General Awareness Quiz - Competitive Exams SSC_CGL

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1. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?

   1. B.R. Ambedkar
   2. Mahatma Gandhi
   3. Jawaharlal Nehru
   4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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   Answer: A. B.R. Ambedkar

2. The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in which year?

   1. 1949
   2. 1969
   3. 1947
   4. 1955
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   Answer: A. 1949

3. Which writ is issued by a court to release a person from unlawful detention?

   1. Certiorari
   2. Quo Warranto
   3. Habeas Corpus
   4. Mandamus
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   Answer: C. Habeas Corpus

4. The pH value of pure water is:

   1. 7
   2. 6
   3. 5
   4. 8
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   Answer: A. 7

5. Which vitamin is synthesized in the human skin in the presence of sunlight?

   1. Vitamin D
   2. Vitamin C
   3. Vitamin B
   4. Vitamin A
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   Answer: A. Vitamin D

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1. In which year was the Battle of Plassey fought?
2. Which is the longest river in India?
3. Deficiency of which vitamin causes scurvy?
4. What is the chemical symbol of Sodium?
5. Who was the first woman ruler of Delhi?
6. GST was implemented in India on which date?
7. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
8. Who is the ex-officio chairman of NITI Aayog?
9. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Constitutional Remedies?
10. Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through which of the following Indian states?
11. Which organization publishes the Human Development Index (HDI)?
12. The concept of Fundamental Duties was borrowed from the Constitution of which country?
13. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
14. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
15. Which line divides India and Pakistan?
16. The SI unit of electric current is?
17. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Partition of Bengal in 1905?
18. Which Constitutional Amendment added Fundamental Duties to the Indian Constitution?
19. Duncan Passage is located between which two islands?
20. The term 'Hindu rate of growth' was coined by which economist?
21. The formation of NABARD was recommended by which committee?
22. Who founded the Theosophical Society?
23. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
24. Which is the smallest state of India by area?
25. The Battle of Buxar was fought in which year?
26. Deficiency of which vitamin causes night blindness?
27. Who was the first woman President of India?
28. Demonetization of high-value currency notes in India was announced in which year?
29. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
30. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Equality?
31. The Tropic of Capricorn does NOT pass through which of the following countries?
32. Which organization publishes the World Happiness Report?
33. The concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy was borrowed from the Constitution of which country?
34. Which is the largest saline water lake in India?
35. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
36. The SI unit of pressure is?
37. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
38. Which Constitutional Amendment introduced the Goods and Services Tax in India?
39. The Palk Strait is located between India and which country?
40. The term 'market failure' is most closely associated with which economist?
41. The Narasimham Committee is associated with reforms in which sector?
42. Who founded the Servants of India Society?
43. The first Five-Year Plan of India was based on which model?
44. The first Battle of Panipat was fought in which year?
45. The 'Doctrine of Basic Structure' was propounded by the Supreme Court in which case?
46. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution can the President declare a National Emergency?
47. The 'Preamble' of the Indian Constitution was amended by which Constitutional Amendment?
48. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?
49. Which schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the anti-defection provisions?
50. The 'Instrument of Accession' was signed by Jammu and Kashmir with India in which year?
51. Who was the founder of the Maurya dynasty?
52. The Harappan site of Lothal is located in which present-day Indian state?
53. Who wrote the book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'?
54. The Revolt of 1857 began from which place?
55. Who founded the Indian National Congress in 1885?
56. The Simon Commission came to India in which year?
57. Who coined the term 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'?
58. The 'Cripps Mission' came to India during which period?
59. Which Governor-General is associated with the policy of 'Doctrine of Lapse'?
60. The famous Sun Temple at Konark was built by which dynasty?

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