SSC Quiz | General Studies | 19-08-17

Q.1. What is the Trojan horse?

(A) A virus hiding in a program.

(B) It is a computer language. 

(C) It is an E-mail

(D) None of these

Q.2. Who was the first to adopt the title of Sultan?

(A) Balban

(B) Aibak

(C) Iltutamish

(D) Khijra Khan

Q.3. What are rubies and sapphires chemically known as?

(A) Silicon dioxide 

(B) Aluminum oxide 

(C) Lead tetraoxide

(D) Boron nitride 

Q.4. Match the following - 

(a) British Indian Association- (1) Babu Sisir Kumar Ghose

(b) Bombay Association- (2) Dada bhai Nairoji

(c) East India Association-(3) Jagannath

(d) India League Association-(4) Devendranath Tagore

(A) a1, b2, c3, d4 

(B) a4, b3, c2, d1 

(C) a4, b3, c1, d2 

(D) a4, b3, c2, d1 

Q.5. The Immediate cause of the Sepoy mutiny of 1857 was—— 

(A) Introduction of cartridges greased with cow’s fat 

(B) Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse

(C) Bid to convert then Indians to Christianity 

(D) None of these 

Q.6. Who did not have an important role in the Swadeshi Movement?

(A) Women 

(B) Peasants 

(C) Students

(D) Muslims 

Q.7. Who was discovered the nitrogen gas?

(A) Henry Cavendish 

(B) H C Urey

(C) Danial Rutherford

(D) Henri Moissan

Q.8. If an organ is used constantly it will tend to become highly developed, whereas disuse results in degeneration. This thought was given by the——

(A) Darwin 

(B) Lamarck 

(C) Herbert Spencer

(D) S.W. Fox 

Q.9. The granting fundamental rights to citizens aims at ensuring?

(A) an Independent judiciary

(B) socialistic government

(C) Individual liberty

(D) None of these 

Q.10. Proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 has been done How many times?

(A) 1 

(B) 2 

(C) 3 

(D) 4 

Answer:

Q.1. (A)

Q.2. (C)

Q.3. (B)

Q.4. (D) 

Q.5. (A)

Q.6. (B)

Q.7. (C)

Q.8. (B)

Q.9. (C)

Q.10. (C)