SSC Quiz | General Studies | 24-07-17

Question 1.Which Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?

1) Guru Amar Das

2) Guru Ram Das

3) Guru Arjan Dev

4) Guru Har Govind

Correct Answer: Guru Ram Das

Question 2.In the 42nd Constitutional Amendment 1976, which word was added to the Preamble?
1) Democratic

2) Equality

3) Secular

4) Sovereign

Correct Answer: Secular

Question 3.Which monument is known as "The National Monument of India"?
1) India Gate

2) Gateway of India

3) Raj Ghat

4) Red fort

Correct Answer: India Gate

Question 4. Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?

1) Coimbatore

2) Salem

3) Thanjavur

4) Madurai

Correct Answer: Coimbatore

Question 5. A galvanometer can be converted into a voltmeter by connecting

1) high resistance in parallel

2) low resistance on parallel

3) high resistance on series

4) low resistance in series

Correct Answer: high resistance on series

Question 6.In computer processing, __________ selects processes from the pool and loads them into memory for execution.

1) Job Scheduler

2) Resource Scheduler

3) CPU Scheduler

4) Process Scheduler

Correct Answer: Job Scheduler

Question 7.Name the first cricketer to score 1000 runs in an innings in any competitive match

1) Sachin Tendulkar 

2) Pranav Dhanawade

3) Virat Kohli

4) Shikhar Dhawan

Correct Answer: Pranav Dhanawade

Question 8.The beach sands of Kerala are rich in

1) Calcium

2) Radium

3) Thorium

4) Manganese

Correct Answer: Thorium
Question 9.The Himalayas is the example of ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌____

1) Fold mountains

2) Block mountains

3) Ancient mountains

4) Residual mountains

Correct Answer: Fold mountains

Question 10.The largest irrigation canal in India is _____________
1) Yamuna canal

2) Indira Gandhi canal

3) Sirhand canal

4) Upper Bari Doab canal
Correct Answer: Indira Gandhi canal