Quiz 1002: GK Questions for SSC Combined Graduate Level Exams (tier- I and tier- II)

Which Greek ambassador set up a pillar in honour of Vishnu?

Megasthenes

Heliodoros

Theodorus

Plato

Garuda was adopted as dynastic emblem after the imperial Guptas by ___?

Rashtrakutas

Western Chalukyas

Shilaharas

Chedis

Which among the following is the best definition of ” Rupee Convertibility” ?

Ability to convert Rupee into Gold and vice versa

Ability of the market forces to convert the value of the Rupee

permission of the conversion of Rupee to other currencies and vice versa

None of the above

Which of the following statements regarding the clotting of blood in humans are correct ?

Heparin, produced by liver prevents blood from clotting inside the body.
Vitamin K helps in blood clotting.
Chelating Agents such as Sodium/Potassium Oxalate are used in blood banks to prevent clotting.
Thalassemia is the condition where human blood takes abnormally long time to clot.

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

1, 2 & 4

1, 3 & 4

1, 2 & 3

2, 3 & 4

Assertion : Though the tropics have great potential in timber resources, commercial extraction is difficult. Reason: The trees do not occur in homogenous strands.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and reason correctly explains the assertion.

Both Assertion and Reason are true but reason does not explain the assertion.

Assertion is true but Reason is false.

Assertion is false but Reason is true.

Consider the following statements regarding the Central Vigilance Commission(CVC) ?

The office of CVC was established by the recommendations of Santhanam Committee in 1964.
The CVC holds office for a tenure of four years.
The jurisdiction of the CVC extends to the members of All India Services and Group A officers of Central and State Governments.
The CVC reviews the programme of investigation conducted by the Delhi Police Special Establiment.

Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct?

Only 3

1 and 3

1, 2 and 3

1, 2 and 4

Which of the following branches of Biology is concerned with the effects of radiation on living organisms?

Actinobiolgy

Cryobiology

Cytogenetics

Aerobiology

What happens to the orbital velocity of a satellite when the radius of orbit is increased?

it decreases

it increases

it remains same

None of the above

What are ultrasonic sounds?

Sounds of frequencies above 2 KHz

Sounds of frequencies above 20 KHz

Sounds of frequencies above 200 KHz

Sounds of frequencies above 20 Hz

10.

As per Faraday’s Laws of Electrolysis, the amount of chemical reaction which occurs at any electrode during electrolysis proportional to which of the following?

the concentration of electrolyte

length of the electrode

quantity of electricity passed through the electrolyte

All of the above