Manu Bhaker |Shooting Star|Paris 2024

Manu's success continued with multiple accolades. She won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 10m Air Pistol event, further cementing her reputation as a top-tier shooter. Her performances at the Asian Games, Youth Olympic Games, and various ISSF World Cups have been equally impressive, earning her numerous medals and establishing her as a consistent and formidable competitor on the international stage.

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Current Affairs June 2024 

The UN General Assembly adopts a new resolution on climate change mitigation.

G7 leaders agree on a coordinated approach to AI regulations.Brazil elects its first female president.

UK Parliament passes a bill for renewable energy subsidies.India and Pakistan resume peace talks after two years.

EU sanctions several companies for environmental violations.

Japan holds snap elections, leading to a change in leadership.

Canada announces a new immigration policy.

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General Awareness|Practice Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1|SET- 21

1. One of the leaders who founded the Swaraj Party was

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. B G Tilak

3. K Kamaraj

4. Chittaranjan Das

Ans : 4

2. The policy of price control in markets was launched by 

1. Shershah

2. Ashoka

3. Akbar

4. Alauddin Khali

Ans : 4

3. Who persuaded the rating of the RIN ( Royal Indian Navy ) to surrender on the 23rd feb 1946 ?

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Jawahar Lal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

3. Vallabh Bhai Patel and M A Jinnah

4. Morarji Desai and J B Kriplani

Ans : 3

4. The fundamental right which has been described by Dr. B R Ambedkar as "The heart and soul of the constitution" is the right to

1. Equality

2. Property

3. Freedom of religion 

4. Constitutional Remedies

Ans : 1

5. The non-permanent members of the security council are elected for

1. 1 year

2. 2 year

3. 3 year

4. 4 year

Ans : 2

6. The two basic values of a constitutional Govt. are

1. Stability and Liberty

2. Liberty and Equality

3. Equality and Fraternity

4. Stability and Justice

Ans : 2

7. Deccan Trap areas in Western India largely have

1. Alluvial soil

2. Black soil

3. Red soil

4. Laterite soil

Ans : 2

8. Earth revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit. Its speed is

1. Greatest when it is farthest from the sun

2. Greatest when it is closest to the sun

3. Remains the same at all points on the orbit

4. Goes on decreasing continuously

Ans : 3

9. The axis of the earth is inclined to the plane of the ecliptic at an angle of 

1. 23.5°

2. 22.5°

3. 66.5°

4. 67.5°

Ans : 3

10. India lies in the hemisphere

1. Northern and Eastern

2. Southern and Eastern

3. Northern and Western

4. None of these

Ans : 1

11. The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd dec is

1. Chennai

2. Madrid

3. Melbourne

4. Moscow

Ans : 3

12. AGMARK is 

1. A cooperative for egg production

2. Regulated agricultural market

3. Farmer's cooperative

4. A quality guarantee stamp for commodities

Ans : 4

13. A "Transfer Income" is an 

1. Income which is not produced by any production process

2. Income taken away from one person and give over to another

3. Unearned income 

4. Earned income

Ans : 1

14. All of the following are caused by viruses, except

1. Jaundice

2. Influenza

3. Typhoid

4. Mumps

Ans : 3

15. Which one of the following is an element ?

1. Topaz

2. Diamond

3. Ruby

4. Sapphire

Ans : 2

16. Which one of the following is the unit of activity of a radioactive source ?

1. Lux

2. Becquerel

3. Tesla

4. Siemens

Ans : 2

17. Mesons are found in 

1. Gamma rays

2. Laser beam

3. X- rays

4. Cosmic rays

Ans : 4

18. Setting of plaster of paris is 

1. Dehydration

2. Oxidation with atmospheric oxygen

3. Hydration leading to another hydrate

4. Combination with atmospheric CO2

Ans : 2

19. The radioactive element used in heart pacemakers is

1. Uranium

2. Deuterium

3. Plutonium

4. Radium

Ans : 1

20. Which one of the following when dissolved in OH gives hissing sound ?

1. Limestone

2. Slacked lime

3. Soda lime

4. Quicklime

Ans : 1

21. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to nights because clouds mainly

1. Absorb heat from the atmosphere send it towards earth 

2. Prevent cold waves from the sky descending on earth

3. Reflect back the heat given by earth 

4. Produce heat and radiate it towards earth

Ans : 3

22. Which one of the following is also called Stranger gas ?

1. Argon

2. Neon

3. Xenon

4. Nitrous oxide

Ans : 3

23. Laser is a device to produce

1. A beam of white light

2. Coherent light

3. Microwaves

4. X-Rays

Ans : 4

24. Who is called the father of computer ?

1. Charles babbage

2. Stephen Hawking

3. WG Grace

4. John Lennon

Ans : 1

25. NIN ( National Institute of Nutrition ) Central office is located at

1. Hyderabad

2. Mumbai

3. Bengaluru

4. Kolkata

Ans : 1

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General Awareness|Practice Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1|SET- 22

1. Who started the saka era which is still used by the Government of India ?

a) Kanishka

b) Vikramaditya 

c) Samudra Gupta

d) Ashoka

2. The 'Kannauj Assembly' organised by Harsha was held in honour of 

a). Fa-Hien

b). Itsing

c)  Hieun-Tsang

d) Megasthenese

3. Which one of the following groups of leaders joined the extremists wing of the Indian National Congress ? 

a) BG Tilak,GK Gokhale and Lala Lajpat Rai

b) SN Banerjee,BG Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

c) BG Tilak,Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal 

d) Bipin Chandra Pal,Firozshah Mehta and Lala Lajpat Rai

4. The Communist Manifesto was published by Karl Marx in the year

a) 1848

b) 1856

c) 1880

d) 1883

5. 'Judicial Review' function of the Supreme Court means the power to

a) reviews its own judgements 

b) review function of judiciary in the country 

c) examine the Constitutional validity of laws 

d) undertake periodic review of the Constitution

6. India has been described under Article 1 of the Constitution as a

a) Federation 

b) Federation, with a strong unitary bias

c) Confederation 

d) Union of States 

7. 'Gobi' Desert is situated in the rain-shadow area of 

a) Alps

b) Rockie Mountain

c) Himalaya

d) Yural Mountain 

8. On which of the following longitudes is the Indian Standard Time determined ?

a) 68^½°E

b) 68^½°W

c) 82^½°E

d) 82^½°W

9. Which two planets of the Solar System have no satellites ? 

a) Mercury and Venus 

b) Venus and Mars 

c) Mercury and Pluto

d) Venus and Neptune

10. The earth is at the least distance from the sun ( Perihelion) on

a) December 22nd

b) January 3rd

c) July 4th 

d) June 21st

11. Duncan Passage is situated between 

a) Minicoy and Amandeev 

b) Minicoy and Maldives

c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

d) South Andaman and Little Andaman

12. Which of the following gives the correct descending order by length of the rivers of India ?

a) Brahmaputra,Ganga,Godavari,Kosi

b) Ganga,Brahmaputra,Krishna,Godavari

c) Ganga,Godavari,Krishna,Yamuna

d) Ganga,Yamuna,Godavari,Mahanadi

13. If the change in demand for a commodity is at a faster rate than change in the price of commodity than the demand is 

a) perfectly inelastic 

b) elastic 

c) perfectly elastic 

d) inelastic 

14. Which of the following are not fixed costs ?

a) Rent on land 

b) Municipal taxes

c) wages paid to workers 

d) Insurance charges

15. The term 'Rh factor' refers to

a) Rhesus factor

b) Rheumatoid factor

c) Renal factor 

d) Rhombic factor

16. The metallic constituents of hard water are

a) magnesium,calcium and tin

b) iron,tin and calcium

c) calcium,iron and magnesium

d) magnesium, tin and iron

17. Tungsten is used for the manufacture of the filament of an electric bulb , because

a) It is good conductor

b) It is economical

c) It is malleable 

d) It has a very high melting point

18. Which of the following is a rich source of Vitamin B12

a) cashew nut

b) milk

c) apple

d) watermelon

19. Roundworm is a human parasite found in the 

a) small intestine 

b) liver

c) stomach

d) large intestine

20. The disease that is caused by virus is 

a) typhoid 

b) cholera

c) rabies

d) tetanus

21. The largest cell in the human body is 

a) nerve cell

b) muscle cell

c) liver cell

d) kidney cell

22. The metal present in insulin is 

a) copper

b) iron

c) zinc

d) magnesium

23. Blood groups were discovered by 

a) Altmann

b) Landsteiner

c) Losch 

d) Ronald Ross

24. Least audible sound for most of the human ear is 

a) 10.0 u bar

b) 0.0002 u bar 

c) 0.005 u bar

d) 5.0 u bar

25. Which one of the following peripherals can not serve as both input and output devices ?

a) Tele-printer

b) Floppy disk drives

c) Scanner

d) optical disc drives 

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ANSWERS

1. A

2. C

3. C

4. A 

5. C

6. D

7. C

8. C

9. A

10. B

11. D

12. C

13. B

14. C

15. A

16. C

17. D

18. B

19. A

20. C

21. A

22. C

23. B

24. B

25. C

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General Awareness|Practice Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1|SET- 23

1. Which one of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value ? 

a. Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library 

b. Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library 

c. Asiatic Society Library

d. Rampur Raja Library

2. The line on a map connecting points of equal temprature at a given time is

a. Isohyet

b. Isobar

c. Isothumous 

d. Isotherm 

3. Which amongst the following States/Uts has not identified tribal community ? 

a. Chhattisgarh 

b. Haryana

c. Maharashtra 

d. Karnataka

4. Who developed atom bomb ? 

a. Warner Wan Brown

b. J Robert Oppenheimer

c. Edward Taylor 

d. Samuel Korchen

5. Who, according to the Buddhists, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha ?

a. Atreya 

b. Maitreya

c. Nagarjuna

d. Kalki

6. "Param Padam" is 

a. an indigenously built super computer

b. an indigenously built submarine

c. a nuclear capable warfare ship 

d. None of the above

7. To which incident is Pushkar Utsava related ?

a. Buddha Purnima

b. Guru Purnima 

c. Kartik Purnima

d. Sharad Purnima

8. Who was the first Jananpith Puruskar winner ?

a. Sumitra Nandan Pant 

b. G. Shankar Kuroop

c. K Shivaram Karanth 

d. Uma Shankar Joshi

9. In a healthy human eye, the eye focusing is done by the 

a. to and fro movement of the eye lens 

b. changing curvature of the retina 

c. change in the convexity of the lens through ciliary muscles 

d. change in the refractive index of the eye fluid 

10. The temprature of the body is an indicator of 

a. the total energy of the molecules of the body 

b. the average energy of the molecules of the body

c. the total velocity of the molecules of the body 

d. the average kinetic energy of the molecules of the body.

11. The excess of pressure inside a dropper bubble is 

a. directly proportional to its radius 

b. inversely proportional to its surface tension 

c. directly proportional to its mass

d. inversely proportional to its radius 

12. A metall ball and a ruber ball of the same mass are dropped from the same height . After hitting the floor, the rubber ball rises higher than the matal ball, Why ? 

a. Momentum is not conserved when the metallic ball hits the surface

b. The rubber ball hits the floor with greater velocity

c. Momentum is not conserved when rubber ball hits the floor 

d. None of the above

13. Who was the first king to have the image of Lord Buddha inscribed on his coins ? 

a. Ashoka

b. Chandragupta-1

c. Kanishka 

d. Harshvardhan 

14. Night blindness results from the deficiency of 

a. Glucose

b. Vitamin E

c. Vitamin B2

d. Vitamin A

15. Subhash Chandra Bose contested and won the Presidential election at which one of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress ? 

a. Bombay 

b. Haripura 

c. Lahore 

d. Tripati

16. Which of the following harmone is released in excess quantity during excitement ? 

a. Cortisone 

b. Serotonin

c. Adrenaline

d. Oestrogen

17. A body moves with a constant speed along a carved path, its acceleration 

a. is zero 

b. is parallel to its velocity

c. can make any arbitrary angle with its velocity

d. is perpendicular to its velocity

18. How many feet has a crab got ?

a. 12

b. 10

c. 8 

d. 6

19. Which of the following blood cells is compulsory for blood coagulation ? 

a. platelets 

b. RBC

c. WBC

d. Lymphocytes

20. By which of the sex of a child is determined before birth ? 

a. Sperms of the father 

b. Foetus of mother 

c.  (a) and (b) 

d. Nutrition of mother 

21. Energy is continuously created in the sun due to 

a. nuclear fusion

b. nuclear fission 

c. radioactive 

d. artificial radioactivity

22. Which of the following gases is used for refrigeration ?

a. Freon 

b. Chlorine

c. Carbon dioxide 

d. Hydrogen

23. The basic application of an 'AND' gate in the computer is for 

a. addition

b. subtraction

c. multiplication

d. division

24. Which set of conditions represents the easiest way to liquify a gas ? 

a. Low temprature and high pressure

b. High temprature and low pressure

c. Low temprature and low pressure

d. High temprature and high pressure

25. In which State of India is there a uniform civil code ? 

a. Meghalaya

b. Kerala

c. Haryana 

d. Goa 

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ANSWERS 

1. A

2. D

3. B

4. B 

5. B 

6. A

7. B

8. B

9. C 

10. D 

11. D

12. D

13. C 

14. D 

15. B 

16. C

17. C 

18. D

19. A

20. A

21. A 

22. A

23. C

24. B 

25. D 

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General Awareness|Practice Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1|SET- 24

1. Which forest belt supplies most of the world's requirement of newsprint ?

a) Coniferous 

b) Tropical Deciduous

c) Mediterranean

d) Tropical Evergreen

2. Strong tropospheric winds flowing in a narrow zone of steep pressure and temperature gradient and with a circumpolar character are the 

a) Hurricanes 

b) Typhoons 

c) Jet Stream 

d) Roaring Forties

3. Wavy hair was a characteristic of 

a) Neanderthal man

b) Nordic race 

c) Mongoloid race 

d) Cromagnon man

4. The Eastern and Western Ghats join at

a) Palani Hills 

b) Nilgiri Hills 

c) Anamalai Hills

d) Malabar Hills 

5. Which state in India is the leading producer of sulphur ? 

a) Assam 

b) Maharashtra

c) Punjab 

d) Tamil Nadu

6. Which of the following major sea ports of India does not have a natural harbour ?

a) Mumbai 

b) kochi

c) Marmagao

d) Para dweep

7. Who among the following music composers was deaf ?

a) Beethovan LV

b) Bach JS

c) Richard Strauss 

d) Johannes Brahms

8. Which is the largest tiger reserve in India ? 

a) Nagarjuna

b) Manas 

c) Pench 

d) Corbett

9. When did the British Government start ruling India directly ? 

a) After the Battle of  Plassey

b) After the Battle of Panipat

c) After the Battle of Mysore

d) After Sepoy Mutiny

10. Rock cut Kailash temple of Ellora is a monument of the 

a) Rashtrakutas 

b) Cholas 

c) Pallavas

d) Satavahanas

11. What is the worth of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana ?

a) 2 lakhs at Rs 330 per annum

b) 1 lakhs at Rs 330 per annum

c) 1.5 lakhs at Rs 220 per annum

d) None of these correct

12. Swarajists decided to seek election with the object of 

a) cooperating with the British 

b) replacing the congress

c) wrecking of legislative council from within 

d) obtaining ministerial posts

13. Who was the architect who design "Tajmahal" ?

a) Mohammad Hussain

b) Ustad-Isa

c) Shah Abbas 

d) Ismail

14. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, Which one indicates the commercial and economic development ?

a) The pottery 

b) Seals 

c) The boats 

d) The houses

15. Liquid metal is 

a) mercury

b) saline

c) lead

d) zinc

16. The gas leaked in Bhopal ( Union Carbide) tragedy is 

a) nitrous oxide 

b) nitrogen oxide 

c) carbon dioxide 

d) methyl isocyanide

17. Which is the Agency the Government has engaged to grade the standardise various agricultural products ?

a) Food Corporation of India

b) Directorate of Marketing and inspection

c) Bureau of Indian Standards 

d) Central Statistical Organization

18. What are the basic units from which human spare parts can be created ? 

a) Nerve cells

b) Stem cells

c) Heart cells 

d) Kidney cells

19. Adherent mucoid alkaline substance covering the inner lining of stomach is to

a) digest starch 

b) act against bacteria 

c) prevent the action of pepsin of mucosa

d) prevent viral infection

20. What is the term used to denote the critical temprature at which the air becomes saturated with vapour and below which the condensations is likely to begin ?

a) Condensation point 

b) Evaporation point 

c) Dew point 

d) Point of critical temprature 

21. National Income refers to 

a) money value of goods and services produced in a country during a year

b) money value of stocks and shares of a country during a year 

c) money value of capital goods produced by a country during a year 

d) money value of consumer goods produced by a country during a year

22. A Scheduled Bank is one which is included in the 

a) 2 Schedule of Banking Regulation Act

b) 2 Schedule of Constitution 

c) 2 Schedule of Reserve Bank of India Act 

d) None of the above 

23. Rajya Sabha enjoys more powers than Lok Sabha in the case of 

a) money bills 

b) non-money bills 

c) setting up of new all India Services 

d) amendment of the Constitution 

24. Gamma Rays can cause 

a) gene mutation 

b) sneezing

c) burning

d) fever

25. Which one of the following is not a function of kidney ? 

a) Regulation of blood pH 

b) removal of metabolic wastes from the body 

c) production of Antibodies 

d) Regulation of osmotic pressures of the blood

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ANSWERS 

1. A

2. C 

3. B 

4. B

5. B 

6. D

7. A

8. D

9. D

10. A

11. A 

12. C 

13. B

14. B

15. A

16. D

17. B

18. B 

19. C

20. C

21. C

22. C

23. C

24. A

25. C

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General Awareness|Practice Paper for SSC CGL Tier-1|SET-25

1. Which relation is wrong ?

(a) 1 cal = 4.18 j (b) 1 A°= 10^-10 (c) 1u = 10^-6 (d) 1 mile = 1.12 km

2. An ant is moving on thin (negligible thickness) circular wire. How many coordinates do you require to complete the motion of the ant ?

(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Zero

3. When two cubes of ice are pressed on each other , what is the cause of their being one ?

(a) Van Der Waals Force (b) Dipole Moment (c) Hydrogen Bond Formation (d) Covalent Attraction

4. The earliest Surat factories were established by the

(a) Portugese (b) Dutch (c) English (d) French

5. The proposals for the partition of the India into India and Pakistan were contained in the

(a) Cripps Mission proposals (b) Cabinet Mission proposals (c) Prime Minister Atlee's statement of 20th feb,1947 (d) Mountbatten Plan of 3rd june,1947

6. In the Indus Valley Civilisation, the unit of weights and measurements was

(a) six (b) eight (c) twelve (d) sixteen

7. Vimanas in the temple architecture was a feature of the

(a) Cholas (b) Rashtrakutas (c) Chalukyas (d) Pallavas

8. Which Greek ruler was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya ?

(a) Megasthenese (b) Seleucus (c) Alexander (d) Darius

9. Asteroids of Planetoids circle between

(a) Venus and Earth (b) Mars and Earth (c) Mars and Jupiter (d) Jupiter and Saturn

10. Lakshadweep Islands are situated in the

(a) Arabian Sea (b) Palak Strait (c) Indian Ocean (d) Bay of Bengal

11. Which state in India is the largest producer of natural rubber ?

(a) Assam (b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Karnataka

12. The correct sequence of the given countries in progressively increasing order of their standard times in relation to the Greenwich Mean Time is

(a) Egypt,Iraq,India,Japan (b) Egypt,India,Iraq,Japan (c) Iraq,Egypt,India,Japan (d) Iraq,India,Egypt,Japan

13. Chemical weathering is most active in regions characterised by

(a) hot and dry climate (b) cold and dry climate (c) hot and wet climate (d) cold and wet climate

14. What is the total number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha ?

(a) 69 and 30 respectively (b) 84 and 47 respectively (c) 89 and 50 respectively (d) None of the above

15. Which of the following committees are the Parliamentary Financial Committees ?

(a) Public Account Committee (b) Estimates Committee (c) Committee on Public Undertakings

(a) a and c (b) a and b (c) b and c (d) None of these

16. What is 'Zero Hour' ?

(a) when the proposals of the opposition are considered

(b) when matters of utmost importance are raised

(c) interval between the morning and afternoon sessions

(d) when a money bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha

17. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by

(a) Attorney-General of India (b) Solicitor-General of India (c) Chief Justice of India (d) Chief Election Commissioner

18. 42nd Amendment included additions to the directive principles related to three of the following matters.

1. Participation of workers in the management of industry. 2. Minimising inequality in income and status. 3. Protection of the environment. 4. Free legal aid to the poor.

(a) 1,3 and 4 (b) 1,2 and 3 (c) 1,2 and 4 (d) 2,3 and 4

19. Currency notes of the RBI are backed by certain assets.These assets must not be less than a prescribed amount of

(a) Gold and foreign securities (b) Gold (c) Government securities (d) Gold , foreign securities and Government securities

20. Which of the following passes lies in the sutlej valley ?

(a) Nathu la (b) Jelep la (c) shipki la (d) shera bathanga

21. Which of the following steel plants is not managed by Indian Steel Authority Limited ?

(a) Selaam Rust Resistant Steel Plant (b) Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (c) Alloy Steel Plant , Durgapur (d) Bokaro Steel Plant

22. Lepcha tribe is found in which of the following state ?

(a) Meghalaya (b) Sikkim (c) Mizoram (d) Manipur

23. The famous Bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of which art ?

(a) Chola Art (b) Gandhar Art (c) Mathura Art (d) Maurya Art

24. One of the observatories established by Sawai Jai Singh was at

(a) Agra (b) Indore (c) Ujjain (d) Jodhpur

25. Edward Jenner had Invented

(a) inoculation of tuberculosis (b) inoculation of AIDS (c) inoculation of Polio (d) inoculation of smallpox

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1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. D 20. C 21. A 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D 

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