SSC Quiz | General Studies | 29-07-17

1. In compact porous soil, the water rises and evaporates. The rising of the water is due to 

a) capillarity 

b) cohesion 

c) adhesion 

d) viscosity

ans. a 

2. rays from the headlight of a motor car are rendered parallel by suitably using 

a) a convex mirror behind it 

b)a concave lens behind it 

c) a concave mirror in front of it 

d) a concave mirror behind it 

Ans -d 

3. Which of the following has the highest refractive index? 

a) Crown glass 

b) Water 

c) Flint glass 

d) Diamond

Ans- d

4. When light travels from one medium to another there is a chance in its

a) velocity 

b) wavelength 

c) frequency 

d) both (a) and (b) 

Ans-. d 

5. __________ is known as the Kitchen of the Cell?

a) Vacoule

b) Nucleus

c) Chloroplast

d) Golgi Body 

ans- c

6. Find the wrong one.

a) Cell wall is present in Animal Cell

b) Plastid is present in Animal cell

c) Centromeres is present in Plant Cell

d) All are flase

ans . d

7. A Bead like structure found on Chromosome is called

a) Nucleus

b) Gene

c) Leucoplast

d) Chromoplast

ans. b

8. we see the sun before it actually rises on the horizon.This is due to 

a) refraction 

b) reflection 

c) total internal reflection 

d) parallax

Ans a 

9. Diamond shines because of its 

a) purity 

b) hardness 

c) high density 

d) high refrective index and low critical angle

Ans - d

10. Mutations could be created by X- rays. This is found by

a) Muller

b) Morgan

c) Meyer

d) Flemming 

ans -a