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EXPECTED MCQs for SSC

CGLE

part 1

By –Dr. Mahipal Singh

Rathore

➢Geography

➢History

➢Polity

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Geography

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Which of the following is not a tributary of river Ganga ?

Son

Ghaghra

Betwa

Gomati

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Which city is situated on the banks of river Musi?

Hyderabad

Vijaywada

Amravati

Warangal

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River Hooghly, a distributary of Ganga, originates at?

Murshidabad

Farraka

Plassey

Munger

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Which island is situated in the Lakshadweep group of islands?

Anjadiv

Minicoy

Barren island

Camorta

Tillangchong

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Which is the least seismically active region among the following?

Uttarakhand

Rajasthan

Arunachal Pradesh

Nagaland

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What is ‘Gibraltar’?

Bay

Strait

Isthmus

River

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The sea between Italy and Croatia?

Aegean sea

Ionian sea

Adriatic sea

Tyrrhenian sea

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The Kaimur hills are present in?

Bihar

Madhya Pradesh

Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh

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Guru Shikhar is the highest point of?

Javadi hills

Aravali range

Mahadeo hills

Ajanta range

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Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric project currently

under construction on river?

Chenab

Ravi

Jhelum

Kishenganga

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Nathu la is a pass connecting

Bhutan -India

Tibet- India

Bhutan- Tibet

Bhutan-Myanmar

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Where is the Dhamra port situated ?

Andhra pradesh

Tamil Nadu

Odisha

West Bengal

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• Bhitarkanika mangroves

• Olive Ridley turtle nesting sites

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In which layer of atmosphere do commercial airplanes fly?

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Exosphere

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On a map, what are the lines connecting the points receiving same amount of

rainfall in a given period, called?

Isohyets

Isobars

Isotherms

Isohels

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Arrange the following Indian ports from North to South

Karwar

Ennore

Mormugao

JNPT

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HISTORY , ART &

CULTURE

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Match the Buddhist councils with their locations

1.First council a. Rajgriha

2.Second council b. Kundalvan

3. Third council c. Vaishali

4. Fourth council d. Pataliputra

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Where is the Hornbill festival celebrated every year?

Mizoram

Nagaland

Manipur

Assam

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• By Govt of

Nagaland

• Since year

2000

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The practices of Sijda and Paibos

introduced by Balban were inspired

from ?

Ottoman empire

Egypt

Mongols

Persia

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Sijada - Prostration

Paibos - kissing sultan’s feet to prove

his supremacy over nobles

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Who was the founder of ‘Servants of India Society’?

Bal gangadhar Tilak

Dadabhai Naoroji

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

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Mahatma Gandhi was associated with which of these newspapers?

Young India

Indian opinion

Harijan

Navjivan

All of the above

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The Asiatic Society of Bengal was established in 1784 by

Macaulay

Elphinstone

Lord Minto I

Sir William Jones

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How many UNESCO World Heritage Sites are there in India as of July 2017?

28

34

36

30

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28 cultural

7 natural

1 mixed

Maximum sites – Italy 53

China 52

India is ranked 6th in the list of countries with maximum

sites

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First Indian city to be added to UNESCO World Heritage city list ?

Delhi

Agra

Ahmedabad

Hampi

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The walled city of Ahmadabad, founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in the 15th century, on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati river, presents a rich architectural heritage from the sultanate period, notably the Bhadra citadel, the walls and gates of the Fort city and numerous mosques and tombs as well as important Hindu and Jain temples of later periods. The urban fabric is made up of densely-packed traditional houses (pols) in gated traditional streets (puras) with characteristic features such as bird feeders, public wells and religious institutions. The city continued to flourish as the capital of the State of Gujarat for six centuries, up to the present.

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The court language of Mughals was?

Chagtai Turkic

Persian/Farsi

Urdu

Awadhi

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Who wrote ‘Vande Mataram’?

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

Rabindranath Tagore

Sri Aurobindo Ghose

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

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The Yellow paper constitution is related to?

Yuganter party

Gadar movement

HRA/HSRA

V.D.Savarakar

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• Yellow paper constitution written by –

Bismil,Sanyal,Jadugopal Mukherji

• Sanyal wrote a manifesto for the HRA –

‘’Revolutionary’’

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Who was NOT A member of the Cabinet

mission (1946)?

F.W. Pethick-Lawrence,

A P Wavell

Stafford Cripps

A V Alexander

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The first census of India was done in 1871-72. Who was the British Viceroy at

the time?

Mayo

Ripon

Chelmsford

Minto

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Who was known as ‘Deenabandhu’ affectionately ?

Chittaranjan Das

C.F. Andrews

Rabindranath Tagore

Lala Hardayal

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Gandhiji’s first Satyagrah was at?

Kheda

Champaran

Ahmedabad

Bardoli

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Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was

associated with?

All India Home Rule League

Indian National Congress

Kesari

Mahratta

Ganeshotsav

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Poona Pact was an agreement between ?

Irwin – Gandhi

M.L. Nehru – Irwin

Ambedkar - Secretary of state

Ambedkar - Gandhi

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Which is the largest Indus Valley

civilization site in India as of 2017?

Ropar

Harappa

Kalibangan

Rakhigarhi

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Who was known as Amitragatha by the Greek historians ?

Chandragupta Maurya

Mahapadmananda

Bindusara

Asoka

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Who was the 23rd Tirthankara in Jainism?

Adinath

Neminath

Parshvanath

Malinath

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Buddhacharita – an epic poem describing the life of Lord Buddha was written by?

Bhadrabahu

Sthulbahu

Aswaghosh

Hieun Tsang

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‘Mricchakatika’ (The little clay cart) is a Sanskrit drama written by

Kalidas

Shudraka

Panini

Vishnu Sharma

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The ‘First National Tribal Carnival’ was

held in October 2016 in which city?

NAGPUR

BHOPAL

NEW DELHI

RAIPUR,CG

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Polity

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In the 42nd amendment to the constitution,

Which of the following words was added to the preamble?

Sovereign

Socialist

Secular

Republic

Cabinet

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Through this amendment the words "socialist" and "secular“

were added between the words "Sovereign" and "democratic“

and the words "unity of the Nation" were changed to "unity and integrity of the Nation"

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What can be the maximum strength of

the Upper House of the parliament?

552

245

250

255

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Present strength of Lok Sabha is 545

530 states

+

13 UT

+

2 nominated

The present strength of the Upper House is 245

233 - states and UT

+

12 - Nominated

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The Anti defection law of 1985 was brought by which amendment to the

constitution?

51ST

52ND

42ND

44TH

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Article 108 of the constitution deals with?

Finance bill

Money Bill

Joint session of the two House

Constitution Amendment procedure

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Art 117 - Finance bill

Art 110 - Money Bill

Art 108 - Joint session of the two House

Art 368 - Constitution Amendment procedure

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The 91st Amendment Act, 2003 dealt with

• Goods and services Tax

• Limiting the council of ministers

• NJAC

• Adding Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali

to VIII Schedule

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• This Amendment made a specific provision that, the

total number of Ministers, including Prime Minister, in

no case can exceed 15% of the total number of Lok

Sabha members.

• Sikkim, Mizoram and Goa having 32, 40 and 40

members in the Legislative Assemblies respectively –

exceptions

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What is the first event in the usual proceedings of the Parliament?

Zero hour

Question Hour

Privilege motion

Adjournment

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The first hour of a sitting of the House normally allotted

for asking and answering of Questions.

• It is during the Question Hour that the members can

ask questions on every aspect of administration and

Governmental activity.

• Government policies in national as well as

international spheres come into sharp focus as the

members try to elicit pertinent information during the

Question Hour.

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What is the minimum age required for appointment of a Supreme Court judge ?

50

35

45

65

NO MINIMUM AGE

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Who can vote in the election of the

president?

• Nominated Members of State Legislative Assembly

• Nominated Member of State Legislative Council

• Elected Members of State Legislative Assembly

• Sachin Tendulkar

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Financial emergency provisions are provided

in?

Article 352

Article 354

Article 356

Article 360

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1. National Emergency (Article 352)

2. State Emergency or President’s Rule (Article 356)

3. Financial Emergency (Article 360)

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Which state does not have a Vidhan

Parishad (Legislative council) ?

Jammu and Kashmir

Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra

Telangana

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1. Jammu and Kashmir

2. Uttar Pradesh

3. Bihar

4. Maharashtra

5. Andhra pradesh

6. Telangana

7. Karnataka

Tamil Nadu Abolished its council

in 1986

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The 86th Amendment Act, 2002 added which article to

the constitution?

Article 20

Article 21

Article 21A

Article 20A

Education - a fundamental Right

‘’ The State shall provide free and compulsory education

to all children of the age of six to fourteen years ’’

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The 74th Amendment Act is related to

Panchayati Raj

Decreasing voting age

Anti Defection law

Urban local bodies

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74th Amendment Act of 1992 :

Added a new ‘Part IX-A’ to the Constitution of

India.

In addition, the act has also added XII Schedule

to the Constitution.

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