SSC Quiz | General Studies | 17 -10-17

Q1. Which was the first Indian News Paper to offer an online edition? 

(A) Hindustan Times 

(B) The Times of India 

(C) The Hindu 

(D) The Indian Express 

Answer-(C) The Hindu 

Q2. The main kingdom of Kanishka was:- 

(A) Purushpur 

(B) Alipur 

(C) Indraprastha 

(D) Prayag 

Answer-(A) Purushpur 

Q3. Operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ was carried out by Union Government to evacuate Indian citizens 

stranded in __________. 

(A) South Sudan 

(B) North Korea 

(C) Sri-Lanka 

(D) Pakistan 

Answer-(A) South Sudan 

Q4. The Kumbh Mela at Allahabad was initiated by which King? 

(A) Harshvardhan 

(B) Dhruvasena 

(C) Narsimhavarman 

(D) Akbar 

Answer- (A) Harshvardhan 

Q5. What instrument is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes? 

(A) Seismograph 

(B) Quake meter 

(C) Barometer 

(D) None of these 

Answer-(A) Seismograph 

Q6. Which is the tallest peak in the Himalayan mountain range? 

(A) Hindu Kush 

(B) Mt Everest 

(C) Kunlun 

(D) Tirich Mir 

Answer- (B) Mt Everest 

Q7. Paul Betty won “2016 man booker prize” for his novel:- 

(A) The White Boy Shuffle 

(B) The Sell Out 

(C) Tuff 

(D) Slumber-land 

Answer- (B) The Sell Out 

Q8. Total number of articles in the Universal Declaration of Human rights are ___________. 

(A) 20 

(B) 30 

(C) 15 

(D) 24 

Answer-(B) 30 

Q9. What is the minimum Age criteria for contesting for Presidentship in India? 

(A) 35 years 

(B) 30 years 

(C) 28 years 

(D) 21 years 

Answer-(A) 35 years 

Q10. Hiuen Tsang came to India from which place? 

(A) Japan 

(B) Tibet 

(C) China 

(D) Iran 

Answer-(C) China