Expected General Awareness Questions for SSC CGL 2014

Friends, finally we managed to give you the study material for the upcoming SSC CGL exam 2013. For Apti and Reasoning we have already provided you with plenty of materials. Now we have planned to concentrate on General Awareness section. This is the first set of General Awareness (Geography) section. We will update remaining sets and sections soon. We hope this will help you doing better in SSC CGL 2013. All the best and happy preparation :)

1.   
The lowest layer of the atmosphere is

a.       Stratosphere

b.      Thermosphere

c.   
Troposphere

d.      Mesosphere

2.   
The konkan railway connects

a.       Goa
– mangalore

b.  
Roha
– Mangalore

c.       Kanyakumari
– Mangalore

d.      Kanyakumari
– Mumbai

3.   
Bark of this tree is used as a condiment
_____

a.  
Chinnamon

b.      Clove

c.       Neem

d.      Palm

4.   
How much of the Earth’s land surface is desert?

a.       1/10^th

b.  
1/5^th

c.       1/3^rd

d.      1/6^th

5.   
Which of the following is called the ‘shrimp
capital of India’ ?

a.       Mangalore

b.      Nagapatnam

c.       Kochi

d.  
Nellore

6.   
River Indus originates from

a.       Hnidukush
range

b.      Himalayan
range

c.       Karakoram
range

d.  
Kailash
range

7.   
Which of the following is the smallest
bird ?

a.       Pigeon

b.      Parrot

c.   
Humming
bird

d.      House
sparrow

8.   
The world’s only floating national park
is situated in

a.  
Manipur

b.      Kaula
lampur

c.       Bilaspur

d.      Dispur

9.   
Which of the following folk/tribal
dances is associated with Uttar Pradesh ?

a.       Veedhi

b.  
Thora

c.       Tamasha

d.      Rauf

10.
Sea breeze is formed during

a.  
Day
time

b.      Night
time

c.       Both

d.      Seasonal

11.
What percentage of world’s freshwater is
stored as glacial ice?

a.       50%

b.      10%

c.   
70%

d.      30%

12.
Which one of the following rivers of India
does not make a delta ?

a.       Ganges

b.      Godavari

c.       Mahanandi

d.  
Tapati

13.
The pass located in himachal Pradesh is

a.  
Shipkila

b.      Zojila

c.       Nathula

d.      Jelepla

14.
Which one of the following state has
longest coastline ?

a.       Maharashtra

b.      Tamil
nadu

c.   
Gujarat

d.      Andhra
Pradesh

15.
Match the following and select the
correct answer from the codes given below :

Crops	Producing State
a)   Tea	1)   Himachal Pradesh
b)   Sugarcane	2)   Assam
c)   Groundnut	3)   Uttar Pradesh
d)  Apple	4)   Gujarat

a.       A-2,
b-4, c-1, d-3

b.  
A-2,
b-3, c-4, d-1

c.       A-3,
b-2, c-1, d-4

d.      A-4,
b-3, c-1, d-2

16.
An example of false fruit is

a.  
Apple

b.      Guava

c.       Mango

d.      Tomato

17.
For how many years have the dinosaurs
been extinct ?

a.       About
25 million years

b.  
About
65 million years

c.       About
100 million years

d.      About
135 million years

18.
A geostationary satellite revolves round
the earth rom

a.       East
to west

b.  
West
to east

c.       North
to south

d.      South
to north

19.
The rear side of the moon was
photographed by

a.       Viking

b.      Viking
II

c.   
Luna
III

d.      Mariner
IX

20.
Which phenomenon do bats or dolphins use
to find prey, predators or obstacles ?

a.       Refraction
of sound

b.      Formation
of beats

c.       Scattering
of sound

d.  
Echo
location

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