General knowledge questions asked in the official papers of SSC exams, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS, SSC GD Constable and SSC CPO, in one place. Each comes with the correct answer, an explanation and the exam, year and shift it was asked in.
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Which of the following states has a bicameral legislature?
Karnataka has a two house legislature, the Legislative Assembly or Vidhan Sabha and the Legislative Council or Vidhan Parishad, so it is bicameral.
Read the full explanation →Pietra Dura, the inlay technique of architecture can be found in which of the following monuments?
Pietra dura, an Italian term meaning hard stone, is the craft of cutting coloured semi-precious stones and setting them into marble to form flowers and creepers.
Read the full explanation →The silver coin introduced by Sher Shah Suri was called:
Sher Shah Suri, who ruled from 1540 to 1545 after defeating Humayun at Chausa and Kannauj, issued a silver coin of about 178 grains called the rupiya, along with a copper coin called the dam.
Read the full explanation →The council of ministers in a state are appointed on the advice of the ___________.
Article 164 of the Constitution says the Governor appoints the Chief Minister, and the other ministers are appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following cities emerged as the second capital of the Kushanas during their empire?
Mathura on the Yamuna became the second capital of the Kushanas, while Purushapura, today's Peshawar, was the main one.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Ex-Officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
Article 64 of the Constitution makes the Vice President the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, and Article 89 repeats it.
Read the full explanation →What is the phenomenon of heavy showers with thunder occurring in the West Bengal region during the hot weather season called?
Kalbaisakhi is the name given in West Bengal to the violent evening thunderstorms of the hot weather season, from March to May.
Read the full explanation →Ashoka appointed religious officials, known as:
Ashoka created a new class of officers called Dhamma Mahamattas, mentioned in his fifth Rock Edict, in about the thirteenth year of his reign.
Read the full explanation →Fundamental duties in the Indian constitution are borrowed from the constitution of _______.
The Fundamental Duties were taken from the constitution of the erstwhile Soviet Union, the only major constitution of the time that listed the duties of citizens.
Read the full explanation →Identify the author of the book "Straight from the heart".
Straight from the Heart is the autobiography of Kapil Dev, the fast bowler who captained India to its first World Cup win in 1983 at Lord's. The book came out in 2004 and describes his rise from Chandigarh, the 175 not out against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells and his years…
Read the full explanation →The rate at which the Reserve Bank is ready to buy or rediscount bills of exchange or other commercial papers is called the ______.
Section 49 of the Reserve Bank Of India Act defines the bank rate as the standard rate at which the Bank is prepared to buy or rediscount bills of exchange or other commercial paper eligible for purchase.
Read the full explanation →The primary purpose of the RBI monetary policy is to maintain:
The Reserve Bank Of India Act, as amended in 2016, states that the primary objective of monetary policy is to maintain price stability while keeping in mind the objective of growth.
Read the full explanation →The Zoji La Pass is in which mountain range?
Zoji La, or the Zojila pass, lies in the Zanskar range of the Himalayas at a height of about 3,528 metres.
Read the full explanation →The Prime Minister who led India during the 1965 war with Pakistan is:
Lal Bahadur Shastri was Prime Minister from 1964 to 1966 and led the country through the war with Pakistan in 1965.
Read the full explanation →Which bridge connects Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh?
The Bogibeel bridge crosses the Brahmaputra near Dibrugarh in Assam and links the south bank to the north bank on the way to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →Sandstone is an example of:
Sandstone forms when grains of sand carried by rivers, wind or waves settle in layers and are cemented together over long periods, which makes it a sedimentary rock.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the 'protection of life and personal liberty'?
Article 21 says no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.
Read the full explanation →The attack by the third estate on the Bastille prison sparked the _______.
The storming of the Bastille in Paris on 14 July 1789 marks the beginning of the French Revolution. French society then had three estates: the clergy first, the nobility second and everyone else, from peasants to merchants, in the third, which paid the taxes but had no privileges.
Read the full explanation →In which Indian state is Dabu printing practised, which involves applying earth in delicate patterns to cloth and then dipping in dye?
Dabu is a mud resist hand block printing craft of Rajasthan, practised mainly at Akola in Chittorgarh and at Bagru and Sanganer near Jaipur.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian musician is the first singer to get the highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna?
Subbulakshmi. Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi, the Carnatic vocalist, received the Bharat Ratna in 1998 and was the first singer and the first musician of any kind to be given the award.
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