SSC CGL General Awareness online test – For Tier I

Each and every marks count at the time of merit list, and general awareness section in the SSC CGL exam is the part that can help you score valuable marks and boost up your overall marks. So, prepare for this section with all your heart and soul. Do test your knowledge from time to time to see if you are really preparing well. The following test will help you do so.

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Q.1. By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood?

1. Vishnugupta
2. Chanakya
3. Dasgupta
4. Ajaya
5. Answer is: Vishnugupta

Q.2. Which was the official language of Mughal period?

1. Arabic
2. Persian
3. Turkish
4. Urdu
5. Answer is: Persian

Q.3. Which among the following Vedic Texts gives a systematic exposition of the ‘theory of rebirth’ for the first time?

1. Chhandogya Upanishad
2. Mundaka Upanishad
3. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
4. Satapatha Brahmana
5. Answer is: Chhandogya Upanishad

Q.4. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a great 19th Century Social Reformer who waged a struggle for/against which of the following social cause?

1. Abolition of Sati
2. Education of Women
3. Untouchability
4. Widow Remarriage
5. Answer is: Widow Remarriage

Q.5. The first British ‘Presidency’ in India was established at :

1. Kolkata
2. Surat
3. Delhi
4. Bombay
5. Answer is: Surat

Q.6 The magnitude of earth quake is measured on the

1. Richter scale
2. Anemometer
3. Kelvin meter
4. Barometer
5. Answer is: Richter scale

Q.7 Which is not a causative factor of the earth quake?

1. Volcanoes
2. Tectonics
3. Isostasy
4. Waves
5. Answer is: Waves

Q.8 Who computes the National Income in India?

1. Central Statistical Organisation
2. Ministry of Finance
3. Reserve Bank Of India
4. None of these
5. Answer is: Central Statistical Organisation

Q.9 Which of the following items would not appear on a company’s balance sheet?

1. The value of stocks of raw materials held
2. Cash held at the bank
3. Revenue from sales of the company’s products
4. Total issued capital
5. Answer is: Revenue from sales of the company’s products

Q.10. The ph value of human blood is?

1. 7.20
2. 7.10
3. 8.60
4. 7.40
5. Answer is: 7.40

Q.11 Organic Substances which, in very small amounts, control growth and development called

1. vitamins
2. enzymes
3. hormones
4. None of the above
5. Answer is: hormones

Q.12 Which has the maximum density?

1. Water
2. Ice
3. Benzene
4. Chloroform
5. Answer is: Water

Q.13 The working of the quartz crystal in the watch is based on the

1. Photoelectric Effect
2. Edison Effect
3. Piezo – electric Effect
4. Johnson Effect
5. Answer is: Piezo – electric Effect

Q.14 A nearly 1,640 ft. bridge for hikers billed as the longest hanging pedestrian bridge in the world has opened near which town of Switzerland?

1. Zurich
2. Zermatt
3. Basel
4. Geneva
5. Answer is: Zermatt

Q.15 On July 31, 2017, which bank slashed interest on savings account deposits by 50 basis points to 3.5 per cent on balance up to Rs 1 crore?

1. State Bank of India
2. ICICI Bank
3. Indian Overseas Bank
4. HDFC Bank
5. Answer is: State Bank of India

Q.16 Champion Trophy is associated with

1. Football
2. Baseball
3. Cricket
4. None of these
5. Answer is: Cricket

Q.17 How many players are there in Kho-Kho?

1. 9
2. 12
3. 18
4. 7
5. Answer is: 9

Q.18 Which of the following name is not associated with painting?

1. Manjit Bawa
2. Jamini Roy
3. K.L.Saigal
4. M.F.Hussain
5. Answer is: K.L.Saigal

Q.19 The temple situated near Pushkar Lake in Rajasthan is related to

1. Lord Brahma
2. Lord Ganesh
3. Lord Vishnu
4. Lord Maheshwar
5. Answer is: Lord Brahma

Q.20 World Population Day is observed on which of the following dates?

1. May 11
2. May 15
3. July 11
4. July 1
5. Answer is: July 11