SSC Quiz | General Studies | 18-07-17

Q.1. To which of the following dynasties did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong?

(A) Karkota 

(B) Utpala

(C) Paramara 

(D) Gurjara Pratihara

Q.1.(C) Bhoja (also Bhojadeva) was a philosopher king and polymath of medieval India, who ruled the kingdom of Malwa in central India from about 1000 to 100 CE. Also known as Raja Bhoja Of Dhar, he belonged to the Paramara dynasty.

Q.2. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj? 

(A) China 

(B) Germany

(C) Italy

(D) Japan

Q.2.(D) Under an agreement with Japan ,Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj

Q.3. The treaty of Mangalore was signed between 

(A) the English East India Company and Haidar Ali

(B) the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan

(C) Haidar Ali and the Zamorin of Calicut

(D) the French East India Company and Tipu Sultan

Q.3.(B) The treaty of Mangalore was signed between the English East India Company and Tipu Sultan.

Q.4. There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the

(A) Indus seals excavated

(B) religious beliefs of the Harappans

(C) tools and implements used by the Harappans

(D) different types of dwellings excavated

Q.4. (D) There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the different types of dwellings excavated.

Q.5 To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962? 

(A) Burma (now Myanmar) , Combodia, Indonesia and UAR

(B) Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia

(C) Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka

(D) All of the above

Q.5(D) All of the above

Q.6. Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are 

(A) Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej

(B) Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna

(C) Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej

(D) Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna

Q.6.(C) Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej are the three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas.

Q.7. The weekly Commonweal was founded by 

(A) Annie Besant

(B) Bipan Chandra Pal

(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D) Sarojini Naidu

Q.7. (A) The weekly Commonweal was founded by Annie Besant

Q.8. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is

(A) the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley

(B) the evaporation of moisture by heat

(C) the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it

(D) that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current

Q.8. (C) The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it.

Q.9. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era? 

(A) Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps

(B) Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains

(C) Splitting of India from Antarctic

(D) Breaking up of Pangaea

Q.9. (A) Cenozoic is the era when the continents moved into their current positions. Australia-New Guinea, having split from Pangea during the early Cretaceous, drifted north and, eventually, collided with South-east Asia; Antarctica moved into its current position over the South Pole; the Atlantic Ocean widened and, later in the era, South America became attached to North America.

Q.10. Which of the following measures are effective for soil conservation in India?

(I) Avoiding crop rotation

(II) Afforestation

(III) Encouraging the use of chemical fertilizers

(IV) Limiting shifting cultivation

Q.10 (A) I and II

(B) II and IV

(C) III and IV

(D) I, II and III

Q.10. (B) Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting or farming, until the soil loses fertility.