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General Awareness Mega Quiz for SSC MTS (Solutions)
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. Article 343 states that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. The form
of numerals to be used for the official purposes of the Union shall be the international form of Indian
numerals.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. One third members of Rajya sabha are elected after every two years.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Indian Constitution declares India as democratic, socialist and secular.
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. The approximate circumference of earth is 40,000 Km.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mars is the 7th largest planet in our solar system. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the
seventh largest. Mars is also referred to as the Red Planet
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Neptune is the coldest planet within our Solar System because it is the furthest planet from the Sun.
The Sun is the ultimate source of energy for the Solar System. The temperature of a planet is affected by
its distance from the Sun. Radiation from the Sun is lost to its surroundings as it travels through space.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Fort William
or Governor-General of Bengal, he took office on 20 October 1773,
appointed by the Court of Directors of the East India Company. Lord
William Bentinck (1833) was the 1st Governor-General of British
India.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indian Civil Services Act, under Lord canning in 1861,
validated a number of irregular appointments which were made in
India to meet the exigencies in disregard of the restriction that all
offices in the civil cadre of the company’s service in India were
reserved to the civil services of the Presidency.
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S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Bihar famine of 1873–1874 was a famine in British India that followed a drought in the province
of Bihar, the neighboring provinces of Bengal, the North-Western Provinces and Oudh.
It was averted by the timely action of Northbrook.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. During the period of Lord Lytton, Strachey Commission of 1880 was created to develop a general
strategy and principles to deal with the famines. The Strachey Commission came out with the
recommendation on whose basis a Famine Code was developed under Sir Richard Strachey.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. State emergency is imposed for an initial period of six months and can last for a maximum period of
three years with repeated parliamentary approval every six months.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. There is no limit for number of times to a person to became Prime Minister.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the 'drain of wealth' theory in which he stated that the Britain
was completely draining India. He mentioned this theory in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. According to article 159 every Governor and every person discharging the functions of the Governor
shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High
court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the State, or, in his absence, the senior most Judge of that Court
available.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Hussain Sagar Lake, situated about 2 km from the heart of the city of Hyderabad, connects
Secunderabad to Hyderabad. The Hussain Sagar Lake of Hyderabad is the largest artificial lake in Asia.
S16. Ans.(a)
Sol. Narmada river of peninsular India is distinct from the remaining three.
S17. Ans.(a)
Sol. Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi River dropping 253 m (830
ft), making it the second-highest plunge waterfall in India after the
Nohkalikai Falls with a drop of 335 m (1100 ft)in Meghalaya.
S18. Ans.(d)
Sol. The traditional Handicrafts industries were ruined under the
British rule. Discriminatory Tariff Policy, Competition from Machine-
made Britain Goods, Emergence of Western Lifestyle, Downfall of
Princely State Prior are the main reasons for ruination of Indian
Handicraft during British rule.
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S19. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sir Elijah Impey was a British judge, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort
William in Bengal.
S20. Ans.(d)
Sol. Charter Act of 1853 was the last of the series of Charter Acts passed by the British Parliament. It
separated the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General’s council. It introduced an open
competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants. It established a separate Governor-
General’s legislative council which came to be known as the Indian (Central)Legislative Council.
S21. Ans.(a)
Sol. The President of India appoints the Chief Election Commissioner. Conventionally, senior-most
Election Commissioner is appointed as CEC. He has tenure of six years, or up to the age of 65 years,
whichever is earlier.
S22. Ans.(b)
Sol. Attorney General of India and Governor of states hold office during the pleasure of president. The
Removal of CAG is similar to removal of a Supreme Court Judge it doesn’t work on the pleasure of
president.
S23. Ans.(c)
Sol. Article 171 of the constitution of India defines the composition of the councils. The minimum age to
become member of vidhan parishad is 30 years.
S24. Ans.(b)
Sol. Estimate Committee largest committee of Parliament of India. It consists of 30 members who are
elected by the Lok Sabha every year from amongst its members.
S25. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bicameral legislature is a legislative system having two-tier of Assemblies. The two houses in state
legislature are called – Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. Seven (out of twenty-nine)states
have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
S26. Ans.(a)
Sol. The perihelion is the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid or
comet that is nearest to the sun. It is the opposite of aphelion, which
is the point farthest from the sun.
S27. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Vedda are a minority indigenous group of people in Sri
Lanka who, among other self-identified native communities such as
Coast Veddas, Anuradhapura Veddas and Bintenne Veddas, are
accorded indigenous status.
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S28. Ans.(a)
Sol. The word syzygy is an astronomical term that refers to an
alignment in a straight line of three celestial bodies like sun, moon
and earth bound by gravity.
S29. Ans.(a)
Sol. Prime Minister Clement Attlee was the prime minister of
England during independence of India.
S30. Ans.(b)
Sol. The early English settlement in India consists of area of
Calcutta, Madras and Bombay presidency.
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