Q1. Magnetic field lines outside a bar magnet go from:
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Answer: B. North pole to south pole
Outside the magnet, field lines emerge from the north pole and enter the south pole.
SSC CGL General Awareness Beginner Practice Set 4
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Q2. Tuberculosis is caused by a:
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Answer: A. Bacterium
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Q3. In ISRO's launch vehicle 'PSLV', what does 'PSLV' stand for?
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Answer: C. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
PSLV stands for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. It launched Chandrayaan-1 and the Mars Orbiter Mission.
Q4. In a food chain, green plants are called:
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Answer: B. Producers
Green plants make food by photosynthesis, so they are producers in a food chain.
Q5. Passengers in a bus lurch forward when the bus stops suddenly. This is due to:
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Answer: B. Inertia of motion
The passengers' bodies tend to continue moving forward due to inertia of motion when the bus stops.
Q6. What is the structural and functional unit of the kidney?
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Answer: D. Nephron
Nephrons are the basic filtering units of the kidney that form urine.
Q7. What is the capital of Mizoram?
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Answer: C. Aizawl
Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram. The Tropic of Cancer passes through Mizoram.
Q8. The recoil of a gun when a bullet is fired is explained by Newton's:
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Answer: C. Third law of motion
The gun pushes the bullet forward and the bullet pushes the gun back equally — Newton's third law.
Q9. Caustic soda is the common name of:
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Answer: D. Sodium hydroxide
Caustic soda is NaOH, sodium hydroxide.
Q10. Ustad Zakir Hussain is renowned as a player of:
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Answer: A. Tabla
Ustad Zakir Hussain is renowned worldwide as a Tabla player.
Q11. Which mirror is used as a rear-view mirror in vehicles?
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Answer: D. Convex mirror
Convex mirrors give an erect, diminished image with a wide field of view.
Q12. Who is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?
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Answer: A. Gregor Mendel
Gregor Mendel discovered the basic laws of inheritance using pea plants.
Q13. 'Din-i-Ilahi' was started by which Mughal emperor?
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Answer: A. Akbar
Akbar started the Din-i-Ilahi in 1582 as a spiritual order based on ideas from several faiths.
Q14. Three resistors of 2 Ω, 3 Ω and 5 Ω are connected in series. The equivalent resistance is:
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Answer: B. 10 Ω
R = 2 + 3 + 5 = 10 Ω.
Q15. Which is the longest part of the human alimentary canal?
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Answer: A. Small intestine
The small intestine is the longest part of the alimentary canal, about 6-7 metres in adults.
Q16. Which of the following substances sublimes on heating?
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Answer: C. Camphor
Camphor changes directly from solid to vapour on heating, i.e. it sublimes.
Q17. Which vitamin is made in the human skin when exposed to sunlight?
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Answer: D. Vitamin D
Skin produces vitamin D when exposed to ultraviolet rays in sunlight.
Q18. The Doctrine of Lapse is associated with which Governor-General?
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Answer: B. Lord Dalhousie
Lord Dalhousie used the Doctrine of Lapse to annex states such as Satara, Jhansi and Nagpur. The annexations were one of the causes of the Revolt of 1857.
Q19. The 'Doctrine of Lapse' is associated with:
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Answer: A. Lord Dalhousie
Lord Dalhousie used the Doctrine of Lapse to annex states such as Satara and Jhansi whose rulers had no natural heir.
Q20. How many spokes does the Ashoka Chakra on the Indian National Flag have?
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Answer: B. 24
The Ashoka Chakra on the National Flag has 24 spokes.
Q21. Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?
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Answer: B. Mars
Mars appears red due to iron oxide (rust) on its surface.
Q22. Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 mainly for:
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Answer: C. Gitanjali
Tagore won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature for Gitanjali and became the first Asian Nobel laureate.
Q23. The neutron was discovered by:
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Answer: A. James Chadwick
James Chadwick discovered the neutron in 1932.
Q24. The modern periodic table arranges elements in order of increasing:
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Answer: B. Atomic number
The modern periodic law states that properties are a periodic function of atomic number.
Q25. A car covers 150 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?
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Answer: C. 50 km/h
Average speed = 150 km ÷ 3 h = 50 km/h.